The herald., 1922-02-16
CHARTER.
STAMPS FARRAR,
Notary Public
CHARTER OF l.. A. FREY & SONS. INC.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans
City of New Orleans. BE it known, tina
on this the second day of the month o.
January, in the year of our Lord, On,
Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty
Two, before me, Edward Haspel, a Notary
Public. duly commissioned and qualified
in and for the Parish and State afore
said, therein residing, and in the presence
of the witnesses, hereinafter named and
Undersigned, personally came and ap
peared the persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, all Of the full age OF
majority, and residents of this parish and
State, who seyerally declared that, avail
ing themselves of the provisions of the
Act of the Legislature of this State, known
as Act No. 267 Of the acts of the Session
OF 1914, as subsequently, amended, they
do by these presents, covenant, agree,
and bind themselves as well as all such
other persons as may become hereafter
associated with them, in order to form
and constitute a corporation or body
polite in law, for the objects and pur-
poses, and under the stipulations follow
ing .to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this cor,
pOratiOn shall be IL. A. Frey * Sons,
Inc" and it shall have and enjoy sue
ceSSiOn and existence for "A period of
ninety nine years from date hereof II
shall have the power and authority TO
sue and be sued in its corporate name.
i'll any court of competent jurisdiction; to
contract: to make and use n common seal
and alter the same at pleasure; to ac-
luire property by grant gift and purchase.
and by devise or bequest; to lease, hold,
and dispose OF, and to pledge and TO
mortgage the same. all subject to the
limitations as may be provided by law (;
to issue bonds and notes; to borrow
money to appoint such officers and
agents as the business OF the corporation
may require and to fix their cOmpensa-
ton; TO name directors and managers,
and to make and establish bylaws. rules
and regulations for the management OF
the business affairs of said corporation
as may be requisite or necessary.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poratiOn shall be in the City of New Or
leans, State of Louisiana. where all cita-
tons and other legal process shall be
served upon the proper officers thereof.
ARTICLE II.-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is es-
tablished and the nature Of the business
to be carried on by it are declared and
specified to be: To buy and sell at
wholesale and retail all sorts and de-
scriptions of meats, whether cured or I'M
cured, fresh, sailed, picked or otherwise; ;
eggs, fruits, vegetables, spices and other
foods and food products of any and all
sorts and varities; to own and operate
a refrigerating plant and cold storage
warehouse in connection with their bust
ness as packers OF meats or otherwise.
as they may see fit; to own and operate
a slaughter house in connection with the
business OF meat PACKERS and establish
ments for the curing. packing, smoking.
sailing and picking Of meats and other
curing processes; to own and operate
factories. for the preserving and canning
Of fruits and vegetables and food products
Of all sorts and descriptions; to buy and
sell at wholesale and retail and TO raise.
cattle, sheep, goats. hogs and poultry
Of all sorts in connection with the bust
ness OF meat packers and to engage gen
erally in the meat packing business, and,
TO do any and all things nee
assary and incidental to the carrying on
Df such pursuits and businesses.
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock OF this
corporation is hereby declared to be the
sum Of Fifty Thousand $50 100000 dol
lars. divided into Five Hundred (50O)
shares OF One Hundred $4,000 dollars
zach. and the amount of each share shall
be paid for in accordance with law. The
,apital stock OF this corporation may be
increased TO One Hundred
Thousand Dollars. $500, OO0O0).
Full paid capital stock OF this corpora
ion may be issued in settlement of
services and things OF value actually ac-
lBired by the corporation when same
shall first have been appraised by the
Board Of Directors OF the corporation, as
provided by law.
As the capital stock Of this corporation
subscribed for. is to be paid for by the
to the corporation OF merch
indise and other articles of value. there
s annexed to these articles Of incorpora-
ion to be read in connection Herewith
IN accurate, detailed and itemized de-
'cription of such property, as to amount
location, extent, character, and state i'm
DroSement. together with a statement OF
Is value as appraised by the Board of
Directors Of this corporation.
ARTICLE V.-The corporate powers Of
his corporation shall be vested in the
Board of Directors to be composed of
lot more than seven directors and not
Nl..w.
" there being five directors three shall
constitute quorum otherwise, four. to be
elected by the stockholders at a general
meeting to be held on the third Monday
n January of each year; provided that
here shall be no such election in the year
3d.
At all meetings for the elections OF
his corporation, each stakeholder shall
Do entitled TO one vote for each share
II stock standing in his name on the
books of the company, which vote shall
De cast in person or by proxy.
The Board of Directors shall have the
bower TO make all bylaws, rules and
equations necessary for the conduct of
he business affairs Of said corporation
md they shall elect from their number a
President. Vice-President, and Secretary
Treasurer.
Until the election to be held as herein
Ibove provided, the following shall con-
titute the first Board of Directors: Louis
.
-ouis NJ. Frey, Charles Frey, with
-ouis A. Frey as President, Andrew Frey
IS Vice President, and SEVERN l.. Frey
IS Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE VI.-The capital stock of this
corporation may be increased or de-
reased at any time in accordance with
he laws Of this State. This charter may
. amended. altered or modified, or this
corporation dissolved by a vote of two
birds of the stockholders, voting by
hares at a meeting convened for that
purpose. after fifteen days previous per-
equired by law, Of such meeting shall !
ave been given.
ARTICLE Vino stakeholder Of this |
corporation shall ever be held liable for
my OF the Indebtedness, contracts or
aults thereof. in any further sum than |
he unpaid balance due the corporation
m the shares owned by him. nor shall |
ny informality i'm the organization have
he effect Of rendering this charter null, |
n Of exposing a shareholder to any liza |
ility whatever.
ARTICLE VILLA failure at any time !
o hold meeting or elect directors or
Ulcers as herein provided, shall not work |
forfeiture OF this charter. or dissolve
he corporation. but the existing Board
4 Directors and officers shall continue in
fice until their successors in office have
zen elected.
ARTICLE IX.-At the expiration Of this |
harter, unless sooner dissolved, its af- |
commissioners to be appointed by the
tockholders in meeting, assembled -
hat purpose, and who are invested with |
ull power to sell all the assets and prop !
rty, real and personal, of this corpora |
ion, and to convey a full and complete |
cts essential to a full and complete
iouidation of the affairs of this corpOra-