The herald., 1918-06-20
CHARTER OF THE
LOUISIANA DYE AND INK MANUFAC-
TURING co, INC.
STATE. Of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans

May, nineteen hundred and eighteen (lolSj
before me. benjamin CRY, 81 Notary Pub
lie tor the Parish Of Orleans in the state
Of Louisiana. duly commissioned aud
qualified, personally cam" and appeared:
The persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who >everally declared that
availing themselves OF the provisions of
the laws OF this state, and particularly
the provisions of Act 26T OF the General
Assembly Of this State. approved July
/ 1914 they have Coveuanted aud agreed, and
| DO 10y these presents covenant and agree,
/ to form and constitute themselves as well
as such other persons rs may hereafter
. join or become associated with them into
] a Corporation and body polite in law, for
/ tn" objects and purposes aud under the
| agreements and stipulatlOns following, to-
/ wit:
/ Article Tile name and style OF this
7 Corporation shall be Louisiana Dye &
Ink Manufacturing Company, Inc and
under that name II shall have and enjoy
all the rights. advantages and privileges
/ granted by law to Corporations: 1t shall
/ exist for tn" period of ninety nine years
from this date; it shall have power TO sue
and he sued in its corporate name; to
make aud use a corporate seal and the
same 70 break or alter at pleasure; TO hold
receive, purchase, convey, mortgage, hypothe-
cate or pledge property both real and
personal, to issue notes or other Obliga-
tious or negotiable Instruments; to have
I and employ such managers, directors, ottl-
GERS, agents and other employees as the
interest and convenience of said corpora
ton may require; TO make and establish
the corporate management and control or
the affairs of the corporation rs may be
deemed necessary or cNpcdient.
Article 1.-THE dOmicile of this cOrpOr-
alton shall he in the City of New Orleans
and state of Louisiana; and all citation
and other legal process shall be served on
the President, or in his absence on the
/ Vice President and in the absence of both
on the Secretary and Treasurer
Article lIl-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business TO he
ricd by it, are hereby declared TO be:
TO engage in the business of making, man
ufaCturing and selling dyes aud inks OF
all kinds and trading generally in that
line and all allied lines of that business
whether at retail or wholesale and gen
| orally to engage in and carry on any 9TH
er enterprise or business which may be
Ccrmane or incidental TO connected
with the purposes hercinabove set forth.
Article IN.-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
eight thousand dollars, (SS0O0.O0), divid-
ed into three hundred and twenty shares
OF the par value of twenty five $4,000
dollars each. All shares of stock shall be
full paid and worcestershire. No transfer
of stock shall he binding on the corpora
ton unless made upon its books and all
certificates of stock shall he signed by the
President and by the Secretary and Treas
urer. No stakeholder shall sell any share
of stock to any person not already stock
holder unless he shall have offered such
share or shares to said corporation, at the
book value thereof established by the
last inventory, and when the offer is thus
made to the corporation il shall be its
duty to advise the remaining stockholders
of said offer in order that they may have
an opportunity to purchase said stock;
which option however they must exercise
within five days from the receipt of notice
from the company.
Article V.-An the corporate powers of
the corporation shall be vested in and its
affairs shall be managed and controlled
; by Board of Directors composed of three
stockholders. Two directors shall con
lGfff NraVa I'm. Of oil
) business. The directors shall be elected
( annually by ballot by the stockholders on
} the second (2nd) Monday of January in
each year. Each stOckhOlder shall be en-
titled in person or by proxy to vote for
every share owned by him, and all cleo
/ lions shall be held under such rules and
p regulations as may be determined by the
| Board of Directors after thirty days writ
l ten notice of such election shall have been
= sent to each stakeholder at his last known
Q address.
. The Directors thus elected shall con-
= time in Office for one year, or until their
successors shall have been duly elected
and qualified. No failure to elect shall be
! regarded as forfeiture OF this charter.
= ANY vacancy occurring said board
shall lie filed by the remaining directors
{ for the unexpired term.
a Article Win case OF dissolution by
2 the expiration of this charter other
j wise. the stockholders shall elect two IL
a quidators from among their number to IL
II quidate and settle the business and affairs
: of the company; and in case of death or
v disability of any one of said commission
: | erS the survivor shall continue and COM
$ plete the liquidation.
n Article N1I.-This corporation shall COM
}. mence business soon as five thousand
: dollars to the capital stock thereof shall
n have been subscribed, and fifty per cent OF
e such subscription shall have been actually
}. paid in.
: Article vIII-Unti the election to be
: held on the second Monday in January,
+; 1919. the following named persons shall
v constitute the first Board Of Directors to-
D wit:-Mort n. Gordon, Theodore NJ. Berns
and John ZaZulak, with the said Mort N.
e Gordon as President, John ZaZulak, Vice
i President and Theodore NJ. Berns as Sec
! rotary and Treasurer, and their subscrip-
I tions and addresses are as hereinafter
s mentioned.
+ Article IX-No stakeholder shall ever
a be liable or responsible for the contracts,
K faults or debts of said corporation, nor
2 shall any mere infOrmality in it's organ
n izatiOn have the effect of rendering this
r charter null or Of exposing stakeholder
: to any liability beyond the unpaid bal
: ance due the shares owned by him.
a Article Mort N. Gordon, whose post
k Office address is No. 2731 Canal street.
= New Orleans, La. has subscribed to go
r shares; John Zazulak whose postofTice adj
b dress is No. S3i Bienville street, New Or
n leans, La, has subscribed to 4S shares and
Z Theodore NJ. Berns, whose postoffice adj
: dress is No. 273I Canal street, New Or
leans. La, has subscribed to 60 shares :
: and the above named parties are the same
e who are mentioned as composing the first
s Board of Directors in Article VIII.
& Article XI.-This act of incorporation
n may be changed, modified or altered or
n this corporation may be dissolved with
: the assent of the stockholders owning
! twO-thirds of all the stock of the corpora
: ton given at a general meeting convened
e for that purpose after 30 days written no
il tice of this meeting shall have been given
\. through registered mail addressed to each
/ stakeholder at his last known place of res
? idence.
'f Thus done and passed at New Orleans,
l. La, on the day and date first before writ
g ten in the presence of Philip II. Livaudais
n and Miss Lise Pilot both competent wit
N nesses Of lawful age, residing in this city
< and Parish who have hereunto signed
n their names with the said appearers and
me. Notary.
X (OrIgInal signed).
s, Mort y. Gordon, 60 shares: Thee. NJ
" Berns, 90 shares; John ZaZulak, 4S shares
n Witnesses: Philip X. Liyaudais, Liss
X Pilot
I'll BENJAMIN DRY. Not. Pub
Or i, the undersigned Deputy Recorder Of
~ Mortgages for the Parish OF Orleans do
II hereby certify that the act of incOrpora.
Dr. ton of the Louisiana Dye & Ink Manu-
a. featuring Company, Inc, was this day du-
Is ly recorded in my office in book 1922
Id New Orleans, La. May 10th, 1918.
10 (Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, by. r
r, A true copy of the original.
New Orleans, May 10th, 1918.
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