The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-25
CHARTER

/ President, a Secretary and a Treasurer,
and may grant to the said officers Such
powers as they deem proper.
All elections shall be 10y ballot at the
| office of the corporation. under the super
vision of two commissioners to be APP
pointed by the Board of Directors. No
tirc of such meeting. as well as notice Of
all meetings of this corporation, special or
/ otherwise, shall be given, in writing. by
the Secretary, and shall be delivered to
each stakeholder in person or mailed TO
him at the address given by him on the
| books of this corporation at least fifteen
days prior to the date of the said meeting.
This notice may be waived by the stock
holders.
At all elections and at all meetings of
the stockholders each and every stock
holder shall be entitled to one vote for
each share of stock standing in his name
on the books of the corporation at the
date of such meeting or election. said
votes may be cast in person or by proxy,
the said proxy to be in writing, and "A ma
jority of votes cast shall elect.
The failure of the stockholders ut their
annual meeting, to elect directors, shall
not dissolve this corporation nor impair
its management in any way, but the di-
rectOrs then in Office shall remain in office
until their successors are elected ana quail
flied
AN vacancies on the Board of Directors,
for whatsoever reason, shall be filled by
the remaining directors. Any member of
the Board may appoint any stakeholder
OF tnlS corporation as MS proxy 10 dCl lOI
him and in his place at any meeting OF
the Board.
The said Board of Directors shall have
the right to make and amend the bylaws
of this corporation, and to provide rules
and regulations necessary and proper Tor
its management
Article VI-This act of incorporation
may be modified, changed, altered or
amended, or the said corporation may be
dissolved, with the assent of two-thirds
af hn fal tSflnnlnR
meeting of the stockholders convened for
that purpose. and after fifteen days writ
ten notice delivered in person or mailed to
the stockholders at their address given by
them on the books of the corporation
The said notice may be waived, by unani-
nous consent of the stockholders. In ease
ton shall be liquidated by two commits
sioners elected by the. stockholders at the
meeting providing for liquidation Of the
corporation.
Article vII-No stakeholder shall ever
be held liable for the contracts or faults
of this corporation in any further sum
than the unpaid balance due on his stock
subscription; nor shall any mere informal
have the effect of rendering this charter
null or of exposing the stockholders Il
any liability further than the balance due
by them on their stock.
Thus done and passed in this city, al
my office on the day and date aforesaid
I'm the presence of Messrs. +. NJ Robert
and Henry Ayala, competent witnesses
residents of New Orleans. La, who have
hereunto signed their names with the said
! appearers and me- notary, after due
; reading of the whole:
H. +. Leclere and others.
: Witnesses: E. NJ. Robert, Henry Ayala
SCOTT Z. BEER. Not. Pub.
r l. the undersigned Recorder of Mort
cages in and for the Parish of Orleans
, do hereby certify that the above and fore
. | ~ apt nf inpOrnOrntiOD
D path Company, Inc, was this day duly
} recorded in my office in Book 1920, foli'
! New Orleans, La, June Is, 1918.
(Signed) EMILE ]. LEONARD, by. II
l. the undersigned notary public hereby
certify that the above and foregoing is I
true and correct copy of the charter O.
the OleOpath Company, Inc, of record ii
: my nOtarial records of the current year
except the names OF the subscrlDers there
to.
e In faith whereof, hereunto sign IN!
name and affix my seal of office this 1Sti
/, ISL 1Signed) SCOTT f. BEER, Not. Pub
June 2O-27-July 4-ll-l8-25.
: ACT OF INCORPORATION OF
, EVAN HALL MERCANTILE CO., INC.
State of Louisiana, Parish OF Orleans Git!
of New Orleans:
Be 1t Known, That on this 18th day of III
= month of June, in the year OF our LORD, on
= thousand, nine hundred and eighteen,
S Before me, Charles F. Fletchinger, a No
n tary Public, duly commissioned and quali
e fled, in and for the City of New Orleans
f Parish of Orleans, State. of Louisiana. therei
residing, and in the presence OF the WI
i nesses hereinafter named and undersigned,
d Personally came and appeared, the seVers
h persons whose names are hereunto SUI
J scribed, all of lawful age and all resident
s of the City of New Orleans, State OF LOUIS
= lana, and, availing themselves OF the law
e of the State of Louisiana, particularly
n Act 267 of the General Assembly OF the Stat
S of Louisiana, for the year 1914 relative !
n the organization of corporations, state ths
they have covenahted and agreed and d
II hereby covenant and agree to form then
d selves, as well as such persons who ma
s become associated with them or succeed then
,e into a corporation, for the objects and pu
IT poses and under the following Articles, t.
J. wit:
2. ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corporatio
= shall be Evan Hall Mercantile Co.., Inc
Is and under said corporate name 1t shall nav
l. succession for ninety-nine years, unle!
sooner dissolved, and shall have power ar
- authority to contract, sue and be sued;
=, - make and use a corporate seal, the same
~ | alter or break at pleasure; 10 make all ne
IN essary rules and regulations for its corp
~ rate management and control; and 1t sha
Of have and enjoy all the rights, privileges al
10 immunities which are now conferred upon
40 may hereafter be granted to corporations
n the same kind and character.
Id ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of said corp
* ration is hereby fixed in the City OF Ne
b. Orleans, State of Louisiana, and all cit
II. tons and other legal process shall be serv'
r upon the President of said corporation, an
u in case of his absence, upon the Vice Pres
I'd dent, and in case Of the absence OF bot
"a upon the Secretary Treasurer.
!. ARTICLE III.-The objects and purpos
Is for which this corporation is organized a
M declared to be- To buy, sell, trade and de
ST in, at wholesale or retail. or both, mar
.ir ware, groceries, provisions, food supple
a. drygoods, wares, vegetables, produces a.
id ali other articles and things incidental TO
he general grocery, vegetable, food supp
poultry, fish, game, produce, provision a
r. mercantile business; to manufacture, buy a
sell, groceries, merchandise and articles
a personal domestic and household use;
ST. purchase lease or otherwise acquire n
rs, estate and to hold, improve. mortgage a
,r- dispose OF the same; to own STOCK IN OH
ew corporations and TO vote the same,
ew generally to do any and all things incid'
ew tai or eermane to any of the objects
Dr. purposes above specified
ssee ARTICLE IV-The capital stock OF S;
n corporation is hereby fixed at the sum
IA Twelve Thousand, Five Hundred Doll
(sl2, $1,000, divided into one hundred
,rs twenty-five Q29 shares OF the par value
as Ono Hundred Dollars GlooOo) each; all