The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-16
CHARTER

period OF ninety-nine years uhieSS ]
sooner dissolved, and shall have all
the rights, privileges and immunities
which are now or may hereafter De
granted by law to corporations OF the
same kind and character, and unaer
said corporate name lit shall have the
power and authority to contract, sue
and be sued, to make and use cor
porate seal, the same to break or alter
at pleasure, and to make all necessary
rules and regulations for its corpor-
ate management and control.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this
corporation shall be in the city OF New
Orleans, Parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, and all citation and other
legal processes shall be served upon |
the President or, in his absence or
in ability to act, then upon any other i
officer or agent of the corporation IN
accordance with existing provisions OF
| law.
| 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 it are hereby de,
| cIared to be: To buy and sell. and
| generally to deal in packing-house |
products of all kinds; to manufacture
| food products of every kind from AMI
| NAL substances, and for that purpose
| TO acquire by purchase, lease or other
| wise, factory sites, buildings, machin-
cry and other appliances, as well as
refrigerator and cold storage plants,
| and to operate the same in aid or It's
i business; to acquire the property, as
| sets and good will of the business OF
| Louis ]. Antiques, and to continue the
operation of the business so established
Il by him in this city for the manufac-
| ture of sausages, smoked meats ana
i other packing-house products, and gen
orally to do and perform all things in
cidental. or germane to the objects and
| purposes above expressed.
i ARTICLE Iv.-The capital stock OF
this corporation is hereby fixed at the
sum of twenty-five thousand ($25,OOOl
dollars. divided into two hundred and
. fifty (250) shares. of the par value
/ of one hundred (s100) dollars each, all
of which shall be common stock, and
the amount to which the capital stock
may be increased is hereby fixed at
the sum of fifty thousand S5O,OoOl
dollars: the said stock shall be issued
only for cash or in payment OF prop
erty services actually received by
| or rendered to said corporation; said
stock shall be fully paid for at the
| time of it's issuance and thereafter be
worcestershire.
|, Fifty per cent (50T), or twelve thou.
r sand five hundred Cs12,500) dollars of
the capital stock shall be subscribed
|, before the filing of this act of incor-
poration, and fifty per cent. (50%) of
the amount so subscribed shall be ac-
tually paid in before the corporation
engages in business and the remainder
of the amount so subscribed shall be
paid in within one year from and after
: the date hereof; the residue OF the
stock shall be issued and paid for sub
ject to the action and call OF the Board
of Directors, in conformity with the
existing provisions of law relating
thereto.
, The parties hereto hereby subscribe
= for the number of shares OF capital
stock of the said corporation set oppo-
site their respective signatures hereto,
&, so that this act of incorporation shall
2 also serve as an original subscription.
n No present or future stakeholder
d fer, other than by inheritance, any of
II the capital stock of this corporation
s until the same shall have been first
= offered to the remaining stockholders
d who may desire to purchase the same
: through the Board of Directors, for a
l. period of ten days. at the book value
/ of such stock as shown by the books
d October preceding the date of such
n offer. 1t shall be the duty of the
y Board of Directors promptly, upon re-
? ceiving an offer of sale of any of the
If capital stock of this corporation, tc
l. communicate the same to the stock
l. holders in writing, through the Score
Of tary of the Company; and eacn of the
r, said stockholders shall be entitled tt
IS purchase such proportion of the stocl
lel so offered for sale as the number OF
r. shares owned by him bears to the
E. number of shares owned by all Other
< stockholders desiring to participate IL
n the purchase No sale under foreclo
A. sure, attachment or other. process o.
2. by virtue of any power of attorney
he pledge or hypothecation. shall be val
as idly made until the foregoing require
RS ments have been complied with by tn
,y person or persons, firm or corporation
I'd provoking such foreclosure or sale
to thority, however. to waive the abov'
requirements as to any particular
rs hypothecation or pledge of stock. b.
In resolution adopted at a regular calle'
II - 81 No IN,
tx attended by all the members of tn
nj Board of Directors, such resolution
ar being adopted in advance of the pledg
IN of hypothecation.
pc ARTICLE V-All the powers of thi
eI corporation shall be vested in and b
ne exercised by a Board of not less thai
U three nor more than five directors, a
determined in advance each year b.
40 the stockholders at the annual meet
o. ing. The said directors shaal be bon
IS at all times one full-paid non-pledge
no share of stock. The first Board o
ne Directors shall consist of Louis ]. AT
"a tigues. whose postoffice address
10 1854 Gravier street New Orleans; job
OF j. Antiques, whose postoffice address
se is 1919 Melpomene street, New Orleans
Bertrand Antiques, whose postofffc
n address is 2s5 Broadway street. Me-
rs Orleans, with the said Louis ]. Al
IA tigues as President. John j. Antique
hu as Vice-President~ and Bertrand Al
tigues OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
or The above-named Board of Director
in and each succeeding Board shall col
r. tinue and hold office for one year, {
tie until their successors are elected an
tal qualified: the persons to be hereaftt
X elected directors shall select from the
Ter own number a President a Vice-Pres
et- dent and a Secretary-Treasurer. TT
in Board of Directors may from time
of time as the business of the corpor:
IT. ton shall dictate, appoint any two
at the above office in one and the san
or person excepting the office of Pres
dent and Vice-President.
ie- On the first Tuesday of October
m each year, unless the same should ia
ex- on a legal holiday, then upon the me-
cd following lay day, the stockholde
aid shall elect Board of Directors f
Ear the ensuing year; the Board of Dire
Ike tors, as well as the officers alreat
ld- installed, shall continue in office unit
as their successors are elected and qua
,re fled. The election of Directors shs
led be by ballot, and the person receivir
Id the majority of votes cast shall be d
clared elected. For electing Director
&c or for any other purpose, each sha
layl of stock shall be entitled to one vot
I'VE whether present or by proxy, but
M fractional share of stock shall be e
it titled to vote. A majority of Dire
cir tors voting at any one time, In pers'
md or by proxy, shall be required to pa
the any resolution or adopt any by-la
and which, when so adopted. shall b