The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-03-12
CHARTER
OF HEIMAN BROTHERS AND COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.

VT hEIMAN bKOl HENS AND COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.
United States OF America, State of Louisiana,
Parish of Orleans.
Be 1t known, That this day, the ninth
OF the month OF February, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and four
| teen Q9l4) and of the Independence of the
United States, the one hundred and thirty
ninth, before me, Lewis Rossner Graham, a
notary public, in and for the Parish of Or
| leans, State of Louisiana, duly commissioned,
sworn and qualified, and in the presence OF
| the witnesses hereinafter named and under
| signed, personally came and appeared, the
several parties whose names are hereunto
| subscribed, who severally declared that, avail
| ing themselves of the provisions of the laws
OF this State relative to the organization OF
| corporations, they have covcnanted and agreed,
and do by these presents, covenant, agree and
| bind themselves and those who may here
after become associated with them, to form
themselves into a corporation for the objects
| and purposes, and with the name and under
| the stlpul ations following to witt
Article /. The name and style Of this cor
poration shall be Holman Brothers and Com
name it shall have and enjoy succession for
| period of ninety-ninc years from the date
| hereof unless sooner dissolved, and shall have
all the rights, privileges and immunities
granted by law TO corporations.
| Article III. The domcile of this corporation
| shall be in the city of New Orleans, and all
citations and other legal process shall be
| served on the officers as the law directs
| Article III. The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is formed are hereby
| declared to be: To carry on the retail and
wholesale furniture and household goods and
| furnishings business; and TO sell such articles
| Tor cash or on the installment plan; and gem
| orally TO carry on any other business, or buy
and sell any other kind of merchandise con-
| nected with, growing out of, or germane to
| the above mentioned business
Article ~. The capital stock of this cor
poration is hereby declared to be fifty thou
! sand dollars (SSO,OOOOO divided into and rep
| resented nv FIVE hrfn cha %
| hundred dollars each, which stock shall be
| payable in cash, or may be issued in pay
ment OF property purchased or for services
| rendered to this corporation, and shall be
| paid for at such times as the Board of Di-
| rectors may require.
This corporation shall begin business and
become going concern as soon as ten thou.
sand dollars Of its capital stock shall have
| been subscribed for.
Article V. No stakeholder may sell, assign
or transfer his stock in this corporation with
secretary, thirty days notice in writing OF
| such intention, and the other stockholders
shall have the FIRST privilege of purchasing
| the SAID stock at the book value thereof for
| period of thirty days from said notice, after
which thirty days notice the said stock may
be. sold in the open market.
| Article vi. All the corporate powers of this
| corporation and the management and con.
| trol of its affairs shall be vested in and ex.
ercIsed by Board of Directors composed OF
not less than three stockholders, all Of whom
| must De present 10 constitute a quorum for
| the transaction of any and all business OF
| the corporation.
On the first Monday in January, 1915, and
| annually thereafter, a general meeting of the
| stockholders shall be held for the purpose oil
| electng directors for the ensuing year Said
| election shall be by ballot at the domiclc
| of the corporation, and the shareholders re.
ceiving the highest number of votes cast shall
| be declared elected. Each share Of stock
shall be entitled to one vote, whether the
holder thereof is present or represented by :
written proxy.
| Immediately after election the said direc.
tors shall select from their numbers Presi.
dent, Vice President and a Secretary Treas.
| urer
Article VII. Notice of all meetings Of
| stockholders for election of officers or for any
other purpose shall be given in writing by
the Secretary to be deposited in TIE mail al
directed to each stakeholder to his name and
address as the same shall appear upon tn,
books Of the corporation, unless said notice
is waived in writing by all of the stockhold
| ers appearing as such on the books.
| At all such meetings every stockholder
whether present in person or by proxy, shall
| be entitled TO vote for each share Of stocl
| standing in his name on the books of thc
| corporation, and majority of the votes 81
cast shall be sufficient to elect or decide al
questions voted on.
Article Will No stakeholder shall ever b,
held liable or responsible for the contracts
faults or debts Of this corporation in any fur
Their sum than the unpaid balance due to tn,
corporation on the shares of stock subscribed
for by him, shall any mere informalit,
in organization have the effect of rendering
holder to any liability beyond the unpaic
balance