The herald., 1918-02-07
CHARTER
OF "THOS ]. KELLY AND COMPANY
INCORPORATED.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City
of New Orleans.
Be it known, That on this 23rd day of
the month OF January in the year OF our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
eighteen, before me, Francis p. Burns, a
notary public in and for the Parish of Or
leans, State of Louisiana, duly commissioned
and qualified, and in the presence of the
undersigned witnesses: Personally came and
appeared:
The several persons whose names are here
after subscribed, of the full age of major
ity, who declared to me, that availing them
selves of the laws of this State relative to
the organization of corporations, and more
especially of Act 267 of the Acts of 1914
page sci, of the Legislative Acts of this
State, they have covenanted and agreed, and
by these presents do covenant and agree for
themselves and their successors and assigns
to form themselves into corporation and
body polite for the objects and purposes
and under the stipulations hereinafter set
forth. to-wit
Article 1.-The name and title of this cor
poration shall be "Thos. ]. Kelly and Com
pany, incorporated" and under such title
period of ninety-nine (99) years from date
hereof and shall have power and authority
to contract, sue and be sued, make and use
a corporate seal, the same to break and
alter at pleasure; to hold, sell. lease, mort
gage, hypothecate. or pledge property, real
personal or mixed necessary, incidental or
proper for the carrying on of its business
to buy and hold stock in any other COM
pany or companies that may assist this COM
pany in its objects and purposes; to make
and issue notes and certificates of indebted
ness; to name, elect and appoint managers,
directors and clerks or other employees to
properly conduct its corporate business and
to make such bylaws, rules and regula-
tions may be. found necessary or desir-
able for the management and business af
fairs of this corporation, and generally to
do every other act, matter or thing necessary
for the complete and proper carrying out Of
said business.
Article 1.-The domcie of this corporation
shall be in the City of New Orleans. Parish
of Orleans. State of Louisiana, where all
citation and other legal process shall be
served upon the president, or in the abb
sence of the president, upon either of the
upon the secretary.
Article 3.-The objects and purposes of this
corporation are hereby declared and stated
to be:
To buy, sell, import, export, prepare and
deal and trade in foreign and domestic
sausage, bacon and other cured and uncured
meats, table delicacies and any other COM
modities, foods, goods or things, and to do
generally wholesale grocers and provisions
merchants business.
Article 4.-(a) The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
One hundred thousand CiOOOoOO dollars,
divided into one thousand 1000 shares of
the par value of One hundred $4,000 dol
lars each, provided that the amount 70 which
the capital stock of this corporation may be
increased shall be Two hundred and fifty
thousand (S250,OO00O) dollars.
Fifty per cent (5Ooo) of the capital stock
Of this corporation must be subscribed for
before the filing Of the articles of incor-
poration. The subscribed capital stock OF
this corporation shall be payable in cash
and in property. real or personal.
(b) No stakeholder shall ever be held
liable or responsible for the faults, con-
tracts or debts of this corporation in any
further sum than the unpaid balance due
the corporation on the shares Of stock sub
scribed for by him, nor shall any mere
infomality in the organization have the
effect of rendering this charter null or Of
exposing any shareholder to any liability
whatsoever.
(c) This corporation shall not engage in
business until Seventy-three thousand (S3,-
10000 dollars of the capital stock shall have
been issued and actually paid in, either in
cash or property, as aforesaid. II any Of
the stock of this corporation is exchanged
in whole or in part. for property, in that
event the provisions Of Section three OF Act
267 of 1914 shall be strictly complied with
Article 5.-All the corporate powers of thi;
corporation shall be vested in and exercised