New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-04
CORPORATIONS,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-STATE OF LOU.
I>IANA-PARISH OF ORLEANS-CITY OF NEW
ORLEANS,

OhLkANS.
Be it known that before me, William Pfaf q
notary public in and for the parish of Orleans,
State of Louisiana duly commissioned ano 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.
Der, in the year Of our Lord eighteen hundred and
seventy five, the persons whose names sub
serbed hereto, who severaly to me declared that,
awaiting themselves OF the provisions of the laws
of this State relative to the organization of cor
PefatieHs herein, they have agreed, and by these
whom they may hereafter associate with them un-
der this charter, to form themselves into
poraton for the purposes and under the articles and
stlpulatlons following, to wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of the corporation shall he
THE HOMEMADE SHOE AND CLOTHING MANU-
FEATURING COMPANY. and its domicile shall be
in the city of New Orleans, in the State of Louisi.
ana United States of America.
ARTICLE H.
The purposes of the company are declared to be
as follows, to wit: To manufacture and make in
this city and in this st ate, shoes, boots clothing
and all articles genera ly of personal wearing APP
parel, the mate rails for the manufacturing and
making of which articles are to be purchased, as
far as possible and practicable. from the
terials and products of this State All such arti.
Giles and apparel SO manufactured aud made to te
lawfully sold and disposed of for the benefit of this
company and TO the best advantage according to
and under such bylaws and regulations may
hereafter BIZ provided and adOpted--al for the
benefit, profit and advantage of this company and
all the stock or shareholders thereof, as well as for
ARTICLE ILL.,
The president of the com pany and in his absence
from the city the vice president, shall be the
proper officer on whom citation and all legal serv-
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of the company shall be TWEEN.
ty five thousand do lars represented by five thou
sand shares of five dollars each. One-tifth twenty
per centum of each share to be paid cash at the
time of subscription, the balance to be paid in in
stallments not TO exceed twenty per centum Of
each share, at the call of the directors of said
pany, after thirty days written or public notice;
provided, that any subscriber or shareholder may
paw in any amount in excess of said twenty per
Centum, at his option.
ARTICLE "
The subscribers to this act seven IN number
shall constitute a Board of Directors, who, imme.
diately after the registry OF this act accord
ing to law, shall hold a meeting and elect from
among themselves president a vice president,
secretary and q treasurer, who shall always be
elected by ballot on ma iority vote, and the said
officers first elected being the originators and
ganizers of this company shall hold their respect
i've offices for I've years from date of said election
and until their elected. At the exp-
ration of said term OF five years the election of said
tary and treasurer, shall be held every two years
thereafter. the term of said officers after the ex
piration Of said five years being limited to two
years only. The three directors, other than said
officers, constituted by this act, shall hold their
office, as such directors for term of two years
from the date of the registry of this act and until
their successors are elected, and shall be elected
every two years thereafter.
ARTICLE vi.
The term of this corporation is designated and
fixed At twenty five years from date of registry Of
this act
ARTICLE VII.
The qualifications necessary for the officers and
directors of this company shall be that hey are
residents Of this city and stockholders of this com
lany and all excepting the secretary and treas.
urer must be mechanics.
ARTICLE VIII.
II at any time previous to the expiration of the
tenn of this charter this company should from
any cause excepting by forfeiture of charter az
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 all the powers
1ec>ssey to collect and dispose Of the assets Of
ties sad TO distribute the surplus III any, PRO rata