The herald., 1920-12-02
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF THE PEERLESS CIGAR
BON COMPANY, lNC.

QUARTER OF THE PEERLESS CIGAR
BON COMPANY, INC.
I.pites States of America. State of l;ou-
i.igua. Parish of Orleans. city OF sew
orleans. Ie it known, that on TINS jth
day OF the month of November IN 3the
wear of our Lord. one thousand. nine hun
bred and twenty, Before me, t"rmau l..
Barnett, - notary public. duly comflis'
stoned and qualified. in aud for the gar
i>h Of Orleans, State Of Louisiana, tbs're-
in residing. and in the presence of 1.-THE
witnesses hereinafter named and unaer-
signed. personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names are hertun-
To subscribed. all of the full age of .na-
jority, who seyerally declared to me. NO
tary, that awaiting themselves Of the hlws
OF the state of Louisiana in such CG Ses
made and provided, and more particularly
of Act No. 26I of the General Assert blv
of the State Of Louisiana Of 1914 rplat ing
to the creation. organization and for-na-
tion Of corporations. they have covenant
ed and agreed and by these presents do
covenant and agree and bind themselves
rs wei ~ all such other persons as NAV
hereafter become associated with them! to
form a corporation for the objects and
purposes, and under the articles and s6pu-
latiOuS following, tO-wit:
ARTICLE The name and title of sfhis
corporation shall be Peerless Cigar Box
Company, Inc and under its COrpGratr
nam" n shall have power and authority To
have and 10 enjoy corporate eNi>tenct7 for
period OF ninety whine years from date
hereof, unless sooner dissolved by Iblui-
dation or otherwise; it shall hay" pGwrr
10 contract to sue and be- sued to make
and use q corporate seal. and 20 alter
and break same at pleasure; 10 hold. re-
C"IYe, lease, purchase. transfer. assign.
convey. mortgage. hyPOthecutr. pledge or
OtherWl~" receive or dispose OF property.
real. personal, or mixed corporal and in
COrTOrCHl. to i>Su" bonds. and, If desired.
to secure same by mortgage: to buy aud
hold stock in other companies. incidret 10
the objects and purposes, or to the rNpIu-
sion of the business interests of the DOspor-
alton; 10 name, elect and appoint such lan-
ayers, agents. directors or Officers ~ its
business interests may require: to Snake
and establish. alter and amend its 10y laws.
rules and regulations for its proper ;gOy-
proper. and. generally, to do any ann all
things incident to or necessary and pEop"r
for the extension Of the business in which
the corporation is engaged.
ARTICLE 1.-THE corporation shall be
domiciled in the city of New OrlraIi,. in
the state Of Louisiana, and all citation or
other legal process shall bc served supon
the President, or in his absence. upon the
Vice President Of the corporation.
ARTICLE IlI.-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation l. oTgan-
lied and created and tn" nature - the
business to be- carried on by IT, ar de-
Clared to be rs follows: To buy. l,Fman-
ufaCturr deal in and handle. cigar BOXES
of wood, cardboard, tin and glass. ~ any
ufacturr deal in and handle. c.TtOn~
boxes. cases. containers. crates and csns of
5,
own and operate printing plant ~ con
nrctiOn with the business. and, TO print
labels and such other printed matter n,
may be necessary In the business. to- Opcr.
ate a saw and planning mill in rOnR"ctiou
with the business, and to design. copy
right. print and own. labels for cigar boNe,
and other containers: to deaf in anf han
die cigar manufacturers supplies, iacceS
series aud utensils, and any and ell ar
tcleS in connection with the cigar. l"lGar
cite and tobacco manufacturing business
nd
business incident to the objects amp pur
poses above described. To engage an for
eign aS well as domestic commerce. ana !,
carry on any of the business aforetaid il
the United States and its territOritS anC
dependencies, and in foreign countries.
