The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-01-01
CHARTER OF THE NEW ORLEANS
PACKING COMPANY, INCORPORAT-
ED nECEMRER 100

| United States of America. State of Louis
| lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
leans. BE it known, that on this twenty
second day of the month of December in
the year of our Lord, one thousand, nine
hundred and nineteen, and of the indie
pendence of the United States of America.
| one hundred and forty fourth, before
me, Felix Joseph PUG, notary public,
| duly commissioned and qualified in and
| for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louis
| lana, therein residing, and in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and appeared
| Edwin l.. Powell. whose post office adj
dress is 1856 Tchoupitoulas Street, New
| Orleans, La; and W. Scott Bryan, whose
| post office address is 1856 TchOupitoulas
Street, New Orleans, La; and William ii.
Purves. whoe post office address is 1856
TchOupitoulas Street, New Orleans, La.
All of which said appearers are above the
full age of majority, and which said ap-
bearers did declare that, availing them
selves Of the provisions of the laws of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana, rela-
tive to the organization of corporations.
they have contracted and agreed, and do
by these presents contract and agree and
bind and obligate them selves, as well as
such persons as may hereafter become as
ISOLATED with them, to form and cOnsti-
tute a corporation and body polite in
law for the objects and purposes and I'M
der the agreements and conditions, fol
lOwing,tO wit:
ton shall be New Orleans Packing Com
pany, and 1t shall, after its name use the
word incorporated or its Authorization
Inc, and under this name ii shall have
power and authority of q body corporate
and shall continue for a period of ninety
nine (99) years from the date hereof, and
shall have and exercise, for the purposes OF
the business to be carried on by it, all
powers conferred by law on similar cor
porations, including the power to make
and use a corporate seal. and the same
TO break or change at pleasure; to con-
tract, sue and be sued in its corporate
name; to own, hold, receive, purchase.
ALLEVIATE, lien, convey, mortgage lease
pledge, or otherwise cucumber properly,
both real. personal and mixed; to name
and appoint such officers managers, di-
rectors, agents and employees as it deems
necessary; to make and establish such
bylaws, rules and regulations as may
be necessary and proper, and the same
to amend alter and abolish at pleasure:
and generally to do and perform all such
acts as may be proper and necessary TO
carry out and execute the objects and
purposes of this corporation.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized
are hereby declared to be to buy. sell. deal
in, blend manufacture and refine molasses
syrup, glucose and sugar or either of
them and other products or articles and
10 do a general merchandising and pack
ing business, either wholesale or retail or
chase, license or otherwise USE take ont
or OBTAIN trade marks, trade names and
labels useful, necessary or advantageous
IN the conduct of it's business, and gen
orally to do all and everything necessary
or proper In order to carry out and eye
cute any or all of the foregoing objects |
and purposes.
ARTICLE III.-The authorized canita,
SO stock OF tais corporation is hereby fixed at |
the sum of ten thousand dollars $50 600 OO
divided into and represented by one hum
dred (lOO) shares of the par yalue of ono
hundred dollars (S10000) each, and shall |
De PAID Tor in cash, or may be issued at \
par, In payment for property actually mr.
chased by, or services rendered TO this
corporation, at such times and in sucb
direct. ma!
The amount to which the canita, stoct
OF this corporation may be increase Is
hereby fixed at fifty thousand doIlars
sSoooOO.0O) divided into and represented nv
Ive hundred (500l shares Of the par yaIue
o oa one hundred dollars (s100O0) each, and
ss STOCK, or any part thereof, NAV be
issued on complying with the reouisites
OF law, and said stock SO issued SHAH he
paid Tor In cash. or may be issued M nor
Oh q. pa payhent Tor property actually pur-
easeu oy, or services rendered to This
as such times and In sncb
may direct. vi Directors
CT This corporation shall be authorized 70
ceSahtss, anu De n going |
I'll. as soon as one-half of its autbor;yaa
sapitai STOCK of ten thousand dollars e.
sSuoscrloed and one-half thereof shall bays
oeen actually paid in. "'' nave
ARTICLE Iv.-The domicile of this cor-
poration shall be in the City of New Or.
learns, State of Louisiana. Citation and all
legal process shall be served on the Presj-
dent, and In his absence or inability TO act
upon the Vice-President, and in his All,
sence or inability to act, upon the Secre-
tary Treasurer.
4 ARTICLE v-All Of the powers of this
corporation shall be vested in and exer-
cised by a Board of Directors to be com
posed of three stockholders, to be elected
annually on the first Monday of January
Of each year, and a majority of whom
shall constitute a quorum for the trans
action OF business, and a majority of votes
east shall decide all questions; all such
elections shall be conducted "a the office
Of this corporation in the City of New
Orleans, under the supervision of three
appointed by the President.
Notice Of such election and Of all other ,
meetings Of stockholders whatsoever, un-
less waived In writing, shall be given by J
In the United States Post Office
n New Orleans, not more than fifteen !
lays nor less than five days prior to the !
late OF such election or such meeting. a :
iotice Of the holding thereof, enclosed IN :
postpaid wrapper, addressed to each :
tockholder at the last address furnished
o this c0PD0Paff0u nv Sotd