The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04
State of Louisiana Parish

! State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans
city of New Orleans
BE it known, that on this twenty uinth
day Of May, in the year one thousand,
| nine hundred and eighteen, before me-
| William Waller Young, a Notary Public
in and for the Parish of Orleans, State
qualified and in the presence of the wit
nesses hereinafter named and undersign-
ed, personally came and appeared:
| The several persons whose names are
| hereunto subscribed, all above the full
| age OF mapOrity, who severally declared
| that, availing themselves of the laws of
the state of Louisiana, and especially the
laws relative to ne organization of cor,
| agreed to bind, form and constitute them
| selves, as well as all such other persons
as may hereafter join or become aSSOciat-
| ed with them, into "A corporation and body
| polite in law, for the objects and pur-
poses and under the articles, agreements
and stipulatiOns following, to-wit:
| Article THE name, style and title OF
this corporation shall be Gallup, Inc"
! and under that name, it shall have and
enjoy all the rights, advantages and priv
! llegeS granted by law to corporations and
| snail exist for the full term and period
/ of ninety nine years, from this day. 1t
! shall have power to contract, sue and be
! sued to make and use a corporate seal,
! and the same to alter and break Mt DleaS-
] ure; to hold, receive, lease, purchase sell
and convey, as well as mortgage, hypOthe-
! cate and pledge property, real, personal
| and mixed, corporal and incOrpOreal: to
! name and appoint such managers, direc-
| tors. officers, agents and other employees
| as its interests and convenience may re-
| quirc, and to make and establish as well
as alter and amend, from time to time,
| such bylaws, rules and regulations as
! may be necessary and eXpedient for the
| proper management and government of
the affairs of said corporation.
Article 1.-THE dOmicile of this cOrpOr-
| alton is hereby fixed in the City of New
| orleans, State of Louisiana, and all cita-
| tons or other legal process shall be serv-
! ed upon the president of said corporation.
| or, in his absence, upon its secretary and
| treasurer.
Article III.-The objects and purposes
of this corporation and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it are here
| by declared to be to carry on the bust
! ness of decorative work, consisting of de-
! signing and constructing interiors, decor
ating and furnishing houses, halls or
rooms; the making, using and selling in
| the said business any kind of glass, and
the buying and selling on commission or
otherwise, exporting or importing, all
manner and kinds CT artistic objects for
use or Ornamentation, or any property
used in the decoration or furnishing of
buildings of any kind or nature.
To eanduct and carry on general house
decorating and house decorative supply
business; and in relation Herewith to
buy, sell and deal in wall paper, carpets
rugs, floor coverings, window shades and
shading, draperies, curtains and other
fabrics for decorative purposes, picture
frames, mouldings, art goods and Other
furnishings, paints, leads, zines, cOlors
varnishes, oils, iapans, filters and stains
and generally all goods, wares and mer
chandise incident to such business anC
appurtenant thereto; with the right anC
power to do any and all things neces
/, sary or connected with or in any manner
: incidental or complementary to the OBJ
jects and purposes herein set forth.
Article 1V.-The capital stock of thi
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum o
, l " two nd
to be divided into and represented by TIVE
! HUNDRED and fifty (250) shares in the sun
of one hundred dollars (Sl00.O0) each
said stock shall be paid for in cash a
board of directors may determine. Al
shares Of stock of this corporation shall
be full paid and non assessable. No trans
fer of stock shall be binding upon thu
corporation unless made upon its books
! and all certificates of stock shall be sign
ed by such officers as may be designated
by the board of directors. The capita
stock of this corporation may be increased
, to the sum of fifty Thousand dollars $780,
100000.
Article v.-Ar the corporate powers OF
said corporation shall be exercised by q
board of directors consisting of thres
stockholders, maj Ority of whom shall
constitute quorum for the transaction
of business. The board of directors shall
elect annually from their number a pres
ideDt, vicepresident, and n secretary
and treasurer. The first board of direc-
tors shall consist of three stockholders
and shall be composed of Walter Brown
Keiffer, George N. Gallup, and Marcus b
Buford; and it shall select from its num-
Der president, vice-president, and a
secretary and treasurer, who shall serve
until the third Wednesday IN July, 1919
The post office addresses of said direc-
tors are as follows: Walter Brown Keif.
fer, is Rosa Park, New Orleans. La
Orleans. La, and Marcus Il. Buford, 490(
st. Charles Ave-. New Orleans, La.
These directors shall serve until tbs
third Wednesday of July, 1919. or unit
and qualified. The annual meeting oil
, stockholders for the election of directors
shall be held on the third Wednesday Of
July of each year, unless said day be I
legal holiday, and then on the next banl
day thereafter. Any vacancy occurring
among the directors by death, resignation
the unexpired term by the remaining di
! rectors. Each subscriber hereto sets af
ter his name his post office address and |
statement of the number of shares of stool
which he agrees to take In the corpora
. ton. At all elections. every stockholde
, shall be entitled to one vote for eacl
e share of stock standing in his name Of
, the books of the corporation. to be cas-
! in person or by his written proxy. A ma
jority of the votes cast shall elect.
I Article Win the event of the liquida
; ton or dissolution of this corporation, tn
= stockholders shall elect three liQuidator
: convened for that purpose, after fiftee
,, Q5) days written notice sent to eac
v stakeholder by mail to his last known ad
r,iress: said llquidators shall have the au
v thority to wind up the business and al
!. fairs of this corporation. In case Of th
Il death of Ia hquidator, the survivors sha
y appoint d stakeholder as successor to hin
!. Article VII.-This charter may be mod
flied. changed or altered. or said corpol
alton may be dissolved, with the assent
!, | stockholders owning two~thirds of the or
:, tire capital stock, at a general meetin
of the stockholders convened for sue
: purpose, after fifteen (15) days write
e notice shall have been given to each stool
y holder mailed to him at his last know
= address.
n Article VIII.-No subscriber for stoc
II shall ever be held liable for the contract
e faults or debts Of said corporation in an
4, further sum than the unpaid balance
for which he has subscribed; nor sha
{ any stakeholder ever be held liable IL
y such contracts, faults or debts in an
Il further sum than the unpaid balance,
l. any, on the stock owned by him; NJ
" shall any mere informality in organic;
ton have the effect or rendering tn
n charter null, or rendering any subscribe
'e amount, If any, remaining due on h
Al stock.
5, Article IX.-This corporation is orgaI
,r lied under the laws of the State of LOui
e lana, and especially Act No. 267 OF 191
G. and the subscribers hereto, for themselv'
: and said corporation, and for its officer
= directors and stockholders, hereby accep
" as part Of this charter and as condition
!, of this corporation, all the rights, pov
~ ers privileges and immunities granted
y corporations, and granted to and col
= ferred upon officers, directors and stocl