The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-09-26
CHARTER OF GILMAN, GARDINER &
CO, INC.

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! lana, Parish Of Orleans, City OF New Orleans.
BE it known that on this thirteenth day Of
| the month OF September, in the year OF our
! Lord, one thousand nine hundred and cigh-
! teen, and OF the Independence of the United
States Of America, the one hundred and forty
| third. before me, Benjamin y. Wolf. a No
| tary Public, duly commissioned and quail
| fled in and for the parish of Orleans, State
| of Louisiana, therein residing, and in the
| presence OF the witnesses hereinafter named
and dersigned, personally came and ap-
pcared the parties whose names are hereuuto
subscribed, all of full age, and residents Of
the City OF New Orleans, State Of Louisiana.
who declared that, availing themselves Of the
provisions Of the laws of this State relative
TO the formation OF corporations, they have
covenanted and agreed. and by these presents
covenant and agree, and bind themselves as
Well as such other persons as may hereafter
become associated with them, TO form and CON
Stltute corporation and body polite in law
tor the purposes and objects, and under the
supulations and articles, following. to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of the said cor
poration shall be Gilman, Gardiner & Co..
| Inc.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized and the
| nature of the business which this corporation
Is to carry on, are declared to be: To make
and manufacture clothing of all kinds and
descriptions; to buy and sell clothing Of all
kinds and descriptions, and to do any and
all acts which may be necessary to carry ont
the above objects.
ARTICLE III.-The capital stock of the
said corporation shall be five thousand dol
| lars, divided into and represented by fifty
shares of the sum of one hundred dollars
each, payable in cash. property, or for SER
| vices rendered. The capital stock NAV be
| increased to twenty thousand dollars ANY
| stockholder may sell, assign or transfer his
| STOCK IN this corporation, provided thirty
| days prior notice of such intention to sell
| assign or transfer the same be given the
| company and the other stockholders shall
| have the right and first privilege of pur-
| chasing same after which thirty days notice
the said stock may be sold in the open mar
| ket. The corporation shall commence doing
| business as soon as twenty-five hundred dol
lars OF the capital stock shall have been
| ARTICLE IV.-The domicile of the said
| corporation shall be in the City of New Or.
| leans, State of Louisiana. The president. or
| IN his absence, the vice president, shall be
the proper person upon whom citation or other
| legal process shall be served. Said corpora-
ton, unless sooner dissolved, shall exist and
| continue for the period of twenty-five years
| from and after the date hereof
J ARTICLE V.-All corporate powers shall
De vested IN Board of four directors The
| first board OF directors shall consist of Mar.
TIN J. Gilman, p. o. address 32S Delaronde
| Street, New Orleans who shall be president !.
Edwin ). Gardiner, p. o. address GAL Wash
ington Avenue, New Orleans, who shall be
| Ndmlen,
| snail be secretary and treasurer, Postoffice
! address 9O3 Camp Street. New Orleans, and
Mrs Elizabeth Doris Donenfelser wife of
Martin J. Gilman, p. o. address S2S Delar-
onde Street, New Orleans. Said board shall
| continue IN office until January 3 1920 on
which date and, thereafter annually,
| board OF directors shall be elected on the End
OF January of each year. unless the same
snail be legal holiday, when the election
snalI be held on the next legal day there
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reetors shall elect from their own number the
officers OF the company. The said board is
further Authorized to frame and adopt such
bylaws, rules and regulations as the offairs
ana business OF the corporation may require,
and as II may deem necessary for the CON-
Quoting and management thereof.
AKllCLE Nl.-This charter may be amend.
ed, and the capital stock of this corporation
may be increased or decreased, or this cor.
PorS'ion may be dissolved in the method
and manner provided by law
ARTICLE Vino stakeholder of this chr.
poration shall ever be held liable or respon-
siDle Tor the contracts or faults of this cor.
poration on any further sum than the unpaid
balance on the stock for which he has sub
scubed. nor shall any mere informality in
organization have the effect of rendering this
CHARTER null or of exposing a stakeholder 10
any liability than as above provided.
ARTICLE VIII.-Whenever this CORPORA
ton shall be dissolved, whether by limita-
| ton or from any other cause, the affairs
thereof shall be liquidated by three stock
holders 10 be elected and qualified in the
manner provided for by law. And they
shall continue in office until the affairs of
the corporation shall have been fully settled
| and liquidated. In case of the death of
| one OF the liquidators, his refusal or in
| ability TO serve, the remaining liquidators
may themselves proceed with all the power
and authority vested in the full membership.
| And the signers hereto declare that they have
affixed opposite their names the number Of
shares subscribed by them, and they hereby
declare this to be their subscription list.
Thus done and passed in my office in the
| City Of New Orleans, on the day, month and
ence Of Hubert NJ Ansley and Edmond J.
and residents of this City. who sign their
| names together with the said parties and
me, Notary, after due reading Of the whole
Witnesses: Hubert VI. Ansley. f. ]. JAG
quet. Original Signed Martin J. Gilman,
u shares; f. s. Gardiner, 10 shares; Zebulon
| Gamlen, S shares; Mrs. NJ J. Gilman !
share. BENJAMIN. " WOLF, Notary Pub
| lie
| /, the undersigned. Recorder of Mortgages.
| in and for the Parish of Orleans State Of
| Louisiana. do hereby certify that the above
| and foregoing act Of Incorporation Of Gilman,
| Gardiner Co, Inc, was this day dul Y
recorded in my office in Book 1922, Folio
15. New Orleans. September 18th. 1913.
EMILE J. LEONARD. by. Recorder OF M,rt-
cages. A true cory. BENJAMIN Y.
WOLF, Notary Public
Sept 1926, Oct. 3-l0l7-A