The herald., 1921-03-10
CHARTER

| Wise duluOElLeu Dy u majority f0re OF the
stockholders at any annual meeting. the
Board Of Directors shall consist Of four (4)
| stockholders.
| The officers of this corporation shall be
| President, Vice President, @ Secretary
| and a Treasurer.
The following persons shall be and con-
stitute the first Board of Directors: p. A.
| Dubus, 634 Louisa Street; Arthur Yapcey
| 1925 Nashville Avenue; ID. Il. Ii. Chaffe.
144S Jackson Avenue; A. Giffen Levy, lIl4
renIstOn Street; all in New Orleans La
and the said P. A. Dubus shall be Presi,
| dent, the said Arthur Yancey shall be Vice
| President. the said d. Il. II. Chaffe shall
be Treasurer, and the said A. Giffen Levy
| During the absence of the President the
Vice President shall act and preside.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
| of this corporation shall be held on the
| first Monday of February, 1922. and an.
nually thereafter, and at such annual meet
| ing Board of Directors shall be elected.
The failure from any cause whatsoever
| to elect Directors on the day named for
that purpose shall not dissolve the corper-
| alton, but Directors then in Office and
the officers of said corporation shall hold
| over until their successors are chosen and
| qualified. In such event the President
| shall cause another election TO be held
within thirty 500 days, and shall give
notice thereof as now provided by law for
| annual meetings.
| At every election and meeting Of stock
| holders each stakeholder shall be entitled
| TO one ID vote for each share of stock
registered In his name, and may vote by
| proxy.
| The election of Directors shall be by q
| ballot. each share of stock shall be entitled
| TO one vote, and the majority in amount
| of votes cast shall elect the person or per
| sons for whom they have been cast. After
each election the Board of Directors shall
| elect from their own number the officers OF
| said company.
ARTICLE VI.-The Board of Director.
| shall have full power TO fill vacancies il
| their number caused by death, resigna
ton or otherwise, from the stakeholder
| of the corporation, who are stakeholder.
| at the time the vacancy occurs. The said
| Board of Directors shall have full contro
| of the property Of this company, and shall
conduct, manage and use the same as IL
| their discretion they deem fit, and that i.
| consistent with the objects and purposes
of this company or the welfare of same
| The said Board Of Directors is further au
| thorized to frame and adopt such bylaws
| rules and regulations as the affairs of thu
company may require, and as il may deem
necessary for the conducting and manage
ment thereof; provided the same shall not
be in conflict with this charter or with the
laws of the State or the United States.
The said Board of Directors shall elect
| or appoint such officers. agents. employees
| servants and clerks as il may <eem neces
sary for the conducting of the business OF
the corporation fix their compensation and
| terms of service, provided, however, the
| right to dismiss any employee at said
| Boards pleasure cannot be abridged by
contract and the said Board shall have tn,
| right to fix and determine the salaries OF
the several officers herein provided for.
ARTICLE VII.-This charter may bt
| changed, modified or amended, or this
| corporation may be dissolved, at a gen.
eral meeting of the stockholders convened
| for the purpose, with the assent of two.
thirds of the entire capital stock, whether
| represented at such meeting or present. al
| as provided by Act 267 Of the Legislature
of the State of Louisiana for the year 1914
| Fifteen (15) days prior notice of such
| meeting shall be given in any daily Eng.
fish newspaper published in the City OF
| New Orleans.
In case of dissolution or termination OF
| this charter, either by Limitation of its
| charter or for any other cause, the liquida
ton of its affairs shall be conducted by
| three (3) commissioners selected from the
stockholders, and elected at meetins
called for that purpose as above set forth
Said commissioners shall remain in Office
until the affairs of said corporation shall
have been fully hquidated. In case of the
death of one or more of said commission
ers, the survivor or survivors shall con
tinue to act.
ARTICLE yIII.-No stakeholder Of thi.
corporation shall ever be held liable or re
sponsible for the contract or fault thereof
in any further sum than the unpaid bal
| stock subscribed for or owned by him, mol
shall any informality in the organization
have the effect Of rendering this charter
null, of exposing a stakeholder to any liza
bility beyond the unpaid balance, If any
on his stock.
Thus done and passed in my notaria
Office, in the City of New Orleans, State o.
Louisiana, on the day, month and yea
herein first above written. in the presence
of John Dymond, Jr, and Aurora d. Ed
gar, competent witnesses, of lawful ag
and residents of this city, who hereunt,
sign thei- names together with appearer
and me, notary, after due reading Of tn
whole, and the signers also declare tina
they have affixed opposite their names tn,
number Of shares Of stock respectful.
subscribed for by them, and that they de
clare this to be their stock subscription
list.
Original signed) P. A. Dubus, So
1925 Nashville Ave-, lbs shares; ID. B. III
Chaffe, 144S Jackson Ave-, share; A. Gif
fen Levy. lila Pension St., 1 share. To
tai, $50 shares.
Witnesses: John Dymond, Jr., Auror'
ID. Edgar.
RUDOLPH j. wEINMANN.
(Seal) Notary Public.
I, the undersigned, Recorder Of Mort
cages, in and for the Parish of Orleans
the above and foregoing Act Of Incorpora
ton Of the American Sea Foods, Inc. wa
this day duly recorded In my office. II
Book 1858, Folio -. New Orleans, Feb
ruary 4th, 1921.
(signed) RoBT. SCOTT. Dy. Rec.
A true copy.
,s RUDOLPH J. WE 1 Ann,
Feb. 1o-Mch. II.