The herald., 1917-02-15
ACT OF INCORPORATION
OF THE 'SAN-I-BAKER' CORPORAL
INCORPORATED.
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BE j, known. that on this the twentieth
I.y oi the month N January, in the wear Of
nG- L1-i one thousand nine hundred and
seventeen GglT, and oi the indepeude-ce Of
The United States u America. the one nun.
i-cd and f1-ty-trst, before me. Joseph Sinai.
a notary public. duly commissioned and
sworn, in and for the parish Of Orleans,
s.4:e OF louisiana. and therein residing
Personally came and appeared the persons
whose names are hcreu1to subscribed. who
declared that availIng themselves Of the
provisions Of the laws Of this state relative
particularly - Act POI OF the General As
,rr0h.y OF this State, approved July 9th.
1914, they have C0venanted and agreed, and
d., by these presents, covenant and agree,
bind, form and constitute themselves, as
well as such persons who may hereafter join,
~ become associated with them, into a cor
po-atiou and body polite in law. for the OBJ
jects and purposes and under the agreements
and s;pula;ions following. to-wit:
Article The name and style Of this cor
po-atioa shall be The 'Sln-I- Baker Cor
po-a;!on, Incorporated" and under that name
II shall have and enjoy all the rights, ad-
corporations; II shall exist Tor the period
o. nirety-nine (9pl years from this date: II
shall have the power 70 contract. sue and
be sued in its corporate name; 20 make and
use corporate seal. and the same 20 break,
o- alter A. pleasure; TO hold. receive, pUr-
chase, convey, mortgage, hyp0thecate or
pledge property, both real and personal; %
lssue bonds, notes and other obligations OF
negotiable instruments; 10 have and employ
such managers. directors, officers, agents and
other employees as the interest and Conve-
nIence Of said corporation may require, or
demand: 70 make and establish such bv-
laws. rules and regulations for the corporate
management and control OF the affairs of the
corporation may be deemed necessary and
expcdIent.
Article 1.-THE domicile Of this corpora
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State OF Louisiana, and all citations and
other legal processes shall be served on the
president, Or in his absence, on the vice
president and, in the absence Of both. on
the secretary.
Article III-The objects and purposes for
the nature Of the business to be carried on
by il, are declared to be as follows:
The importing and exporting OF cofees,
teas, chicories, spices, herbs, oils, chemicals.
and all products and materials incident 10
the manufacture Of favoring extracts; the
importing and exporting OF groceries and
g1ocers' sundries, the roasting. blending.
mixing. packing and general trading in the
products above named; the importing ex-
porting. jobbing and retailing OF general
merchandise; the buying. selling and trad
sary for the manufacture Of containers suit
able to the wants Of this corporation, such
as tin, iron. steel, wood. fibre. paste-board.
and other applied materials; the trading in
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creating and printing of necessary forms
and photographic work.
And, generally to do every act, matter or
thing whatever, that may be necessary, in
cdental, useful or advisable in the fur
therance of said objects and purposes.
Article IV.-The capital stock of this cor
poration is fixed at the sum of hundred
thousand (SlOOOOOOO dollars. divided into
one thousand 0,0O0) shares. OF the par value
Of hundred $4,000 dollars each. All
~ h. full and
assessable
Said stock shall be paid for in cash, or the
Same may be issued, at not less than par,
for labor done or for services rendered to
the said corporation, or property or rights
actually received by said corporation.
No stakeholder shall have the right to dis
pose OF his shares of stock until he shall
have first offered the same to the board of
have fifteen G5' days option within which
to purchase same. No transfer of stock shall
be binding upon the corporation unless made
upon its books.
This corporation snail have the right to
increase its capital stock UP TO the further
dollars, or any part thereof, 10 be divided
| into shares of one hundred $4,000 dollars
each. provided said increase in the capital
| stock shall have been authorized by the
stockholders at a meeting held pursuant TO
| the provisions OF this charter.
| This corporation shall have and enjoy the
| right 10 purchase shares OF stock in other
| corporations partnerships or other interests
| as may be found necessary, expedient and
| advisable.
| This corporation shall be and become 4
going concern when fifty per cent 5000
Of its stock shall A4ve been subscribed anC
paid for.
| Article V.-All tho corporate powers of thi.
| corporation shall Ne vested in, and exercised
| by, a board Of directors composed of not les
| than FIVE 81 and not more than nine g
| stockholders, and a majority of the direc
| tors shall constitute quorum for the trans
action of all business.
The board of directors herein named shall
have the the power and authority TO augmen
its number by any addition up to the max
imum number Of nine members.
The directors shall be elected annually, b,
ballot, by the stockholders on the first Mon
day in January Of each year.
Each stockholder shall be entitled, in per
son or by proxy, to one vote for every shar
owned by him, and all elections shall b
held under such rules. and regulations as ma
be specified by the board of directors afte
fifteen C9 days notice of such election shall
have been sent to each stakeholder at hi
last known address.
No failure 10 elect directors shall be re
garded as a forfeiture of this charter.
Any vacancy occurring on such board shall
be filed by the remaining directors for tn
unexpired term.
Said board of directors shall, at its frs
meeting after its election, nominate. out o
its members, president, vice-president. sec
ond vice-president, secretary and treasures
The Offices of secretary and treasurer ma
be combined and held by one person.
Said board of directors shall have the RICH
to appoint and dismiss such clerks, mana
gers and other employees of the corpora
ton as, in its judgment, may be deeme'
necessary.
The tenure Of Office of all the employee
Of the corporation shall be during the pleas
ure of the board.
Any director shall have the right TO ap
point. in writing. any other director. to &C
| as his proxy and in his stead, at any AM
all meetings Of the board of directors.
Article VI.-George Fisher Baker, who's
post Office address is No. 1924 General Taylo
| street. New Orleans, Louisiana; Francl
Lawrence Martin, whose post office address
is No 1913 Peters Avenue, New Orleans
louisiana; Mary Ruth Lynch, whose pos
Office address is l427 Meipomene street, New
Orleans, louisiana; Leonhard Jacob Naei
whose post Office address is No. S0l2 Oal
street. New Orleans, Louisiana; Frank Gar,
Hardie. whose post Office address is l4l
Jackson avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana
shall constitute the first board of director
of this corporation, with the right of aug
mentation as hereinabove set out, with:
George Fisher Baker, as president; Fran
els Lawrence Martin, as FIRST vice-president
Mary Ruth Lynch, as second vice-president
Leonard Jacob Naef, as secretary and treas
urer, to serve until the first Monday Of Jar
uary, 1918, or until their successors sha