The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-02-05
CHARTER.
Cu.pTER OF THE MICHEL-BOUGON
CANNING COMPANY. INC.

CHARTER OF THE MICHEL-bOCGOS
CANNING COMPANY. INC.
limited States Of America, State OF EouIs
lana, Parish of OF, Orleans, q, p The month of
January in the year Nineteen huhareu
and Twenty. before me. Thos; n. r9riom;
Notary Public, duly commissioner anu
qualified in and for the Parish vi vi,
Leans state Of Louisiana, aforesaid, ana
a. the ryresence of the witnesses hereih-
after named and undersigned, personS
came and appeared the seSeral PtSoI
whose names are hereunto suDscriiID'eu,
Who seyeraIIy declared that awaiting
themselves of the laws OF the state oi
IouIsiana and especially the LAWS Iei ne-
ing to corporation, ana especiai! Ao. .ad
Of 1914 they have covenanteu anu hsIecu
"a hind form and constitute themselves
and do hereby bind, form and cohstllute
Themselves as well as such other per
sons who may hereafter JOIN OF OraV
,ssociated with them into corporation
and body polite In law, Tor the ouyso
and purposes and stipulations iolio"i"s'
to-wit: .,.,, 90 ,h,.
nnoration shall he: Michel Bougon
Canning Company, Inc, and under salu
name il shall exist for a full term y,
nInety-nina years from this dhte anu
shall have all powers ali"w S,a,e - Of louis
80 The laws OF other States and OF the
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile Of this COZ
LIS &c Na,v orleans state Of Louisiana.
and all citations shall be as 'he La" vi
reefs. ,.. and mr.
oases for which this corporation Is orga>
pized are hereby declared to be the DUST
nes. of canning shrimp, oysters, Iisn'
vegetables. fruits. and any othe1 ni". 20
or goods that may be decided upon az
bnv and sell wholesale and retail ilsh,
oysters, shrimp, fruit, vegetables anu
.ny otber goods or commodities that IL
may decide upon TO engage III. anu -
orally in any Of the businesses above men u, J.
,ionad or I'm any branches appertainlng OF
growing out of the above mentiohed ousf
sRTICI,E Iy.-The capital stock OF this
corporation is hereby fixed III tn' sum h,
Of Fifteen Thousand Dollars, and may De
Increased to One Hundred Thousand DOL
lars: said stock Is divided into ana rep
resented by One Hundred ana fh,! sn
OF the par value of One Huh1rru ,naS
Zach which said stock shall be issueu
for cash or for property or Tor o'her
rights purchased; there shall De no lss"'
of preferred stock. .s
or ,his cornoration shall be vested in and
exarcised by the Board of Directors. whlch
shall be composed OF not less than tnre 1
nor more than six members VINO shhn
be bonafide stockholders IN saiu co.pVI III.
tIon. n shall be necessary that two-thlrus
NJ the members of the Board present Nv
any meeting to constitute quorum tn'
first Board of Directors shall be as roi
lows: Victor Michel, 1871 Nelson stree,
Paul Bougon, 036 Montegut Street and
George d. Jurgens. 34l3 Carondele,
Street: and they shall hold offices an an,
serve until the End day OF January az,
and thereafter until other successors shai
he duIy elected The Board of Directors
shall be elected by vote of stakeholder
of the corporation at general meetihl
called for this purpose to be held on tn'
second day of January of each year starr
ing January End. 1921, unless said dal
he n legal holiday, and then on the mex
bank day thereafter.
The Board of Directors at ITS annual
meeting shall elect from their number !
President Treasurer ce-President
and A Secretary, and until the first regu
lar election on the 2nd day OF January
1921 the following shall serve as a Ei,e Tar
ondeiet street; Paul Bougon, Vice-Presi
dent and Secreatry. 936 Montegut street
victor Michel, Treasurer, 1921 Nelson
Street. g.. ..oo,
shall ever be held liable for the contracts
faults Of debts of said corporation In an!
further sum than the unpaid balance, !
any, due the corporation on the stoc,
for which he has subscribed; nor shai
any etockholder ever be held liable 10
such contract. fault or debt. In any FUR
ther sum than the unpaid balance III an;
on the stock owned by MIN nor sun,
any mere informality in ORGANIZATION
have the effect Of rendering this char.e
mill or rendering any subscriber habi
beyond the unpaid amount, IL any re
naming due on the DOCKS oocur;n
ARTICLE VII.-Any vacancy occuIin
In the said Board of Directors shaii D
filed by the remaining directors for tn
unexpired term from amongst the othe
stockholders.
THUS DONE AND PASSED at my Of
flee IN the City of New Orleans on IN
dsy and date first above written, In IN
nresence OF Nathan H. Feitel and Franc
OK Zimmerman, competent witnesses,
lawful age and residents OF this Cit!
who have signed this act together wit
the said original subscribers and m
Notary. after due reading Of the whoi
Names Of subscribers and amounts
subscription omitted)
witnesses: Nathan II. Feitei, frahc'
THOs T.. FURLOw.
Notary Public.
I. the undersigned Recorder OF Mortg
pes in and for the Parish OF Oriean
state of Louisiana, do hereby certi
Kat the above and foregoing Act OF
CORPORATION of the Michel Bougon "a
ming Company, Inc. was this Gay gu
recorded in my Office. in BOOK lS.Ss,
lio-New Orleans, January 10, ls2o.
(Signed) Emile J. Leonard, by: Clei
IA True Copy OF The Originally.
THOS. II. FURLOW,
Notary Public.
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