The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-05-04
CHARTER.

Louisiana. Parish of Orleans, City OF
New Orleans. BE IL known that on this
thirty-hrSt day of the month OF March.
in the year of our Lord, one thousand
nine hundred and twenty two. and of this
Independence of the United States of
America. the one hundred and forty
sixth, before me, WILLIAM J. FOR
MENTO, "A Notary Public, duly commits
stoned and qualified, in and for the City
of New Orleans Parish OF Orleans, there
in residing, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed. personally came and appeared
the several parties whose names are
hereto subscribed, all Of the full age Of
majority. except Emile a Zatarain, Jr.,
duly cmaucipated by judgment Of the
Hon. Porter Parker. Judge Of the Civil
District Court, Division D. for the
Parish of Orleans, rendered and signed
On the 23rd day Of March. 1922, in the
matter No. lii4l3 of its docket, and all
residents of this city, who Scverally de-
/ clared that availng themselves of the
| laws OF the State of Louisiana and eSpe-
/ cially Of Act 261 of 1914, in such cases
made and provided, they have formed
and organized. and by these presents do
form and organize themselves into Il cor
: poration for the objects and purposes
and under the stipuations and agree
/ mcnts hereinafter set forth and expressed.
which they hereby accept and adopt as
| their charter, to-wit:
| ARTICLE /. Name and Title. The
( name and title Of this corporation hereby
| formed is declared To he +. \. ZATARAlN
! X SONS. INC. which shall hace its dum!-
/ ellie in the City of New Orleans, and shall
| enjoy succession for aperod of ninety
nine 800 years from date hereof. All
citations or other legal process shall be
! served upon the President. and, in case
of his absence or inability to act, upon
the Vice President or Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE H. Objects and Purposes.
| The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized and the nature
of the business to be carried on 10y II are
hereby declared to be:
To manufacture sell and otherwise dis
pose of, at wholesale or retail, the Pap
pOOSe Food Products. and incidentally
to buy all necessary ingredients and ma
tcralS therefor; to manufacture, buy and
sell and otherwise dispose of all ana
any kind of food products. viuegars, eN-
tracts, fiavOrings. cOlOrings, condiments,
soft drinks. cereal beverages, fruit juices,
root beer. medlCinaI. chemical and phar-
maceutiCal compounds, the raw products
and materials from which all of the
above may be made, and all by-products
/. thereof: to carry on the business of can
ners, bOttlers. packers, coopers, ana 10
; manufacture, buy, sell deal in, ard In
any manner use and originate devices
filters cans. bottles and all kinds of re-
ceptacles and containers; to obtain. reg
lister, purchase, lease and otherwise ac'
quire, use and operate, sell and otherwise
dispose of any trade marks, trade names
! patents and inventions; TO acquire by
, purchase. subscription or otherwise. and
to hold. sell, assign, transfer, exchange
mortgage pledge or otherwise dispose oil
any shares of the capital stock, bonds
or other evidences of Indebtedness of any
other corporation or corporations, asso
, citation or associations, domestic OF
! In N
which this corporation may be author
lied to engage, or the ownership o
whose securities would be advantageou
or convenient in the protection or pro
D motion of any of the purposes or In
I terests of this corporation, but only Z
a the extent authorized by the laws of tn
: State of Louisiana; to purchase, sell
g mortgage. lease and otherwise acquir
: real personal and mixed property, an
q generally to do any and all things neces
v sary in and incidental to the business
ARTICLE Ill Capital Stock Tn
: tcapital stock of this corporation !
: hereby fixed at the sum Of On
: Hundred Thousand Dollars Cs1Oo,cOO.OO
Z divided into one thousand QOoOl share
v of par value of One Hundre
y Dollars 100000 each, which stoc
o may be issued full paid ana non-asses
u sable for cash or for property actuall
u transferred for value fixed by its Boar
Of Directors, or for services rendere
to said corporation. Said capital stoc
may be increased to Two Hundred an
" Fifty Thousand Dollars $3.50 100000 b
! a vote of two-thirds Of all the stool
n holders as provided for in Article v
!. this charter. This company shall be
~ going concern as soon as Sixty Thousan
% Dollars (S6O. 100000 of its capital stoc
II has been subscribed.
l. Before any stakeholder shall offer h
rs stock to an outsider for sale. he sha
n first offer same to the then existin
n members of the Board Of Directors
rs its book value, and IL they accept sal
Is offer said members shall purchase sal
id stock at that price in proportion to the
h respective holdings, within ninety da!
Dr. after acceptance.
ARTICLE ". Board of Directors. A
20 the corporate uowers of the corporate
:. shall be vested in and exercised by
- Board of Directors, consisting of not mo
- than six nor less than three stakeholder
., majority of whom shall constitute
~ quorum for the transaction of bushes
n The first Board of Directors shall
-, composed of the following stakeholder
~ to-wit: f. A Zatarain. ST., whose pos
" office address is 925 Valmont Street, Ne
: Orleans La; Ed. ]. Zatarain, whose pos
office address is 1881 Upperline Stree
is New Orleans, La; John f. Zatarai
ed whose postoffice address is 1924 Co
he stance Street, New Orleans, La; Milt'
LdtdIdln, WHOst posloiiiNc
o. 925 Valmont Street, New orleans, La
by Charles c. Zatarain, whose postoffice a
MS dress is 1918 Upeprline Street, New U
e. leans, La, and Emile A. Zataraln, j
nd whose postoffice address is e25 Valmo
Street, New Orleans, La. with Il.
lis Zatarain, ST., as President; Ed.
all Zatarain as. yice-President; and Charl
ed c. Zatarain as Secretary Treasurer, W
C. shall hold their offices until the secol
or Thursday of March, 1923, or until the
SIS successors have been duly appointed al
tie qualified On the second Thursday
Is March. 1923 and annually thereafter
election for Directors shall be held
n, the office of the corporation as provid
Ire for by the bylaws. Failure at any til
its | to hold a meeting or elect directors,
hy officers, as herein provided, shall n
n, work a forfeiture of this Charter.
m dissolve the corporation, but the acti
~. Board Of Directors shall continue In {
he flee until their successors have be
M properly elected.
in ARTICLE " Amendments. This act
"a incorporation may be changed or amend
a and this corporation may be dissolved
nd liauidated, and the capital stock Of Il
raj corporation increased up to the Lin
provided in Article III of this Chart
all with the assent Of two-thirds or !
Its whole capital stock convened for Il
all purpose after fifteen (15) days prior W.T.
Ia ten notice Of such meeting shall be CIV
ect to each stakeholder mailed to HRS II
an known address.
the ARTICLE vi. Liability. No stockholC
Tue of this corporation shall ever be held