The herald., 1918-06-20

State of louisiana Parish of Orleans,
city OF New Orleans
lie II known. that on this twenty ninth
day of May, in the year one thousand,
nine hundred and eighteen. before me,
William Waller Young, a Notary Public,
in and for the Parish of Orleans. State
of Louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified and in the presence of the wit
nesseS hereinafter named and underSign-
ed, personally came and appeared:
The several persons whose names are
hereuntO subscribed. all above the fun
age of mapOrity, who Scvcrally declared
that, awaiting themselves of the laws Of
the state of Louisiana, and especially the
laws relative to the organization of cor
porationS, they have covenanted and
agreed to bind, form and constitute them
selves as well rs all such other persons
as may hereafter join or become asSOciat-
ed with them, into Il corporation and body
polite in law, for the objects and pur-
poses and under the articles, agreements
and StipulationS following, tO-wit:
Article 1.-The name, style and title Of
this corporation shall be Gallup, Inc"
and under that name, IL shall have and
enjoy all the rights. advantages and priv
ilegeS granted by law to corporations and
shall exist for the full term and period
of ninety-n nine years, from this day. 1t
shall have power to contract, sue and be
sued: to make and use a corporate seal,
and the same to alter and break ut pleas
ure; to hold, receive, lease, purchase, sell
and convey, as well as mortgage, hypOthe-
y
and mixed, corporal and incOrpOreal; to
name and appoint such managers, direc-
tors, officers, agents and other employees
as its interests and convenience may re-
quire, and to make and establish as well
as alter and amend, from time to time,
such bylaws, rules and regulations as
may be necessary and eXpedient for the
proper management and government of
the affairs of said corporation.
Article 1.-THE dOmicile of this cOrpOr-
alton is hereby fixed in the City of New
Orleans, State of Louisiana, and all eta
tiOns or other legal process shall be serv-
ed upon the president of said corporation,
or, in his absence, upon its secretary and
treasurer.
Article III.-The objects and purposes
of this corporation and the nature of the
business to be carried on by il are here
by declared to be to carry on the bust
ness of decorative work, consisting of de-
signing and constructing interiors, decor
ating and furnishing houses, halls or
rooms; the making, using and selling in
the said business any kind of glass, and
the buying and selling on commission or
manner and kinds of artistic objects for
use or OrnamentatiOn, or any property
used in the decoration or furnishing of
buildings of any kind or nature.
To canduct and carry on a general house
decorating and house decorative supply
business and in relation Herewith to
buy, sell and deal in wall paper, carpets,
rugs. floor coverings, window shades and
fabrics for decorative purposes, picture
frames, mouldings, art goods and other
furnishings, paints, leads, zines, cOlors,
varnishes, oils, japans, filters and stains
and generally all goods, wares and mer-
chandise incident to such business and
appurtenant thereto; with the right and
power to do any and all things neces-
sary or connected with or in any manner
| incidental or Complementary to the OBJ
| jects and purposes herein set forth.
Article IV.-The capital stock of this
CORPORATION is hereby fixed at the be- sum Tnn 90 @
! to be divided into and represented by two
HUNDRED and fifty (250) shares in the sun
of one hundred dollars $4,000 each
such times and in such manner as tn,
| board of directors may determine. AL
| shares Of stock of this corporation shall
be full paid and non assessable. No trans
| fer of stock shall be binding upon tn
| corporation unless made upon its books
| and all certificates of stock shall be sign
| ed by such officers as may be designated
by the board of directors. The capita
| stock of this corporation may be increased
to the sum Of fifty thousand dollars ESQ,
100000.
Article VAN the corporate powers o
said corporation shall be exercised by
stockholders, a majority of whom shall
constitute a quorum for the TRANSACTION
| Of business. The board of directors shal
elect annually from their number a pres
ident, a vice-president and secretar
and treasurer. The first board of direc
tors shall consist. of three stakeholder
| and shall be composed of Walter Brow
| Keiffer, George n. Gallup, and Marcus
| BufOrd; and il shall select from its mum
Der a president, a vice-president. and
| secretary and treasurer, who shall serv
until the third Wednesday IN July, 1915
The post office addresses of said direc
tors are as follows: Walter Brown Keif
fer, IS Rosa Park, New Orleans, La.
George n. Gallup, ~ Hotel De Soto. New
Orleans, La, and Marcus Il. Buford, 400
st. Charles Ave, New Orleans, La.
These directors shall serve until tn
third Wednesday of July, 1919. or unit
their successors have been duly elected
and qualified. The annual meeting o
stockholders for the election of director
shall be held on the third Wednesday o
July of each year, unless said day be
legal holiday, and then on the next banl
among the directors by death, resignation
or otherwise shall be filled by election 70
the unexpired term by the remaining di
rectors. Each subscriber hereto sets ar
ter his name his post office address and
statement of the number of shares of stool
which he agrees to take in the corpora
ton. At all elections, every stockholde
I-shall be entitled to one vote for eacl
the books of the corporation, to be cas-
in person or by his written proxy. A ma
jority of the votes cast shall elect.
Article Win the event of the liQuida
ton or dissolution of this corporation tn
stockholders shall elect three liquidator
from among their number at a meetin
convened for that purpose, after fftee
. (15) days written notice sent to eac
stakeholder by mail to his last known ad
dress; said liquidators shall have the au
thority to wind up the business and AT
fairs Of this corporation. In case or IN
death of Ia liquidator, the survivors sha
appoint d stakeholder as successor to hin
| Article VII.-This charter may be mod
flied. changed or altered, or said cOrp0i
alton may be dissolved. with the assent {
stockholders owning two-thirds of the Ell
. tire capital stock, at a general meetin
of the stockholders convened for sue
. purpose, after fifteen I'D days write
, notice shall have been given to each stool
holder mailed to him at his last know
address.
Article VIII-No subscriber for stoC
r shall ever be held liable for the contract
faults or debts Of said corporation in an
, further sum than the unpaid balance.
any, due the corporation on the stoC
for which he has subscribed; nor sha
any stakeholder ever be held liable II
Z such contracts, faults or debts in an
! further sum than the unpaid balance,
= any, on the stock owned by him; M
r shall any mere informality in organic
| ton have the effect or rendering tn
4 charter null, or rendering any subscrib,
r or stakeholder liable beyond the unpai
E amount, If any, remaining due on h
! stock.
Article IX.-This corporation is orgal
r lied under the laws of the State OF Loui
lana, and especially Act No. 267 Of 19l
: and the subscribers hereto, for themselv
and said corporation, and for It's OFFICER
; directors and stockholders hereby acceI
y as part Of this charter and as condition
= of this corporation, all the rights. poN