The herald., 1922-05-11
CHARTER OF TROPICAL PRINTING
COMPANY, INC.

State of Louisiana, Parish of ORLEANS
City of New Orleans, BE it known thai
on this twenty-siXth day of the month OF
April in the year of our Lord. one thOus
and nine hundred and twenty-five. be
fore me. Charles v. MacalusO, a notary
public in and for the Parish of Orleans
STATE of Louisiana. duly commissioned
and qualified, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed. personally came and appeared tn,
several persons whose names are hereun-
20 subscribed, all above the full age OF
majority. who severally declared that
availing themselves of the laws of the
State of Louisiana, and especially the laws
relative to the organization of corpora
tions, they have covenanted and agreed Ia
bind. form and constitute themselves, aS
well as such other persons as may here
after be Joined or associated with them,
into a corporation and body polite in law,
for the objects and purposes, to-wit:
ARTICLE THE name, style and title
of this corporation shall be Tropical
Printing Company, Inc, and by that name
il shall have and enjoy all rights, advant-
ages and privileges granted by law to
corporations. and shall exist for the full
term of ninety-n nine years. 1t shall have
power to contract, sue and to be sued; to
make and to sue corporate seal. and the
same to alter and break at pleasure; TO
hold. receive, lease. purchase, sell and
convey. as well as to mortgage, hypOthe
cate and pledge, real, personal and mixed,
corporal and Incorporate; to name and
appoint such manager, directors, officers,
agents. and other employees, as its in
terest and convenience may require, and
to make and establish. as well as to alter
and amend, such laws, rules and reguia-
tons as may be necessary and oXpedient
for the proper management aud govern
ment of the affairs of the corporation.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poration is hereby fixed in the City OF
New Orleans, State of Louisiana, and all
citations or other legal process shall be
served upon the president of said cor
poration, or, in his absence, upon the
secretary.
ARTICLE HI-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is or
ganiZed are hereby declared to- be: A
general manufacturing stationery bust
ness. blank book manufacturing. all kinds
or printing. ithographing. engraving, EN-
bossing and general wholesale and re-
tail stationery business: to deal in office
supplies of every description, and to do
everything necessary for the conduct of
said business.
ARTICLE IY-The capital stock of this
corporation is fixed at the sum of one
hundred thousand dollars (S1OO, OOOOO), to
be divided into one thousand shares q, OOO)
of one hundred ($100.00) dollars each, and
shall be paid for as directed by the board
of directors.
ARTICLE V-All of the corporate
powers OF this corporation shall be exer-
clsed by board of directors consisting
Of six stockholders. three of whom shall
constitute quorum. The directors may
vote in person or by proxy. The board
Of directors shall elect annually from their
number. president. yice-president.
secretary and treasurer. The first board
OF directors shall consist of the following:
President. b. s. D'antOni. $10OOO.OO: Vice
President, Austin Leftwich, $1,000 90:
secretary, f; q. Pratt. S1.OOOOO; Treas
nj
witch. $5.OOOOO: c. D,Antoni, $40 1000. 90:
VI. Moss. 100000: who shall hold office
until the annual election on the first Mon
nay OF February, 1923. or until their sue
,essors are elected. and at the same period
Tor each succeeding year hereafter when
The stockholders shall hold their annual
meeting for the transaction of business.
ANY vacancy on the board occurring
through death. removal or otherwise.
snail be filled by the remaining members
IF the board.
ARTICLE VI-The subscribers To tho
'apital stock have set opposite their
names the number of shares subscribed
by them. and shall serve as the original
subscription list. Each share Of stock
'naIl De entitled to one vote for each out |
u the corporation. A majority of the
rotes shall elect
ARTICLE VII-In the event of the dis |
solution or LIQUIDATION of this corporation.
sndll erect three HUuida- |
ors from among their number at a meet |
hg convened for that purpose. after If |
cen Gays written notice to each STOCK |
,older' by mail, at his last known ad- |
iress. and said liquidators shall have tba
.lght and authority to wind up the af- |
airs or the corporation In case Of tho
i ,ath OF one OF the liquidators, the sur-
eed him. u sue
ARTICLE VIII-This charter NAV no
Modified, changed or altered. or said cor
'oratlon may be dissolved with tbe con-
ent OF the stockholders owning two
hlrds or the entire capital stock ar
eherai meeting of the Stockholders called
OF tnat purpose, after fifteen days' no
ICE snail have been given to such stock-
In writing, at their last known
ARTICLE IX-No subscriber for stock
NH De held liable for the contracts
aui's or debts OF this corporation. i'm
ny Lurtner sum than the unpaid amount
0 stock. nor shall any informslity ip nr
anfzation have the effect of ren5ar;no
mis- charter void. or rendering anv snb
crlber liable beyond the UNPAID amonnt
any, due on his stock
mus done and passed in nv Office ~
ne City Of New Orleans, on the day
iohtn ana year first above written IN |
ne presence of NJ. Wild and Edw
pori, competent witnesses who berennto
On their names with the said appearers
hole. uins vi the
Witnesses: M. Wild. Edw sno,,
lORIGINAL SIGNEDl:
ID. >. D'Antoni, president 100 sbares