The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-21
CHARTER
OF INTERNATIONAL SERVICE COM

PANN. INC.
| United States of America, State of Lousi
| ana, Parish of Orleai.J, City of New Or
leans.
| BE it known that on this 2sth day of the
month Of November, in the year of our Lord
| one thousand nine hundred sixteen and OF
the independence of the United States Of
| America the one hundred forty-irst, before
me, Lyle Saxon, notary public, duly COM
| missiOned and qualified in and for the above
| city, parish and state, therein residing, and
! in the presence Of the witnesses herein.
after named and undersigned personally
came and appeared: The several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed, who
declared that, availing themselves of the
provisions of the laws of the State of Lou.
isiana, relative to the organization of cor
porations, in such cases made and provided,
they constitute themselves, their associates,
successors and assigns, corporation under
the stpuations herein set forth, which they
adopt their charter, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and style of this cor
p>ration shall be-. International Service
Company, Inc and it shall enjoy success
sion and corporate existence for period OF
ninety nine years from date hereof, and it
shall have for the purpose of the business
to be carried on by IT all the powers con.
ferred by law upon corporations, and shall
generally exercise all the powers necessary
to carry on the said business.
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corpora
ton shall be in the City of New Orleans,
State of Louisiana, and all citations and
other legal process shall be served the
president of the Company, or, in the event
of his disability to act, upon the secretary
treasurer
Article III-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized, and the
nature of the business to be conducted by ii,
are hereby declared to be that of buying,
selling and dealing in novelties OF all kinds
and description, to buy patents and patent
rights for novelties, to manufacture novel
ties and to sell and dispose of the same, 10
deal in all kinds of merchandise of what
soever description pertaining to the novelty
business, either retail or wholesale, 20 ad-
vertise said novelties, and to lease and
sell the use of said novelties and patent
rights thereof, and TO do all and any other
necessary acts to carry out the aforesaid
objects and purposes.
Article IV.-The capital stock of this cor
poration is hereby fixed at the sum of one
hundred thousand dollars (sl00.0OO), to be
represented by ten thousand shares of stock,
at the par value Of ten dollars $1,000 each.
Fifty (sOGo) per cent of the capital stock
must be subscribed before the filing of the
Articles of Incorporation. Fifty per cent
(5006) of all stock subscribed for must be
actually paid in before the corporation en-
cages in business, and the remainder within
twelve months thereafter, as the law di-
reefs.
The amount to which the capital stock may
be increased shall be one hundred fifty thou
All stock subscribed for shall be paid for
in cash or its equivalent, or property re-
ceived, or labor done, at such time and upon
such terms and conditions as the Board Of
Directors shall prescribe. No transfer OF
stock shall be admitted or held to be valid
or binding so far as the company Is con-
cerned unless made upon the books of the
company. No sale or pledge of stock shall
be valid unless made upon the books Of the
company. No sale or pledge of stock shall
be valid unless said sale or pledge is accom-
panied by a written certificate, signed by
the president and secretary-treasurer of the
company, to the effect that the said stock
was offered to the remaining Stockholders
through the board of directors, at its book
value, for a period of fifteen days, and they
have failed or declined to purchase same.
Stock sold or pledged in contravenrion 10
this provision shall become the property Of