The herald., 1919-08-21
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF NEW ORLEANS CIGAR
BOX COMPANY, INCORPORATED.


Our Lord, One Thousand, Nine Hundred and
Nineteen; Before Herman L. Barnett, q
Notary PubluIC duly commissioned and quail |
fled in and for the Parish OF Orleans, State
OF LOU sIanna, therein residing, came and ap- |
pcared the several persons whose names are
hereuuto subscribed, all OF the full age OF
majority, ether in person, or through duly
constituted and appointed agents and attor-
neys in fact, as hereInagter set out, who
severally declared to me. Notary. that avail
ing themselves of the laws OF the State OF
Louisiana in such cases made and provided,
and more particularly OF Act Dol OF the Gen
eral Assembly OF the State OF Louisiana OF
1914 relating to the creation. organization.
and formation Of corporations, they have cove
nanted and agreed and by these presents do
covenant and agree and bind themselves,
well as all such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with them. to
form a corporation for the objects and pur-
poses, and under the articles and stlpula
tlons following, to-wIt:
ARTICLE The name and title Of this
corporation shall be New Orleans Cigar Box
Company, incorporated. and under il, cOrp1-
rate name, it shall have power and authority
10 have and to enjoy corporate existence
for a period OF ninety years from date
hereof, unless sooner dissolved by hquida-
ton or otherwise; IT shall have power to con-
tract, to sue, and be sued, 10 make and use
corporate seal, and to alter and break same
at plesure; to hold, receive, lease. purchase,
cate. pledge or otherwise receive or dispose
Of property, real, personal, mixed, cor
poreal and inCorporcal, TO issue bonds and
If desire 70 secure same by mortgage; to
buy and hold stock in other companies Incl
dent 10 the objects and purposes, or TO the
expansion OF the business interests OF the
corporation; 10 ndme, elect and appoint such
managers, agents, directors or officers as its
business interests may require; 10 make and
establish. alter and amend its bylaws, rules
and regulations for its proper government a.
may be deemed necessary and proper, and
generally to do any and all things incident
to or necessary and proper Tor the extension
OF the business IN which the corporation i
engaged.
ARTICLE 1.-THE corporation shall be
! domICIled in the City OF New Orleans, IN
! the State of Louisiana, ana all citation, or
! other legal process shall be served upon the
Secretary Treasurer OF the corporation.
| ARTICLE III-The objects and purposes
| for which this corporation Is organized and
| created, and the nature OF the business to be
| carried on by It, declared to be as iOl-
| lows: 70 buy, sell, manufacture, deal In
| and handle, cigar boxes OF wood, cardboard,
Tin and glass, any Othed kind OF materials
| 10 buy, sell, manufacture, deal III and handle
| cartoons, boxes, cases, containers, crates, and
| cans OF all sorts, materials and descriptions
! To own and operate a printing plant III con
neCtlOn with the business, and TO PRINT labels
and such other printed matter as may be nee.
| eSSary in the business, 10 operate saw anl
planning mill in connection with the business
and to design, copyright, PRINT and own
labels Tor cigar boxes, and other containers
to deal in and handle cigar manufacturer,
supplies, and generally to engage IN all tht
businesses incident 10 the objects and pur
poses above decribed. To engage in Tor
clgn, as well as domestic commerce, and 4
carry any OF the businesses aforesaid II
The United States and its Territories an,
Dependencies and in foreign countries.
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of thi
corporation Is hereby fixed at the sum 0
Five Thousand Dollars (S5,OU0OO), represente
, fifty shares OF the par value Ct One Hun
, bred Dollars, ($luO.CU each. said stoci
, shall be paid for IN cash or its equivalent i
. provided by law, and IN such manner, an
at such time, and in such lnstallments a
may be prescribed by the Board OF Directors
{ This corporation shall become going con
. Germ, and shall be authorized to commenC
business when Two Thousand. Five Hundre
y Dollars, CS2,5OOOOl OF its capital stock sha
. have been subscribed for, in accordance Wit
law, and Two Thousand Five Hundred Do
! lars, ($250o.0O OF its capital stock shall hav
: been actually paid in, either in cash OF II
I equivalent provided by law.
ARTICLE V.-The capital stock OF this CO,
. poraton may be increased TO the sum OF Te
Thousand Dollars, tSl0,uOOO, by a TIVE
thirds vote OF all the stock, present or rel
e resented at a special meeting called for ths
It purpose at regular annual meetlr
e OF the corporation.
Il ARTICLE Wall certificates Of stock i
e sued by the Corporation shall be signed b
e the President, or Vice President, and by Il
Il Secretary Treasurer. The stock OF this co
l. poratnon can be transferred only Il
II books OF the corropation, and subject to su,
n regulations and formalIties may be by Il
= Board of Directors from time to time pr
= scribed
d No stakeholder shall be permitted to Sc
le or otherwise dispose of his stock wItho
80. -
p stockholders, through the Board of Directo
at price not exceeding the book value ther
Of and the stockholders shall have an O
at ton and first right to purchase all the shar
E. of stock to be thus disposed of by sale
II by death, resignation or otherwise of any
k the stockholders of the corporation, and sh;
in have a period OF ten days in whch to d
"a cept or decline 10 purchase said stOC
: Should the Board of Directors or the stOc
" holders decline to purchase said stock, III
the stakeholder or stockholders who made t
III offer to sell otherwise dispose of t
III stock, may sell or otherwise dispose of
nj in any manner and at any price, that he
er they may see fit. But each share of sto
ne is issued under the condition and understar
of ing that stakeholder shall make a s.
TX or transfer of his stock in violation of Il
provision; and this company shall be unC
of no obligation TO list said stock on
he books, or to regard the holder of the Ger
Il ficate thereof.
es ARTICLE VII.-The corporate powers
of this corporation shall be vested in and
he ercised by a Board OF Directors composed
er three stockholders, two OF whom shall cons
~ tute quorum for the transaction OF buslne
M but the said Board of Directors may be
"a creased to five, by majority vote OF
~ outstanding stock at any annual meeting,
- at any special meeting OF the stockhold
-, called tor that purpose, and without
az necessity of any further amendment or
en- teraton of this Charter.
- The Directors of this corporation may v
-, in person or by proxy at any OF the meetii
10y of the Board of Directors, and the Bo;
les OF Directors may delegate any OF its pow
rd TO any officer officers, or any other T
all resentative of the company, by appropri
ny resolution TO that effect. The first Bo
he OF Directors shall be composed of the
mt lowing: Otto Moser ST.; Louis Moser, O
MS Moser, Jr., with Otto Moser, ST., as Pre-
dent; Louis Moser, as Vice President; q
MOser, Jr., Secretary Treasurer: and Il
eu shall serve until the second Monday in .
10 gust, 1920, until their successors are
is elected and qualified. The Directors 81
lie be elected annually at a meeting held
ur- the second Monday in August of each Y
IN thereafter, notice of such meeting being gil
his according TO law, and the Board of Direct
ne may change the date of said annual meet
IA by written notice to that effect sent
we least fifteen days before date to which mt
Of ing has been changed, directed to each
a the stockholders at his last known place
IA residence. Each stakeholder shall at s
.. annual meeting or other meeting general
special be entitled, in person by proxy
one vote for every share OF stock own
The The elections shall be held under such II