The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-05-26
CHARTER SOUTHERN TOILET PRO
DUCTS, INCORPORATED.

State of Louisiana, Parish OF orleans r
'ity of New Orleans-Be it known that h
N this Bird day of January. in the year +
f Nineteen Hundred and Twenty one, and y
f the Independence OF the United States /
f America, the One Hundred and Forty !
fifth, before me, Warren V. Miller, a Not ,
Try Public in and for the Parish Of Or !
cans Louisiana and in the presence OF
he witnesses hereinafter named and UNI
iersigned, personally came and appeared
he several persons whose names are here
matter subscribed, all of full age. who
declared unto me, Notary, that availing
themselves of the laws Of the State OF
Louisiana relative to the organization of
and particularly of Act 26l
Of the General Assembly for the State of
Louisiana for the year Nineteen Fourteen,
they do by these presents contract, agree,
covenant, stipulate and bind themselves,
as well as such persons as may herein
after become associated with them to form .
and constitute corporation and body
polite in law for the objects and purposes
and under the stipulations hereinafter set
forth:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
Corporation shall be SOUTHERN TOLL
EFT PRODUCTS. INCORPORATED" and
under such title, IL shall have and enjoy
succession and existence for period OF
ninety nine years from date hereof; II
shall have the power and authority to
contract, sue and be sued, to make and
use a corporate seal, the same to break
and alter at its pleasure; to hold, pur-
chase, lease. sell mortgage or hypothecate,
or pledge property, real, personal or mix
ed and for the purpose of carrying on ITS
business. to make and issue notes and
other evidence of Indebtedness; to name
and appoint managers, clerks, or other
employees, for the proper conduct OF Its
business, and to discharge same at its
pleasure; to make and establish such by
laws, rules and regulations, as may be
found necessary and desirable for the
management of the affairs OF the corpora
ton; and generally to do all and every
thing, act or deed for the complete and
proper conduct Of said business.
ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmicile of this Cor
pOration shall be in the City of New Or
/ leans, State Of Louisiana, where all eta
| tons and other legal process shall be
served upon the President, or in his alb
sence upon the Vice-President or in the
absence of both President and Yice-Pres-
ident, upon the Secretary.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur-
poses of this Corporation and the nature
of the business to be carried on by 1t,
are hereby declared to be as follows, to-
wit: To manufacture, create, produce and
develop, Toilet articles, perfumery, cos
metics and rouges of all kinds and de-
scriptions, TO purchase and sell toilet ar
ticles, rOuges, cosmetics and perfumery
and all other articles incident thereto.
To purchase and acquire Formulas and
Patent Rights, Copyrights and Trade
Marks; and sell same, or to use same in
business. To act as agents for the sale
of articles, dealt in by the Corporation.
To purchase and acquire businesses or
corporations engaged in the manufacture
and sale of Toilet Articles, or other ar
ticles dealt in by this corporation; to erect
and construct buildings, and install ma
chinery for the efficient production of the
goods, wares, merchandise, and articles
to be made and produced by this Cor
poration. and generally to do any and all
things necessary, incidental to, germane
or connected with the proper carrying out
of the objects and purposes of this cor
poration.
ARTICLE Iv.-The capital stock OF
this corporation is hereby fixed at the
sum of $125, 10000 divided into 12,5Ot
shares of the par value of $1,000 each
and il is authorized upon complying witt
the law to increase the capital stock Il
the sum of 500 10000; all stock of tn,
corporation shall be equal in all its rights
ARTICLE V.-No certificates Of stool
shall be issued or delivered, unless SAM
is fully paid for in cash, or for property
or for labor done, or for formulas o
patent rights or trade marks acquired
, no stakeholder shall ever be held respon
sible for the faults, contracts, or debts o
, this Corporation In any further sum thai
the unpaid balance due the corporation Of
. shares Of stock, subscribed for by him o
! her; nor shall any mere informality,, 4
the organization have the effect Of render
ing this charter null and void, or of ex
{ posing stakeholder to any liabilit
whatsoever, other than above; nor sha
4 any stock duly issued be subject to as
\ sessment.
4 This Corporation shall become goin
: concern and commence doing business a
+ soon as one-half of its capital stock sha
: have been subscribed for.
v ARTICLE VI.-All the corporate power
r Of this Corporation shall be vested in an
n exercised by Board of Directors, a m:
n jority of whom shall constitute aquarul
for fran aef Aaf hno Ahlny
dipectors may vote at any meeting of Il
;. Directors by proxy in writing to an
! other director for that particular meetin
r The first Board Of Directors of tn
Corporation shall be three in numbe
Is and shall be elected at the first meetiI
/ of stockholders after the passing Of tn
Y charter; from the Board Of Directors sha
! be elected the officers of the Corporate
y which shall be the President, Vice Pres
IL dent, Treasurer and Secretary.
N The Board of Directors shall have Il
% power, without reference to the stoc
y holders. to increase the number Of Dire
d tors Of this Corporation without amen
"a ment Of charter, to any number not e
~ ceeding fifteen, and shall have the rig
le to consolidate any Of the officerships
N the corporation or to increase the numb
u of officers thereof as they shall best 8
e. fit. all without reference to the stoc
Al holders or without amendment Of tn
Dr. charter.
y, The first Board of Directors when eiec
q. ed shall hold office until June Both, 191
Is or until their successors are duly elect
TO and qualified.
c. Meetings of the stockholders for d
I'll election Of directors shall be held year
c. on the 30th day of June, beginning wi
d, the year 1922. The Board of Directo
OF shall have the right to elect, without re
rs erence to stockholders meeting. al
Is stakeholder to be a director whenever
n. vacancy shall exist on the Board Of I
OF rectors through death, resignation or
or virtue Of an increase In the directora
ARTICLE vII.-This Act Of Incorpor
be ton may be amended, changed or alter
BY or the Corporation may be dissolved
Ill the manner set out by Act No. 267 of I
or General Assembly of the State of Lou
ch lana for the year Nineteen Fourtee
al, written notice to be mailed to each stoc
be holder, who appears as such upon I
on books of the Corporation, to the po
tal office address designated by him,
le- teen days preceding the Annual Sto'
by holders Meeting, or In the discretion
In the Directors, notice Of said meeti
be New Orleans, fifteen days prior to 81
his annual meeting. The Board of Dir
tors shall have full power to call gene
all and special meetings Of the stockhold
in and of the Directors upon proper not
Ter cation, and as provided by law.
&C. Thus done and passed in my office,
ice the City of New Orleans, State Of Lou
he lana, on the day, month and year II
fer above written. in the presence Of G.
of Sperier and Edward 8. Spiro, compel
me witnesses, who have signed their naI
ck- win the appearers, ana me, notary, al
of due reading of the whole.
lch Witnesses (Signed) c. o. Sperier,
, ,cS (signed) WARREN ". MILLER,