The herald., 1918-08-15
CHARTERS
CHARTER or
PIVAS A co. INC.
# iouisiaas' PlrisA Of Orleans, G

' 49, = MILAN Waller Young, No
taTv Pl5!lc. in and for the Parish o. orleans
STATE Of louisiana duly c0II'inis sioi-eI 49,
qualified, and N ;1e presence Of tne 81
Tesses hereinafter named and undersisIec
Personally came and appeared ne seNeie'
persons whose names are he1t!H.o -.
serted all above the tu.l age OF h@lgItt!'
n, seyerally declared hat ayailins IasA'
..r-.s II he .aHs o. the state OF LOUIS
ana and especially The laws Tsl4u'e -
-he 5rgznl ration Of corporations, tAes nave
e5veaantet and agreed TO G!ha IS'I 40 -
sti;u.e themselves, IS We! a. al saI3 C --le.
n-rs0-s ss may hereinafter JON OF 'eSoI-SS
associated With them, into coTP1T4IoH 4t.1
Cody polite N las, Tor the oDJeeis anu pr
doses and under the articles, agreements anu
stipulaiions following to-Sit;
ARTICLE The name. style ana LLe o
-Lis c5roJration shall %. J. RNzs q To-
Inc. and, under that name J; sha. nv
and enjoy all the rights, advantages and PRIV
lezcs granted by Law % eoTpoT ztions, ana sl4i'
exist for the fall term aad period OF ai2eIH
nine years from thIs day. J. SAaH nav
poScr 10 contract, sue and DC sued . 14@h
- usr a corporate seal, and the same 70
alter and break Al pleasure 70 hold receive
lease, purchase, sell and convey as &C. .
mortgage. hypJthecste and pledge properly
real personal and mixed c5-poTSA' si1 -.
c1-uoreal: 70 name and appoint SAGA nan
azers directors. officers, agents and o'AeI
EMPLOYEES as rs interest ana eonNef.S">s
may require, and TO -&Ae and est@D-is1.,
eel as alter and amend, from time 10 my
such by-laWs. rules and regl- a;lo1s a. may
h. n,eesszry and expedsent fo- the proper
management and government Of the AFFAIRS
Article 1.-THE domiei.e Of this cor.
o,ratIon Is hereby fixed n the Oiiy o.
NeS Orleans. State 81 louisiana, ana a.
citations or other legal process sA4I *
Se-ysd upon the President Of said corpora
iion. or n his absence, upon lis secretary
article III-The objects and purposes
Of this corporation and ne nature ., tae
To &C, a agent or representative OF
corporations. firms and Individuals
? To DO a general business as commission
merchant. selling agent and factor.
). To act as brokers.
: To carry on any OF all business as manu-
fzeRlrersy producers, merchants. W9o.es%e
and retail. importers and exporters generally
without limitation - 20 products and 'neT-
chandise
To carry on and undertake any bust
ness, undertaking. Transaction o' 0Pefa.ion
commonly carried on OF undertaken BY mr.
chants. commission men. factors, importers
and manufacturers agents.
& To do = general commission merchant;
and selling agents business; 10 buy, sell,
and otherwise dispose Of, hold, Own, manu-
fzc;ure. produce. export and import, anc
deal IN either a. principal OF 4ge1t. aaa
upon commission Or ot1eTSlse al KINDS OF
personal property Whatsoever, without li1lIt
As 20 the amount: 10 make and enter INFO
all kinds Of contracts, agreements and oo-
legations by or with any person or persons.
corporation or corporations, Tor the pI-chas.
ing. acquiring. manufacturing, repairing and
selling and dealing IN Of any articles oil
personal property OF any kind Or nature
whatsoever, and generally with fuII power
10 perform any and all ACTS connected here
with or arising iherefr0m OF Incidental there
u. and all acts proper OF necessary Tor the
purposes OF the business
ARTICLE IN.-The capital stock Of This
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum OF
Eight Thousand IS 0UOO- Dollars. TO be d.
