The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-07-18
CHART Err
OF THE APOLLO COMPANY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA; PARISH OF OR

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF Or
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS;
Be IL known, that on this twenty ,sl1tn
(26th) day of June, nineteen hundred ana
twelve, before me, BENJAMIN Dry ho otats
Of louisiana, duly commissioned and quail
fed personally came and appeared, tne ses-
eral persons whose names are nereunto SUI
scribed who declared, that availing them
selves of the laws of this state relative TO
the organization of corporations, they nave
formed and do hereby form themselves INTO
a corporation and body polite In law Ior
ulations hereinafter set forth, which they
do hereby adopt as their charter, to-wlt:
ARTICLE FIRST.
The name and title of this COOPERATION
shall be: THE APOLLO COMPANY, ana
under said name 1t shall have corporate ex-
istence for a period Of ninety-nine years
from this date and 1t shall nave ana eAer
else for the purposes of the business tS De
carried on by 1t all the powers conferred py
law upon corporations, including the power
TO receive purchase. lease, sell, mortgage,
pledge. exchange and otherwise acquire ana
ALLEVIATE property both real and personal IN
the prosecution of its business; to contract,
sue and be sued, to make and use II so De
sired a corporate seal and the same to after
or amend at pleasure; to make ruIes anu
bylaws for its government ana ine SAINT ~ "
alter. amend or abrogate at pleasure; TO
make and appoint such managers, officers and
agents and employees as Its interests may
require. and generally to exercise all the
powers necessary to carry ET0 on IT'S DuS'n''
The domicile of this corporation shall De
In the city of New Orleans, louisiana, ana
all citation and other legal process shall be
served on the president ana IN d ms
ARTICLE THIRD.
The objects and purposes for when tnls
CORPORATION Is organized and the nature oI
the business to be carried on by 1t are mere
l. al 10 ha
and coffee house business and establishment,
in this city and to sell liquors Of all kinds
at retail, and do all and every thing apper,
tanning to said business TO BUY ana sen ~,
on said business and generally to do all ana
everything necessary or incidental to the
objects and purposes of this corporation IN
order to effectually carry out such OBJECTS
ARTICLE FOURTH.
The capital stock Of this corporation Is
hereby fixed at the sum OF three tnousand
dollars (s3,OO0.0O), divided into thirty
shares of par value of one hundred dollars
each. which shall be paid for In cash or It's
equivalent as called for by the board OF Oh,
rectors, or the same may be issued as Iuii
paid stock for the purchase OF property and
All such stock when full paid shall be nom
assessable All transfers Of stock shall De
made on the books Of the company on the
surrender of the outstanding certincates pur,
suant to the rules prescribed by the board
ARTICLE FIFTH.
The affairs of this corporation shall De
managed by a board of three directors chos-
en- from among the stockholders, and two
members of the board shall constitute q
quorum for the transaction Of business: The
directors shall be elected annually by ballot
cast by the stockholders on the first Monday
of June of each year. Each stakeholder
shall be entitled to one vote for each share
of stock owned by him to be cast either In
person or by proxy. The elections shall be
held under such rules and regulations as
may be adopted by the board OF directors.
The directors thus elected shall continue IN
ONCE for one year or until their successor;
shall have been elected and qualified, and
no failure to elect shall cause a forfeiture
of this charter.
Any vacancy occurring. on the board shall
be filled by the remaining directors from
among the stockholders. The board or di-
rectors shall at their first meeting after
their election nominate from among their
number, a president and general manager,
and a secretary, who shall also be treasurer.
The first board Of directors under this char
ter shall be John G. Gele, Frank II. Thomas
and John Russo with John g. Gele. as pres
ident and general manager, and Frank ID.
Thomas as secretary and treasurer, and they