The herald., 1917-03-22

ChAKlEH
OF STRAWBERRY GROWERS SELLING

CO., INC.
United States of America, State OF LOUISIANA
Parish Of Orleans, City OF New Orleans.
Be il 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-hrst,
before me- Scott +. Beer, a notary public,
truly commissioned and qualified, in and
for this city and the parish OF orleans,
therein residing, and in the presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names are hereto sub
scribed, who severaly declared that, avail
ing themselves of the laws of the state OF
Louisiana in such cases 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;
10 form a corporation for the objects and
purposes and under the articles and stpula-
tions following, to-wt:
Article 1.-The name Of this corporation
shall be strawberry Growers Selling Co.,
Inc" and under its said corporate name it
shall have the power and authority to have
and enjoy corporate existence and succession
for the full term and period OF ninety:nine
years from and after the date hereof; to
contract, sue and be sued; to make and use
a corporate SEAL and the same TO alter and
break at pleasure; 10 hold, receive, lease,
purchase and convey, as well as mortgage
and hypothecate property, real, personal and
mixed, corporeal and incorporeal; TO name
. and appoint such managers, agents, directors
and officers as its business, interests and
nbnvenience may require, and to make and
Establish, as well alter and amend, from
thine to time, such bylaws rules and regu-
lations for the proper government of the
affairs of said corporation as may be nee
essary and proper.
Article H.-fhe domicie of this corpora
tion shall be in the city of New Orleans, in
the state OF louisiana, and all service of
citation or other legal process shall be on
Nha aAa.aN oh Nhn
vice-president.
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is established and the
nature of the business to be carried on by
il are declared and specified 20 be:
(a) To act as agent or representative OF
corporations, firms and individuals;
(b) To do a general business commits
sion merchant, selling agent and factor. I'M
der del Credere cOmm ssiou merchants in the
manner and to the extent that natural per-
could do;
(c) To carry on any and all business of
planter. grower, producer, manufacturer,
inerchant-both wholesale and retail-impor.
ter, exporter, without limitation as to class
of products and merchandise and to produce,
adapt, buy, sell and otherwise deal in any
goods, wares, merchandise, materials or
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, materials
or things required in connection with or
incidental or supplemental to its business
as planter, grower, producer, manufacturer
and merchant;
Id To make and enter into all kinds Of
contracts, agreements and obligations by or
with any person, firm or corporation to effect
and accomplish any and all of the objects
and purposes for which this corporation is
organized and generally to have full power
to perform any and all acts connected with
its business incidental thereto or arising
therefrom and necessary for the purposes of
the business.
Article IV.-The capital stock of this cor
poratiou is hereby fixed at FIVE thousand
dollars (SS,0O0OO) divided into or represent
ed by nifty 500 shares OF the par value Of
one hundred dollars $4,000 each.
The capital stock may be increased TO
fifty thousand dollars $4,000. This com
pany shall be going concern as soon as
twenty five hundred dollars have been sub
scuhed and as soon as twelve hundred and
fifty dollars have been paid in.
All stock shall he paid for in cash or in
installmeuts of such amounts and at such
times as the board of directors may deter
mine.
Article V-All the corporate powers of
this corporation shall be vested in and ex.
ercised by a board of directors to be COM
posed OF three stockholders. Said board of
day after the FIRST Monday of January each
year, except he first board of directors,
which sha!. insist of the following:
Charles N,e.nberger, 1850 Valence St, New
pIlcduS, La arturo Oell OrtO, lUl Lopez
St, New Orleans, La; ]. H. Hammell, 4724
St. Peter St, New Orleans, La.
Except as hereafter designated the board
of directors shall at its first meeting after
election, from among its members, elect a
president, yice-presidenn secretary and a
treasurer. 1t may combine the office of sec
rotary and treasurer in one person, and it
may elect TO the office one who is neither
a director or stockholder.
The FIRST officers shall be as follows:
Charles Weinberger, president; Arturo dell
orto, uce'presldent. and J. H. Hammell,
secretary and treasurer
Inc president and ce-president shall hold
ONCE until the. expiration of the term for
which the board named in this charter shall
serve, and until their successors are elected
and quaiihed. and the secretary treasurer
shall hold his Office at the pleasure of the
board OF directors.
Article W.-The board of director, shall
meet regularly on the FIRST Tuesday after the
hrst Monday OF each month, and. at such