The herald., 1920-01-22
CHARTERS.

who declared tnat awning themselves Va
the laws of this State relative to the or
ganiZation of corporations, they nave
covenanted and agreed, and do by THESE
presents covenant, agree, bind FORM anu
constitute themselves, as well as such per-
sons as may hereafter join or become as
sociated with them, into corporation OF
body polite in law, for the Objects ana
purposes and under the agreements anu
stipulatiOns following, to-wlt:-
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title OF TINS :
corporation shall be The ew Ice Com
pany, Inc, and under its corporate name
it shall enjoy succession TOT the iuiI 'eIin i
and period of ninety nine years from ana
after the date hereof, and shall have pow
er and authority to contract, sue ana he
sued to accept and receive mortgages /
pledges or other hypOthecattons; To make
and use a corporate seal and the same TO
break and alter at pleasure, 10 purcnase'
receive, lease, hold or otherwise acquire
and convey, as well as mortgage and ny
pothecate under its corporate name prop
erty both real and personal and mixed
to 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 IT'S
capital stock; to carry out all OF the Old
jects and purposes hereinafter set out
to name and appoint such managers ana
directors, officers and agents, as the in
tereSt and convenience of said corpora
ton may require; and to make and estab-
lish, as well as alter and amend at pleas
.
for the management and regulation or
the affairs of the corporation as may be
necessary, proper or convenient, ana 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 ana
] Vice President, upon the Secretary-Treas-
/ urer.
ARTICLE IH.-The objects and pur
poses for which this corporation is or
| ganized and the nature of the business TO
be carried on by 1t are hereby declared
to be: To buy, sell. manufacture and deal
| in ice; to maintain refrlgeratOrS Tor frozen
| products; to manufacture, buy, prepare
| and sell ice cream and ices. as well as
milk. cream, cOnfectiOnS and soda fOun-
tain supplies; to conduct general cola
storage business; and generally to do all
i such acts and things may or shall
he necessary. convenient or proper for the
accomplishment of any of the foregoing
objects and purposes.
ARTICLE IV.-An capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at eighty
thousand (SSOO0O.O0l dollars. represented
by eight hundred $500 shares of the par
value of one hundred CS1O0OO) dollars.
per share. The amount of said stock may
be increased TO five hundred thousand
(S5OO, 100000 dollars.
, ARTICLE V.-AII the powers of this cor
poratiOn shall be vested in and exercised
by a Board composed of five Directors.
Said Board shall be elected annually by
ballot at II stockholders meeting called
for that purpose on the second Monday
. of January of each year Cor the next legal
day if that day he a holiday. after due
= notice given to the stockholders by mail
at least fifteen days before the date OF
A.: said meeting. Each holder of stock shall
. be entitled to one vote for each share
1 of stock standing in his name on the
r books of the corporation. said vote to b'
cast in person or by proxy, and the ma
Y jOrity of votes cast shall elect. The Boarc
: of Directors shall have the power to nj
b all vacancies which may occur or II
n any, manner arise or he created on thu
: BOARD. even though no quorum remain a
h the time such vacancies are TO be filed
+ Failure to elect Directors on the da!
V above specified shall not dissolve the cor
z poration. but the Directors then in ofic
o shall remain in Office until their success
n sors are elected and qualified. The Boar
9 shall elect from their number a President
h a Vice President. and Secretary Treasurer
Il provided that the Board may elect sucl
other officers (who need not be member
:, of the Board or stockholders) as the
= think proper or convenient for the carry
n ing on of the Company's business. an
n may combine any Offices or dispense wit
= the same. and they shall fix the salarie
J, of all officers agents and employees. A
y any meeting of the Board of Directors
e any Director absent from the meeting ma
A be represented by any other Director VIII
. according to the written instructions
q either general or special of said absen
- Director. The Board of Directors sha
= have authority to make and establish. a
10 well as alter and amend. all bylaws
\, rules and regulations necessary and prop
- er for the support and management of tn
business and affairs of this corpOratio
and not inconsistent with this charter
- the borrowing of money and the issuanC
= of notes and the execution of pledges
81 and generally to do all things necessar
"a or convenient for the proper carrying o
u of the business of the corporation.
!. Until general meeting of the stock
~ holders for election of Directors to h
~ held in 1921. or until their duly dualifie
- successors are elected and installed. tn
IN Board of Directors shall be composed G
-, the following:
= Charles v. Gambs. post Office adore
- S51 Carondelet St, New Orleans, La
+ John J. Fox, post Office address. PierC
=, Bldg st. Louis. Mo-: G. W. Gilmer. pos
~ Office address. 1414 Elenore St, New o.
,a leans. La; q. J. Morris. post Office az
~ dress. S51 Carondelet St. New Orlean
- La: G. T.. Meriwether. post Office address
- 1901 General Pershing Street. New o.
~ or these. G. T.. Meriwether shall I
III President: q. J. Morris. Vice-Presiden
~, ~ and c. w. Gilmer Secretary Treasurer
or ARTICLE vI-This act OF incorpori
nv ton NAV he changed. modified or amend
ed or the corporation dissolved, by a vo
u of two. thirds of the entire capital stoC
lis present or represented at n general NEE
he ing of the stockholders convened for sue
III purpose. after previous notice shall ha'
ed been given in the manner above require
RS to he given at the annual meeting of q
id corporation.
er ARTICLE Wifi this corporation sha
ID, be dissolved. either by limitation or fro
on any other cause. it's affairs shall be LOU
n dated by three commissioners to be al
of pointed at the meeting of stockholde
id convened for the purpose OF liquidatio
ay and to he elected by the vote of all Il
e- stockholders voting upon a parity. Sa
liquidators shall remain in Office until Il
lis affairs of the corporation shall have bee
lie fully settled and liquidated. and they sha
It's have full power and authority to tran
or fer and give title to all the property al
on assets of the corporation and to distribu
er the proceeds. In case of death. disabili
k or resignation of one more liquidator
i'd the vacancy shall be filled by the su
. vivor or survivors.
TO ARTICLE vIII.-No stakeholder shs
On contracts or faults of said corporation
rs any further sum than the unpaid ba
o. ance due on the shares of stock owned
ns him, nor shall any mere informally
'et organization have the effect of renderiI
~ this charter null of exposing al
Tue stakeholder to any liability beyond q
&. unpaid balance due on his stock.
III In order that this charter may serve