The herald., 1914-08-27
CHARTER


OF BOUNIER PERFUMERY MANUFAC
TURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
| LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be it known, that on this twenty-fi day
| OF the month Of July, in the year OF ouI
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and four
teen (1914. and Of the independence OF the
| United States OF America, the one hundred
and thirty-Rinth (l39), before me, Asahe
| Walker Cooper, notary public, duly com
miSsioned and qualified in and for the above
parish and state therein residing, and In the
presence Of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and ap
peared the parties whose names are here
| unto subscribed. who declared that, availing
| themselves of the provisions of the laws OF
this state relative to corporations they have
cOvenanted and agreed, and by these prese q IS
covenant, agree and bind themselves as well
as such other persons as may hereafter be
come associated with Them TO form and con-
stitute corporation for the purposes and
objects, and under the stipulatiOns, articles
and conditions following, tO-wit:
! ARTICLE This corporation shall be
known as BOUVIER PERFUMERY MANU-.
FEATURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED,
and Its dOmicile shall be in the city Of New
Orleans. state OF Louisiana. The president,
or in his absence the vice-preSident, and in
| the absence OF both, the secretary treasurer,
shall be the proper person on whom citation
| or other legal process shall be served. Said
corporation shall exist and have and enjoy
succession under its aforesaid corporate name
/ for the full term and period of ninety nine
| years from and after the date hereof, and
| shall have power and authority to contract
sue and be sued in its corporate name, TO
make and use a corporate seal, the same TO
break, alter and amend as it may deem pro-
Iper; to make and establish such bylaws,
! rules and regulations for the proper manage
ment and regulation of its affairs as II may
deem necessary, and the same 10 change,
alter and amend at pleasure; TO borrow mon
ey make notes, bonds or obligations, and to
pledge its capital stock TO hold, lease, re-
ceive, purchase and convey, well as to
mortgage and hypothecate, under its cOrpo-
rate name, property, both real and personal.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
OF this corporation are hereby declared to
be as follows: to manufacture, buy and sell,
either at wholesale or retail, or both, per-
fumeries, extracts, toilet articles and drug
gists sundries, of every nature and kind
whatsoever, and generally to do and perform
such other acts and things as may be necess-
airy or requisite TO carry out its said pur-
poses, or as may be germane 10 or incidental
with its said business.
ARTICLE III.-The capital stock OF this
corporation Is hereby fixed at fifty thousand
dollars (S5O,O00.0O), divided into two thou
sand shares of twenty-five dollars each, and
which said shares may be issued either for
cash, or for services rendered, or for property
or merchandise actually received or conveyed,
as the board OF directors may see fit. This
corporation shall be a going concern as soon
as five thousand dollars Of the capital stock
shall have been subscribed for; no transfer
OF stock shall be binding upon the corpora
t'Oh ulJOH It's DOOkS, ana mace
in accordance with its charter and bylaws
ARTICLE IV.-Al OF the powers Of this
corporation shall be vested in board of
directors, TO be composed OF five stOckhold-
ers, majority of whom shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business. Said
board shall elect from among its members, a
president, a ce-president, and secretary
treasurer. The following named persons
shall constitute the first board of directors
T. ii. Daste, Homer c. HALEY, Carroll c.
Johnston, j. Z. Bowler, George s. Humph-
reys; with the said George S. Humphreys as
president; Homer c. HALEY as vice-president
and Carroll c. Johnston as secretary treas
urer; and they shall hold office until the
first Monday in August, 1915, or until their
successors shall have been duly elected. Any
failure to hold an annual meeting shall not
cause forfeiture OF this act OF incorpora-
ton, and any vacancy occurring in the board
Of directors from any cause, shall be filed by
the remaining directors, by the appointment
Of director from among the stockholders
to serve for the unexpired term Of such va
cancy.
ARTICLE v.-On the first Monday in Au-
yust, and annually thereafter, beginning with |
he year 1915, there shall be held a meet.