The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-11-13
OF ASHTON BLUM BAKING
CO., INC.

United States of America, State of
Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City OF
New Orleans. Be it known, that on this
Goth day of the month of October, in the
year of our Lord, one thousand nine hun
dred and nineteen, and of the lndepen-
dence of the United States of America,
the one hundred and forty fourth, before
iiic, W llllaln j. GuSte, Notary Public,
duly commissioned and qualified in and
for this City and the Parish of Orleans,
therein residing, and in the presence OF
the witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
dersigned; personally came and appeared
the several parties whose names are here
unto subscribed, who severally declared
that, awaiting themselves of the laws OF
the State of Louisiana, in such cases made
and provided, they have cOvenanted and
agreed and do by these presents covenant
and agree and bind themselves, as well
as such persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, to form a corpora
ton and body polite in law for the OBJ
ject and purposes and under the articles
and stipulatiOns following, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corpora
ton shall be the Ashton Blum Baking
Co., Inc, and under its said corporate
name shall have power and authority to
have and enjoy corporate existence and
succession for the full term and period
of ninety-n nine years from and after date
hereof; to contract, sue and be sued TO
make and use a corporate seal, and the
same to alter or break at pleasure; 10
hold, receive, purchase, hypothecate, con-
yey, sell, lease or pledge real and per-
sonal property; to issue negotiable bonds
and notes or other evidence of debt; 10
name and appoint such managers, agents,
directors and officers as its business, in
terest and convenience may require; and
to make and establish, well as alter
and amend from time to time, such by
laws, rules and regulations for the proper
government of the affairs of this corpora
ton, as may be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poration shall be in the iCty of New Or
leans, State of 0Luisiana, and all cita-
tIons ana other legal process shall be
served upon the president and general
manager OF this corporation, or, in the
event of his absence, upon the yice-presi-
dent thereof, and in the absence of both
said officers, upon the Secretary treasurer
of said corporation.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur-
poses of this corporation are: The OPP
Grafton of a bakery and the manufacture
purchase and sale of bread, biscuit, crack
ers, cakes. confectioneries, candies; the
conducting and operating of factories,
stores, wholesale and retail fer the sale
of bread, biscuit, crackers, cakes and con-
dictionaries, and the carrying on and
performing of any and all things neces-
sary or incidental to the foregoing OBJ
jects and purposes.
ARTICLE IV-The capital stock of
this corporation is hereby fixed at Twenty
Thousand $50 100000 Dollars, divided into
twenty (20) shares of One Thousand ISL
0O0.00l Dollars each, and payable as fol-
ows: on or shortly after the signing OF
this charter, Five Thousand ($5.00O00)
Dollars in cash and Fifteen Thousand
(Sl5,0O00O) Dollars in machinery, baking
utensils, ovens, lease and good will. This
corporation is to become a going concern
as soon as its capital stock shall have
been subscribed and paid in:
All transfers to stock shall be made on
the books Of the company, and under such
rules and regulations as the Board OF
Directors may prescribe. StockhoIderi