The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-03-20
CHARTER
OF TITZPATEIDK AND TILL. INCJR.
PCRATED.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS,
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Ee &c known that on THIS twenty seventh
/ day Of the month of February. iJ The year ~
/ our Lord. one thousand nine hundred and
! thirteen, and Of the independence OF the iai-
J ted States OF America the ono hundred ana
/ thirty eighth. before me- william Reuaudlu.
/ notary public. duly commissioned and quail
! Ned. i'm and for this city and On" parish ~
| orleans, therein residing. and in thr pres
| vure Of the Witnesses hereinafter named and
! undersigned, personally came and appeared
/ the several parties whose names are herein
! after subscribed, who sry"rally declared that
! ayaiIiug themselves Of the provisions OF Act
| 1N Of 1901 as well as of thDS" of the general
! laws OF this state relative To the formation
! Of corporations, they have Coycnauted and
| agreed. and 30, by these presents, covenant
and agree and bind themselves, rs well rs
| such other persons as may hereafter become
/ associated with them, 10 form and Cpu~il-
! tuir a corporation and body polite in law,
! for the objects and purposes and under me
| clauses, >tipulaJl"nS and articles hereinafter
set forth and expressed which they hereby
| adopt As their charter to-wit:
i ARTICLE |.
/ The name and title Of the corporation
i shall BE- Fitzpatrick and Till, lncorpor-
atcd and It shall exist and continue for
i Il term OF uincty-nine years from the date
hereof. 1t shall have its domicile in the
city Of New Orleans, parish OF Orleans, state
| Of Louisiana.
i The president of this corporation, or, in
his absence. the secretary, shall be the proper
officer upon whom all citation and other le-
/ -al process shall De served.
ARTICLE II.
i The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized and the nature Of
Il the business TO Ice carried on by ii are here
4 by declared to De To carry on the business
\ Of iobbcrS, auCtiOncerS and wholesale and
retail business in general merchandise goods.
wares, clothes, wearing apparel, furniture
al and household effects OF every sort and de-
Scription, and 10 make, manufacture, store.
buy sell and deal In, at wholesale and retail
at public auction or private sale or other
wise all and every character and kind of
, goods, wares merchandise, clothes, wearing
: apparel. furniture and household effects of
? every kind and description and receive goods,
p wares merchandise, clothes, wearing appar-
: | 81. furniture and household effects OF every
Z kind and description on consignment and
. otherwise and to sell same on n commission
: basis and otherwise and TO do all things
? connected with or necessary or requisite or
V in anywise appertaining to the business of
e e ''''7 ARTICLE III.
. This corporation shall have power and
authority, under its corporate name, TO sue
and be- sued, contract, TO make and use n
: corporate seal and the same TO break or
y alter at pleasure; to receive, accept, pur-
) chase. lease, hold. mortgage and hypOthecate,
a sell, pledge or otherwise acquire property,
}, enjoy and dispose of and sell property, both
p real and personal, as the business of said
a corporation may require; to make and es-
;. tabliSh such bylaws and rules for the proper
;. regulation and management Of its business
a as may be proper; and to do all things nee
I, essary and proper for the conduct OF Its
, ''''' ARTICLE ".
/ The capital stock Of this corporation i
" hereby fixed at the sum of thirty thousand
~ dollars $3.50 OO0D, divided into and repre-
r. scented by three hundred (3O0) shares OF the
: par value of one hundred dollars (sl00.OO)
~ per share.
" This corporation shall be a going concern
% and shall he authorized to commence bust
70 ness when three thousand dollars tS3,OOO.OOl
IS of its capital stock shall have been sub
All transfers Of stock shall be made on
Is the books OF the company, under such rules
a and regulations as the board Of directors may
% prescribe.
n All powers OF this corporation shall be
h vested in and be exercised by board OF di
IS rectors, composed OF three stockholders, three
,r Of whom shall constitute a quorum, who
- shall elect from their number a president, a
4 president, and secretary treasurer.
N The following named persons shall consti
: tute the first board of directors, William II
Fitzpatrick Harry W. Fitzpatrick and Hugh
s. TIL, OF whom william ii. Fitzpatrick shall
II be president. Harry w. Fitzpatrick, vice
N president, and Hugh s. Till, secretary-treas
~ urer. The said board OF directors and Off
- GERS shall hold office until the first Monday
p In January, 1915. or until their successors
n are elected and qualified.
= not effect a forfeiture OF this charter, oil
: this act Of Incorporation. Any vacancy oc
: | curing In said board shall be filled by the
!, remaining directors.
The election OF directors shall be held
~ annually on the first Monday In January Of
er each year, and the directors at their mrs
At meeting in each year shall elect out or thell
~ own number the officers. Ten days notice o.
such election shall be given 10 each stock
a holder by the secretary In writing, az nj
a last known place OF residence. The election
!, OF directors shall be held at the ONCE or th'
n | corporation under the supervision OF TIVE
m commissioners appointed by the board o
" directors. All elections shall be by ballo
, and a majority of the votes cast shall elect
II one vote to be allowed for each share o
y stock present, either In person or by proxy
a. Any vacancy occurring in said board shall b.
go filed by the remaining directors for the un
n expired term.
., This act OF Incorporation may be changed
'' altered or amended, or this corporation ma
y, be dissolved by a vote OF three-f0urths u
a. amount OF the capital stock at a genera
- meeting OF the stockholders convened 10
~ that purpose. after thirty days previous nc
NJ tice OF the meeting shall have been given \
~ the manner hereinabove provided, In IN
~ election OF directors. .
" In the event that this corporation Is dis
ch solved, its affairs shall be llquidated unde
"a the supervision of two liquidatlng commits
VI sioners TO be appointed for that purpos
y from among the stockholders OF the corpol
~ alton at the meeting at which the dissolt
'iu ton Is voted, or at a special meeting COZ
~. ticp given in the same manner as herelni
y. bove provided. The said commissioners sha
~ remain in Office until the affairs OF the co
a.. poration are fully llquidated. Any vacanc
Va occurring among them, from any cause, sha
Us be filed BY the remaining commissioners.
ne ARTICLE VII.
\, No stakeholder shall be liable or respol
vi sihle for the contracts or faults OF the co
-ne poration in any further sum than the al
maid balance due on the shares or stOt
ess owned By him nor shall any informally
I've organization have the effect OF renderir
All this charter null or subjecting any stoc
holder TO any liability beyond the amour
, | Of his subscription to the stock.
eu, Thus done and passed, In my Office, at II
lay city OF New Orleans, on the day. month ar
Ihs year herein first above written, IN the pre-
rd- ence OF Messieurs William A. Wenck al
ing Collin r. Mcneil. competent witnesses, WI
iI- hereuntO sign their names with the said a
lce bearers and me, notary, after reading OF q
q whole.
nee Original signed Hugh :. TIL ct ais.
witnesses VIM. A. Wenck, Collin A. VI
-, Nell. -
ed, VIM. RENAUDIN, Not. Pu
be I. the undersigned. recorder OF mortgage
ON in and for the parish OF Orleans, state
aet- louisiana do hereby certify the above n
hat foregoing act OF Incorporation OF the Fl
no. patrick and Till, Incorporated, was u
,ck- day duly recorded in my office, In book To-
ally folio --.
Sew New orleans, March I, 1913
lrtyl ISigned) EMILE LEONARD u. X.
Of certify the foregoing and within 70
hall a true and correct copy OF tho original 2
the OF incorporation OF the Fitzpltr'ck ana j