The herald., 1920-02-05
CHARTERS.

whose names are hereunto subscribed,
who declared that, availing themselves OF
the laws of this State relative 10 the or
ganization of corporations, they have
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
! sOciated with them, into IA 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 cw Ice Com
pany, Inc, and under its corporate name
il shall enjoy succession for the full term
and period of ninety nine years from ana
after the date hereof, and shall have pow
! or 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 10
break and alter at pleasure; to purchase,
receive, lease, hold or otherwise acquire
and convey, as well mortgage and by
pOthecate under its corporate name, prop
| crty 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 at pleas
ure, such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the management and regulation of
the affairs of the corporation 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,
i'm the absence of both the President and
Vice president, upon the Secretary Treas
urer.
ARTICLE ITI-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
i'll ice; to maintain refrigerators for frozen
products; to manufacture, buy, prepare
and sell ice cream and ices, well as
milk, cream, CONNECTIONS and soda fOun-
tain supplies; to conduct general cold
storage business; and generally to do all
such acts and things may or shall
be necessary. convenient or proper for the
accomplishment of any of the foregoing
objects and purposes.
ARTICLE Iv.-Al capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at eighty
thousand (SS0.OO0.0OD dollars. represented
by eight hundred $500 shares of the par
value of one hundred (S1O0O0) dollars,
per snare. The amount OF said stock NAV
be increased to five hundred thousand
$500, 100000 dollars.
ARTICLE V.-All 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 ut stockholders meeting called
for that purpose on the second Monday
of January of each year Tor the next legal
day il that day be a holiday, after due
notice given to the stockholders by mail
at least fifteen days before the date Of
said meeting. Each holder of stock shall
be entitled to one vote for each share
of stock standing in his name 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
| Roard. even though no quorum remain nj
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 succes-
! 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
L
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
I 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 manag cement Of the
| business and affairs of this corporation
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;
Bldg. ST. Louis Mo-: G. W. Gilmer. post
Office address. 1414 Elenore ST., New Or
leans, La; o. J. Morris. post Office ad-
dress. s51 Carondelet st.. New Orleans.
La; c. f. Meriwether post Office address,
1901 General Pershing Street New Or
leans, La.
President: q. J. Morris. vice-President
and G.. W. Gilmer. Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE vI.-This act OF incorpora-
ton may be changed, modified or amend
ed, or the corporation dissolved. by n 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, its affairs shall be liqui-
: dated by three commissioners to he ap-
pointed at the meeting of stockholders
convened for the purpose of liquidation.
and to be elected by the vote of all the
li1uidators 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 or more liquidators
the vacancy shall be filed by the sur
vivOr or survivors.
ARTICLE VIII.-No stakeholder shall
ever he 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 bv
him, nor shall any mere informality in
organization have the effect of rendering
stakeholder to any liability beyond the
unpaid balance due on his stock.
In order that this charter NAV serve as
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