The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-07-22
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THE. FASHION COMPANY. INcoRPo-
RATED.
United States of America--State Of Lduta''
ana--parish Of Ascension.

thousand nine hundred and sixteen. b"
fare me. SIDNEY A. MhRcHAND. = nothr:
public. duly commissioned. sworn ana gun
fled in and for the above named PARISH an
| state and in Che presence Of the wtthease
| hereinafter named and undersigned. person
ally came and appeared: ARNAUD bLoCf1
| MARCEL H1MMIER and LEON BLoC1, nj
| of full aye of ma iaritg. and all residents
thu. city of DonaIasonvilie. parish OF Aseen
| sion and state of Louisiana, VINO declared
/ that awaiting themselves OF the PROVISIONS o.
| the constitution and laws OF the state o.
| Louisiana felatiVe to the organization o. s'"r
| porations. and especially Of Act No. 2tI Of
| the general assembly Of this state OF 1914
they have agreed and do hereby agree aht
covenant among themselves. as well az ahei
other persons as may hereafter become hSao'
| ciated with them. 10 form and MAINTAIN
corporation and body polite in law under
| the agreements, articles and provisions FOL
lowing, to~wit.
ARTICLE I. ~
The name and style of this corporation
shall be THE FASHION COMPANY, IN
CORPORATED Under it's said corporate
| name it shall have power to contract, TO sue
and be sued to make and use corporate
SEAL the same to break or alter at pleasure
to acquire. hold. lease or purchase as well
as sell. ALLEVIATE. convey, mortgage or nypo-
thecate property both real and personal: to
make all necessary rules and regulations Tor
its corporate management and control; and
III general to exercise and ENJOY al powers
incident to corporation consistent with the
iects and purposes expressed herein, and
neesful and proper for it's government and
support which are conferred upon like cor
porations by the laws of this state.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall be
in the city of Donaldsonville. parish of AS
eension, state of Louisiana. and all citations
and other legal processes shall be served up
on the president and in his absence or in
ability to act, upon the vice president. and
in the absence of both. upon the secretary
treasurer. All meetings of the board of di-
rectors shall be held at the domiclie. pro
vided that with the written consent OF all
the directors, meetings may be held else
where.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is formed are hereby declared to
be to conduct and carry on the business OF
wholesale or retail dealers Tor both) OF gen.
eral merchandise, and particularly dry goods,
notions hats, shoes, clothing. furnishing
goods for both men and women, and all
things usually kept in stock in general
store. in the parish of Ascension and sueh
other places in the state OF LOUISIANA as
the stockholders may hereafter determine !:
to acquire by purchase, lease OF otherwise.
real estate and personal property, and to
hold. improve, lease mortgage, sell or other
wise dispose of same; and, in furtherance
of the above purposes, this corporation may
and building sites, and generally do and per-
form all acts incidental and necessary to
the purposes hereinabove named and speci-
fled.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed at the sum OF twelve thousand
t$l2,0O0.0U) dollars. divided into one hun
bred and twenty shares Of the par value OF
one hundred dollars each. which said stock
shall be issued only for cash or in payment
.nft hU
or rendered to said corporation OF said
capital stock the inecfporators have this
day subscribed for six thousand five hum
dred tSG.500.00j dollars "a is hereinafter
set out. all of which said amount has been
paid in by said ineorporatorss This cor
poration shall commence business and be-
come going concern soon IS ak thou
sand dollars of the capital stock has been
subscribed and paid for. The residue OF
said stock shall be issued and payment made
the board of directors
All parties to this act declared that they
hereby subscribe for the number Of shares
of said capital stock set opposite their res
pective sgnatu1aa hereto. that this act
of Incorporation shall serve as original
subscription, The initial stockholders of
this corporation are hereby declared to be
as follows Alnaud Bloch. OF Donaldson
vile, La. suhacrabes for thirty (30) shares
OF stock: Marcel Hirnmler, of Donaldson
vile, La, aubscribas for twenty-five t26j
shares of stock, and Leon Bloch, of Donald
sonvile. La, subseribes for ten t1d) shares
OF stock.
ARTICLE v
no atoelhoider shall dispose of stock IN
this corporation without first giving written
notice 10 the corporation of his intention TO
SELL thereupon the corporation shall have
the first privilege OF purchasing said shares
AZ market value This option to purchase
stock from retiring stockholders shall exist
for d period of thirty days from notice of
intention sell. The board of directors
is hereby authorized to purchase said shares
of stock for the account of the retiring
stockholders without reference to a meeting
OF the stockholders,
ARTICLE vi.
All the powers of this corporation shall
be vested in and exercised by a board of
three directors, to be elected each year by
the stockholders at the annual meeting;
said directors shall be owners of at least
one share of stock, and the first board of
directors shall consist of Arnaud Bloch. who
shall be president; Leo Bloch. who shall be
vice president. and Marcel Himmler. who
shall be secretary treasursr. all residents OF |
the city OF Donaldsonville. parish of AS
cension. state of Louisiana, and all of whom
shall hold office until the first Monday of
February, 1917. at which time a board
Of directors shall be elected to serve for
one year thereafter until their success |
ors elected and qualified. The regular |
1HHuai meeting Tor the etecLIOu Oh directors
shall be held on the first Monday of Feb /
fuary OF each year, or in the event of the |
failure To hold the election on that date. the |
president OF the corporation shall call |
special meeting of the stockholders for that |
purpose. after complying with the pro-
visions hereinafter contained. Immediately |
after the election of directors herein sta
ed, the directors shall meet and elect from
heir own number. one to be president, one
% be vice president. and one to be secre-
AIRY treasurer.
The stockholders meeting for the election
IT directors herein stated. shall be held
It the domicile Of the corporation. after no.
ice to the stockholders, which notice must
,e delivered to each stockholder at least
fifteen days before the meeting. Other
tockhoIders' meetings may be held when
'rdered by the board of directors, or on
ppication of twenty five per cent OF the
outstanding stock; provided that in all cases
# stockholders meetings it shall not be
necessary to give notice ii all the stock
oders waive such notice in writing.
ARTICLE WI.
The said board OF directors shall have
over and authority to make all necessary
ules and regulations for the management.
peration and control of the business of the
we'll us to make all neces-
airy rules and bylaws, with power to fill
ny vacancy in their number, any va
ancy occurring among the officers OF the
ARTICLE VIII
This act of Incorporation may be amended,
loditled, changed or added to, this cor
Grafton may be dissolved by and with the
onsent of three-fourths of the then out
tanding stock, given at meeting OF the
sockhoiders called for that purpose after
an days prior notice published III a news
aper published in the parish of Ascension.
J addition to the written notice to each
oekholder hereinaboye provided.
ARTICLE TX.
This corporation shall continue for Pc .
Cd of ninety nine years, unless sooner dis !