The herald., 1922-03-23
CHARTER OF rhE JOS. HYMEL -

COMPANY, INC,
United States Of America. Ststoo,
iana' Parish Of Orleans, City n, LOU.
ieahS; lie IL known: that on thew Q,
ttehth gay oil the month Of March lou.
year OF our Lord, one tbonaen' IN d.
hundred and twenty-five. and Nh.
dependence of the United STAT VI Tie Ia
"a, the one hundred and fortr VI VI Anst.
fore me, William +. COnkerto5 SIXTH, b.
public, duly commissioned ana q hOts,,
IN and for this city and the Par;sytu slt5
leans therein residing, and in m. o.
ence of the witnesses hereinat. Tue pneL
and undersigned, personally cam nans
peared: The persons whose n., aug a.
hereuntO subscribed, who daci"aies a,
availing themselves Of tho Iay'a la,
State, relative To the Organization VI ns
pOratiOnS, they hereby form IN Oh CO..
their associates ana successors into fa
pOratlOn with all the power ana Nv, @.
thereof. under tie following srtiopin rlnlegs
they adopt as their charter, tow, Sha
ARTICLE The name of ma.
ton shall be: Jos. Hymel Cigs,V rpoa
pany. Inc" sar Con-
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and ~
for which this corporation is lpuIpossi
the nature of the business 10 he ~ an
on by il are hereby declared 20 enrN
buy, sell, manufacture store bonSS L
port, export and transport AZ wh, N,
I anu Ittdll raw AtbdifO. UaUufqct,--sat
baccO, cigars, cigarettes. mannt"7 70
cigars and cigarettes and deaI "a aclais
facture goods of every deScrintio." NAM
dental to the business of carrv;na iac-
wholesale and retail tobacco L1s,1oa
and to COntStrust, lease. own nsas
maintain rooms, buildings. ana sA
houses for storage or manufactur, sN
poses or purposes incidental, necess,,
to the conduct of their business sSS-F
! described; to acquire either by nnrc SOet
merger, lease or exchange the MS
or entire plants of other corporatinIpe'V
| individuals engaged in the business Nv
lar or incidentally TO any part of ths. I'M I'M
ness in which this corporation il en, Jun
or can engage; to import or export -,
of the articles necessary or Incidence
the proper operation of said business
To borrow money for any and an :,
the purposes hereinabOve set forth AZ
time to time to any extent necessary On W
opinion of the board of directors ~ ~
corporation, negotiate notes. coupons -
gistered or other bonds or oblipstio,. y
this corporation and to secure the pavm,..
of the principal and interest on the s,u.
by mortgage or pledge of all or any nss
of the property rights, franchises sss
privileges of the corporation then owras
or which may be hereafter acquired ana
also with full power to do all thnr
proper, necessary, convenient or inciden,,l
to the powers or purposes above 81.
pressed.
To acquire, lease. purchase. transit,
assign, convey, mortgage, hypotheas
pledge or otherwise dispose Of pronsr,,
both real or personal incidental ana /,
connection with the business Of this con.
pany.
The enumeration OF powers herelnsbov.
made shall not be construed as in anywis,
a limitation upon the powers of this cor.
poratiOn, but in furtherance thereof.
ARTICLE III-The domicile OF this en-,
pOration shall be in the City Of New Or.
leans. State of Louisiana, and all ets.
tions and other legal process shall Be
served upon the president or in his sb
sence or disability upon the secretary
treasurer, or as otherwise provided By
law.
ARTICLE Iv-The period of duratIo,
Of this corporation shall be ninety min,
years unless sooner dissolved in accord
ance with law.
ARTICLE v-The corporate powers Of
this corporation shall be vested in board
of directors to consist Of three or more
stockholders to be elected annually on The
third Thursday of December Of each year
and until such time the following shall
constitute the first board of directors. To-
wit: Gus III. Rattle. 1922 Peters Ave;
Joseph Hymel. 1928 Seruntine St; J. K
D'Avricourt, 1923 Prytania Street; with
Joseph Hymel as president, Gus T.
Rattle. as vice-president and treasurer.
The directors selected to serve until their
successors shall be elected and qualified,
a majority of whom shall constitute
quorum for the transaction Of business.
ARTICLE VI-The board Of directors
shall have full power and authority 70
make all bylaws, rules and regulations
for the conduct of the business Of this cor.
pOratiOn. and to fill any and all vacancies
of officers and directors, whether by
death. resignation or otherwise. To sell
and buy real estate for the operation Of
the business of this corporation
ARTICLE VII-UpOn the dissolution q
this corporation, its affairs shall be lqu.
dated by one or more liquidators elected
| by the stockholders in accordance win
law. :.
ARTICLE vIII-In all elections for d.
rectors, each stakeholder shall be entitled
to one vote for each share OF stock ownsa
by him for each director.
ARTICLE IX-The capital stock OF TIM
corporation is hereby declare to be ON
hundred thousand dollars ($l00,0o0O). a.
vided into one thusand shares of one hun
the same may be increased to two Dun
dred and fifty thousand dollars, ~Se'
O00.0O).
ARTICLE X-The subscription for and
the ownership of all stocks In TINS cor
poration are made and taken upon tn'
condition that any holder Of stock desi
ing to sell the same, shall first oner nn
stock to the corporation at his LOVE
price, and the corporation shall ns''
thirty days in which to exercise us W
tion to purchase the same. On It's ieusa
to purchase, the stockholders shan nav
ten days to exercise their option 10 psl
chase such stock at said price, after ,n
| xFrkfr lion Of NM gfOfkUOlur
shall be free to make any other saie
| this stock.
ARTICLE XI-The names and places y
| residence of the incorporates OF ~
corporation and the subscribers ~ " 4,
and the number of shares subscripeo y
each of them are as follows; JS ee ,h. ~
mel. $50 shares: Gus. ii. Rattle, 2oo snai'
| J. X. D'Avricourt, 10 shares. -,
ARTICLE XII-No stockholder ~. q,
ever be held liable or responsible i9r n I,
contracts or faults of said corporauyaa !
any further sum than the UNPAID oai Az,
| due on the shares Of stock owned " III, ~
nor shall any mere informally 10 ~ ..,.,
| this charter null, or OF expeslns I'M
stakeholder to any liability beyona ~
amount due on his stock. -S,,. q
Thus done and passed. in my QUIZ a.,
! the City of New Orleans, on tne ,,ts ~,
month and year herein first above ". va +
in the presence of John s. Dunn IN, ~
| J. Montegut, competent witnesses -
have hereunto signed with the sso y
bearers and me, notary, after reaoihs
| the whole. -,
Witnesses: f. J. Montegut, JONI
| Dunn.
| ORIGINAL SIGNED): ,.,,.
Joseph Hymel, ESQ: Gus d. nA
(25O) j. X. D'Avricourt, (10l.
| WIN. +. CONKERIOrN,u,
Notary Pesn,
I, the undersigned. Recorder q a.issa,
cages, In and for the Parish OF v. M
State of Louisiana. do hereby reeit IaIlrner
the above and foregoing act OF lncwsu,,
alton of the Jos. Hymel Cigar IVI ~ M
Inc, was this day duly recoroeo ~
| office In Rook 1868 Folio -.