The herald., 1917-04-19
CHARTER
,nvsE LSB0RATORY COMPANY

OF MORSE LADT nc.
r.,.l States Of America, State OF L9 4lia
hp'.;L az Orleans, City OF New OIIedIls.
hnsLL ,"vn that on this twentieth day
u .ontb OF March, in the year one
9 y. "A nine hundred and seventeen, A. ""
s n, Charles Rosen, notary puollc,
q. accustomed and qualihed' IN ana l9r
sg ~. nari;h aud state, therein resid-
1 sO,' me presence Of the witnesses
~ s., ,amed and undersigned, person
E e .,m, and appeared: The several per
w -. NAMES are hereunto subscrioed,
yn sstJ age. who declared that. avail
= %..sly,s OF the laws OF this State Tela'
~ Il. organization of corporations IN
~ - r,sts made and provided, they hereoy
-, md bind themselves, their associates,
r,,,,ssOrs and assigns TO form a colP9t1S,tioh
-. n. Articles and Stipulatlons follow
~ vsish they hereby adopt as their char
a. to-vit:
..a.,;.n shall be Morse Laboratory Com
-. lac, and by its corporate name the
W w deviation shall have and enjoy all
i. Gshts, powers, privileges, and adyan-
,,,,s sran,ed BY law TO corporations, incIud-
~ ~ nover 10 have and to enjoy success
=, lar /, full term and period OF twenty
=, wears from the date hereof; TO contract,
=, nd be sued 10 make and use cor
mt, Nal, and the same to break and alter
4 pleasure; to hold, receive, purchase, lease
N and convey, as well as mortgage, n.y.
.sI,e,te and pledge, under its corporate
ssr, property, real, personal and mixed;
a name and appoint managers, directors,
,6,trx agents and other employees, as the
,.,r,s, and convenience of said corporation
r,, require. and TO make and establish such
WINS rules and regulations for the proper
r,asrtment and regulstion OF the AFFAIRS OF
nd corporation as may be necessary and
ypoc, and the same to alter, change and
ntnd at pleasure.
Article 1.-THE domicile of the corpora
,sa shall be in the City Of New Orleans,
,Ar legal process shall be served on the
rrsi5en,, and in case OF his absence or dis
,taty, on the secretary-treasurer thereof, or
I Ne latter Office be divided, on the secre-
hu.
Article HI.-The objects and purposes for
verh this corporation is formed and the ma
rrt Of the business to be carried on by II
" hereby declared to be as follows:
70 conduct and operate physical and chem
III laboratories for analyzing and testing
agir, molssses, and other sugar cane and
BEET products, soils, oils, minerals, cotton
seed meal, and other cotton seed products,
I'D all other products and articles .whatso-
ever, agricultural, manufactured, and other
us; and to conduct a general laboratory
husisess, and to carry on any business con-
ner.ed with or appertaining 10 laboratories
. buy and sell, and manufacture, all kinds
supplies used in laboratories, laboratory
ipTiratus, records and other articles con-
acted with or appertaining to laboratories
and laboratory work, or any manufacturing
pr<tss; to audit and verify laboratory re-
hliA and to furnish therefrom technical
starvation relating TO manufacturing pro-
sssss; to investigate and report upon fac
nnes and other properties, and furnish state
ntnh and statistics concerning the earning
opacity Of factories and other properties, and
AZ ether information in connection there
nn; to furnish plans and specifications for
ne erection and re-Tnodeling of factories
iad 10 take charge Of and superintend the
sak connected Herewith; TO manage, and
sperntend the management of factories anc
aau properties; to patent machines, special
Hparatus, and processes of manufacture, and
n*l lease or otherwise dispose of patent
sas; 10 buy, rent, or otherwise acquire
raa' nights and processes, and install the
aae N factories and other business enter
Ess or properties; and generally 10 do an,
M a. things connected with or appertaininl
me ABOVE and foregoing objects and pur
vs., ARD TO conduct its said business anC
~a'uons IN this city, state or elsewhere.
Article IV.-The capital stock Of this cor
c 1non hereby fixed at FIVE Thousand
MMlul dollars, which shall be divided
VIC and represented by fifty shares of tn,
pr share. NO'
ah sock issued shall be paid for in cash
nay be issued in payment of propert,
..SIaseo or acquired by the corporation, o
1oor or services rendered to the cor
ss'ia0a, and shall be fully paid at the tim
80 issuance and worcestershire. Ever
s.s1s,sr OF any share or shares of the cap
- Noek shall be made on the books of tn
~aa.a, duly signed by the stockholde
=. a'. II stakeholder shall have the right I
=, ~ or any portion Of the shares of stoc
80 Or held by him TO any other STOCK
49,. s.I Of the corporation, for such consit
az ana upon such terms and condition
,,S oih see nj, and without first offerin
= !, ,oek ior sale to the other stockholder.
N any one Of them. No stakeholder shaI
- any share Of his said stock 10 any PEI
IN al : stoekholder, unless he shall hav
avs Sas,eo IN writing, for period Of thirt
MI ,sanoays and legal holidays included
sas'es OF stock to the other stockholder
r.s E corporation, in proportion 10 their r,
tn,.... holdings, through the secretary
rS.A tor secretary, II the Office be d
rsris, snc shall mail or deliver 10 all n
- [s written notice thereof With
hys1 unciuding Sundays and legal no
v "A. ne book value thereof as fixe
d ia osAneiders at the last annual nee
q ss,l Ysvious 10 the first annual meetin
s-,r,.1 AND should the said offer be M
q 81 N writing within said tAirty day
I'D ~ noekholder may sell or transfer b
NJ go, o. stock to any person who
r,lr sSknoider. This restriction shall n,
Ne ,es,, ssiss and transfer of stock fro
h,asis, "a to another stockholder. n
u,i.S /. VI stock shall be recognized or r,
nd I, me books Of the corporation unle.
rssris;,s. 'c' compliance with the aboy
= is,,,p ,t,l stock of the corporation ma
40 doS. 10 twenty-five thousand (s2s
y stock 80 ou' any such increase an
ir,s .ng sold or issued n,st s.. ~, . y
tr = ne existing stockholders in nrono
Fxs 9er respective HOLDINGS AZ En-,
trx ess than par, and unon sur
eassrs 'oai be fixed by the board
prrs;a.ss..'es Of stock shall be signed /
lSsA bx or IN his absence from II
sae "a viee-president should the,
nrrr n. euntersigned by the secretar,
n&0 ,,s secretary, If the ofic. he 4
Eriop. sealed with the seal of the "a
~ vr,s. &c there shall be printed ar othe
Nd a. On the face of each certifca
~ s na'e IS issued and snar be he
IN, ~ provisions ~ Article w
Dnrs,s ma eerporatissI.