The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-12-18
CHARTER.
OF cAFMEL CO., INC.

ANA BE !, ~ November, in the year one
Of the 1l' -. hundred and nineteen before
thousand Dart, Jr, notary puolic' 1uly
me- niss;nned and sworn IN ana lol 0elaaas
comm orleans and City OF New CIieamS'
ish OF o.;J;rg. personally came and aP-
therein nersous whose names are mere
peared ,tSs.c,ibed, who declared that, avaiilhe
unto T,ss of the provisions oil uie .dMs "
inc State, relative to, 10 inc coUyenanted and
corporauoII IA Inv these presents covenant and
agreed ~ form and constitute themselves
agree ~" IS such other persons VINO may
as wen in or become associated "ltn
hereafter CORPORATION and body poiltic IN
them my %. objects and purposes and under
law Tor .n1 and stpulations following
10 wit: .,.,o r .h;s
Ak sba1l be "Cafmel Co, Inc, ana
corPol corporate name 1t shal nave anu
unae, s,istence and succession ior inc III
ENJOY IL,,rdrcd wears from this date ana an
OF one NJ advantages and privileges grant
the rign.s, "a generations, including power
ed by law sYe and be sued in its corporate
TO oo - make and use corporate seai H' y.
namt .,me TO break and alter d. sar+,,o,e
me eAIr r.eive purchase, convey MOI 1sdse;
hold - and pledge property; rtdl anu
hypo'heH 70 issue bonds, notes ana oIhei
peIso.io,s. TO have and employ lndHdseI >
oois.s officers, agents ana o.HeE SinPioSt -
dreT'O.3s tests and cOnveniences OF 'le Col
as the H., rennire: and TO make and eS-
poraton may ,or5rnittees and TO create such
tab,ish .,,Jes and regulations for the cor
bylaws. ,. mage and for control OF the
pCiG az the said corporation as may oe
1inlS1sd necessary and exponent
,prrCLE 1.-THE domicile OF the coT Jtl
AK he the City Of New Orleans, state
tiOn snaiI ~ Citation and other legal process
OF Lou @ssrved on the President, or IN ms
shan o or inability to act IRON any cause
a6'ene. .vsr upon a Vice-president or inc
S.,stary. Treasurer.
,pTICLE III.-The object and purpose OF
-. rorporatIOn Is 10 dS4u'tS - -.
tnS ~ the compound addition IoI eoHee'
tnown as "Catmel, 10 a aTq ~ 80 and
knoS,niacturing and selling tue saiue' any
oil MAJ" "I 70 manufacture and sell pure lood
gen. az all kinds; to deal ana oPela' a.
PSoissSIe and retail, as pTihCipdl, asett, "a
N,ivsion or Otherwise, IN tHe I'D 49,
~rs;ress and all materials used III SAM
ing o1erate and conduct buildings, mllls'
toosn' tools and appliances Tor the uses
ma nI,rnoses OF the business ana tie SAM
anu bange alter, substitute, sell anu hyPoII
% HiN"s' will. and generally 10 DO anu
mecae III things needful, necessary, proper
pe!oEI for the accomplI shment OF the puI-
u - nj the corporation. Inc Wh9ie IN tne
go al louisiana, the states Ieil ~ - =;
I Possession of the United Sta.es' anu ~
G G:, states and territories, with the flshI
lo'els" nfiices and places OF business anu
% n,atives in any all OF tne same
IePssnse Of the objects and purposes OF TINS IS
.-aa-afIon may be made by the NGIe Ol ali
~. stockholders at meeting Cal4eu 4oi mat
purpose
,pT1CIE IV.-The capital stock OF TINS
oornoratIon shall be SIX thousahG Go4.ai , :
oStPPTonm divided into two hundred ana
W. Dan shares of the par value OF twenty
E SoIIars (S25OO each; which SAID stoGA
sbau be paid for in cash or property. me
oao;t,I stock may be increased 10 twenty
,bprsaud dollars (S2O,OOOOO) by vote ol '"o.
