The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-12-25
CHARTER OF THE NEW ORLEANS
PACKING COMPANY, INCORPORAT-

| United States of America, State of Louis
| lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
leans Be il known, that on this twenty
second day of the month of December, in
| the year of our Lord, one thousand, nine
hundred and nineteen, and of the indie
pendence of the United States of America.
one hundred and fOrty-fOurth, before
me, Felix Joseph PUG, notary public
duly commissioned and qualified. in and
for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louis
lana, therein residing, and in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned. personally came and appeared
Edwin l.. Powell. whose post office adj
dress is 1855 Tchoupitoulas Street, New
Orleans, La; and W. Scott Bryan, whose
post office address is 1856 Tchoupitoulas
Street, New Orleans, La; and William ii.
Purves, whoe post office address is 1856
Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, La.
All of which said appearers are above the
full age of majority, and which said APP
bearers did declare that, awaiting them
selves of the provisions OF the laws OF the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana. rela-
tive to the organization of corporations.
they have contracted and agreed, and do
by these presents contract and agree and
bind and obligate themselves, as well as
such persons as may hereafter become as
sOciated with them, to form and consti-
tute corporation and body polite in
law for the objects and purposes and I'M
der the agreements and conditions, fol-
lOwingtO wit:
ton shall be New Orleans Packing Com
pany, and it SHALL after its name, use the
word incorporated" or its Authorization
Inc" and under this name it shall have
power and authority of a body corporate,
and shall continue for period of ninety
nine (99) years from the date hereof, and
shall have and exercise, for the purposes Of
| the business to be carried on by it, all
| powers conferred by law on similar cor
porations, including the power to make
| and use a corporate seal, and the same
| to break or change at pleasure; to con-
| tract, sue and be sued in its corporate
name; to own, hold, receive, purchase,
| ALLEVIATE, lien, convey, mortgage, lease
| pledge, or otherwise cucumber propery,
| both real, personal and mixed; to name
| and appoint such officers, managers. di-
| rectors, agents and employees as it deems
| necessary; to make and establish such
bylaws, rules and regulations as may
| be necessary and proper, and the same
| to amend, alter and abolish at pleasure:
| and generally to do and perform all such
acts as may be proper and necessary to
| carry out and execute the objects and
| purposes of this corporation.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized
are hereby declared to be to buy, sell, deal
/ In, blend, manufacture and refine, molasses,
| syrup, glucose and sugar or either of
| them and other products or articles and
| to do general merchandising aid pack
ing business, either wholesale or retail or
oolu, " Duy, sell, tease, acquire, by Dur-
| chase, license or otherwise USE take out
or obtain trade marks, trade names and
labels useful necessary or advantageous
| in the conduct Of it's business, and gen
orally to do all and everything necessary
or proper in order to carry out and eye
cute any or all of the foregoing objects
and purposes.
ARTICLE III.-The authorized capital
stock of this corporation is hereby fixed at
me sum OF ten thousand dollars ($10,OOOOO)
bod l.
dred tlO0) shares of the par value of one
hundred dollars ($100.0O) each, and shall
be paid for in cash, or may be issued at
par. IN payment for property actually pur-
CHASED Dy, or services rendered to this
corporation, at such times and in such
instruments as the Board of Directors NAV
direct. '""'
The amount to which the capital stock
OF thls corporation may be increased is
hereby fixed at fifty thousand dollars
sS9oOOO.O O) divided into and represented by
1lve hundred (5O0) shares of the par yaIue
OF one hundred dollars ($1OOOO) each. and
; Sala STOCK or any part thereof, may be
issued on complying with the reouisites
OF law, and said stock so issued shall be
paio Tor In cash, or may be issued at mar
IN payment for property actually mr.
chased by, or services rendered TO this
ipst tT,IIa.ion, as such times and in such
may direct. ee'ors
Ihis corporation shall be authorized 70
conmence business, and be a going CON
Germ, as soon as ore-half of its authorized
capltai stock of ten thousand do,Iars &c
subscribed and one-half thereof shall bara
been actually paid in. "'i nave
ARTICLE IV.-The domicile of this cor
| poration shall be in the City of New Or
leans, State of Louisiana. Citation and all
legal process shall be served on the Presi-
dent, and in his absence or inability to act
upon the Vice-President, and in his alb
sence or inability to act, upon the Secre-
| tary Treasurer.
ARTICLE V.-All of the powers of this
corporation shall be vested in and exer-
cised by Board of Directors to be COM
posed of three stockholders. to be elected
annually on the first Monday of January
| of each year, and a majority Of whom
| shall constitute a quorum for the trans
action of business, and a majority of votes
| cast shall decide all questions; all such
elections shall be conducted at the office
of this corporation in the City of New
Orleans, under the supervision of three
commissioners appointed by the President.
Notice Of such election and of all other
meetings of stockholders whatsoever, IN
less waived in writing. shall be given by
depositing in the United States Post office
in New Orleans, not more than fifteen
days nor less than five days prior to the
date of such election or such meeting, a
notice of the holding thereof, enclosed in
postpaid wrapper, addressed to each
stakeholder at the last address furnished
to this corporation by said stakeholder,