The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-03-28
CHARTER

Or "ROBERT GOTTSCHALK, INC.
! united States OF America, State of Louisi-
! ana, Parish Of Orleans. City of New
| Orleans
| Re it known, That on this day. the Fifth
Of the month of March, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
/ eighteen; and OF the Independence of the
| United States OF America the one hundred
| and forty-second: before me, T3ussiere Rouen.
! a Notary Public in and for the Parish of
| Orleans. State Of Louisiana, duly commits
stoned sworn and qualified. and in the pres
ence OF the witnesses hereinafter named and
| undersigned. personally came and appeared
| The parties whose names are undersigned
] who did declare that avaling themselves
Of the provisions of the laws of this State
! relative to the organization of corporations
! and especially the provisions of Act No 267,
! passed by the General Assembly of this
State during the year 1914 the laws amended
thereby and the laws existing in ths State
other than the said Act PSI of 1914 thew
I presents covenant and agree and bind them
/ selves. their successors. their heirs and as
| signs, to form. and hereby form themselves
| into, and constitute themselves and their
successors into corporation for the objects
| and purposes following. to-wit:
! Article THE name and title of this
| corporation shall he Robert Gottschak
Inc, and under said corporate name. it
granted by the laws OF this State and not
expressly withheld from corporations
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes of
| this corporation are declared. generally. to
/ he the conducting of a General Insurance
Business Agent. General Agent. Broker.
| or Mandatory of any Insurance Companies
organized under the laws of this, or any
other State. and all other business CON
nected Herewith. growing out Of and neces-
sary for the said objects and purposes; and
| in so doing, the said corporation shall have
power to purchase real. personal, or mixed
property OF all kinds, and the same to hold
at their convenience.
Article III-The present amount of capital
stock of this corporation is twenty thousand
! (S20.0OOO0) dollars, divided into four hundred
(+O shares of the par value of fifty (S50.00)
dollars each. and certificates for either whole
or fractional shares may be issued said
stock payable either in cash or property.
according to the laws Of this State.
The amount to which the present capital
stock Of this corporation may be increased
is hereby declared to be fifty thousand
(S5O.0O000) dollars, to be represented by one
thousand 1000 shares of the par value of
fifty $4,000 dollars each. and said increase
in capital stock is likewise to be represented
by certificates for either whole or fractional
shares.
All of the stock Of this corporation is to
be common stock. and this corporation shall
commence business, as now provided by law.
Each share of stock shall entitle the holder
thereof to one vote, to be cast either per-
sonally or by written proxy, and each frac-
tional share shall entitle the holder thereof
to such fractional part of one vote as is
represented by his fractional share Of stock.
Article IV.-The said stock shall only be
partially conditonally negotiable, il being
condition precedent, and the condition un-
der which the stock of this corporation is
subscribed that none of the stock presently
subscribed or hereafter subscribed or issued
shall be susceptible of being negotiated,
pledged. pawned or mortgaged. nor shall or
can any rights be acquired under any pledge
pawn, mortgage or hypothecation of such
stock, excepting, first, such pledge, pawn,
mortgage or hypothecation be submitted to
the stockholders of this corporation in meet
ing assembled, at a meeting specially called
for that purpose, and at which said meeting
a majority of the stockholders shall vote
favoraby thereupon. and specially authorize
such negotiation, pledge, pawn or mortgage.
the whole to be evidenced by duly certified
copy of the minutes of the said meeting.
bearing the seal of this corporation.
The said stock shall only be partially or
conditionally the subject of sale and trans
fer. and no stock presently subscribed for
OF issued, or hereafter subscribed for or issued
shall be the subject of sale or transfer.
except solely after the subscriber or owner
shall first have offered for sale to the stock
holders and owners then holding and owning
the balance of the stock of this corporation.
the stock which the said subscriber or owner
desires to sell, such offering to be in writing
and for term of thirty days, addressed to