The herald., 1916-07-06
CHARTER
OF EUGENE ELLIS CO.. INC.


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BE - LaaAu. that on This lo,l day u he
month % June. \. u. leit before me, Ed
Md T.. Ellis. d notary g.1Ec duly COM
w.,-t,r,d m and for the above named parish
and state. personally came and appeared.
.ae several persons who's names ate here
rufp un-.-,ryi. VIII, IN the presence Of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed. each and all declared. That. ayalling
themselves ~ the Laws Jt ~" sat" o. Lou
.-'lul. ou he subject a.; the Incorporation
90 computations, and especially OF At p!
I u 1913, 'Gry hty" organized and do by these
presents ..Vaa.zr and constitute themselves,
- well as 81. other persons who may here
after become associated with them, into a
corporation and body polite IN law, 10 en-
JOY corporate existence during a period Of
| n'ncty-nlnc l''1 years after tins date. unless
sooner dissolved, and under the following
,rspulai'ou- which they hereby ad'pt, as
| their articles 81 Incorporation, or charter.
| to-wIt:
A~-,r'r The r,ae II this CORPORATION
| shall he Eugene Ellis Co.. Inc. and its
| d,rl,,.;Ie !, hereby declared :, be the CITY
II New orleans. State Of Louisiana, and
| all ri,,,io, ar o,Icr legal process shall be
| sr-yld IN The uresidruf and in IN, absence.
! an the secretary
va ''.'
| Nt'iHt Inc Y'!ty'> anu p"' %
,al' c'IP,, ana me nature u .iT ou Ie
| ''''e4 70 NC a. ''''1"e'
To import consign, receive on consign-
| ment, purchase, sell and dea. IN all classes
| OF goods and merchandise and other kinds OF
! personal property withou; limitation as 10
| nature or description; 10 manufacture textile
| goods. and all other articles Of use or wear
| TO own, lease and to operate factories and
land, and building, for the erection and
| establishment OF manufacturers; to eS'a6'
! liNh agencies or branch Offices for the sale
! Of goods or merchandise or OF the products
| OF IT'S manufacture at any place or places
! exercise any part Of its powers outside the
| State Of Louisiana, or in foreign countries
! And IN general 20 engage IN and undertake
! and 10 do anything necessary, incidental Il
| Or connected with said objects and purposes
| aS well As 10 exercise all nights and powers
/ conferred on corporations by act 20 OF 1914
! Article lll.-Ihe capital stock OF TINS cor
thanlsard dollars G5o"OCO,' divided into
| five hundred shares Of the par value OF ono
| hundred dollars each. and all Oh which stocF
/ shall be common stock, TINS corporation car
| ~ once engage IN business all Of Saia cap
! ital having been entirely subscribed ane
paid for al the signing 81 TINS Charter.
! The capital stock OF TINS corporation nay
be irc!eased Il, to one hundred thousand uo'
! lars Gln,OOn0. 81
! NJ stockho'dsr Of this corporation sAaI
sell, or offer 70 sell. any stock OF ms cor
pora;iOu owned by him until he saal nave
FIRST offered the same to each OF the 3tne
StocAA"IdeIN tlt'S"i' t'' PS''Eu "a -
80, days, at the book value OF SAID stock e.,
| This offer shall he made III writing 70 IN
board OF directors OF tAiH CorPorIlIo' VIZ
shall, for the purpose. be c2hSideIsu rh
| agent Tor the remaining StoCkho1uets, WI
| shall have the rEH. 10 purchase SAM q
said book value, III proportion 10 inc S'oo'
owned Dy HeH, ~, o,r-o-,.e ,o,ye-
Of thus corporation shaIt 9e vested IN an
exercised by a board OF dTTCtors compose
OF three 90 stockholders OF TINS c3TPoFat'oiE
20 be elected at meeting OF me StoSS
holders held Tor that purpose az Inc uGIla0il
Of the company, on the second ihurSday .
June, 1911, and annually thereafter; hotiC
If WHICH meeting sAail be gwen 20 eao
stockhoider at least htteen w uayI Pr
!. % each meeting, either personally, OF gy ug
posting same IN tne pos, oinCS Plope'sty az
dressed. to the last known ADDRESS Oh "a a.
| St0ckholder, as Shown by the DOCKS Oh III
coLPoraIon. ,..--. -. 49, .,-,,-,.;o
! The board OF directors OF TINS coIPor 4t ~.
shall Immediately after t1elt e f, a.,
quahncaton Tor oflte; SEE i.0,.' az
their number president d Sc. e' - az /.