The herald., 1914-08-13
CHAR
OF NATIONAL FURNITURE COMPANY,
LIMITED. ...,.,.,-,.
-TNITED STATES OF ANfkI, ~ =, = T - nT1
OF LOUISIANA. IAi;lH mr. TANS'

Ir-<rrrn STATES on AMERICA, STATE
-, InIISIANA. PARISH OF OK
LEANS. CITY OF NEW OEi-EANn,, II,
BE it known. that on ms IT. ,Ht ,b S'' yr,r of
|nmT Lord nineteen hundred ana lIut.c,"
land of the Independence OF tue ul'1u 49,
Inf America, the one hundred anu I'M -
IDinrh b.rore me- Edward Paul foI'y' Il ~
nm 1,,,llir duly commissioned and qlallheH
In md for the parish of orleans SIa'e "i
Louisiana therein residing, anu III IN ~
.nra Of the witnesses hereinafter haIl'd ''',
iuDdersirnpd personally cam" ara dpP''''H'
tbc several persons whose names are mere
INTO subscribed, who sevcrally declared Una
iayailing themselves OF the laws oil lAe sIdu
| OF Louisiana, in such cases maze anu pr
yided they have contracted ana agreed, anu
| do by these presents, contract ana agree ana
hind themselves as well as Such other per
| sons as may hereinafter become aSSOchttd
with them, TO form corPoIdIIoh, 10, ~
objects and purposes, and under the ar'lcIes
| and StipulatiOnS as follows, t0-wlt:
| ARTICLE 1.-The name of TINS cnrpol1
! tion shall be the NATIONAL tIkNll CI'E
COMPANY, LIMITED, and under us CORP,
rate name il shall have and ENJOY corporate
existence for ninety-nine years from ana
after this date. The dOmicile OF TINS corPo
ration shall be in the city of New orleans,
| La and all legal process shall he served
upon the president of this corporation, or in
| his absence upon the vice-prcSident. II snail
have the power 10 sue and be sued, To Dor
row money. hold, purchase, sell, mortgage
10 make and use a corporate sea-. the same
to break and alter at pleasure, and to make
such bylaws, rules and regulations for the
manager OF the business and affairs Of
| the said corporation as may be necessary.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
IOf 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 to do every
thing proper and needful for carrying on
said business.
| ARTICLE III-The capital stock OF this
corporation shall be the sum of seYenty-hVe
hundred CS7,5OO.O0) dollars, divided into
three hundred shares of the par value OF
TWENTY-FIVE CS2500D dollars, each, whlch
| shall be paid for in money property OF iaooI
when issued. This corporation shall De
going concern and authorized TO DO business
under this charter as soon as the sum OF
three thousand (S3,OOOOO) dollars Is SUD
scribed for. =,
ARTICLE IV.-AU corporate powers OF
| this corporation shall he Vesteu III ann 80
| rised by a board OF directors, VINO shaIl nav
mower to ALLEVIATE, mortgage, sell, OF leaS y
lfhe propcrty of this corporation; mere snaii
Tho three directors to compose the salu poalu,
the Salu 80 T., ia cornoration The
| maatinr of stockholders to elect directors
| shall be held on the second MONDAY Oh 5uIS
| in each year. commencing with the year "a
1915 Such election shall be by Dailot anu
aoch share OF stock shall be entitled 10 ohr
vote After the election or Sald Doaru vi
| directors the said board shall from us own
number elect a president, a vlce-prcsIueI II,
and a secretary-treasurcr. The Following 81
rctOrs shall constitute the first board OF ul-
| rectors OF this corporation and shall serve
| until their successors are duly ana leSaiy
| elected : George A. GOmperts, president; lse
| dore Levitan, vice-president; Herman Fer
| loft, secretary treasurer.
| ARTICLE V.-This charter may be amend
ed changed or the corporation dissolved or
| liauidatcd at stockholders meeting called
| for that purpose, by a twO-thirdS vote OF the
stock issued after five days prior notice IN
writing mailed to each stakeholder at his
last known address, and after publication
twice in a daily newspaper during said i've
days. The liquidation OF this corporation 10
be by three stockholders to be named 10y the
stockholders at a meeting called for that
purpose.
| Thus done. signed and passed, in my no
Itarial office in the city Of New Orleans on
Iithe day month and year first above written,
lin the presence OF Joseph Murray and James
Beer competent witnesses, who hereuntO
sign their names, with the said appearers
and me notary. after the reading OF the
whole The said subscribers writing 0plIo-
| site their names their subscriptions 10 the
tcapital stock Of this corporation, which said
Hist Is to act as the original subscription
| list.
| tOrginal sgncd) George A. Gomperts,
hoo shares; IsedOre Levitan, 100 shares ;