The herald., 1922-10-12
CHARTER.


dred and twenty-five u922). and of the
Independence of the United States OF
America, the one hundred and forty
sixth, before me, Watts X. Leverich. z
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 wit
nesses hereinafter named and under
. signed, personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who declared that,
| awaiting themselves of the laws of this
! state relative to the organization of
! corporations, they have covenanted and
agreed and do by these presents cove
nant. agree. bind, form and constitute
! themselves as well as such persons as
may hereafter join or become associ-
ated with them. into a corporation or
| body polite in law, for the objects and
! purposes and under the agreements and
stipulations following. to-wit:
ARTICLE THE name and title Of
this corporation shall be Blooms Son
Inc, and under its corporate name IL
shall enjoy succession for the full term
and period of ninety-nine years from
and after the date hereof, and shall
have power and authority to contract.
sue and be sued; to accept and receive
mortgages, pledges or other hypOtheca-
tions; to make and use corporate seal,
and the same 10 break and alter at
pleasure; TO purchase, receive. lease,
hold or otherwise acquire and convey,
jas well mortgage and hypothecate
under its corporate name, property,
both real, personal and mixed; to Dor
row money and make and issue bonds,
and other evidences of debt, and to Sc
cure the same my mortgage or other
wise; 20 subscribe to and hold stock
in other corporations: to acquire, hold
and Reissue shares of it's capital stock;
to carry out all of the objects and pur-
poses hereinafter set out; to name and
appoint such managers and directors
Officers and agents as the interest and
convenience of said corporation may
require; and to make and establish as !
well as alter and amend at pleasure |
such bylaws, rules and regulate |
for the management and regulation of |
the affairs of the corporation as may /
be necessary, proper or convenient; and |
generally TO do all such other acts and |
things as trading corporations are au-
thorlzed TO do under the laws of the |
state of Louisiana
ARTICLE 1.-The domiciIe Of this
corporation shall be in the parish of
Orleans, state of Louisiana and all ci-
tations or other legal process shall be
served upon the president Of the COM
pany; or in his absence, upon the vice.
president
ARTICLE III-The objects and DUR
poses for which this corporation is or
saniZed and the nature of the business
10 be carried on by ii are hereby de-
Jared to be: To buy. sell and deal in
as brokers, agents. commission mer-
'hants. principals or otherwise for ac-
count of itself or third persons, rice
ma rice by-products of all kinds. sugar.
,offee' molasses and other food pro-
iucts, or articles in the grocery trade: |
o purchase, lease or otherwise acquire |
md hold and operate rice mills and ,
'ther plants for the manufacture and
preparation for market of rice, rice :
PRODUCTS or by-products, or any other .
God products; to receive on consign-
nent make advances on and handle 7
Ice and rice products and by-products .
all kinds. sugar, molasses. coffee and :
ther food products or articles of the :
rocery trade or agricultural commo- 7
tiles; TO obtain certificate as public .
iarehouseman and carry on business as !,
uch; to buy, sell and deal in sacks. Z
wine and other merchandise connected ),
nth or incidental to the handling of g
ny or the commodities above referred =
,: to purchase. hold, improve develop, =
Ell, mortgage. pledge or otherwise deal 7
ana dispose of real and or personal Z
roperty; TO exchange its entire capital =
took or any part thereof for property =
men IT is authorized to acquire; to Q
<change its entire assets and business :,
any part thereof for property !,
locks, bonds and other obligations of !,
ther companies, firms or individuals: -
nd generally TO do all acts and things "
scessary, convenient or appropriate to y
lie accomplishment of any of said pur- '
oses or germane thereto. II II
ARTICLE IV-The presently au- ii
lorized capital stock of this corpora 81
on is hereby fixed at the sum of
venty-five thousand dollars. Cs25,- \,
OoGl. divided into and represented by ;.
70 hundred and fifty shares of the p
ar value of one hundred dollars =,
100000 per share. The amount of u
i'd stock may be increased to five ~,
inbred thousand dollars (s5O0.OOO. OO). q, q,
ARTICLE v-No transfer of stock 81
all be binding upon the corporation tG
Ness and until made and recorded III
ION it's books. The corporation shall
we the right to refuse to transfer any -
ock so long as the shareholder de- b
debted TO the corporation, and the ri'
rporatlon shall have a lien, pledge -,
III privilege on each share of stock -,
secure any Indebtedness, due by the ~
areholder TO the corporation VI
ARTICLE Wall the powers of this "a
rporation shall be vested in a board M
of not less than three nor te
pre- than seven directors. The pre- Or
;e number of directors within said an
nits shall be fixed by the stock fo
lders at the annual meeting. or at
special meeting called for that pur- IN
Sc; provided that in the interval be- he
cen cen stockholders meetings the board
eli may elect additional directors of
thln the maximum limit above pro- I'm
led, II the stockholders shall not have th
cted the same. A majority of the do
ara snail constitute a quorum. Said
ard of directors shall be elected an 10,
ally at the stockholders meeting to on
held annually at the office of the M,
poration on the first Monday of July hn
each year, after notice given to each "
by mail at least fifteen M
rs before the date of the meeting. ~
iressed to the last designated address Ior
the stakeholder; or, if he has desig- ~.
ed no address, to the General De- tit
cry at New Orleans. Special meet 90,
s OF the stockholders may be called of
the board of directors or by the 60,
sldent or vice-president at any time go
notice thereof shall be given in the sE.
nner provided for annual meetings: 40,
Vlded that in all cases all notice sbs
y De waived by unanimous consent. me
vote Tor each share of stock stand So
in his name on the books Of the $40
said vote to be cast in nere pas
or by proxy and a majority of the ,ho
es cast shall elect. Failure to elect .,.a
ctors on the day above specified shall - =
ussolve the corporation but the ba !,
ctors then in office shall remain in 60
ce until their successors are elected 60,
. quallfy. The board Of directors AZ !.
IL nave power to fill al vacancies no
en- may occur or in any manner pra
e or be created on the board. even a.,
ign no quorum remain at the time 60,
vacancies are TO be filled The 90
rd shall elect from it's number H.
'ldent, and a vice-president and shall she
erect a secretary and treasurer who sha
De the same individual and need
De members of the board or stock far-
iers; and the board is expressly IT,,
lorlzed from time to time to dis ,,on
Sc with any of said officers and lor ia
pine and 'or separate any of them. on
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