The herald., 1922-05-11
CHARTER.

Louisiana, Parish of Orleans. City OF
New Orleans. BE It known that on this
thirty-frst day Of the month of March. !
in the year OF our Lord, one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-five. and of this
Independence OF the United States of
America, the one hundred and forty |
sixth, before me. WILLIAM j. FOR !
MENTO, n Notary Public, duly commits
stoned and qualified, in and for the City
of New Orleans. Parish of Orleans, there
in residing, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared
the several parties whose names are
hereto subscribed. all of the full age of
majority, except Emile A. Zatarain Jr.,
duly emancipated by judgment of the
Hon. Porter Parker, Judge Of the Civil
District Court, Division 3D. for the
Parish of Orleans, rendered and signed
on the BIRD day Of March, 1922, in the
matter No. 1Il.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 cor
poratBn for the objects and purposes
and under the stipulatiOns and agree
mrnts hereinafter set forth and expressed
which they hereby accept and adopt as
| their charter, tO-wit:
| ARTICLE |. Name and Title. The
| name and title of this corporation hereby
| formed is declared to be +. A ZATARAIN
| & SONS. INC, which shall hace its dOmi
| ellie 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 cePresident or Secretary Treasurer.
| ARTICLE ii. Objects and Purposes.
| The objects and purposes for which this
| corporation is organized and the nature
| of the business to be carried on by it ere
| 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
| terials therefor; to manufacture, buy ana
| sell and otherwise dispose of all and
any kind of food products. vinegars, ex-
| tracts, favOringS, c0lOrings, condiments.
! soft drinks. cereal beverages, fruit juices,
root beer, medIcnaI, chemical and phar-
maceutical compounds, the raw products
| and materials from which all or the
/ above may be made, and all by-products
thereof; to carry on the business or can
| ners bOttlers. packers, cOopers, and TO
| manufacture buy, sell deal in, and in
| 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 and otherwise
! 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 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 to
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 Ill Capital Stock. The
capital stock Of this corporation Is
hereby fixed at the sum Of One
Hundred Thousand Dollars (s10oo0OOOI
divided into one thousand (1,OOOl shares
of par value of One Hundred
Dollars ($10O.O0) 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
|
to said corporation. Said capital stool
: may be increased TO Two Hundred anC
Fifty Thousand Dollars (s2500OO00 By
vote of two-thirds of all the stock
: holders. as provided for In Article o.
; this charter. This company shall be
! going concern as soon as Sixty Thousand
, Dollars $3.50 OOOOO) of its capital stool
has been subscribed.
Before any stakeholder shall offer hi,
5 stock to an outsider for sale, he shall
4 first offer same to the then existing
d members OF the Board of Directors a
5 its book value, and II they accept saiC
5 offer said members shall purchase saiC
! stock at that price In proportion to thei
b respective holdings, within ninety day
r after acceptance.
ARTICLE Nv. Board Of Directors. Al
/. the corporate uowers of the corporation
: shall be vested In and exercised by
. Board of Directors, consisting OF not NOR
2 than six nor less than three stockholders
: a majority of whom shall constitute
= quorum for the transaction Of business
; The first Board Of Directors shall b.
: composed Of the following stockholders
: to-wit: f. A. Zatarain, ST., whose post
. | office address is 925 yalmOnt Street, New
Orleans, La; Ed. J. Zatarain. whose post
office address is 1881 Upperline Street
s New Orleans, La; John Il. Zatarain
d whose postoffice address Is 1924 Con
c stance Street, New Orleans, La; Milto
% l.. Zatara1n, whose pOstOIIlce auuresS
!. 925 yalmont Street, New Orleans, La.
y Charles c. Zatarain, whose postoffice ad
IS dress is 1918 Upeprline Street, New Or
: leans, La, and Emile A. Zatarain, Jr
d whose postoffice address is OPS Valmon
Street, New Orleans, La, with k. a
Is Zatarain, ST., as President; Ed. !
II Zatarain as Vice President; and Charlie
d c. Zatarain as Secretary Treasurer. VIII
= shall hold their offices until the secon
,r Thursday Of March, 1923, or until thei
- successors have been duly appointed an
ta qualified On the second Thursday Q
s. March, 1923 and annually thereafter a
election for Directors shall be held 9
=, the office Of the corporation as provide
20 for by the bylaws. Failure at any tim
70 to hold a meeting or elect directors. Q
20 officers. as herein provided. shall ne
=. work forfeiture Of this Charter,
=. dissolve the corporation, but the actin
+ Board Of Directors shall continue In o.
"a flee until their successors have Dee
n properly elected.
n ARTICLE v. Amendments. This act
a incorporation may be changed or amendt
a and this corporation may be dissolved I
Id tiouidated, and the capital stock OF tn
al corporation increased up to the lin
provided in Article III OF this Charte
III with the assent Of two-thirds or u
is whole capital stock convened for tn
Ill purpose after fifteen (15) days prior wri
a. ten notice OF such meeting shall be give
ct to each stakeholder mailed to HIS la
n known address.
he ARTICLE vi. Liability. No stockhold
n hn hAId