The herald., 1917-10-25
CHARTER
OF THE DIETRICH & WILT, lNCORPO-
RATED
United States of America, State OF Louis
ana, Parish OF Orleans, City OF Ne,
Orleans

United States of America, State OF Louisi-
ana, Parish OF Orleans, City OF Ne"
Orleans
Re i; known. that on this first 0sO day
f the month of October, III the year OF our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and sew
cnteen, and of the Independence OF the
United States of America, the hundred
and forty-second, before me, Felix Joseph
PUG, notary public. duly commi ssloned
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 hereunto subscribed. all residents
IF this city, who severally declared that,
2vailing themselves OF the provisions Of the
laws Of this State, relative 10 the organiZa-
ZION Of corporations, they have covenanted
and agreed. and do, by these presents, cove
1ant and agree, bind and form themselves
nto a corporation for the objects and pur
poses and under the stipulations and agree
ments hereinafter set forth which they here
by adopt as their charter, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and style OF this cor
poratior hereby formed is declared to be
Dietrich and Wilt, Inc, and its domicile
| shall be in the City OF New Orleans. 1t
shall commence business all OF
| he requirements OF the law shall have been
| complied with, and it shall enjoy success.
| sion for its corporate name for the term OF
| ninety nine years from and after said date
| unless sooner dissolved, in the manner di
| rected by law, during which time II shall
| have the right to and be sued in II:
| corporate name; TO acquire property by grant
| gift, purchase or bequest; 10 sell, lease, hole
| or dispose of, and to mortgage and pledgt
| real, personal and mixed property; and enjo!
| all other powers, rights and privileges grant
ed by law to corporation.
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes 70
which this corporation IS organized, and tn
nature of the business to be carried on by it
are hereby declared to be to do a genera
Warehouse and Storage business, 10 act a
forwarding and distributing agents, and Gus
house Brokers, and TO do and perforr
such other things incidental 10, connecte
with and necessary to properly carry out I'll
above business; TO purchase from Dietric
& Wilt their business, stock in trade, an
other effects. as well as their good will, an
continue the business carried on b.
them at No 400 Y. Peters street, in this city
Article III.-The capital stock of this cor
poration is hereby fixed at five thousan
dollars (s5,0O00O) represented by fifty $50
shares of the par value of one hundred dol
lars $4,000 each, payable in cash al tim
Of subscription, or property conveyed 10 tn
corporation.
: The capital stock of this corporation ma
: be increased to an amount not 10 excee
, twenty thousand dollars (S20OOO.00); but j
} ! the event of such increase, the addition;
shares to he issued as representing sal
( increase, shall be divided pro rata among
] those owning shares at that time if the
|
d Article 1N.-The president, or in his a
V sence, the secretary-treasurcr, is designate
u as the person upon whom all citations
!. other legal process shall be served.
II Article N.-All corporate powers of III
e corporation shall be vested in, and exercis
IS by, board Of directors, composed OF n
less than three (O nor more than FIVE
n stockholders. a majority OF whom shall co
D. stitute a quorum for the transaction Of bu
ID ness.
,e X. W. Dietrich. residing at No. s4n7 r,
gundv street, New Orleans, Edgar NJ r,
in residing at No 727 Esplanade street, n
n Orleans, Guy Hopkins. residing at $50 |
c. Dlanade street, New Orleans, shall constit,
I'd the first board of directors, who shall SCI
IS until the first Monday in April, 1919. wi
" R. W. Dietrich, as president. Edgar NJ. R
lie as secretarv-treasurer, and Guy Hopkins,
chairman of the board.
Of On the first Monday in April, 1919, a
* annually thereafter, an election for dir
II ors shall be held at the Office of the c
IN 0oration, of which election due notice sh
- be given by notice delivered personally.
IS by depositing same in post-office address!
p . last known address Of each stakeholder
X I appears on books of corporation, at lie
r ifteen days before such meeting Each
Il -ector shall hold his Office until his success
d shall have been duly elected, and the DO;
+ If directors shall at its first meeting af
: its election. select one of its members