The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-07-31

, United States of America, State of Louis
. lana, Parish OF Orleans, City of New Or
day of the month of June in the year of our
Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Nineteen; before me, Sol Weiss, a Notary
Public, duly commi ssoned and qualified in
and for the above City, Parish and State,
therein residing, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and undersi signed,
personally came and appeared, the several
persons whose names are hereunto SUBSIDIZED
majority, and availing themselves of the
laws of the State of Louisian, relative to
the organization of corporations, in such
cases made and provided they constitute
assigns a corporation under the s;ipuations
herein set forth, which they adopt as their
charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be whistle Bottling Company, OF New
Orleans, Inc"
ARTICLE II.-This corporation shall exist
and have succession for period of ninety
nine years, unless sooner liquidated or dis
ARTICLE III-The capital stock of this
corporation shall consist of common stock
only. The capital stock is hereby fixed at
Twenty Thousand Dollars (S2O,0OO0O) d.
value of one hundred dollars $4,000 per
share. The capital stock shall be subject
to increase to Fifty Thousand Dollars ESQ.,
0O.OO) under the charter, said increase to
same par value as those just above provided
ARTICLE IV.-The donicile of this corpo
ration shall be in the City of New Orleans,
Louisiana.
ARTICLE V.-Service of process may be
made upon any officer of the corporation, or,
in their absence, upon. any employee thereof,
over the age of eighteen years at the place
of business of the corporation.
ARTICLE VI.-The objects and purposes
of this corporation are hereby declared to be-
The manufacture, bottling, handling and
merchandising of soft alcoholic drinks
| and beverages, and more especially of GER
under the name Org. U. S. Pat. Office
WHISTLE" and in pursuance of said OBJ
Jects and purposes, this corporation shall
have all the powers and privileges accorded
ARTICLE VII.-The corporate powers of
this corporation shall be vested in a Board of
Directors, consisting. of three stockholders,
each the owner on the books of the corpora
in the corporation. This Board shall be
elected annually at a stockholders meeting
to be held the first Saturday of the
month Of june in each year. beginning
in the year 1920. These directors, within
thirty days after their election, shall select
from among their number President, who
shall also have the powers and duties of
Treasurer; Vice-Presdient; and Secre-
tary. Directors and Officers shall hold of
flee until the annual meeting next following
their election, and until their successors are
elected and qualified. If no annual meet
ing is held in any year, the incumbent Di-
such meeting is held by order of the Presi-
dent, or at the instance of holders and own
ers of more than fifty per cent of the out
standing stock. Fifteen days notice to all
stockholders, at their last known address, is
required for all meetings of stockholders.
Vacancies on the Board of Directors shall
be filled by an election held at a special
stockholders meeting which is required to be
cd IN hat l.
such vacancy OCCURS. Stockholders may
vote in person or by written proxy. At all
stockholders meetings, the vote of a ma
Jority OF outstanding stock shall prevail, ex-
cept where otherwise required by law.
ARTICLE VIII.-Untl the annual meeting
and election in 1920, or until their successors
shall have been elected and qualified, the
Board of Directors and Officers of the cor
dent and Treasurer; Richard Hardy, Vice
President w. Z. Norvel, Secretary.
ARTICLE IX:-This corporation shall be
s T, q going concern as soon as Ten
stock, figured at par value. shall have been
subscribed and paid for.
ARTICLE X.-The incorporators of this
corporation and subscribers to its stock have
affixed their names and addresses to this
Act OF Incorporation, together with the num-
Der of shares subscribed for by each respec.
lively, so that this Charter shall be for all
purposes the original subscription list for
~ 800 " iiS SViPoidtioil, said SignerS
likewise declaring that they have each re-
spectively paid for the stock hereby and
hereunto subscribed for.
ARTICLE XI.-This corporation shall be
liqudated by three liquidators elected at a
meeting of stockholders held for the pur.
pore, and called and held, according to ex-
listing law, which meeting shall fix the terms
and conditions of such liquidation.
ARTICLE XII.-This corporation may be
dissolved in accordance with Act a67 Of 1914
and enactments amendatory thereto
Thus done and passed before me on the
day and date hereinabove first written. by
the said appearers and in the presence of the
undersigned legally competent witnesses.
witnesses: l. Ennemoser, w. B. PIERCE
Original Signed
SOL. WEISS,
Notary Public.
SOL. WEISS,
Notary Public.