The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-06-18
CHARTER OF THE FOREST CAFE
COMPANY

State of louisiana, City Of New Orleans Par.
ISh of Orleans.
BE it known That on this 18th day Of Nav.
IN the year one thousand nine hundred and
fourteen N9l+l, before ne. ARTHUR p. LEO
FOLD. notary public, il and for the Parish
OF Or cans, State OF Louisiana, duly commits
stoned and qualified, and in the presence of
the Witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared the per
sons whose names are hcreurto subscribed ali
above the full age OF majority who severalIv
declared that, ,avdiling themselves o. the gen
eTai laws Of this State relative 20 the orgaui-
Zatlon OF corporations, they hereby form
themselves into and constitute a corporation
Tor the objects and purposes and under the
StlpuldtonS hereinafter set forth.
Article l. The name and title Of the cor.
poration hereby formed is declared 10 be THE
FOREST CAFE COMPANY It's domicil-
shall be in the city OF New Orleans State Of
Louisiana, and II shall have and enjoy sue.
Cession by its corporate name for a period
hereof.
This corporation shall nave powe- and an
thority 10 contract, sue and be sued in its
corporate name; to make and use a corporate
seal; to hold. receive, hire and purchase real
and personal property, and to sell, mortgage or
pledge the same, and to borrow money and is
sue bonds, notes and other obligations.
All citations or other legal process shall be
served upon the president, and in the event
OF his absence or inability TO act from any
cause, the same shall be served upon the vice
president, or any other officer in New Or.
leans. Louisiana.
Article IL. The objects and purposes for
winch this corporation is organized and the
nature Of the business TO be carried on bv il
are declared TO be: To engage in and carry
on the restaurant and liquor business in ali
ITS branches, and to sell at retail or whole.
sale all kinds OF liquors and refreshments,
and, as an adjunct thereto, to provide and
furnlSh amusements, entertainments and d.
versions for the public, and generally 10 do
and perform all things. necessary and Incl
dental to aforesaid business
Articl III. The capital stock of this cor.
poratiO IS hereby fixed at the sum of five
thousand dollars SC.OOO.OO. divided into and
represented by one hundred ZOO shares Of
nfty dollars (SSOOO) each. Said stock shall
be paid for in installments of such amounts
and at such times the board of directors
may determine, but any part or parcel of said
stock may be issued by said board of direc-
tors at not less than par, in payment Of labor
done or property actually received by said
corporation.
Article " All the powers of this corpora.
ton are hereby vested in a board of directors
to consist of three stockholders. who shall
hold office for one year, and until their sue
cessors shall have been indicted into Office
The first board of directors f this corpora
ton shall consist of the following persons. to-
wit: James s. Jabine, B. F. Brennan and Ru-
Jus [. Bush, with James 6 Jabne as presi-
dent, b. +. Brennan, vice president. and Ru-
rus I. Bush, secretary-treasurer. Two mem
bers shall constitute a quorum. The present
board shall hold Office until the second Mon.
day of June, 1918.
Article " This charter may be amended or
TINS corporation may be dissolved by a vote
OF two-thirds in amount of the capital stock
represented in person or by proxy, at a gen.
eral stockholders meeting to be called bv the
president, upon special request therefor.
wherein must be stated the purpose of said
meeting, after ten (l0) full DAYS publication
IN one OF the daily newspapers in New Or
leans, of the time and place of said meeting
pom the dissolution of this corporation, the
Shal1 a1a
tors, whose duty it shall be to collect the as
Sets convert the property, real and personal
OF the corporation into cash, pay the debts
distribute the surplus among the stockhold.
ers, and wind up the affairs of said CORPORA
ton.
Article VI No stakeholder of this corpor.
alton shall ever be held nable or responsible
for the contracts or faults thereof in anv fur
Their sum than the unpaiu balance due TO the
corporation on the shares owned by him, nor
shall any mere informality in organization
have the effect of rendering this charter null,
nor OF exposing stakeholder to any liability
beyond the amount of his stock.
The subscribers hereto have each written
opposite their names the number of shares
subscribed for, SO that. this act may also
serve as. the original subscription list.
Thus done and passed IN my notarial Office,
IN the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, in
the RrFssBs nee Of , l. P. BRYANT. Jr., and C.
a. HEKKMANN, competent witnesses of
lawful age. and residing in this city, who
hereunto subscribe their names, together
with said partiesI and me, notary, on the
day and date set forth in the caption hereof
,. JAMES S. JABINE and OTHERS.
Witnesses:
l. b. BRYANT, JR., e. A. HERMANN.
l, the undersigned Recorder of Mortgages,
IN and for the Parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act of incorporation of THE
FOREST CAFE COMPANY was this day
duly recorded in my Office, in Book ll27, Folio
New Orleans, La, May 10, 1914
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, by. Rec.
A true copy:
-, ARTHUR B. LEOPOLD. Notary Public.
May p q June II Is Is 1914