The herald., 1917-02-15
CHAR TER
OF CHARLES IL HOWARD IMPORT

CHARTER
OF CHARLES II. HOWARD IMPORT
COMPANY, INC.
United STATES Of America, State of Louisiana,
Parish 0t Orleans. City OF New Orleans.
he Il known ;la' ON this 26th day OF the
month ot January. n the year Of oar Lord
one thousand nine hundred and seventeen,
and ot the independence Of the United States
N America the one hundred and f5rty-GrSt
before me. John 7. Sullivan. a notary public,
d-.y comm. >s,J1ed and qualified. n and for
ms city, parish and state, therein residing
and III the presence OF the witnesses here
matter =. med and undersigned, personally
cam and appeared. The following persons
whose names are hereuuto subscribed to-
SetheT with the amounts Of their respective
SuhSCrl p-l0uS 20 the capital stock OF the cor
p5ratIon 10 be formed who sey--ally declare
tha' awaiting themselves OF the provisions
Of the general laws OF the State OF Louisi-
ana relative 10 the organization OF corpora
uons they have C0veuanted and agreed and
do, by these presents, covenant and agree
and bind and obllEate themselves, as well as
associated with them, or their successors, 10
form and constitute themselves into a cor
po-atlon and body polite. and for the OBJ
Jects and purposes and under agreements and
Stpulatlons following, to-wIt:
Article The name and title OF this cor
poratl'n shall be Charles II. Howard I'm
port Company, Inc and by that name said
corporation shall have power and authority
:ern OF rinety-nine years from the date
hereof; TO contract; sue and be sued; to
make and use a corporate seal: 10 purchase,
lease, sell, mortgage, hypotheCate and pledge
property, real, personal or mixed.
Article 1.-THE domicile Of the said cor
poration shall be in the city OF New Orleans.
State OF Louisiana, and all citations and
other legal process shall be served upon the
president Of said corporation, and in the
case Of his absence. upon the yice-president.
| and IN the case Of the absence OF both OF
these officers, upon the secretary-t-easurer
Article, III.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation IS established. and
the nature Of the business TO be carried on
| BY II are declared to be as follows: To pu-.
chase. sell and conduc; a general wholesale
coffee, rice and general merchandise bust.
/ ness.
Article IV-The capital stock Of this cor.
po-atlon shall be twenty-five thousand dollars
| lS2S.OOOJ, divided into two hundred and
| ifty. $50 shares Of the par value Of one
| hundred dollars CSlOOOO each, payable when
issued IN cash or other property, for ser
wee, rendered, or actually performed as
| decided by the board OF directors Each
| share OF stock shall be entitled to one vote
at all general elections. The company shall
have the right TO increase its capital stock
| 10 one hundred thousand dollars $4,000
| Article N.-NO stakeholder shall ever be
| held liable or responsible for the indebted.
| ness. faults, or defaults of this corporation
| nor shall any mere infornality in the or.
| SANITATION OF the corporation have any effect
| u rendering the charter null or of exposing
| the stockholders 20 any liability beyond the
| unpaid balance, II any, OF his stock subscrip-
| ton
Should any ,stockholder desire to sell his
stock, he shall first offer the same to the
| stockholders OF the company, through its
board OF directors, and the Stockholders who
| desire to purchase shall have the right tc
purchase the same. in proportion to their
| holdings OF stock in the company. Should
SAID stockholders in seventy-two hours after
| notice having been given. fail or refuse tc
| purchase the stock offered for sale, such
stock may be sold TO any one.
No transfer of stock shall be made or held
| 10 be valid and binding unless made on the
| DOCKS OF the company, and unless made in
| pursuance OF the provisions of this charter
| Article Willie business of this CORPORA.
ZION shall be directed by and vested in q
| board OF directors composed of three stock
| holders, and they shall hold office until the
hrst tuesday in January, 1919, and on thai
| day elections shall be held annually for di
| -ectors at the Office of the corporation Fail
| ure to hold an election on the day specified
| shall not dissolve the corporation but the di
rectors in Office shall hold their RESPECTIVE,
| ottlces until an election shall be held afte,
| zen days notice OF the time and place there
I OF given to each stockholder. The annua
| election shall be held on the first Tuesday II
January, 1919, and thereafter on the frs
| and the directors shall be chosen BY ballot
| md the election shall be held between tn
| hours OF 2 p. m. and p. m. All vacancie
N the board Of directors for whatever caus
| shall be hlled by the remaining directors
| harles II. Howard shall be the first pres
dent; John P. Sullivan shall be the frs
Llce-presldent, and P. L. Keaghey shall b
ne hrst secretary treasurer, and they shall
loid office until the first Tuesday of Ian
iary, 1919. and each succeeding board Q
directors thereafter shall elect its principa
)fhcers Tor the term Of their election, an
My stockholders shall be eligible for eleC
| mas har IS. IL (
Article VlI-Whenever this corporation
dissolved, either by limitation or otherwis,
IS affairs shall be liquidated by the boar
directors, who are hereby vested with fu
'ower to sell any and all assets of the col
ooration, either separately or in mass an
20 convey full and complete title thefet,
and shall have power to do and perform a
'ets necessary and proper TO fully and con
oletely liquIdate the affairs and distribut
ne proceeds, If any, among the stakeholder
u the said corporation to the amount of stoc
held by each.
Article VIII-This act of incorporate
may be amended, altered or modified or thi
corporation dissolved by a vote Of thre,
tourths OF the shares of the total amount {
stock at a meeting convened for that pu,
pose, after ten days notice in writing MALE
TO the address of each stockhoder
Thus done and passed, at my notarial ofic,
IN the city OF New Orleans. on the day an
date herein first above written, in the ore,
ence of Messrs. John T. Sullivan and F. "
neTeunt
slgt these presents, together with appearer
whole.
Original Signed: Chas H. Howard. a
shares, sos Poydras. New Orleans, paid 70
by sale of business of Chas. H Howard
John T. Sullivan, 642 Commercial Place, Ne,
Orleans, La, one share; John P. Sullivan
one share, 642 Commercial Place, New Or
leans, La; P: l. Keaghey, share, 500 Poy
dras street. New Orleans
Witnesses: John T. Sullivan Fred "
Bogel.
JOHN P. SULLIVAN Notary Public.
l the undersigned recorder of mortgage.
in and for the Parish of Orleans. State .
louisiana. do hereby certify that the aboy
and foregoing act of Incorporation, of IN
Charles H. Howard Import Co.. Inc, wa
this day. duly recorded in my Office, in boo
100, folio g.
New Orleans, January 9th. 1917.
(SigneO EMILE ]. LEONARD, DIV. R.
/, the undersigned notary public, hereb
certify the above and foregoing to be thu
and correct copy of the act Of incorporate
of the Charles II. Howard Import Co, Inc
together with the certificate of the recorder Z
mortgages for the parish of Orleans there,
attached. the original of which is of recor
IN my current notarial register.