The herald., 1920-01-22
CHARTER
.CT oF INTERPRETATIONS OF GULF
CoFFEE COMPANY, INC.

on this eigh'etn rear one thousand nine
De ei "a ninteen (l9l9), pel1 ,om |
po-nard IItche, notary and for the |
psasinnad and qualined III onisiana, and
Parish Of Orleans, s, ,he witnesses herein
In tne pn,ed and undersigheu, caue and
an ogc of majority perns hereinafter
Iui asoa the several J"o Ali of full
named and sSacIsred that ayailing
age, Who "a the laws OF the - nro.
thenssse and particularly The General
LUIS of the Act NO. 20, 20 the forma-
Assembly OF l.h,, they have coyenah'ddo 40
ton oil cor t and by these P'r"s their
and agtee and agree for thems sem them
coDe enssors and assigns, md body polite
elves into corpora nurposes and under
~. the objects anu d..
ioI CARNATIONS folio"ihs ,his
'He r1-The name and ut re4 NJ
Inc. ,rnoses and op-
ARTICLE inh this corpOratio" hrsipess
jects io and the nature sonc,ared to be as
ganlIeu' on by 1t are
follows - coffee and tea
-,,nu and exporting huying aud
npO,erchandise generais Of coffee and
selling coffee, aise generally. Ma huS of
other mefaIiing candies anu Generally (;
ing nd article OF com VS. and blends
co tiees Ga and grinding c cnsSees and teas.
Of cofiees and 6lsnG nroperty, rights fran fran
To a cqd will and assets %, or sssocia-
chiSr, snorson firm corpola,, and to pay
Of an, either wholly or Pa pa in stock of the
for the same a1herwise. as may oe
company, ,ha laws Of this s'a'e'
NM u,c,p uI.-The authorizes t thous-
ARTICLE mnany shall be l'e 80 70
stock ~ o. 600 OO) dollars, e'drad dollars
ana 81 (SiOO.O0) one Ih or in proper
each, TO be PAID to and n not in cash ,he
ty, its equiNaontors shall deterhii"'
Board VI srch equivalent oiieioo' ,oorn
value VI nanv shall be going Gu busi,
THIS m have the right 10 g" aoIlars u.s.,
,as. as soon as hve .,ocE shall have been
600 oO1 Of its capitai s''
subscribed ior. ,ronsfers Of any OF
All Of this corporation been pre-
the s. said stock shall haS listing stock
,ionsly offered TO the poard of Directors
holders tn,oteS price and II the ar 20
at stps,ockhoiders, does no. I'll NOT be
for. sS said stock, then IL more favor
sold at less PpS price; III likewise Offering II
able terms, ny sncb price and upon s"''
terms. ,ronsfer OF stock, or
In ,s.s,e Of increased capn ma Company,
then holders OF STOCK 20 purchase said
shall nav .,s ratio Of their hoiu .oSisior
stock IN the company. TINS pmned on
ss.u he written, prih.eu
Zach certificate OF stoeA' IT. q, the cor
ea.n Iy.-The domicile Oh or,eons
ARTICLE the city of New orleans
porauoh 9nnisiana, where all cI. Ha On III,
state OF OF nrocess shall be serVeu an IN,
other Ns ar. in his ABSENCE
President. ,ornoration shall
ARTICLE succession and duta.av'
have anu en ia ~ ninety nine WV ''
fram the date hereof. o,ots mower
nTIcIE Wall the corpora" Vested 4
M corporation shall pc %, director
or ora exercised by bS" Of not less tina
which sna' directors, nor more tnst,tnt
three io1 ", the majority shan co rms
to), Oh FOR the TRANSACTION VI
Tho following persons srs to-wit:
Ih s,s, BOARD of Directors, 60.
the hrs' po,ner. 22s5 Carondelet str Ia
Ewing Guiliiermo Revliia,
New III Street, New Orleans, 10 RIOS
Josepni"p ,ttsburg, Pa; Mrs. Ma Na,y o.
h hs1i',a 1i46 Josephine street,
leans. ,,oo until the secon
They shaii nnarv 1921 or until tne
Monday are elected and quail nnii ,
successso, the Board Of Directors ham
daoenosed OF stockholders .,m"cSboiders
elected annually s c second Monday in ia,
,asi and annually thereails;; heS 90
eaIy,, Monday Of each year. II IL no,
onS Monday in January ~, p held on Il
Gnu a. meeting shall be hsiu - n
day. the n daS At all meetings OF =, u
n mex, the voting shall De ny o"->
~, poord Of Directors shall employ "a, =,
s,smiss such clerks. MANAGER nsiness
rmnloyees as the interest anu na thew m,
the company may 't 70 the president, al
SnIeaarv treasurer. Any oil the III, a
sy nv written instrument, app at n,
nther director to act as MS pi y, nS,racto,
and all meetings Oh the Do"iu 20 IN
Arv Of the officers or employees VI ,,r
Any "a NAV be removed at any uI
vote of a majority OF the VIM
Board. .,,s On
ARTICLE vII.-The officers OF TINS v 81
marathon shall be PRESIDENT, 90
President and a seere'"s stockhoider. T
ofcsrs shaII be chosen by the Dos
~ directors. Until the second Mon na
in January. 1921, the following S.n p vi
Ewing Harper, President; Guiliierm9e .r
villa Secretary Treasurer; Paul u ha'
er, vice-President. .,s
ARTICLE vIII.-NO notes OF on
negotiable instruments and no oIue ,.,.,
the payment Ot mVhes aham
shall be valid unless the SAM .,.o %
authorized by the signatures OIL wv VI
GERS of the company.
ARTICLE IX-No stockhoider snah e'
he held liable or responsible Tor tne ce
tr.ct ar fauits of this corporation In a
further sum than any unpaid balance =
On the shares OF stock owned by him :
shsii any informality In organization M
the effect of rendering this charter null
OF exposing a stockholder 10 any naoi
beyond any amount due on MS stock'
ARTICLE X.-This charter may
altered or amended, In any manner
Guiding the increase or decrease Oh
capital stock, and the affairs OF tne
poration wound up, and the corpora.
itself dissolved In the manner ana on CO
plying with the existing laws.
This incorporation hereof have pia'
onnosite their respective signatures
number Of shares of the capital stock
which each have subscribed, which Is
be taken and considered as the origi
subscription list Of this corporation,
TO be recorded as such.
Thus done and passed, at my office;
the City of New Orleans, on the
month and year first above written,
the presence OF p. X. Ferrera and
Dolly +. Dunn witnesses of lawful a
residing In this city, who, together W
said Appearers and me, Notary. n
signed their names, afted due reading
the whole.
Original Signed)
EWING HARPER "a Shares