The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-04-07

COMPANY, INC.
United States of America. State Of Louis
! lana, Parish of Orleans, city OF New Vt
| leans BE il known, That on TINS the
! 10th day of the month of February, III the
! year of our Lord, one thousand nine nun
! bred and twenty one. and OF the lhue-
pendence of the United states OF AmerlCa'
| the one hundred and forty NTH, before ma
| Raymond II. Saal a Notary PuDIlc duly
commissioned and qualified within ana Tor
| the Parish of Orleans. State OF LOUISIANA
| and in the presence of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned, personally
| came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed, VINO
| severally declared that availlng themselves
| of the benefits and provisions OF the Con.
| StitutiOn of the State of Louisiana and OF
! the laws of said State relative to the or
| ganizatiOn of corporations, and particular
| ly of the provisions of Act No. Z6t OF the
| General Assembly of the State of LOUISIANA
| for the year 1914, and the amendments
| thereto. they have contracted and' agreed
! and united to form and do. by these
| presents, contract and agree and bind ana
! Obligate them selves to form. organize, ana
/ constitute them selves, as well as all such
! other persons who may hereafter JOIN or
become associated with them or their sue
| ceSsors. into a stock corporation and body
polite in law, for the objects and purposes
and, under the conditions, covenants
Stipulations and agreements of the articles
| following, tO-wit:
| ARTICLE 1.-The name and titlc of this
corporation shall be RALPH GOLD
| SMITH COMPANY. INC" and under and
by said name, unless sooner dissolved In
accordance with law and this charter, II
| shall exist and continue, and shall have
and enjoy corporate existence and success
| sion for a period of ninety-nine (99) years
| from and after the date of this act. 1t
may have, hold. receive, borrow. loan,
| exchange, acquire by grant gift or pur-
| chase, devise or bequeSt. sell. ALLEVIATE, dis
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| hypOthecate, cucumber or mortgage prop
erty of any kind whether real, personal
or mixed, corporal or incorpOreal.
| movable or immOvable. all subject TO such
| limitations as may be prescribed by law.
IL may make. issue and endorse bonds or
notes and other evidences of debt. 1t
! may accept mortgages, pledges or other
| forms of security for money loaned or
| other debts. 1t may contract. sue and be
! sued. plead or be implicated by It's cor
! pOrate name in any court of competent
! jurisdiction. 1t may make, adopt and use
4 corporate seal and alter or break the
| same at pleasure. 1t may hold stock in
other corporations. and its capital stock
| may be issued for capital stock in other
! corporations. 1t may name, appoint and
! employ such managers, directors, and
/ officers, agents and other employees as its
! interests. business and convenience may
| require, and may fix their compensation.
/ having due regard to the nature. character
! and value of their services. 1t may make
and establish bylaws. rules and regula-
| tons not inconsistent with this charter
| or any existing law. fixing or altering the
! management of its property. the regula-
! ton and government of its affairs. and the
manner of the certifcatiOn and regiStra-
| ton of its stock. 1t may wind up and
dissolve itself. or be wound up and dis
! solved in the manner prescribed by law.
| 1t may conduct business in this State.
! other States. the Federal Districts, the
Territories and possessions of the United
! States. and any foreign country. 1t shall
I have the power to invest its Board of
! Directors with all of its corporate powers
subject TO such restrictions as may be
named in this charter. And il generally
! shall have and possess all the powers.
rights. privileges and immunities which
| corporations are and may hereafter be
authorized to have and possess under the
! Constitution or the laws of this State and
! particularly under Act No. 267 of the Acts
| of the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana for the year 1914 and the
| amendments thereto.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poration shall be the City of New Orleans
Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, and
| all citations or other legal process shall
| be served upon the President of this cor
| pOratlOn. or in case of his absence. upon
the Nice-president. or in the absence of
| these officers. upon the Secretary Treas
| urer of this corporation.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
| for which this corporation is formed and
| the nature of the business TO be carried
| on by IL are hereby declared to be: To
engage in trade or commerce in all of its
forms, shapes and phases as principal
agent. on commission. or otherwise: TO
! buy, sell. import, export and generally
I deal, operate and trade either at whole
sale or retail in all kinds of merchandise
without limitation, but especially rice
either rough or clean, and the by-prOducts
thereOf; and to carry on any other bust
ness which, under the law. it may be
entitled TO carry on which may seem TO
the corporation to be calculated directly
or Indirectly to affect the foresaid objects
| or either of them or facilitate il in the
transaction of the aforesaid business or
businesses or any part thereof or in the
transaction of any other lawful business
| that may be calculated directly or in
directly to enchance the value of or to
render profitable any of its property and
rights and generally to hold and exercise
all such incidental powers and privileges
ana DO and perform all things az relate
70 me objects and purposes hereinabove
| proper useful or convenient for effccting
said objects and purposes.
ARTICLE IX.-The authorized capitaI
stock of this corporation is hereby fixed
az ana declared to be the sum of Five
thousand Dollars ($500O.OO which capital
STOCK may be increa sed in the manner pro-
vlded by law to the sum of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars (S10O,000.O0).
The presently authorized capital stock of
thls corporation shall consist of two hun
mreu tZOOl shares Of the par value of
twenty Five Dollars (S25.OO) each.
The capital stock shall be represented by
certlhcates and shall be personal property.
NO transfer of said capital stock shall BE-
Dlndlng upon this corporation unless made
Nv accordance with its charter and bylaws
ana recorded on the books thereof
ARTICLE V.-The capital stock of this
corporation shall be fully paid and non
assessable when issued and snail be issued
only for labor done or for property actual
~ received or for cash to be paid at such
tunes ana In such amounts and after such
hotce as may be determined by the Board
of Directors
ARTICLE VI.-All the corporate mowers
OF this corporation shall be vested in and
exercised by board of three (3) directors
each or whom shall hold in his own name
az least one % share of stock. Said
Board of directors shall be elected annually
on the third Wednesday in February of
each year. the first election to be neld in
,he year l922. All such elections shall he
Dy ballot. at the office of this corporation.
uhuer the supervision of two (2) commits
Sioners, TO be appointed by the Board of
directors, and in the absence of any com
missioner, the President shall have power
20 MI the place by appointment. and of all
such eiectlons, as well as of all meetings
OF stockholders, except for the purpose of
liquidation or dissolution. or as otherwise
required by law, fifteen DAYS notice shall
De given by mailing to each stakeholder
VINO appears as such on the hooks of this