The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-06-15
ACT OF INCORPORATION OF
THE GEM KnTTIING co NC

United States of America, State of
LOUISIANA, city OF New Orleans, Parish
of Orleans. lie it known that on this
18th, day Of April, in the year of our
Lord one thousand. nine hundred and
twenty-five. before me, John l.. Fellu,
a Notary Public, duly commissioned and
leans. City of New Orleans, State Of
Louisiana. and in the presence of .the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed. personally came and appeared
the persons whose names are hereuntO
subscribed. all of the full age of ma
jOrity. who Severally declare that, avail
ing themselves of the provisions of the
| laws of this state, and particularly Act
of Louisiana. for the year 1914. relative
TO the organization of corporations, they
| have formed and organized. and by these
presents do form themselves and of those
whom they represent into and constitute
a corporation and body polite in law
for the objects and purposes and under
/ the stipulatIons 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 be in the City of New
Orleans. State of Louisiana and IL shall
have 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
| its corporate name; to make and use a
corporate seal; to hold, receive, hire and
purchase real and personal property. and
to sell, mortgage or pledge the same !;
to 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 he served upon the
cePrPsident or Secretary Treasurer
poses for which this corporation is organ
| lied and the nature of the business to
he carried on by il are hereby declared
to be: To manufacture, buy and sell all
kinds of syrups. setzer. 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
divided into and represented by Fifty
t5O) shares of the par value Of One
Hundred Dollars (s1O0OO. which shall
be paid for in cash. at the time of sub
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 he vested and eX-
ercSed by the board of three directors.
to be composed of the stockholders. and
of whom two shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction Of all business. The
I
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
of the corporation: to alter. amend and
change the same at pleasure: to appoint.
hire and discharges all officers. agents
and employees, fix all salaries. and gen
orally to do and perform all things nee
eSsary I'm the transaction of the business
and affairs of the corporation. Any va
cancy occurring in said board shall be
filled by the stockholders in the manner
as provided for in the election of direc-
tors.
The first Board Of Directors OF this
corporation shall consist of the follow
ing named, viz: Chas. J. Hauer and
| Lawrence A. Hauer, with the said Chas.
J. Hauer as President. Albert Fl. Hauer
| as Vice President and Lawrence A. Hauer
as secrctarytreaSurer, who shall hold
F, their offices until the first Monday in
April 1929. or until their successors are
duly elected and qualified.
On the first Monday in April 1923,
and annually thereafter, an election for
directors shall be held at the office of
| the company. under the supervision of
the President. and the directors then
elected shall take their seat Immediately
! and shall hold office until their success
sors are duly elected and qualified. Each
| shall consist of a President. Vice Presi-
dent. and Secretary-Treasurer. All cor
pOrate elections shall be by ballot, and
majority of the votes cast shall elect,
| and each share Of stock shall be entitled
| to one vote either in person or by proxy.
ARTICLE V. This Act of Incorpora-
| ton may be changed, altered or modified.
| or the capital stock be increased, or the
corporation dissolved, with the assent of
| three fourths (3-4) Of the stockholders
present or represented at any general
meeting of the stockholders held for that
purpose, after ten days prior notice of
such meeting shall have been given by
| publication in one of the daily papers
| published in the City of New Orleans.
| by five publications during said period,
| and such changes as may be made in
reference to the capital stock shall re-
| quire an additional ten days notice In
| writing to each Of the stockholders.
| ARTICLE VI. Whenever this corpOr-
alton is dissolved either by limitation OF
| this charter or from any cause, its affairs
| shall be liquidated by three commission
ers to be appointed from among the
| stockholders at a meeting of the stock
| holders convened for that purpose, after
| thirty days advertisement in any Of the