The herald., 1922-12-28
CHARTER

| ~ he carried on by il are declared to be to
mill rice and manufacture stock feeos from
its by-products. to warsnouse ana st orr
| and deal in rice, its by-products and stock
Gods. and to carry out such OBJECTS, or
any of them, to purchase ana own or lease
! bindings warehouses, machinery or other
| property movable or immovable, as may
| Je required or convenient, in milling or
| warehousing or any other way TO dispose
| of rice or its by-products, and to estab-
| lish or conduct public or private ware
| houses for storing said rice or its by
| products, and to make advances to per.
| sons cuItiyating or dealing in rice. and
generally to make all contracts that may
| oe incidental to, or connected with, the
business of the corporation in any or It's
| branches as above set forth.
ARTICLE V-All powers of this cor
pOration shall be vested in, and exercised
3 a board of three (3) directors. The
said directors shall be elected by ballot at
he annual meeting of the stockholders
sioners appointed by the board of direc-
lors, which meeting shall be held on the
second Tuesday in December of each year.
after due notice and advertisement In any
.. the daily papers in the City of New
>rleans, State of Louisiana, for 10 days
Iior to the holding of such election, and
also notice through the mail to each
stakeholder.
At meetings of the share holders each
share holder shall be entitled to cast one
vote in person or by proxy on each share
Of stock held by him. but, no person shall
have any stock transferred within 30 days
prior to the holding of such meetings.
For the transaction of any and all bust
ness of this corporation three members OF
said board of directors shall constitute
quorum. and at the first meeting of such
pard after its first annual election here
in provided for they shall elect from their
members president, and vice-president,
and secretary and treasurer, and said
board of directors shall be authorized to
appoint from time TO time and to dismiss
1t will such other officers and employees
as they may deem necessary for the proper
management and carrying on of the bust
of the company. and shall likewise
* the compensation of all officers and
employees. Said board of directors shall
ave the power to fill vacancies in their
number. to make and establish, as well
as, amend and alter, all bylaws. rules and
regulations deemed requisite for the sup
port and management of this corpora
ton to pledge. mortgage and hypothecate,
sell or otherwise dispose of any real or
personal property of this corporation. and
to do all such other acts and things as
and purposes for which this corporation
IS organized, and they may also purchase
merchandise or property OF any kind re-
quired for any of the purposes of this
company without the authority of the
,Lare holders.
The board Of directors have the power
to issue or confer special power on the
president or other officer, to issue promis-
without such power no obligation issued
shall be binding upon this company.
Until the next general meeting to be
I'D under this charter, viz: on the second
directors of this company shall be com
posed Of Edward A. Kunz. president; An
thony l.. August, vice president; Henry ~
Marquer, secretary treasurer.
In case of any vacancy, either in the
above named board of directors, or in any
other, the remaining members shall have
the power to fill the vacancies, and all
other officers and directors of the company
shall remain in Office until their success
sors are elected and qualified. Failure to
aold an annual meeting shall not dissolve
the corporation, but the meeting shall be
leld as soon as possible after the regular
date.
ARTICLE yI-This act of incorporation
may be changed. modified or altered. or
tais c. rpt ratiOn may be dissolved with the
assent Cf ihree-fourths OF al, the stock.
after four weeks of advertisement in any
daily newspaper published In the City of
New Orleans, State of Louisiana and writ
ten notice to each stakeholder at his last
known post Office address.
ARTICLE vIII-No stakeholder shall
ever be held responsible for the contracts
or faults OF this corporation in any further
sums than the unpaid balance due on the
shares Of stock owned by him, nor shall
any mere infOrmality in organization have
the effect of rendering this charter null
and void, or exposing a stakeholder to any
stock nor sbaI any informsIi H 1 ns irre pa
larity In organization ever have the effect |
OF rendering any stakeholder liable as a !
partner.
ARTICLE yIII-whenever this organi- |
cation Is dissolved. either by Limitation of
time or by the determination of its stock |
holders its affairs shall be liquidated un |
Ter the supervision Of three liquidators to !
be appointed for that purpose at a general |
meeting stOeEhAldQrS
thirty 800 days written notice, which |
shall be sent by mail to the addresses of
all the stockholders. whose addresses shall |
be known to or who shall have left their |
addresses with the secretary and shall be |
published four weeks in any daily news |
paper published In the City Of New Or !
leans.
At such meeting to consider the liauida- |
ton OF the corporation the result shall be !
determined by the consent Of three -fourths |
Of all the stock. In case of the death or
inability to act of one of the liquidators, |
the survivors shall act.
ARTICLE IX-No transfer of stock |
shall be valid or binding upon the cor |
poration unless the same shall be duly !
made on its books. and no transferee of
stock shall be entitled to vote at any meet |
ing Unless he holds stock duly transferred
on said books.
1t is hereby agreed that in accordance
with the terms of Article iii of this char
ter, the amount of capital stock required
for the commencing of business operations
of this company has been subscribed, and
oaid for In full, and the aforenamed board
Il directors are hereby authorize to take
such immediate action may be neces-
sary to carry out and perform the objects
II this corporation.
Thus done and passed at my Office in
the City of New Orleans, on the day, month
and year first above written, in the pres |
ence of the two subscribing witnesses, of
lawful age and residents of this city, who
have hereunto subscribed their names with
the said parties and me, notary, the
Whole after due reading.
lORIGlNAL SIGNED)
Edward A. Kunz. Anthony L. August, |
Henry A. Marquer.
Witnesses: Odile Musson. s. A. Conlif |
(SeaD ROBERT LEGIER,
Notary Public. |
/. the undersigned Recorder of Mort |
cages, in and for the Parish of Orleans, |
state of Louisiana. do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing act of incorpora- |
ton Of the Riverside Rice Milling Com
pany, Incorporated, was this day duly re-
275.
New Orleans. La, Nov 18th. 1922
(Signed) ROBT. SCOTT,
Deputy Recorder.
true copy from the original act.
tSeaD ROBERT LEGIER.
Notary Public. |
Dec. 21-2S Jan. 4-11-1S-25.
CHARTER OF GIBBENs AND GORDON.
INCORPORATED
United States of America, State of
Louisiana, Parish of Orleans City of New
Orleans, Be it known, that on this 2sth |