The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-05-04
CHARTER OF TROPICAL PRINTING
COMPANY. INC.


COMPANY, INC.
State of Louisiana. Parish Of Orleans.
CITY of New Orleans, BE il known that
on this twenty-siXth day of the month OF
April in the year of our Lord one thous-
and. nine hundred and twenty two. De-
fore me- Charles V. MacalusO, a notary
public in and for the Parish of Orleans;
STATE of Louisiana. duly commissioned
and qualified. and in the presence or the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed. personally came ana appeared the
several persons whose names are hereuh-
20 subscribed, all above the full age or
majority who seyerally declared that'
availing themselves of the laws OF the
State of Louisiana, and especially the laws
relative to the organization of corpora
tions. they have covenanted and agreed to
bind. form and constitute themselves, as
well as such other persons as may mere
after be Joined or associated with them,
into a corporation and body polite in law,
for the objects and purposes. tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name, style and title
of this corporation shall be Tropical
Printing Company, Inc. and by that name
il shall have and enjoy all rights, advant-
ages and privileges granted by law TO
corporations. and shall exist for the full
term of ninety-nine years. 1t shall have
power to contract, sue and to be sued TO
make and to sue a corporate seal, ana the
same to alter and break at pleasure; 10
hold. receive. lease. purchase, sell and
convey. as well as to mortgage. hypothe-
cate and pledge. real. personal and mixed,
corporal and incOrporeal; to name ana
appoint such manager. directors, officers,
agents. and other employees, as its in
terest and convenience may require, and
to make and establish. as well as to alter
and amend. such laws, rules and regula-
tons as may be necessary and CNpedient
for the proper management aud govern
ment of the affairs of the corporation.
ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmicile of this cor
il hers
New Orleans State of Louisiana, and all
citations or other legal process shall be
served upon the president of said cor
poration. or. in his absence. upon the
secretary.
ARTICLE uI-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is or
ganiZed are hereby declared to be: A
general manufacturing stationery bust
ness. blank book manufacturing. all kinds
Of printing. lithographing. engraving. en-
bossing and a general wholesale and re-
tail stationery business; to deal in office
supplies Of every description. and to do
everything necessary for the conduct of
said business.
ARTICLE IY-The capital stock of this
corporation is fixed at the sum of one
hundred thousand dollars (S100,0O0.OO), to
be divided into one thousand shares 0OOO)
of one hundred (S100O0) dollars each, and
shall be paid for as directed by the board
of directors.
powers of this corporation shall be eXer-
cised by a board of directors consisting
of six stockholders three of whom shall
constitute a quorum. The directors may
vote in person or by proxy. The board
of directors shall elect annually from their
number president. a vice president. a
secretary and treasurer. The first board
of directors shall consist of the following ::
President. Ii. 5. D'antOni. $10,OOO.OO; Vice
President. Austin Leftwich. $5,0OOOO;
Sperpt1rV q
urer. p. Gulotta, S1O.OOOO0; Chas Left
witch. S5.OOO.OO; c. D'Antoni, S10.OOOOO /:
NJ. Moss, S2.OOO.OO: who shall hold Office
until the annual election on the first Mon
day of February, 1923. or until their sue
cessOrs are elected and at the same period
for each succeeding year hereafter. when
the stockholders shall hold their annual
meeting for the transaction of business.
Any vacancy on the board occurring
through death. removal or otherwise,
shall be filled by the remaining members
of the board.
ARTICLE VI-The subscribers to the
capital stock have set opposite their
names the number of shares subscribed
by them. and shall serve as the original
subscription list. Each share of stock
shall be entitled to one vote for each out
standing share in his name on the books
of the corporation. A majority of the
votes shall elect.
ARTICLE yII-In the event of the dis
solution or liquidation of this corporation,
the stockholders shall elect three liauida-
tors from among their number at a meet
ing convened for that purpose, after fif-
teen days written notice to each stock
holder by mall at his last known ad-
dress. and said liquidators shall have the
right and authority to wind up the af-
fairs OF the corporation In case of the
death of one of the liquidators the sur
Vlvors shall appoint a stakeholder to sue
coed him.
ARTICLE vIII-This charter may be
modified changed or altered or said cor
poration may be dissolved with the con-
sent or the stockholders owning two
thirds Of the entire capital stock. at a
general meeting of the stockholders called
Tor that purpose. after fifteen days no.
tice shall have been given to such stock
address.
ARTICLE IX-No subscriber for stock
snail be held liable for the contracts.
Vaults or debts of this corporation. in
any further sum than the unpaid amount
which might be due on his substitution
to stock. nor shall any informality in or
ganfzation have the effect of rendering
TINS charter void. or rendering any sub
scrlber liable beyond the unpaid amount,
II any. due on his stock.
-. Thus done and passed in my office. at
the City of New Orleans, on the dav.
month and year first above written in
the presence of VI. Wild, and Edw ].
SpOrl. competent witnesses who hereunto
and me, notary, after full reading of the
whole
Witnesses: NJ. Wild. Edw. J. sporI.
ORIGINAL SIGNED:
II. s. D'AntOni. president 100 shares
paid up: r. q. Pratt. secretary, 10 shares
paid up; p. Gulotta. treasurer 100 shares
paid up. per b. s. D'Antoni: Austin Left
wen v1ce-president, 30 shares paid up
6nas. Leftwich: 30 shares paid up; c.
DAntoni. 100 shares paid up.
CHARLES V. MACALUSO
(SeaD: Notary pubIio
L. the undersigned. Recorder of Mort
cages in and for the Parish of Orleans.
state or Louisiana. do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing Act of Incorpora-
ton or the Tropical Printing Co. Inc.
was TINS day duly recorded in my office
in Book 1868. folio 27s.
New Orleans. April 26th. 1922.
(Signed) ROBT SCOTT
Deputy Recorder
L hereby certify the above and forego-
ing 10 be a true and correct copy of the
Office.
CHARLES v. MACALUSO.