The herald., 1917-04-26
CHAR Ter


Or L. IL tNNNlN, IN.
United States OF America, State n LoulNi-
ana, Parish OF Orleans, City OF New
BE II known. that on this l7th day OF the
month IF April IN the year l9H, before me,
Scott +. Beer, a notary public IN and Tor tAe
parish Of Orleans, State 81 louisiana, therein
residing, daily sworn commissioned and qual-
Incl ana N the presence OF the WitnecrSe'
hereinafter named and undersigned: Per
>p~allv came and appcaTd: the person here
matter subscribed, who declared that avail.
ia. themselves OF the laws OF the Stale OF
! Louisiana relative 10 the organization OF
| y..ieL taCy constitute themselves. their sue
! cr-,.rs ard assigns, a cooperation under
! The stipultlous herein set forth, which they
| hereby adnp: As their charter, to-wli:
| Article The name Of this corporation
! shall be =. II. Garcia, Inc, and It's period OF
| duration shall be ninety nine years IRON
and after this date, and It shall have ioI
/ the purpose Of the business to be carried
/ Oh Nv II, all the powers conferred by la"
| anon Cr-pora:ions, and shall exercise gen
| orally all the powers necessary to carry on
Article 1.-THE domicile OF this corpora
! ION shall be in the city OF New Orleans,
State Of Louisiana, and all citations and
other legal process shall be served on the
| president, and in his absence or inability to
| act, upon any officer OF this company.
| Article lII.-The objects and purposes tor
| which this corporation is organized and the
nature Of the business 10 be conducted by II
/ Z
| To import tropical products and all Latin
| American manufactures, and TO export all
| American manufactures, and TO deaI IN said
| products in all legal ways; and generally
| to do all things necessary and incidental 10
the said purposes above stated or related to
| and growing out of and connected herewith
Article lN.-The amount OF the capital
/ stock OF this corporation IS hereby declared
| TO he thirty-five thousand dollars (S35,OOOOO),
which shall consist of three hundred and
! fifty shares $3.50 of the par value OF one
| hundred dollars $4,000 each; nifty per cent
Of which shall be subscribed for before the
| filing of these articles of Incorporation, and
| tfty per cent of which said subscription Cor
| twenty five per cent OF said capita) shall be
paid for before this corporation shall engage
| in business All of the stock subscribed for
| shall be paid for either in money property
| received or labor done for SAID corporation,
| at such times the board OF directors shall
| determine.
| this corporation may be increased shall be
one hundred thousand dollars 100000.
| No transfer of stock shall be binding on
| this company unless made upon the books
| Of the company, and no sale or other dis
| posal of stock shall be valid unlss hrst OF
! Tered to the remaining stockholders OF this
| company for ten days at price not to ex.
said offer, after which, if the said offer is not
| accepted, the stock may be sold by the
owner thereof at will. All stock acquired IN
this corporation shall be subject to the pro-
| Article V.-All the powers of this corpora.
ton shall be vested in and the business and
| affairs OF the corporation managed oy
board of directors composed of three stock
holders of this corporation, who shall be
electd by the stockholders annually on the
first Monday in the month OF April. The
first board Of directors to be thus chosen by
the stockholders OF this corporation shall
serve for the first year and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified:
The first board OF directors shall be names
in this charter and shall lconsist OF the tol
lowing: Peter II. Garcia, 90 South Peters
Street, New Orleans, La, Charles Bernhard
1914 Constantinople Street, New Orleans, La.
. Miss Camille Livaudais, Hls Dumain'
STREET. New Orleans, La: and of the aboy'
named directors, the following shall be tn
officers, to-wit: Peter II. Garcia, president
Charles Bernhard, vice-president; Miss Ca
mile Livaudas, secretary and treasurer; al
of whom shall hold their offices until theI
successors are elected and qualified,
All elections shall be by ballot at the of1c'
of this corporation, under the supervision
of two commissioners 10 be appointed by M
board of directors. Notice OF such meeting
shall be given by the secretary in. writing
; delivered TO each stockholder,. at least nj
teen days prior TO said election, either II
| person or mailed to his last known, pos
Office address; but said notice may be
waived by unanimous consent. At all sucf
| elections and at all meetings OF the stock
holders, every stockholder shall be entitled
to one vote for each share Of stock standing
|
on the date of such election or meeting; saiC
votes to be cast in person or by writer
| proxy, and a majority of the votes cas-
shall elect.
The failure to elect directors as aforesaid
| or the failure to hold the annual meeting
as aforesaid, shall not affect or dissolve thu
corporation nor impair its management II
any respect, but the directors then in ofic'
shall remain in Office until their successor
are elected and qualified.
Each subsequent board Of directors shall
: elect from its number as soon as possible
after their own election, president, vice
. pres dent and secretary-treasurer; and MAJ
! appoint and elect such other officers, agent
or employees as the board Of directors ma
, deem proper and may grant to such officer
such powers as they may deem proper.
All vacancies in the board for " hatsoeve
. cause shall be filled by the remaining di
{ rectors Any member Of the board ma
appoint any other person his proxy to &C
: in his place and stead at any meeting o
the board.
3 Said corporation shall have the right I
!, make and amend by its board of directors
bylaws, rules and regulations necessary an
, proper for the management Of this corpora