The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-02-08
CHARTER
" ''NNLt ,:H|.,,Iit, ,ioMARD IMPORT

or CHARLES H. HOWARD INpopr
r. COMPANY, lNC. UNI
"'..i States of America. >.tt. 7f 7 ,,,;.:
Parish Of Orleans. civ ~ Va,r i-IG1.SSlana,
lie % known, that on I'm. r.b - - ans
month % January. iu the Wear NJ o. vi he
one thousand nine hundred and se cvs LoId
HIl 'i the independents. " I've I'rite5i Zen
. ~ America rlc one hu-drgl aN5 -; s,I.. Sa'es
,'.'re me. John i. Sullivan. a 1o,7- y.ILiIsI
duly commissioned and o-.r.r.J !1oilc,
ms city, PARISH and state Herein r ssI Ior
matter named and n7de-,.r, ".i'es ss., here
cam and Appeared. The f..lawiog 9o..nLy
whose names are htrgu1f, .r1Lsc.;LFi suns
sether with the amounts Of their rcsou. 70,
Su'NS scorpions 90 the capital stock Of The ~.
PoTat'on TO be formed Who >cyeraIlv ' d..S Tor
Of the general laws Of the S.g,c ~ Rf!'yisions
ana re. atiyc 10 the organization os i-oulNl'
uon> they have Cpvcuau'cd and ag-eeJ Po ia
d., by these presents. covenant 49, land ana
and bind and oblg4.c themselves as afKfee'
euch other persons as MAY hereafter Ic H.. a.
associated with them, or their s,rress,~s s'le
Iprns and constitute themselves into 70
poratipu and body polite and f' cor
Jects and purposes and undc- .rra.,.. u.e %,
. StlpulaI0us following. to-wif. MS ana
Article The name and title Of this 90.
! poratlon shall be Charles H. How'd ~ ~
| port Company, Inc" and ~ tb,, ", l.u I'm,
corporation Shall have DOVE and "aiit sara
/ - have and enjoy succession for ,bs ~
/ term or nlncty-niuc wears from, ,b i illI
/ hereof; to contract; sue and be sred. uA.e
make and Use corporate seal; 10 pnrc5,," "
property. real rars,,,a al ~ 80, anu pledge
/ Article 1.-The domicile Of The s,;d -
Poration shall be in the city of Veu, 01io. su,'
STATE OF Louisiana, and all citations and
other legal process shall be served mon I tba
president Of said corporation. and =; ~, ~.
case OF his absence upon the vire.n,es;d, .,e
and in the case Of the absence IL ~ y
/ these officers, upon the secretary.treasnrct
.
Article III-The objects and ,,,-,os., T.
which this corporation is est,bi;sbboJ io5
me nature Of the business TO he carrisd n
Dy It are declared to he as follows: To n,r' w.
ch9se, sell and conduct a general wholesale
coHee' rice and general merchandise bns;
ness
article lN.-The capital stock of this co,-
poratlon shall he twenty-five thousand doIIsrs
S-9VngO. divided into two bundled and
MY tI9Ol shares Of the par value Of one
hundred dollars $4,000 each. PAYABLE when
issued IN cash or other property or IN, se,
wees rendered, or actually performed a.
decided by the board Of directors Each
snare OF stock shall be entitled 70 one vote
at all general elections. The COMPANY sb,n
have the right 10 increase its capif,f So
TO one hundred thousand dollars TsIG6 0IM
Article N.-No stakeholder shall ever h.
held liable or responsible for the inJsb,ed-
ness, faults. or defaults Of this cornoTat;ou.
nor shall any mere informality in the 30,
sanitation Of the corporation have any eFsc,
OF rendering the charter null or of exposing
the stockholders 10 anv liabiI;,y b.,aIpJ ~
unpaid balance, if any, of his Stock spbscri ~"
ton.
Should any stakeholder desire 70 sell nj,
stock, he shall first offer the same 10 The
stockholders Of the conlnanv tLro,,ab -
board Of directors and the siockholdePs Who
desire to purchase shall have the right N
purchase the same, in proportion m ,be;y
holdings of stock in the comnanv SbonId
said stockholders in sevrn,v.two bor,s TO-.
haNyfr
purchase the stock offered for sale sucb
stock may be sold 10 anv one.
No transfer OF stock shall be made or held
to be valid and binding unless made on the
books of the company. and unless made in
pursuance Of the provisions of this charter.
Article Nl-The business of this corpora.
tion shall be directed by and vested in
2oaId OF directors composed of three stock.
holders, and they shall hold office until the
1rst Tuesday in January, 1919. and on that
Jay elections shall be held annually for d.
-ectors at the office Of the cornora,ior Fail.
IRE TO hold an election on the da rs'y speeised
shall not dissolve the corporation. but the di.
-ectors in office shall hold their respective
'flces until an election shall be held after
en- days notice Of the time and place there.
u given to each stockholder The annual
lection shall be held on the frs, Tuesday in
January, 1919, and thereafter on the first
tuesday Of January Of each succeeding wear,
md the directors shall be chosen by ballot
nd the. election shall be held between the
ours uf = p. m. and I D. m All vacancies
n the board OF directors for whatever cause
hall be hlled by the remaining directors
dent; John p sullivan Shall be the inst
lce-president and =. ]. Keaghcy Shall he
he first Secrctary-trca,urcr and they shall
old office until the first Tuesday Of Jan.
1ry 1919. and each succeeding bard Of
lrect'rS thereafter shall elect lis principal
ihcers for the term pf their election. and
My stockholders shall be eligible for cleo
on as a member Of the board Of directors
issolved, either by Limitation or Otherwise,
; affairs shall be Inundated by the board
{ directors. who are hereby vested with full
over to sell any and all assets Of the cor.
Dration. either separately or in mass, and
} convey full and complete title thereto,
nd shall have power % do and perform all
cts necessary and propcr 70 fully and com.
etely Hquidate the affairs and distribute
lie proceeds, if any. among the stockholders
the said corporation to the amount Of stock
ED by each.
Article VIII-This act Of incorporation
ay be amended, altered or modified or this
dissolved bv a vote Of three.
urths Of the shares Of the total amount Of
ock at a meeting convened for that pur
'se, after ten days notice in writing mailed
the address Of each stakeholder.
Thus done and passed, NJ nv n1'arial Office,
the city Of New O-icans. on ,be day and