The herald., 1918-10-10
CHARTER OF NEW CENTRAL CANNING
CO., INC

United States Of America. State of Iouis-
iana' CITY OF New Orleans Be it known
.Iiat on inns twenty-eighth day of the month
VI august IN the year one thousand nine
nundred and eighteen OBS, before me. Thee
dore Sotonio, Notary Public, duly commits
stoned and SWORN in for the Parish of Or
leans and City of New Orleans. therein re-.
siding Personally appeared, the persons
S HnJse names are hereunto subscribed, VINO
ueCldfeu mat, ayailing themselves of the nro
VISIONS OF the laws of this state relative 10
the organization of corporations and more
particularly Act No. 267 of the General A.
semoly OF this State, approved July g. 1914.
they have covenanted and agreed and do bv
these presents, covenant and agree b;ni
form and constitute themselves as we'll ss
such persons who may hereafter ioin ar he
some associated with them, into a corpora
non ana body polite in law, for the objects
ana purposes and under the agreements and
supniatlons following to-wit:
AM lCLE The name and style of this
corporation shall be: New Central Canr;ns
20; INC, and under that name it shall have
ana ENJOY all the rights and privileges aud
advantages granted by. law to corporations. /,
shaIl exist tor the period of ninety-nine wears
from this day; it shall have the power N
eontraet' sue and be sued in its corporate
IL anu 10 make and use corporate seal
ana me same to break alter at pleasure.
10 hoid, receive, purchase convey MORTGAGE
hypothecate or pledge property both real ~
personal; to issue bonds notes and Other oh.
Vi hegotiaDle instruments; TO have
ana employ such managers, directors Offices
agents and other employees as the interes,
ana convenience of said corporation NAV re-
9uire or demand; 10 make and establish such
bylaws rules and regulations for the cor.
Porate management and control of The a.
fairs OF the corporation as NAV he de.,,.d
necessary and expedient
AK iIh<E 1.-The domicile of said cor
poration shall be established in the city of
c lev Orleans' State of Louisiana, and all
thar
served on the president. in his absence On
the vice-president; and in the absencs ot
both on the secretary. VI
AKIiCLE lH.-The objects and purnoses
lol Wnleh this corporation is formed and
nature of the business to be carried on bv !,
are hereby declared to be: the manufactrre
and canning of all food products. vegetabIes
and fruits of all kinds, and also the imnort
an anu eNpori OF same; TO buy, sell, deal and
DO other business connected therewith and
necessary for the proper conduct of The bns;.
ness of said corporation. " '"e JUST
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock Of this
corporation CORPORATION IS fixed at the sum of twenty
thousand dollars $4,000, divided into an
shares of the par value Of $1,000 each All
snares OF stock shall be full paid and non
sssessable No transfer of stock shall be
binding upon the corporation unless made
upon us books, and all certificates of stock
snal De signed by such officers as NAV be
designated by the board of directors. This
corporation shall have the right to increase
IT'S capital stock TO the further sum of
siSOo,, One Hundred Thousand Dollars.
70 De divided into shares of $4,000, One
hundred Dollars each, provided such in
crease IN the capital stock shall have been
authorized by three-fourths of the stock
holders at a meeting to be held for that Dur.
pose alter being duly notified in writing. No
stock shall be sold by any stockholder until
the same shall be offered for sale 70 ,hs
corporation which shall have the right 10
purchase the same and no transfer shall he
made upon the books of the corporation until
me stock has been so offered and declined
In the event OF an increase of the capital
stock the additional shares shall be first
offered to the stockholders DESTROYS 10 sub
scribe to such increase
ARTICLE V.-All the corporate powers of
management and control of its affairs shall
De exercised by a board of directors com
posed OF Tour stockholders A majority Of
me directors shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction OF all business The direc-
tors shall be elected annually by ballot on
the second Thursday in January in each
year. Each stakeholder shall be entitled, in
person or by proxy, to a vote for every share
owned by him, and all elections shall be
held under such rules and regulations as may
be determined by the board Of directors, after
fifteen days notice by mail of such election
shall have been sent to each stakeholder at
his last known address. The directors thus
elected shall continue in office for one year
or until their successors shall have been
duly elected and qualified. No failure to
elect shall be regarded as a forfeiture of this
charter. Any vacancy occurring on said
board shall be filled by the remaining di.
rectors for the unexpired term; the said
board shall likewise elect the additional
members in case they should determine to
increase the number of said board The
said board of directors shall, at lis first
meeting after its election nominate out of
its number a president, a vice-president, a
secretary and a treasurer Said board shall
have the right to consolidate any two Of
said officers into one, or segregate said of:
fieers, as also their right to appoint and