The herald., 1919-04-17
ACT OF INCORPORATION OF THE COLA
COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS, INC.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans,
City of New Orleans. Be it known, that on
| this, the 18th day of the month of April, in
the year of our Lord one thousand, nine hun
bred and nineteen, and of the Independence
| of the United States OF America the one
hundred and forty-third, before me, Charles
| +. Fletchinger a Notary Public, duly COM
missioned and qualified in and for the City,
| Parish and State aforesaid, therein residing,
and in the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who declared
| that availing themselves OF the provisions
| of the laws of this State relative to the
| formation and organization of corporations,
| they have covenanted and agreed and do,
| by these presents, covenant, agree and bind
| themselves, as we'll as those who may here
after become associated with them, to form
| themselves into corporation for the OBJ
| jects and purposes with the and un-
| der the stipuations following to-wt:
| ARTICLE 1.-The name and style of this
| corporation shall be The Cola Company of
| New Orleans Inc. and by said corporate
| name it shall have and enjoy succession and
| existence for period of ninety nine years.
unless sooner dissolved, and shall have all
| the rights, privileges and immunlteS which
| are now or may hereafter be granted by
| law to corporations of the same kind and
| character, and under said corporate name it
| shall have the power and authority to con
| tract, sue and be sued, to make and a
|
| pleasure, and to make all necessary rules
and regulations for its corporate manage
ment and control
| ARTICLE 1.-THE domicle of this cor
| poration shall be in the City of New Or
leans, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana,
and citation and other legal processes shall
| be served upon the Secretary, or in case OF
| his absence of inability to act, upon any
other officer of the corporation.
| ARTICLE III-The objects and purposes
| for which this corporation is organized and
| the nature of the business to he carried on
by it are hereby declared to be: to manu-
| facture syrups and soft drinks of all kinds
| and descriptions and to sell the same in all
parts of the United States and foreign coun-
| tres to buy, sell and lease patents cover
| ing, in any way, machinery or processes re-
lating to the manufacture and production OF
| soft drinks; to license to individuals or cor
| porations for their any or all patent pro-
cesses or machinery that may be owned by
the said corporation; TO purchase and own
| real estate necessary for its business in any
part of the United States or in foreign coun-
tries; to manufacture, sell and deal in any
| and all the articles or appliances used which
may be deemed advisable in connection with
the manufacture of soft drinks; to manufac
ture, buy, sell or deal in casks, glass bot
| ties, glassware, metal ware, wooden ware
and other articles of a similar nature; &c
operate bottling works; to subscribe, pur-
| chase and otherwise acquire and hold shares
of stock in other corporations; and, generally
to carry on any business properly connected
with incidental to any all OF said
| processes.
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of thi:
poration is hereby fixed at the sum oil
Seventy-Fve Thousand (s75,OO0) Dollars. di
vided into seven hundred and fifty ESQ
shares of the par value of One hundred dol
lars each, all of which shall be common
stock, and the amount to which the capita
stock may be increased is hereby fixed a.
the sum Of One Hundred and Fifty $50.
0O0) Dollars said stock shall be issued only
for cash or in payment of property or ser
vices actually received by or rendered Il
said corporation; said stock shall be fully
paid at the time Of its issuance and there
after be worcestershire. This corporation
shall commence business and become go
ing concern soon as fifty per cent of it.
capital stock shall have been subscribed and
paid for The parties 10 this Act hereby
declare that they subscribed for the number
of shares of the capital stock of said cor
poration set opposite their respective sigma
| lures hereto, so that this Act of Incorporation
shall serve as the original subscription.
Il William Chapman, Of said subscriber
to the extent Of five hundred shares of tn,
capital stock, in payment OF said subscrip
ton, does hereby convey, transfer, assign
set over and deliver TO this corporation, al
of his right, title and interest in and to tina
certain secret formula for flavoring and ex
tract for Cola drink. and for the finished
| syrup. known as the "Chapman Formula.
and L. T. Mcdonnell and Charles G. Jami
! son, the remaining directors of said corpora