The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-09-16

nE TT KNOWN that on this, the 14th day
m of August, 1915, before me. Edmund
Maurin, a notary public duly commits
stoned and qualified in and for the parish OF
Ascension, state of Louisiana, personally
came and appeared the persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed. who declared that
they and any other persons who may here
after join or become associated with them.
have formed themselves into a corporation.
in accordance with the laws of the state OF
Louisiana, for period OF nnety-nine e years ar
from this date, under the name of ISRAEL
SHOE COMPANY, INC. The domicte
whereof shall be in the city of Donaldson
Vile. parish of Ascension. state of Louisiana,
and the purposes whereof shall be to do a
general wholesale and retail shoe and
hosiery business and to handle incidental
to said business line Of general merchan-
disc, as may be deemed necessary.
No stakeholder shall be liable for any OF
the debts obligations of said company,
except to the amount that may be due by
each stockholder for the unpaid balance of
his subscription to the stock of said COM
pany.
Citation and other process shall be served
upon the president, or in his absence on
the vice president or the secretary treas
urer.
The capital stock shall be five thousand
($5000) dollars. divided into fifty t50)
shares of hundred $1,000 dollars each,
all of which shall be common stock. The
three thousand $4,000 dollars shall have
been subscribed for and paid in.
Three thousand dollars of the capital stock
of this corporation is hereby declared to be
paid for by the taking over by this corpo-
ration of the shoe business and futures there
Of of David Israel Jr.. follows: Net
stock shoes, $2lss; fixtures. $sl7; which
shoes ana gaaa fixtures 70 be worth
The capt capital stock this CORPORATION is
SfIbs sr;h ad n1uid aa1 Tn
IS shares; J. C. Babin. l share; James M
Walker. $50 Canal street. New Orleans, ]
share.
The said David Israel. Jr., has paid for
the stock OF shoes and fixtures mentioned
above. and the other parties by paying in
cash for their respective shares. making 8
| total of $4,000 subscribed and paid for
The affairs of the corporation shall be
managed by the board of directors, com.
posed OF stockholders, to be elected annual.
ly by ballot at stockholders meeting to be
held the second Monday of August o.
eaeh year. excepting for the present year
the following stockholders shall constitute
the board of directors: David Israel, Jr.
| Donaldsonville, La; J. Charles Babin, Don.
jacksonville, La: James M. Walker, New Or.
leans. La. of whom David Israel Jr., shall
be president; J. Charles Babin, vice presi.
dent and James M. Walker, secretary.
treasurer.
tockhoders' meetings may be held when
| ordered by the board Of directors or the
holders OF twenty-five per cent of the out.
standing stock. Notice of all stockholders
| meetings. other than adjourned meetings
shall he given by written notice to each
stockholder and deposited in the postotfice
properly addressed. at least fifteen days be.
fore such meeting.
The charter may be amended or this cor.
poration dissolved by two-thirds of the out.
standing stock at meeting called by the
aft tayi Snr
TO each stockholder, in writing, stating the
purpose for which said meeting is called ant
deposited in postoffiee, properly addressed
at least fifteen days before such meeting.
In case of dissolution the board of d.
rectors shall act liquidators.
The board of directors shall have power tc
adopt bylaws for the general management
OF the affairs of the corporation and can
amend same at their pleasure.
The corporation shall enjoy all rights and
privileges granted by law to corporations
and shall use corporate seal.
mus done and passed at my office in the
city of Donaldsonville on the day, month and
year first above written. in the presence OF
Louis j. Landry and o. ]. Wives, competent
witnesses, who have signed with said ap-
bearers, and me. said notary after due read
ing of the whole
DAVID ISRAEL. JR.. % shares
JAS. M. WALKER, l share.
j. C. BABIN, L share.
.. LOUIS J. LANDRY,
O. J. WIVES,
EDMUND MAURIN,
Notary Public.
We. the undersigned directors of the
Israel Shoe CO.. Inc, hereby certify that we
have examined the stock OF shoes and the
fixtures in said shoe store sold to us by
David Israel. Jr and they are well worth
the sum of $4,000
DAVID ISRAEL, JR.,
JAS. M. WALKER,
j. G. BABIN.
state OF Louisiana, Parish of Ascension
l. j. +. Fernandez, chief deputy clerk of
court and ex-otficio recorder for the parish
OF Ascension. La, hereby certify the above
to be true copy of the original act Of in
corporation this day filed for record in Cor
poration Charters /. p. 8, of the public
records of Ascension parish, La.
This t4th day of August, 1916.
taeaD j. Ed. FERNANDEZ.
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court