The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-08-15
CHARTER
UNITED MANUFACTURERS, INC.

UNITED MANUFACTURERS, INC.
! United States Of America, State OF Louis.
lana, Parish OF Orleans, ICty Of New
! Orleans.
| Be it known that on this the Path day OF
/ July, 1918, before me, Nicholas +. Humph
/ rey, Notary Public, duly commissioned and
| qualified in and for the Parish OF Orleans,
! State Of louisiana, in the presence OF the
| witnesses hereinafter named and uudersIgu-
| ed personally came and appeared the parties
who are hercuuto subscribed, who declare
| that. avalling themselves Of the provisions
| Of the laws Of Louisiana, they do hereby
! form themselves into and constitute cOrpO-
| ration for the purposes and upon the cOndI-
! tionS hereinafter set forth.
! ARTICLE 1.-The name and title Of this
! corporation shall be the United MluutaCtur-
! ers Qncg Its domicIle shall be IN the
| city OF New Orleans, and Il shall exist for
| nlnety.nIne years, 99) from this date. Il
| shall have and exercise Tor the purposes OF
| the business to be carried on by II, all OF
! the powers Cnoferred by law upon corpora
| tons, including the power of purchase, lease,
hold, sell, mortgage, and pledge, real and
personal property; to contract, sue and be
| sued, to make and use, If it SO desires,
! corporate seal, and the same TO break off at
| pleasure to make bylaws for its government;
! TO appoint managers, agents, or other Of
| ficerS as its business requires; TO hold and
vote stock IN other corporations allowed
| by law; and generally TO exercise all the
| powers necessary OF convenient to carry on
its business.
ARTICLE 1.-The object and purposes for
which this corporation Is established are
hereby declared to be: To conduct and
carry on in this city Of New Orleans and
elsewhere the business of brokers, middle
men, purchasing agents, and mandatarys; 10
buy and sell Tor its account personal
commodities and merchandise OF any and all
character; and generally, to do any and all
| things connected with, dependent upon in
any way incidental to the carrying out of
the purposes OF this Incorporation.
ARTICLE III.-Citation shall be served
upon the President, and in case of his alb
sence from the city upon the Vice President,
and in the event OF his like absence upon the
manager, or secretary.
| ARTICLE lN.-The amount Of capital stock
shall be Ten Thousand Dollars 100000 d-
! vided into Four Hundred Shares, (+OO) OF
| Twenty-Five Dollars (S2S0O) each, which
property actually received by the corpora
| ton. This corporation shall have an actual
minimum working capital Of Two Thousand
| Five Hundred CS2,5O0OO) and it shall begin
Hundred Dallars, the minimum working
| capital stock shall have been subscribed for
and the requirements Of law complied with.
ARTICLE What the Board Of Directors
| composed Of not less than three or more
than five stockholders elected at a general
| meeting to be held the first Monday OF
| January Of each year, the Board Of Direc-
tors under this corporation who shall hold
| to be Robert H. Barley. and Jewell A Sper
| ling. and George F. BARLEY, each share of
| stock shall cast one vote in person or proxy
| the board shall immediately after this in
| corporation hold its first meeting and elect
| a President, Vice President. Treasurer. and
| a Secretary. Directors and officers shall con
tinue in office until their successors are elect
| ed and qualified and failure to elect direC-
| Vacancies in the Board Of Directors shall be
| filled by the remaining members. All checks
shall be signed by the Vice President, Treas
urer and countersgned by the President.
| ARTICLE Vino notice need be given
| of the annual meeting Of stockholders, the
| provsi Of this charter being notice TO all
stockholders. Notice of all meetings shall
| be given by publication in a daily news
| paper of the city of New Orleals. for one a
week prior 10 the meeting. UNANIMOUS con
sent OF stockholders may waive such publ
cation.
| ARTICLE VII.-At the termination of this
charter or under dissolution of the corpora
tion its affairs shall be iquidated by a
commissioner elected by the stockholders or
| such commissioner who shall have full power
and authority to sell and wind up the al
fairs of this corporation and distribute the
| proceeds.
ARTICLE VIII.-This act and corporation
may be modified and changed in keeping with
the provisions Of law.
| ARTICLE IX-No stakeholder shall be
| liable for the contracts and or any obliga-
tions of the corporation in any further sum
|
nor shall any informality in organization
make this charter null. this charter serves
| as the original subscription list and the
subscribers hereto have set opposite their
respective names the number Of shares of
stock prescribed by each of them and their
| post office address.
Thus done and passed in my office. in the
City Of New Orleans, in the Parish mad
State aforesaid on the day, month and year
herein first above written in the presence OF
Messrs. Jacob Denny and George F. Will
liams, competent male witnesses who sign
these presences with the said appearers and
me- Notary, after due reading of the whole.
Witnesses: Jacob Denny, Geo. z. Will
| Hams.
/ Original Signed
Corporators: Robt II. Bartlev: and others.
/ y. E. HUMPHREY,
Il Notary Public.
A true copy. -
" f. HUMPHREY.
Notary Public.
July 2s-Aug 1-s-1s-22-2o.