The herald., 1919-12-04
CHARTERS.
CHARTER OF ASHTON BLUM BAKING
CO., INC.

dence of the United States of Americ;
| the one hundred and forty fourth, befor
me. William j. Guste, Notary Public
| duly commissioned and qualified in an
for this City and the Parish of Orleans
therein residing, and in the presence
the witnesses hereinafter named and vi
dersigned personally came and appeared
| the several parties whose names are here
| unto subscribed who severally declare
| that. availing themselves of the laws
| the State of Louisiana, in such cases mad
| and provided, they have covenanted an
| agreed and do by these presents covenan
and agree and bind themselves, as wei
as such persons as may hereafter becOm
| associated with them, to form corpora
ton and body polite in law for the Oh
ject and purposes and under the article
| and stipulations following, to-wit
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corpora
ton shall be the Ashton Blum Bakint
Co., Inc, and under its said corporate
| name shall have power and authority L
have and enjoy corporate existence ant
| succession for the full term and periot
| of ninety-nine years from and after dat
| hereof to contract, sue and be sued t'
make and use q corporate seal, and tht
same to alter or break at pleasure to
hold, receive, purchase, hypothecate, con
vey, sell, lease or pledge real and per
sOnal property; to issue negotiable bonds
| and notes or other evidence of debt; to
name and appoint such managers agents,
directors and officers as its business, in
| terest and convenience may require; and
to make and establish, as well as alter
and amend from time to time, such by
! laws, rules and regulations for the proper
| government of the affairs of this corpora
| ton. as may be necessary and proper.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poration shall be in the iCty of New Or
, leans, State of oLuisiana, and all cita-
tons and other legal process shall be
served upon the president and general
manager of this corporation, or, in the
| event of his absence, upon the vice presi-
| tharanf and m absence of both
| said officers, upon the Secretary treasurer
| of said corporation.
| ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur-
poses of this corporation are: The OPP
| aration of a bakery and the manufacture.
purchase and sale of bread, biscuit, crack
| ers, cakes, confectioneries, candies; the
| conducting and operating of factories.
stores, wholesale and retail for the sale
| of bread, biscuit, crackers, cakes and con-
fectioneries. and the carrying on and
performing of any and all things neces-
sary or incidental to the foregoing OBJ
| jects and purposes.
ARTICLE Iv.-The capital stock of
this corporation is hereby fixed at Twenty
Thousand $500. OOO.OO) Dollars. divided into
| twenty f20) shares of One Thousand ISL
000.00) Dollars each, and payable as fol-
| ows: on or shortly after the signing Of
this charter. Five Thousand fs5O00.00l
| Dollars in cash and Fifteen Thousand
| (S15.OOO.00) Dollars in machinery. baking
utensils. ovens. lease and good will. This
| corporation is to become a going concern
| as soon as its capital stock shall have
been subscribed and paid in.
| All transfers to stock shall be made on
| the books of the company and under such
| rules and regulations as the Board of
| Directors NAV prescribe. Stockholders
wishing to DISPOSE of stock herein shall
first present same to the Directors of
the companv. who shall forthwith notify
the stockholders Stockholders DESIRING
tn avail themselves Of the purchase Of
said stock npon nayinp the book value
thereof as shown nv last trial balance Of
| tho COmnany. shall have the right within
| fifteen n5l DAYS from the dav said stock
| was presented TO the Directors within
which to avail themselves thereof.
| ARTICLE V-An the corporate mowers
| of said CORPORATION shall be vested in and
| exercised nv BOARD of Directors to he
| "on,nosed of not Jess than three (3) stock
holders TO he elected annually on the
| second Monday in November in each year
| after November 1st. 1920. All snch cleo
tions shall he by ballot. and shall he held
and conducted at the office of this cor
| nOration under such regulations as may
| he established bv the Board of Directors.
Notice of such elections shall be given by
the Secretary-Treasurer of this corpora
tion bv written notice Of not less than
three days prior thereto to each stock
holder. sent to him by mail. to his last
known place of business or domicile.
ANY vacancy occurring among the Di-
rectors of this corporation by death.
resignation or otherwise. shall he filled
nv election for the unexpired term by
the remaining Directors. A failure to
elect Directors on the date above speci-
fled shall not dissolve the corporation.
nor impair its corporate existence. but
the Directors then in office shall remain
in office until their successors shall have
been duly elected and qualified. The
! BOARD of Directors shall at its meeting
elect a President and General Manager,
a Vice President and Secretary Treas
urer.
ARTICLE vI-The following shall con-
/ stitute the first board of, Directors: Ash
ton Blum. who shall also be President
Meyers who shall be Vice. president and
Joseph Curry. who shall be Secreta-v-T-
urer. and said board shall hold office
until the Second Monday in November.
1920, or until their successors shall have
been duly elected and qualified.
ARTICLE Vino stakeholder shall
ever be held liable for the contract or
faults of said corporation, in any further
sum than the unpaid balance due the cor
poration on the shares of stock owned
by him; nor shall any mere informality
In organization have the effect of render
ing this charter null, or exposing the
| stockholders to any liability beyond the
unpaid amount remaining due on his
stock.
ARTICLE VIII.-The subscribers here
to have written opposite their respective
names the amount of stock in this cor
and this act of Incorporation shall serve
as the original subscription list of said
corporation, tO-wit: Ashton Blum, 2220
st. Charles Street, New Orleans. three
shares; Mrs. Bertha o. Meyers, 222O st.
Charles Street. New Orleans one share
Joseph Curry. 1920 St. Charles Street. New
Orleans, eleven shares.
Thus done and passed in my office at
| the City of New Orleans, on the day,
month and year first above written. in
| the presence Of Edwin T.. Merrick and H.
| L. Barnett, competent witnesses, who
have hereunto signed these presents to-
gether with said appearers and me, No
tary, after due reading of the whole
Witnesses: Edwin e. Merrick, Fl. L.
Barnett.
Original Signed) Mrs. Bertha 0.
Meyers, share, 2220 St. Charles Ave.
Joseph Curry, eleven shares, New Orleans,
La; Ashton Blum, shares, New Orleans,
| La.
| WILLIAM J. GUSTE.
| Notary Public.
I, the undersigned Recorder Of Mort
| cages, in and for the Parish of Orleans,
State of Louisiana, do hereby certify that
| the above and foregoing act Of incOrpOra-
| ton Of the Ashton Blum Baking Co.. Inc,
was this day duly recorded in my office
| in Book 1921, Folio
| New Orleans, La, -, 1919.
(Sfgned) EMILE J. LEONARD. DIV. r.
I hereby certify the above and forego-
ing to be true and correct copy Of the
original on file in the records Of my
office.
| WILLIAM J. GUSTE.
NJ n..lxI