The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-04-22
CHARTER OF o. Il. LEWIS COMPANY
INCORPORATED.

United States of America, State Of Lou
isiana, Parish of Orleans. Be 1t known,
that on this eighth day of the month of
March, in the year of Our Lord, one thou
sand nine hundred and twenty, and of the
Independence of the United States of Am
erica. the bne hundred and forty fourth.
Before me- Gustave Joseph Ricau, a no
tary public, in and for the parish of Or
leans, state of LOuisiana, and in the pres
ence of the witnesses Hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and ap
are hereunto subscribed, and all of age,
who severally declared: That availing
themselves of the provisions of the laws
of the State of Louisiana, in such cases
made and provided, and more particular
ly of Act 267 of the General Assembly of
the state of Louisiana, for the year 1914,
they have cOvenanted, contracted, agreed
and bound themselves and do by these
preyents covenant, contract, agree and bind
themselves, as well as such persons as
may hereafter becbme associated with
them, to form themselves and constitute
a corporation and body polite in law, for
the object and purposes and under the
stipulations herein set forth, which they
adopt as their charter, tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corpor-
alton shall be o. +. Lewis Company. In
corpOrated. which may be Abbreviated to
o. T.. Lewis Co.. Inc.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
for which this corporation is formed and
on by it are hereby declared to be:
The manufacture, purchase and sale o.
machinery of all kinds, and more partic.
ularly for refrigerating purposes; the
erection of same; the manufacture, pur.
chase and sale of agricultural, mineral
and chemical and other products; and
the establishment of plants requisite, and
in connection Herewith to carry on any
mercantile or manufacturing business per-
Missile by the laws of this state.
ARTICLE III.-The amount of the cap
ital stock of this corporation is hereby
fixed at the sum of twenty-five thousand
25O00.00) dollars, and which capital
stock may be increased to the sum of
fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars. said cap
ital stock divided into five hundred shares
of the par value of fifty (S50) dollars
each, and the stock shall be paid when
subscribed for or may be issued in whole
property and good will actually purchased
or received by ii. No fractional shares
shall ever be issued.
ARTICLE IV.-The location of the DOM
city of New Orleans, state of Louisiana.
and service of citation or of all legal
process shall be made upon the president
OF this corporation or in case of his alb
sence or inability to act, on the vice
president, or secretary treasurer in the
order named, and said corporation shall
have and enjoy succession by its cor
porate name for a period of ninety-nine
years from the GATE or this Act.
ARTICLE V.-The business and affairs
of this corporation shall be conducted by,
and all of the corporate powers vested in,
and exercised by a board of directors
composed of three stockholders to be cleo
ted by the stockholders annually, by bal
lot, on the second Monday of the month
of November of each year, beginning in
the year 1920 or any subsequent date an
nounced by the board Of directors in case
no election shall take place on said date:
ryh ha
given to each stakeholder by written no
tice mailed to each stakeholder at his last
known post office address. and said cleo
ton shall be held at the office of the
corporation under the supervision of two
commissioners, appointed by the board of
directors. AT said election, each stock
holder shall be entitled to cast his vote
as specified in section IL of Act 267 of
isiana for the year 1914. or any amend
ments thereto, the stockholders receiving
majority Of the votes cast shall be de-
clared elected. The board of directors
proceed TO elect one of its members to be
president, one to be vice-president and
one to be secretary treasurer of the cor
poration, and they shall serve until their
successors are elected and qualified.
The first board Of directors shall be
composed of the following three direc-
tors: Olsen f. Lewis, 904 Title Guaranty
Bldg- New Orleans, La: William ii. Nc
Graw, l12I Julia street, New Orleans, La;
G. r. Bell. 800 Title Guarantee Bldg. New
Orleans, La, of whom Olsen e Lewis
shall be president, William n. McGraw,
vice-president and G. r. Bell, secretary
treasurer and they shall serve until the
second Monday Of November, 1920, or until
their successors are elected and qualified.
ARTICLE VL-Stockholders meetings
other than meetings for the election o.
directors may be held as prescribed by
section 10 of Act 267 Of the General As
sembly of the state Of Louisiana for the
year 1914 or any amendments thereto.
ARTICLE Widths corporation and
the officers and directors thereof shall
have all the rights and powers, and this
corporation may be amended or dissolved,
its affairs liquidated as provided by the
provisions of Act PSF of the General As
sembly of the State of louisiana for the
year 1914, or any amendments thereto.
ARTICLE vIII-No stscznoIder shall