The herald., 1913-03-13
CHARTER
Of FITZpATEIcK AND TILL. INCOE
PuENiEp.

d,v Of the month of February. I'm the year ~
our Lord one thousand u.ur hundred ana
thirteen, and 81 the Independence 81 the Uni.
ted States " America tine one bundled and
thirty eighth before me. William Reuaudin,
notary public, duly commissioned ana dHdN.
fed in and for this city AMI The parish ~
Orleans. therein residing, AMI in The pr"-.
cnr, Of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and appeared
the several parties whose names are hrr'lh-
after subscribed who ~yyrr1ily declared tudi.
awaiting themselves Of the provisions OF Act
- Of 1901 as well lS IF those of the general
laws OF this stat" relative u The formation
If corporations, they have coNenanied am
agreed, and do by these presents, covenant
and agree and bind themselves, as We'll a.
such other persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, Co form and rouSll.
tat, a corporation and body polite IN Jaw
for she objects and purposes and under the
clauses. ~tipu.atiuuS and articles hercinattrr
set forth and expressed, which they hereby
adopt rs their charter, 10 wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title Of the corporation
shall De- Fitzpatrick and Till. lncorpor-
ated and IL shall exist and continue Tor
term Of ninety nine years from the date
hereof II shall have its domicile IN the
city Of New Orleans, parish Of Orleans, state
of Louisiana.
The president Of this corporation, or, in
his absence, the secretary, shall be the proper
officer upon whom all citation and other Ie-
cal process shall be- served.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for when thlS
CORPORATION is Organized and the nature Of
the business to be carried on by 1t are here
bv declared To be . To carry on the business
Of jObbcrS, auctiOneers and wholesale ana
retail business in general merchandise goods.
wares clothes, wearing apparel, furniture
and household effects Of every sort and de-
Scripton, and to 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 or
goods wares, merchandise, clothes, wearing
apparel furniture and household effects or
every kind and description and receive goods.
wares merchandise, clothes, wearing appar-
el, furniture and household effects OF every
| kind and description on consignment ana
otherwise and to sell same on commission
| basis and otherwise and to do all things
connected with or necessary or requisite or
in anywiSe appertaining to the business OF
| this corporation.
This corporation shall have power and
authority, under its corporate name to sue
| and be sued, contract, to make and use a
| corporate seal and the same to break or
| alter at pleasure; to receive, accept, pur-
| chase lease hold mortgage and hypOthecate,
| sell, pledge or otherwise acquire property
| enjoy and dispose OF and sell property, bOth
| real and personal, as the business OF said
! corporation may require; to make ana es-
| tablish such bylaws and rules for the proper
| regulation and management OF its business
as may be proper and TO DO all things nee
essary and proper for the conduct OF Its
business.
The capital stock Of this corporation Is
| hereby fixed at the sum OF thirty thousand
| dollars (S3O.O 00D, divided into and repre-
scented by three hundred 5000 shares OF the
par value OF one hundred dollars (SlOO.OO)
| per share.
This corporation shall be a going concern
| and shall be authorized 10 commence bust
/ ness when three thousand dollars ($3,OOO.OOD
OF its capital stock shall have been sub
| scribed for and paid In.
All transfers OF stock shall be made on
| the books OF the company, under such rules
land regulations as the board OF directors may
| prescribe.
All powers OF this corporation shall be
vested in and be exercised by board OF di-
i rectors, composed OF three stockholders, three
Of whom shall constitute quorum, who
shall elect from their number president, a
yice-president, and a secretary treasurer.
/ The following named persons shall constl-
/ tute the first board OF directors, William ii.
| Fitzpatrick. Harry w. Fitzpatrick and Hugh
| s. Till OF whom William H. Fitzpatrick shall
be president, Harry w. Fitzpatrick vice
4 president, and Hugh s. Till, secretary treas
urer. The said board OF directors and ON
| GERS shall hold Office until the first Monday
Il In January 1918. or until their successors
are elected and qualified.
not effect a forfeiture OF this charter, or
this act of incorporation. Any vacancy oc-
curing in said board shall be filled by the
rcma lining directors.
!. The election OF directors shall be held
annually on the first Monday in January OF
each year, and the directors at their nrs'
meeting In each year shall elect out or thelI
own number the officers. Ten days notice OF
such election shall be given to each stock
holder by the secretary in writing at his
/, last known place Of residence. The election
OF directors shall be held at the once OF the
corporation under the supervision OF two
commissioners appointed by the board OF
directors All elections shall be by ballot
| and a majority of the votes cast shall eject
one vote to be allowed for each share oil
: stock present, either In person or by proxy
. Any vacancy occurring in said board shall b'
? filled by the remaining directors for the un
expired term.
Il This act OF Incorporation may be changed
: altered or amended, or this corporation MAJ
be dissolved by a vote or three-fourths II
! amount OF the capital stock at genera
meeting OF the stockholders convened 10
that purpose, after thirty days previous no
; tice OF the meeting shall have been given II
the manner herenabOve provided In IN
II election OF directors.
solved. its affairs shall be liquidated unde
r the supervision OF two liquidating conmls
= SiOners to be appointed for that purpOs
u from among the stockholders OF the corpor
y alton at the meeting at which the dissolu
tion Is voted, or at special meeting con
= vened for that purpose, after the same 20
= tice given in the same manner as hereina
n remain in office until the AFFAIRS or the cor
. pOratiOn are fully liquldated. Any vacanc;
= occurring among them. from any cause, shai
he filled by the remaining commissioners.
e ARTICLE VII.
| No stakeholder shall be liable or respOn
! sible for the contracts or faults OF the cor
&c poratiOn in any further sum than the un
- paid balance due on the shares or stoc
; owned by him nor shall any informality j
n | organization have the effect or renderin
i this charter null or subjecting any stock
holder TO any liability beyond the amour
, ! OF his subscription to the stock.
Thus done and passed in my Office, at IN
, CITY OF New Orleans on the day, month an
- wear herein first above written, In the pre-
y ence OF Messieurs william A. Wenck an
Y Collin T. Mcneil. competent witnesses, VIII
4 hereuntO sign their names with the said az
= pearers and me- notary, after reading OF IN
a whole.
'e Original signed Hugh s Till ct ais.
witnesses VIM. \. Wenck, Collin a. Nj
, Neil. - n,
De I. the undersigned. recorder OF mortgage
m in and for the parish OF Orleans, state
l. Louisiana, do hereby certify the above an
n foregoing act OF incorporation OF the flt
O. patrick and TIL, incorporated, was n
k day duly recorded In my Office, In iooS lVS
~ folio 49,.
w New orleans, March I. 1913.
ty (SignedD EMILE LEONARD, ID. X.
r. | certify the foregoing and within 10
III a true and correct copy or the original q
he OF incorporation OF the Fitzpatrick ana II
he Incorporated, together with the certlncaJe
the recorder Of mortgages thereto append'
on file and OF record in my Office.
all In faith whereof, hereunto set my h at