The herald., 1916-01-27
CHARTER

OF HOLMES GROCERY COMPANY, INC"
State Of Louisiana, Parish OF Orleans, City
Of New Orleans.
BE il known, thar this twenty unth day
IF December. IN the year one thousand nine
hundred and fifteen, before me, Harry L.
LOOMS, Jr., a notary public, duly commits
stoned and qualified. in and for the parish Of
Orleans, State Of Louisiana, and in the pres
ence OF the witnesses hereinafter named the
uuderSI gned personally came and appeared:
The several persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, who declared that avalllug
themselves OF the laws OF the State OF Lou
isIana, and particularly o. the Act No. -bI
OF the year 1914 of the General Assembly OF
said state. they have covenanted and agreed,
and do, by these presents, covenant and
agree, bind and form themselves, and those
who may hereafter become associated with
them, into a corporation and body polite IN
law, for the objects and purposes, and under
the agreements and stipulatIOns following,
to-wt:
Article 1.-The name OF this corporation
shall be the Holmes Grocery Company, Inc"
and under that name 1t shall enjoy all rights
and privileges granted by law TO corpora
lions. 1t shall exist for period OF fifty
years from this day. and shall have power TO
contract, sue and be sued IN ITS corporate
name, to make and use a corporate seal TO
hold, receive, purchase, rruso, convey, sell,
mortgage, hypothecate pledge property,
both real and personal; to issue notes, bonds
and other obligations, TO have and employ
other employees as the interests and conve-
nience OF said corporation may require; to
make and establish such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the proper management and
control OF the affairs OF SAID corporation,
through its board of directors, as may be nee
essary and expedient.
Article 1.-The domicile OF said corpora
ton shall be in the city OF New Orleans, La,
| and all citations and other legal processes
! Shall be served on the president, in his alb
! sence on the vice president, and IN the aO-
seuce of the two, then on the secretary treas
urer OF said corporation.
| Article lII-The object and purpose OF thls
! corporation is hereby declared to be the car
| rving ON. in the city of New Orleans, OF the
| grocery and liquor business, wholesale RETAIL
| Article IV-The capital stock Of this cor
| marathon is fixed at twenty thousand dollars
| iS30 on OOC. divided into two hundred shares
| of the par value Of one hundred dollars each
| which Shall be issued for labor done or money
or property actually received, and snall 0e
| paid for at such times and IN such instaI!'
| ments as the board of directors may direct
| Said capital stock may be increased 10 an
amount not exceeding one hundred thousand
dollars (SlO0,0OOO.
Article V-All the corporate powers OF TN:
corporation shall be vested IN a board Of
directors composed of not less than three, mol
more than five stockholders, majority o.
whom shall constitute quorum Tor the trans
! action of all business. Said board snall Ok
elected annually and Immediately after thell
election shall select from their huInoeL
president, vice-president, secretary and treas
urer and the offices Of secretary ana treasure
NAV be consolidated into one at the dlscre
ton of the board. Said election SHAH De hel'
at the domicile of the corporation after htteei
days written notice TO each stockholder, DE
] Iivered to him personally or deposltlng I'M
same in the post office, addressed TO MN d
his last known address. Each share OF stoS'
shall be entitled to one vote cast by IN
F1h
iority of the votes shall elect Failure I
elect al any annual meeting shall not resui
in a forfeiture of this charter, but the olrec
tors then in Office shall continue 10 serV
until their successors nave Deeh uuly &C :,
and qualified. Any vacancies occurring o.
| the board of directors may be hlled Dy IN
remaining directors. The board shall nav
the right at any time to increase IT'S numDel
. said increase, however, not TO eNceeu Nv
| directors The first election tor director
under this charter shall be held IN l9H, o.
the first Monday in January, until Thic
time or until their successors are electeu az
qualified, the first board OF directors unde
, this charter are hereby declared to be; T.
Holmes. post Office address ll4 Joseph Stree
New Orleans, La; John T. Holmes, post ofhc
address 29OS St. Charles Avenue, New vi
Leans, La; F. J. Hartmann, post ONCE &c
dress 2220 Marengo Street New ofIeahS, l.,
P I. Holmes shall be the president, John
Holmes, the vice-president, and r. }. mar
mann, the secretary treasurer OF the corpora
] ton.
The directors above named are the SUI
scribers to this act of Incorporation, and IN
, number of shares Of stock which each agree
to take is as follows: p; J: Holmes
{ shares; JohE T. Holmes, 80 shares; Fl. r. !
5 Hartmann, 20 shares, which shares Will
2 paid for in cash.
Article VI-This charter may be amende
or the capital stock increased or decrease
Inv a vote OF two-thrds of the stock at
{ meeting called for the purpose, after hftee
s days written notice served on each stocI
: holder in person or by depositing the san
/ in the post Office addressed to him at his Ia
k known address. The dissolution and liquid
: ton of this corporation shall be PROVOKED al
$ carried out as provided by law. :,
t Article VIL-No stakeholder shall be ne
n liable or responsible for the contracts
s faults of the corporation in any further su
than an amount equal to the unpaid balan
i on the stock for which he has subscribed, n
r Shall any mere informality IN oTganizati(
/. have the effect of rendering this charter nu
i or of exposing a stakeholder to any Iaoili
S than as above provided.