The herald., 1912-06-20
CHARTER
OF WALKER TAILORING COMPANY.

OF WALKER TAILORING COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF Or
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. ,
day of the month Of May, in the year one
thousand nine hundred and twelve, before
me, Frank Edward Rainold, notary public,
duly commissioned and qualified In and for
the city and parish Of Orleans, therein re-
siding, personally came and appeared the
persons whose names are hereunto subScrib-
ed, who declared that availing themselves
OF the laws of this state, In such cases
made and provided, relating TO the organi-
zation Of corporations, they have covenant
ed and agreed, and do by these presents,
covenant and agree, bind, form and consti-
tute themselves, as well as such other per-
sons as may hereafter join or become asso-
ciated with them, into corporation and
body polite in law, for the objects and pur-
poses. and under the agreements and stipu-
lations following to-wit;
The name and title OF this corporation Is
declared TO be:
WALKER TAILORING COMPANY.
Its domicile shall be in the city OF New
Orleans, state of louisiana and 1t shall
have and enjoy succession for a period of
ninety.nine .(99) years from the date and
day thereof All citation or other legal
process shall be served upon the president,
and in the event of his absence or inability
to act, upon the secretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE IL.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized and the business to
be carried on by il are hereby declared to
be merchant tailoring and all things apper-
tanning to said business or incident thereto
The capital stock Of this corporation is
hereby fixed at the sum Of fifty thousand
dollars (s50,0OO.O0), divided into five hun
hundred % SV dollars $4,000 e each % Which 1 shall E
be paid for in cash upon the call OF the
board of directors. Shares may be issued,
however, In payment Of property actually
received by the corporation. This corpora
tiOn shall become a going concern as soon
as thirty 800 shares have been subscribed
for. No transfer of stock shall be binding
upon the corporation unless made upon its
books.
No stockholder shall have the right to
dispose Of any share Of stock held by him
until he shall have offered the same TO the
corporation, which shall have the right TO
purchase same for cash at book value with
in ten (10l days after the same has been
offered to It, Shares so purchased by the
corporation can be re-issued. No sharehold-
er shall pledge his stock unless he shall
have first secured the consent Of the board
OF directors in writing.
ARTICLE ".
All the corporate powers OF this corpora
tion shall be vested in and exercised by a
board of directors 10 be composed of three
t3) stockholders. A majority shall constl-
tute quorum for the transaction Of all
annually by ballot by the stockholders on
the first Monday following the first day OF
January OF each year; the first election to
be held in January, 1913. Each stockhold-
er shall be entitled Tin person or by proxy
to one (1) vote for each share owned by
him. Ten (10l days notice by mail Of all
meetings and elections shall be sent to each
stOckholder at the last address left by the
The directors thus elected shall continue in
office for one ~ year or until other direc-
tors shall have been duly elected and quail
fed. vacancy occurring among their
number shall be filled by the remaining d.
rectors for the unexpired term.
The directors shall elect president, a
vice president and a secretary treasurer,
directors, and who must be stockholders OF
the corporation.
Until the election to be held In January
1913, and until their successors are duly
elected and qualified, the following stock
holders shall constitute the first board OF
directors: Mary Ellen Walker, Regina Walk
Walker shall be president, Mary Ellen Walk
er shall be vice-president, and Urban A
Pfefferle shall be secretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE vi.
No stockholder shall ever be held liable
or responsible for the contracts, faults OF
debts of this corporation, nor shall any
mere informality In its organization have
the effect of rendering this charter null OF
beyond the unpaid balance due on the shares
owned by him.
This oct ., iAGornCIa5,ov hRTICLE VII b. .,.n,.a
modified or altered, or this corporation may
be dissolved with the assent of the stock.
holders owning two-thirds OF all OF the
stock of the corporation at general meet
Ing convened for that purpose, and after al
least ten (10l days written notice of this
meeting has been given through mail, ad
dressed to each shareholder at the place OF
residence left with the secretary-treasurer
In case of dissolution by the expiration OF
this charter or otherwise, the stockholders
shall elect one or more liquidators from
among their number to liquidate and settle
the business and affairs of this company
In case Of the death or disability Of any one
Of said commissioners or liquidators, the
survivors shall appoint a successor to him
The subscribers hereof have each writer
subscribed for by them, so that this act may
serve as an original subscription list.
Thus done and passed in my notarial Of
flee at the city of New Orleans aforesaid In
the presence Of Rosa Klar and William G.
Mcleod, competent witnesses, who hereuntc
sign their names with said appearers anG
me, notary, on the day and date first herein
written.
(Original signed) Regina Walker, Mar,
Ellen Walker, Lilly Walker, q. A. Pfefferie
William c. Mcleod, Rosa Klar.
FRANK II. RAINOLD, Notary Public
1, the undersigned, recorder of mortgages
in and for the parish of Orleans, state Of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the abov,
and foregoing act of Incorporation of the
walker Tailoring Company was this day
duly recorded in my Office, in book 1855
New Orleans, May %, 1912.
(Signed) EMILE LEONARD,
by. Recorder.
New Orleans, May 23rd. 1912.
l do hereby certify the above and forego
Ing to be true copy Of the charter of the
walker Tailoring Company and Of the certi
hcate Of the recorder of mortgages.
FRANK G.. RAINoLD, Notary Public
may 30 june 13 20 27 july 1912
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