The herald., 1917-03-22
Mch IS, p. %, Apr 5. u, 70.
CHARTER
THE SnI-TJIE EMpDnTnE q.

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MANUFACTURING WORKS. INC.
United States OF America, State OF Louisiana.
Parish of Orleans, City OF New Orleans.
BE il known that on this 3lst day Of Janu-
sry 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 T.
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 availing 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
them into a corporation for 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
ing, flags. cards, threads OF all kinds, EN-
broidery supplies, labels, buttons, etc. To
perform all kinds of applique work for dresses.
costumes, cushions. etc, to do all kinds Of
accordion and box pleating, marking. and
stamping. To purchase and sell all kinds
of goods materials and merchandise incident
ana 10 the performance OF tAlS WORK. 10 con-
duct supply establishments, to buy and sell
any and all merchandise necessary, or Incl
dent 10 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 Of
the par value Of Fifty Dollars (S5OO0) each.
Stock shall be paid for in labor done. or
money, or property actually received, in such
amounts and on such terms as shall be fixed
by the Board Of Directors. One Hundred and
Forty GAO 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.
assigns, sets over and delivers all of the
assets and good will OF the Southern En-
broidery & Mig. Works" heretofore con
Quoted by him, in this city as OF date Decem-
Der 30th, 1916 and this company accepts
same and acknowledges due delivery thereof,
and in further consideration thereof assumes
of said assets and liabilities which are attach.
ed hereto, made a part hereof, and marked
Exhibit A" to identify it herewith.
And the appearers, being all of the sub
scribers hereto and officers hereof. towit:
Edgar G. Gould, Albert Miller. and Jewell A.
Sperling being by me first duly sworn, did
depOse and say. that the property herein:
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 100000 and further declare that.
including the amount OF capital stock issued
20 Edgar G. Gould. Seven Thousand One
Hundred Dollars (S7,lOOOo) 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 law. The amount to
which the capital stock may be increased
shall be Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
(s2s.OooOOl, No stakeholder shall have the
right to dispose of his stock in this company
without j: being FIRST offered in writing, at
its then book value, to the board Of directors,
who may purchase the Same for the company
and may be retired or reissued as treasury
stock by the board of directors. Certificates
Of stock shall be signed by the President, or