The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-11
CHARTER OF NEW ORLEANS CIGAR
BOX COMPANY, INCORPORATED.

| United States of America, State of Louis
anna, Pa.ish of Orlea"s, City of Nes
| Orleans Be il known, that on this min
dav of the month of August, in the year OF
Our Lord One Thousand, Nine Hundred and
| Nineteen; Before me Herman L. Barnett,
| Notary Publuic duly commissioned and quail
| fled in and for the Parish of Orleans, State
| of ouisianna, therein residing, came and APP
peared the several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, all of the full age OF
majority, ether in person, or through duly
constituted and appointed agents and attor-
neys in fact. hereinafter set out, VINO
| severally declared to me, Notary, that avail.
| ing themselves of the laws of the State OF
| Louisiana in such cases made and provided,
and more particularly of Act 267 OF the Gen
| eral Assembly OF the State OF LOUISIANA OF
| 1914, relating to the creation organization
and formation of corporations. they have cove
nanted and agreed and by these presents do
covenant and agree and bind themselves.
as we'll as all such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with them, 10
form a corporation for the objects and pur-
poses. and under the articles and stipula-
tons following, to-wit;
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be New Orleans Cigar Box
Company, incorporated. and under its corpo-
rate name, it shall have power and authority
to have and to enjoy corporate existence
for a period of ninety-nlne years from date
hereof, unless sooner dissolved by liquda-
ton or otherwise: it shall have power to con-
tract to sue, and be sued, 10 make and use
a corporate SEAL and to alter and break same
at plesure; to hold, receive, lease, purchase
transfer, assign convey, mortgage, hypothe-
cate, pledge or otherwise receive or dispose
of property, real, personal, or mixed cor.
poreal and incorporeal ito issue bonds and
if desire to secure same by mortgage; to
buy and hold stock in other companies Incl
dent to the objects and purposes, or TO the
expansion of the business interests of the
corporation; to name, elect and appoint such
managers, agents, directors or officers as its
business interests may require; to make and
establish. alter and amend its bylaws, rules
and regulations for its proper government as
may be deemed necessary and proper, and
generally to do any and all things incident
to or necessary and proper for the extension
Of the business in which the corporation is |
engaged.
ARTICLE 1.-THE corporation shall be |
domiciled in the City of New Orleans, in
the State of Louisiana, ana all citation, or
other legal process shall be served upon the
Secretary Treasurer of the corporation.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized and
created, and the nature of the business to be
carried on by 1t, are declared to be as fol |
lows: To buy, sell, manufacture, deal in !
and handle, cigar boxes of wood cardboard |
tin and glass, any othed kind of material; |
to buy, sell, manufacture, deal in and handle,
boxes, cases, containers, crates, and |
cans of all sorts, materials and descriptions;
10 own ana operate printing pldnl IN con- |
rection with the business, and 10 print labels,
and such other printed matter as may be nee
essary in the business, to operate a saw and
planning mill in connection with the business,
and to design, copyright. print and own,
labels for cigar boxes, and other containers,
to deal in and handle cigar manufacturers
supplies, and generally to engage in all the
businesses incident to the objects and pur-
poses above decribed. To engage in for
eign, as well as domestic commerce, and to
of he hi Said in,
the United States and its Territories and
Dependencies and in foreign countries
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixe- at the sum of
Five Thousand Dollars IS 10000, represented
fifty shares of the .S value OF One Hun
ired Dollars, $4,000 each. Said stock
shall be paid for in cash or its equivalent as
provided by law, and in such manner, and
1t such time, and in such instalments as
nay be prescribed by the Board of Directors
This corporation shall become a going con-
ern, and shall be authorized to commence ,
business when Two Thousand, Five Hundred
Dollars, ($2500O of its capital stock shall
lave been subscribed for, in accordance with
aw' an and .od Two 0o9 Thousand Five Hundred Dol
ars, CS2,50O00) of its capital stock shall have
'een actually paid in, either in cash of its
Equivalent as provided by law
ARTICLE V.-The capital stock of this cor =
,oration may be increased to the sum of Ten :
thousand Dollars, CSlOoOOO, by a two .
birds vote Of all the stock, present or rep :
esented at special meeting called for that :
nrpose or at a regular annual meeting :
the corporation.
ARTICLE VT-All certificates of stock is. $
ued by the Corporation shall be signed by i
ne President, or Vice President, and by the s
ecretary- treasurer. The stock Of this cor I
oratnon can be transferred only on the q
ooks OF the corropation, and subject to such !;
equations and formalities may be by the :,
oaTd OF Directors from time to time pre- '
cribed.
No stakeholder shall be permitted to SCI, 7
otherwise dispose of his stock without :
rst offering same in writing to the other
-ockholders, through the Board of Directors
price not exceeding the book value there c
!, and the stockholders shall have an o. T
on and first right to purchase all the shares e
stock TO be thus disposed Of by sale or u
death; resignation otherwise of any of r,
lie stockholders OF the corporation. and shall z
ave period Of ten days in which TO ac- -
,pt or decline to purchase said stock
Mould the Board of Directors or the stock.