The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-03-06
THE HERALD

ence of the witnesses hereinafter named anu
undersigned personally came ana aPpeat,1u
the several parties whose names are ae t6at
after subscribed, who seyerally declared that.
awaiting themselves of the provisions OF acI
Is of 1904 as well as of those OF the gene i
laws of this state relative 10 the IormatIoi
of corporations, they nave covenan nnvan ami
agreed and do by these presents coNenan.
and agree and bind themselves, as wen az
such other persons as may hereafter DeC nrtI
associated with them, 10 form ana con ISL
tute n corporation and body pOlillc III law,
for the objects and purposes and under Ihe
clauses stipulations and articles hereihalteI
sci forth and expressed, which they hereO!
adopt as their charter, to,wit'
ARTICLE l.
Tho name and title of the corporation
shall be Fitzpatrick and TIL, ihcorpoi
ated and it shall exist and continue LOT
a term of ninety-nine years from t"T IN u The
civ of New Orleans, parish of Orleans state
The PRESIDENT of this corporation, or, In
his absence, the secretary, shall be the proper
nf,icar unon whom all citation and other le-
"aI process shall be served.
so ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes Tor Whlch tni :
corDoration is organized ana the mature VI
Tho business to be carried on by II are mere
Inv declared to be: To carry on the business
of iobbers, auctiOneers ana Mnoiee"ie -
retail business in general merchahuise sV 800,
vares clothes wearing apparel, lurhi'uie
aud household effects of every sort anu ne
scription. and to make, manufacture, SUI
buy sell and deal in, at wholesale anu -
at public auction or private sale OI 80
wise all and every character anu hiuu
"nods wares merchandise, clothes, wearing
gpDarel furniture and h0uSeholu tueCts VI
every kind and description ana receive soous'
wares, merchandise, clOthes' Meat ms -.
| 81 furniture and household enects Ol eve
| Kind and description on consignment anu
otherwise and to sell same on a com SUI
| basis and otherwise and 10 DO al inIhSa
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connected with or necessary OF L teIt,S ~
| in anyvise appertaining TO the business Vi
'iiS 'O' ala ARTICLE III
| This corporation shall have power ahu
authority, under its corporate NAM, nc Sus
| and be sued contract, 10 make anu use q
| corporate seal and the same 10 OreaA vi
| alter at pleasure; TO receive accePt, p. u
| chase lease hold, mortgage ana hypothecdtc
| soil nIpdce or otherwise acquire property
| npinv and dispoSe of and sell property, DOH
| re3I and personal. as the business OF salC
| corporation may require; 10 MAKE anu eS
| tahliSh such bylaws and rules Tor the proper
| REGULATION and management OF Its business
| a. may he proper; and to do all things nee
essarv and proper for the conduct OF Ii
| business. -, ~,
| The capital stock of this corporation Il
| hereby fixed at the sum of thirty thousand
dollars $3.50. OO0), divided into and repre-
| Sentrd nv three hundred 5000 shares OF tn
par value of one hundred dollars (SlOo.oo.
| per share.
| This corporation shall be a going concern
| and shall he authorized TO commence bust
ness when three thousand dollars (S3,Ooo.oU
| of its capital stock shall have been SUP
All transfers of stock shall be made oil
the books of the company, under such rule
and regulations as the board OF directors ma.
prescribe.
| All powers of this corporation shall b
/ vested in and be exercised by a board OF oil
rectors composed of three stockholders, thre
of whom shall constitute quorum, VIII
shall elect from their number president,
yice-president, and a secretary treasurer
The following named persons shall conStl
tute the first board of directors, William
Fitzpatrick, Harry W. Fitzpatrick and hug
be president, Harry W. Fitzpatrick, vice
president. and Hugh S. Till, secretary-treaS
urer The said board of directors and on
GERS shall hold office until the first Monda
in January, 1915, or until their successor
are elected and qualified.
Any failure TO hold annual election sha
. not effect forfeiture of this charter, o
this act of Incorporation. Any vacancy %
curing in said board shall De nlled by III
remaining directors.
The election of directors shall he hel
4Annually on the first Monday In January 9
| each year, and the directors at their mrs
| meeting in each year shall elect out or thel
own number the officers. Ten days notice
such election shall be given to each stool
holder by the secretary In writing, at ~
last known place of residence. The electlO
of directors shall be held al the Office or IN
4 corporation under the supervision OF Nv
: J commissioners appointed by the board
directors. All elections shall be by ballt
and a majority of the votes cast snail elecl
| one vote to be allowed for each snare
stock present, either in person or by proN
ANY vacancy occurring in said board shall
filled by the remaining directors for the III
expired term.
This act of Incorporation may be change
altered or amended, or this corporation ms
be dissolved by vote of three-fourths
amount of the capital stock at gener
meeting of the stockholders convened Il
| that purpose. after thirty days previous n
tice of the meeting shall have been given
the manner hereinabove provided, In Il
election of directors. :,
solved. its affairs shall be liquidated und
the supervision of two liquidating commi
sioners, to be appointed for that purpo
from among the stockholders OF the corpc
alton at the meeting at which the dissol
tIon Is voted. or at a special meeting co
| yened for that purpose, after the same n
tice, given in the same manner as herein
bove provided. The said commissioners shi
remain in Office until the affairs of the &C
poration are fully liquidated. Any vacan
occurring among them, from any cause, sh'
be filled by the remaining commissioners
ARTICLE VII.
No stakeholder shall be liable or respo
sible for the contracts or faults Of the c.
pOration in any further sum than the U
paid balance due on the shares or sto
owned by him nor shall any informallty
organization have the effect of renderi
this charter null or 'subjecting any stot
holder to any liability beyond the amou
of his subscription to the stock.
Thus done and passed, In my Office, at
city of New Orleans, on the day, month a
year herein first above written, in the pr
ence of Messieurs William A. Wenck
Collin f. Mcneil, competent witnesses. W
hereunto sign their names with the said
bearers and me, notary, after reading or
whole.
Original signed Hugh s. Till ct ais.
Witnesses VIM. A. Wenck, Collin A y
Neil.
I, the undersigned, recorder of mortgag
In and for the parish of Orleans, state
Louisiana, do hereby certify the above q
foregoing act of Incorporation of the Fl
patrick and Till, incorporated, was I
day duly recorded in my office, In book 10
folio =.
New Orleans, March 1, 1913.
(Signed) EMILE LEONARD, ID. II
l certify the foregoing and within to
true and correct copy of the original
of incorporation of the Fitzpatrick and I
the recorder of mortgages thereto appen'
on file and of record In my office.
In faith whereof, / hereunto set my ht
and seal this 1st day of March, A. ID, 10
(Signed) VIM. RENAUDIN,
(SeaD Not. I
Mch 6 10 20 % apr 10 1913
February 90, 1913.