The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-06-18
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CHARTER


United States OF America, State Of Louisiana,
Parish Of Orleans, City OF New Orleans
he II known, that this sixtceath dav Of
me month OF June IN the year one thousand
nine hundred and fourteen, and Of the indie
pcndcnce OF the United States Of America
the one hundred and thirty-eighth before me.
theodore A Schuber, notary public, in and
Tor the parish Of Orleans state o. Louisiana.
duly commissioned. sworn and qualified. and
therein residing, and in the presence Of the
witnesses hereinafter named and undersigned:
personally came and appeared:
Inc several persons whose names are here
unto subscribed who Scverally declared that
awaiting themselves OF the laws of the state
OF LOUISIANA, IN such cases made and pro-
yidGd, they have contracted and agreed, and
DO by these presents, contract and agree and
bind themselves well as all such other per
sons as may hereafter become associated with
them, to form corporation, for the objects
uIatIOus as follows, tO-wIt:
Article The name Of the corporation
shall be the f l.. Meek X Co.. and under
its corporate name, it shall have and enjoy
corporate existence for the term Of ninety
nine years from and after this date The
dOmIcIle Of the corporation shall be in the
city OF New Orleans, La, and all legal pro-
cess shall be served upon the president of
vlce-presIdent. II shall have all legal power
including the right TO contract, sue and be
sued, and to hold, receive, lease, purchase,
sell, mortgage and hypothecate real and per-
sonal property.
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes Of
this corporation are to engage in the retail
grocery and liquor and salon business 'n the
city OF New Orleans, La, and in the state of
Louisiana, TO deal in all kinds of groceries.
liquors, wines, etc, and to do everything
neediui or proper to carry out said purposes.
Article lll.-Ihe capital stock of this cor
Poration shall be the sum of five thousand dol
lars (SS,0IO00, divided into fifty shares of
the par value OF one hundred dollars (SlOO)
each, which shall be paid for in money, prop
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shall be going concern, and authorized to
do business under this charter as soon as the
sum Of $4,000 is subscribed for
Article lN.-All corporate powers of this
corporation shall be. vested in and exercised
by board of directors who shall have power
to ALLEVIATE, mortgage, sell or lease the prop
erty OF this company; there shall be three
directors to compose said board. the same to
be elected from among the stockholders in
said corporation: each director shall own at
least one share of stock in his own name
The meeting, Of STOCKHOLDERS to elect direc.
tors shall be held the first Monday in June of
each year, commencing with the wear 1915
Such election shall be by ballot, and each
share of stock is to count for one vote. After
the election of said board of directors the
said board shall, from its number, elect
a president, a viCe-president and a secretary
treasurer, with the right to name one, or two
persons to nil all three positions.
Article N.-This charter may be amended
or changed, or the corporation dissolved or
liquidated at a stockholders meeting called
tor that purpose by two-thirds vote of the
stock issued, after five days prior notice in
writing to each stakeholder, and after publi-
cation twice in daily newspaper during said
five days. The liquidation is to be by three
llquldators to be named by the stockholders
Thus done and signed and passed in my
office, IN New Orleans, in the presence of VIM
Conkerton and 5. Robertson. competent wit
nesses, who hereunto sign their names with
the said appearers, and me, notary after
due reading of the whole, the said subscribers
attaching opposite their respective names
their subscriptions to the capital stock of
this corporation, which said list is to act as
the original subscription list.
Original signed: Subscribers names and
their subscriptions.
Witnesses: VIM. Conkerton, s. Robertson
THEODORE A. SCHUYLER.
(SeaD Notary pubIic
|, the undersigned. recorder of mortgages,
in and for the parish of Orleans, state of Lou.
isiana, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing act of Incorporation of the F. L.
Meek & Co. was this day duly recorded in nv
Office, in book No. 1927, folio -.
New Orleans, La, June 10th, 1914
lSigneD EMILE ]. LEONARD, by. R.
A true copy.
THEODORE A. SCHUBER,
lSeall Notary Public.