The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-06-12
CHARTER OF VICTORY TEA AND
COFFEE COMPANY, INCOR-
P0RATED.

United States of America, State of Louis
| lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
! leans. Be it known, that on this 9th day
of the month of May, thousand, nine
hundred and nineteen, and of the Indepen-
dence of the United States of America the
one hundred and forty third. Before me,
Robert G. Rebentisch. Notary Public, in
and for the City of New Orleans, Parish of
Orleans, State of louisiana, being duly COM
missioned and qualified, and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named and
| undersigned; personally came and appeared,
| the several parties whose names are here
| unto subscribed and who severally declared
that availlng themselves of the general laws
| OF the State of Louisiana, in such cases made
and provided they have formed and orga-
nized and they do by these presents form
| after become associated with them, into
| corporation and body polite in law, for the
objects and purposes in the following ar
ticles set forth and expressed which they
adopt as their charter.
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be the Victory Tea and
Coffee Company, Incorporated, it shall exist
and ENJOY succession of its corporate name
for period of ninety-nine years from date
hereof, with all the rights and powers now
corporations. Its domicile shall be in the
City of New Orleans, Parish of Orleans, and
all citations and other legal process shall
be served upon the President and in the
II.
dent or Secretary and Treasurer, in the Or |
ger named. 1t shall have power to sue and !
be sued, to make and use a corporate seal: /
to purchase and receive, lease, hold, sell, |
cate property. real, personal and mixed, to |
name and appoint such officers and agents |
as the interest of the corporation NAV re- |
quire and to make and establish such by |
laws and regulations for the proper manage |
ment and regulation of its affairs as NAV
be deemed necessary; and the same TO
change and alter at pleasure
ARTICLE 2-The capital stock of this
corporation is fixed at five thousand dollars
(S'OoOOO); which said stock shall be divided |
value of hundred dollars. each. Said
stock may be paid for in cash or services
rendered or IN property regularly transferred
to the corporation
ARTICLE III-The objects and purnoses
and the nature of the business to be carried
on oy inns corporation are hereby declared
10 pc, to buy and sell coffee, tea, moIasses,
gram cereals and every and other kind of
merchandise or commodities whatsoever. To
roast, grind and pack coffee and teas to pre-
pare IN any manner all kinds of merchandise
winch the said corporation nav deem adj
visabie Tor the carrying on of its business:
which may be incidental or connected with
the carrying out of its objects and purposes
as stated herein.
ARTICLE IV.-The corporate mowers If
TINS, u J. corporation shall be vested in Board
oi three directors, majority of whom shall
constitute quorum for ehe transaction of
business. The meeting of the stockholders
snail be held annually on the first Monday
n n June, at the office of the Company.
= SAID date falls on holiday then the an.
luai meeting shall take place on the follow.
ng Monday: The officers of the corporation
man be President, Vice President and Sec
e'ary and Treasurer. Until the election to
'e held IN June, 1921 the following named
tockholders shall constitute the frs, Reed |
! Directors: John ]. Finnessey, Albert S.
yassanova; Andrew Reinhard, with the said
onn Finnessey. as President, the said
Aioer' >. Casanova as vice-President, the