The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-01-27
Continued next week.
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF FRASER BAKING CO.,
INCORPORATED.

CHARTER OF FRASER BAKING CO.,
INCORPORATED.
United States of America. State of Lou
isiana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
leans BE il known, That on this fourth
day of the month of January, in the year
of our Lord. one thousand, nine hun
dred and twenty one. and of the lndepend-
ence of the United States of America, the
one hundred and forty-ffth. before me,
Benjamin Y. Wolf. a notary public, duly
commissioned and qualified in and for the
Parish of Orleans, and in the presence OF
the witnesses hereinafter named and un-
dersigned: personally came and appeared,
the parties, whose names are hereuntO sub
Scrhed. all of full age, who declared that.
availing themselves of the provisions Of
the laws of this State relative TO corpora
tionS, they have cOvenanted and agreed,
and by these presents covenant and agree
and bind themselves, as well as such other
persons, as may hereafter become asso-
ciated with them, to form and constitute
a corporation and body polite in law, for
the purposes and objects and under the
stipulations and articles following, to-
wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corpora
tion shall be Fraser Baking Co, Inc.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
of this corporation and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it, are de-
clared TO be:
U To carry on business as bakers.
confectioners and manufacturers of and
dealers in bread, -four, biscuits and
farinaceous compounds and materials of
every description.
(2) To manufacture, buy and sell, both
at retail and wholesale, bread. cakes
pies. crackers. biscuits. pastry. ice cream
and other food products and all kinds OF
pastry, breadstuffs and other similar ar
ticles. including the raw materials, in
gradients. conserves and preserves used in
connection with such manufacture and
sale.
And generally to do and engage in any
other business or enterprises connected
with and wrowing out of. germane or in
cidental to any of the purposes herein
above set out or contemplated by this
charter.
ARTICLE III.-The capital stock OF the
said corporation shall be five thousand
fifty shares of the sum of one hundred
dollars each, payable in cash, property OF
for services rendered. The capital stock
may be increased to twenty thousand dol
lars.
The corporation shall commence doing
dollars of the capital stock shall have
been subscribed and twenty-three hun
dred dollars of said amount so subscribed
shall have been paid for.
Any stakeholder may sell, assign OF
transfer his stock in this corporation, pro-
vided thirty days notice of such inten-
ton to sell, assign or transfer the same
be given the company, and other stock.
holders shall have the first privilege OF
purchasing same, at book value. after
which thirty days notice. the said stock
may be sold in the open market.
ARTICLE Iv.-The domiciIe Of the said
corporation shall be in the City of New
Orleans, State of Louisiana.
The President or in his absence, the
Vice President, shall be the proper person
upon whom citation or other legal process
shall be served.
This corporation unless sooner dissolved
shall exist and continue for the period OF
ninety nine years from and after the date
hereof.
ARTICLE V.-All corporate powers shall
be vested in a Board of Directors com
posed Of three stockholders The Board
of Directors may fill vacancies in theil
number, however, caused, by election from
among the stockholders.
The first Board Of Directors shall con
sist of Alexander 7. Fraser, who shall b'
President. and who post-office address h
61O ST. Peter Street, New Orleans; Joseph
Ulmer, whose post-office address is 1875
! Eighth Street. New Orleans, La, who shall
be Vice President, and Ralph Crosse, WHOSE
post-offce address is 610 st. Peter Street
Said Board shall continue in Office unit
| January 2, 1922, on which date, and, there
after, annually, a Board of Directors shall
be elected on the second day of Januar,
| Of each year, unless the same shall be
| legal holiday. when the election shall b,
held on the next legal day thereafter.
| After each election the Board Of Direc
| tors shall elect from their number the Of
| ficers of the company.
The said Board is further authorized 4
frame and adopt such bylaws, rules ant
| regulations as the affairs and the business
| of the corporation may require, and as i
may deem necessary for the conductin.
| and management thereof.
ARTICLE vI-This charter may b.
amended and the capital stock of this cor
poration may be increased or decreased
or the corporation may be dissolved in tn
| manner and the method provided by law
| ARTICLE Vino stakeholder shall
! ever be held liable or responsible for tn
! contracts or faults of this corporation II
any further sum than the unpaid balanc
| of the stock for which he has subscribed
nor shall any mere informality in organi
Zation have the effect Of rendering thi
| charter null or of exposing a stockholde
to any liability than as above provided.
ARTICLE vIII.-whenever this cor
poration shall be dissolved, whether b,
Limitation or from any other cause, tn
affairs thereof shall be liquidated by tire
| stockholders to be electei and qualifie,
| in the manner provided by law. And the.
| shall continue In office until the affair
| of this corporation shall have been full
settled and nquidated. In case Of tn
death of one of the liquidators, or his re
| fusal or inability to serve, the remaining
liquidators may themselves proceed wit
all the power and authority vested In tn
full membership.
And the signers hereto declare that the
have affixed opposite their Names tn
number of shares subscribed by them, an
they declare this to be their subscriptio
list.
Thus done and passed at my notaris
Office in the City Of New Orleans, on tn
day, month and year herein first aboy
written in the presence of Hubert y
Ansley and Henry Hart, competent wit
nesses, of lawful age and residents {
this city, who hereunto sign their name
with the said parties and me, Notary, afte
due reading of the whole.
(ORIGINAL SIGNED:
Alexander T. Fraser, IL shares; Ralp
Grose, 8 shares; Joseph Ulmer, 2 shares
Witnesses: II. NJ. Ansley, Henry Hart.
BENJAMIN Y. WOLF,
Notary Public.
I, the undersigned, Recorder Of Nor
cages, in and for the Parish Of Orlean
State of Louisiana, do hereby certify th'