The herald., 1916-10-12
CHARTER
OF KENNEDY SEMEL. CLEANING COM.
PANN INCORPORATE

PANY, INCORPORATED"
United States Of America, State of Louisiana,
Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans.
BE 1t known, that on this thirty-frst day
OF the month Of August, in the year of our
| Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixteen,
and of the independence of the United States
| Of America. the one hundred forty-frst, be.
fore me, William Mcclellan Fayssoux. a no.
tary public, duly commissioned and qualified
and in and for this city and the parish OF
Orleans, therein residing, and in the presence
| OF the witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
dersIgned, personally came and appeared, the
| persons whose names are hereto subscribed
who declared that avsiling themselves OF
| all and singular the laws OF the State OF
Louisiana and especially Of the laws relative
TO- the organization Of corporations and OF
all Of the provisions Of Act 267 of the Gen.
eral Assembly of 1914, they have covenanted
| and agreed and do by these presents cove
| nant and agree and bind themselves as we'll
as all such other persons, who may herein.
| after become associated with them, to form
a corporation for the objects and purposes
and under the articles, agreements and stipu-
lationS following, to-wit:
Article The name and style Of this cor
| pOration shall be the "KennedySem-e Clean.
| ing Company, Incorporated" and by that
name II shall have power and authority 10
and period OF ninety-nine years. commencing
on and to be computed from and after the
date and day hereof:
State of louisiana All citations and other
| legal process shall be served upon the presi.
| dent Of said corporation, or in case of his
absence or inability to act, upon the vice
president, or in case OF the absence or ina.
| bIlity OF both the president and vice-presi.
dent to act, then upon the secretary Of this
| corporation.
The president shall be the executive officer
Of the corporation he shall preside at all
meetings Of the board of directors and stock.
holders.
Article IIl.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is established and the
nature of the business to be carried on by
II, are declared and specified to be: TO clean,
| dye, press, repair, renovate, alter and store
| clothing, garments draperies. rugs carpets,
curtains window shades, wearing apparel.
| furniture, upholstered goods and other arti.
Giles; to build; construct, purchase, maintain
and operate warehouses, plants, factories,
mills, workshops, laboratories and dwelling
houses tor wOrkingmen and otherwise, 10
| manufacture, buy, sell Import and export all
necessary machinery, engines and other ap-
pliances and conyeniences for Me use in
connection with cleaning, dyeing, pressing,
repairing, renovating, altering, and storing of
clothing, garments draperies, rugs, carpets,
curtains, wearing apparel, furniture and other
articles and generally TO do all things incl
dental to and everything necessary to carry
out the objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized
Article lN.-Ihis corporation may sue and
be sued in its corporate name; hold, have,
pothecate, pledge, lease and suitcase, and
enjoy real, personal and mixed property;
also borrow and lend money and make con.
tracts; receive grants of land, or personal
property, and make and use a corporate seal
the same TO alter and break at pleasure ;
name and appoint such managers, directors,
officers, clerks and agents, as the interest
and convenience of said corporation may re-
quire; make and establish such bylaws, rules
and regulations for the proper management
and regulation OF the affairs of said corpora
| ton as may be necessary, and the same 70
alter and change at pleasure, and shall pos
sess all the rights, powers and privileges TO
which corporations are, or may be by any
general law or laws of this state authorized
and entitled to possess. Said corporation
may exercise its corporate powers within any
other state or territory in the United States
or foreign country that shall permit the
same.
Article V.-The capital stock of this cor
poration is hereby fixed at the sum of six
thousand and 90 /iOO (s6,OOOOO) dollars, repre-.
scented by sixty (60) shares of one hundred
and 90 100 $4,000 dollars each All stock
subscribed SUB for shall be payable in cash at
the time the certificates thereof are issued or
the same may be issued at not less than
par tor property actually received by said
corporation. The said corporation shall com.
mence business when six thousand and 90 Zoo
| SS6,WoOO( dollars worth of stock shall have
| been subscribed for and paid. All transfer
OF stock shall be made on the books of said
corporation by surrender of the Certificate
| me- ~ the presiding ofhcer, who Shall
write the word Cancelled" promptly across
| the face thereof and erase the presidents
signature therefTom before issuing a new GER
| tihcate.
Said capital stock may be increased in
the manner provided for by the laws of this
| state. Whenever an increase of said can.
itai stock shall have been authorized. fifteen
days written notice shall be given TO each
stockholder within which time persons hold.
ing stock in this corporation shall have the
rlght to subscribe for said increase of stock
| IN proportion TO the number of shares M
stock held by them, and which additional
shares shall be paid for at such times and
direct -iay
After the expiration of the said time for
subscription and payment the board of d.
rectors may dispose of the shares not taken.
Tor the benefit OF the company in such man,
ner as they, may think proper at not less
than par value,
Article VI.-At all elections by or meet.
lngs OF the stockholders each share of stock
shall be entitled to one vote 10 be cast either
by the person in whose name the stock an.
pears on the books of this corporataion AZ the
time OF the voting or by his agent or proxv
duly authorized in writing to that effect
Article NII-The business and affairs and
corporate powers Of this corporation shall be
transacted by board of three directors 10
be composed of stockholders thereof and
they and each of them shall be elected AZ a
meeting to be held for that purpose: John