The herald., 1922-05-25
CHARTER.
ACT OF INCORPORATION OF
THE GEM BOTTLING CO. INC.


Louisiana. city of New Orleans, Parish /
of Orleans. Be il known that on this I
18th day of April, in the year of our
Lord one thousand. nine hundred aud
twenty two. before me John l.. fcliu, ,
Il Notary Public. duly commissioned ana
qualified in and for the Parish OF Or
leans City of New Orleans, state 81
Louisiana. and in the presence Of IN"
witnesses hereinafter named aud under
signed, personally cam" and appeared
the persons who's" names ar" hcr"uui"
subscribed. all of the full age of ma.
jority. who >cvcrally declare that. avail.
ing themselves of the provisions "l Inc
laws OF this state, and particularly .NI
20 of the General Assembly "t ia" STATE
of Louisiana. for the year 1911. RELATIVE"
to IN, organization of corporations. lh.}
have formed and organized. ana 10y 't'~'
presents Il" form themselves ANA al mos
whom they represent into aud cOn>ti'ut"
- corporation and body polite IN law
/ for IN" objects and purposes ana under
/ the >tipulJTlon> and agreement h'r'lu-
| after sci forth aud expressed which they
/ hereby adopt as their charter.
! ARTICLE l. The nam" AMI Tltlc of
/ the corporation hereby formed l. de
! cIarcd - Ice Tn" Gem Euttlu- Co Inc.
/ its domirilr shall rc iu the city of New
! Orleans. state of Louisiana. aud D. SHAH
! have and enjoy Su"c"~>i"u> 10y if cor
! puratc nam" for Ucriud of ntiN year.
/ from and after the date hereof. This
! CORPORATION shall hay" power and au-
! thuity 10 contract. sue aud b" sued M
l
corporate seal: 30 hold. receive. hire and
| purchase real and personal property. and
| 10 sell. mortga-" or pledge th" same d.
| To borrow money to i>>u" bonds. notes
and other obligations. all citations or
other legal process shall D." served uu"u
the President. and iu the event az hI>
absence or inability {" act from any
cause. the same shall b" served upon lh"
Vice Pre- Sid"ut or Secretary Treasurer.
! ARTICLE H. The objects aud pur-
poses for which this corporation j. organ
lied and tn" na'ur" of the hu>iu">> 10
Lee carried on 10y it ar" hereby declared
+" h": T" Manufacture. buy ana sell al
kinds of Syrup>. S"ltz"r mineral car
donated waters and n"n-alcoh"Ir h"N"r
ages Of all kinds.
ARTICLE III. The capital stock 81
| this corporation j. hereby fixed ~ th'
/ sum of Five Thousand Dollars tSjOuuWl
divided into and represented 10y Fifty
| tJOD shares Of tn" par value of one
Hundred Dollars (S1000o>. which shall
be paid for in cash. AT the tim" of >uh
Scription. This corporation shall com
mence business as soon aS Fifty Per cent
of the capital stock shall have been paid
in.
ARTICLE ". All corporate power Z"
J this corporation shall he vested and ~
erci>ed by the board of THREE directors
to be composed of the stockholders. an'
of whom two shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction Of all business. Thu
Board of Directors shall be vested will
full power and authority to make all con
tracts. purchases aud sell. and adopt al
bylaws rules and regulations for IN
, | government of the business and anair
of the corporation: to alter. amend an,
. change the same mt pleasure; to appoint
, hire and discharge all officers. agent
! and EMPLOYEES. fix all salaries and gen
=, | orally to do and perform all things nee
= | eSSary i'm the transaction Of the bushes
/ and affairs of the corporation. ANY va
cAncv occurring i'm said hoard shall b
| filled nv the stockholders in the manne
| cd I'm ha oil of
| tors.
? The first Board Of Directors Of thi
, corporation shall consist Of the follow
ing named. viz: Chas. J. Hauer an
Lawrence A. Hauer. with the said Cha
q ]. Hauer as President Albert II. IIaue
as Vice President and Lawrence \. Haut
e as secretary treasurer. who shall mol
|. their offices until the first Monday !
April. 1923. until their successors al
z duly elected and qualified.
: On the first Monday in April. 1872
q and annually thereafter, an election Il
directors shall be held at the office
the company. under the supervision
three commissioners. to be appointed b
the President. and the directors the
elected shall take their seat immediatel
and shall hold office until their succe
sors are duly elected and qualified. Fac
board shall elect its own officers. whi'
shall consist of President. Vice, Pres
dent, and Secretary Treasurer. All co
I porate elections shall be by ballot, ar
n a majority of the votes cast shall ele'
and each share Of stock shall be entitl
TO one vote. either In person or by prox
ARTICLE v. This Act of Incorpor
- tion may be changed, altered or modihe
or the capital stock be Increased. or q
corporation dissolved, with the assent
three fourths go of the stockholde
present or represented at any gener
le meeting of the stockholders held for tn
purpose, after ten days prior notice
:. such meeting shall have been given
published in the City of New Orlean
by five publications during said perio
and such changes as may be made
reference to the capital stock shall T
u quire an additional ten days. notice
~ writing to each Of the stockholders.
In ARTICLE vi. Whenever this corpo
alton is dissolved either by limitation
II shall be liquidated by three commissio
ers to be appointed from among {
stockholders at a meeting Of the stoc
,g holders convened for that purpose, aft
)" thirty days advertisement In any OF I
daily papers and ten days written mott
'p as set forth in Article V shall have he
Id given by the Secretary to each stoc
holder. Said commissioners shall rema
in office until the affairs Of said corpo
alton shall have been fully liquidatt
- In case Of death Of any of the comm
sioners, the surviving ones shall selt
one from among the stockholders to
ARTICLE VII. No stakeholder Of Il
corporation shall be held liable or
SpOnSlDIe TOT the COntTdCls OF idu
~ thereof in any further sum than the u
"a paid balance due to the corporation
the shares owned by him, nor shall a
mere formalty in organization have
effect of rendering this charter null.
Of exposing the stockholders to any ]
on bility beyond the amount Of his stO
Ia The subscribers hereto have each writ
opposite their names and addresses
number Of shares subscribed for, so u
this act may also serve as the origil
"a. subscription list.
u Thus done and passed in my notar
ne office No 800 Godchaux building, in
City Of New Orleans. in the presence
Frank ]. Grunewald and Carl A. Conr
competent witnesses. and Of the full a
IA and residing in this city, who hereu
subscribed their names, together W
IN the said witnesses and me, Notary,
the day. month and year first above m
toned. after due reading Of the VIII
Original signed: (Names of subscrib
e's omitted)
a, Witnesses:
cai F. J. GRUNEwALD,
CARL A. CONRAD.
A true copy.
JOHN L. FELIU.
ay Notary Publi
49,. /, the undersigned Recorder Of Nj
Ne cages in and for the Parish Of Orlei
State of Louisiana, do hereby Ger
- that the above and foregoing Act of
corporation of the Gem Bottling Co, l