The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-26
CHARTER.


! for the benefit of those stockholders
| who may desire to purchase the same
| through the Board of Directors. for
period OF ten days, at the book value
! Of such stock as shown by the books
| of the corporation on the LIST day OF
! October preceding the date OF .Such
! offer. II shall be the duty Of the
! Board Of Directors promptly. upon re
| c,iving an offer of sale of any of the
] capital stock of this corporation. To-
| communicate the same to the stock
! holders. in writing. through the Secr"-
! tdTy of the Company; ana cach OF the
/ said stockholders shall be entitled To-
! purchase such proportion of the stock
| so offered for sale as the number ot
/ shares owned by him bears 10 the
! number Of shares owned by all other
/ stockholders desiring to participate IN
J the purchase. 30 sale under iorcclu-
! sure. attachment or other process. or
/ 10y virtue of any power of attorney.
| pledge or hypothocatiou. shall he val
/ idly made until the foregoing require
meutS have been complied with 10y th'
| person or persons. firm or corporation
| provoking such foreclosure or sale.
! Tho Board of Directors shall have au-
| thurity. however. to waive the above
| requirements as to any particular
J Experimentation or pledge of stock, 10y
I resolution adopted at a regular called
! meeting Of the Board. or at a meeting
attended by all the members of IN"
J Board of Directors, such resolution
being adopted in advance of the pledge
/
| ARTICLE V.-An the powers of this
| corporation shall bc vested in and be
exercised 10y Board of not less than
three nor more than five directors, as
determined in advance each year 10y
the stockholders at the annual meet
ing. The said directors Shaal be bona
fide stockholders and shall each own
at all times one fu.l-paid non-pledged
share of stock. The first Board of
Directors shall consist of Louis J. Ar
-. f,.ff az il
! 1884 GraVier street, New Orleans. John
J. Antiques. whose postoffice address
: is 1913 MelpOmene street, New Orleans;
Bertrand Antiques, whose poStoffice
Orleans. with the said Louis J. Ar
tiEues as President, John J. Antiques
as Vice-President and Bertrand Ar
tEueS Sccretary-Treasurer.
The above-named Board of Directors
| and each succeeding Board shall con-
tinue and hold office for one year, or
until their successors are elected and
qualified: the persons to be hereafter
elected directors shall select from their
own number President Nice-PreSi-
dent and a Secretary-Treasurer. The
Board Of Directors may from time TO
time as the business of the corpora
ton shall dictate. appoint any two Of
the above office in one and the sam
person. excepting the office of Presi-
dent and Vice-President.
each year, unless the same should fail
on legal holiday. then upon the next
following lay day. the stockholders
shall elect a Board of Directors for
the ensuing year; the Board of Direc-
! tors, as well as the officers already
installed shall continue in office until
| their successors are elected and quail
| fled. The election of Directors shall
be by ballot and the person receiving
the majority of votes cast shall be de-
clared elected. For electing Directors,
! or for any other purpose, each share
, of stock shall be entitled to one vote.
whether present or by proxy, but no
. fractional share of stock shall be en-
| titled to vote. majority of Direc-
tors voting at any one time. in person
or by proxy. shall be required to pass
| and which. when so adopted. shall be
come valid corporate acts. In case of
vacancy on the Board or among the
officers from any cause, the remaining
members of the Board shall have the
power to fill such vacancy. Said Board
Of Directors shall have the power to
| enact such bylaws. rules and regula-
tions as. in their opinion, may be
necessary and proper for the manage
ment. operation and control of the
business of said corporation.
ARTICLE VI-Notice OF all meet
ingS held for the election of Directors,
or for any other purpose, shall be given
! in writing by the Secretary. and may
he served personally or deposited in
| the mail addressed fifteen 05D days
= before such meeting is held. and di-
2 rected to each stakeholder at his last
= known address. as the same shall APP
? pear on the books of the corporation.
= unless said notice is waived in writing
, by all of the stockholders appearing
upon the books At all meetings of
| ! stockholders majority of the votes
2 cast shall be sufficient to elect or de-
: eide all questions voted upon, except
r for the alteration, amendment or the
: dissolution of the corporation.
ARTICLE vII.-This act of incor-
, poration may be altered. amended. or
, | modified. or the corporation dissolved
! by vote of two-thirds in amount of
the capital stock represented at a gem
eral meeting of stockholders called for
that purpose. after notice as provided
, In Article VI of this charter; and in
case of dissolution of the corporation.
the stockholders at such meeting shall
/, ! elect three go LiGuidating Commission
: ers. who shall have entire charge of
Such liquidation, with authority to sell
and dispose of the assets of the cor
poration, and to fill vacancies occur
; ring in their number.
ARTICLE vIII-No stakeholder shall
, ever be held liable or responsible for
the contracts or faults of this cor
| poraton in any further sum than the
: unpaid balance due the corporation on
. the shares owned by him, nor shall any
mere informality in organization have
| llt ERECT OF rendering this charter
. null, or of exposing a stakeholder TO
any liability beyond the amount of his
unpaid stock.
Thus done and passed at my office
in the City of New Orleans. on the day,
month and year first hereinbefore writ
ten, in the presence of julius O'Quinn
; and Frances Eisler. competent wit
nesses. who hereunto sign their names.
/ together with said appearers. and me-
notary, after due reading of the whole.
ORIGINAL Is SIGNED:
: L. ]. Antiques. 1875 shares, New Or
J | leans; John ]. Antiques l share, New
Orleans; Bertrand Antiques, l share.
New Orleans.
: Witness: J. OQuinn. F. Eisler
I, CIIAS. +. FLETCHINGER.
Notary Public.
I, the undersigned Recorder of
: Mortgages in and for the Parish of
: Orleans, State of Louisiana. hereby
certify that the above and foregoing
, Act of Incorporation of Antiques Meat
Products Co. Inc. was this day re-
corded in my office. in Book 1879
: folio =. New Orleans, La. October
Is. 1922.
(signed) ROBERT SCOTT,
by. r.
I hereby certify the above and fore
going to be true and correct copy