New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-02
CORPORATIONS.
United STATES OF AMERICA-STATE OF LOr
ISIAEA-PARISH OF ORLEAES-C1TY OFNEW
ORLEANS.

iSIaEA-PARIsH OF ORLEANs-CITY oFNEw
Re il known. that before me, William Pfaf .
notary public in and for the parish OF orleans,
State Of Louisiana, duly Commissioners sne auan,
named and undersigned, personally came ana aP'
peared in my office on this; the hrst Gay OF Decem
Ter in the year OF our Lord eighteen hundred ana
seventy five. the persons whose names are SUB
scr,bed hereto who severally to me declared 1hat,
Of this state relative to the organization of cor.
pcratiOrs herein, they have agreed ana oy Lnese
presents do agree and bind themselves ana 1 .no ,
der this charter, to form themselves INTO cor,
poraton for the purposes and under the articles ana
stipulati0ns following to wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of the corporation shall be
THE HOMEMADE SHOE AND CLOTHING MANI
FEATURING COMPANY, and its domicile shall De
in the city of New Orleans, in the State OF Lousl'
ana, United States of America
ARTICLE H.
The purposes Of the company are declared 70 %
as fOlIows to wit: To manufacture and make IN
this city and in this State shoes boots clotnlng'
and all articles genera ~ Of personal wearing ap,
parel, the materials for the manufacturing ano
making of which articles are to be purchased as
far as possible aud prac ticabie from the raw ma
terias and products OF tas STAT a AZ sda to he
lawfully sold and disposed OF Tor the oenent Or ths
company and to the best ADVANTAGE ACCORDING 10
and under such bylaws aud regulations as may
hereafter be provided and adopted-alt TOR the
benefit profit and advantage of this company and
ali the stock shareholders thereof as well as for
the public good.
The president of the company. and in his absence
from the city the vice president, shall De the
proper officer on whom citation ana AL legal Bow
''e 'n"'' 70 --" ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of the company shall be TWEEN
ty five thousand do lars represented by tive thou
sand shares of five dollars each, One-hfth or twenty
ner centuIn of each share to be paid cash at the
time of subscription the balance to be paid IN IN.
stafments not to exceed twenty per centum ot
each share at the call OF the directors OF SAID COM
pauy after thirty days written or public notice;
provided that any subscriber or shareholder may
pay in any amount in excess OF said twenty per
centum at his option.
ARTICLE V.
shall constitute a Board of Directors, who, imme'
diately after the registry OF this act accord
ing to law, shall hold meeting ana elecs from
secretary and treasurer, VINO shall always oe
elected by ballot maj rity vote. and the said
officers 80 first elected being the orignators and or
panizers of this company snail hold their respect
i've offices for fl We years from date OF said election
and until their successors are elected AZ tae exp
officers to wit: President wee president, secre-
tary and treasurer, shall be held every two years
pIration OF said five years being limited to two
years only. The three directors, other than said
officers, constituted by this act snal hold tnelr
| office. as such directors for term OF two years
from the date of the registry OF this act ana until
their successors elected, and shall De elected
| every two years thereafter.
ARTICLE VI
The term of this corporation is designated and
fixed at twenty-five years from date OF registry o!
| this act
| ARTICLE VII.
| The qualifications necessary for the off GERS and
directors of this company shall be that they are
residents OF this city and stockholders of this com
| pany and all excepting the secretary ana treas
| urer must be 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 q
provided by law, be dissolved, then the stool
f1Om AMONG themsetves three competent commits
soners, who shall be vested with all the power
necessary to collect and dispose Of the assets Q
the COMPANY and ts property to settle lite liabill
ties and to distribute the surplus III anyl pro rat