The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-02-28
CHARTER
CHARTER.

United States of America, State of Louis
lana. Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans.
BE il known, that on this day. the
fifth day of the month of February i'm
hundred and eighteen; and of the indie
pendcnce of the United States of America,
the one hundred and forty-secOnd; be-
fore me, BuSSiere ROuen. notary public
in and for the Parish of Orleans, State
of Louisiana, duly commissioned sworn
and qualified, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared
The parties whose names are under
signed, who did declare that availing
themselves of the provisions of the laws
of this state, relative to the organization
of corporations, and especially the pro-
visions of Act No. 261. passed by the
General Assembly of this State during
the year 1914. the laws amended thereby.
and the laws existing in this State other
kthan said Act No. 261 of 1914. they have
cOvenanted and agreed and do, by these
presents. covenant and agree and bind
the MT Ives. their successors, their heirs
and assigns, to form and hereby form
themselves into, and constitute them
selves and their successors, into a cOrpor
alton for the objects and purposes fol-
low iIc. tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name, style and title
Of this corporation shall be WEATHER
FORD CRUMP X COMPANY, INC" and
under said corporate name it shall have
all the powers and authority granted by
the laws of this State to. and not express
ly withheld from. corporations.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and pur-
poses of this corporation are declared
generally, to be the conducting of gen
eral cotton business. including the buy
ing and selling of cotton. and the Oper-
alton of warehouses and congresses and
all other business connected with the said
general cotton, warehouse and compress
business, growing out of such business
or necessary for the said objects and pur-
poses, and in so doing, the said corpora
/ ton shall have power to purchase real,
/ personal, or mixed property, of all kinds.
and the same to hold and dispose of at
/ their convenience.
ARTICLE II.-The present amount of
/ capital stock of this corporation is Two
hundred thousand dollars $500. 0O0) divid-
ed into two thousand (2OOOD shares of
the par value of one hundred dollars
| (Sl00) each. and certificates for either
whole, fractional, shares may be is
sued. Said stock shall be payable in
cash, or property, as provided by law.
The amount to which the present cap
ital stock may hereafter be Increased is
hereby declared to be Five hundred thou
sand dollars (SJO0000). to be represented
by certificates of stock of the par value
of one hundred dollars (SlO0) each.
All of the capital stock of this cOrpOr-
alton is to be common stock, and this
corporation shall commence business as
now provided by law.
! Each share of stock shall entitle the
holder and owner thereof to one vote, to
be east either personally, or by written
proxy; and each fractional share shall en-
title the holder and owner thereof to such
| fractional part OF one vote as is repre-
scented by his fractional share of stock.
! ARTICLE IV.-The said stock shall be
only partially, or cOnditionally, the sub
| jet of sale and transfer, and no stock
/ presently subscribed for or issued, or
/ hereafter subscribed for or issued, shall
. I. he -aahf ..f Of col tran for
| only after the subscriber or owner, shall
! first hsve offered the said stock for sale
TO the other stockholders then holding
and owning the balance of the stock of
this corporation by a written offer for
term of not less than thirty 800 days,
addressed to said stockholders of record
upon the stock register, or stock books,
OF this corporation, at the last address
shown thereupOn: which said offer shall
be at the book value of the said stock as
shown by the books of the corporation
at the next preceding annual meeting, at
which price, and for which term, any or
all of the existing stockholders shall be
entitled to purchase the whole, or a pro-
pOrtiOnal part, thereof.
And this provision and condition prece-
dent to the sale. transfer. resale, re-
transfer of the stock of this corporation,
is presently agreed to by all of the sub
scrihers to the stock of this corporation
on their own behalf as well as on behalf of
! their heirs, assigns and successors, and
| is accepted by them a material pro-
vision, condition precedent and warranty,
as part of their subscription to the
| stock in this corporation.
! ARTICLE V.-The dOmicile of this cor
poration shall be in the city of New Or
| leans. State of Louisiana, and all citation,
or other legal process, shall be served
upon the President, or in his absence, the
: Vice President. or other officer, or agent,
now authorized by law to receive service
of process.
! ARTICLE VI.-This corporation shall
exist for a term of ninety-nine (99) years.
unless liquidated prior thereto, as now
provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.-All corporate powers
of this corporation shall be exercised by
and through a Board of Directors to be
composed of not less than three go nor
more than seven % stockholders, when
said directors shall have the right to vote,
either in person or by written proxy.
The Board of Directors shall be en-
powered, and have the right, to hold di-
| rectors meetings either outside OF the
State Of Louisiana. or within the State
| poration's domicile.
The officers of this corporation shall be
a President, Vice-President, Secretary
and a Treasurer. and more than one Of
flee may be held by one member of the
Board.
The corporate powers of this corpora
ton shall be exercised by the officers, in
accordance with the general laws of this
State and with the bylaws of this cor
poration.
ARTICLE vIII.-The officers for the
ensuing year shall be:
William Weatherford, President, Hous-
| ton. Texas; Norman Mayer, Vice-Presi-
| dent, New Orleans, La; 1mmell ID. Fra
zee. Secretary and Treasurer, New Or
leans, La.
The said officers shall act as such and
hold office until their successors are
elected. and in the event of failure to
elect officers at any annual election, the
officers then acting for the said corpora
| ton shall hold office until their success
sors are elected at a general stockhold-
ers' meeting of this corporation, and shall
have qualified; which said annual election
shall be held on the third Monday in
January of each year, except when the
said date shall fall upon a legal holiday,
| in which event the said meeting shall be
held upon the next following legal day.
All elections shall be by ballot, and the
majority of votes cast shall elect; and
| each share Of stock entities the owner and
holder thereof to one vote and the own
er and holder of fractional shares Of
stock shall be entitled to such fractional
part Of one vote as their fractional share
bears to one share, which said votes may
be cast in person or by written proxy.
| ARTICLE IX.-All checks shall be
signed by two officers of this corporation,
and all contracts shall be in writing and
l .;.na1 and avaaufad NV fwa affieare Of