The herald., 1918-04-11
CHARTER OF
T.. y. SARPY COMPANY, ISCORPOR-
ATED.

II. ". SShEt hNNohA
ATED.
United States of America, State of Louis
lana Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans.
Be il known that on this the goth day
of March. in the year of our Lord one
Thousand. Nine Hundred and Eighteen,
and of the Independence OF the nltei
States Of America, the One Hundred AM
Fort Second, before me, william H.
Byrnes Jr., Notary Public duly commits
stoned and qualified in and for the Par
ish of Orleans. state of Louisiana. and in
the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereuntO subscribed and sew
orally declared. that availing themselves
of the general laws of the State of LOuIs-
lana, in such cases made and provided,
they have formed and organized and do
by these presents form themselves and
such others as may hereinafter become
associated with them into a corporation
and body polite in law, for the objects
and purposes in the following articles set
forth and expressed, which they adopt as
their Charter.
1.-The name and title of this Corpora
ton shall be the 'E. j. Sarpy Company
Incorporated" and it shall exist and en-
Joy succession by its corporate name for
a period of ninety-nine years from date
hereof, with all the rights and powers
now or hereafter conferred by law upon
similar corporations. Its domicile shall
be In the City of New Orleans, State OF
Louisiana and all citations or other legal
process shall be served upon the Presi-
dent and in the event of the President 5
absence or inability to act, upon the Vice
President or Secretary in the order
named.
1.-THE capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at Five Thousand
($5OOO.O0) Dollars. which said stock shall
be divided into and represented by nifty
shares of the par value OF one Hundred
(SlOO.OO) Dollars each. Stock may be
paid for in money, in services rendered
for the corporation or in any property
and good will regularly transferred to the
corporation.
little objects and purposes of this
corporation are principal or mandatory
to engage in the retail jewelry business
for cash or installment; retail clothing
and any other retail business of any other
kind of goods, wares or merchandise or
any other articles Of value; and to en-
gage in any other business not inconsist-
ent or in conflict with the objects and
purposes herein set forth: and IL shall
have authority to do generally all things
necessary or incident to the proper con-
duct of its affairs. whether specifically
enumerated herein or not.
IV.-The corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested in a Board of
-Four az Directors, majority of whom
shall constitute quorum fer the trans,
Directors Of this corporation shall be Y.
j. Sarpy. A. j. waechter. Clarence g.
Goebel, and Leon Keife, who shall hold
office until their successors shall have
been elected and qualified.
Meetings for the election of stockhold-
ers shall be held annually on the First
day Of February at the company's Office.
The officers of this corporation shall be
n President, Secretary and Treasurer. The
first officers of this corporation shall be
Il. j. sarpy, President, Leon Keife, Sec
Rotary and Clarence q. Goebel, Treasurer
No stakeholder of this corporation shall
be held liable for any of the debts or OBJ
legations Of this corporation beyond the
amount due as the unpaid balance OF his
subscription of stock, in this corporation
Thus done and passed in my office In
che City OF New Orleans. State of Louis
iapa. in the presence of Alice A. Allen
and A. Mammelli, competent witnesses
domiciied within this Parish, who hays
signed their names hereto together with
the said subscribers and me, Notary, OF
the day. month and year herein first abov'
written. after due reading of the whole.
(Original signed).
witnesses: Alice A. Allen, A. Mammelli
Il. J. Sarpy, 1876 Kelerec St, 10 shares
Leon Keife 5947 Annunciation St, II
shares: Clarence G. Goebel, 1924 Upper
line ST. 10 shares: Arthur ]. Waechter
S17 Cherokee St, 10 shares.
VIM ii. BYRNES, JR., Not. Pub
I. the undersigned Recorder of Mort
cages, in and for the Parish of Orleans
States of Louisiana, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing Act of In
corporation Of the 4. J. Sarpy Company
Incorporated, was this day duly registered
in my Office in Book 1919. Folio 524.
New Orleans March 21st, 1918.
Signed: EMILE J. LEONARD, ID. r
/ hereby certify that the foregoing Is
true and correct copy of the origina
Charter on file in my Office.
VIM ii. BYRNES, JR., Not. Pub
Il