The herald., 1916-09-07
CHARTER
OF FINES JEWELRY SHOP. INCORPO
RATED.

United States Of America. State Of Louis
ana, Parish Of Orleans, City of New Or
/ leans.
BE it known, that on this 5Oth day of the
month Of August, in the year Of our Lord
one thousand, nine hundred and sixteen, and
.: the independence n the United States OF
America. the one hundred and forty.hrst
before me, Frederick Charles Marx, a notary
public, duly commissioned and qualified in
| and tor 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
whose names are hercuntO subscribed all
above the full age Of majority, who severally
provisions Of Act No. 2o7 Of 1914, as well as
Of the general laws Of the State of Lou.
| iSIana, relative 10 the organization of cor.
poratIons. they hereby form themselves int,
and constitute a corporation for the object,
and purposes, and under the stipulationS
hereinafter set forth.
Article 1.-The name and title Of this cor
| ip-ttipI Is hereby declared 10 be Fine :
lcwelry Shop, incorporated.
Is dpmiciie shall be IN the city Of New
! SION and corporate existence by its corporate
! name .'- a period NJ nIur;y-uine (g9l years
from and -ttcr the date hereof
Tn, corporation shall have pgHer and
! authority 90 contract, sue and be sued in its
! corporate name: 10 make and use corpo-
| rate seal; 90 hold, receive hire and purchase
! real and personal property, and TO sell mort
| gaze or pledge the same. and to borrow money
| ana issue bonds, note, and other obligations
| All citations or other legal process shall
We served upon the president. and in the
| event ot hi, absence or inability to act
| from any cause the same shall be served
| upon the secrctary-trcasurer Of the corpora
] ton
Article, 1.-THE objects and purposes for
which this corporation Is cStabl she'd and
the nature OF the business 10 be carried on
by II are hereby declared TO be: To carry on
| business as jewellers, gold and silver smiths,
dealers IN china, cut-glaSs, CuriosItieS, arti-
clc' 81 ve-tu, coins, medals bullion and pre-
C'ouN stones, and manufacturers of and
dealers in gold. silver. platinum and plated
wares, watches. clocks, chronometers. and op.
il,aI and scientific instruments and appli-
anCcr Of every description; and generally 10
tp and perform all such things as may relate
or appertaIn 10 the objects and purposes
above expressed.
Article lII.-The capital stock of this cor.
poraiIon IS hereby fixed at the sum- Of hVe
thousand dollars CS5,OODOO, divided into and
represented by one hundred shares QqO of
he par va! ue Of fifty dollars 5000 each
This capital stock may be increased 20 the
0IpOOl.
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 parcel Of said stock NAV be
issued by said board Of directors at not less
than par 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 10
such rules and regulations a the board of
directors may adopt
Article lN.-All the corporate powers Of
this corporation shall be vested in and exer.
c'Sed by, board Of three 90 directors, TO be
composed OF stockholders, a majority of whom
shall constitute quorum FOR the transsc-
tlon 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 az |
fairs OF the company, and alter, amend and |
change the same al pleasure; appoint, hire
and discharge all officers, agents and en- |
ployecS. tx all salaries, and generally to do |
and perform all things necessary in the |
transaction Of the business and affairs OF |
said board shall be filed by the remaining
directors in the manner provided for in the
bylaws
The mrs. board OF directors Of this corpo.
ration shall consist Of Charles Fine, No. ll2l
y. Charles avenue. New Orleans; Never 7
Prince, No. 1851 ST Charles Ave. New or.
leans, and Joseph Heron, No. 2I Peachtree
street, Atlanta, Georgia, with Charles Fine a.
president and Joseph Heron as secretary
treasurer. who shall hold Office until the sec
1nd Wednesday of January, 1917. and until
their successors are duly elected and quail
fed.
On the second Wednesday Of TanIarv
9H, and annually thereafter, an election for
directors shall be held al the office of the
company, under the supervision OF two C2l
commissioners to be appointed by the board
II directors, and the directors then elected
man take their seats immediately and shall
loId Once until their successors are duly
elected and qualified Each board shall elect
i own officers. which shall consist of a
president and secretary-treasurer The
ecretary treasurer need not be shareholder
y director
All corporate elections shall be bv balIot
md a majority Of the votes cast shall elect | ,
md at all stockholders meetings held for .
my purpose, each share OF stock shall be ,
h'tIed 10 one vote, either IN person or by r
roxy, by the person in whose names same :
registered on the books of the company. a
Written notice of stockholders meeting. =
nan be gwen TO each stakeholder by the | a
ecretary at least fifteen days prior TO cleo.
IONS, by mailing same, postage prepaid ia Il
rs last known address. o
Any director absent from the CITY Of New a
'reanS' or unable TO attend meetings of the I
oaIu OF directors may give his written =
roxy 10 any other director, and said proxy )
nan be voted in accordance with the writ.
anne. e''''s b
Article N.-This act of INCORPORATION NAV ;,
e changed, altered or modified, or the cor.
oaaoI2h may be dissolved in any manner o
reScriDed by law with the assent Of a
ict.loutthS "a OF the stock present or rem | =
1Sented at general meeting of the stock n
olderS convened for that purpose after tbiTtv =
w Gays prlor notice OF such meeting shall n
ave been given by publication in one of the 4
any newspapers published in the CITY NJ
eT orleans, by hve publications during =
ara period, and such changes as NAV he | l.
ade IN reference TO tie capital stock shall 8.
made IN accordance with the then exist. :,
* laws on the subject -
Article Vl.-Whenever this corporatior Is c,
ssolved, either by limitation of its chart,r b,
from any cause, its affairs shall be lioui. a
area ny ;hree 90 commissioners 10 be an II
'ihted ny the stockholders at a meeting Of ii
e stockholders convened for that pur1ose pr
ter thirty (SO) days prior notice shall ~ ri
,cn gwen by the secretary to each stock in
,lder. Said commissioners shall remain in
hce until the affairs of the said corpors | al
on shall have been fully liquidated. In di
sc OF the death of either comnrj ssioner .be | bc
rVNor shall continue to act 70
Article VlII.-No stockhoIder Of tb;s cor- bt
ration shall ever be held liable or resnon. su
Die Tor the contracts or faults of said corno m
tlon' IN any further sum than the unnaid Du
rance due to the corporation on the shares en-
STOCK owned by him, nor shall auy mere dp
IN organization have the effect an
rendering this charter null or of exnos- AZ
2 a stockhoder to any liability bevond To-
E balance due his stock LEI
ne subscribers hereto have each write, "a
PoSite theIr names the number of shares ~,
pscribed Tor. so that this act of incoroo-a | ne
~ may also serve as the original subscrip. mr.,
m list. Said subscriptions amounting n -
e thousand dollars, to be paid in cash. ma
nus done and passed in nv Office. az the me
y OF New Orleans. the dav by