The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-03-11
CHARTER
OE DIXIE LAUNDRY COMPANY. INC
United States of America, State of Louisiani

United States of America, State of Louisiana,
Parish of Orleans.
Be it known, That on this 9th day of the
month of March, 1915, and OF the indepen-
dence of the United States OF America, the
10th, before me, Herman Michel, notary
public. duly commissioned and qualified in
and for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louis
lana, and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, person
whose names are hereunto subscribed, who
severally declared that availing themselves
of the privileges and of the statutes and
laws of the state of Louisiana, relative to the
formation OF corporations, and particularly
Act No. 267 of the session of the General AS
sembly of 1914, they have covenanted and
agreed, and do by these presents covenant
and agree, and bind and obligate themselves,
as well as all such persons as may hereafter
become associated with them, TO form and
constitute a body corporate and polite in
law, for the objects and purposes, and under
the stipulations and provisions following,
to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and title of this cor
poration shall be the Dixie Laundry Com
pany, Inc. and under that name it shall
have and enjoy all the rights, privileges and
advantages granted by law to corporations,
and shall have the power and authority to
| enjoy succession ad corporate existence for
| and during the period of ninety mine (99)
years from the date hereof, unless sooner
dissolved. in the manner hereinafter provided
| for Said corporation shall have the power
and authority TO contract, to sue and be sued,
-, to make and use a corporate seal, and the
| same to break, alter or amend at pleasure,
| to hold, receive, purchase, convey, deliver,
mortgage hypothecate and pledge any prop
erty real or personal, and to issue notes and
other obligations, negotiable instruments or
| c her evidences of debt; to have and employ
| such managers, agents and other employees
as the interest and convenience of said cor
poration may require demand, and TO
make and establish such bylaws, rules and
4 regulations for the corporate management
and control of its affairs as may be deemed
necessary and expedient.
| Article 1.-THE objects and purposes for
which this corporation is created. are hereby
| declared to be, to operate and conduct a
steam laundry or laundries in the City OF
New Orleans, State OF louisiana, or else
where and in connection Herewith, to do a
general cleaning, dyeing and pressing OF
clothes and repairing of shoes, and generally
to do any and all things and acts whatsoever
necessary or incidental to, or connected with
the transaction of the business of said cor
lporatior.
Article III-The capital stock of this cor
lporation is hereby fixed at the sum of nifty
thousand (S50OO0.00 dollars, divided into
and represented by, one thousand Q'U1
shares of the par value of fifty $4,000 dol
lars each, and when issued, shall be paiC
for in cash or in property, or in the equiva
lent thereof The capital stock of this cor
poration may be increased to one hundred
and fifty thousand (Sl50,0O000) dollars. Al
shares of stock shall be issued as full paiC
and non assessable, and no transfer OF stool
shall be binding the said corporation, un
less recorded on its books, and no stockholde
shall have first offered it for sale to the thei
stockholders, at its then book value. lhi
corporation shall be going concern, a
soon as twenty-five thousand (S25,OOOOC) dol