The herald., 1918-12-05
CHARTER OF THE STEvENSDALE Po-
TAT0 KILN COMPANY, INC.

CHARTER OF THE STEvENSDALE Pc.
TATO KILN COMPANY, INC.
United States of America, State of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
leans. Be it known, that on this 18th day
OF the month of November, in the year OF
| our Lord, One thousand, nine hundred and
eighteen, before me, Ethelred NJ. Stafford,
Notary Public, duly connmi ssioned and quail
fed in and for the Parish of Orleans, State
OF Louisiana, and in the presence of the
| signed, personally came and appeared, the
| several persons whose names are hereuntC
| subscribed. all above the age of maj ority
who severally declared that, avaiing them
| selves of the provisions of the laws of the
State OF Louisiana relative to the formation
| and organization of corporations, and par
| ticulary Act No. 267 of the Acts of the Gen
| eral Assembly of this State for the year 1914
| approved july 9th, 1914, they have covenanted
| and agreed, and do, by these presents, cove
nant, agree and bind themselves, as well as
| such other persons who may hereafter be-
| come associated with them, or their success
| sOrs, to form and constitute a corporation in
| law, for the objects and purposes, and under
| the agreement and stipulations following to-
| wit:
| ARICLE 1.-The name of this corporation
| shall be Stevensdale Potato Kiln Company.
| Inc, and, under its said corporate name, it
| shall have authority to have and enjoy
| succession for the term of Ninety-nine wears
from and after the date hereof. to contract,
sue and be sued, TO make and use a corpo-
| rate seal, if desired, and the same to break
| or alter at pleasure; 10 hold, receive, lease,
purchase and convey, as well as mortgage
and hypothecate property, real, personal and
mixed, corporeal or incorporeal; to name and
appoint such managers, agents, directors and
officers as its business interests and conven-
fences may require, and TO make and es-
| tablish, as well alter and amend, from
| time to time, such bylaws, rules and regu-
| lations for tn government of its affairs as
may be necessary and proper for the conduct
of its business
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of said cor
poration shall be al the City OF New Or
leans, La, and all citations, or other legal
process. shall be served upon the President
| OF said corporation, or in his absence in
| ability to serve, upon the Vice-President,
\ and in their absence, as the law directs
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
| OF this corporation, and the nautre of the
business to be carried on by it, are hereby
| declared to be: To operate and conduct
potato and vegetable storage, and curing
| plants in Louisiana or elsewhere, and to ac-
quire all lands necessary for the plant and
| operation thereof and to construct thereon
switch tracks and spur tracks, storage and
| shipping sheds, warehouses, kilns and can
ming plants; to purchase, acquire, lease
lands for farming purposes and to use the
same for planting purposes, and to operate
| in connection Herewith mercantile stores
| to purchase and acquire such machinery, en-
i slHcs, H1OtOIS, DOilcrS, apparatus and para
| phernalia Necessary for the proper conduct OF
the business; to operate public warehouses,
/ with special power and authority to issue
warehouse receipts and to borrow money
thereon or sell or pledge the same, in ae-
| cordance with law; to purchase and acquire
patent rights, copyrights, or to use the pat
! ent rights of others and to zap royalties for
| the use thereof TO issue bonds and other
| certificates of Indebtedness in accordance
with law; to purchase and acquire and &c
/ Ell VIZ ind ~ Ca
| ducts on such terms and conditions as may
| be fixed by the Board of Directors, and in
general to do all such things as may be
| proper and necessary and germane or Incl.
| set out.
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this
corporation shall be twenty-five Thousand
Dollars. C$2s,oOo00l, which may be increased
| to Seventy-five Thousand Dollars (S75OO0OO
in the manner provided by law, divided into
/ two hundred and fifty (250) shares Of the
| par value Of one hundred dollars per share
| Fifty per cent of the capital stock of this
corporation must be subscribed before the
| filings of articles of Incorporation, which
shall be payable in cash, or in property,
| real or personal. Fifty per cent of all
| stock subscribed for must be actually paid
| in before the corporation engages in bust
ness, and the remainder within twelve months
ARTICLE Vail of the corporate powers
| of this corporation shall be exercised by a
Board of Directors consisting of five stock
holders, three of whom shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business The
board of directors shall elect, annually,
| from their number, a President, Vice4Presi-
dent, and Secretary-Treasurer. The Board
shall appoint from time to time, such Of
ficers,, agents, clerks and employees as they
may deem proper for the carrying on prop
erly of the business of the corporation who
| shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board,
or may appoint manager with the power to
employ and discharge such agents and en-
ployees as may be deemed necessary Said
Board may make, alter and amend any and
all such bylaws and rules and regulations
for the government of the business and af-
fairs OF this corporation. The following
persons shall constitute and compose the
first Board of Directors: Albert G. 6our-
gott, address New Orleans, La; A. w. Ber-
don, address New Orleans, La. Daniel Wend-
ling, address New Orleans, La; ]. ID. O'Keefe.
| address New Orleans, La; W. L. Stevens,
ADDRESS Stevensdale, La; who shall elect
from their number, as soon as the corporation
IS formally organized, President, Vice1Presi-
dent and Secretary Treasurer, which said Of
ficers shall serve as such until the regular
their successors elected and take office. the
date of which shall be fixed upon BY the
Board of Directors. Vacancies caused by
death, resignation, absence or inability TO
S serve snail De filled by the remaining mem
board on the date fixed upon by the Board
shall not have the effect of dissolvinR This
corporation, but the directors in office shall
continue to serve until their successors are
elected and assume office. Meetings of the
board of Directors of this corporation NAV
be held as often as may be NECESSARY. Said
meetings shall be called by the President
after giving the directors three DAYS notice
OF the meeting, personally or in writing.
provided mat the members of the Board may
waive the said three days notice by unani
nous consent Members of the Board who
Tor any reason may not be able to attend
may vote by proxy on any proposition that
may come up before the Board after receiv
ing notice Of the purposes for vb;.h ~ =
board of Directors were called to convene
Meehng OF the stockholders of this cornora.
ton, general or special, may be convened az
Yer y days notification to them in writing
mas been given. mailed to them at their l,si
known place of residence. or after such no'
atification has been delivered TO them in
person. But the said stockholders nav