The herald., 1917-04-26
CHAR
OF RICH BEND DAIRY Products
COMPANY, INCORPORATED"

ana IaI-'A "l orleans, Nity 81 Ne
Orleans
Be IT known. ,hat On rh., eleventh d.
Of the month Of April in the yaeg Of o,
Lord, one thousand, mne hundred and Sc
entecn, before Wc, EluuIrd +. HeurqIes,
notary public, duly commissioned, swor
and qualified an and for the PARISH u .
leans, CITY Of New Orleans, STATE OF Louis
ana, therein residing, and In the prcscnc
OF the Witnesses hereinafter named an
undersigned personally came and appeared
The several persons whose name, are here
unto subscribed, who -cvcraliy declare taa
awaiting themselves OF the laws OF The Sat
Ot LOuIsIau IN such cases made and pro
vded, they have cOyeuantcd and agreed
and do by these presents covenant and ag-u
and bind ihemse ives, as well as all such per
sons as may hereafter become ASSOCIATED
with them, 10 form corporation for the OBJ
lectS and purposes and under the articles
and stIpulatons following, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name OF this corporation
ohall be Rich Bend Dairy Products Com.
pany, Incorporated" and under its said cor
Horate name II shall have power and au.
thOrity TO have and enjoy corporate exist.
ence and succession for the full term and
perIod OF nInety-nIne years from and after
the date hereof; to contract, TO sue and be
sued, to make and to use corporate seal
and the same 10 alter and break at pleasure;
% hold, receive, lasc, purchase and convey,
IS well as mortgage and hypOtheCate prop
srty, real, personal and mixed, COrpOreal
and lncOrpOreal; 10 name and appoint such
managers, agents, directors and officers as
ats business interest and convenience may
require, and to make and establish, as well
As alter and amend from time TO time such
bylaws, rules and regulations for the proper
government OF the affairs of said corpora
tion as may be necessary and proper.
Article 1.-The domicIle Of this corpora
ton shall be in the City of New Orleans
State OF Louisiana, and all citations or
other legal process shall be served upon the
president of said corporation, or in the event
OF his absence, upon the vice president, and
an the absence OF both OF said officers, upon
SSe Secretary-treaSurer of said corporation,
Article lll.-Ihe objects and purposes for
winch this corporation IS organized and eS-
sabllshed and the nature OF the business 10
DC carried on by II are hereby declared to be:
20 engage IN the dairy business, and in the
IA and distribution of dairy products, Of
"hatever character whatsoever; well as
TO engage IN such other commercial business
as may be incidental to the production OF
milk and It's by products, and to generally
deal me all kinds of country produce both
retail and wholesale, and in furtherance
thereof, TO buy, lease or acquire such real
property as may be necessary to properly
conduct and prosecute said business; in the
establishment and maintenance. of factories,
plants or otherwise; and generally to do and
perform all things pertinent and incident
ana which may be proper and necessary to
carry out and execute the objects and pur-
poses OF this corporation.
Article IN.-The capital stock of this cor.
poration is hereby fixed at the sum of ten
thousand and OO/lOO, GlO,OOOOO) dollars di-
vided into and represented by one thousand
l'Uo), shares of the par value of ten and
V/ieU, (lUU dollars each Said stock
shall be paid for in cash. or in such in.
stailments and at such time and after such
notice to subscribers the board of direc.
tors may hx, or same may be issued at NOT
less than par for labor done and services
performed for said corporation, or for prop |
cry or rights actually received by said cor |
poTaton Five thousand and 0O/lOO (S5,OOOOO
dollars of the capital stock has been sub
serlOed 10 the corporation at the time of the
passing OF this act of incorporation, and |
a lbs hall -.
Germ and shall be authorized to commence
business as soon as twenty five hundred and
VO/iOO S2,SOO44), dollars of its capital stock
s man nave 5een paid for, either in cash or
sOt ldooF zone, or services performed for |
SAID corporation, or for property or rights
actually transferred to it,
hrtcle N-Ihe capital stock of this cor
Porstion may be increased to the sum of |
Rndred thousand and OO/lOO (slOOOOOO0
oy vote OF two-thirds of all of the
a meeting called for that purpose
He Wall the corporate powers Of
corporation shall be vested in and eyer.
by Board of Directors, composed Of | {
zee 80 stockholders, two of whom shall
nSIitute quorum for the transaction of
/. Thomas II. Elliott, yr, Edward Nathan and a
Andrew }; Carey shall compose the frst t
eoard OF directors of this corporation This
hrst board OF directors shall serve until The
second Monday in January. 1918, after which
INC directors shall be elected annually Inv
une stockholders at a meeting to be held
.acb ~" o Saiu second MONDAY in January of 7
.&Sn year Said meeting of stoc kholders to | L
Dc preceded by fifteen days notice in writ | o
ns sent to each of said stockholders al his Il
}. ner last known place Of residence Each G
roxy to one vote for every share nw1eJ b |
nm or her; all elections shall be held md,
uch rules and regulations as NAV be deter |
n n py the board Of directors. The direc.
or one year and until their successors sbsIi =
ave been duly elected, and shall have hen
uailnea. No failure to elect shall operate y
he forfeiture of this charter or anv r;Sbt
nder the same. Any vacancy occ,,-y;ra So ST. |
aid board shall be filled by the remaining
IfeSt0rS for the unexpired term Thomas
: ELLIOTT: JT., shall be president; Edward A
sInan, vice-preident, and Andrew J. Carey NJ
1aii De secretary treasurer of the first board r
directors, to serve until the second Mon | 10
az in January, 1918. dl
Article VH.-The funds of this corno-s. pr
on shall be deposited from time TO Tine so
bank or banks to be selected bv the | SO
'ard OF directors All checks, notes or in. OF
iInients drawn or executed or issued in .l
sned by at least two officers of the cor | CO
ranon; No official shall thus sign or en- %
use the name of the corporation save &C
rictiy IN ITS concerns dg
Article VIII.-This act Of inco-no-,,;,., an
Ay De changed, modified or amended or 50
e capital stock increased or decreased NV Co
- Win the consent OF two-thirds of all the an
A change in the objects and purposes NAV !
made only by a vote of all the stock poi
,refor issued; and an increase of the can pa
y STOCK IN excess Of the amount originaIiy | Sh:
med herein as the amount to which ~ of
'itai stock may be increased. NAV be mad sh.
threefourths of all the Outstanding sue
- sea
ms corporation may be dissolved nv , ure
e OF two.thirds of all the stockholders cat
a meeting called for that purpose. mi,
,olee OF all meetings referred 10 in ,bis | the
ieie shall be given in the same NAME to
IS provided for the giving of the notices | par
eieetion. In case OF dissolution or ter, | obi
1aion OF this charter, either by limita. | not
or otherwise, the affairs of this oornora. mar
span be liquidated by three liouidators and
.'eo oy the stockholders from among the;r con
number each liquidator shall have full sue
notify 10 settle and wind up the business he
afalrs of this corporation. The TENS mai
.eondltions and the compensation for sucb corr
'ieeS snail be fixed at the time OF eIec- act,
!. In case OF the death or other dis. plet
~ OF any of the Iiquidators before IT, mes!
liquidation OF the affairs of the cor. A.
ition, me remaining liquidator or liam. t;on
'rs snail MI said vacancy or v.c.,c;ss Dr.;
rteiie iN.-No stockholder of This co-nor.- III
shall be held liable or resnons;bIip "a a..
contracts, defaults or debts of his o nol &C..