The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-01-19
CHARTER.


city and the Parish of Orleans, thercIi
residing, and in the presence OF the wit
n"SSeS hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names ar,
hereunto subscribed. who seyerally de
clared that aVuiling themselves OF the
provisions of the laws OF this State rela
tive TO the formation of corporations
they have contracted and agreed and do
= by these presents contract and agree and
. bind themselves. well as such other
persons as may become associated with
them, to form themselves into and con
Stitute corporation and body polite
III law, for the objects and purposes. and
/ under the conditions and stipulations of
the articles following, tO-wit:
! ARTICLE l. The name and title of
said corporation shall be QUlROGA ~
I CO. INC, and under its sand corporate
name it shall have and enjoy succession
/ for the full term and period of ninety
nine years from and after the date here
! OF. and shall have power and authority
to contract, sue and be sued To accept
and Receive mortgages, pledges or other
hypOtheCationS; to make and use cor
pOrate Seab and the same 10 break and
alter at pleasure; TO purchase, receive
lease hold or otherwise acquire and con
Yey, as we'll as mortgage and hypOthecatr.
under its corporate name property, both
Real and personal or mixed; to name and
appoint such managers and directors,
officers and agents. and establish branch
the interest and convenience of said cor
pOration may require; and to make and
establish, as well as alter and amend, at
pleasure, such bylaws, rules and regu-
latiOnS for the proper management and
regulation of the affairs Of said corpor-
alton as may be necessary.
ARTICLE ii. The domicile of said
corporation shall be at New Orleans,
Parish of Orleans. State of Louisiana
and all citations or other legal process
shall be served upon the President of
said corporation; or. in case of his
absence, upon one of the Vice Presidents
or, in the absence of all of these officers,
upon the Secretary of the corporation.
ARTICLE Ill. The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is organ
lied, and the nature of the business to
be carried on by il. are declared to be: To
carry on and conduct the business of whole
sale merchants. dealers in eggs. poultry,
poultry and dairy products. ana all other
products of every kind and character
whatsoever, including their by-product>
combinations thereof. and to do an,
and all business incident thereto or con
nected Herewith. as We'll as a genera.
commission business.
ARTICLE ". The capital stock is
hereby fixed ut Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars (S200O00O0). divided into two !
thousand (2.000) shares. uf a par value !
of One Hundred Dollars each. whereof /
and paid for before the fling of these /
articles of incorporation. All stock sub !
scribed for shall be paid for in cash or
property receiyed-fifty (J0D per cent be. |
fore the corporation engages in business
and the remaining within twelve 12D /
months, as determined by the Board OF
Directors.
Each share of stock shall be entitled to
one vote at all elections and meetings,
and entitled to the same rights and priv
ileSeS as any other such share.
The amount of the capital stock may
be increased mp to Five Hundred Thou
sand Dollars $500. 100000.
No stakeholder in this corporation
shall dispose of his holdings. or any part
thereof, without first offering the same
to the corporation at its book value; and
the corporation shall have ten C0) days
within which to accept or reject the said
)lfer. Upon the death of any stock holder
his stock shall forthwith. at the option
IF the corporation. be taken over by IL
1t book value. The surviving widow of
my stakeholder shall have the right 20
purchase this stock in preference to any
md all heirs after the same has been
offered to and refused by the corporation.
No stakeholder shall be held liable or
for the contracts or faults of
aid corporation in any further sum than
he unpaid balance due ON the shares of
tOck owned by him, nor shall any mere /
nformality in organization have the ,
fleet of rendering this charter null or
# exposing the stockholders TO any lila
,ility beyond the unpaid amount due on
heir stock. {
ARTICLE V. All the corporate powers
4 this corporation shall be vested in and
Is affairs managed by a Board of Direc- :
ors consisting OF three members. two !
f whom shall constitute a quorum for d
he transaction of business. Any vacancy 4
r vacancies in the Board of Directors \
hall be filled by the remaining directors. Il
my member of the Board of Directors
lay vote by written proxy. a
The corporation shall elect annually b
rom among its stockholders. on the first o
Ionday of February of each year. be- 4
inning in the year 1923, Board OF 3
directors consisting of three members "
5 well a President. a Vice President, |,
Secretary, and a Treasurer, which last q
vO offices may be held by one person. ii
he first Board of Directors shall consist s
Aware Quir0ga, Nicanor Quiroga and n
Pm Goldman. of whom Alvaro Quiroga u
hall be President; Nicanor Quiroga. Vice. 81
resident. and Sam Goldman. Secretary al
reasurer ri
Failure to elect directors on the dav h
DOve specified shall not dissolve the cor
OratiOn, but the directors then lin office o
nall remain in office until their success a
,rs are elected and qualified. a
ARTICLE vi. All notices of stock o,
Dders or Board of Directors meetings, 81
the annual meeting herein pro- n
ded for. shall be held after twenty n
ur hours written notice shall have v,
zen mailed by the Secretary to each ii
ockhOlder at his last known place Of Il
and at all stockholders meet OF
gs a majority of the stock represented n
7 proxy or otherwise shall control. nj
ARTICLE VII. The names and post a,
fee addresses of the subscribers to h,
ese articles of incorporation and the a;
atement of the number of shares " Q,
Ock which each agrees to take in the al
rporation appears at the end of these Ia
ticleS. h.
ARTICLE VIII. This charter may be M
nended or the corporation may be dis GO
lived and liquidated by a fifty-One (5D dI
r cent vote of the capital stock appear o.
z on the books of the company; and d,
case of liquidation. the Board of Direc- of
RS then in office shall liQuidate the be-
rpOration. st
Thus done and passed at my office in of
. city of New Orleans. on the day, or
Onth and year herein first above writ ga
n. in the presence of August III. Ritter 10
d Miss Amelia Babin, competent wit di
sses, who hereunto sign their names TO
tn said appearers and me, Notary, mr.
ter due reading of the whole ~
(Names. addresses and amount of stock sb
described by incorpOrators) wi
illnesses: sb
A. II. RITTER, eli
A. BABIN.
J. NJ. QUINTERO,
Notary Public. ca
|. the undersigned Recorder of Mort us
ges in and for the Parish of Orleans. ur
that ha |