The herald., 1918-10-03
CHARTER OF GILMAN, GARDINER q
CO. INC

United States Of America. State Of Louis
lana, Parish Of Orleans, City OF New Orleans
Be il known that on this thirteenth day OF
the month OF September, IN the year OF our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and eigh
teen. and OF the Independence OF the United
States Of America, the one hundred and forty
third, before ne, Benjamin y. Wolf, No
ta-y Public, daily commissioned and quail
fed in and fSr the parish OF Orleans, State
Of Louisiana. therein residing. and in the
presence OF the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and sp-
pezred the parties whose names are hereunlo
subscribed, all of full age. and residents Of
the City OF New Orleans, State OF Louisiana,
who declared that. ayailing themselves OF the
provisions Of the laws Of this State relative
to the formation OF corporations, they have
oovenansed 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, 10 form and con-
stituje a corporation and body polite in law,
for the purposes and objects, and under the
stIpulations and articles. following, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name OF ehe 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 10 carry on. are declared TO be: To make
descriptions; 10 buy and sell clothing Of all
kinds and descriptions, and 10 do any and
all acts which may be necessary 20 carry ou;
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 sun Of one hundred dollars
each, payable in cash, property, or for ser
vices rendered The capital stock may 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 10 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
subscribed.
ARTICLE Iv-The douicile of the said
corporation shall be in the City Of New Or
leans. State OF louisiana The president, or
in his absence, the ice-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
ARTICLE VAN corporate powers shall
! be vested in a Board OF four directors. The
| first board of directors shall consist OF Mar
| TN J. Gilman, z. o. address 32s Delzronde
/ Street, New Orleans, who shall be president
/
ington Avenue, New Orleans, who shall be
viee-p-esideni. and Zebulon Gamlen, whC
| shall be secretary and treasurer, Postoffioe
address 9s Camp Street, New Orleans. and
Mrs Elizabeth Doris Donenfelser wife OF
Martin J. Gilman. p. o. address SS Delar-
| onde Street, New Orleans. Said board shall
/ continue IN office until January 2 1927. OF
which date and. thereafter annually,
| board Of directors shall be elected on the 2nd
OF January of each year, unless the same
shall be legal holiday, when the election
| shall be held the next legal day there
| after. After each election, the board Of di
reetors shall elect from their own number the
officers Of the company. The said board is
further authorized 10 frame and adopt such
| bylaws, rules and regulations as the offziT.
and business Of the corporation may require
and as II may deem necessary for the con-
| Quoting and management thereof
| ARTICLE VI-This charter may be amend.
ed. and the capital stock of this corporation
may be increased or decreased. or this cor
poration may be dissolved in the method
and manner pro-ided BY law.
ARTICLE NII-No stakeholder of this cor.
poration shall ever be held liable or respon.