The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-01-29
CHARTERS.


who declared that, availing themselves of
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 ana
constitute themselves, as well as such per-
sons as may hereafter join or become as
ISOLATED with them, into a corporation or
body polite in law, for the objects and
purposes and under the agreements and
stipulations following, tO-wit:-
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
| corporation shall be The ew Ice Com
/ pany, Inc, and under its corporate name
| il shall enjoy succession for the full term
| and period of ninety nine years from and
/ after the date hereof, and shall have pow
er and authority to contract, sue and be
sued; to accept and receive mortgages,
| pledges or other hypothecatiOns; to make
and use corporate seal and the same to
break and alter at pleasure; to purchase,
receive, lease, hold or otherwise acquire
! and convey, as well as mortgage and by
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 its
| capital stock; to carry out all OF the OBJ
| jects and purposes hereinafter set out !;
| to name and appoint such managers and
| 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 mt pleas
| ure, such bylaws, rules and regulations
| for the mana cement and regulation of
! the affairs of the corporation as may be
necessary, proper or convenient; and 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 and
Vice President, upon the Secretary Treas
urer.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is Or
ganiZed and the nature of the business to
be carried on by it are hereby declared
to be: To buy, sell, manufacture and deal
in ice; to maintain refrigerators for frozen
products; to manufacture, buy, prepare
and sell ice cream and ices, as well es
milk, cream, corrections and soda fOun-
tain supplies; to conduct a general cold
storage business; and generally to do all
such acts and things as may or shall
be necessary, convenient or proper for the
accomplishment OF any of the foregoing
objects and purposes.
ARTICLE IV.-All capital stock Of this
corporation is hereby fixed at eighty
thousand $3.50, OOOOOJ dollars. represented
by eight hundred 5000 shares of the par
value of one hundred C$1OO.O0) dollars,
per share. The amount of said stock may
be increased to five hundred thousand
$500, OOO.OO) dollars.
ARTICLE VAN the powers Of this cor
pOration shall be vested in and exercised
by Board composed of five Directors.
Said Board shall be elected annually by
ballot at a stockholders meeting called
for that purpose on the second Monday
of January Of each year Tor the next legal
day IL that day be holiday, after due
notice given to the stockholders by mail
fifteen before
said meeting. Each holder of stock shall
be entitled to one vote for each share
of stock standing in his name on the
books Of the corporation. said vote to be
cast in person or by proxy, and the ma
| jority of votes cast shall elect. The Board
! of Directors shall have the power to fill
all vacancies which may occur or in
any manner arise or be created on the
| Board. even though no quorum remain at
| the time such vacancies are to be filed.
| Failure to elect Directors on the day
above specified shall not dissolve the cor
! poration, but the Directors then in Office
shall remain in Office until their success
| sors are elected and qualified. The Board
shall elect from their number a President
| a VicePresident. and Secretary Treasurer;
provided that the Board may elect such
other officers (who need not be members
of the Board or stockholders as they
think proper or convenient for the carry
ing on of the Company's business, and
may combine any Offices or dispense with
the same. and they shall fix the salaries
of all officers, agents and employees. At
any meeting of the Board of Directors,
any Director absent from the meeting may
be represented by any other Director who
may cast the vote Of the absent Director
according to the written instructions,
either general or special. Of said absent
Director. The Board Of Directors shall
have authority to make and establish. as
well as alter and amend. all bylaws.
rules and regulations necessary and prop
er for the support and mana cement of the
hu eli fol of
and not inconsistent with this charter:
anv they shall have power to authorize
the borrowing of money and the issuance
of notes and the execution of pledges
and generally to do all things necessary
or convenient for the proper carrying on
of the business Of the corporation.
Until general MEETING of the stock
holders for election of Directors to be
held in 1921. or until their duly qualified
successors are elected and installed, the
Board Of Directors shall be composed Of
the following:
Charles v. Gambs, post Office address.
s51 Carondelet St., New Orleans, La;
John J. Fox. post Office address. Pierce
Bldg, st. Louis. Mo-: c. W. Gilmer, post
Office address, 1414 Elenore St., New Or
leans. La; o. J. Morris. post Office ad-
dress. ISL Carondelet St., New Orleans,
La; c. f. Meriwether. post Office address,
1901 General Pershing Street, New Or
OF these, C. E. Meriwether shall be
President: o.. J. Morris. vice-President,
and G. W. Gilmer. Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE vI.-This act Of incorpora.
tion may be changed, modified or amend
ed, or the corporation dissolved, by a vote
of two thirds Of the entire capital stock
present or represented at a general meet
| ing OF the stockholders convened for such
purpose. after previous notice shall have
been given in the manner above required
to be given at the annual meeting Of the
corporation.
ARTICLE Wifi this corporation shall
be dissolved, either by limitation or from
any other cause, it's affairs shall be liqui-
dated by three commissioners to be APP
pointed at the meeting of stockholders
| convened for the purpose Of liquidation,
and to be elected by the vote Of all the
| stockholders voting upon a parity. Said
| liDutdators shall remain in office until the
affairs Of the corporation shall have been
fully settled and liquidated. and they shall
! have full power and authority to trans
| fer and give title to all the property and
| assets Of the corporation and to distribute
the proceeds. In case Of death. disability
| or resignation Of one more liquidators,
the vacancy shall be filled by the sur
| vivor or survivors.
ARTICLE VIII-No stakeholder shall
ever be held liable or responsible for the
contracts or faults of said corporation in
any further sum than the unpaid bal
| ance due on the shares Of stock owned by
him. nor shall any mere informality in
organization have the effect of rendering
this charter null or of exposing any
stakeholder to any liability beyond the
unpaid balance due on his stock.
| In order that this charter may serve as
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