The herald., 1916-10-05
CHARTER
OF FINES JEWELRY SHOP, INCORPO.
RATED.


United States of America, State of Louisi
ana, Parish OF Orleans. City of New Or
leans.
BE it known. that on this 3Oth day of tn,
month of August, in the year of our Lore
one thousand, nine hundred and sixteen, znC
o: the independence u the United States OF
America, the one hundred and forty st
before me-. Frederick Charles Marx, a notary
public, duly commissioned and qualified, in
and for the parish OF Orleans, State of Lou
| iSiana, and IN the presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, person.
ally came and appeared: The several persons
above the full age Of majority, who seyerally
declared that availing themselves of the
provisions OF Act No. 2o7 of 1914, as well as
OF the general laws OF the State of Lou
| Isiana, relative to the organization of cor.
poratIons, they hereby FORM themselves into
and constitute a corporation for the objects
and purposes, and under the stipulatiOns
hereinafter set forth.
Article 1.-The name and title Of this cor.
PoratlOn is hereby declared 10 be Fines
Jewelry shop, Incorporated.
| It's dOmcile shall be in the city Of New
| leans and 1t shall have and enjoy success
on and corporate existence by its corporate
! name Tor a period Of ninety-nine (99) years
| from and after the date hereof.
| This corporation shall have power and
| authority to contract, and be sued in its
! corporate name; TO make and use a corpo.
rate seal; 10 hold, receive, hire and purchase
real and personal property, and to sell, mort
| gage or pledge the same, and 10 borrow money
| and issue bonds, notes and other obligations.
! All citations or other legal process shall
be served upon the president, and in the
| event OF his absence or inability 10 act
| from any cause, the same shall be served
upon the secretary-treasurer of the corpora
| ton.
Article, 1.-THE objects and purposes for
which this corporation is established and
! the nature OF the business 10 be carried on
! by it are hereby declared 10 be: To carry on
| business as jewellers. gold and silver smiths
dealers IN CHINA, ut-glass, curIOsitics, arti-
cles OF vertu coins, medals, bullion and pre-
cIous stones, and as manufacturers of and
dealers in gold, silver, platinum and plated
wares, watches, clocks, Chronometers, and oD-
teal and scientific instruments and appli-
do ard perform all such things as may relate
or appertain TO the objects and purposes
above expressed.
Article IIl.-The capital stock of this cor
poratlon is hereby fixed at the sum of five
thousand dollars (S5OOOpO divided into and
represented by one hundred shares QOO OF
the par value Of fifty dollars $4,000 each
This capital stock may be increased TO the
sum OF one hundred thousand dollars, $780,
0I0O).
Said stock shall be paid for in install.
ments OF such amounts and at such times
as the board OF directors may determine but
any part or parcel of said stock NAV be
issued by said board of directors at not less
than gar in payment OF labor due or property
actually received by said corporation
The said stock shall be transferable only
on the books OF the corporation, subject to
Such rules and regulations as the board of
directors may adopt.
Article lV.-All the corporate powers of
this corporation shall be vested in and exer-
cISed by board Of three CD directors, 10 be
composed OF stockholders, majority of whom
shalI constitute quorum for the transac-
ton OF any business. The board of directors
shall be vested with full power and authority
10 make all contracts, purchases and sales
and adopt all bylaws, rules and regulations
tor the government of the business and al
tairs OF the company, and after, amend and
change the same at pleasure; appoint, hire
and discharge all officers, agents and en-
pioyees, nix all salaries, and generally to do
and perform all things necessary in the
transaction of the business and affairs OF
the company. Any vacancy occurring in
said board shall be filled by the remaining
directors IN the manner provided for in the
bylaws.
The first board Of directors Of this corpo.
ration shall consist of Charles Fine, No. ll2l |
ST. Charles avenue, New Orleans; Never l. |
Prince, No. ISL st. Charles Ave, New Or. !
street, Atlanta, Georgia, with Charles Fine a.
president and Joseph Heron as secretary |
treasurer, who shall hold Office until the sec |
ond Wednesday of January. 1917, and until |
fed.
On the second Wednesday Of January.
l9l7, and annually thereafter, an election for |
directors shall be held at the Office of the |
company, under the supervision of two (O |
commissioners to be appointed by the board |
Of directors, and the directors then elected |
snail take their seats Immediately and shall |
hold office until their successors are duly
elected and qualified. Each board shall elect
ITS own officers, which shall consist of a
president and a secretary-treasurer. The
treasurer need not be shareholder
or director
All corporate elections shall be by ballot,
and majority OF the votes cast shall elect,
and at all stockholders meetings held for
any purpose, each share OF sock shall be
entitled TO one vote, either person or by
proxy, by the person IN whose names same
is registered on the books of the company.
Written notice of stockholders meetings
snail be given 10 each stockholder by the
secretary at least fifteen days prior 70 elec.
tons, by mailing same, postage prepaid to !
his last known address.
Any director absent from the city of New
orleans, or unable to attend meetings of the
board OF directors may give his written
proxy to any other director, and said proxy
shall he voted in accordance with ne writ
ten instructions of the director granting
same.
De changed. altered or modified, or the cor
Doratlon may be dissolved in any manner
prescribed by law; or with the assent Of
hree-tourths (5D OF the stock present or rem
esented at general meeting of the stock.
FOLDERS convened for that purpose after thirty
sd days prior notice OF such meeting shall
lave been given by publication in one of the
iaily newspapers published in tie city Of
New orleans, by hye publications during
aid period. and such changes as NAV be
made IN reference to tie capital stock shall
'e made in accordance with the then exist. |
ng laws on the subject.
Article NI.-Whenever this corporation il
dissolved either by limitation of its charter :
r from any cause, its affairs shall be loui- | !
lated by three 90 commissioners to be ap- {
.olnted by the stockholders at a meeting Of :
he stockholders convened for that purpose !
liter thirty 800 days prior notice shall have G
'een gwen by the secretary to each stock /
Older Said commissioners shall remain in ,
ffice until the affairs of the said corno-a. a
ION shall have been fully lquidated In ;
ase OF the death of either COMM ssioner, the n
urvivor shall continue to act
Article WILING stakeholder of this cor. i
grafton shall ever be held liable or respon.
ibie tor the contracts or faults of said corno- ,
ation, IN any further sum than the unnaid | i
alance due to the corporation on the shares J.
stock owned by him, nor shall any mere 8
nformality in organization have the effect :
rendering this charter null or of expos | 3
ng a stakeholder to any liability bevond :
ne balance due on his stock.
The subscribers hereto have each write, &
pposite their names the number of shares | a
ubScrlDed tor, so that this act of incoroora | a
ON may also serve as the original subscrip- | a
ION list Said subscriptions amounting 70 f
We thousand dollars, to be paid in cash. IL
thus done and passed in my Office, at the v