The herald., 1915-04-08
CHARTER
-,,r LAUNDRY COMPANY INC

L. :, America, State of louisiana
3 Of oriTTSSl ai on this 9th day of the
known, io1s and Of the Indepen-
4 Msren, a States of America, the
the Ohi'iH Herman Michel, a notary
efore hie, ,,;ssioned and qualified IN
duly ev nh ri Orleans, State OF LOUIS
the Pai,sn oresence Of the witnesses
ID IN tned and undersigned, person
id are hereunto SuDs0I 49, ~
hSsselared that 2vainhs tte,s "a
:er;Isoes and OF the statutes .; anu ,ha
gri' s,ste Of Louisiana, TeIative 70 t IN.
INC corporations, ana PaItlCui"siy
~ - the session OF the GENERA rs
- ola they have coYenahtel anu
Of A. by these presents covenant
ano hind and Obligate themselves,
&c, IN m such persons as may hereafter
IS s.;,tsd with them, 10 form ana
hody corporate and poiitic IN
ob;ects and purposes, ana under
l US and provisions following
r. name and title of this cor
i-nnb he the Dixie Laundry Com,
snsn I'D under that name II shali
&C, ,;oy ali the rights, privileges ana
ehJos .p,ed by law 10 corporations,
ges - the power and authority TO
VI mn .;on ad corporate existence Tor
pceeS he period OF nInety-nIne W
ing ,Ls date hereof, unless sooner
rom he manner hereinafter. provided
q, ID un-,tion shall have the power
GU 20 contract, 10 sue and be sued,
hori.s use a corporate seal, and the
ana slter or amend at pleasure,
us;ye purchase, convey, deliver,
reeo,becate and pledge any prop
6, n,Ppsrsonal. and to issue notes and
a o. ,s negotiable instruments or
ong~ Of debt; to have and employ
1oens agents and other employees
9ndst and convenience OF said cor
inteI ,snuire or demand, and to
nay ,,blish such bylaws, rules and
no Co. the corporate management
ohst ~ its affairs as may be deemed
y and expedient. . e.
1.-The objects ana purposes LOT
4. corporation IS created; are hereOy
"a be, to operate and conduct a
.ndry or laundries IN the CITY OF
L.s,s State of louisiana, or else
"a IN connection Herewith, to do a
W Cleaning, dyeing and pressing OF
"a repairing of shoes, and generally
:" md all things and acts whatsoever
Ar incidental to, or connected with,
.,,etion of the business OF said cor
uI-The capital stock of this cor
q hereby fixed at the sum OF fifty
nsomOyOO dollars, divided into,
s.rnted by one thousand O,0O)
"a ~ mar value Of fifty (S50.00) dol.
= md when issued, shall be paid
ca or in property, or in the equiva-
80 The capital stock of this cor
Nv be increased to one hundred
tbousand (Sl50,OOOOO) dollars. All
s,ock shall be issued as full paid
.ssessable. and no transfer of stock
h;nding on the said corporation, I'M
..S.d an its books, and no stakeholder
N Ar DISPOSE of his stock until he
e. s,st offered it for sale to the then
o.. AT its then book value. This
ian shall be a going concern, as
tx,nty.fiye thousand S25,0OO.0O) dol.
~ ranital stock has been subscribed
heeinsboye provided.
i IV-The domicile of this corpora
I'll he in the City of New Orleans
- Orleans, State Of Louisiana and all
ar other legal process shall be
rpou the president, and in his alb
a the law directs.
h YAH the powers OF this corpora
I'm be vested in, and the management
,rtrol Of its affairs shall be exercised
6osrd Of directors, to be composed Of
d than three stockholders, two of whom
,pu,titute a quorum for the transaction
business Of the corporation, and eacf
hi shall own in his own right, durinl
IN a his Office, at least one full paiC
a the stock of this corporation.
frst board of directors of this corpora
hall be composed Of A. S. Picard, 20.
uuon ST., Isaac Sontheimer, 35l9 Chest
NAY N. Kohler, 352l Chestnut St.
B. Sontheimer, 35l9 Chestnut ST., anC
n Michel, $40 Pitt St, all of New Or
Ia The officers of the first board o
81 shall be A. S. Picard, president
Sontheimer, vice-president and Max n
secretary and treasurer.
aid first board Of directors and thu
ofoers above nance, shall serve AM
n Office until the first Monday il
jg,k on which date and annually there
he board of directors shall be elected
( stockholders at meeting called 10
bupose. All directors and officers shall
a6ce until their successors are electe'
rslifed, and any failure to elect direc
IhzIl not be regarded as a forfeiture o
barter
k election Of directors, each stockholde
h entitled to one vote for each shar
.k owned by him and standing in hi
q the books of the company, and ma.
n either in person or by duly authorize,
- IL &ha chs
Any vacancy occurring in the board Q
(rA shall be filled by the remainin
lpn Tor the unexpired term.
ielt VIAL meetings of the stockhold
hzll Be called by written notice, maile
last known address of each stockholde
les than fifteen days before the dat
iuf such meeting, unless said motto
hern waived in writing by the stock
itk VTI-This act Of Incorporation ma
nrn6sd, modified, changed or altered, G
Preparation may be dissolved, with tn
4 he stockholders holding and ownin
tsb of the capital stock thereof, VIII
= present or represented at a genera
II the stockholders convened for thu
- nd Of which due notice has bee
1rser this corporation shall be di.
uther By limitation or from any othe
- Affairs shall be liquidated by thre
1oloners 10 be selected for that purpos
mong the stockholders at a meeting {
orkholders convened for such purpose
uanlssioners shall remain in Office III
q mann Of said corporation shall I
~ finally liquidated. Any vacanc
n( smong the liquidators, from an
uaafsoever, shall be filled by the n
y eennissioners. Said liquidators sha
81 the rights conferred upon the
nd they are especially empowere
ne affairs Of said corporation,
e outstanding debts, sell and conve
NY, pay its debts, and divide Il
money and property among Il
seskholder shall ever be liable or r,
ior the contracts of this corpor;
eny further sum than the unpai
- by him on the shares of stoc
,ned d, or owned by him; nor sha
~ infomality in the organization
sfion have the effect of renderir
'r null, or of exposing any stool
any further liability than the III
which may be due on his stoc
1.-The subscribers hereto ha,
10y written opposite their name
~ ~ q stock subscribed for by ther
ecf may also serve as the orig
puon list Of this corporation, ar
s'so stated their postofice a
~ and signed at my Office, in Il
rew Orleans, IN the presence
saooran and David Sessler, comp
sees who have hereunto sign,
- with said appearers and me, n
;S ee reading Of the whole.
S,gned) A. S. Picard, I. So
4 Sentneimer. Max N. Kohler,