The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-01-27
CHARTER
CHARTER
IF DE NANCE & ANSELL COMPANY,

INC.
[ nited States Of America. State Of louisiana
Parish Of Orleans, City of New Orleans
BE it known, that this l4th day of the
month Of January, IN the year of Lord,
nineteen hundred and sixteen, and of the
independence Of the United States OF America,
the hundred and fOrtieth, before me,
Charles +. FletChinger, a notary public, duly
commits stoned, sworn and qualified, in and for
the parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana,
therein residing. and III the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and Undersigned
personally came and appeared the several
persos whose names are hereunto subscribed
all being of the full age of majority, who
severally declared that availing themselves
OF the provisions OF the laws of the State Of
Louisiana, relative to the organization of
porations, they have contracted and agreed,
and do by these presents contract and agree,
and bind and oblgate themselves, well as
all such persons as may hereafter become
associated with them. to form and constitute
a corporation and body polite in law, for the
purposes and objects, and under the stipula-
tons, articles and conditions, following, to-
wit:
Article THE name of this corporation
shall be de Mango < Ansell Company, Inc"
and its domcie is hereby established in the
city of New Orleans, Parish of Orleans, State
OF Louisiana, and it shall have and enjoy
corporate existence for a period of ninety
nine years from the date hereof. 1t shall
have the right to contract, sue and be sued I;
TO make and a corporate seal, and the
same to break and alter at pleasure; TO hold,
secure, have, purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE,
convey, sell, borrow, lease, mortgage, pledge,
hypothecate and transfer under its said cor
porate name, property. real, personal and
mixed, movable and immovable; to draw,
| make and endorse bills of exchange, and pro-
miSSOry notes, and to issue bonds; TO elect
and appoint such officers, directors and agents
the interest of the corporation shall re-
quire, and to make all bylaws and regua-
tons for the proper management of its al.
fairs, and the same TO alter, amend or repeal
At pleasure, and generally, to exercise all
powers conferred on corporations of similar
| nature by the laws OF this state, and not
inconsistent with the laws of the United
States.
Article II.-All citation or other legal pro-
cess shall be served upon the president, o.
| in the presidents absence or inability TO act.
| upon the secretary or upon one IF
| the directors.
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation IS organized, and the
| nature Of the business to be carried on by
| it, declared TO be: to manufacture buy
| and sell, wholesale and retail, millinery,
gowns, wraps, novelties. lingerie, toilet arti-
| cleS and accessories OF every kind, and house
| hold furnishings, and generally, TO mauufac-
| ture and deal in any and all kinds Of wo-
| mems and apparel, and goods, wares
| and merchandise similar to any of the fore
| going, and to carry out the requirements and
| needs OF same by any means appropriate and
| convenient; to do and undertake any and all
! things necessary or occidental thereto; to en-
| ter into all contracts, agreements or en-
| gagementS, or incur any obligations connected
! with appertaining to said business, or ap-
propriate to its effectual prosecution; 10 es.
| tablIsh branches or agencies at any place OF
places that the board Of directors deem de.
| sirable, and at the option OF its board OF
| directors, TO carry on any part Of its bust.
| ness, and exercise any part Of its powers out.
| side Of the State OF Louisiana.
! Article IN--The capital stock of this cor.
| poration is hereby fixed at the sum of ter
| thousand 100000 dollars, divided into and
! represented by one hundred GOD shares OF
the par value Of one hunured $4,000 dollars
| each The amount of capital stock may be
| dollars by vote Of two-thirds Of all outstand.
! ing stock, and according TO the laws of the
| State Of Louisiana. All stock shall be issued
| at not less than par, for payment for prop
ally rendered 10 the corporation, or the same
or for such other valuable consideration OF
mine. The corporation shall begin to do bus
mess when fifty per cent of the capital stock
has been subscribed for, and fifty per cent
of this subscribed capital, paid and the re-
mainder Of the capital stock shall be issued
az such time, and upon such terms and con-
ditions as the board of directors shall deter
mine. All stock shall be full paid and non.
assessable, and no transfer Of stock shall be
binding upon the company, unless recorded
on the company's books.