The herald., 1916-07-20
CHAR
OF EUGENE ELLIS Co. nc.

United States Of America. STATE Of Louisi-
ana, PARISH 81 Orleans. tl'y OF New O!-
leans.
Be J., known. that on his 10Th day OF the
month II June, \. d. l9lo, before, me- I'D.
ward h Ellis \ notary public duly com
m.-,iouci IN ard for the above named parish
and state. personally came and appeared:
he several persons whose names are here
unto ,ubocr, bed. who. IN the presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed. each and all declared. That, ayalllng
them ,clv-, Of the laws Of the state Of Lou
.>raut, on the subject 81 the incorporati5n
Of Co-ro-aiiDns. and especially " Act NJ
u 1914 they have organized, and do by these
presents organize and constitute themselves,
a, well a. all other persons. who may here
after become associated with them, into
cooperation and body polite in law, to en-.
| JOY corporate existence during a period Of
ninety tF) years after tins daIe, unless
sooner dissolved. and under the following
stlpulatious which they hereby adopt, as
their article, Of Incorporation, or charter,
t0-wIt:
Article 1.-The name Of this corporation
| shall be Eugene Ellis Co., Inc, and ITS
d2mic.le Is hereby declared 10 be the city
| all citation or other legal process shall be
served TIE president, and, IN his absence,
| on the secretary.
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes Of
| this corP9ration, and the nature Of the Dusi'
| ness 70 be carried on by It, are hereby de-
| clared to be as follows;
| To import consign. receive on consign-
| ment. purchase, sell and deal IN all classes
| Of goods and merchandise and other kinds OF
| personal property without limitation as to
| nature or description; TO manufacture textile
| goods. and all other articles 81 use or wear /;
/ to own, lease and to operate factories, and
| to tins end t. purchase or otherwise acquire
| lands and buildings for the erection and
| estlbl, shmeitt OF manufactures; TO eStaO'
] lish agencies or branch offices for the sale
Of goods or merchandise or OF the products
| OF its manufacture at any. place or place;
| and 10 carry on any part OF its business and
| exercise any part Of its powers outside the
| State Of Louisiana, or in foreign countries.
| And in general to engage IN and undertake
| and to d. anything necessary, incidental TO
| Dr connected with said objects and purposes,
| as we'll As to exercise all rights and powers
| conferred on corporations by act -o OF 4SI|'
! Article III.-The capital stock OF this cor
n1rltion IS hereby fixed at the sum OF nifty
| thousand dollars ($SWOOO),. divided INTO
five hundred shares Of the par value OF one
hundred dollars each, and all Of which stock
| shall be common stock, this corporation can
! a. once engage in business all OF said cap.
| ital having been entirely subscribed and
paid for at the signing Of this charter.
| The capital stock OF this corporation may
| be Increased to one hundred thousand dol
lars C$lD,UOoO. g,
No s,ockholder OF this corporation shall
sell. or offer to sell, any stock OF this cor
poration owned by him until he snail nave
nrst offered the same 70 each OF the Othei
Stockholders thereof. for a period OF thirty
;m days. at the book value OF said stock
This offer shall be made IN writing to th'
board of directors Of this corporation w,lS
shall, for the purpose. be considered th'
| agent for the remaining stockholders, ~h'
shall have the right TO purchase same a
said book value, IN proportion TO the s'oc'
Article IV.-AIl Of the corporate powers
Of this corporation shall be vested IN an'
exercised by a board of directors composed
OF three 81 stockholders OF this corporation
| Il
holders held for that purpose, at the d2ihlciI
| OF the company, on the second thursday o
| Ture, 1917, and annually thereafter; MOTTO
> OF which meeting shall be gwen 10 eac
{, | stockholder at least fifteen Q5D days PRO
| to each meeting, either personally OF Dy uS
! posting same III the post othce properly az
dressed, TO the last known address OF eaS
stockholder, as shown by the books OF IN
/. The hoard of directors of this corporation
shall Immediately after their election an
qualification for oflce; select from s"' an
treasurer Crowded however, the othces
/. | secretary and OF treasurer may De G9 cor
: bined), and may select vice-preSideh'. IN
y FIRST board OF directors OF TINS corporaiio
! isl declared to be composed Of Eugene EIli
i nj I222 Third street, New Orleans, La; Ja
III We'll of 1872 CarrOllton street, New ~
h leans. La; and Sidney X W as; Of ~,
Il laird street New Orleans, La; with Eugen
. Ellis as president, and Sidney K. Woods
!, | secretary III -
, The said board OF directors shaH nay
;, power to appoint agents and employees II
Il his corporation, or to remove the same
Measure, and they shall alsb have the pow'
r TO fill any vacancies in their NUMBER an
/ shall make such bylaws from time 10 tim
> and amend the same, as they may deem e.
Article V.-The said apPearers declare IN
Il they subscribe respectively, to the IN, nun, 10
,. of Shares of the capital stock OF TINS GO
e marathon set opposite their respective sign
hereto, 50 that this act OF ,ncGTgii1
N The said subscription Of Eugene Eilis
paid ?! and ssted Of 6y ali ihf the Fa aeta
- C,ui,hout and allowance for good vii
Of the business now conducted tie M by s'P Eli
&c az ~ tLa-;-as street. New Orleans, an acc
70 rate and detailed statement of said 6usine
- and property being hereto annexed. me 50
y business and the actual net value, OF sd
" assets having been appraised by the DIR:
tors OF this corporation at the sum Oh 'n'1'
three thousand dollars G33.OO")'