The herald., 1920-04-01
CHARTER.


other raw products used in the mInutaC-
lure of sugar. To acquire by purcha>"
IpI~, or otherwise, and TO manufartur"
and construct machines OF any Kind or
character, and To equip. erect and ln>taiI
thu. same for use and operation by cleo
rririty compressed air. oil, gas or toy
other means al motive power. ami to op-
crate, use sell. lease and hir" the same.
ind TO carry on any business necessarily
connected with. Incidental To, or ""mpl-
u,ur.rv to the objects stated. GO To
inter- into make. perform and carry out.
contracts OF every Kind and nature. nor
contrary 10 Law. with any person. hrn,
l,>orfafion or corporation. aud 10 carry
ON ANY other business which. under Inc
lI,yy il may Lr entitled to conduct. which
ma, seem To the corporation to be cal
rul;ttrt directly or Indirectly, 10 effect
fL,. aforesaid objects. or tn" either OF
Them. or to fariltat" il in III" transaction
of it, aforesaid business or businesses.
ar any mart thereof. or in the transaction
,r any other lawful business that may u"
|,.JI,.ulltcd. directly or indirectly. 10 'l-
Laur, the. yalu" of. or 10 render prohtah'
any of the corporation property Ahh
RIGHTS. and generally to hold and "Ncr'l>"
/ ali surh incidental powers aud privileges
] ,s relate 10 .hr objects and purposes here
. fu.,l,oy.. sci forth. or 1~ m"y be- necessary .
+u>,tul or convenient. IN cntctiuG SAID Oh
/ icrtS and purposes.
! ARTICLE " tn" authorized 'apll III
ef
.rl.r,d 10 Ice thu sum of four hun3F'H
I Thousand dollars. The presently author
/ i,.d r.uital stOrA Of this corporation NiiI
he represented by four thousand snare
AZ q par value of on" hundred d"il'rH
each The said capital stock shall b" rep
/ r..,r,,.d Ny certificates. aud shall u" per
: ,on.,l property. and shall bc iuIl\ PAM LOT
in cash or property. and noh-aN>'>N''"'',,
when issued. NO transfer OF stock slall
L. limiting mon this corporation unless
I'll th
L,. I.,v.. and recorded on the books there
at OF the said capital stock, OF Tour nun
dr,d Thousand dollars. il - now aEI''u
.ruour the stockholders. that l'"ui>
/ NgrtrI of New Orleans, la, Shail u"
/ nil. tnr one, hundred one thousand hoI,
.I,rs of the capir:l stock, and the >aih
oui. J Martrl shall pay for >ald Si"'N
hy transferring to TINS corpnFa'l"n ""'
hundred and one shares held 10y nun. "'
IN, capital stock in the Mart'l NJ
,'ou,pnnv. Inc. which stock, according I"
mo .b.,rt.r OF said corporation, J. "i 4 par
! calm. of one hundred dollars. And ma
| inritv rf the Board OF Directors OF th'
| N,rt,l Apparatus Company. Inc sl-hil-
this charter. hereby arprhN" ana r".n'
"a, ouc hundred and one shares OF VI"
| ,,rit,I stock of the Mart"l Filter ON
many Inc to Ice transferred 10y Loul> y
/ Nart,l AT the sum Of one huhur'u "",
thouSaud dollars. And II l. turth"r aEI'',
.ul simulated that Louis j. Mhrt"l NhHll
r,rytus Company. Inc, IN" right anu pSlN
. ill., which he ~ inventor, has. TO patent
i'm All foreign countries ana PoSs'SNl""N'
other than the United states OF AIherl'a
in his inventions for the hl'ra'lon ~
/ sugar solutions, juices. SyrupS. "t'.' u>'i
in The manufacture of sugars. SNrnPS anu
moIa >s-S And he shall transfer III auhl-
lion. all patents and rights h" mas &c
uuirrd. with regard TO inventions anu VI" II
.inyrrirS above described. 1t being the
Iiutrutiou and purposes of the parties mere
ia thai Louis j. Martcl shall aN>lSh' trans
fer and deliver all patents. trade uharkN
and all rights h" has 10 patent auu W"
tain trade marks in foreign countries. loI
his invention for the filtration oi sugar
solUtiCuS Juices, SyrupS, etc, USED III 'h'
manufacture of sugars. >NrupN anu nv
IIas>eS Ii is further agreed ana S''ru
Hated that Louis J. Martel shall SubH'Tlo,
