The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-01-01
CHARTER.

other meetings of the stockholders, the
voting shall be by ballot, and each stock
holder shall be entitled to one vote for
each share of stock standing in his name
| on the books of the company, to be cast
! in person or by written proxy.
Five per cent of the outstanding capital
stock Of this corporation shall constitute
| a quorum at any and all meetings for
| the transaction of any and all business,
| except as otherwise provided by law. The
| majority of stock voting shall decide all
questions, except as otherwise provided
| by law, or by this charter.
| The Board Of Directors shall have the
| right to fill for the unexpired term any
vacancy occurring among the Directors by
| death, resignation or otherwise, even
| though the number be by said couses or
either of them reduced to less than a
quorum.
| The failure to hold an annual election
or to elect Directors as above provided.
| shall not dissolve the corporation but the
| Directors and Officers then in Office shall
| cause an election to be held as soon as
| possible thereafter, notice of which shall
De given as above provided for the hold
| ing OF the annual meeting of stockholders
pending which election the then Directors
| and Officers shall remain as such until
thelr successors are duly elected and shall
| have qualified.
The Board of Directors. shall. within
thirty days after each annual election.
elect from their number a President, a
Nice-Ppresident, and shall also elect a
Secretary Treasurer. The Secretary Treas
urer need not be Il member of the Board
of Stockholders, and the Board of Di-
rectOrs shall have the power to elect
from their number such additional Vice
Presidents and also such Assistant Score
tary-TreasurerS, as in their Judgment seem
best, and such Assistant Secretary Treas
urers need not be stockholders or mem
beers of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors shall have the
nf hal.a ffWasr sall
ers in the transaction of the business of
TINS corporation to a committee or com
mlttees of its own body or to officers and
agents of this corporation
Any and all directors and officers shall
hold Office at the pleasure of the stock
holders, who may, at any general meeting
convened for that purpose, on notice ms
above provided for the holding of the an
hual meeting of stockholders declare such
dlrectOrship or office vacant. and select
q successor or successors 10 such diractoT
or Oi1cer, and il shall be the dutv of Tho
Secretary and the President TO cali n mot
ing Tor that purpose at the reuuast in
wiring OF Ten per cent of the capitaI
ing. Ou'stdhu-
The Board of Directors shall have power
10 adopt bylaws for the government of
TINS corporation, and to alter. amend or
abolish the same at pleasure at any spe-
cidl or general meeting of the Board of
lhtchtlOn TO alter, amend or abolish the
bylaws shall be required.
The first Board of Directors shall be
composed of: Edwin l.. Powell, whose post
Office address is 1856 Tchoupitoulas Street,
New Orleans, La; W. Scott Bryan, whose
post office address is 1856 Tchoupitoulas
Street, New Orleans, La, and William III
Puryes, whose post office address is 1856
TchOupitoulas Street, New Orleans, La.
Who shall hold office until the annual
meeting in 1921, or until their successors
are duly elected and qualified, and Edwin
l.. Powell, shall be President: W. Scott
Bryan, shall be Vice President and Viii
liam Ii. Puryes, shall be Secretary-Treas-
urer.
ARTICLE VI.--This act of incorporation
may be modified, added to or changed, or
said corporation may be dissolved in the
manner provided by the law of the State
of Louisiana, at the time such action is
taken, at q meeting of the stockholders
convened for such purposes and called in
the same manner as is provided herein
ahOie for he calling of the meetinS fol
the annual election of the Board of Di-
rectors, and whenever this corporation is
dissolved, either by limitation or by vote
of its stockholders, its affairs shall be
liquidated by three liquidating commits
sioners to be elected at the general meet
ing of the stockholders called for the
purpose of voting on the question of liqui-
dation and in case of the death or resig-
nation of any of said commissioners the
surviving or remaining commissioner or
commissioners, shall, within fifteen days |
after such death or resignation, or as soon
thereafter as is possible, cause to be held |
a generai meeting of the stockholders at |
Wnlch successor or successors to such |
commissioner or commissioners, who NAY |
nave died or resigned shall be elected and |
In the event of the death of all three COM
mlSs1oners general meeting of the stock
holders may be called by any of the stock |
holders in the manner provided for the
calling of the meeting for the annual cleo
ton of the directors for the purpose oe
electing three other commissioners In
the event that more than one stockholder
attempt 10 call the general meeting of
stockholders just hereinabove provided for.
men the sald meeting shall be held in
that may be issued
All meetings of the stockholders and Of
lhe directors shall be held in New Or
leahs, La, at the Office of the company
readily accessible place of business. me-
Vlded, however, that with the written con.
sent OF all of the directors valid meet
,hss OF the directors may be held outside
eIS v Sta.e oL louisiana, or within the State
e'seMhere than its dOmicile and Office
any and all notices by this charter or
ny law 10 be given to stockholders or 70
uIIectors may be waived by the unanimonS
,onto vi the stockholders or of the di-
rectors, respectively, except as otbaru;h
lana. " o'a'e Oh LOUIS
ARTICLE Vino stockholder shall
ever be held liable or responsible for CON
lract or faults of this corporation in any
lnrther sum than the unpaid balance dine
tue company on the shares of stock sinh
scribed for by him, nor shall any mere
lh1ormality in the organization OF this
corporation have the effect of rendering
ms charter null, or of exposing any
s.ockhoider to any liability beyond such
'nP'hu balance due on said stock
IN order that this charter NAV also
serve as the original subscription list re-
leired by law, the subscribers to this act
~ Incorporation have also written on
posite tnelr respective Names their resnec
I've addresses and the amount of canital
by each of them, 'ii'eu ior
Il, mus done and passed in nv office I'm
-ue CITY or New Orleans, on the dav ana
an a 'ne month and year first above writ
,nS ~ tne presence of George Deneore
IL Jeanne Hatrel, competent witnesses
,a;S ereunto sign their names with Tho
'eading of the whole "i'er due
Original Signed)
W. SCOTT BRYAN SIS
w. IL. PURvES, i Share
Witnesses:
Geo. Denegre, II
j. Hatrel.
FELIX J. PUG,
Notary Public.
I, the undersigned, Recorder of Mort
ages, in and for the Parish of Orleans.
tate OF Louisiana, do hereby certify that
ne above and foregoing Act of Incorpora
ION OF New Orleans Packing Company, !