The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-01-01
CHARTER
OF GARDEN DISTRICT POTTERY COM
pANY.

PANH.
United States of America, State of Louis lana.
Parish of Orleans, City OF New Orleans.
Be it known, that on this 10Th day of the
month OF December, in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, and
OF the independence of the United States of
America the one hundred and thirty eighth,
before me, John Janvier, a notary public in
and tor the state and parish aforesaid, duly
commissioned and qualified and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and appeared
the parties whose names are hereunto sub
scrIbed, who declared that, availing them
selves Of the provisions of the constitution
ana laws OF the state of Louisiana relative to
the formation of corporations, and partic-
ularly OF the provisions of the Act No. 70 of
lD4, they have covenanted and agreed and
DO by these presents covenant and agree and
bind themselves, their successors and assigns
and such persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, to form and constitute
corporation and body polite in law for the
purposes and objects and under the stpula-
tons and conditions following, to-wit:
Article The name of this corporation
shall be the Garden District Pottery Com
pany, and under such name it shall have and
ENJOY corporate existence and succession for
a period of ninety-nine years from the date
OF this act, with full power in the prosecution
and tor the purposes of its business as here
matter dehned, to contract, sue and be sued ;
TO acquire, lease, use, hold, ALLEVIATE mort
gage, pledge, or otherwise cucumber any prop-
erty, movable or immovable, in or out Of the
state OF louisiana; to issue its bonds or
other evidence of Indebtedness and to secure
same by pledge, mortgage, or otherwise: to
appoint or elect such directors, officers, man
ayers, or other employees as the interest or
convenience of its business may require: TO
make, amend, or repeal at pleasure such by.
laws, rules or regulations touching the man
agement OF the affairs or business or the ex-
ercise of the powers of this corporation a,
may be necessary or convenient; to increase
or diminish its capital stock; and generally
Tor the purpose and objects Of its business to
exercise all rights and powers permitted nv
law TO corporations.
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corporation
shall be in the city of New Orleans in this
state, and all citation or other legal process
shall be served upon the president, and in
ms absence upon the vice president, and in
the absence OF both, upon the secretary of
said corporation.
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
whlch this corporation is organized and the
nature OF the business to be carried on by
1t are: To lease, construct or otherwise ac
quire, own and operate plants for the manu-
iacture OF pottery, tiles, pipes and other CLAW
pToductsi to lease, purchase or otherwise &C.
quiTe' own and operate clay and gravel beds ::
TO buy and sell clay and clay products and
generally to do and perform any and all
things that may be germane or pertinent to
any OF the powers herein and hereby granted
Article IV.-The capital stock of this ecu.
poration is hereby fixed at the sum of five
thousand dollars (SS,0O00O) divided into and
represented by fifty (S0) shares OF the mar
value OF one hundred dollars (slOOO each
which said stock shall be paid for in cash or
may be issued for property or rights actually
acquired and received by said corporation.
All transfers of the shares of the capital