The herald., 1922-03-23
CHARTER OF FREY GROCERY COM
PANY, INC.

faNh, M.
United States of America State of
Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans. Be IL known, that on this fiji
tenth day of the month of March. in the
year of our Lord, one thousand nine hun
dred and twenty-five, and of the 1nde-
pendence of the United States of America,
the one hundred and forty-seventh. Be
fore me. John Wagner, a notary public.
duly commissioned and qualified In and
for said City. Parish and State, therein
residing. and in the presence of the wit
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hereunto sub
scurbed who severally declared that. avail
ing themselves of the laws of the State
of Louisiana, relative to the organization
of corporation, and especially Act No. 267
of the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana for the year 1914. they do by
these presents, for themselves, their sue
cessors and assigns, form themselves into
a corporation and body polite in law.
Tor the purposes and objects, and under
the articles and stipulations hereinafter
set forth:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corpor-
alton shall be Frey Grocery Company,
Inc" under which corporate name 1t shall
have corporate existence and succession
for the term of ninety-nin years from
and after the date hereof. 1t shall have
power TO sue and be sued; to contract.
purchase, lease, mortgage, pledge, alien
ate and cucumber real estate and per-
sonal property; and generally to exer-
else all power and authority connected
with the purposes of this organization
or incidental thereto, and all the power
and authority conferred on corporations
by the laws of this State
ARTICLE 1.-THE purposes for which
this corporation is organized are: to deal
in groceries, teas, coffee and other arti-
Giles used and connected with the grocery
business, and to sell same at retail or
otherwise, and to buy and sell same and
things
incidental to the said business, and to
do everything that may foster or extend
or improve or decilitate, directly or in
directly, the successful carrying out of
the objects and purposes of the corpora
ton and the business thereto.
ARTICLE III-The domicile of this
corporation shall be in the City of New
Orleans, Louisiana; Citation of all legal
process, and other legal notices. shall be
served upon the President of the corpor-
alton. and in his absence on the Vice
President
ARTICLE Iv.-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at Five Thous-
and ($5 0O0.00) Dollars, divided into fifty
(s1OOOO) each.
The capital stock may be Increased to
not exceed Fifty Thousand (S50.OO0.00)
Dollars. and the increase in the capital
stock may be by preferred or common
stock or partly of one and partly of the
other and the terms of the preferred
Directors which may be in existence at
the time of the proposed increase.
ARTICLE Vail the power of this
corporation shall be vested in a Board of
Directors, composed of three stockholders;
and power and authority is hereby vested
in the Board of Directors to increase the
number of directors to any number not
exceeding five (5); and the said Board
OF Directors may fill vacancies in their
number, however caused. by election from
among the stockholders.
The said Board of Directors shall be
elected annually. on the First Tuesday in
ton to be held on the first Tuesday Of
July, 1923.
At the annual meeting held for the
election of directors each share of stock
may be cast in person or by written
proxy.
The failure to hold such meetings shall
not terminate the corporation, but the
Officers then in office shall hold over
ified
The first Board Of Directors shall con-
sist Of: Frank Frey, President. 1886 Ursu-
line street New Orleans. La; Jeanne r..
Frey, 1886 Ursuline Street, Secretary
Treasurer. New Orleans. La; Frank p
Frey, 1895 Ursuline Street, Vice-President
New Orleans, La.
Each board of directors shall annually
elect from their number a President, Vice
PRESIDENT, Secretary and Treasurer, or it
may combine the office Of Treasurer with
that of the President. Vice president or
Secretary.
The first president shall be Frank Frey
The first yice-President shall he Frank
T.. Frey. The first Secretary Treasurer
shall be Jeanne r. Frey, and they shall
hold office until their successors are
elected and qualified.
ARTICLE VI.-Not less than fifteen
I'D days notice shall be given for all
regular stockholders meetings, and not
less than five (5l days notice for special
meetings. The Board of Directors shall
hold regular and special meetings at such
times and upon such notice as to time
which the said Board may fix. All no.
tices OF meetings Of all kinds shall be by
written notice through the Post Office,
addressed to the respective stockholders
at the address given to the Secretary by