The herald., 1922-06-22
ACT OF INCORPORATION OF
THE GEM RAFTING C0 INC

United States of America, State of
Louisiana, City of New Orleans, Parish
18th day of April, in the year of our
Lord ,one thousand, nine hundred and
twenty-five. before me, John l.. Feliu,
Notary Public, duly commissioned and
leans, City of New Orleans, State OF
Louisiana, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared
the persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed all of the full age of ma
jority. who severally declare that avail
ing themselves of the provisions of the
laws of this state, and particularly Act
261 of the General Assembly of the state
of Louisiana, for the year 1914, relative
10 the organization of corporations, they
have formed and organized, and by these
presents do form themselves and of those
whom they represent into and constitute
a corporation and body polite in law
for the objects and purposes and under
the stipulatiOns and agreement herein
after set forth and expressed which they
hereby adopt as their charter.
ARTICLE I. The name and title OF
the corporation hereby formed is de-
clared to be The Gem Bottling Co, Inc.
its domicile shall De in the City of New
Orleans. State of Louisiana. and IL shall
have and enjoy SUGGESTIONS by its cor
from and after the date hereof This
corporation shall have power and au-
thOity to contract. sue and be sued In
its corporate name; to make and use Q
corporate seal; to hold, receive, hire and
purchase real and personal property, and
to sell, mortgage or pledge the same
to borrow money to issue bonds. notes
and other obligations; all citations OF
other legal process shall ne served upon
the President, and in the event Of his
absence or inability to act from any
cause. the same shall be served upon the
Vice President or Secretary Treasurer
ARTICLE III. The objects and pur'
poses for which this corporation is organ
lied and the nature of the business tC
be carried on by It are hereby declared
to be: To manufacture, buy and sell al
kinds of syrups, settler, mineral car
donated waters and nOn-alcoholic bever
| ages Of all kinds.
ARTICLE III. The capital stock Of
this corporation is hereby fixed at the
sum Of Five Thousand Dollars (s5OOO.O0
divided into and represented by Fifty
500 shares Of the par value OF On'
Hundred Dollars $4,000. which shall
be paid for in cash. at the time Of sub
| scription. This corporation shall com
mence business as soon as Fifty Per Cen
of the capital stock shall have been paiC
| in.
ARTICLE ". All corporate power o.
| this corporation shall he vested and ex
ercised by the board Of three directors
| to be composed of the stockholders, anC
| Of whom two shall constitute a quorum
Board of Directors shall be vested will
| full power and authority to make all con
| tracts, purchases and sell, and adopt nj
! bylaws. rules and regulations for tn
| government of the business and affair
| of the corporation: to alter. amend AM
change the same ut pleasure: to appoint
| hire and discharge all officers, agent
| and employees. fix all salaries. and gen
orally to do and perform all things nee
| essary in the transaction Of the bushes
| and affairs of the corporation. ANY va
cancy occurring in said board shall b.
| filed by the stockholders in the manne
| as provided for in the election of direc
| tors.
The first Board Of Directors OF thi
corporation shall consist of the follow
| ing named. viz: Chas. J. Hauer an
Lawrence A. Hauer, with the said Chas
J. Hauer as President. Albert II. Haue
as Vice-President. and Lawrence A. Haue
| as secretary treasurer. who shall hol
F, their offices until the first Monday Il
! April, 1923. or until their successors ar
| duly elected and qualified.
| On the first Monday I'm April. 1872:
and annually thereafter, an election TO
directors shall be held at the office o
| the company, under the supervision o
three commissioners, to be appointed b.
elected shall take their seat immediatel
| and shall hold office until their success
sors are duly elected and qualified. Fac
board shall elect its own officers, whic
| n
dent, and Secretary Treasurer. All cor
porate elections shall be by ballot, an
| a majority OF the votes cast shall cleo
and each share Of stock shall be entitle
to one vote. either in person or by proxy
ARTICLE V. This Act of Incorpora
ton may be changed, altered or modified
| or the capital stock be increased. or tn
corporation dissolved. with the assent O
three-fourths go of the stakeholder
present or represented at any geners
meeting of the stockholders held for tha
purpose, after ten days prior notice O
such meeting shall have been given b
publication in one of the daily paper
| published in the City of New Orleans
by five publications during said period
and such changes as may be made |
reference to the capital stock shall II
quire an additional ten days notice 1
writing to each of the stockholders.
ARTICLE VI. Whenever this corpol
alton is dissolved either by limitation {
this charter or from any cause. its affair
shall be liquidated by three commission
ers to be appointed from among I'll
stockholders at a meeting of the stocl
holders convened for that purpose, afte
thirty days advertisement in any of tn