The herald., 1920-02-26
CHARTER.

isiana, Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans. Be Ii known, that on this 21st
day of the month of February, in the year
of Our Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and twenty, before me, Edouard +. Hen
riques, notary public, duly commission
ed and qualified. in and for the parish of
Orleans. state of Louisiana, therein resid-
ing, and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, per-
sonally came and appeared:
The several persons whose names are
clared that, availing themselves Of the
laws Of the state Of Louisiana, in such
cases made and provided, they have cove
nanted and agreed. and they do, by these
presents, covenant and agree and bind
themselves, as well as all such persons
who may hereafter become associated with
them, to form a corporation for the OBJ
jects and purposes, and under the articles
and stipulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE THE name Of this corpor-
alton shall be: "The Warren Purchasing
and Export Company, incorporated" and
under its said corporated name, 1t shall
have power and authority to have and
for the full term and period Of ninety
nine l99) years from and after the date
hereof; to contract, to sue and be sued.
and to make anc use a corporate seal,
ure; to hold, receive lease, purchase and
convey, as well as mortgage and hypothe-
cate property, real and personal and
mixed, corporeal and incorporeal; to name
and appoint such managers, agents, d.
rectors and officers as its business and
interest and convenience may require, and
to make and establish, as well as alter and
amend, from time to time. such bylaws,
eminent Of the affairs Of said corporation,
as may be necessary ana proper.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile Of this cor
poration shall be in the city Of New Or
La akaA - n ell Nd all skAks
or other legal process shall be served upon
the president of said corporation, or in
the event Of his absence, upon the vice
president and in the absence Of both
said officers, upon THE secretary and
treasurer of said corporation.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is or
ganized and established, and the nature
hereby declared to be: to manufacture, ex-
port, import, buy, sell and generally deal
in gods, wares, merchandise and property
Of every class ana description; to act as
buying and selling agents for foreign and
domestic concerns; to act as manufactur-
er's agents and distributors for both for
eign and domestic merchandise; and to
act as forwarding and receiving agents
for imports and exports; to act for, OPP
crate or own transportation lines of what
soever nature or character, either domes-
tic, foreign, or international; to act as
financial agents for both foreign and do
nestle concerns with the right to receive
deposits to apply against purchases or
tic and foreign exchange; to act as cor
respondents or agents Of insurance COM
panies, either domestic or foreign; to APP
ply for and obtain trade marks, patents
or copyrights for its own products, or as
agents for others; to buy and sell on
commission, and to act as brokers repre-
senting other concerns; to make all kinds
Of contracts. either in the United States
or ri In vnifb
any interest in which this corporation may
be concerned; to ask for and obtain con-
cessions in foreign countries for indus
trial or mercantile enterprises, and to
carry out the terms Of such concessions
to acquire stock in, or finance other cor
porations in which IL may become inter-
ested; to establish offices or connections
in any part of the United States, or in
foreign countries; and generally, to do
and perform any act necessary to carry
on the business of domestic and inter-
national trading; and all things peril
nent and incident thereto. in order to
carry out and execute the objects and
purposes of this corporation.
ARTICLE Iv-The capital stock Of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum OF
ten thousand and O0-1O0 ($10,000.00) dol
hundred (1O0) shares of stock Of the par
value Of one hundred and 00-100 ($100.0O)
dollars each said stock shall be paid for
in cash, or same may be issued at not less
IMAM par Tor iaDOr uOne OF SERVICES per
formed for said corporation. or for prop
erty or rights actually received by said
corporation.
ARTICLE v-Five thousand and 00-10C
($5, 0O0O0) dollars Of the stock of this cor
poration has been subscribed for at the
time Of the passing Of this act of incor-
poration: and this corporation shall be-
come a going concern, and shall be au-
thorized to commence business as soon as
twenty-five hundred and 00-1O0 (S2,500.OO)
dollars of its capital stock shall have been
paid for, either in cash, or for property
or rights actually transferred to It,
ARTICLE VI-The capital stock Of this
corporation may be increased to the sum
Of fifty thousand and 00-10O ESQ ,OO0OOl
dollars, by a vote Of two-thirds Of all OF
the stock at a meeting called for that
purpose.
ARTICLE vII-All the corporate pow
ers Of this corporation shall be vested In
and exercised by a Board Of Directors
composed of four stockholders, two OF
whom shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business.
William l.. 8. Gordon Of New Orleans
Louisiana; William F. Coleman. of Carol.
ton, Georgia; and James ID. Williams OIL