The herald., 1914-01-15
CHARTER
OF BOSTON SAMPLE SHOE SHOP. INC.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

OF lOL iSIANA, rARlSH OF OR
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
BE II known, that on this second day Of
the month OF December, in the year one
thousand nine hundred and thirteen be-
fore ne Herman Michel, a notary public,
duly commissioned and qualified, in and for
the parish Of Orleans, state Of Louisiana,
therein residing, and in the presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named and underSign-
ed personally came and appeared the sew
eral persons whose names are hereuntO sub
Iscribud. who Severally declared, that availing
themselves @; the privileges Of the laws of
the state Of Louisiana, relative to the fOrma-
ltiun of corporations, they have cOVenanted
and agreed. and by these presents DO Coven-
liant ana agree. and bind and OhiCate them
selves aS well as all such persons As may
thereafter r'tom" associated with them, to
form and constitute a body corporate in
law, for the objects and purposes, and under
Ito-wft.
ARTICLE THE name and title Of this
corporation shall be the BOSTON SANPLE
SHOE SHOP, INC, and under thar name il
shall have and enjoy all the rights, priyi-
Iir--S and advantages granted by law 10 cor
Iporation~ aud shall have the right. power
land authority 10 enjoy succession and cor
lVprIi" rN.-'"nC" for and during the full pc
TiUd of u.Urty-nine wears from this date. IN
less sooner dissolved in the manner herein
latter provided for. Said corporation shall
have the power and authority to contract
- su" and be sued; to make and Use cor
pDratr seal. and the same 10 break. alter or
lamond al pleasure; to hold receive, pur-
chase convey. deliver, mortgage, hypOthe-
cate and pledge any real or personal pro
Iperty, and 70 issue notes or other Obliga-
tiuu>, negotiable instruments, or other evi-
dencrS Of debt: to have and employ such
managers. a-cnts and other employees as the
interest and convenience Of said corporation
NAV rrVIir" or demand and to make and
Establish such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the CorpOrat" manager and control
Of its affairs as from time to time may be
deemed nNpedient or necessary.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domcic Of this cor
lporation shall be in the city of New Orleans,
parish Of Orleans. state Of Louisiana, and all
citations and other legal process shall be
served upon the president, and in his alb
Sonce upon the secretary and In the absence
Of both upon the treasurer.
ARTICLE llI.-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation Is established.
and the nature Of the business to be by Ii
carried on. are hereby declared to be, to
carry on the retail shoe business in the city
lof New Orleans or elsewhere. and in cOnnec-
tion with said business, TO sell all kinds Of
shoes both FOR men. women and children.
we'll as all the accessories incidental to such
business, and for such purpose 10 buy. sell
land generally deal in merchandise Of all
kinds and characters. and generally to do
all and every such thing that may be neCes-
Sarv or incidental to the conduct of such
business, and not inconsistent with the other
provisions Of this charter.
ARTICLE lE.-The capital stock Of this
lcOrpOratiO is hereby fixed at the sum Of ten
thousand $1,000 0O) dollars. divided into
and represented by one hundred (lOO) shares
OF the par value OF one hundred tSlOO.OOD
dollars catn. SAID shares or STOCK snail ne
issued only at par, and when issued shall be
paid for in cash or property, or in the equiv
ialcnt thereof. All shares OF stock shall be
issued as full paid and worcestershire. and
no transfer OF sa i'd stock shall be binding on
said corporation, unless recorded on its
books.
No holder of stock in this corporation
shall sell his stock TO any person, until he
has first offered 1t to the board Of directors
of said corporation at its book value at the
preceding inventory, and it shall be optional
q T. Ion rafra tran for.
of stock made in violation OF this provision.
| This corporation shall be going concern,
as soon as three thousand lS3.OOO.OOD dol
liars of its capital stock shall have been sub
scrbed and paid for as hereinabOve provided.
| ARTICLE V.--All the powers Of this cor
poration shall be vested in, and the manage
ment and control OF its affairs shall be exer-
cised by. board OF directors, to be com.
posed OF three stockholders, any two OF
whom shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction OF the business OF this corpora
The first board OF directors shall be com
posed OF Samuel II. Mitchell, Charles II.
Howard and ]. T. steinau; -
shall be Samuel II. Mitchell, president
Charles ii. Howard. treasurer, and }. L.
Steinau, secretary. Said board OF directors
and officers shall serve and remain In office
until the first Monday in December, 1914,
and on which date annually thereafter, the
board Of directors shall be elected by the
stockholders ar a meeting called for that
purpose. All directors and officers shall hold
Office until their successors are elected and
qualified. and any failure TO elect directors
shall not be regarded as forfeiture OF this
In the election Of directors, each stock
holder shall ne entitled TO one vote for each
share Of stock held by him, which must be
cast either In person or by duly authorized
proxy: and the majority OF votes cast shall
elect. Any vacancy occurring in the board
| OF directors may be filed by the remaining
directors, for the unexpired term. At the
| first meeting OF the board OF directors, after
their election and qualification, they shall
elect from among their number president,
a treasurer and a secretary.
| ARTICLE Nl-All the meetings OF the
stockholders shall be called by written no
tice, mailed TO the last known address OF
each stockhOlder, not less than thirty days
before the date fixed for such meeting, unless
said notice has been waived in writing by the
stockholders.
| ARTICLE VII.-ThIs act Of Incorporation
may be amended, changed or altered, or this
corporation may be dissolved with the assent
of the stockholders holding and owning three
fOurthS OF the capital stock thereof, who may
| be present or represented at a general meet
| ing of the stockholders convened for that
purpose and Of which due notice has been
given.
Whenever this corporation shall be dis
solved, either by limitation or from any
other cause, its affairs shall be liquidated
by three CD commissioners, TO be appointed
| for that purpose, from among the stock
holders, at a meeting Of the stockholders
convened for that purpose; said commission
terS snail remain III OulCe until lut pl
said corporation shall be fully and finally IL
quidated. Any vacancy occurring among the
liOudatorS, from any cause whatsoever, shall
| be filed by the remaining commissioners.
| ARTICLE VIII.-NO stockhOlder shall
ever be liable or responsible for the contracts
or faults Of this corporation in any further
sum than the unpaid balance due by him on
the shares OF stock subscribed TO or owned
| bv him; nor shall any mere infOrmality in
| the organization of this corporation have
the effect of rendering this charter null, or
OF exposing the stockholders to any further
liability than the unpaid amount which may
be due on his stock subscription.
| The list of subscribers hereto shall serve
as the original subscription list OF this cor
pOration.
Thus done and passed in my notarial Of
| fee in the city of New Orleans, in the pres
ence Of Messrs. John l.. CorcOran and Otto
r. Hasenkampf. competent witnesses of law
full age and residents Of this city and par
| ish. who have hereunto subscribed their
names, together with the said appearers and
me notary, after due reading of the whole.
(Orignal signed) Original sgners. Jno.
| l. Corcoran, Otto T. 1asenkampf.
| H. MICHEL. Not. Pub.
|, the undersigned, recorder OF mort cages,
| in and for the parish Of Orleans, state of
| Louisiana, do hereby certify that the fore
going act of incorporation Of the Boston
recorded In my Office In book 1119 folio =.
New Orleans, La, December 3rd, 1913.
(Signed) EMILE ]. LEONARD, d. K.
State Of Louisiana,
Parish Of Orleans.
|. the undersigned notary. do hereby GER
| tify the above to be a true and correct copy
of the act of Incorporation Of the Boston