The herald., 1920-06-10
May ~ Jun" ~
CHARTER OF EDOJARD PRINEAU
COMPANY, INC.

| ,fiana. Parish Of Orleans. City of New
| ORLEANS. I;r it known. that on this thir-
| ticth day of IN" month of Aoril. IN IN"
| year of our Lord. on" thousand MN" nun
drrd and twenty. and of the Independence
| of the United States of America, the on"
/ hundred and forty-third. before me. Ed
gar NJ. Calm. Il notary puhlic. III ana ioi
I th,. parish OF Orleans. state of Louisiana.
duly commissioned, sworn aud Pualltled,
and in the presence of the witnesses here
| matter named and undersigned. personally
cam" and appeared. the several parties
! vbo>,. names are hrrcunto subscribed. who
| S,,VrralIN declared. that. awaiting them
| selves at the laws of tn" state of Louis
! lana, in such eases made ANA provided
| they have coVcnantcd and agreed, ana do,
/ bN these presents. covenant aud agree. and
/ hind Themselves. a. we'll ~ all other per
| sons who may hereafter hcCom" associated
! with them to form a corporation ami BODY
polite. in law. for the objects and pur-
| poses and under the articles ana stPu-
latiuH>. following. tO-wit.
ARTICLE THE name of this corpora
! ton shall he Ed"uard Prun"au CO.. lnc.
! and under it, said corporate name. II shall
! have power and authority 10 enjoy corpor.
= ate existence and succession. Tor the nun
! term of ninety nine years. from the date
, hereof to contract. sue and be sued. To
make and use Il corporate seal. and Ia
/ alter and break tn" same AT pleasure: TO
| acquire 10y gift, grant or Otherwise hold,
| receive. hypOthecatc, convey, sell. lease,
| pledge mort gage and dispose of property,
! real personal and mixed: 10 issue neSo-
table bonds and notes, or other evidences
| of debt, to name and appoint such man
ayers. agents. directors and Officers, as ltS
business interest and convenience may re-
| qurc to make and establish. as well as TO
alter and amend. from time TO time, such
hy-I laws. rules and regulations for the
| proper mana cement of the affairs of this
corporation. as the same may he necessary
and proper; said corporation shall have
further power to acquire. sell ana dispose
of the capital stock in other corporations
and further to enjoy and exercise all the
rights and privileges and grants under
the laws Of this state, and more partic-
ularly under Act pa of 1914 of the Louis
lama Legislature of 1914.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized,
and the nature of the business to be car
rrd on by il, are hereby declared to be:
| To manufacture all kinds of soft drinks
| and soft beverages, as permitted by law.
and to sell the same and to transact such
| other business as may he incidental there
to or connected Herewith; and to acquire
. all the right title and interest of Lucien
Lavedan in certain trade marks or trade
names; as well the formulate for the
manufacture of certain soft drinks and
| soft beverages permitted by law; and 10
manufactures. sell. and dispose of all of
said products and promote and develop
the same. according to the best Judgment
of this corporation.
> ARTICLE III.-TGe capital stock OF
this corporation il hereby fixed at the
I sum of forty thousand (S4OOOOOO) dollars
d, to he represented by four hundred (4OO)
shares of the par value of one hundred
(Sl0OW) dollars, each, payable at such
time and under such conditions as the
board of directors may determine. This
, corporation shall be n gong concern and
. authorized TO do business as soon as fifty
! (JO) per cent of its authorized capital
shall be subscribed for. and at least fifty
5 (50) per cent, of all stock subscribed for
shall be paid for. Stock of this company
shall only be issued for cash, or for ser
vices rendered, merchandise. property oil
other valuable considerations, enuring e
this corporation, according to the eX'
elusive Judgment and findings of the board
of directors thereof.
. ARTICLE IV.-In the event any holder
= or owner of stock. as well as his widow
. estate or heirs. desires to sell or dispose
of the same. such holder or owner, as wei
= as his widow, estate or heirs, must frs
V tender such stock to the stOckhOlder'
Y through the board of directors. for pur
0 chase for period of thirty days. I'm writ
ing. at the price of said stock on tn,
books of the corporation, and during sucl
period of thirty days, the said stOckhOld
ers shall have the exclusive right to ac
cept or reject the purchase of said stock
= as II may elect; and in the event SAT-
, stockholders. through said board shall fai
to make said purchase within the sale
period at the price offered, under the con
ditions aforesaid. then and In that event
the stakeholder or stockholders desiring {,
dispose of his stock. may sell the SAM
I, to such other person or persons as h
{ may fit.
f ARTICLE v.-The dOmicie of this cor
: poration shall be in the city of New Or
II leans, La, where all meetings of the stock
II holders or directors must be held, prOyid
n ed. that with the written consent of al
) the directors. valid meetings of the di
l. rectors may be held outside of the state
e or within the state, elsewhere than at il
e domicile. Citation shall be served upo
r the president, or in the absence or dis
q ability of the latter upon the vice presi
q dent. and in the absence or disability o
d the latter upon the secretary, and in tn
$, absence or disability of the latter upo
l. the treasurer.
u ARTICLE VI.-All the corporate pow
ers of this corporation shall be vested i
: and exercised by a board of directors
!. three in number. all of whom shall b
- stockholders. to be elected on the frs
, Monday of March of each year. commend
= ing with the first Monday of March 1872
~ with the understanding that the frs
BOARD of directors selected by the stock
holders, and named in this charter, a
, well as the first set of officers, as here
y matter named, shall hold office until tn
first Monday of March 1921. or until thei
successors have been elected and hay
II qualified.
"A rectOrs, by the holders of stock as herei
y provided, there shall be elected by sal
y directors from their own number the OF
u n ficers of the corporation, which are as fo
" lows: LIST. a president; End, a vice pres
dent; 3rd, a secretary: 4th, a treasurer
any two of which offices may be com
l. bined in one person.