The herald., 1916-01-27
December 3lst, 1915.
CHARTER
OF THE AUGUST H. FLASPOLLER COM

| OF THE AUGUST II. FLASPOLLER COM
| PANY, INC.
| United States of America, State of Louisiana
| Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans
| Be il known. that on this thirty-hrst day
of the month of December. in the year Of our
| Lord one thousand, nine hundred and fifteen
| and of the independence of the United States
| of America, the one hundred and fortieth,
| before me. w. Morgan Gurley, notary pub
| lie, in and for the parish Of Orleans, State
! of Louisiana, duly commissioned and quail
! fed, therein residing, and in the presence of
the witnesses hereinafter named and under
| signed personally came and appeared: the
persons whose names are hereto subscribed,
who severally declared that availing them
selves OF all and singular the laws of the
State of Louisiana, relative to the organiza-
ton of corporations, they have covenanted
and agreed, and do hereby covenant and agree
to form themselves, as well as such persons
as may hereafter become associated with them
or succeed them, into, and constitute a cor
poration or body polite in law, for the OBJ
jects and purposes, and under the stipula-
tons following, which they adopt as their
charter, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name Of this corporation
shall be the August H. Flaspoller Company,
Inc" and under this corporate name, It shall
have power and authority to exist and have
succession for period Of fifty (5O) years from
the date of this act; to contract. 10 sue and
be sued; to make, use, break and alter a cor
porate seal; to hold, receive, lease, sub
lease. purchase, sell, convey, or exchange
property real, personal or mixed, and to
mortgage. pledge or hypothccate the same,
TO borrow or lend money on or connected with
the said business for which il is IncorpOr-
ated. to appoint managers, officers, agents,
and employees as its interests may require;
to establish, alter and amend all rules, reg
ulations and bylaws for the conduct and
management Of its business as may be nee
essary and proper.
Article 1.-The domicile Of said corpora.
ton shall be in the city Of New Orleans,
State Of Louisiana, and all citations or other
legal process shall be served upon the pres
ident Of this corporation, or in the event OF
his absence or inability TO act, then upon
the vice-president.
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized, and the
nature of the business to be carried on by
il. is hereby declared to be: The conduct Of
a general grocery and merchandise business
in all its branches, wholesale or retail, and
to buy. sell and deal in all groceries, grocery
supplies, and notions and merchandise OF any
and all kinds in all its branches and all
things pertaining 10 business OF this char
acter.
This organization is primarily organized for
the purpose Of taking over the general gro
Gerry and merchandise business now con
Quoted under the firm name Of August II.
FIaspoller & Son with all and singular the
merchandise fixtures, paraphernalia, live
all of which property of said frm shall be
stock, vehicles, open accounts and good Will;
taken in payment Of stock subscribed Tor ana
is appraised by the board of directors here;
matter named at the sum Of two hundred
thousand dollars (S2OO,OOO.00 and is set forth
in more detail, as follows:
M g.Iebousss yalued at -.,,s 81, 10000
oPsI I,, aCIoa ~ pN' -.-.----. 10000 90
R;Iis Teceivabje on hand. valued at 5000
M VIA ~s ~ '''a,' -.... $4,000
Total amount of two hundred thou. 49,, q,
sand dollars -----------.---- S.uJ'O'o''D
Article IV-The capital stock Of this cor:
poration is hereby declared 10 be the sum OF