The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-29
CHARTER
OF WIRTH BROS SHOE & REALTY
COMPANY

City Of New Orleans, Parish o; Orleans
Is" II kn,wn, that on 'hlS ninth day Of the
month OF March, in the year ot oI- Lord.
'ne thousand, nine hundred and seventeen.
AWd u the Independence Of the United States
o. America the one hundred and forty-rrst
before me, Frank VIM. Hart notary public,
me state and parish aforesaid. and in the
presence u the wItnesSc, hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and ap-
pearcd: he several person, whose names
FL that, availIug thrnsrIye, If the provisions
OF the laws Of the state Of Louisiana. N
slch case made and provided. they have GOV
enau'ed and agreed and do by these presents.
covenant and agree ana bind themselves as
well a. such persons a. may ucrelIte- be
come associated with them. To form corpora
IAh ior the OBJECTS and purposes and under
me articles and supu.atons toH3"lng. to-"it.
snail he N'r'h B-o:he-, sine X Realty Com
NahE. l",H","'-a,ri, and undo - s4't coy
p'fa'r name u snail nave power and authority
% have aud enjoy corporate existence and
succession Tor the iuil term and period ~
niHrtE -N"e years irJ" and attc- the da,c
'cfS"'' 70 contract sue and be sued. 90 make
anu use a corporate sea- and me same 10
alter and break At pleasure; % hold, receive,
lease purchase and convey - well as mort
gage ana hypothcca'e property, real, personal
ana mixed A. wei Is Crrpurcul and lucOrpOr-
rIl' 10 name and appoint such managers.
agents. directors and officers d~ - business,
interest or convenience may require, and -
make ana '>tt'HNh. t~ vel a. alter and
amend rom time To- time. such bylaws.
rules aud equations TOR The proper govern
WeUt at The affairs, OF the >Fld corporation
- may be necessary and proper.
,NHG4r III ne d'mltlle 81 SAID corporation
THt'' 'r IN me city ~ New Orleans, STATE Of
LOUISIANA, ana all citations and other legal
process snail he served on the president OF
SAID corporation, or, IN his absence upon the
ce-President. pr. IN the absence Of SAID Off
Gers, upon the Neefe'Ary-'reasurer OF said cor
porauon.
Artc.e l!l.-lhe objects and purposes for
which thus corporation i organized and the
nature u the business - be carried on by II
ar" hereby declared 10 be:
or. otherwise ALLEVIATE or acquire, and genrr-
ally deal IN property both rea! and personal.
'r thlS city and state or elsewhere for Is
own account or As agent, for account Of
others, on COMPASSION or otherwise; TO i'm
prove real estate and generally 70 carry on
real estate business: and to do any and all
things connected with or appertalnlng to SAID
real estate business and all Of is branches.
u buying and selling boots and shoes and
accessories. at wholesale or retail, or both:
and generally 10 carry on a boot and shoe
business wholesale OF retail, or both tSd to
do any and all things connected with or
apPcrtdlnlng to said boot and shoe business,
in all Of its branches.
The capital stock OF this corporation IS
hereby hNed at the sum o. twenty-five thou
capital stock may be increased in the manner
provided by law 70 the sum OF one hun
dred thousand C$loo.0oooO) dollars. Said cap,
ital stock shall be divided into 81 shares OF
the par value Of one hundred dollars each. OF
said capital stock one hundred dollars thereof
shall he paid Tor IN cash Immediately after
the signing OF this act of Incorporation
The remaining two hundred and fifty C25O
shares Of stock subscribed for by said Joseph
III. Wirth and said John With, in the proper
ton Of l25 shares to said Joseph II. With
and l25 share, to said John With, shall be
paid for as follows: For and in consideration
of said l25 and Us shares OF stock issued
respectively to the said Joseph II: With and
the Sald John Nirth, they have simultaneous
Iy, with the signing OF this act Of incOrpOra
ton, conveyed and transferred to this cor
poration, the following described property
owned by them in indivision. Cn the proper
ioh OF an UNDIVIDED one-ha TO each), the
aggregate value Of which said, property is
appraised ana nNed by the board OF directors
OF TINS corporation named herein at the sum
OF twenty-five thousand S25,"oO dollars;
owl:
l. Tbs shoe business conducted by said
Joseph II. Nirtfand said John With at No.
NJ Magazine street IN the city Of New Or
leans. including the stock on hand, furniture
and hXtures, good VIII and open accounts, APP
praised by the board 81 directors named here
IN at the sum of fourteen thousand, five hun
bred dollars, (Sl4,5OoOOl.
ne one story frame store building. No
ny Magazine street, IN the city OF New
'N'''''' - -. 1" ", ',D'N Ald''N Dillults III
me rear Nos llg9- III Erato street, appraised
by the board OF directors named herein al
twenty-five hundred dollars, C2pm.
s. Inc double cottage Nos 2+l2-l4 Maya
zine street IN the city OF New Orleans, ap-
Praised ny the BOARD OF directors named here
m az the sum OF thIrty-hve hundred dollars,
(S5'oO1D).
T. Inc double cottage Nos. 632-4 ). GayOso
street, IN the city OF New Orleans, appraised
by the board OF directors named herein at the
sum 81 TWO thousand dollars, CS,GDQO).
, lhe uoupie cottage Nos l1l4-lo DTyades
street, IN me CITY OF New leans, subject 20
a mortgage OF two thousand tS2,mOOO dol
lars; the equity OF SAID Joseph II. and John
Nirtn IN SAID property. appraised by the
board OF directors named herein at the sum OF
twenty -hye hundred dollars, (S2,SOGl.
Total SZoUun
me wee president or tins corporation IS
authorized 10 accept ihe tJanster and convey
anCe OF sald property IN the name and on be
nan OF this corporation, IN conSideratlon OF
the issuance to SAID Joseph II. With and
SAID John NIrth OF one hundred and twenty
hFe Shares eaCh, OF the capital stock OF this
corporation, fulI pad and on-assessable.
temPoraneouSIy herewith ana the SAID capita!
STOCK having been fuiiy subscribed and paid
lo!' me corporation snail dt once become a
going concern.
Al NhareS OF STOCK snail ne non-assessabIe
ana no Uansfe' OF STOCK shall be binding
upon me corporation unless made upon IT'S
DOCKS ana an cerincates OF stock snail be
signed by ,the president ana the secretary
treasurer OF me corporation.
non may oTef lot SAFE sell, assign or trans
Ter ms STOCK IN TINS corporation without CIV
InH 10 tne other Stockhoiders thirty days
- tyI 10, HotICe OF suCh intehAoti' Whlcn notce