The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-02-26
CHARTERS.

whose names are hereunto subscribed,
who declared that, availing themselves of
the laws of this State relative to the Or
ganiZation of corporations, they have
covenanted and agreed, and do by these
presents, covenant, agree, bind, form and
constitute themselves, as well as such per-
sons as may hereafter join or become as
ISOLATED with them, into corporation or
body polite in law, for the objects and
purposes and under the agreements and
stipulations following, to-wit:-
ARTICLE THE name and title of this
corporation shall be The cw Ice Com
pany, Inc, and under it's corporate name
1t shall enjoy succession for the full term
and period of ninety nine years from and
after the date hereof, and shall have DOW
er and authority to contract, sue and be
sued to accept and receive mortgages,
pledges or other hypothecations; to make
and use corporate seal and the same to
break and alter at pleasure; to purchase
receive, lease, hold or otherwise acquire
and convey. as well as mortgage and by
pothecate under its corporate name Drop
erty both real and personal and mixed :;
10 borrow money and make and issue
bonds and other evidences of debt and to
secure the same by mortgage and other
wise; to hold stock in other corporations;
to acquire, hold and reissue shares of its
capital stock; to carry out all of the OBJ
Jects and purposes hereinafter set out :;
to name and appoint such managers and
directors, officers and agents, as the in
ton may require; and to make and estab-
nSh, as well as alter and amend at pleas
ure, such bylaws, rules and regulations
Tor the management and regulation OF
the affairs of the corporation as may be
necessary, proper or convenient; and gen.
orally to do all such acts and things as
general trading corporations are authorized
to do under the laws of the State of
Louisiana.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poration shall be in the Parish of Or
leans, State of Louisiana, and all citations
or other legal process shall be served
upon the President of the Company, or
in his absence, upon the Vice President or.
in the absence of both the President and
Vice-President, upon the Secretary Treas
urer.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and DUR
poses for which this corporation is or
gained and the nature of the business to
be carried on by it are hereby declared
to be: To buy, SELL manufacture and deal
in ice; to maintain refrigerators for frozen
products; to manufacture, buy, prepare
and sell ice cream and ices, as well as
milk, cream, CONNECTIONS and soda foun-
tain supplies; to conduct a general cold
storage business; and generally to do all
such acts and things as may or shall
be necessary, convenient or proper for the
accomplishment of any of the foregoing
ARTICLE IV.-An capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at eighty
thousand (SS0,O0000J dollars, represented
by eight hundred $500 shares of the par
value of one hundred t$100.O0) dollars,
per share. The amount of said stock may
be increased to five hundred thousand
$500, 100000 dollars.
ARTICLE VAN the powers of this cor
poration shall be vested in and exercised
by Board composed of five Directors
Said Board shall be elected annually by
ballot at a stockholders meeting called
Tor that purpose on the second Monday
OF January of each year Tor the next legal
day II that day be a holiday, after due
notice given to the stockholders by mail
at least fifteen days before the date of
said meeting. Each holder of stock shall
be entitled to one vote for each share
of stock standing in his name on the
books OF the corporation, said vote to be
cast in person or by proxy, and the ma
jority of votes cast shall elect The Board
of Directors shall have the power to fill
all vacancies which may occur or in
any manner arise or be created on the
Board. even though no quorum remain at
the time such vacancies are to be filed
Failure to elect Directors on the day
above specified shall not dissolve the cor
poration, but the Directors then In Office
shall remain in office until their success
sors are elected and qualified. The Board
shall elect from their number a President
a Vice-President. and Secretary Urea surer :;
provided that the Board may elect such
other officers (who need not be members
of the Board or stockholders) as they
think proper or convenient for the carry
ing on of the Company's business. and
may combine any Offices or dispense with
the same, and they shall fix the salaries
of all officers, agents and employees. At
any meeting of the Board of Directors,
any Director absent from the meeting may
be represented by any other Director who
may cast the vote of the absent Director
either general or special, of said absent
Director. The Board Of Directors shall
have authority to make and establish, as
well as alter and amend. all bylaws.
rules and regulations necessary and prop
er for the support and management Of the
business and affairs of this corporation
and not inconsistent with this charter !;
any they shall have power to authorize
the borrowing Of money and the issuance
of notes and the execution Of pledges.
or convenient for the proper carrying on
of the business of the corporation.
Until general meeting of the stock
holders for election Of Directors to be
held in 1921. or until their duly qualified
successors are elected and installed. the
Board Of Directors shall be composed Of
the following:
Charles v. Gambs, post Office address.
81 Carondelet st, New Orleans, La;
Bldg, ST. Louis, Mo-: c. w. Gilmer, post
Office address. 1414 Elenore St.. New Or
leans, La; o. J. Morris. post Office ad-
dress. ISL Carondelet ST., New Orleans,
La: c. f. Meriwether, post Office address,
1901 General Pershing Street New Or
leans, La.
OF these. c. f. Meriwether shall be
President: o. J. Morris. Vice President,
and c. W. Gilmer, Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE vI-This act Of incorpora-
ton may be changed, modified or amend
ed or the corporation dissolved. by a vote
Of two. thirds of the entire capital stock
present or represented at a general meet
ing of the stockholders convened for such
purpose, after previous notice shall have
been given in the manner above required
TO be given at the annual meeting of the
ARTICLE Wifi this corporation shall
be dissolved, either by limitation or from
any other cause, its affairs shall be liqui-
pointed at the meeting Of stockholders
for the purpose of liquidation.
and to be elected by the vote of all the
voting upon a parity. Said
iquidatOrs shall remain in Office until the
affairs Of the corporation shall have been
fully settled and Inundated. and they shall
have full power and authority to trans
FER and give title to all the property and
assets of the corporation and to distribute
the proceeds. In case of death. disability
Dr. resignation Of one or more liquidators,
the vacancy shall be filed by the sur
Tivor or survivors.
ARTICLE VIII.-No stakeholder shall
ever be held liable or responsible for the
or faults Of said corporation in
my further sum than the unpaid bal
,nce due on the shares of stock owned bv
him, nor shall any mere informality In
organization have the effect of rendering
his charter null or Of exposing any
to any liability beyond the
unpaid balance due on his stock
In order that this charter may serve as