The herald., 1915-11-04

a notary public duly commissioned and quail
ned m and Tor the parish Of Orleans, State
OF Louisiana, IN the presence Of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, person
allv came and appeared the parties whose
name, are hereuutu subscribed, who declared
that, awaiting themselves OF the provisions
If the laws ut Louisiana, they do hereby FORM
themselves into and constitute a corporation,
for the purposes and upon the conditions, here
matter set forth.
Article The name and title of this cor
poration shall be Vim. +. Noclkel y son Com
pauy, Inc. Its domIClle shall be IN the city
of New Orleans, and 1t shall exist for ninety.
nine years from this date. 1t shall have and
exercise for the purpose OF the business TO be
carried on by IT, all OF the powers conferred
by law upon corporations, including the power
to purchase, lease, hold, sell mortgage and
pledge real and personal property; 10 con
tract sue and be sued, TO make and use, II It
so desires, corporate seal, and the same 10
. break or alter AT pleasure; 10 make bylaws
for its government and the same to alter or
amend at pleasure; TO name and appoint such
. managers, agents, directors and ohcerS as us
business interest and convenience may re-
quire; to hold and vote stock IN other cor,
. | poratiOns TO the extent permitted by law; ana
generally to exercise all the powers necessary
or convenient to carry on and accomplish ITS
objects and purposes
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes for
which this corporation is established ana
the nature OF the business to be carried on by
il are hereby declared to be: To buy, treat,
sell and generally to deal IN all kinds OF
fur and fur-bearng animals, wool, hides, and
similar commodities Tor its own account, or
for others.
Article III.-Citation shall be served upon
the president, and in case OF his absence from
the city, upon the Weep president, and IN case
OF absence Of both from the city, upon the
secretary.
Article IV-The amount OF capital stock
shall be ten thousand dollars (SlO,W1ml, d.
EIa nF n
hundred dollars $4,000 EACH which shall he
paid for in cash, or may be issued tor prop
erty actually received by the corporation Inc
corporation shall begin business as soon as
all of its stock is subscribed, and paid tor.
The capital stock OF the corporation may be
increased up to the sum of hve hundred thou-
sand dollars (S5OOO0.OO).
Article N-The entire powers OF this cor
poration are vested in, and its business shall
he conducted bv a board OF directors, CON
i sisting of not less than three CD, nor more
than five 81, stockholders elected by the
stockholders ar a general meeting to be held
on the first Monday in October OF each year.
Each share Of stock shall be entitled TO one
| vote, cast in person or by proxy, ana a ma.
iority Of votes cast shall elect. The board
| shall elect a president and a Vlce-presideht
out OF its number, and secretary, VINO heeu
! not be stakeholder. and such other ON
GERS as il NAV think proper, and may COM
I bine any of said Offices and confer the same
on one person. A majority OF the board shall
constitute quorum and exercise all the pow
ers OF the board, and any director may at any
time give his power of attorney to another
stakeholder or to any other person selected
bv him, and in either case the director thus
represented by proxy shall be counted for all
purposes as If personally present at all meet
| ings of the board of directors
| Directors and officers shall continue IN
Office until their successors are elected and
qualified, and failure TO elect directors at any
meeting shall in no manner affect the cor
poration. Vacancies occurring or existing IN
the board of directors shall be filled by the
remaining members of the board OF selection
from the other stockholders.
| The board of directors shall have full power,
without reference to the stockholders 10
buy and sell real estate at such prices and
on such terms they see mt, and to issue
bonds, mortgages, notes or other obligations
for the company and to secure the same by
mortgage and pledge OF the company prop
erty, all without referring to the stockhold-
ers
The first board of directors shall consist Of:
Ii. s Silberman, whose postoffce address IS
lll7 w. 35th ST., Chicago, III; T. ID. b. Sii-
herman, whose postotlce address IS ny w
| 55th St, Chicago, Ill. ). II. ). Silberman
whose postoffice address is ll7 W. S5th 81,
Chicago, H., and they shall serve until the
first meeting of the corporation IN October;
1915, or until their successors are elected ana
qualified A..
annual meeting of the stockholders, all stock,
holders taking notice OF the date OF sdlu
meeting from the provisions OF the charter'
| Notices of all other meetings OF Stockhoiders
shall be given by publication in a daily
| newspaper of the city OF New orleans lot
one week prior to the meeting, PROVIDED tnat
publication of said notice may be waived by
the consent of all stockholders, hled with the
| secretary of the company, and meetings OF
| stockholders may be held at any time with
such consent. Meetings may be called by
the president and must be called by him, at
Il II he 10
for which the meeting is called shall be
| stated in the call addressed by the president
| to the secretary, and the purpose oil the meet
ing need not be stated in the advertisement
it shall be sufficient to state IN me auveI
tisement that the meeting is called for pur-
poses stated in the call on file with the secre-
tary H.:
charter, on the dissolution OF the corpora
ton. its affairs shall be liquidated by COM
missioner or three commissioners elected by
| the stockholders, who shall have full power
| and authority to sell and dispose OF all the
property of the corporation, real or personal
| at public or private sale, and TO distribute
the proceeds
| Article VIII.-This act of incorporation may
be modified, changed, or altered, and IT'S cap
ital stock increased, or the corporation may
| he dissolved in the manner, and upon the
| Article IX-No stakeholder shall be liable
| for the contracts, faults or debts OF the cor.
| poration in any further sum than the unpaid
balance due on his stock, nor shall any mere
| inforrnality in organization have the erect
| of rendering this charter null or exposing
the stockholders to any further Liability.
| In order that this charter may also serve
| as the original subscription list, the SUD
| scrbers hereto have set opposite their re
| spective names the number of shares OF stock
| subscribed for by each of them, and their
| postofice addresses. The capital stock OF TINS
corporation is paid for in cash at the exeeu-
| tion hereof
Thus done and passed in my office IN the
| CITY of New Orleans, in the parish and state
| aforesaid, on the day, month and year herein
| first above written, in the presence OF Messrs.
Belle McCaw and F. E. Kelly, competent
with the said appearers, and me, notary
| Signed: S Silberman, 1lH w: 35th St,
Chicago, Ill, per pro Monte NJ. Lemann' -
shares; D. B. Silberman. nv W. 3sth 81;
| shares: II. S SHERMAN, I'LL w 3sth St, Chi
| cago III, pro. Monte NJ. Lemann, 50 shares
Attest: Belle McCaw, F. E. Kelly.
/ (Sisned) WATTS X LEVERICH, Not. Pub
|. the undersigned recorder OF mortgages
in and for the parish of Orleans, state OF
| Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act OF Incorporation of the VIM.
| e. Voelkel Son Co., Inc, was this DAY
dulv recorded in my Office in book ll57, folio
665. New Orleans, Oct. %, 1915:
| (Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, by. Kee'
| A true copy.
WATTS K LEvERICH, Not. Pub.
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