The herald., 1919-05-08

CilAS. +. FLETCHINGER.
Notary Public.
CHARTER OF NEW ORLEANS CANDY
COMPANY, INC.
! State OF Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans, CITY
of New Orleans Be it known, that on this
2th day Of April. in the year Of oar Lord.
Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen, before me.
Warren Y. Miller, a duly commissioned
qualified and acting Notary Public, in and
tor the Parish Of Orleans State OF Louis
lana, and N the presence OF the hereinafter
named and understanding witnesses person
| ally came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed who
Severally declared that, avaling themselves
and those they represent OF the general laws
OF the State OF Louisiana, in such cases made
| and provided, they have formed and orga.
nlzed, and by these presents form themselves.
as well those they represent and such
others As may hereafter become associated
with them, into corporation and body poll
tic in law, Tor the objects and purposes in
the following articles set forth and express
ed. which they adopt as their charter.
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title Of this
corporation shall be the New Orleans Candy
Company, Inc. and il shall exist and enjoy
| succession by its corporate name for a period
| OF Ninety-nine C99D years from the date
hereof, with all the rights, powers and privi-
Iegcs now or hereafter conferred by law
upon trading corporations. Its domiciIe
shall be in the City Of New Orleans. and all
| citations and legal services shall be made
upon the President, and in event of his alb
STence or inability to act, upon the Vice
ARTICLE IT-Sec. The capital stock
! OF this corporation is hereby fixed az the
sum Of Twenty Thousand Dollars $4,000 COZ.
| all OF which shall be divided into and rep
| resented by Two Hundred Shares (2OO Of
the par value Of One Hundred Dollars
| (SlO0OO each. Stock may be paid for in
money. IN services rendered the corporation,
or IN property and good will regularly trans
| terred to the corporation. all as shall be
| determined by the Board OF Directors
! Sec. ,. No stakeholder of this corporation
/ shall sell or dispose OF any of his stock
| nor shall any treasury stock of the corpora
ton be issued, without first offering it to
the other stockholders OF record, through the
Board OF Directors. at a price TO be deter
mined by the value given the stock by the
books OF the corporation: al the last trial
balance therefrom provided that in failure
! to purchase such stock by such stockholders
OF record, within thirty days from offer OF
sale OF same, given the Board of Directors
IN writing. such stock may be sold by the
holder without regard to this article In
event OF several stockholders OF record of
fering to purchase such stock, same shall be
pro-rsted IN proportion to the number of
shares then owned by the purchasing stock
ARTICLE IIT-The objects and purposes
OF this corporation and for which it is or
ganized are declared TO he, the buying, sell
ing, and handling at wholesale and retail,
OF candies, corrections, syrups, extracts.
mineral waters, carbonated drinks and ,ther
TODD products; the erection, maintenance
and operation of factories, for the manufac
ture thereof; the manufacturing buying, sell
ing or leasing of fixtures, appliances and APP
purtenances used in the sale and handling
OF such articles; and in general TO do any
and all businesses incidental or germane tc
thereto. Also to buy, maintain and dispose
OF businesses, firms, etc, dealing in such
! articles.
ARTICLE IV.-The corporate powers Of
this corporation shall be vested in BoarC
OF three 90 Directors, a majority OF whom
i, shall constitute quorum for the transaction
OF business Absent Directors may vote a
any meeting of the Directors, by proxy
lar meeting. The first Board of Director:
shall consist Of and be Chas T. Lippard, Roy
bartlett and f. J. Cooper, with the sale
Chas. I. Lppard as President, Roy Bart
+ lett, as, Vice-Presdent and Treasurer; anC
T. J. Cooper as Secretary. who shall serve
, as such until the second Monday in Janu
airy, 1922, or until their successors are duly
, elected and qualified. Meetings of the
STOCKHOLDERS for the election of directors
! shall be held yearly the second Monday
IN January, beginning with the year 1922
, The Board OF Directors shall have the RICH
to elect, without reference to a stockholders
meeting. any stakeholder to be a Director
whenever a vacancy shall exist the BoarC
: of Directors, thru death resignation.
ARTICLE N.-The corporate powers o.
this corporation are expressed and set forth
l by Section Seven CD of Act 267 of the Louis
5 lana Legislature for the year 1914, and shall
be duly employed by and thru the BoarC
of Directors. The duties of the several of
ficers shall be set forth in the bylaws
which will be adopted by the Board of D
rectors, and amended or altered at their will
but which must provide that all checks anC
: promissory notes. as well as other forma
written obligations of the corporation mus
be signed by the President and the Treas
urer.
ARTICLE Vino stakeholder of this cor
! poration shall be liable for any debt:
of the corporation other than the UNPAID
: portion Of their subscription to stock, anC
| no informalty herein shall subject rendel
> them liable for same.
ARTICLE ,VII-Amemoment to this char
ter, liquidation of the corporation shall
of the Louisiana Legislature for the yea
! 1914. The capital stock of this corporation
may be increased, by amendment TO this
I charter to any sum not exceeding One
y Hundred Thousand ($lO0,OOOO0 Dollars.
q Thus done and signed, on the day ant
date first hereinabove written, in the CITY
! of New Orleans, in the presence Of Messrs
Prentice E. Burlington, Jr., and Pauline Gil
lespie, competent witnesses, and me, Notary
after due reading of the whole; the sub
scribers setting opposite their names tn
amount of stock they subscribe for, making
. this original subscription list: Chas. I
= | Lippard, New Orleans, La, 50 shares; Ro,
e Bartlett, New Orleans, La, 50 shares; E. ]
{ Cooper, New Orleans, La, / share.
: Witnesses: Prentice f. Burlington, Jr.
: Pauline Gillespit.
i WARREN V. MILLER.
Notary Public.
/ 1, the undersigned. Recorder of Mortgages
{ in and for the Parish OF Orleans, State 0
. Louisiana, do hereby certify that the abov
{ and foregoing Act OF Incorporation of tn
u New Orleans Candy Company, Inc, thi
1 Ii. III p.a
u l22S. Folio $40.
s New Orleans. April 9TH, 1919.
Il (Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, by. R.
= a true copy.
L WARREN V. MILLER.
Is Notary Public.
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