The herald., 1922-04-20
CHARTER.

matter No. 14l,413 of its docket, and all
residents OF this city, who severally de-
clared that availing themselves OF the
laws Of the State of Louisiana, and espe-
cially Of Act 267 OF 1914, in such cases
made and provided. they have formed
and organized, and by these presents DO
form and organize themselves into a cor
poration for the objects and purposes
and under the stipulations and agree
ments hereinafter set forth and expressed,
which they hereby accept and adopt az
their charter, tO-wit:
ARTICLE l. Name and Title. The
name and title of this corporation hereby
formed is declared to be +. 4. ZATARAlN
& SONS, INC, which shall hace its DOM,
Gle in the City of New Orleans, and shall
enjoy succession for aperiod of ninety
nine (99) years from date hereof All
citations or other legal process shall be
served upon the President, and, In case
of his absence or inability to act upon
the Vice-President or Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE IL. Objects and Purposes.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized and the nature
of the business to be carried on by II are
hereby declared TO be:
To manufacture. sell and otherwise dis
pose of, at wholesale or retail, the Pap
poose Food Products, and incidentally
TO buy all necessary ingredients and ma
terals therefor; TO manufacture. buy and
sell and otherwise dispose of all and
any kind of food products. vinegars, ex-
tracts, fiavorings, colorings, condiments
soft drinks cereal beverages, fruit Juices,
root beer. medicinal, chemical and phar-
maceutical compounds, the raw products
and materials from which all OF the
above may be made, and all by-products
thereof; To carry on the business OF can
nerS. bottlerS, packers, coopers, ana 10
manufacture, buy. sell deal in ana Id
any manner use and originate devices
| filters, cans. bottles and all kinds OF re-
| CeptaCles and containers; to obtain, reg
| lister, purchase, lease and otherwise ac-
quire, use and operate, sell ana other"is"
| dispose of any trade marks, trade names,
| patents and inventions to acquire by
| purchase, subscription or otherwise, and
| to hold, sell, assign, transfer, exchange,
| mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose OF
any shares of the capital stock, bonds
| or other evidences of Indebtedness OF any
| other corporation or corporations, asso
| citation or associations, domestic or
| foreign, engaged in any business In
which this corporation may be author
| lied to engage, or the ownership OF
whose securities would be advantageous
or convenient in the protection or pro-
motion of any of the purposes or In
| terests of this corporation, but only 10
the extent authorized by the laws OF the
State of Louisiana; to purchase, SELL
| mortgage lease and otherwise acquire
real personal and mixed property, and
| generally to do any and all things neces-
sary in and incidental to the business
ARTICLE III. Capital Stock. The
capital stock Of this corporation Is
hereby fixed at the sum Of One
Hundred Thousand Dollars S1Oo,cOOOOI,
divided into one thousand Q,OOOl shares
of par value of One Hundred
Dollars (S1O0.OO) each, which stock
may be issued full paid ana non-asses-
sable for cash or for property actually
transferred for value fixed by its Board
of Directors, or for services rendered
to said corporation. Said capital stock
may be increased to Two Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars (S25O,OoOOOl by
! vote Of two-thirds of all the stock
. holders. as provided for in Article Of
this charter. This company shall be
, going concern as soon as Sixty Thousand
Dollars 1850, 0O0.00) of its capital stock
has been subscribed.
3 Before any stakeholder shah offer his
4 stock to an outsider for sale. he shall
D first offer same to the then existing
3 members OF the Board OF Directors NJ
$ its book value, and II they accept said
/ offer said members shall purchase said
stock at that price in proportion to their
r respective holdings, within ninety days
: after acceptance.
. ARTICLE Nv. Board of Directors. Ar
a | the corporate uOwers of the corporation
: shall be vested in and exercised by
= Board Of Directors, consisting OF not NOR
u than six nor less than three stockholders
q majority Of whom shall constitute
: quorum for the transaction OF business
- The first Board Of Directors shall o.
" composed Of the following stockholders
! to-wit: f. A. Zatarain, ST., whose post
office address is 925 valmont Street, New
Orleans, La; Ed. ]. Zatarain, whose post
Is office address is 1881 Upperline Street
d New Orleans, La; John 4. Zatarain
&c whose postoffice address is 1924 Con
sc stance Street, New Orleans. La; Miitol
4, l.. Zatarain, whose postoffice address
y 925 valmont Street, New Orleans, La:
Is Charles c. Zatarain. whose postoffice ad
ID leans La, and Emile A. Zatarain, Jr
whose postoffice address is 925 Valmon
Is Street, New Orleans, La, with Il. a
m Zatarain, ST., as President; Ed.
ID Zatarain as Vice-President: and Charie
E. c. Zatarain as Secretary Treasurer, VIII
,r shall hold their offices until the secon
"a Thursday Of March, 1929 or until thei
te successors have been duly appointed an
s. qualified. On the second Thursday o
March. 1923 and annually thereafter a
election for Directors shall be held a
y. the office Of the corporation as provide
% for by the bylaws. Failure at any I'm
20 to hold a meeting or elect directors 0
- officers, as herein provided, shall no
dissolve the corporation, but the actin
!. Board Of Directors shall continue In Of
he flee until their successors have bee
- properly elected.
a. ARTICLE v. Amendments. This act q
a incorporation may be changed or amende
nd and this corporation may be dissolved 9
al liauidated, and the capital stock OF thl
corporation increased up to the I'm
all provided in Article III OF this Charte
ira with the assent of two-thirds or IN
an whole capital stock convened for thi
a. purpose after fifteen (15) days prior wri
.ct ten notice Of such meeting shall be give
n to each stakeholder mailed to his la
he known address.
ne ARTICLE VI Liability. No stockhold'
of this corporation shall ever be held III
Of BILE for the contracts or faults thereof,
by any further sum than the unpaid balan'
he due the corporation on the shares or stot
I23 owned by him, nor shall any mere II
To- formality in organization have the e
ne feet of rendering this charter null
on exposing a stakeholder to any liabili
m beyond the unpaid amount Of his stoc
Thus done and passed, in my Notari
ial Office, at the City OF New Orleans, Lo
as isiana. in the presence Of Messrs. II.
m Teissier and A. Il. Granzin, Jr., cor
IL petent witnesses and residents OF IN
his city, who hereunto subscribed the
es names, together with the said appeare
10, and me, Notary, after reading OF q
set whole.
Original signed: Names Of subscribe
an omitted.
ID; witnesses:
,et; A. b. GRANZIN, JR.,