The herald., 1921-09-22

! CHARTER OF CALIFORNIA PRODUCTS
COMPANY. INC. OF NEW ORLEANS.
United States of America, State of Louis
lana, City of New Orleans, Be it known,
the month of August, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and
twenty-one Q92D, before me, Charles J.
Rivet, notary public duly commissioned
Orleans, State of Louisiana, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who declared, that.
availing themselves OF the provisions of
the laws of the State Of Louisiana. rela-
tive to the organization of corporations,
and more particularly of tie provisions
OF Act 267 of the General Assembly of the
state Of Louisiana for the year 1914, they
have covenanted and agreed and do by
these presents covenant and agree and
constitute themselves, as well as such
other persons who may hereafter join or
become associated with them, into a cor
poration and body polite in law for the
objects and purposes and under the agree
aPa ss s.ms " this
corporation shall be California Products
Company, Inc, of New Orleans, and under
this name IL shall have and enjoy all the
rights, advantages and privileges granted
a period of ninety nine years unless sooner
dissolved in accordance with law or with
the provisions of this act of incorporation
IL shall have power to sue and be sued in
its corporate name; to make and use a
corporate seal, and the same to break or
alter at pleasure; to contract and obligate
ITSELF to hold. receive, purchase, convey,
mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, ALLEVIATE
and otherwise acquire and dispose of
property, movable and immovable, cor
poreal and incOrporeal; to issue bonds,
notes or other obligations; to have and
employ managers, directors, officers,
agents and other employees, as the in
terest and convenience of the corporate n
may require; to make, have and establish
such bylaws, rules and regulations for
the management and control of its af-
fairs as its directors may deem expedient
or necessary; and, to do all things what
sOever that are permitted by law to be
done by corporations.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business to be car
RED on by 1t are hereby declared to be
70 buy and sell, at wholesale and retail,
all the products of the Associated Vine,
yards, Inc, of California and all fruits,
fruit products, syrups and juices. To act
as brokers' or agents for the sale of fruits |
Iruit products syrups and juices, and,
generally. to deal in all such commodi,
ties as can be conveniently handled in |
connection with the main business of the |
said corporation and to do all things in |
tiuen!ai or germane to the above men |
TONED objects and purposes.
ARTICLE III-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
nve thousand dollars ($5.000OO), which |
nay De increased to twenty five thousand
ARTICLE Iv-The capital stock of this
corporation shall be divided into fifty |
shares Of the par value of one hundred dol
ars tSIOoOO) each, all Of which shall be
common stock.
The said stock shall be full paid and
-assessable, and shall be represented
y certificates of such form as the board
- oiIectors may determine, signed by the
PRESIDENT or vice-president and the sec
etary treasurer.
The stock may be paid for in labor done
=, money or property actually received by
No transfer of stock shall be binding
ipon the corporation unless and untiI
made upon its books. ''
ARTICLE V-The domicile of this cor
cans, in this state. Citation and other
egal process shall be served on the nresi-
ent. INC 'epresi-
ARTICLE vI-An the corporata nowo-s
I this corporation, and the manarement
no control of its affairs and business are
ereDy vested In and are to be exercised
y its board Of directors which shall con-
we stockholders, a majority of whom
nan constitute quorum for the trans
cIion or the corporate business.
me hrst board of directors shall consist
M
any viz: John w. Reed, Jr., whose most
NICE address is New Orleans, La: Henry
'evi whose post office address is New Or
ans, La; and Cyril Kamien, whose most
me nice address is New Orleans La; With
ald John W. Reed, Jr., as president. said
lenry Levi as vice president, and said
yrll hamien as secretary trea surer.
Annual meetings of the stockholders for
ne purpose of electing directors shall he
e ead :, on the first Tuesday in September
i ~. Is not holiday. The first board of
lreetors shall serve until the ANIMAL
,eeting to be held in September. 1922
IA unri d,i tneir successors are duly elected
Immediately after their election the di-
lots u,s shaIl choose from among their !
umDer president, a vice-president and ,
secretary treasurer anu
AkTICLE vino stcokholder shall
yer De held liable or responsible for the
faults or obligations of this cor
orallon, nor shall any mere informaIitv |
its organization have the effect of rem,
ering this charter null or of exposing
slockholder to any liability beyond the
npaid. LUZ ana