The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-02-02
CHARTER.
STAMPS FARRAR,
Notary Public.
Jan. 19-Feb. %.
CHARTER OF l.. A. FREY SONS. INC.


CHARTER OF L. A. FREY & SONS, INC.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans,
City of New Orleans. BE Unknown, that
on this the second day of the month OF
January, in the year of our Lord, one
Thousand Nine Hundred and twenty
Two, before me, Edward Haspel Notary
Public, duly commissioned and qualified,
in and for the Parish and State atore-
said. therein residing, and in the presence
of the witnesses, hereinafter named ana
undersigned, personally came and APP
pe4red the persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, all of the full age of
majority. and residents of this parish and
State. who seyerally declared that, avail
ing themselves of the provisions of the
Act of the Legislature of this State, known
as Act No. 26I of the acts of the Session
of 1914, subsequently amended, they
do by these presents, covenant, agree
and bind themselves as well as all such
other persons as may become hereafter
associated with them, in order TO form
and constitute corporation or body
polite in law. for the objects and pur-
poses. and under the stipulations follow
Ing ,tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this cor
poration shall be IL. \. Frey Il Sons,
Inc" and it shall have and enjoy sue
ceSSiOn and existence for period OF
ninety-nine years from date hereof Ii
shall have the power and authority to
in any court Of competent jurisdiction; to
contract: To make and use a common seal
and alter the same at pleasure; to ac-
auire property by grant gift and purchase,
and by devise or bequest; to lease, hold,
and dispose of. and to pledge and to
mortgage the same. all subject To the
limitations as may be provided by law :;
to issue bonds and notes; to borrow
money; to appoint such officers and
agents as the business of the corporation
may require and to fix their cOmpensa-
ton; 20 name directors and managers,
and to make and establish bylaws, rules
and regulations for the management Of
the business affairs of said corporation
aS may be requisite or necessary.
ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmicile of this cor
pOration shall be in the City of New Or
leans, State of Louisiana, where all cita-
tons and other legal process shall be
served upon the proper officers thereof.
ARTICLE TII.-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is eS-
tablished and the nature of the business
to be carried on by it are declared and
specified to be: To buy and sell nj
wholesale and retail all sorts and de-
scriptiOns of meats, whether cured or I'M
cured. fresh. sailed, picked or otherwise
eggs, fruits, vegetables, spices and other
foods and food products of any and all
/ sorts and varitics; to own and operate
a refrigerating plant and cold storage
warehouse in connection with their bust
ness as packers of meats or otherwise
as they may see fit; to own and operate
a slaughter house in connection with the
business OF meat packers and establish
mentS for the curing, packing, smoking
sailing and picking of meats and other
curing processes; to own and operate
factories. for the preserving and canning
of fruits and vegetables and food products
OF all sorts and descriptions; to buy and
sell at wholesale and retail and to raise
cattle, sheep, goats. hogs and poultry
/ of all sorts in connection with the bust
U
orally in the meat packing business, and
/ generally, to do any and all things nee
eSsary and incidental TO the carrying OF
Of such pursuits and businesses.
/ ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this
| corporation is hereby declared to be th'
sum of Fifty Thousand (S5o.O0O.OO) dol
/ lars divided into Five Hundred 600
! shares of One Hundred (S1OO.OO) dollars
| each. and the amount Of each share shal
/ be paid for in accordance with law. Th
capital stock of this corporation may b.
subsequently increased TO One Hundre'
Thousand Dollars. (S1O0OOOO0l.
Full paid capital stock Of this corpora
ton may he issued in settlement
| services and things of value actually &C
| quired by the corporation when sam
| shall first have been appraised by tn
Board of Directors of the corporation,
provided by law.
As the capital stock of this corporation
subscribed for, is to be paid for by tn
conveyance to the corporation Of merct
andise and other articles of value. ther
is annexed to these articles of incorpora
ton to be read in connection Herewith
an accurate, detailed and itemiZed de
scription of such property, as to amount
location, extent, character, and state In
prOvement, together with a statement G
its value as appraised by the Board q
Directors of this corporation.
ARTICLE V.-The corporate powers
this corporation shall be vested In tn
Board of Directors to be composed
not more than seven directors and nc
less than FIVE directors, and in the ever
= of there being five directors three sha
constitute a quorum otherwise, four, to
: elected by the stockholders at a generi
meeting to be held on the third Monda
? in January of each year; provided thi
there shall be no such election in the yes
; 1922.
( At all meetings for the elections
J this Corporation, each stakeholder sha
] be entitled to one vote for each sha
| OF stock standing in his name on Il
e books of the company, which vote sha
I be cast in person or by proxy.
e The Board of Directors shall have Il
Y power to make all bylaws, rules an
!. regulations necessary for the conduct
5 the business affairs of said corporation
G and they shall elect from their number
+ President, Vice-President, and Secretar
Treasurer.
II Until the election to be held as herei
e above provided, the following shall co
| the IlTsl VI biicSlVAo' ~"
d A. Frey, Andrew Frey, SEVERN l.. Ere
n Louis NJ. Frey, Charles Frey, wit
r Louis A. Frey as President, Andrew fr
/ as President, and SEVERN l.. Eft
S as Secretary Treasurer.
II ARTICLE VI.-The capital stock Of u
2, corporation may be increased or 9
II creased at any time in accordance wi
the laws of this State. This charter M
l. be amended, altered or modified, or II
l. corporation dissolved by a vote OF tw
n thirds of the stockholders, voting
d shares at n meeting convened for IN
l. purpose. after fifteen days previous p'
Y. sonal notice, or such notice that may
l. required by law, Of such meeting sh
Is have been given. =,
r ARTICLE VINO stockholder or II
r corporation shall ever be held liable
s. any of the Indebtedness, contracts
s. faults therec~. in any further sum tn
:; the unpaid balance due the corporate
rs on the shares owned by him, nor sh
Il any informality in the organization ma
{: the effect OF rendering this charter nj
ID or of exposing a shareholder to any
bility whatever.
Of ARTICLE VILLA failure at any I'll
A. to hold a meeting or elect directors
n officers as herein provided, shall not VIC
!: forfeiture of this charter. or disso
w the corporation, but the existing Boa
v, of Directors and officers shall continue
l.. office until their successors in office M
TX been elected.
r. ARTICLE IX.-At the expiration OF {
w charter. unless sooner dissolved, Its
%. fairs shall be hquidated by one or m
r- commissioners to be appointed by
stockholders in meeting, assembled
to that purpose. and who are invested w
- % oil ha