The herald., 1918-08-08
CuARrrR OF JOS. ARIATTI. NC

CHARTER OF JOS ARIATrI. nc.
limited States Of America. State OF LOUISIANA
Parish of Orleans, City OF New OiItShS 81,
BE 1t known that on this twenty -'hiIu uHE Va
the month of July, in the year OF Our LoTu, one
thousand nine hundred and eighteen, ana OF lhe
Indepcndence of the United States OF america
the one hundred and forty third before me;
Theodore 4. SChuber, notary pubhC' III anu
for the Parish Of Orleans, State Of LOUISIANA,
therein residing. duly commissioned: sworn anu
qualified and in the presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and underslgheu 49,
came and appeared, the several parties whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who seNeralb De
clared that availing themselves OF the laws oi
the State of Louisiana, IN such cases mace anu
nroyided they have covenanted and agreed, and
do hv these presents covenant and agree, and
bind themselves, well. as all other persons
who may hereafter become associated with them
To form a corporation, and body polltlc IN law
for the objects and purposes, and under the
articles and stipulations, following. to-wlt:
ARTICLE 1.-The name Of this corporation
shall be jos Ariatti, Inc. and under It's SAID
corporate name it shall have power and author
ity to have and enjoy corporate existence and
succession for the full term and period OF ninety
nine vear. from and after the date hereof, 10
contract. sue and be sued to make and use a
corporation seal, and the some 10 alter and
break AT pleasure; to hold, receive lease pur,
chase and convey, well As TO mortgage and
hVuOtheCate property, real, personal and mixed,
corporal and ncorporcal, to name and appoint
! such managers, agents, directors and Officers as
| its business interests and cOnyeniences may re
Julrc from time TO time. ana 10 make anu tstdo-
| lish such bylaws, rules and regulations for the
proper management Of the affairs Of said cor
| pordtion, may be necessary and proper and
| TO alter and amend the same at its pleasure.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of said corporation
| shall be in the City of New Orleans, La, and
| all citations or legal process shall he served
| upon the President Of said corporation, or IN
| the event Of his absence upon the Nlce-Presldent
| thereof, and in the absence of both of Shd
officers upon the Secretary.
| ARTICLE III.-Thc objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized and estab-
| lished, and the nature of the business TO be
| carried on by il, are hereby declared to be: To
| engage in the manufacture, buying. selling and
dealing in, at wholesale and retail, Of all
! kinds of thing, floor compositions and building
materials of all kinds, well TO enter into
| all kinds of contracts with reference TO said
| articles. and generally to do and perform any
and all things necessary. proper or pertinent
| to General Tile Business, and Dealers in
Building Material of all kinds, and the objects
and purposes Of this corporation.
| ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock Of this cor
| poratiOn is hereby fixed at the Of Six
Thousand Dollars (S6,OOO.OO) to he represented
| BY Sixty (6O) Shares Of the par value of One
Hundred Dollars (sl00O0) each. The capital
| stock of this corporation shall be payable
| cash, or in such lnStallments and under condi'
lions the Board of Directors shall determine
| as well for services rendered, merchandise
property OF other valuable considerations received
and enuring 10 this corporation, according TO ex.
| elusive finding of the Board of Directors thereof
| This corporation shall be a going concern, and
authorized to DO business soon fifty (50o6
per cent OF the authorized capital shall be sub
| scTibed for, and at least fifty (501o) per cent
! Of all stock subscribed for. shall be paid for
| The capital stock Of this corporation may be
increased TO Fifty Thousand Dollars (S50 00O. OO)
ARTICLE N.-An meetings of the stockholders
of this corporation as well as all meetings of the
board shall be held at its domicile, in the City
| of New Orleans, La, provided that with the
written consent of all directors, valid meetings
of the directors may be held outside of the State
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| ARTICLE NI.-All the corporate powers oil
this corporation shall be vested in and exercised
by Board Of Directors, FIVE in number all Of
whom shall be stockholders, TO be elected on tn,
| third Monday in July of each year, commencing
with the third Monday of July. 1919 Thre,
| directors shall constitute a quorum for the trans
| action Of business by the Board After the cleo
ton OF said Board of Directors as herein pro
yided, there shall be elected by said director
| from their own number, the officers of th
corporation, which are follows: Presi
dent, a Nice-President, and a Secretary ane
| Treasurer. with the right to combine the office
OF President and Treasurer in one person. Tn
Board OF Directors may name and appoint al
assistant secretary, who need not be stock
holder. as we'll as to appoint such other agent
and employees, who shall, respectively, hay
| such power and authority, and perform sucl
duties as may be prescribed by said Board an,
VINO may be removed at the pleasure of the di
The directors shall have the right to Al
an vacancies occurring in their number from
death, resignation, or otherwise. Should tn
sIockholders at their annual meeting fail L
elect the full five directors, then and in that even
the directors elected by the stockholders shall
nave the right TO elect such additional director
IN order to have full Board.
The First Board of Directors Of this CORPORA
non; and the officers thereof, who are to serv
until the Third Monday in july 1919, are I
be elected after the signing of this charter
ARTICLE Nll-The annual meeting Of tb
stockholders for the election of directors shaI
oe held on the Third Monday Of July each veal
commencing with July, 1919 The election fo
directors shall be by ballot, and the maiorit
IN amount OF stock voting shall elect the person
for whom they are cast. Each share of ,stoc
J voted upon to be counted for but one yot,
Said stock shall not be entitled to c,lmulatiy
voting: The Board of Directors shall give q
least hfteen days notice by mail of the electio
OF said directors. and shall appoint one or MOI
stoekholders to preside at such election. An
failure from any cause whatsoever to elect d
} rectors on the day named for that purpose sha
not dissolve the corporation. but the diracto