The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-03-17
CHARTER OF AMERICAN SEA FOODS,
INC.

United States of America. State of Lou
isisna. Parish Of Orleans. City of New Or
hans, Be it known, That on this 3rd
day Of the month of February, 1871, be-
fore me- Rudolph j. Weinmann, notary
public. duly commissioned, sworn and
Qualified in and for the Parish OF Orleans:
state of Louisiana, and in the presence OF
the witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
dersigned, personally came and appeared
the several persons hereinafter under
signed, all of full age, who declared that
ayailing themselves of. the several laws of
the State of Louisiana on the subject of
the creation Of corporations, they have
eovenanted and agreed and do hereby COW
enant and agree and bind themselves and
such others as may hereafter become as
ISOLATED with them to form and constitute
a corporation or body polite in law, for
the objects and purposes, and under the
stipulations and conditions hereinafter
written. which they do hereby adopt as
their articles Of incorporation or charter,
to-wit:
ARTICLE. 1.-The name, title and style
Of this corporation shall be American Sea
Foods, Inc, and under its said corporate
name 1t shall have and enjoy corporate eN-
istenee and succession for period and
term OF ninety-nine (9s) years from and
after date Of this act unless sooner legally
dissolved. This corporation shall have all
powers, privileges and immunities Row or
hereafter granted by law to corporations.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poration Is hereby declared to be in the
City Of New Orleans, State of Louisiana,
and citation and other legal process shall
be served upon the President, and, in his
aosenee, upon the Vice President of the
corporation.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur.
poses Tor which this corporation is organ
ned. and the nature of the business to be
carried on by II, are hereby declared to be
10 acquire from Arthur Yancey certain
patent rights and property; to engage in
me business Of gathering, fishing, buying
and selling and otherwise dealing in all
Kinds Of objects to be found in the sea,
MYERS or other waters, which are or can
y used as food; TO manufacture and sell
ana otherwise dispose of and deal in all
preducts possible to be made therefrom
ana ior that purpose TO engage in buying
sad selling and dealing generally in all
pLoaucts, fresh or preserved; the own
my leasing and operating of boats, nets
ana other fishing paraphernalia: the own
ias ana operating Of canning factories. de.
ayefauhg plants, ice refrigerating plants
snd otner mercantile establishments: the
tSnhIiing ana operating of by-product plants
iia.,aent 70 the conduct of its general bus
,S;sss ana generally to do any and all
Sasas necessary or incidental to said pur-
s.sss or their successful accomplishments
Neikas to exercise all powers conferred
s rva eorporations by the laws of Louis
snllSLE lV.-The capital stock of this
M oralon shall be and is hereby fixed al
sss- e sum Oh twenty-five thousand dollars
s,aes v'vv), ali OF which shall be common
fsso, represented by two hundred hfty
dollars 1 asso. o. par value of one hundred
paid NsvVvol per share, which shall be
ts s.u Ior In cash'o Or its equivalent as de.
'sained BY the Board of Directors.
a.s As SUBSCRIPTION from Arthur Yancey for
we sae hundred Twenty-Five t195l shares iO ~
Win y, IN this corporation shall be paid for
bast 'ae Following property: One gasoline
numn aamea FL Caro-" l boiler. stack
erah ana connections at iWestwego:
IN Runner mmer tpatent applied for): equity
pick ersSs truck; centrifugal machine tc
BY eeas,,, meat process of shocking crabs
patent n amSa. force protected by letters
CpiteS SS .a.er ll150SI; machine covered by
trimm,n states patent 9336O9; process Of
ton silg crabs covered by patent annlico.
Mlles.. 'sq May 10, 1920. serial nnmhe,
appr,,.m which has been valued and is now
sun AZ ~. ~ the Board Of Directors at III.
lars fs,s raa I've n thousand FIVE hundred dol
Writing ana snail De transferred except In
pany. ana apoh the books of the com.
tight IA A.. no stockholder shall have tn,
have frst n Of his stock until he shall
ether stec Spss,ed the same in writing 10 tht
Directors ~ v ,sis Through the Board OF
seckhaisol THIS corporation. and tbs saiJ
dsys ssrs shall have the right 'f for S .au
SSef .s from the time such written
nrtors s = by the said Board Of M
valne ss sh purchase such stock az its booS
made. T sno"n by the balsnce sheets las
UPON ssea us as provision shall be printed
eosporatiens snare OF the capital stock of this
Ais corpess,,rs- THE corporate powers Of
asi'sd by a Boa sqai y, be vested in and ex.