ARTICLE Iy.-The capital stock OF thi
corporation is hereby fNed at the sum o
TWENTY-FIVE thousand dollars (S25 500 O0l
represented by two hundred and mfg ESQ
shares. of the par value of one lHndre,
dollars (SlOO.OOD each. said STOCK Shhl
be paid for in cash or IFS equlIai"nt' a
provided by law, and in such manser an
at such time, and in such inStallus'nts a
may be prescribed by the Board of III
: rectors. This corporation shall h!.ome
commence business when Sl2.JOOUa of II
capital stock shall have been suSS"rih"
for. and $6,25Oo0 of its capital .fock az a,
tuaIly paid in. either in cash or itt equiv
alent. as provided by law.
ARTICLE V.-The capital stock Of tn
corporation may be increased 10 ih" SUI
of nifty thousand NS.btDOOOl uoildEN. ~
twO-thirdS vote of all the stock present
represented ut special meeting CALI
for that purpose, or at regulaE ahhH
meeting of the corporation
ARTICLE VI.-An certificates Df Sto'
issued by the corporation shall q sign'
by the President or Vice PresidenE ana !
the Secretary-T The SOCK
this corporation can be transferred on
on the books of the corporation, hnd Su
iect to such regulations and fgrmalltl
as may be by the Board of Directors fro
time to time prescribed. No stGckhOld
shall be permitted to sell or Othei~ise Ill
pose of his stock without hrSti Oneril
same in writing to the other >toGkholdel
through the Board of Directors, ~ PR
not exceeding the book value th,SeOf, a
the stockholders shall haye an option a
first right to purchase all the ihares
stock to be thus disposed of by ishle' r
ignation or otherwise of any OF rhe $40,
holders of the corporation, and shall IA
period of ten days in which 10 acc'
or decline to purchase said stock Sho'
the Board of Directors or the stdckhold
decline to purchase said stock. then
stakeholder or stockholders who tmade
offer to sell or otherwise dispose OF
stock. may sell or otherwise DISPOSE OF
in any maEner and at any prize that
or they may see tit liut "aclI snare
stock is issued under the condition
understanding that no stOckkhSldrr -
make a sale or transfer of his stock IN
Iation of this provision; and thi: "omp'
shall be under no obligation ~ list ;
stock on its books or to regard Nhe MOI
of the Certihcate Thereon.
ARTICLE VII-The corporate pow
of this corporation shall be Nessed In
exercised by a Board of DIRECTORS 60
posed of four stockholders. thrts OF WI
Shall constitute a quorum for tae trans
ton of business. The Dirccttrs OF
corporation may vote in pcrs9n or
proxy at any of the meetings OF the 80
of Directors and the Board % Digeci
may delegate any of its powgrs TO
officer or officers, or any other repreSei
tive of the Company, by appropriate r.
luton to that effect. The hrkt BOarI
Directors of this corporation shsll he G.
posed of the following: Bernhsrdt FIR
man, jules Dupuy. Jr., julius Dppenh'
Paul T. ChaScZ; with BernhardS FriedI
as President, Jules Dupuy as Vice Pr
dent, and Julius Oppenheim as Secret'
Treasurer. and they shall serve until
third "Wednesday in January, 1922, or u
their successors are duly elected and q
flied The Directors shall be elected
nually, at a meeting held OE the Il
Wednesday in January of each year IN
after notice of such meeting HtlnS x
according TO law, and the BOasd Of III
tors may change the date of said am
meeting, by written notice to- that en-
sent at least fifteen days before date
which the meeting has been changed,
II rected to each of the Stockh0-deTs at
N last known place of residence Each st
holder shall at such annual meeting
other meeting, general or >pH'ldl. he
titled. in person or by proNy,,tO one
for every share of stock owucs. The
lions shall he held under suCs rules
regulations as may bc from simc 10
determined by the Board OF lire, torS.
Directors when elected. ShaS hold d
for one year, or until their successors