New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-22

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-STATE OF LOU.
ISIANA-PARISA OF 0RLEANS-CITY or NEW
ORLEANS.
Be it known, that before me. William Pfaf a
notary public in and for the parish of Orleans
State of Louisiana duly commissioned snc quail.
fed and in presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and Undersigned, personally came and ap.
peared in my office on this the first day of DeCem.
her, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and
seventy. five, the persons whose names are sub
scrbed hereto, who severally to me declared that
awaiting themselves of the provisions of the laws
OF tn!s state relative to the Organization OF cor
poratlons herein, they have agreed, and by these
presents do agree and bind themselves and those
whom they may hereafter associate with them IN.
DER this charter, TO form Themselves into a cor
poraton for the purposes and under the articles and
stipulatlons following, to wit:
ARTICLE l.
THE HOMEMADE SHOE AND CLOTHING MANI,
FEATURING COMPANY and is dometle shall be
ana, United States Of America.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes of the company are declared to be
as follows, 10 wit; To manufacture and make il
this city and in this State, shoes, boots, clothing
aud all articles genera ~ Of personal wearing APP
pare!, the materials for the manufacturing and
making OF which articles are to be purchased as
far as possible and practicable, from the raw ma.
teTa!s and products OF this STATE. All such art.
Giles and apparel SO manufactured and made, TO be
lawfully sold and disposed of for the benefit of this
company and to the best advantage, according to
and under such bylaws and regulations az may
hereafter b- provided and adopted-all tor the
benefit profit and advantage OF this company and
az tAe STOCK or shareholders thereof as well as tor
ARTICLE III.
The president of the com pany, and in his absence
from the city the vice president shall be the
proper otiicer on whom citation and all lega. serv
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of the company shall be TWEEN.
ty'hve thousand dollars, represented by five thou
sand shares OF i've dollars each, onetftn twenty
per centum OF each share to be paid cash OF the
time of subscription, the balance to be paid in in
stalIments not 10 exceed twenty per centum of
pauy, after thirty days written or public notice;
provided that any subscriber or shareholder mat
paw in any amount in excess OF said twenty per
centutn, at bis option.
ARTICLE v.
The subscribers to this act seven IN number
shall! constitute a Board of Directors who irnme.
diately after the registry OF this act accord.
ing to law, shall hold a meeting and elect from
among themselves president, vice president
secretary and treasurer, who shall always be
elected by ballot on a ma ority vote, and the said
officers so first elected being the orgnators and or
GAMERS OF this company, shall hold their respect
i've offices for We years from date of said election
and until their successors elected. At the expi-
ration Of said term of five years the election of said
officers, to witt President, vice president score
tarv and treasurer, shall be held every two years
the esfter, the term of said officers after the
piration of said five years being limited to two
years only. The three directors other than said
officers. constituted by this act aha hold their
office, as such directors for a term OF two wears
from the date OF the registry of this act and until
their successors are elected, aud shal, be elected
every Two years thereafter
ARTICLE VI
The term OF this corporation s designated aad
fixed az Twenty-Five years from date OF reg stgy OF
this act. -
The qualifications necessary for the officers and
directors of this shall ba hat hay
residents this city and stoc khoders of this com
pany, and all excepting the secretary and treas.
urer must 5e mechanics.
ARTICLE VIII.
If at anv time previous to the expiration of the
term OF this charter this company should, from
any cause excepting by forfeiture of charter as
provided by law, be dissolved, then the stock
holders OF said company shall Immediately elect
from among themselves three competent commits.
sioners, who shall be vested with alt the powers
necessary to collect and dispose of the assets OF
ties and to distribute the surplus If any pro rata
among its stockholders. according to law and the
provisions OF this charter and the bylaws and
regulations Hereunder. If said d solution should
not take place prior to the expiration of the term
of this charter and If h renewal. continuation or
extension of this charter shall not have been
agreed upon and effected, then the liquidation OF
the affairs of the company shall be made and eff
tected by three commissioners, 10 be elected by
the stockholders ftom among themselves, at a
meeting to be convoked by the president or in his
absence or failure to do So by the vice president
days prior to the expiration of said term, v hch
commissioners shaube vested with all the requisite
pOwetS as Aforesaid.
Thus done and passed at my office, at the said
city of New Orleans, in the presence OF T. A. Plan
sgan ana John B. hunz, witnesses OF lawful age,
aud domiciliated in this city, who hereunto sign
their names together with the said appearers aud
me the said notary, on the day and date ABOVE
written. JACOB MULLER
RICHARD HUMEL
GUS WiNBHILL,
JOHN H. HARTWIG,
Lu0USSARD FRANZ
JOHN G. SIGLER,
]. ACKERMANN.
T. A. FLANAGAN
JOHN B. KUSl Witnesses.
WILLIAM PFAFF,
Notary Public.
have examined the within aud foregoing act of
incorporation, and am of the opinion that the pur
pose and objects of said corporation specified in
said act are legal, and that none of the provisions
therein contained are contrary to law.
JOHN McPHRLIN,
District Attorney First Judicial District
New Orleans, December ., 1875
l. the undersigned, deputy recorder of mortgages
In and fol the city and parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the within and
foregoing act Of incorporation Of The Home Made
Shoe and Clothing Manufacturing Company, was
this day duly recorded in my ONCE, according to
Law, In book No. lis. folios 723, 72i and tbs.
New Orleans, December 2, 1875.
deS Q. DARCANTkL, Deputy Recorder.