The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-03-02
CHARTER OF


United States of America, state o, o,
Ionisiana. Parish of Orleans, City Oh
New Orleans. Be it known that on ms ms
Ard day of the month of Janaury, IN tne
wear of our Lord one thousand nine hun
dred and twenty-five, and OF the lnue
pendence of the United States OF AInesa
The one hundred and forthwith, before
me. ARTHUR A. MORENO, N9.ary
Public duly commissioner anu qut 90
i'm and for this city and the Parisn Oh
Orleans therein residing, ana In tne prs
ence of the hereinafter named ana uhuer
signed witnesses, personally CAME anu
appeared the following persons Mnose
names are hereuntO subscribed, togetner
with the amounts Of their respective SUD
scriptions TO the capital stock OF the cor
poration to be formed. who seVerally ue
clare that, ayailing themselves OF the
provisions Of the general laws OF tne
stata az Louisiana relative to the organi-
zation Of corporations, they nave cove
nanted and agreed, and do Dy these
presents covenant and agree, anu pInu
and obligate themselves, as Wen rs sun
other persons as may hereafter become
associated with them or their successors,
10 form and constitute themselves into a
corporation and body polite In law, ana
for the objects and purposes ana unuer
the agreements and stipulations foilow-
ARTICLE I. The name and title OF
this CORPORATION shall he BROWN ICE
CREAM CO., INC, and by this name ana
and authority to have and enjoy success
sion for the full term Of ninety-nine years
from the date hereof; to contract, sue ana
be sued; to borrow money; TO make ana
issue its negotiable, promissory notes, OF
other evidences of Indebtedness; to create
debts; to make and use corporate seal
to purchase and receive, lease, hold, sell
and convey, as well as mortgage and ny,
pothecate property, real, personal yahu
mixed: !. to name and appoint such officers
and agents as the interest of said cor
poration may require; to make and estaD-
lish such bylaws and regulations Tor the
proper MANAGEMENT and regulation OF ts
affairs as may be deemed necessary, anu
the name to change, alter and amend ~
pleasure.
poration shall be In the City OF New
Orleans, Parish of Orleans, state OF Lou,
isiana and all citations and other lega
process shall be served upon the Presl
dent of said corporation, or In case OIL
his absence, upon the vice-President, oil
in case of the absence Of both OF thes'
officers upon the Secretary hereof.
ARTICLE Ill. The objects and pur'
poses for which this corporation Is estab'
1ished and the nature OF the business &c
be carried on by Ii are TO manufacture
sell and distribute In the City OF ba.ot
Rouge and the surrounding territory, ice
ice cream, ice cream products ana otnei
confections and to do all things neces'
sary and usually done in connection WITH
the manufacture and sale or Ice cream
and ice cream products.
ARTICLE w. The capital stock OF
this CORPORATION shall be Ten Thousand
Dollars (s10.000OO), divided into one nun
bred l00) shares of the par value OF one
Hundred Dollars ($100.OO) each. and may
he increa sed TO the sum of Twenty Thou
sand Dollars ($200O0.0O), divided into
two hundred (200) shares OF the par valut
of One Hundred Dollars ($10O.O0) each
and this corporation is to be going con.
hall of ha
has been subscribed for. Each share Q,
the stock shall be entitled to one vote
either in person or by proxy, at al gen
eral elections or meetings of stockholders
Should the capital stock of this corpor
alton ever be Increased over the sum Of
i Ten Thousand Dollars (Sl0O000o), ther
such additional shares of stock that may
be issued shall first be offered to the
holders Of stock at the time oil issuanes
at the book value OF said new stock In
the proportion in which the said stock
holders shall at the time Of issuance hold
stock in this corporation.
ARTICLE V. No stockhoider shaii eve
be held liable or responsible for the in
debtedness, faults or defaults OF this cor
poration, nor shall any mere Informant,
In the organization of the corporation
have the effect Of rendering the charte
null. or of exposing the stockholders q
any liability beyond the unpaid balance
II any, on their subscriptions.
ARTICLE VI. This corporation shal
have all powers granted to such corpor
ations by law, and shall have the powe
to contract, sue and be sued In It's cor
porate name. and to own, hold. receive
loan, lease. purchase. sell and convey o
mortgage any and all of its effects, or &
hypothecate its property, and to do an!
and all acts and things of any other kind
nature or description as may be neces
, sary to carry out the objects and pur
poses of said business as its interests AM
conveniences may require.
ARTICLE VII. The business Of thi
corporation shall be directed by AM