The herald., 1918-05-23
F. W. Salmen,
A. A MORENO. Notary Public
CERTIFICATE.
CHAR TER OF
B. QUICK, INC.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ORLEANS,
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

BE It known, mat on tins eighteenth day
OF the Month OF April in the year One
Thousand Nine Hundred Eighteen,
Before Me, Charles Rosen. a Notary Pub.
lie, duly commissioned and qualified. in and
for the above Parish and State therein resid.
ing, and in the presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned.
Personally came and appeared The sew
eral persons Of the full age of majority
whose names hereunto subscribed. who
declared that, availing themselves of the
laws OF this State in such cases made and
provided, they do hereby form themselves
| their associates, successors and assigns into
a corporation under the following articles
and stipulations, which they hereby adopt
as their Charter, tO-wit:
| Article The name OF this Corporation
shall be b. Quick, Inc Its period OF dura-
ton shall be ninety-nne years from this
date. Said Corporation shall have for the
! purposes Of the business to be carried on by
/ 1t all the powers conferred by law upon
corporations, and shall generally exercise all
the powers necessary to carry said bust
ness. Said corporation shall have full
| power to contract, and be sued in its
| corporate name; 10 make and use a corporate
! seal, and the same to break or alter at pleas
| ure; 70 holG receive, purchase, rent or
otherwise acquire and 10 convey, mortgage
hyPothecate, lease, sell, pledge or otherwise
dispose Of property real, personal and mixed ;
| 10 issue bonds, notes or other obligations;
| TO have and employ such managers, direc-
tors, officers, agents and other employees
as the interest and convenience of the cor
poration may require demand; to make
and establish such bylaws, rules and regu-
lations for the management and control of
the business and affairs of the corporation
as may be deemed necessary or expedient.
Article 1.-THE domicile Of the CORPORA
ton shall be in the City of New Orleans
State OF Louisiana; and all citation and
other legal process shall be served on the
President, and in his absence or disability
upon the Secretary Treasurer.
Article lII-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation IS organized. and the
nature of the business to be carried on by
It are hereby declared TO be:
To own and conduct the business OF retail
boot and shoe store or stores and accesssr-
les, and to that end TO buy and sell boots
shoes, and accessories, and shall have the
power to purchase and acquire any retail
business of boots shoes and accessories al.
ready existing or which may hereafter be
established
Article IV.-fhe amount of the capital
stock of this Corporation is hereby declared
to be Twenty Thousand $4,000 Dollars.
consisting of two hundred (2OO shares of
the par va ne OF One Hundred $4,000 Dol
lars per share. All of said capital STOCK
shall be subscribed before the filing of the
articles OF Incorporation, and shall be paid
IN cash. The amount 10 which the capital
stock may be increased shall be Fifty Thou
sand $4,000 Dollars
No stakeholder shall have the right n
sell or otherwise dispose of his stock in
the corporation without first offering it TO
the corporation for cash at its book value
as determined at the next regular inventory
or he may sell the same to any other exist
ing stockholder at such price as he deems
proper.
If any employee or officer owning stock
IN SAID corporation drawing a salary shall
die, or II ms connections with the Corpora
uon as such employee or officer shall in
any way terminate, the Corporation or the
other stockholders shall have the right n
purchase his stock for cash at its book value
tory.
In any of the above events, the corporation
or as the case may be the other stockholders. |
snail exercise 1t or their rights TO acquire |
sald stock by giving written acceptance
wltnin thirty days after receiving written |
notice, OF the intention of the stockhoder |
10 sell or after his death or severance of his |
connection with the Company as the case |
may be. Said stockholder whose stock is |
thus to be disposed of shall not have the |
Ilght to require special taking of nven- |
tory; but shall await the taking of the next |
regular inventory.
Should there be any dispute as to such
book value after said inventory is taken.
the determination of such value shall be |
submitted to arbitrator. one to be appoint. |
cd by the seller and one by the purchaser.
ana IN the event Of the disagreement of said
arbitrators, said arbitrator shall elect an
umpire, and the decision of such arbit-a.
tors or umpire as the case may be shall be
final and binding the parties All stock
sAaH be held subject to these provisions. and
every sale, pledge, encumbrance or other
disposition OF said stock shall be made s,,h
ject thereto. All such stock SO acquired Inv
the corporation may be reissued by the cor.
poration.
Article V.-The business and affairs Of
this corporation shall be managed by board
OF three directors, who shall be elected an
nualIy at meeting of the stockholders on
the third Monday of April of each wear,
/ nc tirst annual meeting shall be held on
the third Monday of April. 1919 until which
tlme the two officers named in this Char
ter and the director elected by the stock
holders upon organization of this CORPORATION
shall act, or until their successors are elect
ed and qualified.
. The. first Board of Directors to serve for
tie iirst year shall consist of Cha.Ie, n L
b99tnleS, wncse pot ,. office address IS rs
AK street, New Sleans, La, Pr@siien,.
and Arthur X Perrs. whose post-office aG.
1ress IS A4S Cambronne Street, New Orleans,
La, Secretary. Treasurer, who shall ~consti.
ute two OF the Board of Directors The
hird director shall be elected by the stock
holders Immediately upon organization.
The officers of this corporation shall be
| President and Secretary Treasurer: but the
stockholders or the Board of Directors NAV
.iect or appoint such other officers as thew
iesire and determine their duties, and NAV
1t any time separate the office. of Secre-