The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-03-23
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF THE
RAEHR BAKING COMPANY


limited States of America, State OF
Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans, Clts oh
New Orleans Be it known that on tnls
I6tb day of February, in the year OF our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred anu
TWENTY-FIVE, and of the Independence %
the United States of America, tne One
hundred and forty-sixth, Delore e'
WALTER G.. WEDlG, Notaiy S,n,a
in and for the Parish OF orleans, olate
of Louisiana, aforesaid, duly commis-
stoned and qualified, and in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named anu
undersigned personally came ana APP
peared the several persons MnoSe nainGs
are hereunto subscribed, who severally
declared that ayailing themselves or the
laws of the State of Louisiana, ana par
ticuIarly Act 267 of the General Assem-
bIy of the State of Louisiana for the year
1914, they have covenanted and agreed
and do by these presents covenant, agree
lind form and constitute themselves as
well as such other persons as may mere
after ioin or become associated with
them, into a corporation and body polltlc
in law for the objects and purposes uh
der the articles and stpulatlons Hollow
ing, tO-wit: ,., -.
ARTICLE /. The name and title OF
this cOrporatiOn shall be the BAEhh
BAKING COMPANY, and shall exist ana
enjoy succession by its corporate name
tor a period OF ninety mine years from
authority to contract, sue ana De sueu
to make and use corporate seal anu
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, cOrpOreal
and uncorpOreal with all the rights, pow
ers and privileges now or hereafter con-
ferred by law upon trading corporatiohs.
Its domicile shall be in the city OF Ne"
Orleans, and all citations and legal ser
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and in event of his inability to act, upon
the Vice President or Secretary, IN the
order named. - a
ARTICLE III. The capital stock Of
this corporation is hereby fixed at the
sum of Five Thousand Dollars CSo,ooo.eOJ,
ali 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 VIII regularly
transferred to the corporation, all as
shall be determined Dy the Dodru vi
Directors.
ARTICLE III. The objects and pur-
poses of this corporation and the nature
of business to be carried on by 1t are
hereby declared to be: To manufacture
buy sell deal In at retail and whole
sale, bread. flour, cakes, pies, rolls, pas
tries. biscuits, and farinacious COM
pounds and materials of every descrip-
ton; to manufacture, buy ana SELL ana
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 ana Dy
products made therefrom, and all like oil
kindred products; to acquire, by pur
chase. manufacture or otherwise, all sup
plies and other articles necessary anC
convenient for use in connection witt
and in carrying on the business herelI
mentioned or any part thereof; TO co
struct, acquire, hire, hold, work, let ans
sell factories, bake-houses, shops, Dulld
ings, machinery and appliances suitabl,
for all purposes, and generally to do ant
transact all such business as may De IN
cIdental to or connected with the busi
ness contemplated in this charter; u
acquire take over and enjoy the stocl
in trade, assets and all property rights
credits chooses in action and immunitie
belonging or appertaining to the business
now conducted by Frank Baehr I'M
corporation shall have power to establish
branches in the city Of New Orleans ant
elsewhere in this state, other states ant
territories and possessions of the Unite,
States, and conduct its business in al
of its branches.
ARTICLE Nv. The corporate power
of this corporation shall be vested in
Board of Directors, to be composed o
four stockholders, majority OF whon
shall constitute a quorum for the trans
action of business; absent directors ma!
vote at any meeting of the directors b!
proxy to any other director for that par
ticular meeting. The first Board of Direc
tors shall be: Frank Baehr, 26l6 Mag
azine street. New Orleans, Louisiana
Arthur Well. POPS Magazine street, New
Orleans, Louisiana; Kate Baehr Kelly
POPS Magazine street. New Orleans, Lou
isiana; Annie Wedig Baehr, 2616 Maya
zine street, New Orleans, Louisiana, Wit
the said Frank Baehr as President
Arthur Well as Vice President, Ami
wedig Baehr as Secretary, and Kat
Baehr Kelly as Treasurer, who shal
serve as such until the second Monda
in January, 1923, or until their success
sors are duly elected and qualified. Meet
ings of the stockholders for the electio