The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-10-17
CHARTER OF NEW CENTRAL CANNING
CO., INC

Snl'ed states of America, State of Iouis.
ANA City Of New Orleans. BE il Lno.,n
~ A ' Oh inns twenty-eighth day of the montl
OF august in the year one thous,nJ III
1undred and eighteen Q9lS), before me Tbnn
uoIe Sotonlo, Notary Public. dulv cn,,r;S
SIoned ana sworn in for the Parish Of n
sid; ana CITY OF New Orleans, therein re-
sizing. Personally appeared the oar.a.e.
whose names are hereunto snbscr;b.gg s ,''i
ueeidIeu mat, availing themselves of the ne
.,isiohs OF the laws of this state rel,t;ra -
tne organization of corporations, and NJ
pps @ILLIuidriy Act No. 27 of the General As.
sL OF thls State, approved July 9 IqI4
.hey nave covenanted and agreed and do h.,
ssnese presents, covenant and agree hi
FORM and constitute themselves. as well ~
o ooon persons who may hereafter Join or he
ton and body polite in law. for "a. t?oa
anu purposes and under the aorene,ss ~ :
supniations following to-wit: anu
ANI lyle The name and stvle of THE
20 POI dtioh snail be: New Central CANINE
20; Inc, and under that name il sbaIi ba,,s
ana ENJOY all the rights and priv;Iea.s ." a,'I
duEdhtages granted by law 10 cornorat;o,s ~
s sndl exist tor the period of ninety-nine ye,,s
toni tnis day; 1t shall have the powrr IN
contract, sue and be sued in lie p"sl 10
name; and to make and use a co-,. 70. PoId ave
ana me same to break or alter AZ nI.ss,,eai
~ Hoiu' receive, purchase, convey rnortgaao'
nspo.neTate or pledge property, both real or
i;as.;l' 10 issue bonds, notes and other oh.
u HCSOlldDIe Instruments. 10 ba,,o
ana employ such managers. directors ote; naEe
aseHts ana other employees as the interes,
ana convenience of said corporation No. -
iuiIe or demand; to make and establish -
n9-la Iules and regulations for the cor
Potae management and control of the AZ.
IdifS OF the corporation as NAV he -
necessary and expedient. ueeineu
AK ICLE 1.-THE domicile Of sa;d .,-
Er% ''I m-,s snail Be established in the city of
citations and other legal process sbaII az
served on the president. in his absencn oe
me Wce-preSident; and in the absencn az ns
Doth on the secretary. Vi
for IN wb HE ~ 1.-THE objects and purposes
M"ISh ms corporation is formed and
nature OF the business to be carried on bv -
are hereby declared TO be: the n.n,,fscy.,, -,
ang canning of all food products. vegetabIes
aug fruits OF all kinds, and also the imoo-,
40 other business connected herewith and
necessary Tor the proper conduct az ~. -;
ness of said corporation. u inc ousi-
oorn LIE lV-The capital stock of this
thousand dollars $4,000. divided in,o by
shares OF the par value of $1,000 each All
SHARES OF stock shall be full paid and non
ddsssessaOie. No transfer of stock shall h.
oInuing upon the corporation unless made
sboii DOORS, and all certificates of stock
Shd!I De signed by such officers as NAV he
oeslgnated by the board of directors This
eoIPoratlon shall have the right 10 ipcresso
rs U.s. capital stock TO the further sum %
y, One Hundred Thousand Dollars.
hundred Dollars each, provided such in
crease IN the capital stock shall have beer
authorized by three fourths Of the stocLI
noIuers at meeting TO be held for that pur.
PosG aIer Delng duly notified in writing. No
STOCK shall be sold by any stockboIder ,,,.;i
the same shall be offered for sale 20 49,.
corporation which shall have the rich, g.
PuISnase the same and no transfer shall he
maze upon the books of the corporation ur1.;i
T STOCK mas been so offered and declined
III me event OF an increase of the canitaI
stock the additional shares shall he r.,
ofiered TO the stockholders desirous 70 s,,J
scribe to such increase " SUI
AKllCLE V.-All the corporate nove,s of
TINS corporation shall be vested in and 81.
management and control of its aff,;-s sL.II
De exercised by a board of directors cor,
posed OF four stockholders. A maiori,v nf
me directors shall constitute a quorum for
me transaction of all business. The drec
tors shall be elected annually bv a halo, on
the second Thursday in January in e,cb
year. Each stakeholder shall be entitled. in
person or by proxy, to a vote for every share
owned 6y him, and all elections shall be
held under such rules and regulations as NAV
be determined by the board Of directors af,ey
fifteen days notice by mail of such election
snall nave been sent to each stockholder AZ
his last known address. The directors thus
elected snail continue in office for one year.
VI until tneT SUCCESSORS shall have been
duly elected and qualified. No failure 10
elect shall be regarded as forfeiture of this
charter Any vacancy occurring on said
board shall be filled by the remaining di.
rectors for the unexpired term; the said
board shall likewise elect the additional
members in case they should determine 10
increase the number of said board The
said board of directors shall, at its first
meeting after its election nominate out of
ITS number a president, a vice president,
av,I =.
have the right to consolidate any two OF
said officers into one, or segregate said Of.