The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-05-10
CHARTER

URa .o,n. that on this eleventh DAY
r1,th OF April, IN the Set % y.
d nt thousand, nine hundred anu se'-
kol S,fore ne, EduodTd +. men que =
.,I.J public, duly GO ,Sr narIsn Of Or.
ind a.. of New Orleans, State OF Lod!7l-
ksns' W residing. and IN the presence
ADA uiruesses hereinafter naiheu anu
n.,sd personally came and appeared
esu'sr,,,i persons whose names are He'e
lN ,"h,rribed, who SeyeTdl.y declare ma,
n2 80 themselves OF the laws o! "le o,-
= Iouisiana, IN such cases i""E1 ''. ai,-l.I
II tssy have covenanIed anu SS'e ecu,
nsss, ~ ,br,e presents covenant and agree
nl themselves, as well as all sucA per
ss NAV hereafter become associated
sss a., 10 form a corporation t0G the Oh
sn nd. I'd purposes and under the ARTICLES
,sy,Iations following. to'wit:
ne The name OF TINS corporation
h"ts "R;ch Bend Dairy Products Com
sIi gGr,oIpora;ed," and under its sad cor
f11! me il shall have power and au-
:. have and ENJOY corporate exist,
nd succession for the fail term anu
- az uinety-nIne years from ana altet
Z. S,,, hereof; to contract, 10 sue ana DC
80 10 make and TO use corporate sea-
-, came 10 alter and break al pleasure 4;
$50 receive, lase, purchase and convey
III az mortgage and hyPOthccate prop.
al peTsOual and mixed, COEpJTcA4
- ;nsorporeal; TO name and appoint sHCA
"s,s,.s, agents, directors and officers as
:. b,Siness interest aud convenience MAJ
-, and 10 make and establish, as ~ti.
4 .reI and amend from tune 20 L''Ae sLS-1
s,i,xs rules and regulations tor the proper
.s,,rn,nt OF the affairs OF SAID corpora
~. - NAV be necessary and proper.
Irel, 1.-The dom!Clle Ot tins corpora
,.s .hau be in the City OF New Orleans,
S,, Il Louisiana, and all citations or
80, LEGAL process shall be served upon me
,r,Id,ni Of said corporation, or IN the event
hs absence, upon the vlce-preSident, and
i n, absence OF both OF SAID officers, upon
=, s,rT,tsry.treasureT OF said corporation.
Arid, lli.-The objects and purposes tor
sh;sh This corporation Is organized and es-
sAish,d and The nature OF the business to
4 carried on BY 1t axe hereby declared 10 be
= ,ngsg, in the dairy business, and IN the
NJ, md distribution OF dairy products, OF
sh,teyer character whatsoever; as well as
"A ,rssee in such other commercial business
!. nav be incidental to the production OF
MIL and its by products, and to general! y
d,al in all kinds OF country produce, Ooth
rtsil and wholesale, and IN furtherance
hereof, to buy, lease or acquire such reaI
gegefiy as may be necessary to properly
sorduet and prosecute said business; IN the
establishment and maintenance OF factories
SAINTS or otherwise; and generally 10 do and
rrurn all things pertinent and incident
nd which may be proper and necessary t.
e.ny out and execute the objects and puT'
poses Of this corporation.
Article lV.-The capital stock OF this cor
saztion is hereby fixed al the sum OF ten
hsusand and OO|lOO (Sl0,00O.UO) dollars d..
wded into and represented by one thousand
lGl), shares Of the par value OF ten and
Wl0, 600 dollars each. Said STOCK
sal be paid for in cash, or IN such IN
nlln,nts and at such time and after such
notice 10 subscribers as the board OF direc'
Tors may hx, or same may be issued at MOI
los than par for labor done and services
performed for said corporation, or tor prop
city or nights actually received by said cor.
pofation. Five thousand and 0O/l00 (S5,U00U)
tlhn Of the capital stock has been sub
srbed TO the corporation at the time OF the
passing Of this act Of Incorporation, and
nt corporation shall become a going con
efn and shall be authorized to commence
business as soon as twenty-five hundred snC
@M 2S0+), dollars OF its capital stoch
saall have been paid for, either in cash OF
ni labor done, or services performed io'
nd corporation, or for property or rights
sisally transferred to it.
