The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-08-06
CHARTER
OF NATIONAL FURNITJ RE COMpANl,
LIMITED.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SIAI l.
or LOUISIANA, PARISH or OK
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IINErEIs

or LOUISIANA, IAislNii Ut va
/ LEANS. CITY or NEW ORLEANS.
/ T.. il known that Oh this the thirteenth.
/ day Of the month OF July, IA the year "i
our Lord, nineteen hundred anu l1ut,cru'
and Of the independence or tue IhI'.d Ht"t'e
of America the one hundred and lht'ly
ninth n.fora me Edward Paul Foley, no
/ tary public duly commissioned ana quAhh'u
in and for the parish of orleans, Slair OF
Louisiana. therein residing, and IN the pres
encp OF the witnesses hereinafter named anu
Undersigned, personally came and app@irei
the several persons whose names are mere
unto subscribed. who sevcralIy declared thaI
iavailing themselves OF the laws OF the state
| of Louisiana, in such cases made ana pro
yideI they have contracted and agreed, ana
do by these presents, contract and agree ana
bind themselves as well as such other per
sons as may hereinafter become associated
with them, to form a corporation, for the
objects and purposes, and under the articles
and stipulations as follows, tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corpora,
ton shall be the NATIONAL FURNITURE
COMPANY. LIMITED, and under It's corpO-
rate name IL shall have and enjoy corporate
existence for ninety-nine years from and
after this date. The dOmicile of this corpo-
ration shall be in the city of New Orleans,
La, and all legal process shall be served
upon the president of this corporation, or In
his absence upon the yice-president 1t shall
have the power TO sue and be sued, 10 Dor
row money, hold, purchase, sell, mortgage
and hypothecate real and personal property,
10 make and Use corporate seal, the same
to break and alter at pleasure and TO make
such bylaws, rules and regulations for the
management OF the business and affairs OF
the said corporation as may be necessary.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
OF this corporation are to engage In the
wholesale and retail sale OF furniture, house
hold goods crOCkery, and glassware, for cash
or on the instalment plan and to do every
thing proper and needful for carrying on
said business.
ARTICLE III-The capital stock of this
corporation shall be the sum Of seventy. five
hundred (S7 100000 dollars, divided into
three hundred shares of the par value OF
twenty-five (S25.OO) dollars, each, which
shall be paid for in money, property, or labor
when issued. This corporation shall be
going concern and authorized TO do business
under this charter as soon the sum OF
three thousand (s3,000.00) dollars Is sub
scribed for.
ARTICLE Iy.-All corporate powers OF
this corporation shall be vested In and exer-
rised nv a board of directors. who shall have
mower to ALLEVIATE, mortgage, sell, or leaSe
the property OF this corporation there shail
he three directors to compose the said Doaru,
the said directors TO be elected from among
the stockholders in said corporation. The
meeting Of stockholders TO elect directors
shall be held on the second MONDAY OF July
in each year, commencing with the year o,
1915 Such election shall be by ballot ana
each share OF stock shall be entitled to one
vote After the election OF said board OF
directors the said board shall from Its own
number elect q president, u NlCe-pIceiuent'
and a secretary treasurer. The following di-
rctors shall constitute the first board or dl-
rectors of this corporation and shall serve
until their successors are duly and legally
elected: George A. Gomperts, president; lse-
dore Ievitan, vice-president Herman Per
Ion, secretary treasurer.
ARTICLE E.-This charter may be amend
cd, changed or the corporatio dissolved or
liquidated at stockholders meeting called
for that purpose, by a twO-thirds vote OF the
stock issued after five days prior notice In
writing mailed to each stakeholder at his
last known address, and after publication
twice in a daily newspaper during said five
days. The liquidation OF this corporation TO
BE- by three stockholders to be named by the
stockholders at meeting called for that
purpose.
Thus done. signed and passed, In my no
jtarial Office in the city OF New Orleans, on
the day, month and year first above written,
in the presence OF Joseph Murray and James
Beer, competent witnesses. who hereunto
sign their names, with the said appearers,
and me- notary, after the reading OF the
whole. The said subscribers writing oppo-
cite their names their subscriptions to the
capital stock OF this corporation which said
ills: is 10 act as the original subscription
list.
lOriginal signedD George A. GOmperts,
hoo shares; Isedore Devltan, 100 shares !;