The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-01-29
CHARTER OF THE NEW ORLEANS
PACKING COMPANY, INCORPORAT-

United states or America, state or LOUIS
lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
leans. BE ii 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 ad-
dress is 1856 Tchoupitoulas Street, New
Orleans, La; and w. Scott Bryan, whose
post office address is 1855 Tchoupitoulas
Street, New Orleans, La. and William h.
Puryes, whoe post office address. Is 1866
Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, La.
All of which said appearers are above the
full age of majority, and which said ap-
bearers did declare that, availing them
selves of the rovisions 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
ISOLATED with them, to form and consti-
tuts a corporation and body polite in
law for the objects and purposes and un-
der the agreements and conditions, fol-
lowing,to wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name OF the corpora
| ton shall be New Orleans Packing Com.
pany, and 1t shall, after its name, use the
word Incorporated" or its abbreviation
| "Inc," and under this name 1t shall have
power and authority of a body corporate
| and shall continue for a period of ninety
nine l99) years from the date hereof, and
shall have and exercise, for the purposes OF
| the business to be carried on by 1t, al
powers conferred by law on similar cor
porations, including the power to make
| and use a corporate seal, and the SAINT
to break or change at pleasure; to con
tract, sue and be sued In its corporal,
name; to own, hold, receive, purchase
| ALLEVIATE, lien, convey, mortgage, lease
pledge, or otherwise cucumber properly
both real, personal and mixed; to nam
and appoint such officers, managers, di
rectors. agents and employees as 1t DEEM
necessary; to make and establish sucl
bylaws, rules and regulations as ma!
be necessary and proper, and the sam
to amend, alter and abolish at pleasure
and generally to do and perform all sucl
acts as may be proper and necessary L
carry out and execute the objects an,
purposes of this corporation.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purpose
for which this corporation is organizes
are hereby declared to be to buy, sell, dea
In, blend, manufacture and refine, molasses
syrup, glucose and sugar or either o
them and other products or articles, an
to do general merchandising and pack
Ing business, either wholesale or retail o
both, to buy, sell, lease, acquire, by pur
chase, license or otherwise, use, take GU
or obtain trade marks, trade names an
labels useful, necessary or advantageou
In the conduct Of its business, and gen
orally to do all and everything necessar
or proper In order to carry out and exc
cute any or all Of the foregoing object
and purposes.
ARTICLE III.-The authorized CAN'T,
stock OF this corporation is hereby fixed 9
the sum OF ten thousand dollars ($10 600 OC
! divided into and represented by one hur
hundred dollars (S100.OO) each, and sha
be paid for In cash, or may be issued
! par, In payment for property actually pul
/ chased by, or services rendered to tn
corporation. at such times and in sue
installments as the Board Of Directors ma
: direct.
: The amount to which the capital stoc
, OF this corporation may be increased
hereby fxed at fifty thousand dollal
lSoooOO. oO) divided into and represented b
. five hundred (500) shares Of the par yalr
OF one hundred dollars (s10O.OO) each, an
said STOCK, or any part thereof, may |
issued on complying with the reouisit,
: OF law. and said stock so issued shall
paid FOR In cash, or may be issued at D,
|. In payment for property actually m
> chased by, or services rendered to IN
corporation, as such times and in su,
|, Instruments as the Board Of Directo
= may direct.
This corporation shall be authorized
/ commence business, and be a going co
!, Germ, as soon as one-half Of its authoriz
= capital stock of ten thousand dollars
: subscribed and one-half thereof shaII ba
!; been actually paid in. ."
v ARTICLE Iv.-The domicile of this CO
poration shall be in the City of New O
n leans, State OF Louisiana. Citation and
n legal process shall be served on the Pre-.
% dent, and In his absence or inability to a.
J. upon the vice-President, and in his a
Al sence or inability to act, upon the Seer
+ tary Treasurer.
II ARTICLE VAN Of the powers Of Il
re corporation shall be vested In and exc
d cised by a Board Of Directors to be col
he posed Of three stockholders, to be elect
r annually on the first Monday Of Janua
d of each year, and a majority Of WHIT
vs. shall constitute a quorum for the trar
action Of business, and a majority of vol
II cast shall decide all questions; all su
m elections shall be conducted at the off
a. tof this corporation in the City Of N
d Orleans, under the supervision of TIL
d commissioners appointed by the Preside
,e Notice Of such election and Of all oil
+ meetings Of stockholders whatsoever, I
ID less waived in writing. shall be given
lie depositing in the United States Post on
n in New Orleans, not more than ffts
n days nor less than i've days prior to
J. date Of such election or such meeting,
d notice Of the holding thereof, enclosed
10 q postpaid wrapper, addressed to q
,, stockholdef at the last address furnish
!, to this corporation By said stockheld
n and In the event NJ addre1 = furnish