The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-03-25
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF SOUTHERN CANDY
COMPANY, INCORPORATED.

Orleans. BE il known That on TINS slAth
dav of the month OF February, IN the
Vrar Of our Lord one Thousand Nine
Hundred and Twenty, and OF lne lhue-
prudpnce of the United states OF America
the one hundred ana tOTty-iOnrth Dtiote
me, Gustiyc Joseph Ricau, a Notary IuV-
lie. in and for The Parish of Orleans, state
of Louisiana, and in the presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named ana uhdSr
signed, personally came ana appeareu' tue
several persons whose names are h'rtuu.u
subscribed, and all OF age VINO seFtTd ~, ,
declared. That ayaiing themselves OF the
provisions OF the laws Of the state OF Lou
i,iara in such cases made aud prov uvu'
and more particularly Of ACT % Oh tue
General Assembly of the State Oh LOUIS
ana .yr the year 1914, they have covenant
sd contracted and agreed aud bound them
selves and do by these presents CV't-
uHut, contract agree ana pima thyIhStls ;,
AZ we'll as such persons as may HeE'SAt'1
nr,omp associated with them 10 ioFHi
,I,.nn,.Iy.s into and constitute a corpora
tion and body polite in law, tor Tue ~
ipct and purposes and under ne suPuia
lions herein set forth, which they "uoP'
as their charter, to-"t:
ARTICLE The name of this corpora-
ton shall be southern Candy company
Incorporatcd,' which may be abbreviated
20 Southern Candy Co. Inc.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
for which this corporation Is formed anu
the nature Of the business TO DE Carrleu
nv
The manufacture, purchase ana SAFE Oh
candies confectionery and the formulas,
appliances. materials and articles anu
things connected Herewith; ana 10 carr!
on such other business or enterprise AS
may be incidental or SerUlahe thertIO vi
connected Herewith.
ARTICLE III.-The amount Of the cap
ital stock Of this corporation Is hereby
fixed at the sum of ten thousand dollars
CS1OOO0O0 and which capital sIoek hiaI ma,
be- increased 10 the sum of fifty thousand
dollars $50 ,OOOOOI, sand capital STOCK III
yided into one thousand shares OF the par
value of ten $1,000 dollars each, ana the
stock shall be paid in cash wheh sun
sCrihed for or may be issued IN who're
or in part at not less than par lot tht
Dropprty or good will actually purchased
or received by IL. No fractlOnal shdres
shall ever be issued.
ARTICLE IV.-The location OF the dOml-
ellie of this corporation shall be IN the
city of New Orleans, state Oh LOulSiaha,
and service OF citation or OF all legdl
Drocesscs shall be made upon the Presl-
dent of this corporation or in case OF MS
absence or inability to act on the wee
president, or Secretary, in the order nam ,
ed and said corporation shall nave anu
enjoy succession by its corporate name
for a period of ninety nine years from
the date of this Act.
ARTICLE V.-The business and affairs
of this corporation shall be conducted
by, and all Of the corporate powers vested
in and exercised by board OF directors
composed of three stockholders to be
elected by the stock holders, annually
by ballot on the second Monday OF the
month of November of each year, begin
ming in the year l9?O; or on any SUBS y;
uuent date announced by the board or d.
rectors in case no election shall take place
on said date: after fifteen days notice
which shall be given to ga h stockhOiuer
by written notice mailed to each STOCK
A. H., I..st Ennu =
dress, and said election shall be held al
the office of the corporation under the
supervision of two commissioners, APP
pointed by the board of directors Al
said election, each stockhOluer snaII D ~,
entitled to east his vote as specnled III
Section III of Act 26I of the General AS
sembly of the State of Louisiana for the
year 1914, or any amendments thereto.
the stockholders receiving majority Oh
the votes cast shall be declared elected.
The board of directors so elected shall
Immediately thereafter proceed to elect
one of its members to be president one
to be vice president, and one to be sec
rotary of the corporation, and they shall
serve until their successors are elected ana
qualified.
The first board of directors shall be
composed of the following three directors:
Edwin Earle Smith, New Orleans, La.
Raoul Willkomm, New Orleans, La; Leo
A. Loubere, New Orleans, La, OF whom
Edwin E. Smith shall be president, Raoul
Willkomm vice president and Leo A. Lou
bere shall be secretary, and they snail
serve until the second Monday OF Noyem-
Der 1920, or until their successors are
elected and qualified
ARTICLE VI.-Stockholders meetings
other than meetings for the election OF
directors may be held as prescribed by
Section 10 of Act 267 of the General AS
sembly of the State Of Louisiana for the
year 1914 or any amendments thereto.
M. nd
the officers and directors thereof shall
have all the rights and powers, and this
corporation may be amended or dissolved,
its affairs liquidated as provided by the
provisions of Act 261 OF the General AS
sembly of the State Of Louisiana for the
wear 1914 or any amendments thereto.
ARTICLE yIII-No stockholder shall
ever be held liable or responsible for the
contracts or faults Of this corporation In
any further sum than the unpaid balance
on the stock for which he has subscribed
nor shall any mere informally in the
organization have the effect OF rendering
this charter null or exposing stock
holder to any liability other than as here
In provided.
The names and post office addresses
Of the subscribers hereto are as herein
set forth.
The subscribers hereto have respec-
lively written opposite their respective
names the amount of stock in this cor
poration subscribed to by each OF them
so that this act of Incorporation snail
serve as the original subscription list OF
said corporation to be recorded and pup
Eshed, according to law.
Thus done and passed in my office,
Mt New Orleans, Louisiana, one the day
and In the month and year hereinabove
written, in the presence OF Messrs. Rene
I Waguespack and j. u. Baldwin, compe-
tent witnesses who hereunto sign their
names with the said appearers, parties
and me- Notary, after due reading OF the
whole.
(Original signed).
Edwin Earle Smith, Dos shares; Raoul
Adolph wnlkomm, 1 share; Leo. A. Lou
bere, i share.
Witnesses:
J. Z. Baldwin.
Rene J. waguespack.
GUS. J. RICAU,
Notary Public.
l. the undersigned Recorder Of Mort
cages, In and for the Parish Of Orleans
State Of Louisiana, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing Act OF Incorpor-
alton of the Southern Candy Company, In
corporated, was this day duly recorded
in my office In book 1885, folio ago. New
Orleans, La, February 9Th. 1920.
(signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, ID. r.
A true copy.
GUS. J. RICAU,
Notary Public.
March 1i-Auril Is.
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