The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-15
CHARTER
CHARTER .--
OF STRAWBERRY GROWERS selling


CO., INC.
United States OF America, State OF LOUISIANA
Parish of Orleans, City OF New Orleans
Be it known, that on this 10Th day OF the
month of February, in the year OF our Lord,
one thousand nine hundred and seventeen,
and OF the independence OF the United states
of America, the one hundred and torty-nTst'
before me, Scott +. Beer, notary puDllc;
truly commissioned and qualified, in and
for this city and the parish OF Orleans,
therein residing, and in the presence or the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names are hereto SUD
scribed who severally declared that; avail.
ing themselves of the laws Of the State OF
Louisiana in such made and approved,
they have covenanted and agreed and do by
these presents covenant and agree and bind
themselves, as well as all such persons as
may hereafter become associated with them;
TO form a corporation for the objects and
purposes and under the articles and supula-
tons following, tO-wt:
Article 1.-The name Of this corporation
shall he strawberry Growers Selling Co,
Inc" and under its said corporate name II
shall have the power and authority to have
and enjoy corporate existence and succession
for the full term and period of nlnety-nine
wears from and after the date hereof; to
contract, sue and be sued; to make and use
corporate seal, and the same to alter and
break at pleasure; to hold, receive, lease,
purchase and convey, as well as mortgage
and hypothecate property, real, personal and
mixed corporal and incorporeal; TO name
and appoint such managers, agents, directors
and officers as its business, interests and
convenience may require and to make ano
Aestabish, as well alter and amend, from
yJtime to time, such bylaws, rules and regu
y lations for the proper government of the
affairs of said corporation as may be nee
essary and proper.
Article II-fhe domicile of this corpora
tion. shall be in the city of New Orleans II
the state of Louisiana, and all service o.
citation other legal process shall be or
.lawaN "a m
vice-president
Article III-The objects and purposes 70
which this corporation is established and thu
nature of the business to be carried on b.
il are declared and specified 20 be:
(a) To act as agent or representative o
corporations, firms and individuals;
(b) To do general business as commits
sion merchant, selling agent and factor, un
der del credere commission merchants in TIL
manner and to the extent that natural per
sons could do;
(c) To carry on any and all business o
planter, grower, producer, manufacturer
merchant-both wholesale and retail-impor
ter, exporter without limitation as to elias
of products and merchandise, and TO produce
adapt. buy, sell and otherwise deal IN an,
goods. wares. merchandise, materials o
things required in connection with or Incl
dental TO the planting, growing, producing
manufacturing, adapting, improving, buying
selling, and otherwise dealing in any pro
ducts, wares, goods, merchandise, material
or things required in connection with o
incidental or supplemental TO its bushes
as planter, grower, producer, manufacture
(d) To make and enter into all kinds o
contracts, agreements and obligations by o
with any person, hrm or corporation to effec
and accomplish any and all OF the object
and purposes for which this corporation i
organized and generally 70 have full powe
to perform any and all acts connected witt
its business or incidental thereto arising
therefrom and necessary for the purposes o
the business
Article IV-The capital stock of this cor
poratiou IS hereby fixed at five Thousand
dollars (sS,OOOOO divided into or represent
ed by fifty (SO) shares Of the par value o
one hundred dollars $4,000 each
The capital stock may be increased &
fifty thousand dollars $4,000. This com
pany shall he going concern soon a
twenty i've hundred dollars have been sub
scribed and soon twelve hundred an
fifty dollars have been paid in.
All stock shall he paid for in cash Or il
instruments OF such amounts and at sucl
times as the board of directors may deter
mine.
Article V-Al the corporate powers o
this corporation shall be vested in and ex
posed of three stockholders. Said board o
directors shall be elected on the first Tues
day after the first Monday Of January eac
year. except the first board OF directors
which shall consist of the following:
Charles Nc.rberger, 1850 Valence St, New
Orleans. La; Arturo dell Orto. 1904 Lope
St, New Orleans, La; J. II. Hammell, AZ
st. Peter St, New Orleans, la.
Except as hereafter designated. the boar
of directors shall at its first meeting afte
election, from among its members, elect
president, vice-presdent, secretary and
treasurer. 1t may combine the office OF sec
rotary and treasurer in one person, and
may elect to the office one who is neithe
director or stakeholder
The first officers shall be as follows
Charles Weinberger. president; Arturo del
Orto, vice-president, and J. H. Hammell
secretary and treasurer.
The president and vice president shall hol
once until the expiration of the term 70
which the board named in this charter shall
serve, and until their successors are electe,
and qualified. and the secretary treasure
SHAH hold his Office at the pleasure OF thu
board Of directors
Article W.-The board of directors shall
meet regularly on the frs, Tuesday after III.
hrst Monday of each month. and, at such