The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-03-05
CHARTER
VI HEIMAN BROTHERS AND COMPANY
- lNCORPORAGED.
nIted States of America, State of Louisiana

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| l nlted States OF America, State of Louisiana
| Parish of Orleans.
ne 1t known That on this day, the ninth
OF the month OF February, in the wear OF our
| Lord one thousand nine hundred and four.
| teen Q9lG and of the Independence of the
| United States, the one hundred and thirty-
nlnth' before me, Lewis Rossner Graham, a
| notary public, in and for the Parish of Or
| leans, State OF Louisiana, duly commissioned.
sworn and qualified, and in the presence of
| the witnesses hereinafter named and under
sIgneu; personally came and appeared, the
several parties whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who seyerally declared that, avail.
ing themselves OF the provisions of the laws
OF this State relative to the organization OF
corporations, they have covenanted and agreed
and do by these presents, covenant agree and
bind themselves and those who NAV here
aIter become associated with them, to form
themselves me- INTO corporation for the objects
ana purposes, and with the name and under
the stpulations following to wit:
Article |. The name and style of this cor
Poration shall be Holman Brothers and Com
name IT shall have and enioy succession for
period OF ninety-ninc years from the date
hereof unless sooner dissolved, and shall have
all the rights, privileges and immunities
granted by law to corporations.
Article III. The domicile of this corporation
shall be IN the city of New Orleans, and all
citations cnl9 and other legal process shall be
served on the officers as the law directs
Article ILL., The objects and purposes for
whIcn tins corporation is formed are hereby
declared to be: To carry on the retail and
wholesale furniture and household goods and
furnishings business; and to sell such articles
tor cash or on the installment plan; and gen
orally to carry on any other business or buy
and sell any other kind of merchandise con-
nected with, growing out of, or germaue TO
the above mentioned business
Article ". The capital stock of this cor.
pofatIon IS hereby declared TO be fifty thou
sand dollars (S5O,0o00o) divided into and rep
resented by i've hundred shares $500 of one
hundred dollars each, which stock shall be
payable IN cash, or may be issued in paw
nlent OF property purchased or for services
rendered to this corporation, and shall be
PAID for at such times the Board of D-
rectors may require.
This corporation shall begin business and
become a going concern as soon as ten thou.
SAND dollars OF its capital stock shall have
been subscribed for.
Article V. No stakeholder NAV sell. assign
or transfer his stock in this corporation with
out giving to the corporation through its
secretary, thirty days notice in writing of
such intention, and the other stockholders
shall have the first privilege of purchasing
the said stock at the book value thereof for
period of thirty days from said notice, after
which thirty days notice the said stock may
be. sold in the open market.
Article vi. All the corporate powers of this
troll of its affairs shall be vested in and ex.
ercised by Board of Directors composed of
not less than three stockholders, all Of whom
must be present TO constitute a quorum for
the corporation.
On the first Monday in January. 1915. and
annually thereafter, a general meeting of the
stockholders shall be held for the purpose az
electlng directors for the ensuing wear Said
election shall be by ballot at the domicile
OF the corporation, and the shareholders re-
ceiVlng the highest number Of votes cast shall
be declared elected. Each share of stock
snail be entitled to one vote, whether the
holder thereof IS present or represented by a
written proxy.
Immediately after election the said direc. !
tors shall select from their number a Presi- |
dent, Vice President and Secretary-Treas- |
urer. |
Article VII. Notice of all meetings of
stockholders for election of officers or for any
other purpose shall be given in writing by /
the Secretary to be deposited in the mail AZ |
least ten days before such meeting is held |
directed TO each stakeholder to his name and |
address as the same shall appear upon the /
books OF the corporation, unless said notice
is waived in writing by all of the stockhold- |
ers appearing as such on the books
AT all such meetings every stakeholder, |
"hether present IN person or by proxy shall |
be entitled TO one vote for each share OF stock
standing IN his name the books OF the |
corporation: and majority of the votes so
east shall be sufficient to elect or decide all |
questions voted on.
Article VIII. No stakeholder shall ever be
held liable or responsible for the contracts,
faults or debts OF this corporation in any fur.
her sum than the unpaid balance due to the
on the shares of stock subscribed
Tor by him, nor shall any mere ;nformality
n organization have the effect of rendering
his charter null or OF exposing a stock
holder to any liability beyond the unpaid
balance due upon the said stock.