The herald., 1918-09-19
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 me, Benjamin y. Wolf. No
tary Public, duly commissioned and quail
fled in and for the parish of Orleans, State
of Louisiana, therein residing, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned. personally came and ap-
peared the parties whose names hereuntO
subscribed. all of full age. and residents of
the City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana,
who declared that availing themselves OF the
provisions Of the laws of this State relative
to the formation Of corporations, they have
coveuanted and agreed. and by these presents
covenant and agree, and bind themselves, as
Well as such other persons may hereafter
become associated with, them, to form and con-
stitute 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 the said cor
poraton 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 to carry on, are declared to be: To make
and manufacture clothing of all kinds and
descriptions; to buy and sell clothing OF all
kinds and descriptions, and TO do any and
all acts which may be necessary to carry out
the above objects.
ARTICLE UI-The capital stock Of the
said corporation shall be five thousand dol
lars, divided into and represented by fifty
shares OF the sum of one hundred dollars
each, payable in cash, property, or Tor ser
vices rendered. The capital stock may be
increased to twenty thousand dollars. Any
stakeholder may sell. assign or transfer his
in at led
days prior notice of such intention to sell,
assign or transfer the 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 soon as twenty five hundred dol
lars OF the capital stock shall have been
subscribed.
ARTICLE IV.-The domicile Of the said
corporation shall be in the city OF New Or
leans State of Louisiana. The president, OF
in his absence, the vice 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 year:
from and after the date hereof
ARTICLE N.-All corporate powers shall
be vested IN a Board Of four directors. The
first board OF directors shall consist OF Mar
tin J. Gilman. +. o. address 328 Delarondt
Street, New Orleans, who shall be president
Edwin s Gardiner 7. o. address 94l Wash
ington Avenue. New Orleans, who shall be
vice-president, and Zebulon Gamlen, VIII
shall be secretary and treasurer, Postoffic'
address 9O5 Camp Street. New Orleans. and
Mrs Elizabeth Doris Donenfelser, wife Of
Martin J. Gilman. p. O. address 32S Delar-
onde Street New Orleans. Said board shall
continue in office until January ?, 1920, or
which date and, thereafter annually, Z
board Of directors shall be elected on the 2nc
Of January of each year. unless the same
shall be a legal holiday, when the election
shall be held the next legal day there
after. After each election, the board OF di
rectors shall elect from their own number the
officers OF the company The said board i
further authorized to frame and adopt sucf
bylaws, rules and regulations as the offairi
and business OF the corporation may require
I and as il may deem necessary for the con
Quoting and management thereof.
| ARTICLE VI.-Ths 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 metho'
and manner provided by law.
| ARTICLE VII.-No stakeholder OF this cor
poration shall ever be held liable or respon
| sible for the contracts or faults of this COT
poration in any further sum than the unpai
balance on the stock for which he has sui
scribed. nor shall any mere informallty /
organization have the effect Of rendering thi
charter null or Of exposing stakeholder
any liability than as above provided.
ARTICLE VIII.-Whenever this corpor'
ton shall be dissolved, whether by limit;