The herald., 1921-08-11
CHARTER OF ROBERT A. KEYER AND
COMPANY, INC.

United States Of America State of Louis
lana, City Of New Orleans. Be it known,
that on this twenty-first day OF July in
the year one thousand nine hundred and
twenty-one, before me, Frederic c. Que
rens, a notary public, acting for and in the
name of John Wagner. absent on leave.
under executive authority, attached to Get
July 10Th, 1921, a notary public, duly
commissioned and sworn, in and for the
Parish of Orleans and City of New Or.
leans, therein residing, and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally appeared the
parties whose names are undersigned, who
did declare that. availing themselves Of the
provisions OF the laws of this state rela-
tive to the organization of corporations,
and especially the provisions of Act No
2e!, passed by the General Assembly of
this state during the year 1914. aud the
laws amended thereby and the laws exist
ing in this state other than the said Act
261 of 1914, they have coyenaLted and
agreed and do by these presenss covenant
and agree and bind themselves, their sue
eessors, their heirs and assigns, TO form
and hereby form themselves into and con-
stitute themselves and their successors a
corporation for the objects and purposes
following, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be Robert A. Keyer
and Company, Inc.". and under said cor.
porate name 1t shall have all the power
and authority granted by the laws of thi,
state and not withheld from corporations
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
OF this corporation are declared generally
to be the conducting of a general cotton
business. including the general cotton brok-
erage business for buyers and sellers of spot
cotton and all necessary business connect
ed herewith. growing out of and necessary
TO said objects and purposes; and in SO
doing, the said corporation shall have the
power to purchase real, personal or mixed
properly or all kinds, and the same to hold
at their convenience.
ARTICLE III-The present amount of
capital stock Of this corporation is sos.
10000 divided into $50 shares of the par
value Of $4,000 each, and certificates for
either whole or fractional shares may be
issued; said stock shall be PAYABLE either
IN cash or property in accordance with the
laws Of this state;
The amount to which the present capital
stock of this corporation may be Increased
is hereby declared to be $3.50. GO. TO he
represented by $500 shares of the par
vaiue OF $4,000 each, and said increa SO
in capital stock is likewise to be repre-.
scented by certificates for either whole or
fractional shares.
All Of the capital stock Of this CORPORA.
ton Is TO be common stock and this cor
poration. shall commence business as now
provided by law.
Each share of stock shall entitle the
holder thereof to one vote to be cast either
pNASohdhs VI ny WTltteu Proxy, ana each
fractional share shall entitle the holder
thereof to such fractional part of one vote
as Is represented by his fractional share
of stock. -
ARTICLE IV-The said stock shall only
be partially or conditionaily negotiable ii
being condition precedent, and the con.
dition under which the stock Of this cor.
poration Is subscribed that none of the
stock presented subscribed or hereafter
subscribed or issued shall be susceptible
OF being negotiated. pledged, pawned or
mortgaged, nor shall or can any right be
acquired under any pledge, pawn, mort
gage or hypothecation of such stock, ex-
cepting first, such pledge, pawn. mortga %
or hypothecations be submitted to the
stockholders OF this corporation in meet
ing assembled. at meeting specially called
TOT tnat purpose, and at which said meet
ing. three-fourths of the stockholders in
number and amount shall vote fayorabIv
thereupon, and specially authorize sucb
negouation. pledge. pawn or mortgage
the whole to be evidenced only by duly
certified copy Of the minutes Of said meet.
ing; bearing the seal Of this Corporation,
The said stock shall only be partially
or conditionelly the subject Of ssle ana
transfer. and no stock presently subscrfhed
Tor or issued or thereafter subscribed for
or issued. shall be or can be made the snb-
lect OF sale or transfer, except solely after
we suoecriRers or owners shall hret have
onered Tor sale to the stockholders and