The herald., 1918-12-05
CHARTER OF B. H. DEck,p co,.
INC with

CHARTER OF B. H. DEcksp co..'
INC. 'a1n
United States Of Amer;e, c..
lana' City, OF New Orleans. n
that on this second day Of y%
the year one thousand min. 80
eighteen, before me, John Wsyus- -.'T
Public, duly commissioned M ~
aud Tor the Parish Of Orleans ~ -
New Orleans, therein residia,
presence Of the witnesses hrr,. ~ =
and undersigned personally s,... a 2
several persons whose names 4.
subscribed who declared ia, ,s - -
selves OF the laws Of Iop;s;,..
to the organization Of corpor,so-, q
these presents, covenant, age, ~
late to form themselves, TIER r.
signs, into a corporation and III.
for the objects and PURPOSES ~
stipulations, which they herrbv ~, -
their charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and n. !
corporation shall be B. H. D,cI,- =
corporated, and its domiele al
City Of New Orleans, Louisias, -
said name II shall have and ,pis, -
existence for a period Of fiftv -,
this date. TO sue and be sued. "a ~.
use a corporate seal, the sane n ~
alter at pleasure; to purchase. ~
leane, acquire, sell, ALLEVIATE, por,u,
pledge property, both real and nrrr,l
borrow money and give security h !,
to own stock in any other corpz,.'
conduct and carry on the busineu ~
after stipulated; to appoint sud n,
agents and employees as NAV b ~,
IN its business; to do all thing rrr
to carry on its business.
ARTICLE II.-AA citation and ,ss :
process shall be served on d, Pr.,its
in his absence or disability, On 4 :
President.
ARTICLE III.-The objects sai m
for which this corporation Il murr.
the nature of the business 70 De- o.s
by it are hereby declared to Be- III
sell, exchange and deal "a grait Do
in all sorts of merchandise al ma
and generally to do a regular xua
business; to receive and sen, rzk 1
merchandise and property On q rn>x
business, and generally 70 Do urirn
erage and commission bus nest ~
every thing necessary to successful .
out the objects and purposes sbon q \
ARTICLE IV.-The capital shd =
corporation is hereby fixed At iiR tnn
dollars, divided into fifty shares fhE|
value OF one hundred dollars, "a ~
stock shall be paid for in cash sru
erty, goods or merchandise. or . xrz
labor actually performed Tor D. -
ton; all stock shall be full pad d =
assessable; no shares Of stock sh,I -
ferred except on the books Of tat oerr
and until the certificate Of stosk d
delivered and cancelled The ssF,i 81
this corporation may be inusasd e
Thousand Dollars.
ARTICLE V.-All the corporate 40
this corporation and manssene1i y
troll of this business including ik ~
buy, sell, mortgage. pledge or sr'H<
property both real and personal, shnt
ed in the board of directors % q -
of three stockholders The DirxM
be elected annually by ballot BY ~
holders on the second TUESDAY = ~
commencing on the second Iuss1zy
1919, except as may be hereina'ir
for. Each stakeholder shah b az
person or by proxy 70 a vote % -
Of stock owned by him. and SUI
shall be held under the rules ~
tions as may be adopted ~ ne
Directors. The Directors thus ei'eH
continue for one year until th<f -
shall have been elected, and 70
elect shall be regarded as nn.
this Charter. Any vacancy ocsr I.
Board of Directors shall oe h
board and the board Of drsm
their first meeting after nsf
nominate out of their number a1 =.
President. Vice. President, ana
Treasurer, until the first eiesnel
specified, the first Board Of n ~ n
he r. III. Decker, rs Canal bsn
Morris ]. Dazet, 1870 n. Ca'0or "a : 1 d
Tujague, SIS Dauphne St, r..bsI
Decker. President; ]. N. DsrL s-ss
dent: Vital Tujague. seeis: u. -
All meetings of stockholders sn 80
al or special shall be bed fir -. -,
said meeting and shall Be Eve .r n
TO each stockholder, BY the $751; = q
in person or by mail, ten da''
ARTICLE Wat the isnni1,a' n
charter nv limitation or otherss II
ness mr. affairs shall be liqula'M ~
to be appointed ~ - u
tbe stockhoJders at a meeting ~ -
,hs, nornose after ten days noiie - 4
shall have been given py u' 4, nj =
each stockholder in person " rs,<7I
Commissioners to be elected y n
vote Of the shares Of stock pl /. "a
resented AZ such meeting and VIZ II n
~ nv nroxy. Said Comniss,cne', 4 81
~; IN Office until the Affairs -
,,l shall have been fsly 1hi
p POI 10 .ass a. death. sesisnstien = !. "a
ity of either to act, his place -,rur ri
by the stockholders IN NE ..s,;rf "
s,,ch time the survivor shal, e ~ Il
ARTICLE vII.-This ens 'I 81
changed or altered or snenoes .5cA ,
Onr shall be dissolved q SNe)
POI p,,;S 49, NV ) vote Of two.thifd,
q gu .t O1 1rss.nt or Represented = = II
t l s 10 .,p pe s,ockbolders oon.snsi sdss|
purpose. after ten day; no.. 4. SCOT
snail have been given py - AZ n =
ali the stockholders in peru, 80
ARTICLE WILING s'oeaa, . In h
he beld liable or responsible >
D -" ~ faul,s Of this eofp'si'ss.i, <s
!, 80 s,n than the UNPAID -
to the corporation on INC ;sfarrshr ?
1im, nor shall any mere MERE. n -
zanization have the en- - srcss3 4
his charter null and vola, kyzs
10 any lisniiiy lie
mount Of his unpaid s,oe. = $500
,siow Is the subscription ii''
e roth s5ae5 5o ssi' s6S passed. il e s
ice. llO7 Hibernia Bank "a "a ~ n
cans, La, on the day, mon. .,r,eart =
iirst above written, 10 iai ys|
,ieu-s. 7. c. Wagner ana No -
,or,netent male witnesses x,tr,y. = Z
.E .5e;r names, with ne, .s.sd,s1
aid subscribers, after due "A
whole. ,v.rr-f. Jh1. ~
-loskey. Original s lsns"r Nsrr<. ! 4 +
q shares, 1912 State Stree, = Ave; W
5 shares, 1870 n. ClaiooIhss, s..
s0,,e share. SIS Daupn,SSdy " "
Z; Tuiague. JOHN WAe uss- 4 49,
The Undersigned, ReccfaaS slesc< -
n and for the parish Of =. 20 ~ b 4
- 1o9is s.,o; ~ Act Of Ineo: - y
3. II. Decker Co., lnco'ss e. b q
iuly recorded in my S.;rsns ~
solio New atI
9ls. ,ry f.EOSAkS ~
A true copy. JOHN
public Nan z.,4a,.a; Dec. 81