The herald., 1914-07-30
CHARTER
OF NATIONAL FURNITURE COMfAN1'
LIMITED.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SIA n1
or LOUISIANA, PARISH Ot On

limited STATES OF AMERICA, STATE ~
or LOUISIANA, PARISH or On
LEANS, CITY OF NEN o"! .hirtaentb
re il known. that on this the thirteen ,. -
dov Of the month OF July, in the year vi
ouT Lord. nineteen hundred ana l0uiIeen'
and of the independence OF tue InIl.u I;.'
of America the one hundTeu anu I'm ~ ~
nip+b before me- Edward Paul fOIey, u NJ
tory nublic duly commissioned ana qua
in and for the parish of Orleans, STATE Vi
Louisiana, therein residing, ana IN tne pr Ia
ence of the witnesses hereinafter hanhtu ~
Undersigned personally came ana apPedIe GU
~ several nersonS whose names are mere
INTO subscribed, who severally ueclaTeu tna
availing themselves OF the laws OF Tue stac o
Of Louisiana, in such cases mace anu pr
yidad they have contracted and agreed, anu
do by these presents, contract and agree ana
bind themselves as we'll as such Other per,
sons as may hereinafter become associated
with them, to form corporation, TOT the
objects and purposes, and under the artlcIes
and stipulationS as follows, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corpora,
tion shall be the NATIONAL FURNITURE
COMPANY, LIMITED, and under It's corpo-
rate name Il shall have and enjoy corporate
existence for ninety-nine years from and
after this date The dOmcile of this corpO-
ration shall be in the city OF New orleans,
La and all legal process shall he served
uDon the president of this corporation, or in
his absence upon the vice-pTesdent. II shall
have the power to sue and be sued, to Dor
row money, hold, purchase, sell, mortgage
and hypothecate real and personal property,
to make and use a corporate seal. the same
to break and alter at pleasure, and to make
such bylaws, rules and regulations for the
management Of the business and affairs OF
the said corporation as may be necessary.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
Of this corporation are to engage in the
wholesale and retail sale OF furniture, house
hold goods. crOckery, and glassware, for cash
or on the installment plan and 10 do every
thing proper and needful for carrying on
said business.
ARTICLE III.-The capital stock Of this
corporation shall be the sum Of Srvcuty-hve
hundred $500 OOD dollars, divided into
three hundred shares Of the par value Of
twenty-five (S2J.00t dollars, each. which
shall be paid for in money, property, or labor
when issued This corporation shall be a
going concern and authorized 10 do business
three thousand 100000 dollars is sub
scri5"d for
ARTICLE IV-AU corporate powers OF
this corporation shall be vested In ana cXer'
rlscd ) y a board OF directors, who shall have
power ALLEVIATE, mortgage, sell, or leaS.
the prOI. rty of this corporation; there shall
he three che ctOTs 10 compose the SAID BOARD
the said & -ectOrS TO be elected from among
the stOckh, 'lers in said corporation. The
meeting Of stockholders 10 elect director,
shall be hcl, on the second Monday Of JUS
in each year commencing with the year OF
| 1918. Such lection shall be by ballot and
each share Of stock shall be entitled to onf
vote After The election OF said board OF
directors the : id board shall from It's Owl
number elect l president, a vice-president
and a secretary reasurer. The following di
rctOrs shall cons itute the first board Of di
rectors of this corporation and shall serve
until their succe ssoTs are duly and legally
elected George A. Gomperts, president; Ise
dore Levitan, vite-president Herman Per
lof, secretary-trea surer.