The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-09-23


United states Of America, state of Lou
i.i,na Parish of Orleans. Re it known
and remembered that on this ina DAY OF
the month of September, l92u, before me
Herbert ". Kaiser. a Notary PUBIC uulH
crrnrui Ssionpd and qualified. i'll ana Tor
the Parish and State aforesaid, and In the
pre>ruce of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned. personally came
and appeared the persons whose names are
hPrruntO subscribed. who declared that.
availing themselves of tn" provisions OF
the laws Of the State of Louisiana, ana
more particularly of Act No. 26t OF ne
General Assembly of the State OF L0ulSl-
ana for the year 1914. they have coNenated
and agreed and do by these presents
covenant agree, bind and form and con
stitutr themselves, as well as Such per
sons who may hereafter join ana become
associated with them. INTO corpora
tiun and body polite in law. for the Cd
irctS and purposes and under the agree
mpntS and stipulationS following, to-wlt
ARTICLE THE name and style OF
| this corporation shall be ST. Bernard vi
| Co Inc. and under that name II shall
have and enjoy all the rights, advantages
and privileges granted by law to corpora
! tons 1t shall exist for period OF
| ninety nine years from date hereof. unless
| sooner dissolved; 1t shall have power ana
| authority to sue and be sued in its cor
| pOrate name; to make and use cOrpOr-
| ate seal and to break and alter the same
| at pleasure; to hold, receive. mortgage,
|
mixed property; to have and employ Such
! managers, officers. agents and employees
! az the interest and convenience OF said
corporation may require; and 10 make
and establish such laws rules and regula-
tions for the corporate management and
. control of the business and affairs OF the
| corporation, as may be deemed necessary
and eXpedient.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmicile of this cor
, poration shall be the City of New Or
| l.af, faf. .f l FItgtlnn and
other legal process shall be served upon
, the President. and. in his absence, upon
! the Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE Tu.-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is or
| ganiZed, and the nature of the business
to be carried on bysit are hereby declared
r to be: To conduct and operate n whole
sale and retail oil business; to buy. sell
and refine gasoline, Kerosene, lubricatlnG
oil and all petroleum products. also "a
do any and all things and acts, and en-,
: gage in such other business as may be-
necessary, incidental TO or connected with
the business herein stipulated or contcm
plated in this charter.
ARTICLE IV.-Thc capital stock. of this
, corporation is hereby fled at the sum OF
, $50 10000. which capital stock may be in
, ! Cre9 Sed to the sum of SJOO,OOOOO. SAID
capital stock shall be divided into LOO
shares of the par value of 5000 per share
, | All shares of stock shall be paid for IL
, cash by the incOrpOratOrS and shall be-
worcestershire No transfer Of stOcl
shall be binding upon the corporation un
i less made upon its books, and all certifi
, | Gates of stock shall be signed by th'
President and the Secretary Treasurer o.
| the corporation.
ARTICLE V-No stakeholder of thi,
P corporation may offer for sale, sell, as
| sign or transfer his stock in this corpora
ton without giving to the other stock
holders thirty days prior notice of sucl
, intention. which notice shall be given II
writing to the President Of the corpora
ton. and shall by said President be lnad
s known 10 the Directors Of the "orporatlol
- Immediately, and the other StOCkhGlGrT
T shall have the privilege of purchgsin:
r said stock at the book value thereof, fo
Il period of thirty days from the deliver.
p Of said notice TO the President.
81 AtTICI T. Nl.-All the corporate power
: OF this corporation shall be vested in. AM
O | the management and control of its bust
Be- ! ness aud affairs shall be exercised by
Il Board Of Directors, composed of fou
% stool holdvrS, three of them shall cOnSti
y | tu'r q quorum for the transaction of bust
~ ness. TIE Directors shall he elected an
q uuaIly bg ballot. IN" first Monday in Eel
So rvar.. The first election shall be ia tn
s. wear 1912. until which time the fOllOWin
d Shall constitute the first Board of hi
Is r,rfoTs. Io-wit: RjIgiu RiZzO, llOl Ara
Is bella Street. New Orleans. SimOne Cullur;
10 1919 :. Rampant Street. New Orleans
Joseph i. Pacicra. Gretua. La: SaI
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d be held under such rules and regulation
~ may be determined by the board
n Directors. but after ten days notice Of sue
n election shall be given to each StOckholde
e by mail. sent TO his last known address
q or by publication for at least three time
d in ten days preceding such election in on
y Of the daily. English newspapers in Ne,
II Orleans. No failure TO hold an electiO
e shall be held as forfeiture Of this char
n ter. Any vacancy in the Board of DireC
q tors shall he filled by the remaining III
= rcct0rS by appointing some stakeholder I
: serve for the uneNpired term.
= The first Board of Directors shall con
= | SiSt Of Biagio Rizzo. 1l0i Arabella Street
l. New OrleaUs; Sam CerniClia. Simone Col
70 lura and Joseph p. Paciera, with Biagi
| RiZzO as President: sam Cerniglia Vice
! PreSident,and Joseph =. Paciera. Secre
tary-Treasurer. who shall serve until thei
their successors have been elected an
qualified.
ARTICLE Vino stakeholder shall
! ever be held liable or responsible for tn
contracts faults or debts Of this corpora
, ton. nor shall any mere infOrmality in il
organization have the effect of rendering
this charter null and void or OF exposinI
stakeholder to any liability beyond tn