The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-08-15
CHARTERS

from death, resignation or otherwise.
meeting. fail to elect the full tive direc-
tors, then and in that event the directors
elected by the stockholders shall have the
right to elect, such additional directors,
ther understood, that the three gentlemen
named i'll this charter, as directors, shall
have the right, If they see fit so to do TO
elect from the stockholders of this cor
poratiOn, two additional directors. TO make
a full board of five directors which said
additional directors, If elected, shall serve
with the three directors named in this
charter until the annual election for di-
rectOrs on the second Monday of July
1919, or until their successors have been
elected and qualified.
The following named persons are now
named as directors, and the officers of
this corporation, and shall serve, together
with the additional two directors if elect
ed, until the election to be held on the
second Monday in July 1919 or until
their successors have been elected and
qualified. The addresses of said direct
orS and officers are set opposite their re
spective names:
Albert Kossman, President and Treas
urer, 4ll1 Prytania St, New Orleans, La.
Mrs. Bella kOSsman, icePresident, 41l7
Prytania St, New Orleans. La. Wallace
c. Marine, 1851 y. Robertson St, New Or
leans, La, Secretary.
Article Nll.-The annual meeting of the
stockholders of this corporation for the
election of directors shall be held on the
second Monday in July of each year, COM
mencing with July 1919, until which time
the officers and directors named in this
charter, and the two additional directors.
if elected by the directors presently named
shall continue in Office, or until their sue
cessors have been elected and qualified.
The election for said directors shall be by
ballot, and the majority in amount of the
stock voting shall elect the persons for
whom they are cast. Each share of stock
voted upon to be counted for but one
vote. Said stock shall not be entitled
to cumulative voting.
The Board of Directors shall give at
least fifteen days notice by mail of the
point one or more stockholders to preside
at such election. Any failure from any
cause whatsoever to elect directors on the
day named for that purpose shall not dis
solve the corporation, but the directors
and officers then in Office shall hold over
until their successors are chosen and quail
flied.
Article VIII.-No stakeholder shall ever
be held liable or responsible for the con-
tracts, faults or debts of this corporation,
nor shall any mere infOrmality in its or
ganiZation have the effect of rendering this
charter null, or of exposing its share
holders to any liability beyond the I'M
paid balance due on the stock owned by
them.
Article JX-The names and post Office
addresses of the subscribers to these ar
t1cles Of incorporation, and the number Of
shares of stock subscribed by each, are
as follows:
Albert Kossman, 4117 Prytania St, New
Orleans. La, 497 shares, $40, 10000; Mrs.
Orleans, La, ! share, $4,000; Wallace c..
leans, La, l share, $4,000; Victor Suane,
1881 n. Robertson ST., New Orleans, La,
1 share. $4,000; Total, 100000
Article X.-This charter may be amend
ed, altered or changed, at special meet
ing of the stockholders called for that
purpose. after fifteen days notice by mail
has been given to the stockholders of rec
ord, by a vote OF two-thirds of all the
outstanding capital stock.
Article XI.-This corporation may be
dissolved, by he vote of two thirds of all
outstanding stock, and upon complying
with the requirements of Section 20 OF Act
261 of the Louisiana Legislature for the
year 1914, and in the event Of such dis
solution, hquidators shall be named and
appointed with all the necessary powers
and authority, as set forth in said Act
267 of 1914.
Article KILN addition to the powers
dissolved by the vote of twO-thirds of all
this corporation, the said Board is special
ly vested with the power of purchasing
and acquiring such business or businesses
as in its judgment may rebound to the
interest and welfare of this corporation.
and in payment thereof to issue capital
stock of this corporation, to such an
amount as in their judgment said bust
ness or businesses is worth.
Article XIII.-All transfers of the cap
ital stock of this corporation shall be
corporation, and no transfer shall be in
any manner binding on this corporation
unless so entered. After six months from
the date of this charter, no sale of the
stock of this corporation shall be valid
unless first offered for a period of thirty
days, to the stockholders, through the
Board of Directors, at a price not to ex-
coed its book value. Upon the failure of
the stockholders to avail themselves of
such purchase, during the said period of
thirty days, notation of such fact shall
be made by the Secretary upon such GER
tlhcate or certificates having been previ-
ously rendered in accordance herewith.
and thereafter said stock may be sold
without further restriction. Succeeding
purchasers thereof shall, however, be re-
quired to offer the same to the stockhold-
ers, for term and at a value hereinabove
designated before disposing of same and
all stock acquired in this corporation
shall be subject to the provisions Of this
charter.
Thus done and passed in my office, on
the day and date first above written, in
the presence of Messrs. Edgar NJ. Calm
and Irwin Thomas, both competent wit
nesses, domiciled in this city, who signed
these presents, together with the parties
and me, Notary, after a due reading of the
lite their respective names their respective
subscriptions to the capital stock Of this
corporation which shall constitute the or
iginal subscription list Of all stock sub
scribed In the corporation.
Original signed):
A. kossman, 497 shares; Mrs. Bella
kossman, l share; w. c. Marine, share;
Victor Suane, / share.
witnesses: Edgar NJ. Calm, Irwin Thorn
as.
THEODORE A. SCHUYLER, Not. Pub.
1, the undersigned, Recorder of Mort
cages in and for the Parish of Orleans,
state of Louisiana, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing act of incorpora-
ton of the Belkoma Cigar Co., Inc, was
this day duly recorded in my Office in
book 1222. folio 20S.
New Orleans. July 3, 1918.
(Signed) EMILE j. LEONARD, by, r.
A true copy of the original.
(SeaD
THEODORE A. SCHUBER, Not. Pub.
Jly 1925 Aug 1-S-15-22