The herald., 1920-02-12
CHARTERS.

whose names are hereunto subscribed,
who declared that, availing themselves OF
the laws Of this State relative to the or.
ganization Of corporations, they have
covenanted and agreed, and do by these
presents, covenant, agree, bind, form and
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-nin 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 IA corporate seal and the same TO
break and alter at pleasure; to purchase,
and convey, as we'll as mortgage and hy-
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 at pleas
ure, such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the management 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 II 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 as
milk. cream, CONNECTIONS and soda f0un-
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
ARTICLE IVAN capital stock Of this
corporation Is hereby fixed at eighty
thousand ($S0,0OO.0O) dollars, represented
by. eight hundred $500 shares Of the par
per share. The amount Of said stock may
be increased to five hundred thousand
$500, 000.O0) dollars.
ARTICLE YAH 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 stockholders meeting called
for that purpose on the second Monday
NJ In 49, To- L.,
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
Of stock standing in his name on the
books of the corporation, said vote to he
cast In person or by proxy, and the ma
j0rity Of votes cast shall elect. The Board
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 filled.
above specified shall not dissolve the cor.
porati0n, but the Directors then in ONCE
shall remain in ONCE until their success
sors are elected and qualified. The Board
a yice-President, and Secretary Treasurer;
provided that the Board may elect such
other officers (who need not be members
Of the Board or stockhoiders) 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
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 management Of the
business and affairs Of this corporation
and not inconsistent with this charter
any 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
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
Board Of Directors shall be composed Of
the following:
CHARLES Y; Gambs, post efice address,
s5i Carondelet St., New Orleans, La. !;
Bldg, st. Louis. NO.; C. w. Gilmer, post
Office address, 1414 Elenore st., New Or
leans. La; o. J. Morris. post ONCE ad-
dress, S51 Carondelet st.. New Orleans.
1901 General Pershing Street, New Or
OF these, C. Z. Meriwether shall be
President; 9; J. Morris, Vice. President,
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 VIII this corporation shall
be dissolved, either by limitation or from
any other cause, its affairs shall be fiqui-.
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 q parity. Said
liqutdat0rs shall remain in once 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
vtvor or survivors.
ARTICLE vIII.-No stakeholder shall
ever be held liable or responsible for the
contracts or faults Of said corporation in
ance due on the shares Of stock owned by
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