The herald., 1922-10-12
CHARTER.

IL It's IN any court OF
competent jurisdiction. 1t may adopt
and use corporate seal and alter the
said at pleasure. 1t may hold stock in
other corporations and its capital stock
may be issued for capital stock in other
corporations. 1t may name, appoint and
employ such managers, directors, officers
agents and other employees as its said
business and convenience may require,
and may nix their compensation. 1t may
make and establish bylaws, rules and
regulations not inconsistent with thic
charter or with the law, fixing or alter
ing the management Of its property, the
regulation and government of its affairs
and manner OF certification and registra-
ton of its stock. 1t may wind up and
dissolve itself or be wound up or dis
solved in the manner prescribed by law,
1t may conduct business in this state
other states Of the Union and in the for
eign countries. 1t generally shall possess
and enjoy all the powers, rights, privi-
leges, and immunities which corporations
are and may hereafter be authorized 10
possess under the Constitution and laws
OF this state, and particularly under Act
267 of the acts of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana for the year
1914. 1t shall have power to invest its
board OF directors with all it's corporate
powers, subject TO such restrictions as
may be named in the charter.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile Of this cor.
poration shall be in the city of New Or
LEANS, State Of Louisiana, and all eta
tions and other legal process shall bt
served upon the president or in the event
of his absence upon the yice-president, OF
in the event Of the absence of both of said
officers, upon the secretary or treasurer
ARTICLE IIl-The objects and pur
poses for which this corporation is or
ganized, and the nature of the bushes,
TO be carried on by II are hereby de
clared TO be: To manufacture ice. anC
TO that end TO buy, sell. lease, mortgage
or otherwise deal in all kinds of ic'
manufacturing machinery and cold stor
age machinery; TO erect, build and equipt
to buy, sell, lease, mortgage and other
wise dispose of or cucumber and TO main
tain and operate ice manufacturing plants
cold storage plants and other powe
plants of any or all kinds, either for IT.
own use and account or for account o
others; and in connection with the opera
ton Of any cold storage plant, to ad
vance money or warehouse receipts O.
otherwise; and in connection with any o
the purposes aforesaid, to carry on an'
engage in the business of buying, selling
goods, wares and merchandise at whole
sale and retail, and generally TO do ant
perform all business properly included
with or incidental TO any Of said objects
and purposes, as hereinabove set forth.
ARTICLE Iv-The authorized capita
stock of this corporation is hereby de
clared to be the sum Of seventy,hv
thousand dollars, which is divided int
and represented by seven hundred, Mt!
shares Of the par value Of one hundred
dollars per share. Said capital stocl
shall be fully paid and non-assessabl
when issued: shall be represented b.
certificates and shall be personal property
No transfer of said capital stock shall b
binding upon this corporation unless mad
in accordance with the charter and by
laws and recorded in the books thereof
The capital stock may be increased TO on
hundred thousand dollars, by amendmen
Of this charter according to law.
ARTICLE y-The business and affair
| of this corporation shall be managed ant
| the corporate powers thereof vested an
exercised by a board of directors OF no
| less than four TO be elected among IN
stockholders, a majority of the directors
including the president and other onlcers
| shall constitute a quorum. Said board o
directors shall elect from among thei
number, a president, vice,president'
treasurer and secretary. The board Q
directors shall have the full and complet
control of the property of this cor
poration, and manage the same
| in their discretion they may deer
best and not in violation Of the pur
pose of this charter. The said board o
| directors shall also have the power l
make, alter. and annul such bylaws an
| regulation of the affairs of this corpora
| ton as they may deem proper. The boar
general manager and all agents, CLERK
| and employees and fix their salary o.
compensation and term of onice, an
| shall have the right to dismiss them q
| pleasure, and said board or director
shall have the right to fix and determin
| the salaries of the several officers herel
| provided for. Any vacancy in the boar
| Of directors shall be filed by the remain
| ing members for the unexpired term,
| any meeting of said board of directors
Until the first annual meeting of III
| stockholders, as herein provided, or uni
| their successors are elected and quallned
| the following named shall constitute u
board Of directors and oticerS Oh IN
Maestri, Richard Maestri, and Ceasai
/ Maestro with Natalie Maestri as pres
| dent, Walter Maestri as vice presldeh
Richard Maestro as secretary, Ceasai
i Maestro as treasurer.
| ARTICLE Won the first Monday
i October, 1923, and annually thereafter
i meeting of the stockholders of this col
i poration shall be held at its domicile ft
| the purpose Of electing directors ior u
i ensuing year; the failure for any cau'
whatever; to hold the annual aioc lhe d,racto o,
thereat, shall not dissolve this corporate
hut the directors and officers then In o
fee shall remain in the office until tne
successors shall have been duly electe
qualified and installed. Special meetlI
of the stockholders may be called In u
manner provided by law, and al u
stockholders' meetings shall be held
accordance with and in the manner pr
yided by the laws Of this corporation.
l ARTICLE vII-This charter may
amended and the capital stock OF IN
corporation may be increased OF ~
creased. or this corporation may be oil
solved in the method and manner pr
yided by law, this corporation shall pe
going concern and begin business as SOC
as one-half Of the capital stock shall pa
been subscribed and fully paid for, nam
ly at these presents.
ARTICLE vIII-No stockholder or IN
| CORPORATION shall ever be held naDle
resnonsible for the contracts or 1auits
this corporation in any further sum IN,
the unpaid balance Of stock for whlch
has subscribed, nor shall any mere
| formality in organization have the enc
. NJ rendering this charter null or exposir
the stockholders to any liability oth
/, than as above mentioned.
Thus done and passed at the City
/ New Orleans, on this day, month and ye
herein first written above. in the pre-
ence of Messrs. Jno. A. Willoz and Nhor
/. p Breaux competent witnesses, VINO ma
| signed these presents with the sald a
: | hearers and me notary, after due reaoii
of the whole.
I witnesses: Jno. A. Willoz, V. r breau
: (ORIGINAL SIGNED
@, n Maestro, 1887 Esplanade Ave. .
e shares: Walter s. Maestri, 15ll EspIana
Ave. 40 shares: Richard Maestri, 1867 \
nIanade Ave, 100 shares; Ceasare Maest
$50 GENTLY Boulevard; 100 sna neSs
IL (SeaD JoSiah PHI
true copy of the original extant al
of record in my current notarial reglst'
In witness whereof my hand and seal
New Orleans, Sept. Q, 1922. oes