The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-05-21
CHARTER OF THE FOREST CAFE
COMPANY

State OF Louisiana, City Of New Orleans, Par
iSh OF Orleans.
BE II known, That on this 18th day of May.
m ihc year one thousand nine hundred and
fourteen C9l4, before me, ARTHUR II. LEO
POLD, notary public, NJ and for the Parish
Of Orleans State OF Louisiana. duly commits
stoned and qualified and in the presence Of
the witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed personally came and appeared the per
sons whose names are hercuntO subscribed. all
above the full age OF majority. who sevcrdlly
declared that, avaIlIng themselves OF the gen
eral laws Of this State relative to the organi-
zatiuu OF corporations, they hereby form
themselves INTO and constitute a corporation
Tor the objects and. purposes and under the
SupulationS hereinafter set forth.
Article l. The name and title OF the cor
purauon hereby formed Is declared 10 be THE
FOREST CAFE COMPANY. Its domicile
shall be IN the city of New Orleans, State of
Louisiana, md it shall have and enjoy sue
ceNslon by its corporate name for a period
hereof
This corporation shall nave power and au-
thority to contract sue and be sued in its
corporate name; to make and use a corporate
seal; 10 hold, receive, hire and purchase real
and personal property. and to sell, mortgage or
pledge the same, and 10 borrow money and IS
sue bonds, notes and other obligations.
All citations or other legal process shall be
served upon the president and, in the event
OF his absence or inability to, act from any
cause, the same shall he served upon the vice
president, or any other officer in New Or
leans, Louisiana.
Article II. The objects and purposes for
winch thus corporation is organized and the
nature Of the business TO be carried on by it
are declared to be: To engage in and carry
on the restaurant and liquor business in all
| us branches, and TO sell at retail whole
| SaiS' all KINDS OF liquors and refreshments
and, as an adjunct thereto, to provide and
furnish amuSemeutS, entertainments and di-
versions Tor the public, and generally TO do
ana perform all things necessary and incl
In afD
Articl Ill. The capital stock Of this cor
poratIo Is hereby fixed at the sum of FIVE
thousand dollars Sl5.moOO. divided into and
represented by one hundred 900 shares of
fifty dollars 5000 each. said stock shall
pS PAID tor m lnStallments of such amounts
and at such times as the board of directors
| may, determine, but any part or parcel of said
| stock may be issued by said board of direc-
tors az not less than par. in payment Of labor
corporation.
Article ". All the powers Of this corpora.
! ton are hereby vested in a board of directors
! 70 consist Of three stockholders, who shall
mold ONCE for one year, and until their sue
STSlSSors shall have been indicted into office.
IN; ING Irst board OF directors of this corpora
| tlon shall consist of the following persons, to-
VII: James ;. Jabine, B. F. Brennan and Ru-
| Jus L Bush, with James 6. Jabine as presi-
lent, H. +. Brennan, vice president. and Ru-
Jus & Bush, secretary. treasurer. Two MEM
SIS snSlI constitute quorum. The present
| BOARD shall hold Office until the second Mon
| day OF June, 1915
Article V. This charter may be amended or
tms corporation may be dissolved BY a vote
OF two-thirds in amount of the capital stock.
represented in person or by proxy, at a gem
etal Stoekholders' meeting TO be called by the
PRESIDENT, upon special request therefor.
wherein must be stated the purpose of said
meeting, after ten Q0) full days publication
IN one OF the daily newspapers in New Or.
Upon the dissolution Of this CORPORATION. the
stockholders shall elect vne or more liquida-