The herald., 1917-11-08
CHARTER
OF THE DIETRICH & WILT, INCORPO-
RATED

United States of America, State of Louisi-
ana, Parish Of Orleans, City of New
Orleans
BE it known, that on this first QsD day
IF the month Of October. in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and sew
snteen, and Of the Independence of the
United States OF America, the one hundred
and torty-secOnd, before me, Felix Joseph
Pug, notary public, duly commissioned
and qualified, in and for the Parish of Or
leans, State of Louisiana, therein residing
and in the presence of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared: The persons whose
names are hereunt0 subscribed, all residents
If this city. who severally declared that
lvailing themselves OF the provisions of the
laws OF this State, relative to the organiza-
ION of corporations, they have covenanted
ard agreed, and d. by these presents, cove
lant and agree, bind and form themselves
into a corporation for the objects and Dur-
poses and under the stipulations and agree
nents hereinafter set forth which they here
by adopt as their charter, to-wit:
Article THE name and style of this cor
ooratlon hereby formed is declared to be
Dietrich and Wilt, Inc, and its domicile
shall be in the City of New Orleans l.
shall commence business as soon as all OF
he requirements Of the law shall have been
-omplIed with, and it shall enjoy success
son tor It's corporate name for the term of
Ninety-nine years from and after said date,
-ected by law, during which time it shall
nave the right to sue and be sued in its
corporate name; TO acquire property by grant.
mt, purchase or bequeSt to SELL lease. hold
u dispose or and to mortgage and pledge
cal, personal and mixed property: and enjoy
all other powers, rights and privileges grant.
ed by law TO corporation.
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized and the
natuTe OF the business to be carried on by it,
are hereby declared to be to do a general
warehouse and Storage business TO act as
'orwarding and distributing agents, and Gus
Om-house Brokers, and to do and perform
such other things incidental to, connected
win and necessary TO properly carry out the
above business; TO purchase from Dietrich
& Wilt their business. stock in trade, and
'ther effects, as well as their good will. and
continue the business now carried on by
them at No. 400 y. Peters street, in this citv
Article ill.-The capital stock of this cor
poration Is hereby fixed at FIVE thousand
dollars ($5cOO.OO represented by fftv Is0
shares OF the par value of one hundred dol
iars CSlnOOl each, payable in cash at time
81 subscription, or property conveyed to the
The capital stock of this corporation NAV
be increased to an amount not TO exceed
twenty thousand dollars $4,000 Coz; but in
ne event OF such increase, the additional
snares TO be issued as representing said
increase, shall be divided pro rata amongst
desire. -S - ''iey
Article, IV.-The president. or in his alb.
>e"Ct' the secretary-treasurer, is designated
as me person upon whom all citations or
o',er legal process shall be served.
Article N.-All corporate powers OF this
corporation shall be vested in, and exercised
oy' a board Of directors, composed Of MOI
.ess man three (0 nor more than FIVE Isl
s.oCkhoiderS, a majority of whom shall con.
stltu'e a quorum for the transaction of busi.
r. W. Dietrich, residing at No 34o7 Bu-
gundy street, New Orleans, Edgar NJ. Rea
reSidlng at No. 7H Esplanade street. Neu
orleans, Guy Hopkins. residing at go Fs
planade street, New Orleans. shall constitut,
the FIRST board of directors, who shall serv'
until the first Monday in April, 1910. with
K W. Dietrich, as president, Edgar NJ Re-,
as secretary-treasurer, and GUY Hopkins =,
chairman of the board. d.
On the first Monday in ApriI. 1910 an,
annually thereafter, an election for direc
tors shall be held at the Office of the cor
poration, of which election due notice shat
BE gwen by notice delivered personally. q,
by depositing same in post-ofice addressei
% last known address of each stockhoIder az
Z appears on books of corporation. a, les,
htteen days before such meeting. Each d.
-ector shall hold lis Office until his successor
snail have been duly elected, and the board
n directors shall at its first meeting after
Its election, select one of its members as