The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-12-20
4. P. SANCHEZ,
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., 1917, before me,
Edward B. Ellis, notary public. duly com.
missiokled i'm and ft 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; That,
of Louisiana, on the subject of the incor.
poration of corporations, and especially OF
Act No 267 of 1914. they have organized,
and do by these presents organize and con-
stitute themselves, as well as all other per-
sons who may be hereafter become asso.
ciated with them, into corporation and
body polite in law, to enjoy corporate ex.
istence during a period of ninety-nine ty9)
solved, and under the following. stipulations
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 domieile is hereby declared TO DC
| 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 and
dealing generally in jute, burlaps, hemp
sisal, fax, paper, wool, cotton, hair, ciotn'
repe. Irvine, bags Of all kinds, and bagging
| in connection with the foregoing objects, to
| own, lease and operate plants and manu-
| factories. vessels, barges, docks, railroads,
| terminals, and warehouses; to act as agents
| forwarders, brokers and commission mer.
chants; and generally to do and perform all
| purposes and their successful accomplish
ments. -,
| Article III.The. capital stock Of this cor,
poration is hereby fixed at the sum Q,
| which shall be common stock, and which
| shaIl consist of two hundred shares OF the
| par value of one hundred Csl00) dollars per
| share. No stock shall be sold for less than
par No stockholder of this corporation shall
sell, OF, 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
| This offer shall be made in writing to the
board of directors Of this corporation, who
| shall for the purpose, be considered the
agent for the remaining stockholders, who
| shall have the right to purchase same a.
said book value in proportion to the stock
| Article IV.-All Of the corporate powers
of This CORPORATION shall vest in and be
exercised by a Beard of Directors composed
Of three (5) stockholders Of this corporation,
| to be elected at meeting of the stock
holders held fer that purpose at the domi-
cile Of the company on the second Tuesday
! in November Of each year. beginning with
| the second Tuesday of November 1918, no.
1 tice of which meeting shall be given. to
! Zach stakeholder at least fifteen QS days
| prior to such meeting, either personal
| Nv. or BY deposting said notice in the post
| Office sroperly addressed to the last known
| address Of each stakeholder as Shown by the
books Of the corporation, at least fifteen
/ QS days before such meeting.
| The first Board Of Directors of this cor.
poration is hereby declared to be composed
Of Harry s Hardin, of AZ S. Johnson
| St, New Orleans, La; Julius H. Hohen-
stein. Savannah, Georgia; and Charles E.
Novel of ~ N. Rendon ST., New Orleans
La, and they shall hold Office until the
second Tuesday in November, 1918 or until
their successors are duly elected and quail
| fed; with H. S Hardin as President, ]. w
| Hohenstein as Vice President and c. z.
Novel as Secretary Treasurer
The Board of Directors shall Immediately
/ after their election and qualification for of.
i fee, select from among their number, q
/ President, a Vice-President and Secretary
| and a Treasurer, provided the Offices of Sec
rotary and Treasurer might be held by the
same person.
At such election of directors, each stock.
holder shall be entitled to cast one vote
| for each share of stock owned by him, either