The herald., 1917-11-15
CHARTER
TIE HARDIN BAG COMPANY. INC.

THE HARDIN BAG COMPANY, INC.
United States of America. State Of Lou,i
ana, Parish of Orleans, City of New
! Orleans.
BE it known that on this Sth day of the
| month of November. A. D.. 1917, before me
| Edward b. Ellis. notary public. duly com.
| misaeAed I'M and IN the above named
| parish and state, personally came and ap-
| peared; the several persons whose names are
| hereunto subscribed, who, in the presence
| OF the witnesses hereinafter named and un-
| dersigned each and all declared: That
! dyalilr.. themselves OF the laws of the State
| of louisiana. on the subject of the incor-
| poration OF corporations. and especially of
/ Act No. 267 of 1914, they have organized,
and do by these presents organize and con-
| Sttute themselves, as well as all other per-
sons who may be hereafter become asso.
| clated with them, into a corporation and
| body polite in law, 10 enjoy corporate ex-
| Istence during period Of ninety-nne (9o)
| years, after this date, unless sooner dis
solved, and under the following stipulations
which they hereby adopt as their articles
| OF Incorporation, or charter, to-wit:
Article The name of this corporation
shall be The Hardin Bag Company, Inc,
and its domicile is hereby declared to be
in the City of New Orleans State of Lou
isiana. and all citations or other legal pro,
cess shall be served the president, and,
in his absence. on the secretary.
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes of
this corporation. and the nature of the bus
mess to he carried on by it, are hereby
declared to he as follows:
To engage n the business Of buving, sell
ing. importing, exporting, manufacturing and
dealing generally in jute, burlaps. hemp,
SiSal, fax, paper, WOOL cotton, hair cloth
rome. twine bags Of all kinds. and bagging
in correction with the foregoing objects, 70
own, lease and operate plants and manu-
factories, vessels. barges, docks, railroads,
terminals and warehouses; to act as agents,
torwarders, brokers and commission mer-
chants; and generally 10 do and perform all
things incidental or necessary to the said
purposes and their successful accomplish
mentS
Article IIIThe capital stock of this cor.
poration is hereby fixed at the sum OF
Twenty thousand (S20,OOOOO) dollars, all OF
which shall be common stock. and which
shall consist of two hundred shares of the
par value of one hundred (SlOO dollars per
share No stock shall be sold for less than
par: No stockholder of this corporation shall
sell. or offer 10 SELL any stock of this cor
poration owned by him until he shall have
hrst offered the same to each of the other
800 DAYS, at the book value of said stock
This offer shall be made in writing to the
board OF directors of this corporation, who
shall for the purpose. be considered the
agent for the remaining stockholders, who
shall have the right to purchase same at
said book value in proportion to the stock
owned by them.
Article 1V.-All Of the corporate powers
# this corporation shall vest in and be
exercised by a Board of Directors composed
of three 8 stockholders of this corporation,
to be elected at a meeting of the stock
holders held for that purpose at the domi-
Gle Of the company on the second Tuesday
in November of each year, beginning with
the second Tuesday of November 1918. no.
tice of which meeting shall be given 10
each stakeholder at least fifteen 0S days
prior to such meeting, either personal
", or by depositing said notice in the post
office properly addressed to the last known
address of each stakeholder as shown by the