The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-04-15
CHARTER
,rxpRY COMPANY, INC

- for me the presence OF inc N,
- and N n.med and undersigned, person,
s,rtinsffeI are hereunto @ .hs,,,s.i,sS
Dos % declared that s's ~. statutes and
he privi.s If Louisiana, relative to the
% .. the 's.o,norations, and particularly
E,.top OF ~ session of the General AS.
- No - o.. od thew have covenanted and
subly Of "a" nv these presents covenant
.reed. sna ID bind and obllgate themselves,
"a agree, III such persons as may heEeaIteI
q gel ...soeiated with them "a n 1 i,
tcsn.s. . body corpora, ,eDo seu and nnder
ss, fm ip s,;ons and provisions following
Iii: r.. name and title Of this cor
Idicle the Dixie Laundry Com.
.srstion snA nd under that name 1t snail
sry, LOG. all the rights, privileges ana
bst sno Dgrsnted by law TO eorPoIatlohs,
d.ssiaaMH have the. power ana @uI,,oiS 60 ~
"a shsn ..;on ad corporate existence LOT
,soy suoee',br period of ninety nine c9)
,sd drnne ne date hereof, unless sooner
as IRON ~. manner hereinafter provided
Eselved. inn,.tion shall have the power
x. sac W N contract, to sue and be sued,
sd iniD'd use a corporate SEAL ana the
3 sake ss,k alter or amend at pleasure
snt y ,eceiye, purchase convey, ueiiNeI'
n0's, hypothecate ana p'elSe any P.opdI
~ reii Of Ems negotiable instruments or
sta oDI isss.ss Of debt; to have and employ
.hef evioens agents and other employees
ssch mahss, and convenience OF said cor
a DC inIe ,rauire or demand, and to
prsti0n Establish such bylaws, rules and
rsss sno for the corporate management
rsuisr,-ol Of its affairs as may De ueemeu
n 80 and expedient. 10000. e.
etess1' 1.-The objects and purposes ior
kties co,noration is created, are hereby
shlrh in's he 10 operate and conduct a
kslsrea " or laundries in the City OF
srsn Lsu. State of Louisiana, or else
Mr u~S IN connection Herewith, 10 do a
shse,, Cleaning, dyeing and pressing OF
EsnA "a repairing of shoes ana generally
d'ne, -, and all things and acts whatsoever
go ~ ~ Incidental to, or connected with,
e s trsnsactiOn of the business OF SAID COR
rsilon. uI-The capital stock of this cor
hncIe = hereby fixed at the sum of fifty
rfsnon esoOOO,OO) dollars, divided into,
sousane .sented by one thousand Q,OOO)
80 "a Inc par value OF fifty (SSO0O) dol,
hlls and when issued, shall be paid
essh or in property. or IN the equiva-
" 1850 The capital stock of this cor.
ks tn'. nav be increased to one hundred
rislsSs , thousand (SlS0,0O,00l dollars. All
90 ny ,,oek shall be issued as full paid
H.n ..sessable. and no transfer of stock
90 ~ Erd;ng on the said corporation, I'M
n.ss,,ded on its books, and no stakeholder
en- III or dispose of his stock until he
sI 'r s.,e first offered it for sale to the then
n..slalhaiders, at its then book value. This
ss.-.,;ou shall be a going concern, as
= ,venty.fve thousand (S25, 10000 dol.
~ e ia ezpital stock has been subscribed
= IS hereinsbove provided.
n.,ls IV-The domicile of this corpora
A,Il be in the City of New Orleans
nl.s n Orleans, State Of Louisiana and al
is.,,ass or other legal process shall be
I'D upon the president, and in his alb
- v the law directs.
z .bsll be vested in, and the management
"a ,ontml of its affairs shall be exercised
:. haard Of directors, to be composed o.
go than three stockholders. two of whom
al oo,stitute a quorum for the transaction
Z he business of the corporation, and eacf
Z MON shall own in his own right, durint
4. Term Of his Office, at least one full paiC
,s,,e q the stock Of this corporation.
~ krst board Of directors of this corpora
Z. .hall be composed of A. S. Picard, %
4 s.lonou St, Isaac Sontheimer, 35l9 Chest
- a. Max N. Kohler, 3S2l Chestnut st.
Tsrns B. Sontheimer, 35l9 Chestnut St, anC
Erm,n Michel, $40 Pitt ST., all of New Or
"a Ia. The officers of the first board o
Sectors shall be A. S. Picard, president
iss,c Southeimer, vice-president and Max N
Ei<f secretary and tresJurer.
Ne ssid first board OF directors and tn
"A s6cers above nance, shall serve ant
,-a;a IN Office until the first Monday ii
Irl 1916, on which date and annually there
,krf. the board Of directors shall be electe'
b he stockholders at a meeting called TO
IL purpose All directors and officers shall
"a ei6ce until their successors are electe
u qali6ed. and any failure to elect direc
an shall not be regarded as forfeiture o
dis charter.
d he election of directors, each stockholie
hall be entitled to one vote for each shar
Z neck owned by him and standing in hi
un. On the books of the company, and ma
3 east either in person or by duly authorize
ruxy and majority of the votes cast shal
sert Any vacancy occurring in the board G
directors, shall be filled by the remainin
directors for the unexpired term.
Article VIAL meetings of the stockhold
e. shall be called by written notice, MALE
10 de last known address of each stockholde
not less than fifteen days before the dat
Ind for such meeting, unless said motto
NJ been waived in writing by the stock
Atiele vII-This act of incorporation ma
X amended, modified, changed or altered, G
his evaporation may be dissolved, with III
sent of the stockholders holding and ownin
M b present or represented at gener;
n<tng Of the stockholders convened for thu
IMPOSE. and Of which due notice has bee
dNsn
vhenevef this corporation shall be di.
nlsed either by limitation or from any othe
ans, its affairs shall be liquidated by thre
unnissioners to be selected for that purpos
tvn among the stockholders at a meeting {
y stockholders convened for such purpose
AID eouunfe ehal1 reuain in offtre ar
the Affairs Of said corporation shall ;
MY and finally liquidated. Any vscanc
xrurfng among the liquidators, from an
ava whatsoever, shall be filled by the r,
mining commissioners. Said liquidators sha
suirse oil the rights conferred upon the
hy and they are especially empowere
sfte the affairs Of said corporation,
S'sst ne outstanding debts, sell and eonvs
Fcperty, pay its debts, and divide Il
rns,ning money and property among Il
% sloekholder shall ever be liable or r
Pmloe tor the contracts of this corpor
W. = any further sum than the unpai
s',nee due by him on the shares of stoC
Inscribed to, or owned by him; nor sha
~ acre informality in the organization
oeporation have the effect of renderiI
~ narter null, or of exposing any stocl
'aesr % any further liability than the III
nhsrription.
Aiueie N-The subscribers hereto ha,
psetiveiy written opposite their name
mount OF stock subscribed for by thei
uI mis act may also serve as the orig
subscription list of this corporation, al
nave also stated their postofiee a
NV done and signed at my office, in 4
~ ct New Orleans, IN the presence
an l. Corcoran and David Sessler. comm
~. Witnesses, who have hereunto sign
names With said appearers and me, n
lter due reading Of the whole.
sngn,i Signed A. S. Picard, /. So
EI5 - Sontheimer. Max N. Kohler,
T<a inc. L. Corcoran, David Sessler,
Notary Public.
ne Undersigned, recorder of mortgaI