The herald., 1914-07-30
jul 23 80 aug 6132 2O27
CHARTER

OF BOUNIcR PERFUMERY MANUFAC-
| TURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED.
Estate OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
| LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be 1t known, that on this twenty first day
lof the month of July, in the year of our
| Lord, one thousand nine hundred and four
lteen ll9l4), and OF the independence of the
United States of America, the one hundred
land thirty-ninth (139D, before me, ASahel
| Walker Cooper, notary public, duly com
lmlSSiOned 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-
lpeared 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
lcovenanted and agreed and by these presents
covenant agree and bind themselves, as well
as such other persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them, 10 form and con-
stitute a 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
lOr 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
lshall have power and authority to contract
sue and be sued in its corporate name, to
make and use corporate seal, the same to
break, alter and amend as 1t may deem pro-
per; to make and establish such bylaws
rules and regulations for the proper manage
ment and regulation of its affairs as 1t may
deem necessary, and the same to change,
alter and amend at pleasure TO borrow mon
ley, make notes, bonds or obligations, and to
pledge its capital stock; TO hold, lease, re-
ceive, purchase and convey, as 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
he as follows : TO manufacture, buy and SELL
elther. 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 nccess-
airy or requisite TO carry out its said pur-
poses or as may be germane TO or incidental
with its said business.
ARTICLE III.-rne capital stock of this
corporation Is hereby fixed al fifty thousand
dollars CSJO,OOO.OO), 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
tion unless recorded upon its books, and made
in accordance with its charter and bylaws.
ARTICLE IN.-All Of the powers Of this
corporation shall be vested in board of
directors, to be composed Of five stOckhOld-
eTS, a majority Of whom shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business. Said
board shall elect from among its members,
president, a vice president. and secretary
treasurer. The following named persons
shall constitute the first board Of directors
f. H. DaSte Homer e. HALEY. Carroll &.
]. T. BOuyier. George :. Humph-
reys with the said George ). 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 a forfeiture of this act of incOrpOra-
tiOn. and any vacancy occurring in the board
Of directors from any cause, shall be filled 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-
gust, and annually thereafter, beginning with
the year 1915. there shall be held meet
ing of stockholders TO elect directors for the
ensuing year, which meeting shall be called
after ten days notice in writing. signed by
the secretary treasurer; said notice to be
deposited in the mail. postage prepaid, and
directed to each stockholder at his or her