The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-02
CHARTER.

bred and twenty-five (1922), ana OF tht
| Independence of the United States oil
America the one hundred and forty
sixth. before me- Watts n. Leverich. a
notary public duly commissioned and
qualified in and for the Parish OF Or
leans State of Louisiana, therein re-
siding and in the presence of the wit
ncSSeS hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names are
heTeunto subscribed. who declared that
awaiting themselves of the laws of tins
state relative to the organization OF
corporations, they have covenantcd ana
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 ana
/ Stipulations following, to-wit:
! ARTICLE THE name and title of
| this corporation shall be Blooms Son,
/ Inc. and under its corporate name II
| 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-
| tons; to make and use a corporate seal,
/ and the same to break and alter al
/ pleasure; to purchase, receive, lease,
| hold or otherwise acquire and convey.
as well as mortgage and hypotheCate
d
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; to subscribe to and hold stock
in other corporations; to acquire, hold
and Reissue shares of its 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 regulations
for the management and regulation of
the affairs of the corporation may
be necessary, proper or convenient; and
generally to do all such other acts and
things as trading corporations are au-
thorized 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 CT |
tattonS 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 pur- /
poses for which this corporation is or |
Eanized and the nature of the business /
to be carried on by it are hereby de-
clared to be: To buy. sell and deal in (
as brokers' agents. commission mer-
chants principals or otherwise for ac-
count of itself or third persons rice
and rice by-products of all kinds. sugar,
coffee, molaSSes and other food pro-
ducts, or articles in the grocery trade:
to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire
and hold and operate rice mills and
other plants fer the manufacture and
preparation for market of rice, rice
products or by-products. or any other
food products; to receive on consign-
ment. make advances on and handle
rice and rice products and by-products
OF all kinds sugar, molasses, coffee and
other food products or articles of the
grocery trade or agricultural commo-
dities; 10 obtain certificate as public
and carry on business as
such; to buy. sell and deal in sacks.
tWlne and other merchandise connected
with or incidental to the handling of
any OF the commodities above referred
10: to purchase, hold. improve. develop
sell, mortgage. pledge or otherwise deal
N and dispose of real and or personal
property; TO exchange its entire capital
STOCK or any part thereof for property .
which II is authorized to acquire: to
its entire assets and business ,
)r any part thereof. for property ,
stocks bonds and other obligations of ,
'ther companies, firms or individuals: ,,
necessary. convenient or appropriate to i,
he accomplishment of any of said pur- ,
'oses or germane thereto. :
ARTICLE IV-The presently au- I
horized capital stock of this corpora 5
ion is hereby fixed at the sum of
twenty-five thousand dollars (s25.- ,
10000. divided into and represented by
wo hundred and fifty shares ''of the !
's al a. value Go of one hundred dollars t
aid stock may be increased to five q
hundred thousand dollars (s500. OO0. OO). q
ARTICLE V-No transfer of stock $
han be binding upon the corporation I
MESS and until made and recorded {
pom It's books. The corporation shall
ave the right to refuse TO transfer any =
took so long as the shareholder de- I
nandlng the transfer is in any way Il
nGebted to the corporation, and the n
no privilege on each share of stock n
hareholder to the corporation. q
ARTICLE VI-All the powers of this I;
orporatlon shall be vested in board n
opposed of not less than three nor I,
lore than seven directors. The pre- O
Use number of directors within said a
mits shall be fixed by the stock f,
olders at the annual meeting, or at
special meeting called for that pur- Il
ose; provided that in the interval be- b,
Heen stockholders meetings the board
self may elect additional directors OF
ded. If the stockholders shall not have ~
ected the same. A majority of the d,
para snail constitute a quorum. Said
oaTd OF directors shall be elected an la
lally at the stockholders meeting to on
? held annually at the office of the M
.rporation on the first Monday of July HI
each year. after notice given to each
-ockholder by mail at least fifteen n,
tyS before the date of the meeting | nf
dressed to the last designated address 1o
the stakeholder; or, if he has desig-
tied no address, to the General De- ri
very at New Orleans. Special meet GO
gs or the stockholders may be called of
the board of directors or by the 90
esldent or vice-president at any time 10
Id notice thereof shall be given in the sh
amer provided for annual meetings: do
DIVIDED that in all cases all notice sb
ay be waived by unanimous consent ~,
ich share holder shall be entitled to a.
e vote for each share of stock stand st
In his name on the books of the ma
rporation, said vote to be cast in per
n or by proxy and a majority of the III
ties cast shall elect. Failure to elect M
'ectors on the day above specified shall r.
t dissolve the corporation but the ba
cectors then in office shall remain in ST,
ice untli their successors are elected an
q quaiify. The board of directors da
an nave power to fill all vacancies ma
lch may occur or in any manner mr.
Use or be created on the board, even n,
,ugh no quorum remain at the time &c,
en- vacancies are 10 be filled The of
ara snail elect from it's number n m.
esldent. and vice-president and shall sh,
20 erect secretary and treasurer who sh;
" be the same individual and need .
I be members of the board or stock fer
lders; and the board is expressly rio
thoriZed from time to time to dis mn
use with any of said officers and or an,
nome and or separate any of them, on