The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-08-27
CHARTER
OF NATIONAL FURNITuRE CoNfANi l.

N o W LOUISIANA, I,i,iy SaMnr Gt

.,.,.,r,,, STATES OF AMERICA, STAT |
nE LOUISIANA, iAElShMp GG,NS
pE CITY OF NEW oElt4ll;;.N,.N,. ,,,
Pc il known, that On in'N ,N Emo YEAR of
De +%a month OF July, IN Inc SIa','..,y,'
day q az nineteen hundred ana our,
oud 81 the Independence OF Tue I'm, M thirty-
az America. the one hunuI'u ~, 90 no
Dintb. before me- Edward IaI' IA oI,Iiicd.
NJ! n,hlic duly commissioner anu 49, ,f
"a "a Tor the parish of OrIrans' -.
inrisiano therein residing, anu III - and
me OF the witnesses herelhalten aI,na,rri
undersigned, personally ',lil lines are here
80 suhscri6ed who Seycrally cldieu no
'eyailing themselves OF the laws 9l ~ ~ nr,.
of louisiana, in such cases llIuc ~ pnJ
yidad they have contracted ana agreed "uI
a. las, those presents, contract ana agree an"
hind themselves as well as Such OtheI PEI,
sons as may hereinafter become asSoCl",EEu
with them, to form a corPoIdI'on, ~. al.
objects and purposes, and under the a''Ic'eS
ana stipulatiOns as follows, to-wlt
ApTITIE 1.-The name Of TINS CoIpon1
-; :" eLaU ha The NATIONAL FURNITURE
COMPANY, LIMITED, ana uhieE lls -
rate name il shall have and enjoy corpora'S
existence for ninety-nine years from dHp
after this date. The domicile OF TINS corPo'
ration shall be in the city or New Oriedu',
upon the president OF this corporation, or IN
| his absence upon the yice-preSldent. IL sndil
have the power 10 sue and be sued TO Dor
row money, hold, purchase, sell, mortgage
ana lYpOlutCdle real anu ptAs'hdl P'OP'''''
10 make and use a corporate seal. the same
to break and alter at pleasure, and TO make
such bylaws, rules and regulations FOR the
mana cement OF the business and affairs OF
the said corporation as may be necessary.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
Iof this corporation are to engage IN the
wholesale and retail sale OF furniture, house
hold goods, crOckery, and glassware, Tor cash
or on the installment plan and TO do every
thing proper and needful for carrying on
| said business
ARTICLE III.-The capital stock OF this
IcorpOratiOn shall be the sum sf seventy,hYe
| hundred $4,000 00) dollars, divided mo
| three hundred shares OF the par value or
| TWENTY-FIVE (s2j.O0) dollars, each, when
shall be paid for in money, property or iaooI
when issued. This corporation Shal be
going concern and authorized TO do business
under this charter as soon as the sum OF
three thousand (S3,00o.oO) dollars Is sub
scribed for. u, -,
| ARTICLE IV.-All corporate. powers OF
this corporation shall be VeSteu III anu Laye
rIsed by board OF directors, VINO shali i naSe
| mower TO ALLEVIATE, mortgage, sell, OF ledS NI
1.-The property of this corporation the5t snai
lhe three directors to compose the sdIu Doa, ",
Etb. cold directors TO be elected from ANN, ~, >
Tn. stockholders in said corporation; i ne
| meeting OF stockholders TO eject direCtOis ;
shall be held on the second MONDAY Oh Su ~,
in each year, commencing WIN me yyal "a ~
1o15 Such election shall be by baIlot anu
each share OF stock shall be entitled 10 ont
vote After the election of said board OF
directors the said board shall from us oMh
number elect a president, a Vice-preSIueh, p, >
land secretary trea Surer. The tollOwlnS "a
rctors shall constitute the frsf board OF ul,
rectors of this corporation and shall serve
until their successors are duly anu .eSII't
elected: George A. GOmpertS president; Use
dore Levitan, ce-president; Herman ier
Ion, secretary treasurer.
| ARTICLE v.-This charter may he amend
ed changed or the corporation dissolved OF
lli0udated at a stockholders meeting called
for that purpose, by two-thirds vote OF the
stock issued after five days prior notice IN
writing mailed TO each stakeholder at his
Hast known address. and after publication
twice in a daily newspaper during said five
days The liquidation Of this corporation &c
be by three stockholders TO be named by The
. stockholders at a meeting called for thai
purpose.
Thus done, signed and passed, In my no
ltarial Office, in the city OF New orleans, oil
1.-THE day month and year first above written
: lin the presence OF Joseph Murray and Jane
Beer competent witnesses, who hereunt'
sign their names, with the said appearers
: and me, notary, after the reading or TN
whole. The said subscribers writing opIlo
! site their names their subscriptions 10 IN
= lcapital stock OF this corporation, which sal
: Elist Is TO act as the original subscripuo
?. list.
(Original signcd) George A. Gompert
# hoo shares; IsedOre Devitan, 100 shares