The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-10-04

4 O,,;,,,-o notary Public, duly cprnriss.
! ioned and qualified. in and Tor tins city and
! the Parish Of Orleans, therein residing ana
| IN The nrcsence Of the witnesses hereinafter
| named and undcrs gned, personally came anu
| appeared the persons whose names are mere
! unto subscribed. all OF the iuli age % ma
| iority and residents Of this parish and state,
! who severally declared that, avaIhng then.
| selves OF the provisions OF the ACT o. We
Legislature OF this STATE. known as hc' no.
| 3o7 OF the Acts OF the Session 81 lJl4 tAry
| do. by these presents, covenant, agree and
| hind themselves, as we'll as all such other
| pe-sons as may hereafter become associated
| with them in order - form and constitute q
corporation or body polite IN law, TOY ;a-
objects and purposes, and under 'he suplIa.
| lions following, to-wlt:
! Article The name and TILE OF this cor
| p1ra,ion shall be Shlstone Process Company,
Inc, and it shall have and enjoy succession
! and existence foI period Of ninety nine
wears from date hereof L snail haFe tie
| power and authority TO sue and be sued ~
! its corporate name, in any court OF competent
| iuri sdiCtiOn: . contract; 20 make and use
| a common seal and alter The same at pleas
! urc; to acquire property by grant, git, IIE-
! chase and by devise or bequesti 20 lease
hold and dispose of, and 10 mortgage and %
| pledge :hc same all subject 10 Limitations oil,
! NAV be provided by law; to issue bonds ana
notes: - borrow and lend money; - arp''1;
such officers and agents as the business "'
! the corporation nay require, and - nN ia.iT
| CONDENSATION; to name directors and mana
gc-s and TO make and establish bylaws,
! rules and regulations i0- the managcmc".
~ the business and affairs III said CORPORA
ton as may be requisite and necessary.
| Article 1.-The domIcIlc OF tins Co-P1ra-
ZION shall be in the City Of New Orleans.
State OF Louisiana. where all citations and
other legal process shall be served upon The
| proper officers thereof.
! Article III.-The objects and purposes t'-
which This corporation is organized and III,
! nature 81 the business u be carried on Toy
! il are hereby declared t. De; - manuia.'are
ard deal in chemicals and rchncd p-otuc;,
! Of every kind and character Whatsoever. and
to manufacture and deal in carbonS Of al!
! kinds and. in certain cases, 20 apply the
! same % the dccolorizatIpn Of liquids and
! fluid, and the absorption 90 gases; 70 acquire
! patents, by purchase Or otherwise. covering
! chemical processes and formulas 20 acquire.
! own, operate and lease, or otherwise use
! and acquire, patent applying certain carbon
| material in the refining u sugar and mo-
! la.srS. and T. engage in the business OF re-
/ ining sugar and molasscs by such carbon
/ process or processes and generally 20 do any
| and all things necessary OF incidental 20
the conduct OF said business.
! Article IN-Thc capital stock Il This COY
! pora:ion is hereby declared 90 be the SUN
81 one hundred thousand dollars tSlO,Wo"O,
/ divided into one thousand GunO shares oi
! the par value OF one hundred dollars $1,000
each: the amount Of each share shall De
paid ior in accordance with law. The amount
| to which the capital stock may be increased
! is hereby declared to be the sum Of I'VE
| hundred thousand dollars (S5o0oo0l.
! Article N-Thc corporate powers IF this
| corporation shall Ne vested in a board Of
| directors - hc composed OF three directors,
| two Of whom Shall constitute quorum for
| the transaction II business, 10 be elected an
| uually by the stockholders At meeting 10
he held on The first Monday IN September
The iifs. board OF directors is hereby de
clared - be Herbert NJ. Shls;onc, Fred. 6.
! Cotton and Thos. g. Ryckm.n. with Herbert
NJ Shil,ton- a. president, Fred q. Cotton,
| a. vice president and treasurer, and Thos.
| g. Ryckmau as secretary, who shall hold
office until the fr>; Tuesday in September
J 1918. or until their successor, shall have been
elected and qualified
At all meetings or elections Of this corpo-
| -ation each stakeholder shall he entitled to
! one vote Tor each share Of stock standing in
| his name the books OF the company.
The board Of directors shall have the
power 70 make all bylaws, rules and regu-
| lations necessary for me conduct Of the
| business affairs Of this corporation; and shall
| elect from their number a president, vice
president and treasurer and a secretary.
Article NI.-This charter may be amended,
| altered or modified the corporation dis
| solved ny vote OF twO-thirds OF the stock
holders, voting by shares az a meeting CON
| vened Tor that purpose. after fifteen days
| previous notice ii such meeting shall have
| been given IS required by law.
Article VII.-No stockholder Of this cor
p5ration shall ever be held liable for any
Of, in any further sum than the unpaid bal
anCc due the corporation on the shares
| owned by him. nor shall any mere informal
| ity i'll the organization have the effect OF
rendering this charter null or OF exposing
a stakeholder to any liability whatever
Article VILLA failure a, any time TO
| hold meetings elect directors or officers,
| as herein provided. shall not work forfeit
| ;ure oi ihi, charter or dissolve the corpora
| ton, but the existing board 81 directors and
officers shall continue in office until their
successors in office have been elected which
election shall take place soon possible.
Article lN-At the expiration OF this char
Ter, unless sooner dissolved. its affairs shall
be lquidatcd by one Or more commissioners
| - be appointed by the stockholders in meet
ing assembled for that purpose, and who are
invested with full power 10 sell all The
| assets and property, real and personal, OF
| this corporation, 10 convey a full and com
plete title thereto, and to do and perform
all acts essential 10 4 full and complete
liquidation of the affairs OF this corporation.
| and to divide the proceeds, if any, in ac-
cordlucc with law.
Thus done and passed. at my Office in the
| City Of New Orleans, on the day and date
hrs. above written, in the presence OF Mes
sieurS August II. Ritter and Albert Ritter,
competent witnesses, whose names are here
unto subscribed together with the said ap-
bearers and ne. Notary, after reading of the
| whole. And the appearers have set opposite
their names and addresses the number OF
shares subscribed by them.
Original Signed Herbert ". Shilstone, 3O2
Camp ST., "a shares; F. 6. Cotton, $500
| Tulane Ave, 100 shares; T. G. Ryckman,
1909 Tulane Ave, ! share
Witnesses: A. II. Ritter and Albert Ritter.
!. NJ. OUINTERO. Notary Public.
|, the undersigned Recorder Of Mortgages,
in and for the Parish Of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing Ac. OF Incorporation of the
Shilstone Process Co., Inc, this day
duly recorded in my office. in Book l2l2
Folio 462.
New Orleans. Sept. Is. 1917.
(S;greD EMILE J. LEONARD, D. X.
A true copy.
J. NJ OUINTERO. Notary Public
Sept p Oct II Is Is Nov
CHARTER
OF BREWERS LAGOON COCOANJT
COMPANY. INCORPORATED.