The herald., 1920-10-28
CHARTER

who >cycraly declared to me. notary. that
iVuilIu- them selves Of ia" Laws 81 the
state Of Louisiana. IN such cases mad" aud
proNid,d. and more particularly Of A't -N'
of the General Assembly of IN" stat" OF
Louisiana. # 1914 relating TO IL" Cr'fi-
tiun. organization and formation OF cor.
porationS. they have covcnaut"d and agreed
and by these presents do covenant ana
agree. and bind themselves. as well as all
such other persons a. may hereafter h".
come associated with them. {" form cor.
poratiou for the objects and purposes and
under the articles and StipulatIonN follow
/ Ing. to-wlt:
/ ARTICLE / The name of this ,CorPor.
. alton shall he Brand Packing Machine
/ Company. Incorporated, and under it,
corporate name il shall have pow
J 'r and authority 10 haN" ana On
I 10y corporate existence for a period
/ Of ninety nine years from date hereof, un-
/ less sooner dissolved by liquidation or
/ otherwise; il shall have power to contract.
to sue and be- sued, Ia make and use a
corporate seal and to alter and break
same at pleasure, to hold, receive, lease.
. purchase. transfer, assign, convey. mort
gage, hypOtheCatr. p~dge or otherwise re-
/ cpiVe or dispose of property. real. personal
and mixed, corporal and incOrporeal; 20
issue bonds and if desired to secure the
same by mortgage; to buy and hold stock
in other companies incident to the objects
aud purposes or to the expansion OF the
business interests of the corporation; to
name. elect and appoint such managers,
agents. directors or officers as its bust
ness interests may require, and 10 make
and establish. alter and amend its bylaws.
rules and regulations for its proper gov
eminent. as may be deemed necessary ana
proper. and generally TO do any and all
things incident TO or necessary and proper
for the extension of the business in which
the corporation is engaged.
ARTICLE II.-ThiS corporation shall be
, domicilcd in the City of New Orleans. in
/, the State of Louisiana and all citation and
other legal process shall be served upon
, the President Of the corporation. and. in
the event of his absence or inability to
act from any cause whatsoever. upon the
Vice President or Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE IH.-The objects and pur-
. poses for which this corporation is organ
, lied and created. and the nature Of the
business to be carried on by it. are de-
, clarcd to be as follows: To buy, sell, man
ufacturc, exchange repair and otherwise
acquire, dispose Of. deal in or handle. to
: export or import machinery, appliances OF
every nature Kind and description what
socver: to equip and install the same for
use and operation by means OF any motive
, power whatsoever, and to operate, use. sell,
lease and hire the same. To apply for oo
. purchase and in any other manner TO ac-
. quire and to sell. assign and otherwise dis
pose Of. deal in and use patents, patent
rights. privileges. licenses. trade marks,
trade names, devices and improved or Sc
5 Cret processes Of every sort and description
J necessary and incidental to those purposes
: and also to carrying on general manu-
j featuring wholesale and retail merchan-
D disc and machinery business. And par
{ ticularly to purchase. or in any other
}, manner acquire, in and for the United
] States. it's territories and dependencies
y and in and for all foreign countries, all
Q rights and interests in and to certain
n patent and or improvement on packer
r for stock feed known as the Samuel {
= Braud Stock Feed Packing Machine. APP
- plicatiOn filed in the United States Patent
: patented March IL, 1919 No. 1.SI,OI1, Is
Il appears from the records of the United
: States Patent office. and upon acquisition
2 of said patent rights to manufacture. sell
h lease and otherwise deal in and handl"
II or in any manner dispose Of, machines
:, manufactured under said patent. To hold
" lease or operate and to acquire and dispoS'
q Of shops. offices. repair plants. factorip'
: and warehouses in connection with tn
l. above described business. And further Il
IT engage in foreign and domestic commerce
= and to carry on the business of the corpor
% alton in the United States and its terri
tories and dependencies and in foreign
I, countries, and to conduct and carry OF
r. such other businesses as may be fount
= necessary or convenient for properly ef
e fectuating the aforesaid businesses or on
il HANGING the value of the properties, right
e. and privileges of the corporation.
: ARTICLE IV.-SectiOn /: The capita
II stock Of this corporation is hereby fiXe,
'e AT the sum of s2j,0OO00. divided into an,
:, represented by 80 shares of the par valu
. of $4,000 each; said stock shall be ISSUED
in two classes. the first to be known a
4 Glass "A" stock and the second to b.
'r known as Glass "B" stock.
'e Section .: The amount of Class "a
= stock is fixed at the sum of S12JOOOO, di
90 vded into and represented by 125 share
H. Of the par value of $4,000 each. SAT-
!, stock shall have the privilege of electini
"a two and only two Directors Of the corpOr
d alton. and no distribution or DIVISION 0
~ said stock shall create in the holder
; thereof in any form the right to cleo
~, more than two Directors OF the corpora
y ton.
Section 3: The amount of Glass "B
~ stock is fixed at the sum OF Sl2JOOOO, di
u vided into and represented by I'D share
er Of the par value of $4,000 each. Sal
II stock shall have the privilege OF electin
u alton and no distribution or division o
ir said stock shall create in the holders there
Le of in any form the right TO elect more tina
y two Directors of the corporation.
ar Section 4 1t is the intention and pur
D. pose of Sections and Of this Article t
place in the holders of Class "A" stOc
% the right without interference from hold
$, ers of Glass "B" stock to elect two an
v only TWO Directors of the corporation, an
r to place in the holders OF Class "B" stOc
the right, without any interference, frOr
=, the holders of Class "A stock, to cleo
two and only two Directors of the cor
poration.
. Section 3: Said stock shall be paid 10
Z in cash or its equivalent. as provided b
=; law, and in such manner and at such time
Al and in such installments as may be pre-
a. scribed by the Board of Directors.
,k Section 6: This corporation shall be
come a going concern and shall be author
lied to commence business when S12,50O.C
OF its capital stock shall have been sui
scribed and when S62JOOO Of it's capt.,
. stock shall have been paid for as provide
=. by law.
ARTICLE V.-The capital stock OF TIL
corporation may be increased to the SUI
IL of S100,0O0.O0 by a two-thirds vote OF a
,r the stock present or represented at sp,
ay cial meeting called for that purpose
OF a regular annual meeting of the corpori
nd ton.
he ARTICLE VI.-All certificates Of stoC
ed issued by the Company shall be signed h
l.. the President Tor, in his absence ii
Is ability to act, by the Vice President an
r. cOuntersigned by the Secretary Treasure
in The capital stock OF this corporation
it. issued. received and held under the irr,
ID. vocable agreement and contract entere
" into for the mutual protection and az
to vantages and as a condition OF this cha
y, ter, that no stock shall be sold or tram