The herald., 1914-07-23
New Orleans. La. June II. 1914
lSiguedI EMILE ]. LEONARD,
CHARTER

OF l.. l.. MEEh X CO.
United States Of America, State Of Louisiana,
Parish OF Orleans, City Of New Orleans.
BE II known, that on this sixteenth day OF
the month Of June in the year one thousand
nine hundred and fourteen, and OF the inde-
Dend-nCe Of the United States of America,
the one hundred and thirty-eighth, before me.
Theodore \. Schuber, notary public, in and
for the parish of Orleans. state OF Louisiana,
duly commissioned, sworn and quaIhed, and
therein residing and in tie presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named and underSig gned
personally came and appeared:
The several persons whose names are here
unto subscribed who severaly declared that
availing themselves OF the laws of the state
of louisiana, IN such cases made and pro-
yided, they have contracted and agreed, and
do by these presents, contract and agree and
bind themselves well as all such other per
sons may hereafter become associated with
them, to form corporation, for the objects
and purposes, and under the articles and stiD-
ulations as follows, to-wit:
Article The name OF the corporation
shall be the "F. l.. Meek K Co.. and under
its corporate name, it shall have and enjoy
corporate existence for the term OF ninety
nine years from and after this date The
domicile OF the corporation shall be in the
city of New Orleans, La, and all legal pro-
cess shall be served upon the president OF
this corporation, or in his absence upon the
vce-presIdent. 1t shall have all legal power
including the right to contract, sue and be
sued, and to hold, receive, lease, purchase,
sell. mortgage and hypothecate real and per
sOnal property.
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes of
this corporation are TO engage in the retail
grocery and liquor and salon business in the
city of New Orleans, La, and in the state of
Louisiana, to deal in all kinds OF groceries,
liquors, wines etc, and to do everything
ncedful or proper to carry out said purposes.
Article IlI-The capital stock Of this cor
poratIon shall be the sum of five thousand dol
lars CS5,00000l, divided into fifty shares of
the par value of hundred dollars (SlOO)
each, which shall be paid for in money, prop.
crty, or labor, when issued. This corporation
shall be a going concern, and authorized to
do business under this charter as soon as the
sum OF $4,000 is subscribed for.
Article lN.-All corporate powers of this
corporation shall be vested in and exercised
by board OF directors who shall have power
to ALLEVIATE, mortgage, sell or lease the prop
erty OF this company; there shall be three
directors to compose said board, the same tC
be elected from among the stockholders III
said corporation; each director shall own al
least share of stock in his own name
tors shal be held the hrst Monday in June OF
each year, commencing with the year 1915
Such election shall be by ballot, and each
share OF stock is TO count for one vote. Aftei
the election of said board of directors. the
said board shall, from its own number, cleo
| a president, vice president and secretary
treasurer, with the right to name one, or two
persons. TO fill all three positions.
Article E.-This charter may be amended
or changed, or the corporation dissolved Of
liquidated at stockholders meeting called
stock issued. after FIVE days prior notice II
writing TO each stakeholder, and after publ
| cation twice in daily newspaper during sale
! five days. The liquidation is to be by thre,
| liquidators 10 be named by the stockholders
! Thus done and signed and passed in my
office, in New Orleans, in the presence of VIM
| Conkerton and s. Robertson, competent wit
| nesses, who hereunto sign their names witt
| the said appearers, and me, notary, after
| due reading of the whole, the said subscribers
| attaching opposite their respective names
| their subscriptions to the capital stock o
this corporation, which said list is 10 act a.
| the original subscription list
| Original signed): Subscribers names anC
| their subscriptions.
| Witnesses Wm. Conkerton, 6. Robertson
THEODORE A. SCHUBER,
| (SeaD Notary Public
|, the undersigned. recorder Of mortgages
in and for the parish Of Orleans, state OF Lou
| isiana, do hereby certify that the above anC
| foregoing act of Incorporation of the F.
| Meek & Co. was this day duly recorded in M
Office, in book No. ll27, folio -.
| New Orleans. La, June 10th, 1914.
| (Signed) EMILE !. LEONARD, Dy. R
THEODORE A. SCHUBER,
| (SeaD Notary Public
| june Is IS july 2 9 10 D