The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-02-02
CHARTER.


to purchase and receive, lease, hold sell
and convey, rs well as mortgage and by
/ pOthcCate property, real, personal ana
. mixed; to name and appoint such officers
and agents as the interest Of said cor
. pOratiOn may require, to make ana estdD-
. liSh such by laws and regulations for the
. proper management and regulation of Its
affairs as may be deemed necessary. ana
the name to change, alter ana amend at
pleasure
ARTICLE H. The domhcile of this cor
pOration shall be in the City OF New
orleans, Parish OF Orleans, state of Lou
iSiana, and all citations and other legal
process shall be served upon the PreSl-
dent Of said corporation. or il case OF
his absence, upon the Vice President, or
in case of the absence of both of these
officers, upon the Secretary hereof
ARTICLE Ill. The objects and pur-
poses Tor which this corporation is estab-
liShed and the nature of the business TO
be carried on by II are to manufacture,
sell and distribute in the City of Baton
Rouge and the surrounding territory, ice,
ice cream, ice cream products and other
CONNECTIONS, and to do all things neces-
sary and usually done in connection with
the manufacture and sale of ice cream
and ice cream products.
ARTICLE ". The capital stock OF
this corporation shall be Ten Thousand
Dollars Clu,UOOOO), divided into one hun
bred 900 shares of the par Va4ue of one
Hundred Dollars (SlOOOOD each and may
he increased to the sum of Twenty Thou
sand Dollars tS2O,OOO.O0), divided into
two hundred (2OOJ shares of the par value
of one Hundred Dollars (SlOO.OOD each,
and this corporation is To be going con-
Germ when One-half of the capital stock
has been subscribed for. Each share OF
the stock shall be entitled to one vote,
either in person or 10y proxy, at all gen
eral elections or meetings OF stockholders.
Should the capital stock of this cOrpOr-
alton ever be increased over the sum OF
Ten Thousand Dollars SlO,OOO0O), then
such additional shares of stock that may
be issued shall first be offered to the
holders of stock at the time of issuance
at the book value of said new stock in
the proportion in which the said stock
holders shall at the time of issuance hold
stock in this corporation.
ARTICLE V. No stakeholder shall ever
be held liable or Responsible for the in
debtcdneSS. faults or defaults of this cor.
poration, nor shall any mere iuformalty
IN the organization of the corporation
have the effect of rendering the charter
null, or of exposing the stockholders to
any liability beyond the unpaid balance
If any, on their subscriptions.
ARTICLE VI. This corporation shall
have all powers granted to such corpor-
ati0ns by law, and shall have the power
To contract sue and be sued in its cor
porate name. and to own, hold, receive
loan, lease, purchase. sell and convey or
hypothecate its property. and to do any
and all acts and things of any other kind
nature or description as may be neces-
sary to carry out the objects and mr.
poses of said business as its interests and
convenienceS may require.
ARTICLE VII. The business of this
corporation shall be directed by and
vested in Board of Directors of three
members, two of whom shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business
and the said Board of Directors as first
constituted shall be composed of Benia-
min G. Brown, John VI. Seymore and Rem
md ha,- eli,
office until the first Tuesday in January.
1913. and on that day and on the same
DAY thereafter each year elections shall |
De heId Tor directors at the principal /
oihce OF the corporation, and the election |
shall be held between the hours of ten
and twelve a. m.
Benjamin c. Brown shall be the first /
PRESIDENT of this corporation, John NJ, /
Sey more snail be the first Vice President. 4
and benjamin L. Brown shall be the first
secretary Treasurer, and they shall hold
otnce until the first Tuesday in january.
Failure to hold an election on the dav
specified shall not dissolve the corporo.
tloh' put the directors shall hold their
respective offices until an election shall
oe held after thirty days notice of the
" e"'n
Directors may act either in person or
ARTICLE VIII. Whenever this cor.
limitation !
or for any other cause. its affairs shall
De nquldated by the Board of Directors
VINO are hereby vested with full mower
10 sell any or all assets of the cornor-
dllon either separately or in a mass and to
convey fun and complete title thereto and
smalI nave full power to do and perform
III acts necessary and proper to fully and
completely liquidate the affairs and dis
lIIoute the proceeds, if any, among the
stockholders of the said corporation re-
'he amount of stock held by each.
ARTICLE IN. Five Thousand Douors
IsoOOoO0D of the capital stock of mis-
~. ~ IPoratlon snail be paid for by the mr.
,n from Benjamin c.. Brown of prom
e ~ heretofore used by him in an ice
,ream business in the CITY of Roto, |
houge' all of which property is more full
s s Dy the itemized inventory annexed
he,g.9 ana made a part hereof !
- AK ilCLE n This act of incorporation
Ia! pe amended, altered or modified or ! 4
provided by law W iidnnei :
,sa mus done and passed in nv notariaI /
,lnce IN the City of New Orleans on rho !
lay; month and year first above written {
iiadr re presence of Ruth NJ. Seller and t
vh9 hereunto sign their names. togotbor,
.Ith the parties hereto and me Notary I
iteI reading of the whole [
ORIGINAL SIGNEDD .
,a.o n rMaAWell SeymOre, 2I1 Church ST
'rown, No. Rosa PARK Na,r nun nni j. ;
ID, L snare; Benjamin C. Brown. No 1
'D T fark. New Orleans. La. N sbaros r
; ILLNESSES; Ruth NJ. Seller, GLADYS Is
ARTHUR A. MORENO
Recorded in NJ. o. b. 1854 fn,;o g, :
anuary 13. 1922 ioho OIL y
ow gu s ana correct copy of the original p
'eb. Inch q ana OF record in my office. i