The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-19
CHARTER
OF WIRTH BROS. SHOE & REALTY
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CHARTER
| OF WIRTH BROS. SHOE & REALTY
COMPANY
| United States Of America, State OF Louisiana,
| City OF New Orleans, Parish Of Orleans
! BE Il known. that on this ninth day OF the
| month OF March, in the year Of our Lord,
| one thousand nine hundred and seventeen,
and OF the Independence q he United States
before me. Frank Wrr. Hart, a notary public
duly commissioned and qualified IN and for
| the state and parish Aforesaid and IN the
| presence Of the witnesses hereinafter named
| and Undersigned, personally came and ap-
pearcd: The seve-a, persons whose names
| are hereunto subscribed, who several!y decla--
| ed that, avliIug themselves Of the provisions
| of the laws Of the state OF Louisiana, in
| such case made and provided, they have GOV.
enantcd and agreed and do by these presents,
| covenant and agree and bind themselves as
well as such persons may hereafter be-
| come associated with them, 10 form a corpora
| ton for the objects and purposes and under
| the articles and stiPulations following, to-wlt:
shall be With Brothers Shoe & Realty Com
pany, Incorporated, and under its said cor
porate name il shall have power and authority
10 have and enjoy corporate existence and
| succession for the full term and period OF
| ninety-nine years from and after the date
hereof; TO contract, sue and be sued; 10 make
and use corporate. seal and the same to
| alter and break at pleasure; 20 hold, receive,
| lease, purchase and convey as well as mort.
gage and hypothecate property, real, persona!
and mixed well as corporeal and incorpor-
cal; 10 name and appoIn; such managers
iageuts. directors and officers as its business,
Iin;eres; or convenience may require, and TO
make and establish, as well as alter and
| amend, from time TO time, sucA bylaws
rules and regulations for the proper govern
ment Of the affairs, OF the said corporation
as may be necessary and proper.
Article 1.-THE domieI!e Of said corporation
shall be in the city OF New Orleans, State OF
| Louisiana. and all citations and other lcga!
process shall be served on the president OF
said corporation, or, in his absence upon the
| vice president, or, in the absence OF SAID CHI
GERS, upon the secretary treasurer OF SAID cor
A-tcile III.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized and the
nature of the business 10 be carried on by 1t
are hereby declared TO be:
| (a) To buy, sell, lease, mortgage, exchange,
.or otherwise ALLEVIATE or acquire, and geneT
IIally deal in property, both real and personal,
Din this city and state or elsewhere, tor ITS
own account, as agent, for account OF
others. on commission or otherwise; TO I'M
i prove real estate and generally 70 carry on a
real estate business: and to do any and al!
Things connected with or appertainlng 10 said
real estate business and all OF ITS branches.
| OBJ To carry on and engage in the business
!, of buv;ng and selling boots and shoes, and
| accessories, at wholesale or retail, or ooth
\ and generally to carry on boot and shoe
business, wholesale or retail, or BOTH and to
tdo any and all things connected with or
| aupertaining to said boot and shoe business,
in all Of it's branches.
The capital stock of this corporation IS
hereby fixed at the OF twenty-five thou
sand one hundred ISIS, 10000 dollars, which
| capital stock may be increased in the manner
provided by law 10 the sum OF one hun
d-ed thousand ($l0OOOD) dollars. Said cap.
: ital stock shall be divided into Isl shares OF
the par value of one hundred dollars each. Ot
: said capital stock one hundred dollars thereof
t shall be paid for in cash Immediately after
e the signing of this act of Incorporation.
= The remaining two hundred and fifty (25O)
I shares Of stock subscribed for by said Joseph
H. With and said John With. in the proper
and rs shares to said john With, shall be
paid for as follows: For and in consideration
{ Of said rs and l2S shares OF stock issued
respectively to the said Joseph II: Nirth and
= ly, with the signing of this act OF incorpora
ton, conveyed and transferred TO this cor
d poration. the following described. property
= owned by them in indivision. lin the proper
d ton of an undivided one-half 10 each), th'
d aggregate value of which said property Il
= appraised and fixed by the board OF directors
e Of twenty-five thousand (S25,OooO dollars
= to-wit:
!. The shoe business conducted by saiC
d Joseph H. Wirth and said John With at No
/ III Magazine street in the city OF New Or
d leans. including the stock hand. furniture
; and fixtures, good will and open accounts, ap
:, praised by the board Of directors named here
= in at the sum Of fourteen thousand, five hun
: 2. The one story frame store building, No
d llT Magazine street, IN the city OF New
# the rear, Nos ll09-lll Erato street, appraised
e by the board of directors named herein a
/. twenty-five hundred dollars. S2,sno0;
o }. The double cottage Nos. 24l2;l4 Maya
II praised by the board Of directors named here
II in at the sum of thirty five hundred dollars
e (S5, $4,000.
= The double cottage Nos 6524 S. Gayos
x | -, he ~ New Orleans. aDDrals et
d by the board Of directors named herein at tn
sum of two thousand dollars, $4,000.
: ;. The double cottage Nos. l2l4-lo Dryade
Il street, in the city of New Orleans, subject, I
Il a mortgage Of two thousand CS2,OO000 dol
e With in said property; appraised by tn
IF board OF directors named herein at the sum o
II twenty-five hundred dollars, (S2,SOOOO.
= Total, S25O0.O0.
, The vice president OF this corporation /
d authorized to accept the transfer and convey
e ance of said property in the name and on be
y half Of this corporation, in consideration o
l. the issuance 10 said Joseph II. Wirth an
Al said John Wrth of one hundred and twenty
I'VE shares each, of the capital stock OF thi
D corporation, full paid and non assessable.
Said property having been delivered con
L temporaneously herewith and the said capita
" srock having been fully subscribed and PAL
}. for the corporation shall at once become
All shares of stock shall be non-assessabl
b. and no transfer of stock shall be bindin
Of books and ali certificates Of, stock shall b
re signed by the president and the secretary
lie treasurer of the corporation.
is Article V.-No stakeholder of this corpora
lie ton may offer for sale, sell, assign or tran.
s. fer his stock in this corporation without Civ
n ing to the other stockholders thirty day
* prior notice of such intention, which motto
shall be given in writing to the president G
the corporation and shall by said presiden
R. be made known to the directors of the col
in poration and shall be so made known 70 tn
of directors immediately, and the other stock
~ holders shall have the privilege of purchasin
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