The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-02-03
December 3lSt. 1915.
CHARTER
OF THE AUGUST II. FLASPOLLER


| OF THE AUGUST II. FLASPOLLER COM
PANY, INC.
United States Of America, State of Louisiana,
Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans.
! Be it known, that this thirty first day
of the month of December, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand, nine hundred and fifteen
and of the independence of the United States
Of America. the one hundred and fortieth,
before me, W. Morgan Gurley, notary pub
lie, in and for the parish Of Orleans, State
of Louisiana, duly commissioned and quail
fed, therein residing, and in the presence Of
the witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed. personally came and appeared: the
persons whose names are hereto subscribed,
who severally declared that availing them
selves of all and singular the laws of the
State of Louisiana, relative TO the organiza-
ton of corporations, they have covenanted
and agreed, and do hereby covenant and agree
to form themselves, as we'll as such persons
as may hereafter become associated with them
succeed them, into, and constitute cor
poration body polite in law, for the OBJ
jects and purposes, and under the stipula-
tions following, which they adopt as their
charter, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be the August II. Flaspoller Company,
Inc.," and under this corporate name, il shall
have power and authority TO exist and have
succession for period Of fifty 800 years from
the date Of this act; to contract, to sue and
be sued; to make, use, break and alter cor
porate seal; to hold, receive, lease, sub
property real, personal mixed, and 10
mortgage, pledge or hypothecatc the same,
to borrow or lend money on or connected with
the said business for which it is incorpor-
ated, to appoint managers. officers, agents,
and employees as its interests may require;
to establish, alter and amend all rules, reg.
uations and bylaws for the conduct and
management Of its business as may be nee
essary and proper.
Article 1.-The dogicile Of said corpora
ton shall be in the city Of New Orleans,
State of Louisiana, and all citations or other
legal process shall be served upon the pres
ident of this corporation, or in the event Of
his absence or inability to act, then upon
the vice-president.
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation IS organized, and the
nature Of the business TO be carried on by
il, is hereby declared TO be: The conduct OF
a general grocery and merchandise business
in all it's branches, wholesale or retail, and
10 buv. sell and deal in all groceries, grocery
supplies, and notions and merchandise OF any
and all kinds in all its branches and all
things pertaining TO business OF this char
acter.
This organization is primarily organized Tor
the purpose Of taking over the genera! gro /
cerv and merchandise business now con
Quoted under the firm name Of August II
Flaspoller & Son with all and singular me
merchandise. fixtures, parapheTnaIia' Hye
all Of which property Of said firm shall be
stock. vehicles, open accounts and good will:
taken in payment Of stock subscribed for and
is appraised by the board Of directors here.
matter named at the sum Of two hundred
thousand dollars (s3lO,OOO0O) and is set forth
in more detail. as follows:
Merchandise contained in store ard
warehouses, valued at ----------S q 'O'1.Oo
WIi,,aJ =. -. 100000
p;Iis ,scs;y,bi. on hand. valued at 5000
Mules wagons, floats and harness.
v.,,,.d - - $4,000
To..l amount Of two hundred thou
lo.a. "a 5oIi.-s 500, 5000
Article IV.-The capital. stock Of this cor.
noration is hereby declared 20 be the sum OF
two hundred thousand dollars (SSOuU) d.