The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-12-06
CHARTER
THE HARDIN BAG COMPANY, INC.


United States of America. State of Louisi-
ana, Parish of Orleans, City OF New
Orleans.
Be it known that on this 9Th day of the
month Of November, A. D., lel7, before me,
Edward B. Ellis, notary public, duly com,
missioked in and for 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: fnat,
ayailing themselves of the laws of the State
of Louisiana, on the subject of the incor,,
noration of corporations, and especially OF
Act No. 267 of 1914, they have organized,
and do by these presents organize ana con-
sons who may be hereafter become asso,,
ciated with them, into corporation ana
BODY polite in law, to enjoy corporate ex-
istence during a period of ninety-nine w
years. after this date, unless sooner o,s.
which they hereby adopt as their articles
of Incorporation, or charter, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be The Hardin Bag Company, Inc,
and its domicile is hereby declared to De
in the City OF New Orleans, state OF Lou
isiana, and all citations or other legal pro-
cess shall be served on 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 be carried on by it, are hereby
declared to be as follows:
To engage in the business of buying, sell,
ing. importing, exporting, manufacturing ana
dealing generally in jute, burlaps, hemp
sisal. fax, paper. wool, cotton, hair, cloth,
rope. Irvine, bags of all kinds: and oaggine
in connection with the foregoing OBJECTS, TO
factories, vessels, barges, docks, railroads,
terminals, and warehouses; to act as agents,
forwarders. brokers and commission mer.
chants; and generally to do and perform al
things incidental or necessary, to the SAD
purposes and their successful accomplish
ments.
Article IIIThe capital stock Of this cor.
poration is hereby fixed at the sum on
Twenty thousand Cs2o.ooo.oo) dollars; all Of
which shall be common stock, and which
shall consist of two hundred shares of the
mar value of one hundred (Sl00) dollars per
share. No stock shall be sold for less than
par No stockholder of this corporation shall
sell. or offer to sell, any stock of this cor
poration owned by him until he shall have
first offered the same TO each of the other
stockholders thereof, for a period Of thirty
(sO DAYS, at the book value of said stock
This offer shall be made in writing to the
shall for the purpose, be considered the
agent for the remaining stockholders, who
shall have the right to purchase same al
said book value in proportion to the STOCK
Article IV.-All of the corporate power:
of this corporation shall vest in and bt
exercised by a Board of Directors composed
of three (3j stockholders of this corporation
to be elected at meeting of the stock
holders held fer that purpose at the dom
cile of the company the second Tuesda!
/ in November of each year, beginning witt
the second Tuesday of November 1918, no
tice of which meeting shall be given. Il
each stakeholder at least fifteen Os) day,
| prior to such meeting. either personal
| iy, or by depositing said notice in the post
address Of each stakeholder as shown by TIL