The herald., 1919-08-14

CHARTER OF THE GENERAL TRADING
EXPORT COMPANY, INC.

July Sl-Aug l. sept. :.
CHARTER OF THE GENERAL TRADING
EXPORT COMPANY, INC.
United States of America, State of Louis
| lana Parish of Orleans. Be 1t known, that
on this 2Srd day of the month OF July, IN
the year of our Lord, One Thousand. Nine
Hundred and Nineteen. Before me, Pierre
d. Olivier, a Notary Public, duly commits
stoned and qualified in and for the PaTlsh
and State aforesaid, and IN the presence Oh
the witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed; personally came and appeared, the.
several persons whose names are hereunt0
subscribed, who declared to me-, Notary III
the presence OF the undersigned witnesses
that availing themselves of the provisions
Of the laws of the State OF Louisiana, they
have mutually agreed and contracted, and by
these presents do agree and contract ana
bind and obigate themselves, their heirs ana
assigns, and ali persons who may hereafter
become associated with them herein, to form
A corporation under the name and tor the
objects and purposes, and under the terms
stipulations and provisions contained IN the
following articles, to-wlt:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of the corporation
shall be General Trading & Export Company
Inc. -,
ARTICLE 1.-THE purposes for which the
corporation is formed are hereby declared TO
be follows;
mercantile business in all parts of the world
and to buy sell. export and import all KINDS
of goods and merchandise, ana lot any Oh
all OF the above purposes to borrow money
! and TO issue, from time to time, to any eN-
! tent necessary or convenient in the OPINION
of the Board of Directors OF TINS corporation
| negotiable notes. coupons, registered or "Ile ,
bonds, or obligations OF this corporation ana
70 secure the principal and interest on the
same bv mortgage or pledge of any part OF
the property rights, franchises or privileges
| of this corporation. then owned or which may
be thereafter acquired by the corporation ana
| also with full power to do all thlngs pioPe'
| necessary convenient or incidental to the
movers and purposes above expressed.
! (b) To acquire by purchase, subscription
or otherwise and TO hold, sell, assign. trans
fer exchange, mortgage, pledge or otherwise
dispose OF any shares of the capital STOCK
! bonds or other evidences of Indebtedness OF any
other corporation or corporations. association
| or associations. domestic or foreign, engaged
in any business inwhch this corporation may
be authorized TO engage, or the ownership Oh
whose securities would be advantageous OF
convenient in the protection or promotion OF
any Of the purposes or interests OF TINS cor,
poraton. but only to the extent authorlzeo
Il by the laws OF the State OF louisiana;
(c) To carry out all or any. part OF inc
forepoing obpects as principal, factor, agent
contractor or otherwise, either alone or II
conjunction with any person, firn assocld
ton or corporation, and IN any part OF tlt
world: and in carrying its business anc
for the purpose of attaining or furthering any
Of its objects. TO make and perform contracts
of any kind and description; TO do sue
acts and things, and to exercise any ana a.
powers as a natural person would lawiutil
make perform, do exercise, provided I'M
same be not inconsistent with the laws un
der which this corporation is organized.
ARTICLE III-The capital stock OF thu
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum o
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ISIS OOO), rep
resented by Two Hundred and Fifty ESQ
shares of the par value of One Hundred Dol
lars $500 each. All of the stock shall b.
2 common stock. Stock shall be issued 10
for at such times and in such installment
F. as the Board of Directors may direct =.
: ARTICLE IV-The capital stock of thi
: corporation may be increased, in accordanc
I with law, to the sum OF Two hundred an
f.; Fifty Thousand Dollars (S250.OOO). =,
ARTICLE V.-The location Of the domlcil
5 of this corporation shall be the City OF Ne
o Orleans. State of Louisiana.
: ARTICLE VI-The period of duration
: this corporation shall be ninety nine tVs
/ years
o ARTICLE VII-Al the corporate power
y of this corporation shall be vested IN
}, Board CT Directors to consist of Five {:
e persons. % be elected annually on the fir:
r dav % August of each year: the Directors
| elected to serve until their successors sha
IS be elected and qualify. Three CD or moi
u members of the Board of Directors shall col
'e stitute quorum for the transaction OF bus
= ness. , -,
A. TIL. names and post-office addresses of Il
< Directors for the first year, who shall serN
y until their successors are elected and qualli
n are as follows: Marcel Rev, 1903 Third $
ID New Orleans La; Albert ]. Carter, 1000
Charles Ave. New Orleans La; John ]
is Baldwin, 4727 Prytania ST.. New Orlean
&c La; Adoph A. Leuhrmann, 1871 Nalence ;
l. New Orleans, La; Harold B. Carter, 1000
Charles Ave, New Orleans, La.
Il. The following shall be the officers OF Il
OF corporation, TO hold and exercise their. Q
fees for the first year, to-wit: Harold
OF Carter, President; Marcel Rey. Vice-Pres
y dent; John H. Baldwin, Secretary; Albert
Carter, Treasurer
RS ARTICLE VIII.-The names and post-c
I'd flee addresses of the subscribers to these A
IS: ticles of Incorporation, and statement
OF the number of shares to which each has su
ed scribed, are as follows: Marcel Rey, pc;
rs La, share; Albert ]. Carter, 1000 St. Charl
a Ave, New Orleans, La, / share; John
Baldwin, 4727 Prytania St, New Orlear
he La, share; Adolph A. Leuhrmann, Il
We Valence St, New Orleais, La, share; Ia
y: old B. Carter, 1000 ST. Charles Ave, NJ
I'd Orleans, La, 246 shares. Total $50 shares
Us Thus done and passed. al the City of NJ
r. Orleans, State of Louisiana, on the day a
'r- date hereinabove written, and in the pre-
ence of Messrs. Philip S Gidiere and J.
he Walker, competent witnesses, who have sig
II ed these presents with the said appearers a
Y. me. Notary. after due reading of the who
e. Witnesses: Philip S. Gidiere, J.
&C. Walker.
Original Signed III. r. Carter, two hu
,f dred forty-six shares; Marcel Rey, o
Sc share; Jno. H. Baldwin, one share; A.
mt Carter, one share; A. A. Leuhrmann, o
as share.
". PIERRE D. OLIVIER.
t., Notary Public
". I, the undersigned, Recorder of Mortgag
Dr. in and for the Parish of Orleans, State
y. Louisiana, do hereby certify that the abe
IS and foregoing Act of Incorporation of
General Trading and Export Co., Inc, "
ew this day duly recorded in my office, in Be
nd l22S, Folio 756.
es- New Orleans. July Path 49,
o. (Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, by. R
IN l certify the above and foregoing TO be
- true and correct copy of the original act
- Incorporation of the General Trading a
Export Co., Inc, and of the certificate of
Recorder of Mortgages for the Parish of {
leans. amended thereto on file and of rec