The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-08-14

OF THE ART AND NOV ELY SuOI:
United states Of America, State of LOuisi-
ana, Parish of Orleans, City OF New Or
leans.
BE il known. that on this the seventeenth
day of the month Of July, in the year OF
our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
thirteen before me. Meyer ). DreifuS no
tary public in and for the parish of Orleans.
state Of Louisiana duly commissioned, sworn,
and qualified and in the presence or the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed personally came and appeared the
persons whose names are hereto subscribed.
who SeVerally declared that, awaiting them
selves Of the provisions OF an act or the
legislature of this state, known as act No.
IS of the session acts of the year 1904, and
AS we'll as of the general laws of this state
governing the formation OF corporations IN
general, they do by these presents covenant,
agree and bind themselves as well as all
such other persons as may become hereafter
associated with them, in order to form and
constitute a corporation or body polite In
law, for the objects and purposes, and IN
der the stipuations following, tO-wit:
Article 1.-The name and title OF this cor
poration shall be The Art and Novelty
Shop" and 1t shall have and enjoy success
sion and existence for a period OF ninety min,
years from date hereof. 1t shall have the
power and authority to contract, sue and bt
sued, TO make and use corporate seal anC
| the same to break or alter a. pleasure; tC
name, elect or appoint mana gers, director:
! and agents and to make and establish such
bylaws, rules and regulations as may b'
! requisite and necessary for its proper man
| agement.
! ton and its principal office for the transac
! ;iOn of business shall be in the city of New
Orleans, parish Of Orleans. state Of Louisi
ana.
The president, or in his absence. the sec
| retarv-treasurer, shall be the officer upOI
whom citation or other judicial process shall
| be served.
Article III.-The capital stock OF this cor
| l. Gwnl as hn np Hv
| thousand dollars ($j,0O0.OO), and this char
! ter shall be operative and go into effect. ant
said corporation become a going concerl
| when the sum of three thousand dollar
| 81. OO0OOl shall be subscribed for. Th
| capital stock shall be divided Into fift!
| shares of the par value of one hundred dol
/ lars $1,000 per share and shall be paid 70
in cash or the equivalent in real estate, o
| any other property which the board or al
| rectOrs may approve.
Article iv.-The objects and purposes o
| this corporation and the nature OF the bust
ness to be carried on by it are hereby de
| clared to be a wholesale and retail importing
| business to handle all kinds OF handmad
| laces. Madeira articles, ladies fancy under
wear. kImOnas. shirt-wtist patterns silk an
! silver scraps, latest designs OF tewelry, an.
such other merchandise as the board OF dl
| rectOrs shall see fit to purchase or otherwis
deal in
Article V.-The business Of said corpora
ton shall be directed by and Invested in
! holders, each owning one or more shares o
stock The present board Of directors bein
| Morris Keil. solomon Gabai and JOsep
! Showeke with Joseph Showcke as pres
dent, Morris Keil. vce-president and Solo
mon GabaI, secretary treasurer. They shal
hold their office until the first Monday j
January. 1917. and shall he elected annual
| thereafter. \ meeting of the stakeholder
will be held on the first Monday in Januar
of each year, after ten days notice to eac
stakeholder.
All vacancies in said board from what
ever cause shall be filled by the remainin
directors.
The board Of directors shall elect a pre-.
ident, yice-prcsident and a secretary-treas
urer majority of the board shall cOnst
tute quorum for the transaction of bus
ness.
The president and secretary treasure
shall be the general managers OF the cOrpo
alton and the salaries of all the officers sha
be fixed by majority vote of the stool
holders at the date Of election.
No checks shall be drawn except joint
by the president and secretary treasurer an
no other obligation made except jointly /
the president and secretary treasurer.
Article Vino stakeholder shall be he
liable or responsible for the contracts, fault
or debts of said corporation in any furth'
sum than the unpaid balance due the corpO
alton on the shares owned by him, nor sha
any informality in organization have Il
effect OF rendering this charter null or Of e
posing a stakeholder 10 any liability beyOr
the unpaid balance due on his stock.
Article VII.-This act of incorporate
may be amended, altered, or modified, or tn
corporation dissolved, by a vote OF thre
fourths OF the shares of the total amount
stock. at a meeting convened for that pu
pose. after ten days notice in writing MALE
TO the address of each stakeholder. and
least one advertisement In one OF the dai
newspapers of the city Of New Orleans.
Article VIII.-At the expiration of tn
charter. or IL sooner dissolved, the affairs
this corporation shall be liquidated by Il
board OF directors, who are hereby vest'
with full power TO sell any and all asse
of the corporation and TO convey full al
complete title thereto and shall have III
power TO do and perform all acts necessaI
and proper fully and completely to liquida
the affairs and distribute the proceeds
any. among the stockholders in proportiC
to the amount of stock held by each.
Thus done and passed In my notarial o
fee in the city of New Orleans, state Of 10
isiana, on the day. month and year fir
above written. in the presence of DIV
Cochran and AZelie Bennett. competent wi
nesses, who have signed their names, t
gether with the parties hereto and me, n
tary, after reading of the whole.
! Original signed Joseph Showeke,