The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-04-25
CHARTERS
CHARTER OF
n. y. sARPY COMPANY, ISCORPoR-
ATED,


United States of America, State of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans.
Be it known that on this the 10th day
of March. in the year OF our i.Otd one
Thousand. Nine Hundred and Eighteen,
and of the Independence of the nIted
States of America, the One Hundred an !
Fort Second. before me, NI:Iialn Ill.
Byrnes, Jr. Notary Public duly commits
STONED and qualified in and for the Par
ish of Orleans State of Louisiana, and in
the presence Of the witnesses hereinafter
named aud undersigned personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereuntO subscribed and sew
orally declared, that awaiting themselves
of the general laws of the State or LOUIS
Jana in such cases made and provided,
they have formed and organized and DO
by these presents form themselves and
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.
1.-The name and title of this Corpora
tiOn shall be the "E. J. Sarpy Company
incorporated" and il shall exist and en-
10y succession by its corporate name for
n period of ninety mine years from date
hereof, with all the rights and powers
now or hereafter conferred by law upon
similar corporations: Its dOmicile shall
he in the City of New Orleans, state Of
process shall be served upon the Presi-
dent and i'm the event of the Presidents
absence or inability to act, upon the Vice
President or Secretary in the order
named.
1.-THE capital stock of this corpora
tion is hereby fixed at Five Thousand
(S5,0O0.OO) Dollars, which said stock shall
be divided into and represented by NIFTY
shares of the par value of One Hundred
$4,000 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 aud purposes of this
corporation are principal or mandatory:
90 engage in the retail jewelry business
for cash or installment; 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
duct of its affairs, whether specifically
enumerated herein or not.
IV.-The corporate powers of this cor
poratiOn shall be vested in Board of
-Four a. Directors, a majority of whom
shall constitute a quorum for the trans
action of business. The First Board of
Directors of this corporation shall be Il.
j. Sarpy, A. j. Waechter, Clarence q.
Goebel, and Leon Keife, 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
President, Secretary and Treasurer. The
first officers of this corporation shall be
r.. j. Sarpy, President Leon Keife, Sec
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 as 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
lana, in the presence Of Alice A. Allen
and A. Mammelli, competent witnesses,
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.
(Original signed).
Witnesses Alice A. Allen, A. Mammelli.
Il. j. Sarpy,. 1926 Kelerec St., 10 shares
Leon Keife, 5947 AnnunciatiOn St., 10
shares; Clarence G. GOebel, 1924 Upper
line ST., 10 shares; Arthur j. Waechter,
81 Cherokee ST., 10 shares.
VIM II. BYRNES, JR., Not Pub.
l. the undersigned Recorder of Mort
cages, in and for the Parish of Orleans,
States of Louisiana, do hereby certify
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 2lst, 1913.
Signed: EMILE j. LEONARD, ID. r.
true and correct copy of the original
Charter on file in my Office.
VIM. ii. BYRNES, JR., Not. Pub.
ABR. 11-1S-25 May 2-9-16