The herald., 1919-12-18
CHARTER OF THE FERTH-RUBIN
MILLINERY COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.

INCORPORATED.
! State of Louisiana Parish of Orleans.
| City of New Orleans. BE it known. that
/ Hundred and Nineteen Q919). before me.
/ benjamin Dry, a Notary Public in and
/ for the Parish of Orleans. in the State of
| Louisiana, duly commissioned and quail
fled, and in the presence of the witnesses
| hereinafter named and undersigned. per
| Sonally came and appeared the parties
| whose names are hereuntO subscribed, all
| Of the full age af majority, who seyerally
| declared that availng themselves of the
] provisions of the laws of this State re-
| lative to the organization of Corporations
| and especially Act No. 267 of the Legis-
| lature of the State of Louisiana, of the
Session of 19li-they have covenanted and
| agreed, and do by these presents cove
| nant, agree and bind themselves, and
those who may hereafter become asso-
| ciated with them, and their successors,
| to form themselves into and constitute a
/ Corporation for the objects and purposes,
| and under the Articles of Incorporation,
| following, viz:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be The Forth Rubin
Millinery Company, Incorporated" 1t
| Orleans, La and it shall have and enjoy
succession under its corporate name for a
period of ninety nine years from and after
| the date hereof. II shall have power and
l .
| lease, pledge or mortgage property, NOV
| able and immovable and personal proper
! ty and effects, and sue and be sued, and it
| may have seal with such inscription and
| device as may be selected by the Board Of
Directors
The President or in the event of his
| death, sickness, absence or inability to act
| from any cause the Vice President is here
by designated as the proper officer upon
whom citation and all other legal process
| shall be served; or in the absence or in
| ability of both the President and Vice
| President to act, then upon the Secretary.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
| for which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business to be car
ried on by it are hereby declared to be-
| to purchase, sell and manufacture Millinery
and Millinery goods of all kinds and de-
ScriptiOn, and all articles appertaining
thereto. and all other merchandise con
| nected Herewith, and in fact engaging in
any and all legitimate commercial pur-
| suits without any restriction whatsoever
and generally to do and perform all such
other acts and things as may be requisite
and necessary to carry out its objects and
purposes or those incidental to its bust
ness.
ARTICLE III.-The capital stock of
this corporation is hereby declared to be
the sum of fifty thousand $50,0000O) dol
lars divided into five hundred shares of
one hundred ($1O0.00) dollars each which
shall be paid for when subscribed either
III cash or IN Sucn instruments as tne
Board of Directors may direct. All shares
of stock shall be issued as full paid and
worcestershire and no transfer of stock
shall be binding upon the company I'M
less recorded on it books.
This corporation shall be a going con-
Germ as soon as fifty per cent of the
amount of its capital stock has been sub
scribed for and fifty per cent of said
amount so subscribed for shall have been
paid in.
ARTICLE Iv.-The business and affairs
of this CORPORATION shall be transacted by
a Board of three Directors. The said
Board of Directors shall elect from among
their number, a President. a Vice-Presi
dent and a treasurer who shall act as sec
rotary.
The first Board of Directors under this
charter shall consist of David NJ. Ferth,
New Orleans. La, Morris Rosenthal
Lake Charles, La, and Philip Rubin,
New Orleans, La with said David NJ.
Ferth, as president; Norris ROsenthal, as
vice president and Philip Rubin, as sec
rotary and treasurer, all of whom shall
hold their office until the first day of
January, 1921, or until their successors
shall have been elected and shall have en-
tered into office.
On the first Monday of January, 1921,
and annually thereafter on the first Mon
day of January, of each year, an election
for directors shall be held at the domicile
and place of business of said company in
\
notice in writing by mail or in person
shall have been given to each stakeholder
or his duly authorized agent by the sec
rotary. Said directors shall take their
seats and enter into the duties of their
office on their election; and each Board
of Directors shall Immediately after their
election elect from among their number
a president; a vice president and a treas
urer who shall act as secretary. And said
Board of Directors and said officers shall
hold their office for one year or until
their successors have been elected and
have qualified.
ARTICLE V.-No stakeholder of this
corporation shall be eligible as a direc-
tor thereof unless he holds and owns in
his own name and continues so to hold
and own during his incumbency at least
one "a share of the capital stock of this
corporation. Each share of stock shall
be entitled to one vote to be cast either
in person or by written proxy, and no
stakeholder shall he entitled to vote on
his stock either in person or by proxy
unless said stock shall have been owned
by him anu registered in his name on
the books of the company at least thirty
days before the date of the meeting at
which he shall offer to vote thereon. Two
directors of this corporation present, or
represented by written proxy held by an
other director shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction and management of
all the business and affairs of the com
pany The Board of Directors shall have
iority of the votes thereof such rules; By
laws and regulations as are not repugnant
to this charter for the transaction and
the conduction of the business thereon
and the right to alter. modify and amend
the same as they think proper; and they
shall have full power and authority to
make all purchases, sales and contracts
whether for cash or on credit; TO borrow
money. and to hire and discharge all en-
ployees and fix all salaries, and in fact
full power to do all other things re-
auisite and necessary for the proper man.
agement of the affairs Of the company.
ARTICLE vI.-All checks and other
evidence of indebtedness of this corpora
ton shall be signed by the president ana
countersigned by the secretary treasurer,
and in the event Of the sickness. absence
or inability to act from any cause OF the
president Of the company. then the same
are to be signed by the vice-president and
countersigned by the secretary-treasurer,
and in case Of the absence or inability to
act Of the secretary-treasurer then the