The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-02-03
CHARTER
OF DE NANCE & ANSELL COMPANY


VT DE MNNGE ANSELL COMPANY
| INC.
| United States Of America. State Of Louisiana
! Parish OF Orleans, City Of New Orleans
| he 1t known, that on this 18th day of the
| month OF January, III the year Of our Lord,
| nineteen hundred and sixteen and of the
independence of the United States of America,
| the one hundred and fortieth, before me,
charles T.. fletchingeT, 4 notary public, duly
commissioned, 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 hereunto subscribed,
all being OF the full age of majority who
| Sevtraly declared that availing themselves
OF the provisions of the laws of the State of
Louisiana, relative to the organization of cor
pordtlonS, they have contracted and agreed,
and do by these presents contract and agree
and bind and oblgate themselves, as well as
all such persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, to form and constitute
corporation and body polite in law, for the
purposes and objects, aud under the stipula-
tons, articles and conditions, following, to-
wit:
Article 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be de Mango * Ansell Company, Inc 8"
aud ITS domicile is hereby established in the
city OF New Orleans, Parish of Orleans, State
OF LOUISIANA, and II shall have and enioy
corporate existence for a period of ninety
nine years from the date hereof. 1t shall
have the right to contract, sue and be sued;
to make and use 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 aud immoyabie. 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
as the interest OF the corporation shall re-
quirc. and TO make all bylaws and regula.
nnF tor FhF
fairs, and the same to alter, amend or repeal
at pleasure, and generally, to exercise all
powers conferred on corporations of a similar
nature by the laws OF this state, and not
States
Article II.-All citation or other legal pro.
cess shall be served upon the president, or
IN the presidents absence or inability to act
upon the Secretary-treaSurer, or upon one IF
the directors.
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
winch tins corporation Is organized, and the
nature OF the business to be carried on by
1t, are 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 manufac.
ture and deal in any and all kinds of wo-
men wear and apparel, and goods, wares
ana 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 ali
Things necessary or icidentai thereto; 70 en-.
ter into all contracts. agreements or en-.
gagements, or incur any obligations connected
with or appertalning 10 said business, or ap-
proprate to its effectual prosecution: to es.
taOhsh branches or agencies at any place or
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 lN.-The capital stock of this cor.
poration IS hereby fixed at the sum of ten
thousand tSl0,0OOOO) dollars, divided into and
represented by one hundred OOO shares of
The par value Of one hunured (Sl0OOO dollars
each The amount OF capital stock NAV be
increased 10 twenty-five thousand (S2SGOOO
dollars by vote OF two.thirds Of all outstand. |
ng stock, and according 10 the laws of the |
state OF louisiana. All stock shall be issued /
oF cash or ITS equivalent, or may be issued 4
II not less than par, for payment for prop
Try actually purchased, or for services actu- |
Lily rendered TO the corporation, or the same
nay be issued full paid for money advanced |
r Tor such other valuable consideration or
ervices as the board of directors NAV deter.
line. The corporation shall begin to do bus
ness when fifty per cent Of the capital stock
as been subscribed for. and ffty per cent
+ this subscribed capital, paid, and the re-
lainder of the capital stock shall be issued
: such time. and upon such terms and ron
itions as the board Of directors shall deter.
nue. All stock shall be full paid and non
ssessable, and no transfer of stock shall h.
inding upon the company, unless recorded
] the eompany's books.