The herald., 1922-04-27
CHARTER.


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, 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 fun age OF
majority, except Emile \. Zatarain, Jr,
duly emancipatcd by judgment of the
Hon. Porter Parker, Judge of the Civil
District Court, Division d. for the
Parish of Orleans, rendered and signed
on the 23rd day Of March. 1922, in the
matter No. 14l,4l3 of its docket, and all
residents of this city, who severally de-
clared that avaling 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 a cor
/ poratiOn for the objects and purposes
and under the stipulatiOns and agree
mcnts hereinafter set forth and expressed.
which they hereby accept and adopt as
their charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE l. Name and Title. The
/ name and title Of this corporation hereby
formed is declared to be +. A. ZATARAIN
X SONS. INC, which shall hace its domi-
ellie in the City of New Orleans, and shall
enjoy succession for aperiOd of ninety
nine 900 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
I the ce-President 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 are
| 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 and
sell and otherwise dispose of all and
any kind of food products. yinegars, eN-
| tracts, havOringS, cOlorings, condiments,
! soft drinks cereal beverages. fruit juices,
| rOot-beer med1CinaI, chemical and phar-
| maceutical compounds, the raw products
and materials frCm which all of the
above may be made, and all by-prOductS
! thereof; TO carry on the business of 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-
|
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 or 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 thu 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 tho
State of Louisiana; to purchase, sell,
real. personal and mixed property, and
generally to do any and all things neces-
sary in and incidental to the business.
ARTICLE III. Capital Stock The
| capital stock of this corporation Is
hereby fixed at the sum of One
Hundred Thousand Dollars (Sl0o,o0OO0l,
divided into one thousand Q,OOOl shares
Dollars 100000 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
of Directors. or for services rendered
to said corporation. Said capital stock
NAV be increased to Two Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars (S250,OO0OO) by
a vote of two-thirds of all the stock
holders as provided for in Article Of
this charter. This company shall be ;
going concern as soon as Sixty Thousand
Dollars ($6O.OOO.OO) of its capital stool
has been subscribed.
Before any stakeholder shall offer his
stock to an outsider for sale, he shall
first offer same to the then existing
members of the Board of Directors al
its book value, and if they accept said
offer said members shall purchase said
stock at that price in proportion to theii
respective holdings, within ninety day:
after acceptance.
ARTICLE ". Board of Directors. Al
the corporate uOwers of the corporation
shall be vested in and exercised by {
!, Board of Directors, consisting of not more
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: +. 4. Zatarain, ST., whose post
office address is 925 Valmont Street, New
Orleans, La; Ed. J. Zatarain, whose post
office address is 1881 Upperline Street
! New Orleans, La; John f. Zatarain
whose postoffice address is 1924 Con
stance Street, New Orleans, La; MiltoI
, l.. Zatarain, whose pOstoffice address Il
925 Valmont Street, New Orleans, La
Charles e. Zatara1n, whose pOStoI1lce az
} dress is 1918 Upeprline Street, New Or
leans. La, and Emile A. Zatarain, Jr.
whose postoffice address is 92o Valmon
Street, New Orleans La, with Il.
3 Zatarain, ST., as President; Ed. j
Zatarain as ce-President; and Charlie
I c. Zatarain as Secretary Treasurer, VIII
shall hold their offices until the secon'
r Thursday of March, 1923, or until thei
S successors have been duly appointed an
p qualified On the second Thursday o
= March, 1923 and annually thereafter al
election for Directors shall be held n
. the office of the corporation as provide
: for by the bylaws. Failure at any tim
: to hold meeting or elect directors, o
. officers, as herein provided, shall no
work a forfeiture of this Charter, o
dissolve the corporation, but the actin
Board of Directors shall continue in OF
a flee until their successors have bee
: properly elected.
: ARTICLE V. Amendments. This act Q
: incorporation may be changed or amende
a and this corporation may be dissolved Q
d Iiauidated, and the capital stock of thi
Il corporation increased up to the linn
| provided in Article III of this Charte
II with the assent of two-thirds OF tn
8 whole capital stock convened for tins
II purpose after fifteen (15) days prior writ
i ten notice Of such meeting shall be give
t to each stakeholder mailed to hrs las
/ known address.
e ARTICLE VI. Liability. No stOckhOldt
% of this corporation shall ever be held liz
BILE for the contracts or faults thereof,
II any further sum than the unpaid balanC