The herald., 1920-06-10
CHARTER OF ASSOCIATED RICE
MILLERS OF AMERICA INC,

State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans,
City of New Orleans. BE it known that
on this nineteenth day of May, in the
year one thousand, nine hundred and
twenty, before me, William Waller Young,
notary public, in and TOR the parish
of Orleans, state of Louisiana. duly COM
missiOned and qualified. and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and APP
peared the several persons whose names
are hereuntO subscribed, all above the
full age of majority, who severally de-
clared. that ayailing themselves of the
laws of the state of Louisiana, and es-
pecially the laws relarive 70 the organi-
cation of corporations, they have cove
| nanted and agreed to bind. form and con-
| stitute themselves, as well as all such
other persons As may hereafter join or
become associated with them. into a cor
poratiOn and body polite in law, for the
| objects and purposes and under the ar
ticles, agreements and stipulatiOns follow
| ing to-wit:
ARTICLE THE name, style and title
| of this corporation shall be Associated Rice
| Millers of America, Inc, and, under that
| name, il shall have and enjoy all the
rights, advantages, and privileges granted
| by law to corporations, and shall exist for
| the full term and period of ninety nine
years from this day. IL SHAH have power
| to contract, sue and be sued to make and
| use a corporate seal, and the same to alter
| and break at pleasure; to hold, receive.
lease, purchase, sell and convey, as well
as mortgage, hypOthecate and pledge
property. real. personal and mixed, cor
| poreal and incorporeal; to name and ap'
point such managers, directors, offlcers
| agents and other employees as its interest
and convenience may require. and to make
| and establish, as well as alter and amend
| from time. to time, such bylaws, rules
and regulations as may be necessary and
expedient for the proper management and
| government of the affairs of said corpora
! ton.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poratiOn is hereby fixed in the City OF
New Orleans, State of Louisiana, and al
citation other legal process shall b'
served upon the President of said cor
| pOration, or, in his absence, upon its Sec
| rotary.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur
poses of this corporation and the nature
Of the business to be carried on by i
are hereby declared to be: To carry oil
a general advertising and publishing
business in all its branches, both as prin
cipals and agents, principally in the ad
vertising of rice. To buy, sell and dea
In rice and it's by-products, on commits
sion and otherwise, and 10 do genera
rice milling business in all its branches
and for said purpose to own, lease AM
operate mills, warehouses. factories AM
works; with the right and power TO d.
any and all things necessary or con
nected with or in any manner incidental
or Complementary to the objects and pur
poses herein set forth.
| ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock o
this corporation is HEREBY fixed at tn
sum of Five Thousand ($5.0O0.OO) Dollar:
to be divided into and represented b.
| Fifty (JO) Shares, in rae sum of On
Hundred ($1O0.O0) Dollars each; said stoc
shall be paid for when, and in such in
stallments as directed by the Board {
Directors. The capital stock of this col
poration may be increased TO the sum
Twenty-Five Thousand Doffars.
ARTICLE VAN the corporate power
Of this corporation shall be exercised b
a Board of Directors consisting Of a
of the stockholders, two-thirds of who
shall constitute quorum for the tram
action of business. The Directors ma
vote in person or by proxy. The Boar
Of directors shall. at its first meeting
| elect from among it's members, a Pres
dent. Vice President, a Secretary and
| Treasurer, who shall hold office unit
| their successors are duly elected and quail
| fled, and in case of vacancy in any
| the said positions. the same shall be fill
, ed by election by the Board of Director
| The annual meeting for the election of o
| ficers shall be held on the Second Tue:
| day in May, of each year, unless sal
| day be a legal holiday, and then on ii
next bank day thereafter.
| Each subscriber herero sets after hi
name his post office address and a STATE
| ment Of the number OF shares of stoc
which he agrees to take in the corpors
ton. At all elections, every stockholdt
shall be entitled to one vote for eac
| share of stock standing in his name O
the books Of the corporation. to be ca'