The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-09-28
CHARTER.

of orr Lord one thousand. nine hun
bred and twenty-five l922), and of the
Independence Of the United States of
America, the one hundred and forty
sixth, before me. Watts X. 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
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 covenantcd 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 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 it
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 corporate seal,
and the same to break and alter at
pleasure; to purchase, receive. lease,
hold or otherwise acquire and convey,
rs well as 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: 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 as 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
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 pur-
poses for which this corporation is or
ganiZed and the nature of the business
to be carried on by IL 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:
and hold and operate rice mills and
other plants for 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 or the
grocery trade or agricultural commo-
dities; to obtain certificate as public
warehouseman and carry on business as
such; to buy, sell and deal in sacks.
Irvine and other merchandise connected
with or incidental to the handling of
any of the commodities above referred
to; to purchase, hold, improve, develop.
sell. mortgage. pledge or otherwise deal
in and dispose of real and for personal
property; TO exchange its entire capital
stock or any part thereof for property
which IL is authorized to acquire; 10
exchange it's entire assets and business
or any part thereof, for property
stocks, bonds and other obligations OF
! other companies. firms or individuals
and generally to do all acts and things
necessary, convenient or appropriate tC
/ the accomplishment of any of said pur'
poses or germane thereto.
| ARTICLE IV-The presently au
| thorized capital stock of this corpora
/ tion is hereby fixed at the sum OF
! twenty-five thousand dollars. (S25,
900 O0). divided into and represented by
two hundred and fifty shares of thu
par value of one hundred dollar:
! (s100.O0) per share. The amount Of
said stock may be increased to five
hundred thousand dollars (s500, 00O.00)
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shall be binding upon the corporation
unless and until made and recorded
| upon it's books. The corporation shall
| have the right to refuse to transfer any
stock so long as the shareholder de
| handing the transfer is in any way
| indebted to the corporation, and the
| corporation shall have lien. pledge
| and privilege on each share of STOCK
to secure any Indebtedness, due by the
| shareholder to the corporation.
ARTICLE VIAL the powers OF this
corporation shall be vested in board
| composed of not less than three mol
| more than seven directors. The pre-
else number of directors within SaiC
| limits shall be fixed by the stock
/ holders at the annual meeting, or al
special meeting called for that pur-
/ pose; provided that in the interval be-
| tween stockholders meetings the board
! itself may elect additional directors
within the maximum limit above pro-
I
| elected the same. A majority of the
board shall constitute a quorum. Said
| board of directors shall be elected an
nually at the stockholders meeting tC
/ be held annually at the office of the
| corporation on the first Monday OF July
| of each year. after notice given to each
| Stockholder by mail at least fifteer
! days before the date of the meeting
addressed to the last designated address
| of the stakeholder: or, If he has desig'
/ mated no address, to the General De
/ livery at New Orleans. Special meet
| ings of the stockholders may be called
| by the board of directors or by the
president or vice-president at any time
| and notice thereof shall be given in the
manner provided for annual meetings
provided that in all cases all notice
may be waived by unanimous consent
! Each share holder shall be entitled L
| one vote for each share of stock stand
| ing in his name on the books OF thu
corporation, said vote to be cast in per
son or by proxy and majority of tn
votes cast shall elect. Failure to cleo
directors on the day above specified shal
not dissolve the corporation but tn
directors then in office shall remain II
office until their successors are electe'
and qualify. The board of director
shall have power to fill all vacancie
which may occur or in any manne
arise or be created on the board, eve
though no quorum remain at the tim
such vacancies are 10 be filled. TIL
board shall elect from it's number
president, and vice-president and shal
also elect a secretary and treasurer VIII
may be the same individual and nee
not be members of the board or stock
holders; and the board is expressl
authorized from time to time to dis
pense with any of said officers and %
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