The herald., 1914-06-11
CHARTER OF THE FOREST CAFE
r0MpANY

COMPANY.
State of Louisiana, City OF New Orleans, Par
BE il known That on this 18th day Of May
i'm the wear one thousand riuc hundred and
fourteen l2Iil, before me, ARTHUR Il. Leo
PbiD. notary public. III and Tor the IaTlsh
Of Orleans. State of ouislaua, 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 hcreuuto subscribed. all
above the full aye of majority. who Seyerally
declared that. awaiting themselves OF the gen
cral laws of this State relative 10 the orEani-
themselves into and constitute corporation
for the objects and purposes and under the
stIpuiationS hereinafter set forth.
Article |. The name and title OF the cor.
poratlon hereby formed j. declared 10 be THE
FOREST CAFE COMPANY. Its domIcile
shall be in the city Of New Orleans, State OF
Louisiana. and II shall have and enjoy sue
cesSion by its corporate name for period
Of uiucty-uine years from and after the date
hereof.
This corporation shall nave power and au-
thorty to contract, sue and be sued in its
corporate name: 10 make and use a corporate
seal. 20 hold, receive, hire and purchase real
and personal property, and TO sell, mortgage or
pledge the same and 10 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 hlS absence or inability to act from any
cause. the same shall he served upon the vice
president, or any other officer IN New Or
leans. Louisiana
Article H. The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized and the
nature Of the business to be carried on by It
are declared to be: To engage in and carry
on the restaurant and liquor business in all
its branches. and to sell at retail or whole
SALE all kinds OF liquors and refreshments,
and, as an adjunct thereto. to provide and
! furnish amuSemcnts, entertainments and di-
versions for the public, and generally, to do
| and perform all things necessary and incl
| ~ al aforesaid
Articl III. The capital stock OF this cor
/ poratio is hereby fixed at the sum of five
| thousand dollars S(50O0O0, divided into and
| represented by one hundred 600 shares OF
| fifty dollars $4,000 each. Said stock shall
] be paid for in installments Of such amounts
and at such times the board of directors
stock may be sued 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 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 of this corpora
| ton shall consist of the following persons to.
| wit: James s Jabine, b. +. Brennan and Ru-
fus C.. Bush, with James S. Jabine as Presi'
| dent, b. F. Brennan, vice president. and Ru.
| fuS c. Bush, secretary treasurer. Two mem.
| bers shall constitute a quorum. The present
| board shall hold Office until the second Mon
]
| Article " This charter may be amended OF
this corporation may be dissolved by a vote
| of two-thirds in amount of the capital stock
represented in person or by proxy. at gen
| eral stockholders meeting to be called by the
president, upon special request therefor
| wherein must be stated the purpose of SAID
! meeting, after ten O0) full days publication
| in of the daily newspapers in New Or
leans, of the time and place of said meeting
| Upon the dissolution of this corporation, tn,
stockholders shall elect more liquida
| tors, whose duty il 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
tion.
Article VI. No stakeholder of this corpor
alton shall ever be held nable or responsible,
! for the contracts or faults thereof in any fur
Their sum than the unpaiu balance due to thu
corporation the shares owned by him, no
! shall any mere informaiity in organization
have the effect of rendering this charter null
nor of exposing a stakeholder to any liabilit.
| beyond the amount of his stock.
The subscribers hereto have each writer
opposite their names the number of share
| subscribed for, so that this act may ais
serve as the original subscription list.
| Thus done and passed an my notarial Office
! in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, il
the presence of L. p. BRYANT, Jr., and c
| A. HERMANN, competent witnesses o
lawful age, and residing in this city, VIII
hereunto subscribe their names, togethe
with said parties, and me, notary, on tn
day and date set forth in the caption hereof
| Original Signed0
JAMES S. JABINE and OTHERS.
Witnesses:
L. b. BRYANT, JR., {. A. HERMANN.
| l, the undersigned Recorder of Mortgages
in and for the Parish of Orleans, State o
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the abov
and foregoing act of Incorporation of TIKI
FOREST CAFE COMPANY was this da,
duly recorded in my Office, in Book ll27, Foil
81.
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, by. Rec
A true copy:
ARTHUR B. LEOPOLD, Notary Public
May p % June II Is % 1914.