The herald., 1915-12-23
CHARTER
OF WM. ADLER CO INC

state OF Louisiana, Parish of Orleans. Citv
OF New Orleans.
BE 1t known, that on this thirteenth dav of
iT.Oer, IN the year nineteen hundred and
hiteen, before me, Charles Rosen. a notary
pubic IN and for the above parish and state
aleIeih residing, and in the presence of the
"iNhesses hereinafter named and undersigned
Pei sohalIy came and appeared, the several
49,, IDets hereto, who declared that avail
ing themselves OF the laws of this state
relative to the organization Of corporations in
s suCh cases made and provided, they do hereby
FORM themselves their associates and succeS.
soIs' INTO corporation under the following
charter to-wit:
Article The name of this corporation
snail be VIM. Adler Co.. Inc, and lis domi.
Slle snail be IN the City Of New Orleans.
state OF Louisiana. Citation shall be served
upon upon the president, and in his absence or
u'ss@.:ly upon the secrctary-treasurer.
Article 1.-The purposes for which this
corporation IS formed. shall be buying and
selling, importing and exporting, groceries
ana other articles Of merchandise for its own
account or for the account of others, on com.
mission or otherwise, and to do all things
incidental TO said business.
Article IIi.-The amount Of the canitaI
stock IS hereby fixed at five thousand (S5,OOO
dollars, divided into fifty shares of the mar
value OF one hundred (SlOOOO dollars per
snare Said stock shall be paid for either in
Cash or property actually received by the
corporation.
The capital stock of this corporation nav
he increased to twenty-five thousand (s25,.
UOOO dollars.
Article lV.-The period Of duration Of this
corporation shall be ninety-nine years from
thrs date.
Article N.-All the powers of this corpora.
ton shall be vested i'll and its business shall
be managed by board of directors consist.
ing OF three stockholders OF this corporation
and the names and post Office addresses OF
those selected to serve for the first year, OF
until their successors are elected and quail,
ned, are as follows, to-wit:
William Adler, president, No. 5lO5 Pitt
street, New Orleans, La; Irving l. Adler
vice president, No. sos Pitt street, New Or.
leans, La; Clemens ]. Adler, secretary,
treasurer No. sos Pitt street, New Orleans
The corporation shall have a president. Z
vIce-presIdent and . secretary-treasurer, and
such other officers, agents, and employees as
the board OF directors may from time to time
determine: whose duties shall be fixed by
said board.
The board of directors shall elect the presi
dent, the ce-president and the secretary
treasurer, from among their own number, a,
soon possible after their own election
The board OF directors shall have power e
make all bylaws, rules and regulations fo
the corporation. Any vacancies in the Off
GERS or directors shall be filled by the re
naming directors.
Article NI.-The names and post Office ad
dresses of the subscribers to the articles o
Incorporation and the number of shares o
stock which each agrees to take in the cor
poration are as follows: William Adler. No
Sl05 Pitt Street New Orleans. La 4S shares
! Clemens !. Adler, No sos Pitt Street, New
! Orleans, La, l share; Irving /. Adler, No
| 5l05 Pitt Street, New Orleans La, ! share
Said stock to be given in exchange for casl
| and the property set forth in the statemen
of description thereof annexed to this char
/ ter.
| Article VI.-The annual meeting of tn
stockholders for the election of director
shall be held on the first Monday of Januar
/ of each year; the first annual meeting (
be held on the first Monday of January, 1911
! until which time the officers and director
I named in this charter shall continue an
until the successors are duly elected an
qualified.
! Article VII-All stockholders meeting
shall be held after three days written motto
! by the secretary treasurer mailed to the las
known address of the stockholders, excep
where otherwise provided by law; but all nc
| tices may be waived by the unanimous con
! sent of the stockholders.
Thus done and passed at my notarial offo
| in the city of New Orleans, state of Louis
ana, on the day. month and year first here
! inabove written, in the presence of Thoma
! A. Tabary, and G. Arthur Seaver, competer
| witnesses who have signed these present
with said appearers and me, notary, afte
reading of the whole.
Original signed: VIM. Adler, 4S shares
/ Irving I. Adler, / share; Clemens ]. Adle
/ l share. Witnesses: T. A. Tabary, G. 4
| Seaver.
! (SeaD CHARLES ROSEN,
Notary Public
I, the undersigned, recorder of mortgage
in and for the parish of Orleans, State {
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the abov
and foregoing act of Incorporation, of III
VIM. Adler Co.. Inc, was this day duly re
corded in my Office, in book 1857, folio =.
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, by. i
New Orleans, La, December IA, 1915.
(SeaD
! I hereby certify that the above and fore
going is a true and correct copy of the oril
/ inal act of incorporation of the VIM. Adlt
Co, Inc, on file in my Office.
| New Orleans La, December IL. 1915
CHARLES ROSEN,
(Stamp) Notary Publ
dec 10 q 20 jan Is 20
ACT OF AMENDMENT