The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-09-06
CHARTERS.

years from the date hereof; to contract, sue
and be sued; 10 make and use a corporate
seal; 20 purchase and receive, lease, hold,
sell and convey, as well as mortgage and
hyp0thecate, property, real, personal and
mixed; 10 name and appoiNt such officers
and agents as the interest of said corpora
ton may require; and to make and establish
such bylaws and regulations 70! the proper
management and regulation OF its aairS as
may be deemed necessary. and the same 10
change and alter at pleasure.
Article 1.-THE domicile of said corpora
ton 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 vice president
and, IN case Of the absence OF both OF these
othcers, upon the secretary thereof.
Article IIL-The objects and purposes for
winch this corporation IS established, and
the nature OF the business 90 be carried
on by II are declared 70 be. to buy, sell,
receive and ship flour, feed, fruit and grain.
-, water, minerals and such other CONNER
cia! products as may be legally and right
FULLY bought. sold, shipped and delivered,
and, and generally to do all acts and to
enter into all contracts that may be neces-
compii shment OF the aforesaid purposes.
Article lE.-Ihe capital stock Of this cor
pora:IOn shall be twenty-five thousand CS25.-
GOOW dollars, divided into TWO hundred and
NIFTY 'ZoO) shares 81 the par value OF
/ hundred $4,000 dollars per share. payable
when issued IN cash, or Other property, and
| nay he increased to the OF one hundred
thousand tSlpJ,U000) dollars. divided into
| one thousand GOOO shares OF The par value
| u one hundred dollars $4,000 per share
| and thlS corporation is TO be going con-
Germ when one.half OF the capital stock has
| been subscribed and paid for. Each share
| OF stock shall be entitled 10 one vote a, all
| general elections.
Article N.-No stakeholder shall ever be
| liable o. responsible for the Indebtedness
| faults, or defaults Of this corporation, nor
| shall any mere informally in the o-ganiza-
| t!en OF the corporation have any effect Of
/ rendering the charter null or OF exposing
| the stoc kho!ders 10 any liability beyond the
| unpaid Balance, II any, on his stock sub
| ,crlptiOn.
No transfer of stock shall be made or held
! 10 be valid and binding unless made on the
| books o. Inc company, and unless made IN
| pursuance Of The provisions OF thlS charter
Such transfers may Je made eIther at the
| ONCE Of :he company IN New Orleans, Lou
| iSrana, or al Avrston. Illinois
Article Nl.-Ghis corporation shall have all
powers granted 70 such corporation, by law,
and shall have the power TO cos5rac', sue
| and be sued IN its corporate name 10 yuv
| sell, receive and ship flour, feed fruit, and
| gram, OIL, water, minerals and such other
commercial products may Ice legally and
| rghtTuliy bought, sold, shipped and deliy-
cred, and 10 hypothcCate IL property, and
| 20 do any and all acts and things OF any
other kind. nature or description, a. may be
| necessary 10 carry out the objects and pu--
| poses %: said business q, il interests and
convenience may require.
Article Willie business Of said co-pa.
| ration shall be directed by and vested IN
| a board OF directors composed Of hve stock
holders. majority OF whom shall constitute
quorum Tor the transaction OF all business.
| shall be: % Paul {. Gu,gnor ,2l HUBER
| J. Schlahy. 90 Fred J. Lager. a. Aug
| >ch.atiN. 50 Fred Schlahy. And they shall
| hold office until the Las; Saturday in August.
every day thereafter elections shall be held
| annually 10y directors a. the principal office
| n the corporation Failure 10 hold an cleo
| non on the day specified shall not dissolve
| the corporation, bu, the directors in oftiJe
| snail hold thei. respective Offices until an
| election shall! Ne held after ten days notice
| Of the time and place thereof given 10 each
| o.ocAholder. The annual election shall be
| held on the last Saturday Of August. 1918
| and thereafter on the las; Saturday Of Au-
/ gust IN each succeeding year. and the di-
! rect0rS shall be chosen by ballot, and the
! election shall he held between the hours
! On the board OF directors for whatever cause
! shall be filed by the remaining directors.
/ Paul {. Guignon shall be the FIRST president,
| Hubert J. Schlafy shall be the first vice
president and treasurer and Fred !. Lager
! shall be the FIRST secretary and they shall
! hold Office until the last Saturday Of August.
| 1913, and each succeeding board Of directors
! thereafter shall elect i principal officers for
the term Of their election, and only stock
! holders shall be eligible for election as a
member OF the board Of directors.
Article EIII.-Nheneyer this corporation
is dissolved. either by limitation, or for any
other cause, its affairs shall be liquidated
by the board OF directors, who are hereby
| vested with full power TO sell any and all
| assets Of the corporation. either separately
or in a mass. and TO convey full and COM
plete title thereto, and shall have full power
| TO do and perform all acts necessary and
proper 10 fully and completely liquIda;e the
| affairs and distribute the proceeds, ii any,
among the stockholders Of the said corpo-
! ration 20 the amount Of stock held by each.
Article lN.-Ihis act Of Incorporation may
be amended, altered or modified. or this cor
Of the shares OF the total amount OF stock
at meeting convened for that pgrpose after
| ten day, notice in writing mailed 20 the
! ADDE'S o. each stockholde-.
| Thus done and passed. in ny no;arial Of
fee. in the city OF New Orleans. State OF
| Louisiana. the day. month and year first
| above written. in the presence OF Azelie
. Bennett and Robert f. Bell. competent Wit
names, together with the parties hereto and
me, notary. after a reading Of the whole.
Fred J. Lage-. S. shares l622 Pine Street,
New Orleans, La: Aug. Schtaly. Il shares.
Fred ]. Lager. Agt.: Fred Schlaiy, Al shares,
Carlyle, Illinois by Fred J. Lager ,Agt.
! Paul C. Guignon, AS shares, Avis,on. H., by
Fred J. Lager. Agt; Huber SchlaHy ~
shares, Carlyle, IL. by Fred J. Lager, Agt.
Witnesses: Azelie Bennett, Robert F. Bell
A. A MORENO Notary Public.
Certificate.
| l. the undersigned. Recorder OF Mortgages.
in and for the Parish Of Orleans, State OF
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing Act Of Incorporation. of the
Avistou Flour Co. Inc, was this day duly
| recorded in my Office, in Book 1912, Folio $40.
New Orleans Aug. |, 1917.
EMILE J. LEONARD. by. r.
4 true copy OF the original now on file
| in my office.
4 A. MORENO. Notary Public.
Aug 10 . 30 Sepet Is