The herald., 1921-12-01
4 TaICE COMPANY OF LOUIS
lana, INCORPORATED.

Il TRICE OF LOUIS
lana. INCORPORATED.
Unitde State of America. State of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans. City of New Or
leans. Be IL known. that on this 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. a notary
public, duly commissioned and qualified
and in and for this City and Parish of
Orleans. therein residing. and in the
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 and slngu-
lar the laws of the State of Louisiana re-
lative to the organization of corporations,
they have covenanted and agreed and do
by these presents covenant and agree and
bind themselves as well as all persons. who
may hereafter become associated with
them. to form a corporation for the Oh
| iects and purposes and under the articles
and stipulatiOns following, to-wit:
ARTICLE THE name of this CORPORA
ton shall be Thompson Brothers d Price
| Company of Louisiana, Incorporated .,
and by that name 1t shall nave power
| and authority to exist and ENJOY sue.
cession for the full term and period OF
ninety-nine years. commencing on and TO
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
cornoration or in case of his absence or
inability to act, upon one OF the wee
presidents. or in case of the absence OF
inability Of both the president and tne
vice presidents, upon the treasurer OF thls
corporation.
ARTICLE uI-The objects and pur-
nosas Tor which this corporation is or
ganizad and the nature of the business 10
no carried on by it 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 xmas
and mixtures of chewing or smoking topaCe
co or of tobacco products: to purchase nuH
sell and deal in goods and merchandise
either wholesale or retail and to carry on =
general merchandise business: TO BUY. sen
deal in and manufacture such connexions
merchandise and commodities as may De
required for the carrying on OF any "a
tering business in connection Win tmt
operation of retail cigar stores by TINS
corporation; to receive. hire. hold, own
buy. sell. lease and suitcase real estate
personal and mixed property; TO own ana
operatp and to cultivate plantations 1oi
the purpose of raising and producing to-
hncco: TO build, construct, hire ana
otherwise acquire. own, establsh, mHih'
tain. lease and operate factories ware
houses. buildings. depots ana agenGies
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 %
carrying out the objects and purposes Sc
forth in this Article and Tor whlch thi'
CORPORATION is organized;
And to do all things necessary and in
cidental for the carrying out OF the DO
jects and purposes for whlch TINS coI
poration is organized and for such puI
poses to engage in business In the otat'
Of Louisiana, or within any other stat
mr. territories or possessions OF the UNITED
States of America or foreign countries.
ARTICLE Iv-It shall have all of tn
rights and privileges granted by law .
TO contract, sue and be sued In Its cor
porate name. to make and use a corporal
seal. and the same TO break ana AFTER n
pleasure, to buy, own. hold, lease receive
convey, mortgage hypothecate or pieog
, property both real, personal ana mixed
TO issue bonds, notes and other obnga
tions: to have. engage and employ sue
officers. managers, and employees as IN
business interests and convenience OF IN
! corporation may require; to make, aooP'
establish such bylaws. rules and regula
: lions in the corporate name not repug
= nant to the laws OF the state OF LOUIS
= lana. or other states. territories or pos
. sessions of the United States or foreig
Icountries in which they engage In bust
r ness. or the charter of this corporation
for the management of the corporation
e affairs. as the stockholders and board 0
directors may deem necessary ana ex
e pedient.
: ARTICLE y-The capital stock of thi
. corporation shall be fifty thousand an
OO/IO0 (SJ0.O00.O0} dollars, representa-
. by five hundred $500 shares of one hun
$ dred and 00L1O0 SlOooo) dollars escl
h The stock shall be paid for in cash whe
e subscribed for. or the same may be Ii
n sued for property actually received by q
: services actually rendered unto the sal
corporation. but said stock shall not
i issued for less than par.
ARTICLE VI-This corporation sha
begin business and be a going eoncer
e when twenty-five thousand and O0/l'
(s25.OOO.OO) dollars of stock shall ha'
been subscribed for and paid In.
Whenever an increase Of said capt.
a stock shall have been authorized, fftet
days written notice shall be given to eac
stakeholder within which time the pre-
ent stockholders in the corporation sha
d have the right to subscribe to SAID y
crease Of stock in proportion to the nur
Der Of shares of stock held by them ar
which shares shall be paid for at SUE
time and In such manner as the board
directors may direct. After the expir
ton Of the SAID time for subscriptions al
a payment, the board of directors may di
y pose of the shares not taken. for the ben
fit of the corporation, In such manner
they may think proper at not less thu
'f par.
ARTICLE VINO stakeholder sh'
sell or otherwise dispose of any share
,e shares OF the capital stock Of this corp
ration until ten days prior notice Of 50
ID intent to do so shall have been given
writing to the corporation, during viii
time any one or more Of the stockholdt
:. shall have the privilege OF purchase