The herald., 1915-04-01
CHARTER
OLE muNITED CLEANING COMPANY, INC"

I
OF UNITED CLEANING COMPANY, INC"
! United States of America, State OF louisiana,
Parish Of Orleans City Of New Orleans. !
BE II known. that on this twenty-third day
! of the month Of March, in the year OF our
! Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifteen,
| and OF the independence Of the United States
| of America, the one hundred and thirty ninth,
| before me William Mcclellan FayssOuN, a
! notary public, duly commissioned and quail
fed and in and for this city and the Parish
OF Orleans therein residing and III the pres,
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named ana
| underS igued, personally came ana appeared
the persons whose names are hereto sub
scribed, who declared, that availlng them
selves Of all and singular the laws OF the
State of Louisiana and especially OF the laws
relative to the organization OF corporations
and of all of the provisions Of Act POI OF the
General Assembly OF 1914, they may have COW
enanted and agreed and do by these presents
covtn and agree and bind themselves as
well as all such other persons, who may here
matter become associated with them, TO form
a corporation for the objects and purposes and
under the articles, agreements and stpula-
lions following to-wlt:
Article THE name and style OF this cor
poration shall be the United Cleaning Com
pany, Incorporated, and by that name II
shall have power and authority to exist and
enjoy succession for the full term and period
OF ninety nine years, commencing on and to
be computed from and after the date and day
hereof.
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corporation
shall be in the city of New Orleans, State
/, | OF Louisiana. All citations and other legal
process shall be served upon the president OF
| said corporation, or in case Of his absence
! or inability to act, upon the vice resident,
or in case Of the absence inability OF both
the president and yice-president to act, then
upon the secretary of this corporation.
The president shall be the executive othcer
of the corporation; he shall preside at all
meetings OF the board Of directors and stock
holders.
Article III-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is established and the
nature of the business to be carried on by II,
, are declared and specified to be; to clean,
y dive, press, repair, reDvate, alter and store
: clothing, garments, draperIes, rugs, carpets,
r curtains, window shades, wearing apparel
J, furniture, upholstered goods and other ar
q ticles; to build, construct, purchase, MAINTAIN
i and operate warehouses, plants, factories,
+, mills workshops laboratories and dwelling
houses for workingmen and otherwise.
!, to manufacture, buy sell; import, and
u export all necessary machinery, engines
;; | and other appliances and cOnvenences Tor
y the in connection with cleaning, dyeing;
: pressing, repairing, renovating, altering and
;, storing of clothing, garments, draperles rugs,
. carpets, curtains, wearing apparel, furniture
= | and other articles and generally to do all
= things incidental TO and everything necessary
e to carry out the objects and purposes for
- Article IN-This corporation may sue and
: be sued in its corporate name; hold nave
d receive, purchase, convey, sell; mortgage;
hvpothecate, pledge, lease and sub-lease, and
!, | enjoy real, personal and mixed property; also
borrow and lend money and make contracts
II receive grants of land, or personal property,
"A and make and use a corporate seal, the same
Is to alter and break at pleasure; name and APP
!. point such managers, directors, officers, clerks
rs and agents, as the interest and convenience
of said corporation may require; make and
establish such bylaws, rules and regulations
u for the proper management and regulation OF
iie the affairs of said corporation as may be
II necess ary, and the same to alter and change
e at pleasure, and shall possess all the rights
y | and DriyilRpeS which corporations
=, | are, or may be by any general law or laws
81 of this state authorized and entitled to pos
iv sess. Said corporation may exercise Its cor
- porate powers within any other state or ter
=, | rtory in the United States or foreign coun
n | try that shall permit the same.
A. Article V-The capital stock of this cor
e | poration is hereby fixed at the sum OF thirt!
>. thousand & OO-l0O (S5O,OOOOO dollars, repre-
mr. sented by three hundred 600 shares OF on
Sc hundred dollars each. All stock subscribe
an for shall be payable IN cash at the time IN
q, certificates thereof issued or the sam
0e NAV be issued at not less than par for prop
an erty actually received by said corporation
or The said corporation shall commence 6usi
n ness when thirty thousand dollars worth o
~ stock shall have been subscribed for and paid
re All transfers of stock shall be made on tn
H. books of said corporation by surrender OF IN
.s- certificate thereof to the presiding ofhcei
N. who shall write the word Cancelled" prompt
es | across the face thereof and erase the pres
,es dents signature therefrom before issuing
new certificate. =,
nj |
he manner provided for by the laws OF thu
oh state Whenever an increase OF SAID caplti
Ter stock shall have been authorized hfteen DAY
M | written notice shall be given to each STOCK
,u- | holder within which time persons holdin
is stock in this corporation shall have the rigf
fly to subscribe for said increase OF stock
ue proportion TO the number OF shares OF stoc
put held by them, and which additional snare
ate shall be paid for at such times and IN sue
es manner as the board of directors may direct
ing After the expiration OF the said tune II
eof subscription and payment the board OF dire
be tors may dispose of the shares not taken, II
ed | the benefit of the company IN such mann
md as they may think proper at not less Una
OF par value.
his Article VI-At all elections by or meeting
its of the stockholders each share of stock sha
Dks be entitled to one vote to be cast either
the person in whose name the stock appea
for on the books of this corporation at the tin
or of the voting by his agent or proxy du
OK authorized in writing to that effect.
UGH Article VII-The business and affairs a,
in corporate powers of this corporation shall
the transacted by board OF not more than n
lvi- directors nor less than three directors to
ook composed of stockholders thereof and they al
avs each of them shall be elected at a meeting
avs may, however, elect less than FIVE directo
yes at any annual meeting and the stockholde
to may prior to the next annual meeting eit
additional directors up to the maximum nu
IRA Der herein provided for, to.wit: tive directo
ate but, the directors cannot increase their o'
ted, number though they may fill vacancies
OF hereinafter provided:
ong w. A. Kennedy, H3l louisiana aven'
ent New Orleans, La; Herbert ID. MattheV
on 4427 Carrollton avenue, New Orleans, l.
rec George H. Matthews, 1927 Cleveland aveni
10, OF New Orleans, La; Adam kerber, Us Sta
~ street, New Orleans, La; Neil IL. Murph
al Al, IT., 1926 Camp street, New Orleans, La, sh
IN constitute the first board of directors a
ana shall hold office until the third tuesday
ress January 1916, or until their successors
ock, III 80 ,hn;r seats ;mmediateIy followi
"a. a their election, or as soon thereafter as pr
toIs s ticable and shall hold their office until tn
oL successors shall have been elected and qua
tnr fed The directors hereinabove named sh
'dh select their own officers.
-. The officers elected and designated to SCI
rch, until the third Tuesday in January, 1916,
M until their successors shall be elected
oI as follows, to-wit: w. A. Kennedy, preside
ue Herbert d. Matthews, vice-president a
.sch George H. Matthews, secretary and tire
;ght urer. ,o,<
ign' On the third Tuesday in January, 1916, a
- annually thereafter an election for direct
e'e by the stockholders shall be held at
D ~ office of the corporation, after htteen
~ DAVIS notice thereof shall have been gwen
~; person or by depositing the same IN the
duly once, proPeiy .oaILoid.r of said meet
d, of Every board Of directors shall at ITS hrst me
- ing after its election, or as soon Thereafter
,o-s | practicable, elect from their own numoei
i ss president and a first vice-president.
the The said board of directors shall also e