The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-08-28
(Signed FRANK WIN HART.
CHARTER OF WILSON CLUB COM
pANN INC.


United States of America, State Of
louisiana Parish of Orleans City of
New Orleans. Ee it known. that on this
Twenty fifth day of the month of Feb
ruary. in the year of our Lord One
Thousand, Nine Hundred and nineteen,
before me. Joseph j. Ritayik. a Notary
Public in and for the Parish of Orleans.
City and State aforesaid. duly commits
stoned and qualified in the presence of
the witnesses hereinafter named and sub
sribed and undersigned; personally came
and appeared. the several persons whose
names are hereuntO subscribed. who de
cIared that desiring to form Il Corpora
tiOn under the laws of the States of
louisiana and particularly under the
provisions of Act No. 26I of the LegiS-
lature of 1914. they have cOvenanted. a
greed and bound themselves and such
other persons as may hereinafter join with
them and their successors to form Cor
pOratiOn upon the following terms. con-
ditionS and StipulatiOns which the said
appearerS hereby adopt as their Charter,
10 wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this COrpOr-
alton shall be Wilson club Company
Inc" and under such name it shall have
the power and authority to contract sue
and be sued. to make use of a Corporate
Seal and the same to alter and break at
pleasure to hold. receive, have, buy, pur-
chase ALLEVIATE. convey. sell. mortgage,
pledge. hypOthecatc, rent or lease pro
pcrty, real personal or mixed. to name
and appoint such Officers. directors,
agents. managers and employees as the
interest and necessities of the business
NAV require to make and established such
by laws. rules and regulations for the
proper management of its affairs as may
he deemed necessary and proper and gen
! orally to have such powers and rights as
/ are permitted under the laws and as are
| necessarily incidental or convenient for the
carrying out the obligations and purposes
| of said Corporation herein established.
! ARTICLE U.-ThiS Corporation unless
| sooner dissolved shall exist and continue
/ for period of Ninety nine Years from and
! after the date hereof. Its dOmicile shall
/ be in the City of New Orleans, State of
| louisiana, where all citations or other
! legal process shall be served in the man.
/ ner now or may hereafter De pres
crihed by law.
| ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
for which this Corporation is organized
! and the business to becarried on by 1t are
hereby declared to be; To manufacture
sell and buy nOn-alcholic beverages, car
honic gas. extracts. syrupS and other Sucf
like products, and for that purpose Il
acquire construct and hereafter main
tain in the States of Louisiana or else
where one OrmOre factories.
This Corporation shall have the RICH
/; to act as agents and distributors for othe
! manufacturing companies OF nOn-alcohOil
beverages and other such like product
, ! and generally to do any thing or act
i incidental to or growing out of or con
nected with the said business.
ARTICLE IV.-The Capital stock of thi
: corporation is hereby fixed at Thirt,
: Thousand ($30,O00.00) Dollars, subdivide'
E into Six Hundred 5000 shares at a pa
lNiln nah
certificate of stock of this COrporatiO
E shall be issued or delivered unless sam
i is fully paid for in cash or for othe
value property. property rights or 10
services or labor rended. No one Shall-eV
: er be responsible for the faults, contract
0 or debts of this Corporation in any turtle
Z sum than the unpaid balance due the col
{ poratiOn on the shares of stock SubScrit
ed for by him or her, nor shall any stOc
. issued be subject to assessment. \
> transfer of said capital stock shall B
binding on this Corporation unless mad
k in accordance with this charter and by
e laws and recorded on the books of thi
: corporation.
: ATICLE V The business of TIL
! Corporation shall be managed and all {
= the corporate powers shall be vested
d and exercised by Board of five Direc
Z orS to be elected from among its stocl
: holders and three of the Directors ut an
= time in office. either present in person
:, represented by proxy shall constitute
;, quorum. The said Board of Director
shall elect from among their number,
President a Vice President and Treasure
IT The President hereof shall name and al
Of point a Secretary. Neither the Treasure
ID nor the Secretary need be members of Il
rs Board of Directors. The Board of Dire
m tors shall have the full and complete col
lie troll of the business affairs and prOper
iB of this Corporation and they shall ma
l. age conduct. and use the same as i'll the
c discretion they may deem best. If not Il
consistent with the objects of this CorpO
~ alton and welfare thereof The Board
~ ! Directors shall have the further pow
u to make. alter and annul such Bylaw
. rules and regulations as they may thii
III proppr The Board of Directors Shs
Is have the further power to appoint {
III agents clerks and employees and fix the
y salary and compensation. with term
* office, with the right to dismiss them
~ their pleasure. ANY vacancy occurring
:. the Board of Directors shall be filed
~ the remaing members of said Board f
% the uneXpired term at a meeting of sa
81 Board of Directors.
ID ARTICLE VI-The first Board of !
IS rectors of this Corporation is hereby fix
es mt five in number and shall be cOmpOS
nh of Ernest W. LapOrt of New Orleans L
nd Charles Schutten of New Orleans, l.
int Arthur Ledieu of New Orleans, La..JaC
he Schultz of New Orleans. La; a
Charles VI. Ilcgier or New orleans.
Oi with the following officers. Ernest
III. LapOrte as President. Charles Schultz
m, as Vice President and Arthur Ledieu
RS. Treasurer: said Board of Directors sh
ok serve until the first meeting of the StOC
led holders for the election of Directors
nd until their successors are elected, qualif
ST. and installed.
o2i ATICLE VII.-On the second Tuesday
81 January. Nineteen Hundred and Tween
a. and annually thereafter on the secO
e. Tuesday in January of each year, a me
IA ing of the stockholders of this COrpO
I ton shall be held at its domicile for
az purpose of electing Directors for
"a ensuing year, and at such meeting,
stockholders shall duly elect Directors
=. The failure from any cause whatsoe
u to hold the annual meeting of the sto
~ holders or the failure to elect Direct
-; thereat shall not dissolve this Corpo
20, ton. but the Directors and officers Il
a., lin office, shall remain in office until I'll
rse successors shall have been duly elect
al qualified and installed. All stockhold
ors meeting shall be held in accordance "
on. and in the manner provided by the
;ca Laws of this Corporation.