The herald., 1919-08-28
CHARTER OF THIS CALLAHAN CHEMI-
CAL COMPANY, INCORPORATED.

United States of America, State Of Louis
ana Parish Of Orleans, City Of New Or
hans Be il known, that on this the 10Th
day Of the month of August, in the year of
am Lord one thousand. nine hundred and
nineteen, and of the Independence OF the
lifted States of America, the one hundred and
iorty.fourth; Before me, Alexis Brain, a No
tary Public duly commissioned and qualified.
within and for the Parish Of Orleans, State of
louisiana, therein residing and in the pres
tpce oithe witnesses hereinafter named and un-
designed; personally came and appeared. the
several persons whose names are hereuntO
Subscribed; who declared, that availing them
selves OF the privileges granted by the laws
Of the State of Louisiana. they do by these
presents form and organize themselves, and
such Othr persons as may hereafter join them,
as well as their successors, unto corpora
ton for the objects and purposes and under
he stipulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be the Callahan Chemical Company,
Incorporated" and under such name it shall
enjoy corporate existence for a term of ninety
nine years from date hereof unless sooner
be in the City of New Orleans, State of
louisiana where all legal process directed
against it shall be served upon its President
or in his absence, upon the Vice President
and in the absence Of both of said officers,
upon its Secretary.
ARTICLE II-Said corporation may have,
hold, lease, purchase, sell, convey, mortgage
Or pledge property, real or personal, or mixed.
rights, franchises and closes in action and
stocks, bonds and securities of other corpora
hons; II may borrow or lend money upon
security; it may sue and be sued, and may
have and use a corporate seal 1t NAV
nave and ENJOY all such other rights powers
and perogatlves as are now may hereafter
enjoyed by corporations generally. and by
operations of like character, organized
under the general and special laws of this
state
ARTICLE 1II.-The objects and purposes
~ winch this corporation is organized and
ne nature of the business TO be carried on
u are hereby declared to be, to manufac-
tIe medicinal oils, creams. tonics and other
pspaations, and chemical medicinal or
ldiet substances of any kind or character.
ouy, sell, and generally deal in such ar
wees either wholesale or at retail; and gen.
uniy 70 do any and all acts and things that
necessary, convenient, or incidental
'ne carrying out of these purposes.
MrlCLE lV-The capital stock of this
1I,pishon IS hereby fixed at five thousand
s.,,.J N'VyVoooJ, divided into and repre-.
Saea oy tive thousand shares of the mar
@ AUG Oh one Dollar ($l.0O), per share, with
~ nsn' 70 increase the said capital stock TO
snv more than fifteen thousand dollars ISIS
n 49, upon complying with the requisites
Il. Jaw; Jaw lhe subscriptions set opposite
=. na'ufes OF the subscribers TO this cha-.
~ snow that the entire amount of the cam.
~ stock has been subscribed. and the sid
,I Il. s Dereby declare and warrant that
h, 80 amount OF the said capital stock
n~,.,:e paid into the Treasury of the cor.
Cb,r.sO IN cash before the signing of this
A., "iiOLE V.-The business and affairs of
I,.d Pofahon shall be managed and con.
Al ~. w a Board of Directors consisting
Ian ~ stockholders; Messrs. John Gala,
4 New n ew orleans, La; Alfred s. Wade, |
ala az VN .s La, and Alexis NJ. Schwit- |
he srs, Jew Orleans, La, shall constitute
N, .'fst board of directors who shaii boid
Hn a, unal! the third Monday in August
,er,.J un,ii their successors shall he duIv
hr J; and qualified On the third Non. |
e, an august august, 1870 and annually thereaf. |
hid Al ~ ISf Tor the Directors shall be |
Civ 81 me ihe office of the Corporation in .be
nv, nv Of New Orleans, after notices Sana III ane
VI Jays prior thereto, ''a'ied al least
allowed a. elections: the stockholders shall he
d. one vote for each sbare of INA si.aii De
ftbs standing in his name n, ,ba - IL
sxetns pTT 7. for ten days prior to the /
tom anv n case OF a vacancy ACQUIRING
ecors ~ Nause IN either the Board of NJ
sAall be among the officers, the vacancy
as selection 4y the remaining Directors by
sssor who shall hold ofsics -, 10 IN such
ssedns eu' or until the next annual
soo "nii ldLE VI-The Officers ., ~.
e., 'Sali consist of Pres;1o .. 'IiS corpora
secretary and Treas,,-ae l. " vice FreSi-
he sam. and Treasurer NAV he bnId h,,
August r6on son. Until the third Nonday =;
as, been or until their successors Shall
lha CaI.boy elected and qualified NJ
SSsd S Wada snail be President. Mr. Al
Alexis NJ SsI4H be Vice. President, and
So inn.d;' on the third Monday IN a..
Is nr.,;sately after the annual S.oeiSuii
sald Of and annually therrafter ~
sseiins shall et9rs elected at sucb a,,,,aI
ae PRESIDE, $iect from their own nr,nrbor
'scO;as their ov, ana Nice-President. and from
"Skaoiders, a lumber or from among the
ARr,c,r ie'ary and Treasurer.
ss~rd u E; vII-Two ner,.-. q
10 Board NAV mas snail constitute quorum
4 YEA, and du9pt code of bylaws and
y, u. 'Sreton 1t is esnesi,r Lne same at
Oeard Of n;,ers hereby delegated % , ~
sseSpOrstiOn ~ and to the officers ~ a.
ss.ssact invoIv limited, as follows. Wa
;a sssstsr .s5s1ty on '$s corpora
sSsra:e,s:: (ssOo, and no 5ns sRD. Elye Hun
Of F involving greater amount tbs o,
~ Be au,hori Ss Hundred Dollars 5000 iij6
y any officer &c or be made or contracted
n eoasen, .;F director without m. 80
ss'd of D;nsned by each membe- % ~
y: eOn,raet ,eesors; and in each case Sc t ai
s.sS,sd sons or expenditures, the Written
p,assrs of the r., signed by all of the
SSaea; record s minutes M of the Board as a pers
ARR, O'a OF the corporation, Is d per-
sg b ss vIr.-This ae, Of ;n,o-D,-,.;,-
a BY l law, in all particulars as pro- pro'
s'ssl'sd upon co or the corporation may I be
,s.e.e statute ~ Implying with the provisions
sian .se. liquidation. the stock - Iq
ssss.aatOrs who nom among their number, two
W to settl. ;snail be vested with full
" affairs, collect the out