- nj all of its stock at a meeting OF
~. stockboIdets called for that purpose
IN M stock shall be sold or transferred
until opportunity is hrst aholue 80; a. share:
stockholders OF record to purchase sara snare
- s,ork at book value as shown by the III
yentory preceding such notice; WTltlen NOUS
shall be given by the owner 10 the boalu "
Directors for the use and DeheIlt ol go ~
o,her stockholders; it shall be transmitted
.;thopt DELAY by the Board to them and mus
W. .crroted within thirty days from recelP
NJ the Boards notice and PAID Tor IN CIsL
wrthiu ninety days IRON such nouSe' l.'
stockholders shall have the right 10 Ouy ediN
u-A - nronortion to their holdings anC
anv shares not taken in proportion may n
saIsn nv the other share holders. Failure o
,5s stockholders to buy shall by the meT'
,sctors to submit the said offer to the stock
ladders from the effect OF this provision.
f0 Whenever any stakeholder whose hold
;ngs together with those of his surviving
wife or children, if any, shall aggregat,
twenty Der cent or more OF the capital stoci
of his corporation, shall die, his successors
heirs or legal representatives will have tn
right to tender the whole OF the STOCK o
ibis corporation owned by said decendent an'
his surviving wife or children, IL any, 10 "
purchased BY the surviving stockholders
the price set out in the first paragraph mere
Of. II shall be the duty of the Board OF u
rectors to sumbit the said offer to the stock
holders and if within the time hereinaoov
prescribed the offer shall not be accepted
and the stock purchased, then the said sue
cessors heirs or legal representatives shall nav
the right to demand the dissolution ant
liquidation of the corporation and IN detaul
to apply to any court OF competent Jurlsolc
ton for dissolution of this corporation an
the liquidation of the same, any law to IN
contrary notwithstanding, saving always
however the right to the said corporation II
answer to said proceedings, to dissolve an
liquidate in the manner prescribed by Law
OF louisiana.
% No stock shall be held in this cor
poration by employees, who are not oficers
except such as has been subscribed for Il
this charter or which may be transferre
with the consent Of the Board of Director
to such employee at the time OF or durln
employment Whenever such employment
ceases through death, resignation, dismissa
or otherwise, the Board of Directors shall
call the stock of that person for transfer I
the other stockholders as provided IN TN
charter, but the price to be paid snail
book value as per inventory last procedin
such call; the said price shall be paid IN cas-
within sixty days from such call. No stoc
held controlled by such employees sha
participate in any new stock hereafter al
thorized and issued or in any stock herealte
to be issued when sold under the precedln
provisions, unless with the consent OF Tn
Board of Directors expressed by resolution
entered on the minutes. For the purposes {
this Article, the inventory and books shall b
closed as of June 20 and December 81,
each year. from and after December 81, l9l
The substance of the foregoing provision
shall be stated briefly and succinctly IN {
on the face of each certificate of stock an
shall be conclusive evidence and notice to a
persons dealing Herewith. The Board OF ID
rectcrs i hereby constituted the agent OF II
stockhol srs for the purpose of enforcing an
earryingvout the foregoing provisions.
ARTICLE V-All the corporate power
vested b, law this charter in corporation
ssai be exercised by the Board of Directo
OF ms corporation, including the right !,
manage control and direct the affairs of Il
corporation, the corporate policy and to Sc
me corporation or merge the same into al
otner corporation, and to take in payment
any such sale or merger, cash, bonds, mott
VI STOCK OF the purchasing or merging co
pofation, or of new corporation, created 4
ne purpose, without the necessity of referriI
holders.
HE Board of Directors of this corporate
snail be composed of three stockholders, wi
shsli be elected annually, on the first Tue
nay OF November of each year. The mr.
poSro OF Directors Of this corporation sha
oe composed of Nathaniel c. Emtage, Benz
MN W. Dart and John Dart, who shall no