The herald., 1914-06-04
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 May.
in the year one thousand nine hundred and
fourteen G94), before NE, ARTHUR b. LEO
POLD, notary public, Ia and Tor the Parish
of Orleans 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 hereuntO subscribed, all
above the full age OF majority, who severally
declared that availing themselves of the gen
eral laws of this State relative to the organi-
zatiOn Of corporations, they hereby form
themselves into and constitute corporation
for the objects and purposes and under the
stipulations hereinafter set forth.
Article ]. The name and title of the cor
poration hereby formed is declared TO be THE
FOREST CAFE COMPANY. Its domicile
shall be in the city of New Orleans, State of
Louisiana, and it shall have and enjoy sue
cesSion by its corporate name for period
of ninety nine years from and after the date
hereof.
This corporation shall nave power and au-
| thority TO 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 10 act from any
cause, the same shall be served upon the vice
| president, or any other officer in New Or
| leans, Louisiana.
Article II. The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized and the
nature of the business to be carried on by il
| 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 amuSementS, entertainments and di-
versions for the public, and generally to do
and perform all things necessary and Incl.
| dental 10 aforesaid business.
Articl III. The capital stock Of this cor.
poTatlO is hereby fixed at the sum of five
| thousand dollars S(5,OOO.OO. divided into and
represented by one hundred 900 shares OF
be paid for in instalments of such amounts
and at such times the board Of directors
may determine, but any part or parcel of said
stock may he issued by said board of direc.
tors al 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 ONCE Tor one year. and until their sue.
cesSorS shall have been indicted into Office
| The first board of directors of this corpora.
non ShaIl CONSIST OF the following persons, to-
wit: James 5. Jabine, II. +. Brennan and Ru.
| ius 1. Bush. with James 6. Jabine as presi.
| dent, Is. L. Brennan, vice president and Ri.
tus [. Bush, secretary.treasurer. Two mem.
6erS shall constitute quorum. The present
/ 'AAANN b'iAAA tAC SGNOUl Moi
day OF June, 1915
Article V. This charter may be amended or
TINS corporation may he dissolved by a vote
OF two-th'TdS 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 ter, U0 full DAYS publication
| IN one OF the daily newspapers in New Or.
| leans, OF the time and place Of said meeting
Upon the dissolution Of this coronation the
| stockholders shall elect one or more liqlida,
| tors, whose duty il shall be 20 collect the as.
| sets, convert the property, real and personal
OF inc corporation into cash, pay the debts
distribute the surplus among the stockhold.
grS' and wind up the affairs Of said corpora.
Article VI. No stakeholder Of this corpo-
alton shall ever be held uable or responsible,
| Tor the contracts or faults thereof in any fur
Their sum than the unpaid valance due 10 III,
CIlrI@,satlon on the shares owned by him. moi
shall any mere informally in Organization
have the effect Of rendering this charter null
nor OF exposing a stakeholder 10 any liability
. beyond The an uni Of his stock.
Inc SUBSCRIBERS hereto have each writer
/ opposite their names the number Of share.
. subscribed for, So that this act nav alsr
| serve as The original subscription LIST.
lnIS done and passed N nv notarial Office
The 10y. cry 81 NeT 4rIrelns louisiana, i
\. HERMANN, competent witnesses 81
lawful age, and reSid n. n this CIV VIII,
I ne,yun.2 subscribe their names, together
with said parties. and re, rotary. on m,
dav and da'e set forth in the c7rtio- be-cof
Original SgredD
Me-. JAMES s. JABIYE and OTHERS.
Witnesses:
I. r. BRYANT. JR.. {. A. HERMANN
l, the undersigned Recorder Of Mo-tgages
IN and for the Parish Of Orleans. State o.
LOUISIANA, 10 hereby certify that the above
ana ,tt99.Iegolng act Of incorporation Of THE
5JKESI CAFE COMPANY was this day
duly recorded in my Office, in Book ll27. FoliC
New Orleans. La. May IS, 1914.
ISigneO EMILE J. LEONARD, by. Rec
ARTHUR D. LEOPOLD. Notary Public
May p Is June II IS Is 1914.