The herald., 1917-02-22
CHARTER
F THE SOUTHERN EMBROIDERY
III. /. L.-TI -pINC NDPkS INC

MANUFACTURING WORKS, INC.
United States of America, State OF Louisiana.
Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans.
BE il known thar on this 31st day of Janu-
ary. the year OF our Lord nineteen hundred
and seventeen of the independence OF the
United States OF America the one hundred
and forTy-first, before me, Nicholas Z.
Humphrey. a duly qualified Notary. Public
in and for the city, parish and state aforesaid,
and in the presence OF the hereinafter named
and undersigned witnesses, personally came
and appeared the persons subscribing hereto,
who declared that availng themselves OF the
constitution and laws of this state relative
to the organization of corporations, they have
covenated and agreed and do by these pres
ents agree. bind and constitute themselves.
their successors and assigns and such persons
as may hereafter become associated with
them into corporation Ter the purposes and
on the following articles of Incorporation
tO-wit:
Article 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be the Southern Embroidery and Manu-
featuring Works, Incorporated
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes for
which this corporation is formed is to be for
the manufacture and sale of curtains, pen
nants. sofa pillows, emblems, banners, braid
fing, flags, cards, threads OF all kinds, en-
brodery supplies, labels, buttons, etc. To
/ perform all kinds of applique work for dresses
| costumes, cushions, etc, to do all kinds OF
| accordeon and box p!eating, marking and
of goods, materials and merchandise incident
| and to the performance of this work. To con,
! duct supply establishments, to buy and sell
any and all merchandise necessary, or Incl,
| dent to the above objects and purposes, and
/ generally to do and perform any and all work
connected herewith.
Article III.-The capital stock of this cor
| portation is hereby fixed at Ten Thousand
/ Dollars divided into Two Hundred shares o.
the par value of Fifty Dollars $4,000 each
Stock shall be paid for in labor done, OF
money. or property actually received, IN sucf
amounts and on such terms as shall be tixeC
a - Inc Htrnd rod a7F
/ Forty Q4O) shares full paid stock shall be
/ issued TO Edgar G. Gould, subscriber hereto
| for said number of shares in consideration
whereof the said Edgar G. Gould hereby sells
a assets and good wiz Of the Southern En-
/ broidery & Mfg Works." heretofore con
/ Quoted by him, in this city as Cd date Deem
Der 5Oth; 1910, and this company . aSoceptt:
/ and in further consideration thereof assumes
/ the liabilities thereof the whole as per last
! of said assets and liabilities which are attach
ed hereto made 1 dar P3T' hg beTsw Iho
/ And the appearers, being all of the sub
| scribers hereto and officers hereof, towit;
Edgar G. Gould. Albert MilleH end Jewell a
Spns and being by ,5as S ds svoI Bre fe
above transferred TO this company by said
/ Edgar G. Gould, is well known TO them, and
! that they and each of them hereby value and
appraise same at the sum Of Seven Thousand
Dollars $4,000 and further declare that
including the amount OF capital stock issued
70 Edgar G. Gould. Seven Thousand One
! Hundred Dollars (1,l00OO) of the capital
stock Of this company has been subscribed
and paid for, and that the balance of said
unpaid stock will be subscribed for within
the time as fixed by Jaw. The amount tC
which the capital stock may be increased
shall be Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
! (S25,OO0OO). No stakeholder shall have the
/ night to dispose of his stock in this company
without i: being first offered in writing, al
who may purchase the same for the company
1 and may he retired or reissued as treasury
stock by the board of directors. Certificate:
of stock shall be signed by the President, OF
| Vice President, and the Secretary-Treasurer,
II one officer.
Article IV.-The domieile of this corpor.