yided into and represented BY Eighty tsJl
shares. in the sum Of One Hundred $1,000
Dollars each: said stock shall he paid for n
cash at such times and IN such manner as
the Board Of Directors nay determine All
shares Of stock OF this corporation shall be
full paid and non-assessable. No transfer
Of stock shall be binding upon the CORPORA
tion unless made upon its books, and all
certificates Of stock shall be signed by such
Officers may be designated by the Board
of Directors The capital stock OF this cor;
-poration may be increased 70 the sum OF
Fifty thousand ls5o.GoOO Dollars
ARTICLE N.-AN the corporate powers OF
said corporation shall be exercised BY a
Board Of Directors consisting Of three stock
holders, a majority Of vhon shall oonstI-
;ute a quorum for the transaction Of bust
ness. The Board Of Directors shall elect
annually from their number 4 President,
Niee-President, and Secretary and Treas
urer The first Board Of Directors shall
consist Of three stockholders and shall be
eonposed Of Juan Rivas, Jose NJ. Rossdo,
elect from its number a President a Vice
President, and Secretary snd Treasurer,
who shall serve until the second Thursday
IN August. 1919.
as follows: Juan Rivas. Nc. 1901 Canal
Street. New Orleans. La. Jose ". Rosado.
Merida, Iueatan, Mexico. and Cloridano
R Rs;hRSour' j. No Queen and Crescent
These directors shall serve until the sec
ond Thursday in August. 1919. or until their
successors have been duly elected and quail
fed The annual meeting OF stockholders
for the election Of directors shall be held
on the second Thursday in August Of each
year, unless said day be a legal holiday,
and then on the next bank day thereafter.
Any vacancy occurring among the directors
by death, resignation or otherwise. shall be
filled BY election for the unexpired term
by the remaining directors Each subscriber
hereto sets after his name his post-Oftiee ad-
dress and statement Of the number Of
shares OF stock which he agrees TO take in
the corporation. AZ all elections. every
stoekholder shall be entitled 70 one vote for
on the books Of the corporation, to be cast
IN person or by his written proxy. ma
jority Of the votes cast shall elect
ARTICLE VIA the even; Of the liqui-
stockholders shall elect three liouidators
from among their number az q meeting con
vened tor that purpose. after Fifteen Q5l
days written notice sent 70 each stock
said liquidatoTs shall have tie authority 70
wind up the business and affairs Of this cor.
poraiion. IN case OF the death OF 4 Euui-
dato-, the survivors shall appoint a stock
holder as successor 70 hin.
AkIICLk Nll--This charter nav bc -aofi- I
ned, changed or altered. ~ said corporation
may be dissolved. with the assent OF stock. |
holders owning tNo-thi-ds OF the entire cspi- |
tal stock. al general meeting OF the stock. !
holders convened for such purpose after
fifteen lS days written notice shall have
him az his last kno~n address
AKIlNLE NIll--No subscriber for STOCK
shall ever be held lisSle for the contracts
faults or debts Of said corporation in a-v
further sum than the unpaid balance. II
| any que the corporation the stock for
which he has subscribed: nor shall snv stock
holder ever be held liable for such con
tracts, faults or debts in any furtber .,7
man the unpaid balance If sny. on re
stoek owned by him; nor shall any mere in.
formality II organization have the effer, AZ
rendering this charter nall or ,e,S.,;-. %
subscriber or sioekholder liable bryn,s -
unpaid amount, If any, remaining du, on
his stock U"
ARTICLE IN.-This corpo-a;ion ;s o-r,.
nired under the laws Of the State OF Louis
iana- and especially Act No ~ ~ iol1
and the subscribers hereto for ,hens.Iv..
and said corporation. and for its officers Al |
rectors and stockholders. hereby acceut as
pat OF this charter and as conditions ~ |
,nis corporation, all the rights. powers, privi. |
Ieess ana immunities granted to corporations
ana granted 70 and conferred upon Officers
olreetors and stockholders Of corporations by
sla avs and said act; such acceptance be |
ing as fuii. complete and binding a. 70 |
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