The herald., 1922-10-26
CHARTER oF
SOUTHERN PRINTING CO., INC.

SOUTHERN PRINTING CO., INC.
! United States of America. State o
) Louisiana, Parish of Orleans Be /
known that on this 3lst day of August
: In the year of our Lord. one thouSan,
nine hundred and twenty-five, and o
! the independence of the United State
of America, the one hundred and forty
: seventh, before me, Neils r. Hertz.
Notary Public, duly commissioned anC
qualified in and for the parish of Or
leans. state of Louisiana, therein re
siding. and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names are
/, hereunto subscribed. and all of age, res.
idents of this city and state, who sew.
orally declared that, awaiting themselves
state of Louisiana. in such cases made
and provided, and more particularly
of Act No. 267 of the General Assembly
OF the state of Louisiana for the year
1914, they have cOVenanted contracted
agreed and bound themselves, and dc
by these presents covenant. contract
agree and bind themselves, as well as
such persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, to form them
selves into and constitute a corporal ton
and body polite in law. for the objects
and purposes and under the stipulations
herein set forth, which they adopt as
their charter, to-wit:
! ARTICLE I. The name of this cor
Iporation shall be the Southern Print
ing Company, Incorporated, which said
name may be abbreviated so as to read
the Southern Printing Co, Inc.
! ARTICLE IL The business. objects
and purposes for which this corpora
ton is organized and the nature of the
business to be carried on by il are
hereby declared to be: To own. operate
and lease printing presses, binders cut
/ ting and stapling machines: to do, per-
form and engage in the business of a
manufacturing stationer and shall have
the right to engage in the sale thereof
! wholesale and retail of the stock or
articles manufactured or carried as
such; to do, perform and engage in the
business of commercial printing, book
and job printing, lithographing. en-
boSSing and book binding and TO do
and perform all such acts as may be
necessary and incidental to the success
ful performance and carrying out of
the objects and purposes of the said
businesses.
The said corporation shall have the
/ right to own, lease or rent the build
ing in which is located either or both
their OFFICES and printing, book binding
ana manufacturing establishments, and
such other property as may be deemed
wise and prudent, in the discretion of
the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE Ill, The amount of the
capital stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed at the sum of Ten Thou
sand Dollars (s1O,000.00), all common
STOCK, which capital stock may be in
creased to the sum of Fifteen Thousand
Dollars ($15,000.0O), in the discretion
of and subject to the action of the
Board of Directors.
Said capital stock snail be divided
into One Hundred COO) Shares at a
par value of One Hundred Dollars
100000 each. and the said stock shall
be paid for when subscribed, or may
be issued in whole or in part at not
purchased and received by the corpor-
alton. No fractional shares shall ever
be issued.
ARTICLE w. The location of the
domicile of this corporation shall be
In the city of New Orleans. state of
Louisiana, where service of citation
and all other legal process shall be
made on the President of this corpor-
atlon; or, in case of his absence or
lnapliity TO act; upon the Vice-President,
secretary or Treasurer, or any other
oIflcer or agent of said corporation
Inc SAID corporation shall have and
ENJOY succession by and in it's cor
porate name for a period of ninety
nine (9S) years from the date of this
act.
ARTICLE V. The business and af-
fairs OF this corporation shall be con-
Quoted by and all the corporate powers
vested in and exercised by, a Board of
directors composed of four ca stock
holders to be elected by the stock
holders annually, by ballot, on the
second (2nd) Monday in September of
each year. commencing with the year
1873, or any subsequent date announced
by the Board of Directors in case no
election shall have been held on this
SAID date, after fifteen days notice
which shall have been given to each
stockholder in writing, mailed to his
last known postoffice address. Said
election shall be held at the office of
or two commissioners appointed by the
Board of Directors at its last proceed
ing regular meeting; at said election
eacn stockholder shall be entitled to
cast his vote as specified in Section |
z or Act No. 267 of the General Assem- |
bly OF the state of Louisiana for the |
year 1914. or any amendment thereto. |
OF the votes cast shall be declared |
elected. The Board of Directors SO |
elected shall Immediately thereafter |
proceed to elect one of its members to |
and one to be Secretary-Treasu rer of
the corporation, and they shall serve |
untll their successors shall have been
duly elected and qualified
AT all meetings of the Board of
DIRECTORS: except the one Immediately
ABOVE referred to, two members of the
SAID board shall constitute a quorum
t tSa Ihe transaction of business. At
shtlre board shall constitute a quorum,
ARTICLE vi. The first Board of
directors shall be composed of the fol-
New Orleans. La; John Links, Jr., New
orleans: La; James B. Sirgo, New Or
Ieans' La. Marion G.. Germany. New
orleans La, and of the above named
henry +. Sirgo shall be President. John
links, Jr,. shall be Vice-President, and
James b. Sirgo shall be Secretary
treasurer, and they shall serve in their
respective offices until the third (3rd1
Monday in September, 1929. or until
Lnelr successors shall have been duly
elected and qualified ANY vacancies
occurring in the offices Of Board of
directors shall be filled by the remain.
ng directors. No member of the BOARD
oI directors shall be qualified to sir
Is a director unless he shall have ar
III times standing in his name al least
i've shares of stock of this cornor-
ttlon. Any director ceasing to own five
'hares OF stock of this corporation shall
pso facto forfeit his seat and the said
,acancy snail be filled by the remain
ARTICLE VII. Stockholders meet-
ngs or other meetings for the election
u directors may be held as prescribed
" section 10 of Act No 267 of the
IeneraI Assembly of the state of Lou
slana Tor the year 1914, or any amend
nents thereto. The corporation and |
ne officers and directors shall have
ii the rights and powers, and this
orporation may be amended or dis
Owed or Its affairs liquidated, as pro-
lied for by the provisions of Act No :
% OF the General Assembly of the
tate OF Louisiana for the year 1914.
any amendments thereto.
ARTICLE VIII. No stakeholder shall