The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-10-09
CHARTER
OF FITZGERALD BROS.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
lie II known, that on this twenty ninth
day of the month Of September, in the year
one thousand nine hundred and thirteen,
before me- Joseph Francis Walton, a notary
public, duly commissioned and qualified in
ana Tor the city, parish and state aforesaid
and In the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the persons whose names
are hereuntO subscribed all of lawful ace
and residents of the parish of Orleans state
OF Louisiana, who declared that ayailing
themselves of the provisions of the laws of
the state or Louisiana relative to the organi-
zatlOn or corporations, they have cOyen-
anted and agreed and by these presents do
covenant and agree and bind themselves as
Wen as such other persons as may hereafter
become associated with them TO form and
constitute corporation and body polite in
law for the objects and purposes and under
tne StlpulatlOns, articles and conditions fol-
lowing, to-wit:
corporation shall be: FITZGERALD BROS
and its dOmicile is hereby established in the
city OF New Orleans, state OF Louisiana and
under ltS said corporate name said corpora
tlOh snail have power and authority to con-
tract, sue and be sued; to make and use a
corporate seal and the same to break and
alter at pleasure; to hold, receive, have,
purchase, improve ALLEVIATE convey soil
pledge, mortgage and hypothecate prOpertv
real, personal and mixed: to borrow money
and issue evidences of indebtedness there
40 ior 10 subscribe for, hold and convey stock
IN other corporations: to name and appoint
such officers, directors, agents and managers
or employees that the interest or convenj
ehGe OF said corporation may require to
make ana establish bylaws, rules and regu-
ations for the management and regnlatIon
OF us analrS and the same to change and
dlter az pleasure; and TO do all other acts
ana things permitted by law which NAV he
necessary 10 carry out the objects and pur-
poses or said corporation.
oald corporation, unless sooner dissolved
IN accordance with this charter, shall exist
%nu eS nun Ior the period Of ninety nine
years from and after the date hereof
The president. or in his absence. the vice
PLIesIdeht, snail be the proper person upon
whom citation or other legal process shall be
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purnoses
Tor which this corporation is Organized and
tne nature or the business to be carried on
ny IT. r are declared to be the following, to-
VII The buying and selling of jewelry and
optical instruments; the making and mann.
IacIurlng or tewelry and optical Instruments
ana the dealing in of all articles in connec,
ieyaI MIN me business OF buying and selling
JeWeirX and optical Instruments
ARTICLE I11-The capital stock OF said
corporation shall be ten thousand dollars
SSIO,ooQOOl, divided into and represented
one hundred dollars $500 OO) each which
SAID stock shall be paid for in cash at tba
ZINE ZINE OF subscription, or the same NAV he
nxcban at not less than par in payment or
o.
celVed or purchased by said Corporation or
a o1e same may be issued full paid for money
~ and for such other valuable con
slderations or services as the board az diroc-
t9Is OF said corporation may determine, pro.
vI1ed that no stock shall be issued until the
conSlderation therefor has been RECEIVED hv
sald corporation and the board of directors
SnaI nave the right to determine when and
now much stock shall be issued
NO transfer OF stock shall be valid mr.
Snal be recognized by this corporation nm
Tess made on the books Of the corporation
ana on surrender Of the certificates renra-
senting said stock. repre-
any stakeholder may sell, assign or trans
Ier MS stock In this corporation, provided
thirty days prior notice, in writing. Of sncb
IN tntentlon to sell, assign or transfer the same
oe given the corporation. through the board
OF directors, so that the other stockhoIdars
snail have the first privilege of purcbasinS
same same az its book value, after which thirty
one. ' S"iu W any
. This corporation may commence doing hus-
mess as soon as thirty shares Of the CAPITAL