Article V.-The capital stock OF this cor
nntiOn may be increased TO the sum o.
ess hundred thousand and O0/l0O (Sl00,OC00O
@lars BY vote Of two-thirds of all OF thu
sotk, al q meeting called for that purpose
Mneie VIAL the corporate powers o
MS corporation shall be vested in and eNer
sssd By Board of Directors, composed o
uree 10 stockholders, two of whom shall
Snsninta quorum for the transaction o
lhOnas II. Elliott, Jr, Edward Nathan ant
Andrew J. Carey shall compose the frs
sasfa Of directors Of this corporation. Thu
M board OF directors shall serve until IN,
sessd Monday in January, 1918 after whicl
~ directors shall be elected annually b!
hoexnolders at a meeting to be hell
me sad second Monday in January o
$50 year Said meeting of stockholders {
preceded by fifteen DAYS notice in writ
,I zen, TO each of said stockholders at hi
...i M last known place of residence. Eacl
anoioer shall be entitled in person o
~ one vote for every share owned b.
nm or her all elections shall be held undo
80 ues and regulations as may be deter
a'a ey the board of directors. The direC
4, wen elected, shall continue in ofic
"e year and until their successors shall
s.' ~ oesn duly elected, and shall have bee
n. $3.50 No failure to elect shall operst
uieiture OF this charter or any RICH
~ mt same. Any vacancy occurring o
S,seofd shall be filled by the remainin
N Eior the unexpired term. Thoma
S,,s.na' Jr, shall be president: Edwar
A,n uee-preident. and Andrew J. Care
4 sIetary'treasurer of the first boar
ueIofs, TO serve until the second Mon
IN January, 1913
t,s Ss Vu-The funds Of this corpora
MAJ be deposited from time TO tim
Aa,,s sshs or banks to be selected by tn
s,n-.s directors. All checks, notes or in
MA -. orawn or executed or issued i
srn.s orauons name shall be counter
49,, ass BY At least two officers of the co,
ir,. Il. NO pthcial shall thus sign or en-
sr,,.,. me name of the corporation saw
49,, IN its concerns
m, sui-This act of incorporat;o
M s,n;,. Snansed, modified or amended @
saa NJ STOCK increased or decreased b
eock sohsent OF two-thirds Of all IN
Be- nag IN the objects and purposes ma
hsrese, snly by a vote of all the stoc
tal s,oet :aeo' and an increase of the car
rnea 49, excess OF the amount original
eapiial .,.nhn as the amount 10 which m
b. hr,.xniay be increased, may be mad
sesk 'N OF all the outstandin
w. :, separation may be dissolved nv
aa n...ethlrds OF all the stockhoIde,
Il Motto. ~ called for that purpose.
sect ,han meetings referred to in thi
4 is prn.;a 9e gwen in the same manus
tlectio, Tor the giving of the notice
s'asten :, y. IN case OF dissolution or te
zoo Or o,b,-rals charter, either by limit.
han sb,ii wise, the affairs OF This co-n1r.
sss,e5 4. oe hquida;ed by tbr,. loud i pC,'
en- nuri he stockholders from among ~.
su,aorts 81 each liquida,or shall baS. I'm i1
sat af,i,s' settle and wind up the 6uSinc,
"a eoadi,,o.w. ms corporation. The tern
erises sh,n and the compensation for suc
% In saa. oe liked at the time of sIc,
Il sag q snS q q the death or other dis,
ma, haaidaihiOoo 81 y the liQuidatOrs before Ii
e:ss dali Ie sn remaining liquidator or IiSu
..Aieils ~ NIL said vacancy ., r,oa NV
"a sAali (. NO stakeholder of this corno,
ssa,r,e,, NEG liable or responsible &
rsfsa, na, aaetaults or debts Of This 60
srani,,,;aai any mere informaiitv