I Cor on, hundred and twenty five thousand
dollars stock in consideration OF the trans
fer by Louis !. Martel OF his rights anu
pqt,utS aud rights to patent ana ontdlU
trad marks for his aforesaid invention
In fnraiUn countries that he shall he given
one hundred and twenty five thousand dol
lars of the capital stock OF the Martrl Ap-
'unrltuS COMPANY Inc, and majority ol
he Board Of Directors of the Martel Ap'
lparatuS Company. Inc. signing thiS Guar
ter hereby appraiSe and value TIE sal"
lnotrntS aud rights ut one hundred twen
ity-fve thousand dollars. Ii IL turthci
greed and stipulated that the caltai Siorh
Issued to him upon his Transferring M
aforesaid one hundred one shares OF stoct
lin the MarteI Filter Company, Inc ah'
his aforesaid patents. and rights 10 pa'
ICntS in foreign countries, and that s;tlo
stork shall be considered as fully paid Tor
THE total subscription and total amount
Of stock to be issued 10 Louis j. Marie
lis - follows: Subscription S236~opu
Stock to be issued S226 100000. CIwo nun
bred and twcuty-siX thousand each)
ARTICLE V.-Thc business of this cor
porution shall he managed. amt all cor
porate powers thereof snail be vested III
and exercised by Board of Directors, q
not less than seven stockholders nor more
than fifteen. and Il majority u directors
either present. in person. or rfpres"ht'
by proxy. shall constitute quorum.
ARTICLE VI.-The first Board of Di
rectorS of this corporation Is hereby hNt'
at seven. and shall he comp OS"d OF: Loul
J. MartCI. whose poStOftice address q -"
VaImont street New Orleans, La: Don
eIson CafIery. whose poStofiice address d
$50 NaiSon blanche Annex, New orleans
La: Frank Ecthun". whose poStoilce al
dress is S0S prrdido street, New Orleans
IA: George H. Conrad, whose postofic'
address is J0OJ Dauphine street. New Ut
leans. La: Horace Wilkinson. whose post
Office address is Fort Allen, La John ~
Minor whose pOStOffice address is Biloxi
Miss Charles Wilbert whose pOstOfTice al
dress is Plaquem1ne. La; with Louis j
Martel. as President; John II. Minor. "a
Vice President, ana George ii. Conrad, a
Observation-Disclosures. said Board of hi
rCctorS shall serve until the first meeting
of stockholders. for the election of Dircc
tors or until their successors are elected
or qualified.
| ARTICLE VII-On the first Monday il
| january, 1920, and annually thereafter, OF
the first Monday in January i'll each year
| a meeting of the tockholdcrS Of this cor
poration shall be held at its dOmicilc, 10
The purpose of electing Directors for tn
ensuing year. \ failure, from any cauS'
whatsoever to hold the annual meeting o
stockholders. or the failure to elect hi
rcctorS at the time stipulated above, shall
not dissolve this corporation, nor anec
the business of same but the Director
and officers then in office shall remain II
office until their successors shall hav" heel
respectively duly chosen, elected, qualified
and installed.
ARTICLE VIII.-This Charter may b.
amended and the capital stock of this cor
poratiOn may be increased or decreased, o
this corporation may I've dissolved in tn
method and manner provided by law.
! ARTICLE IN.-No stakeholder of thi
lrorporation shall ever be held liable %
, IRRESPONSIBLE for the contracts or faults o
this corporation in any further sum thai
the unpaid balance on the stock. for whicl
he has subscribed, nor shall any informal
ity in organization have the effect OF rem
dering this charter null or of exposing
stakeholder to any liability than as abOv
, provided.
Thus Gone and passed at my Office, il
the City of New Orleans Louisiana, o.
the day, month and year hereinfirst abOv
written, in the presence of Percy r. Brow
and Paul A. SOmpeyrac. competent wit
. naScac who bpreuDtO sign their names