The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-04-18
CHARTERS
CHARTER OF
E. y. SARPY COMPANY, INCORPOR-


Al
United States of America, state of Louis
lana. Parish of Orleans, City OF New
Orleans.
Be IL known that on this the 10th day
of March. ia the year of our Lord one
Thousand. Nine Hundred and Eighteen
and OF the Independence OF me Lnltel
State, of America. the One Hundred am
Fort second. before me, William Al
Byrnes, Jr., a Notary Public duly COmmls'
stoned and qualified in and for the Par
ish of Orleans. state Of Louisiana. ard IN
the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named aud undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereuntO subscribed ana sew
orally declared. that ayailing themselves
of the general laws of the state of Louis,
lana ia such cases made and provided
they have formed and organized aud dc
by these presents form themselves ana
such others as may hereinafter become
associated with them into a corporation
and body polite in law, for the objects
and purposes in the following articles set
forth and expressed, which they adopt as
their Charter
The name and title Of this Corpora
ton shall be the e. j. Sarpy Company
incorporated" and il shall exist and en-
ioy succession by its corporate name for
a period of ninety-nine years from daIe
hereof. with all the rights and powers
now or hereafter conferred by law upon
similar corporations. Its dOmiclle SHAH
be in the City of New Orleans, state OF
Louisiana ana all CITATIONS or OlutT ltEdl
process shall bc served upon the Presi-
dent and in the event Of the President 5
absence or inability 10 act, upon the wee
President or Secretary in the order
named.
1.-THE capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at Five Thousand
($5OOUOOJ Dollars, which said stock shall
be divided into and represented by htty
shares of the par value OF one Hundred
CSlOOOO) Dollars each. Stock may be
paid for in money, in services rendered
for the corporation or in any property
and good will regularly transferred TO the
corporation.
LITTLE objects and purposes of this
corporation are principal or mandatory ::
TO engage in the retail jewelry business
for cash or installmcnt; retail clothing
and any other retail business of any other
kind OF goods wares or merchandise or
any other articles of value; and to en-
gage in any other business not incOnSiSt-
ent or in conflict with the objects and
purposes herein set forth; and it shall
have authority to do generally all things
necessary or incident to the proper con
duet of its affairs, whether specifically
enumerated herein or not.
IN.-The corporate powers of this cor
pOratiOn shall be vested in a Board of
-Four a. Directors, Il majority of whom
shall constitute quorum for the trans
action of business. The First Board of
Directors OF this corporation shall be T..
j. Sarpy. A j. Waechter, Clarence q.
GOebel, and Leon keifc, who shall hold
office until their successors shall have
been elected and qualified.
Meetings for the election of StOckhOld-
ers shall be held annually on the First
day of February at the cOmpany'S office.
The officers of this corporation shall be
a President, Secretary and Treasurer. The
first officers of this corporation shall he
T.. j. Sarpy, President, Leon kcife, See
Rotary and Clarence q. GOebel, Treasurer.
No stakeholder of this corporation shall
be held liable for any of the debts or OBJ
legations of this corporation beyond the
amount due the unpaid balance of his
subscription of stock, in this corporation
Thus done and passed in my office in
'he City of New Orleans, state of Louis
iana, in the presence of Alice \. Allen
domiciled within this Parish, who have
signed their names hereto together with
the said subscribers and me. Notary, on
the day, month and year herein first above
written, after due reading of the whole.
(0riginal signed).
Witnesses: Alice A. Allen, A. Mammelli
l.. j. Sarpy, 1896 Kelerec ST., 10 shares !;
shares; Clarence q. GOebel, 1924 Upper
line ST., 10 shares; Arthur j. Waechter,
Sl7 Cherokee St, 10 shares.
VIM. ii. BYRNES, JR., Not. Pub.
I, the undersigned Recorder of Mort
cages, in and for the Parish of Orleans,
that the above and foregoing Act of In
corporation of the Il. j. Sarpy Company,
Incorporated, was this day duly registered
in my office in Book 1919 Folio 524.
New Orleans, March 21st, 1913.
Signed: EMILE J. LEONARD, ID. r.
l hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true and correct copy of the original
Charter on file in my office.
WM. III. BYRNES, JR., Not. Pub.
ABR. 11-1S-25 MAY 2-0-16