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

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| competent jurisdiction. 1t may adopt
and use corporate seal and alter the
| said at pleasure. 1t may hold stock in
other corporations and it's capital stock
| may De issued for capital stock in other
| corporations. 1t may name, appoint and
| employ such managers, directors, officers
| agents and other employees as its said
| business and convenience may require
and may nix their compensation. 1t may
| make and establish bylaws, rules and
| regulations not inconsistent with thic
| charter or with the law, fixing or alter
| ing the management of its property the
| regulation and government of its affairs
| and manner of certifcation and registra-
| ton of its stock. 1t may wind up and
dissolve itself or be wound up or dis
| solved in the manner prescribed by law
| II may conduct business in this state
other states of the Union and in the for
| eign countries. 1t generally shall possess
and enjoy all the powers. rights. privi-
( leges, and immunities which corporations
are and may hereafter be authorized to
| possess under the Constitution and laws
| OF this state, and particularly under Act
26I of the acts Of the General Assembly
| of the State of Louisiana for the year
| 1914 1t shall have power to invest its
| board of directors with all its corporate
| powers. subject to such restrictions as
may be named in the charter.
| ARTICLE 1.-The domicile of this cor
| pOratiOn shall be in the city of New Or
| Leans, State of Louisiana. and all cita-
| tions and other legal process shall be
| served upon the president or in the event
| of his absence upon the vice president. or
in the event of the absence of both of said
| officers, upon the secretary or treasurer
| ARTICLE IIl-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is or
| ganiZed. and the nature of the business
to be carried on by 1t are hereby de-
| clared to be: To manufacture ice, and
| to that end to buy, sell, lease, mortgage
| or otherwise deal in all kinds of ice
manufacturing machinery and cold stor-
age blachinery; to erect, build and equipt,
| to buy, sell, lease, mortgage and other
| wise dispose of or cucumber and to main
| tain and operate ice manufacturing plants.
cold storage plants and other power
| plants of any or all kinds either for its
| own use and account or for account Of
| others; and in connection with the Opera
| ton of any cold storage plant, to ad-
| vance money or warehouse receipts or
| otherwise; and in connection with any of
| the purposes aforesaid, to carry on and
engage in the business of buying, selling
| goods, wares and merchandise at whole
| sale and retail. and generally to do and
| perform all business properly included
with or incidental to any of said objects
and purposes, as hereinabove set forth.
| ARTICLE IV-The authorized capital
| stock Of this corporation is hereby de-
| clared to be the sum of seventy five
| thousand dollars, which Is divided into
| shares of the par value of one hundred
dollars per share. Said capital stock
shall be fully paid and worcestershire
| when ISSUED: shall be represented by
certificates and shall be personal property.
| No transfer of said capital stock shall be
| binding upon this corporation unless made
| in accordance with the charter and by
| laws and recorded in the books thereof.
| The capital stock may be increased to one
hundred thousand dollars, by amendment
of this charter according to law.
| ARTICLE V-The business and affairs
l'Of this corporation shall be managed and
-. tod nd
| exercised by a board of directors of not
| less than four to be elected among the
| stockholders, majority Of the directors.
| including the president and other officers.
| shall constitute quorum. Said board OF
| directors shall elect from among their
number. a president, a vice-president, a
| treasurer and secretary. The board OF
directors shall have the full and complete
| control of the property of this cor
| pOratiOn. and manage the same as
| in their discretion they may deem
| best and not in violation of the pur-
| pose of this charter. The said board OF
| directors shall also have the power TO
| make. alter, and annul such bylaws and
| regulation of the affairs Of this corpora
ton as they may deem proper. The board
of directors shall have power To appoint a
! general manager and all agents, clerks
and employees and fix their salary or,
compensation and term of office. ana
| shall have the right to dismiss them AT
l pleasure and said board of directors
Shall have the right to fix and determine
| the salaries of the several officers herein
provided for. Any vacancy in the board
| of directors shall be filled by the remain
| ing members for the uneNpired term, AT
| any meeting of said board of directors.
/ Until the first annual meeting OF the
stockholders, as herein provided, or uhIil
| their successors are elected and quallhed
| the following named shall constitute the
| board of directors and officers of TINS
| corporation: Natalie Maestri, Walter >.
Maestro, Richard Maestri, and Ceasare
Maestri, with Natalie Maestri as pIesi-
| dent, Walter Maestro as vice president.
Richard Maestro as secretary, CeaSare
| Maestro as treasurer.
/ ARTICLE Won the first Monday IN
i October 1923, and annually thereafter a
meeting of the stockholders OF TINS cor
poratiOn shall be held at its domicile for
| the purpose of electing directors for the
| ensuing year; the failure for any cause
| whatever. to hold the annual meeting OF
stockholders. the failure to elect directors
| thereat shall not dissolve this corporation
| but the directors and officers then IN OF :
| flee shall remain in the office until their
| successors shall have been duly elected
qualified and installed. special heeIils
| of the stockholders may be called IN the
manner provided by law. and all the
stockholders meetings shall be held In
accordance with and in the manner pro-
vided by thddaws Of this corporation.
ARTICLE yII-This charter may b. be
| amended and the capital stock OF inns
| corporation may be increased or de-
| creased or this corporation may De as
i solved in the method and manner pro-
vided by law, this corporation shall De a
i going concern and begin business as soon
| as One-half of the capital stock shall pave
been subscribed and fully paid for, name
ly at these presents.
| ARTICLE VIII-NO stakeholder OF TINS
| CORPORATION shall ever be held llaDle OF
| RESPONSIBLE for the contracts or faultS OF
this corporation in any further sum imam
the unpaid balance of stock for when ne
| has subscribed, nor shall any mere IN
| formality in organization have the efect
| of rendering this charter null or exposing
the stockholders to any liability othef
than as above mentioned.
Thus done and passed at the City OF
New Orleans, on this day, month ana year
| herein first written above, in the pres
ence of Nessrs. Jno. a. WilloZ ana NhoreS
p Breaux, competent witnesses, VINO nave
| signed these presents with the sald APP
bearers and me notary, after due readlhs
of the whole.
witnesses: Jno. A. willoz, V. p. BreauN.
| ORIGINAL SIGNED
Il n. Maestro. 1877 Esplanade Ave. OH
shares: Walter s. Maestro 1911 Esplanade
| Ave. 40 shares: Richard Maestri 1867 Es-
nlanade Ave. 100 shares; Ceasare Maestrl,
$50 GENTLY Boulevard. 100 shares:
iSean JOSIAH GROSS.
Notary Public.
| A true copy of the original, extant ana
| Of record in my current nOtarial register.
In witness whereof my hand and seal AZ
New Orleans, Sept. o, 1922. ~