The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-06-19
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CHAR ER
or ORIENTAL IMPORTING COMPANY. !
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. STATED
OF LOUISIANA,CITG OF NEW OR
LEANS
Ee ii known, that on this nineteenth day
| Of the month of May. in the year Of our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thir-
teen, before me. Charles Theodore Starkcy
a notary public, duly commissioned and
| qualified, in and for this city and the parish
| of Orleans, therein residing, and in the pre-
Sence Of the witnesses hereinafter named
| and undersigned, personally came and ap
| pCarcd the parties whose names are heTcuntO
| subscribed, all of full age who declared that
| availinG themselves of the provisions of the
| laws of this state relative to corporations
| they have cOvenanted anG agreed. and by
| these presents covenant and agree, and bind
| themselves as well as such other persons
as may hereafter become associated with
| them. To form and constitute a corporation
| and body polite in law, for the purposes and
| objects and under the StipulatiOns, articles
| and conditions following. to-wit
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of said
| corporation shall he Oriental Importing
| Company, and its dOmicle is hereby cstab-
| liShed in the city of New Orleans State of
| Louisiana; and. under its said corporate
name. said corporation shall have power and
authority 10 contract, sue and bc sued; to
| make and use corporate seal. and the same
| to break and alter at pleasure To hold. re-
| ccive. have. purchase improve, ALLEVIATE. con
vey, sell borrow, pledge. mortgage and ny
! pOthecate, under its said corporate name
| property, real, personal and mixed TO name
] and appoint such officers directors. agents
and managers or employees as the interest
or convenience of said corporation may re
qure to make and establish bylaws rules
and regulations for the proper management
and regulation Of its affairs as NAV be
deemed necessary and proper and the same
10 change and alter at pleasure and to do
all other acts and things permitted by law.
! or as shall or may be necessary and proper
to carry out the objects and purposes Of sad
corporation.
Said corporation. unless sooner dissolved
in accordance with In charter. shall exist
and continue for the period of ninety nine
years. from and after the date hehof
The president or in his absence the vice
president. shall he the proper person upon
whom citation or legal process shall be
served.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purpoSes
for which this corporation Is organized and
the nature of the business to be carried on
~ IT, are declared to be the following. tO-wit
To import export. buy and sell laceS linen.
cmbroideries, waist patterns, curtains
dresses, kimOnas and generally to do a dry
goods business and Everything appertaining
or In any wise connected with said business.
ARTICLE llLCThe capital stock Of this
corporation shall be($J, 000) Five Thousand
Dollars. divided into and REPRESENTED by fifty
,3OD shares of stock Of the par value Of One
Hundred (S1OO) Dollars per share
The stock shall be paid in cash at the time
or subscription. or the same may be issued
at not less than par. in payment or exchange
} Tor property or rights actually received or
purchased by said corporation, or the same
may be issued, full paid. for money advanced
and for such other valuable considerations
or services as the board of directors of said
: corporation may determine: provided. that
. no stock shall he issued until the consider.
, alton therefor has been received by the said
corporation.
Any stakeholder may sell, assign or trans
fer lis stock In this corporation provided
thirty 900 days prior notice of such in
tention to sell. assign or transfer the same b,
given the company. and the other stock
holders thereof shall have the first privilege
or purchasing same, after which thirty DAYS
notice the said stock may be sold in open
market.
The stock Of said corporation NAV he trans
ferred under the above conditions: provided
!. Snch transfer thereof he made on the books
{ OF said company. at It's office. and on surren.
e der or the certificate therefor No transfer
: made. "
< This corporation shall commence DOING
business as soon as Three Thousand (s3 OOO1
subscribed for '''' 'een
= The board Of directors shall have the right
10 uctermlne how much stock shall he issued
ARTICLE IV.-The Corporate nowerS 90
inns company shall be vested In and exercised
ny, board OF directors of not less than three
10, members. consisting Of the president
mce1presldent. secretary and trea surer
iWo or said board shall constitute a ouornm
LOT me trasaction of business and theIr
: "ec.slons shall be valid corporate acts.
me following persons shall cOnstituta +bo
Y iirSt board of directors Michel Woda,, .me
q Nnntolne Medawar and Sol Gabai with Michel
{ 5Iru t president: Sol Gabai vice-presi.
e Ieni and Antoine Medawar, secretary and
!, The officers of secretary and troosr.or
e may I've held by one or more narsonS M
o need not be stockholders P'"'' WIN
e ,, Durihg me absence Of the president the
r 'lCe-president shall act and preside '"e
/ Sdlu board shall coptfnua g., .az - - .,
q AZ "rSI monday In June. 1914. on which
o liz, ana hereafter annually. A hoard ~
y sbonId 10 Sn9 h,, ne elected. unless the same
{ bo haI, "e holiday. when the election shat,
" neId on The next legal day therea fter
: Notice or such election shall be given onrv
: ~ ,tttTouAmolderS by at least ten (1O) DAYS
!. co| Itnuo Gus, publication Immediately pre-
CelihS each election In one Of tha dot, r.
S.Sn newspapers Of this city. and tho hoard
. vi directors shall appoint one or more stort
muIutrs 10 preside at such election as com.
an,, IN the event Of the failure Of
IeEd, the president shall nv aDnointmant
nj the vacancy. Any failure from any
cduSe Whatever TO elect directors the day
tbe cnrn Ior that purpose shall not dissolve
once as well as the officers of said com
are chosen. u0'eSSois
IN snch event the president shall cause
another election 10 he held within tbirty
GAYS: and shall give notice thereof as bare.
| inbefore provided ~ He'e
AZ every election and meeting each stock.
noIuer snail be entitled to vote for each
| share of stock registered In his mama az
may vote by prory. e' anu
The election Of directors shall be nv hal
lot, and the majority in amount Of votes
cast, each share of stock voted upon to be
counted for one vote. shall elect the narson
or persons for whom they have been cast,
After each election the board of directors
shall elect from their own number tbe M.
icers Of said company
ARTICLE V-The board of directors
shall have the full power TO FIJI vacancies