The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-06-29
ACT OF INCORPORATION OF
THE GEM BOTTIING CO NC

United States of America, State O
10 LOUISIANA, City Of New Orleans, Parish
18th day of April, in the year of oul
Lord ,One thousand. nine hundred anC
! twenty-five. before me, John l.. Fellu
Notary Public, duly commissioned and
leans, City of New Orleans, State OF
Louisiana, and in the presence of tn,
witnesses hereinafter named and under.
signed, personally came and appeared
| subscribed, all of the full age of ma.
lority, who severally declare that, avail.
ing themselves of the provisions of the
law laws OF this state, and particularly Act
or Louisiana, for the year 1914 relative
10 the organization of corporations, they
nave formed and organized, and by, these
presents do form themselves and Of those
'WhOm they represent into and constitute
2 corporation and body polite in law
for the objects and purposes and under
tne stlpuIatlons and agreement herein
after set forth and expressed which they
hereby adopt as their charter.
ARTICLE I. The name and title of
the corporation hereby formed is de-
clared to be The Gem Bottling Co., Inc. (:
its domicile shall ne in the City of New
orleans, State of Louisiana and IL shall
nave and enjoy SUGGESTIONS by. its cor
porate name for period of fifty years.
from and after the date hereof. This
corporation shall have power and au-
thOity to contract. sue and be sued in
c ss CGrPora s, name; to make and use q
purchase real and personal property, and
10 sell, mortgage or pledge the same /:
10 borrow money to issue bonds notes
and other obligations; all citations or
other legal process shall ne served upon
the President, and in the event of his
absence or inability to act from any
cause the same shall be served upon the
Nice-President or Secretary Treasurer
poses for which this corporation is organ
ized and the nature of the business to.
he carried on by it are hereby declared
TO be: To manufacture, buy and sell all
KINDS or syrups, seltzer, mineral car
donated waters and non alcoholic bever-
ages of all kinds.
ARTICLE III. The capital stock of
this corporation is hereby fixed at the
sum of Five Thousand Dollars (s5,OOOOO),
divided diOi s into and represented by Fifty
Hundred Dollars $4,000. which shall
be paid for in cash. at the time of SUBJ
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 Of
this corporation shall be vested and ex-
ercised by the board Of three directors.
to be composed Of the stockholders and
or whom two shall constitute a quorum
Tor the transaction Of all business The
Hoard of Directors shall be vested with
full power and authority to make all con-
tracts purchases and SELL and adopt all
bylaws. rules and regulations for the
government of the business and affairs
Or the corporation; to alter. amend and
,hange the same at pleasure: to appoint. |
hire and discharges all officers, agents |
md employees, fix all salaries. and gem
orally to do and perform all things nee |
'ssary In the transaction OF the business |
md affairs Of the corporation. ANY va
ACQUIRING soil ehon l.
1lled by the stockholders in the manner |
rs provided for in the election of direc- |
ors.
The first Board Of Directors Of this
0r 5amsd shall hal consist Of the follow
lawrence A. Hauer, with the said Chas.
7. Hauer as President. Albert Fl. Hauer
is Nice-President. and Lawrence A. Hauer
heir. offices until the first Monday in
April. 1923. or until their successors are
luls elected and qualified.
'On the first Monday in April, 1923,
nd annually thereafter, an election for
directors shall be held at the office OF
hree commissioners, to be appointed by
he President. and the directors then
lected shall take their seat Immediately
nd shall hold office until their success
ors are duly elected and qualified. Each
GARD shall elect it's own officers, which
hall consist of President, Vice-Presi-
ent, and Secretary-Treasurer. All cor
crate elections shall be by ballot and
majority Of the votes cast shall elect.
nd each share Of stock shall be entitled
, one vote. either in person or by proxy.
ARTICLE V. This Act Of Incorpora-
on may be changed, altered or modified.
r the capital stock be increased or the
Drporation dissolved, with the assent Of
lree-fourths go of the stockholders
resent or represented at any general
eeting Of the stockholders held for that
urpose. after ten days prior notice of
lch meeting shall have been given BY
ublication in one Of the daily papers I
ublished in the City Of New Orleans !
Y five publications during said period, !
nd such changes as may be made in
ference to the capital stock shall re- !
lire an additional ten days notice In :
riting to each of the stockholders.
ARTICLE VI. Whenever this corpor- (
ion is dissolved either by limitation of -.
lis charter or from any cause its affairs /
lall be liquidated by three commission $
s to be appointed from among the C
ockholders at meeting Of the stock I
,lders convened for that purpose, after $
irty days advertisement in any Of the g