The herald., 1917-09-20
CHARTER

OF LIBERTY BON FACTORY, INC,
United States Of America, State OF Louisiana,
Parish OF Orleans, City of New Orleans.
he II known, that on this 2+th day OF the
month OF August IN the year OF our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and seventeen,
before me, George JanyIer, a Notary Public,
duly commissioned and quaiIfied IN and tor
this City and Parish sf Orleans, therein re.
siding, and III the presence of the Witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, per
sonally came and appeared:
Inc several persons VINO names here
unto subscribed, who severaliy declared that,
awaiting themselves OF the laws OF the State
OF LOUISIANA IN such cases made and p-o-
vIded, they have covenanted and agreed and
do by these presents covenant and agree
and bind themselves, as well as all such
persons a. may hereafter become associated
with them. 10 form a corporation Tor the OBJ
Jecis and purposes and under the articles
and supulddOHs following, tO-wit:
Article I.-lhe name OF this corporation
shall be Liberty Box Factory, Inc, and
under Its SAID corporate name II shall have
power and authority 10 have and enjoy cor
PoTate existence and succession for the full
period OF nInety-nIne years from and after
me date thereof; TO contract, sue and be
sued; TO make and use a corporate seal and
me same to alter and break at pleasure; to
mold, receive, lease, purchase and convey As
well as mortgage and hypothecate property,
real, personal and mixed corporeal and in
corporedl; 10 name and appoint such mana
gers agents, directors and officers as its
business, interests and convenience may re-
qulre, 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 corporation
as may be necessary and proper.
Article 1.-The domcile OF said corpora
non snail be IN the City of New Orleans
State OF Louisiana, and all citations or other
Iega! process shall be served under the laws
OF the State of Louisiana
"niSh SAID corporation IS organized and es-
taOiished and the nature OF the business TO
pc carried on by II, are hereby declared to
10 buy. construct. lease and operate box
factories, planning mills, Iath and shingle
mills; TO buy, lease or operate timber
lands and acquire, lease and hold Other
lands tor the use OF saw mills, planning mills
ShingIe and lath mills and box factories, TO
construct, acquire, lease and use ra;I,y,,s
IramwayS' canals and rights Of way for the
transportation of timber, lumber and o,her
products Tor the of its mills or for other
purposes; to buy and sell timber rights on
land' 10 buy and sell timber. logs, lumber.
?'c.,SsI Oh olher timber products; to manu-
'dCLure' purchase or otherwise acquire As
wen packing cases, boxes and other similar
articles; TO lease, purchase or otherwise
acquire real estate for the CARRYING on of
~ business; to acquire, lease, charter and
operate DargeS steamboats, and other water
Cfatt Tor the transportation of logs I,,mber
>nIhgIes' boxes, packing cases, timber and
other timber products: TO execute bonds ~
mortgages IN the fullfillment of contracts or
IN the performance of its business. md 20 a.
any and all acts incident 10 or craving o,,,
OF me carrying ont OF any and all the oh
Jects ana purposes herein above enumerated
article lN.-The capital stock of this cor.
.srl T IS hereby fixed at the sum of Six
ieeA thousand Dollars (s16.OOOO. divided
INTO and represented by One Hundred and
sixty OoO) shares OF stock of the par value
OF One Hundred Dollars (SlOOOW each. said
STOCK shall be paid for in cash or in such
'iieh'S and at such timee and after such
NOTICE 10 subscribers as the Board of Di
reCtorS may Tx, same NAV be issued ~
h't less than par for labor done or services
performed tor said corporation or for proper
49, ~ OF rights actually received by said cor
Eight thousand Dollars ($8,OnoO of the
CdPltaI stock has been subscribed to the cor
Poratlon at the time of passing this act of
SoIPordhon and this corporation will be.
come going concern and shall be autbor;z
Gu 20 commence business when and as soor,
as four thousand Dollars (S4OOOOO of ;ts
capital stock shall have been paid for.
an transfers OF shares of the capital stool
oL ms corporation shall be made and enter
ca on the stock book of the corporation and
no transfers shall be in any name bind;nI
On inns corporation unless so entered
Article N.-The capital stock of This cor.
pPuIa'l1h may he increased to the sum of
ne hundred Thousand Dollars 100000
oy vote OF two-thirdS of all of The stncL
at meeting called for that purpose.
Article Nl.-All the corporate movers oe
rms corporation shall be vested in and exey.
49,, .seu ny a BOARD OF directors, composed of
three stockholders, a majority az ,,brr,, u ~
constitute a quorum for the transact;os o'ia az
business. SAID directors shall be elected NJ a
general meeting of the Stockholders Of tb;s
Jolpotation' to be held on the second Tues.
day shall I'bb s IN each yeear, unless said
Said election shall be held on the next sue
ceedlng business day. Notice of said eIec,;o,
ShaIi De given to each stakeholder in wiring
by letter addressed and mailed TO his Lass
tore such meeting. "
Inc Board of Directors shall at its first
meeting elect from among its members
PRESIDENT, Vice President and a Secretary.
Treasurer.
Any vacancy occurring among the D;-ec.
'ors OF this corporation by death. resignation
or otherwise shall be filled by election for
the unexpred term by the remaining di-ec-
tors from among the stockholders of this
corporation. ''''
The first election for Directors shall he
held at the annual meeting f the corporation
on the second Tuesday in August, 1918, until
which time or until their successors shall
nave been duly elected and qualified. the
directors:
John Bonura, who shall be President;
Stephen Eaccaro. who shall be Vice Presi-
dent; and Ralph Seghers, who shall be Sec
rotary, Treasurer.
The failure for any cause to elect Direc.
tors on the day stipulated shall not dis
solve this corporation. but the officers and
directors then in office shall hold over until
their successors shall have been duly quail
ned In the event Of any failure to hold
the election the date stipulated. the
President Of the corporation and in his alb.
sence the Vice-Presdent, shall Immediately