The herald., 1921-12-22
CHARTER OF THOMPSON BROTHERS
g. PRICE COMPANY OF LOUIS
lana, INCORPORATED.

lana, INCORPORATED.
JTnitde State of America, State of Louis
lana. Parish or Orleans, City OF New Or
leans. BE il known, that on TINS twenty
eighth day of November, in the year OF
our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred
and twenty -One, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the one
hundred and forty sixth, before me,
William Mcclellan Fayssoux, notary
public. duly commissioned and quailhed
and in and for this City and PARISH OF
Orleans therein residing, and In ihe
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared, the persons whose names
are herunto subscribed, who declared,
that availing themselves OF all ana slngu-
lar the laws of the State of Louisiana re-
lative to the organization or corporations
they have covenanted and agreed ana 90
by these presents covenant and agree ana
bind thems elves as well as all persons, who
NAV hereafter become associated with
them to form a corporation for the OBJ
iects and purposes and under the articles
and stipulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name Of this corpora
ton shall be Thompson Brothers & Price
Company Of Louisiana, Incorporated ,
and by that name it shall have power
and authority to exist and ENJOY sue.
cessiOn for the full term and period OF
be computed from and after the date
hereof.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poration shall be in the City of New Or
leans, State of Louisiana.
All citations and other legal process
shall be served upon the president of this
corporation or in case of his absence or
inability to act, upon one OF the VICE
presidents, or in case of the absence or
inability OF both the president and the
yice-presidents, upon the treasurer OF this
corporation.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation Is or
ganized and the nature of the business to
be carried on by 1t are hereby declared to
be:
To buy. sell. and deal in, either whole
sale or retail tobacco, cigars, cigarettes
and in products of tobacco; to manufac-
ture cigars, cigarettes and different kinds
and mixtures of chewing or smoking toDac~
co or of tobacco products; to purchase, buy
sell and deal in goods and merchandise,
either wholesale or retail and to carry on a
general merchandise business; to buy, sell,
| deal in and manufacture such CONNECTIONS,
merchandise and commodities as may be
required for the carrying on Of any ca
| tering business in connection with the
| operation of retail cigar stores by this
corporation; to receive, hire, hold, own,
buy, sell, lease and suitcase real estate,
personal and mixed property; to own and
operate and to cultivate plantations for
| the purpose of raising and producing to-
| bacco; to build, construct, hire and
| otherwise acquire, own, establish, main
tain, lease and operate factories, ware
houses. buildings, depots and agencies,
either in the State of Louisiana or with
| in any other states or territories or pos
| sessions of the United States of America
| or foreign country for the purpose of
carrying out the objects and purposes set
| forth in this Article and for which this
corporation is organized;
And to do all things necessary and in
cidental for the carrying out Of the bo-
| jects and purposes for which this cor
poses to engage in business in the State
| of Louisiana, or within any other state
| or territories or possessions of the United
States of America or foreign countries.
ARTICLE Iy-It shall have all of the
| rights and privileges granted by law to
such corporations; shall have the power
| to contract, sue and be sued in its cor
porate name, to make and use q corporate
seal, and the same to break and alter at
pleasure, to buy, own, hold, lease, receive,
| convey, mortgage hypothecate or pledge
property both real, personal and mixed !;
to issue bonds, notes and other obliga-
tons; to have. engage and employ such
officers, managers, and employees as the
business interests and convenience of the
corporation may require: to make, adopt,
| establish such bylaws, rules and regula-
| tons in the corporate name not repug-
nant to the laws Of the State Of Louis
sessions of the United States or foreign
countries in which they engage in bust
| ness, or the charter of this corporation
for the management of the corporations
affairs, as the stockholders and board of
| directors may deem necessary and ex-
pedient.
ARTICLE v-The capital stock of this
corporation shall be fifty thousand and
OO/1OO ($50,00000) dollars, represented
by hve hundred $500 shares of one hun
dred and 0OL100 (s100.00) dollars each.
me stock shall be paid for in cash when
subscribed for, or the same NAV be is
| sued for property actually received by or
services actually rendered unto the said
corporation. but said stock shall not be
issued for less than par.
| ARTICLE VI-This corporation shall
| pegln business and be a going concern
when twenty-five thousand and OO/1OO
| (s2o,O00O0) dollars of stock shall have
| oeen subscribed for and paid in.
| Whenever an increase of said capital
STOCK shall have been authorized, fifteen
Jays written notice shall be given to each
stockholder within which time the pres.
ent stockholders in the corporation shall
nave the right to subscribe to said in
crease or stock in proportion to the mum.
per OF shares of stock held by them and
t Wmien shares shall be paid for at such
Iine ana In such manner as the board of
directors may direct. After the expira.
tion OF the said time for subscriptions and
payment, the board of directors NAV dis
pose OF the shares not taken, for the bene.
nt OF the corporation, in such manner as
par. 'eSS IMAM
ARTICLE Vino stakeholder shall
sell or otherwise dispose of any share or
| snares OF the capital stock of this corpo-
ration until ten days prior notice Of such
intent to do so shall have been given I'm
writing to the corporation, during which
Tune any one or more Of the stockholders
| said stock so offered at the actual yalne
| ton. S"'po'a-
All transfers Of stock shall be made on
the books of the cornorot;oc n -