The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-12-20
CHARTERS.
CHARTER
.,,y PoyURA & COMPANY. INCoR.
0F JOf1N pORATED.

Be IT kho ~ August in the year Of our
the mon" ,housand nine hundred and sew
Lord one .fore me, George Janvier, Notary
enteen' S,iy commissioned and qualified, in
Pu99nss q, this City, and Farisn OF orleans.
and ioi ,ss;ding, and in the presence Of the
therein Lerein after named and under
xitnessp .-sonally came and appeared:
signed: ii persons whose names are here
The ss'.;bsd who severally declared that,
unto - themselves Of the laws OF the State
svaiIhs ia in such cases made and pro-
Of Louls have covenanted and agreed and
vided, nv ,ssse presents covenant and agree
DO by themselves, as we'll as all such
and D ss may hereafter become associated
person. ssm. 10 form a corporation for the
VIII md purposes and under the articles
OOjsc .,;oulstions following. to-wit:
sDa 1.-The name OF this corporation
htee iobn Bonura & Company, Incorpo-
shall DC nnder it's said corporate name it
fsteo' oower and authority TO have and
shall nnoroorate existence and succession for
enJo Iii oeriod Of ninety-nlne years from
The ipn W., the date thereof; to contract, sue
and S.' sbed; TO make and use a corporate
and DC he same 10 alter and break at
seal s1 "a hold, receive, lease, purchase
plessns.,, as we'll as mortgage and hypoth-
ana n,ooerty, real, personal and mixed,
eose and incorporeal; TO name and ap,,
eorpo'.s,, ch managers, agents, directors and
POM its business, interest and con-
cheen ,,av require, and 10 make and es-
venlenee "a we'll as alter and amend, from
tsoS. time. such bylaws, rules and reg
nne .rs for the proper government OF the
p Las Of said corporation as may be neces-
sary and gg IopTh domicile of said corpora,
An"ssII be in the City of New Orleans,
non snsi Louisiana, and all citations or
STAG isoal process shall be served under
y. gs'l laws OF the State OF LOUISIANA. T.
tns 800 III.-The objects and purposes for
hrS@ I'D corporation is organized and es-
when -. -. and the nature of the business TO
OnnsTT;ed on by it, are hereby declared
10 be; II cell AZ wholesale or retail
s-nits. vegetables, truck, poultry ana farm l
iIu I country produce of every nature and
ana sV ~ Inv and sell the said products for
nno, =, commission; to grow and produce
on I'D articles and products and tor tins
inc % own or lease farms or plantations
p.a ooerate and maintain the same; 10 pay
ana ar lease real estate for the purpose
o. s n on the said business or any part
o. e.t ~ own and operate boats and YES
I'd railroads, cars and other rolling
ses e. the CARRYING on of the said busi-
W. ~. A execute bonds or other engage
ness, I, the fulhllment Of contracts or IN
nen.s .,tn-mance of its business; to mortgage,
me r.her or hypothecate any of its prop.
eneu: ,h. carving on OF its business and
eW. :, 10 do any and all things incident
e.-aying out of the carrying on OF any
q 4, objects and purposes herein above
en sata's fy.-The capital stock of this cor
ILL., :. hereby fixed at the sum of thirty
e0is..a dollars Cs5O,OO0.OO), divided into and
1maoOs.s,nted by three hundred 900 shares
~. mar value of one hundred dollars
S.,oenN zach. The whole of said stock has
ee hsr,;hed and paid for and this cor
oe..,;an shall Immediately become going
o0 M tr,psfers of shares of the capital stock
q ,h;s corporation shall be made and en-
..,.d on the stock book OF the corporation
Va M transfers shall be in any manner
rnang on this corporation unless so en-
M stakeholder of this corporation shall
Ssno.e Of any stock in the corporation with
All srs offering to the other stockholders
q record in writing, his sad STOCK a. .ne
- for period of three days and the
~, stoekholders to divide the stock so
sasr.d on a basis commensurate with the
stock swned by them at the time OF SAID
offer r 49,. ,..
,ers,;o. NAV be increased to the sum OF
=. hundred thousand dollars (S100,0O00)
Nv vote OF two-thirds Of all of the stock,
Al a meeting called for that purpose.
Article VIAL the corporate powers OF
this corporation shall be vested In ana OK,
,rcised by Board OF Directors, composed
q three stockholders, a majority OF whom
A,ll constitute quorum for the transaction
a business. Said directors shall be elected
Al general meeting of the stockholders OF
This corporation, to be held on the third
Tuesday Of January in each year, unless
said day shall be legal holiday. in which
event, said election shall be held on the
next succeeding business day. Notice OF
said election shall be given to each stock,
holder in writing by letter addressed and
nailed to his last known residence at least
IL .,1H
The Board of Directors shall at its FIRST
meeting elect from among its members a
President, Vice President and Secretary
Treasurer.
Any vacancy occurring amoug the Direc-
tors Of this corporation by death, resignation
Or Otherwise shall be filed by election for
the unexpired term by the remaining direc-
tors from among the stockholders OF this
corporation.
The FIRST election for Directors shall be
held At the annual meeting of the corpora
ton on the third Tuesday in January, 1918
until which time or until their successors
sail have been duly elected and qualihed
the following shall constitute the first Board
Of Directors:
The failure for any cause to elect Direc
tors on the day stipulated shall not dissolve
this corporation. but the officers and direc.
tors then in Office shall hold over until
iheir successors have been duly qualified In
he event Of any failure to hold the election
On the date stipulated, the President OF the
eorporation and in his absence the Vice
President shall Immediately thereafter cal
new election to be held after notice, al
hereinabove provided, shall have been giver
each stockholder. At all elections and meet
inU Of stockholders of this corporation, eaef
stakeholder shall be entitled to one vote foi
sset share of stock registered in his name
elections shall be 81 ballot.
Article VII.-This act of incorporation may
e changed modified or amended, or tn.
capital stock increased or decreased, by ane
With ne consent of two-thirds OF all the
stock.
A change in the objects and purposes may
q made only by a vote of all of the stoci
heretofore issued and an increase OF tn,
sum 20 which the capital may be increased
nay be made by three-fourths OF all tint
mtstanding stock.
This corporation may be dissolved by I
vote Of two-thirds of all the stockholder'
y q meeting called for that purpose.
Notice Of all meetings referred to in THU
rtee shall be given in the same nannei
q. provided for notices of election in Article
Y Of this charter
IN case Of dissolution or termination o.
ms charter, either by limitation or other
.ne, its affairs shall be liquidated by three
general meeting held as hereinabove, pro
med for. Said commission shall remain II
once until the affairs of the corporation
NAL have been fully liquidated and in cas-
death, resignation or incapacity OF one
more Of said liquidators. the survivor o.
~.Sivors shall continue to act.
Article VIII.-No stakeholder OF this cor
ontion shall be held liable or responsive
y me contracts or faults of this corpora
ncn IN any further sum than the unpait
lance due this corporation on the shares
q stock subscribed for by him, nor shat
( frfor =. have tnt