The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-03-30
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF THE
BAEHR BAKING COMPANY


United States of America, State Of
Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, city OF
New Orleans. BE il known that on this
18th day of February, in the year OF our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred ana
twenty-five, and of the Independence OF
the United States of America, the one
hundred and forty sixth, before me-
WALTER G. WEDIG, Notary Public
I'm and for the Parish of Orleans, State
of Louisiana, aforesaid. duly commits
stoned and qualified, and in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named ana
undersigned, personally came and ap'
peared the several persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who severaiiy
declared that, availing themselves OF the
laws of the State Of Louisiana, and par
ticularIy Act 267 of the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Louisiana for the year
1914, they have coyenanted and agreed
and do by these presents covenant, agree
bind, form and constitute themselves as
well as such other persons as may here
after Join or become associated with
them, into a corporation and body polite
in law, for the objects and purposes I'M
der the articles and stipulations follow
ing, to-wit:
this corporation shall be the BAEHR
BAKING COMPANY, and shall exist and
enjoy succession by its corporate name
for a period Of ninety nine years from
the date hereof. Ii shall have power ana
authority to contract, sue and be sued
to make and use a corporate seal, ana
the same to alter and break at pleasure
to hold, purchase, receive and convey, as
well as mortgage and hypOthecate prop
erty, real, personal and mixed, c0rporeal
and uncorporeal, with all the rights, pow
ers and privileges now or hereafter con-
ferred by law upon trading corporations.
Its domicile shall be in the city of New
Orleans, and all citations and legal ser
vices shall be made upon the President,
and in event of his inability to act, upon
the Vice President or Secretary, in the
order named.
ARTICLE III. The capital stock Of
this corporation is hereby fixed at the
sum of Five Thousand Dollars (S5,OO00O),
all of which shall be divided into and
represented by fifty shares Of the par
value of One Hundred Dollars (SlOO.OO)
each, Stock may be paid for in money
in services rendered the corporation, or
in property and good will regularly
transferred to the corporation, all as
shall be determined by the Board Of
Directors.
ARTICLE III. The objects and pur-
poses of this corporation and the nature
of business to be carried on by it are
hereby declared to be: To manufacture,
buy, sell, deal in at retail and whole
SALE bread, -four, cakes, pies, rolls, pas
tries, biscuits, and farinacious COM
pounds and materials of every descrip-
ton to manufacture, buy and sell, and
deal in at retail and wholesale, ice cream,
candies, syrups and confectiOnaries, con-
fectionery, novelties and supplies, includ-
ing the raw material, ingredients, con-
serves and preserves used in connection
with such manufacture and sale and BY
products made therefrOm, and all like or
kindred products; to acquire, by pur-
chase, manufacture or otherwise, all sup
plies and other articles necessary and
convenient for use in connection with
and in carrying on the business herein
mentioned or any part thereof; to CO.
struct, acquire, hire, hold, work, let and
sell factories, bake-houses. shops, build
ings, machinery and appliances suitable
for all purposes, and generally to do and
transact all such business as may be in
cldental to or connected with the bust
ness contemplated in this charter; to
acquire. take over and enjoy the stock
in trade, assets and all property rights,
credits, chooses in action and immunities
belonging or appertaining to the business
now conducted by Frank Baehr. This
corporation shall have power to establish
branches in the city of New Orleans and
elsewhere In this state, other states and
territories and possessions of the United
States, and conduct its business in all
Of its branches.
ARTICLE Nv. The corporate powers
Of this corporation shall be vested in a
four stockholders, a majority Of whom
shall constitute a quorum for the trans
action of business; absent directors may
vote at any meeting of the directors by
proxy to any other director for that par
ticular meeting. The first Board of Direc-
tors shall be: Frank Baehr, 2616 Mag
azine street, New Orleans, Louisiana
Arthur Well, POPS Magazine street, New
Orleans, Louisiana; Kate Baehr Kelly.
202S Magazine street, New Orleans, Lou
isiana; Annie Wedig Baehr, 2616 Maya.
zine street, New Orleans Louisiana, with
the said Frank Baehr as President.
Arthur Well as vice-President, Annie
Wedig Baehr as Secretary, and Kate
Baehr Kelly as Treasurer, who shall
serve as such until the second Monday
in January, 1923, or until their success
sors are duly elected and qualified. Meet
ings of the stockholders for the election