The herald., 1919-11-27
CHARTER.

fled shall not dissolve the corporation,
| nor impair it's corporate existence, but
the Directors then in office shall remain
| in office until their successors shall have
been duly elected and qualified. The
Board of Directors shall at its meeting
elect President and General Manager,
Vice-President, and a Secretary Treas
urer.
ARTICLE VI.-The following shall con-
stitute the first board of Directors: Ash
ton Blum, who shall also be President
| and General Manager, Mrs. Bertha ..
Meyers, who shall be Vice-President. and
Joseph Curry, who shall be Secretary Treas
| urer, and said board shall hold office
until the Second Monday in November
| 1920, or until their successors shall have
| been duly elected and qualified:
ARTICLE VINO stakeholder shall
| ever be held liable for the contract or
faults of said corporation, in any further
/ sum than the unpaid balance due the cor
poration on the shares of stock owned
! by him; nor shall any mere informality
| in organization have the effect of render
| ing this charter null, or exposing the
\ stockholders to any liability beyond the
| unpaid amount remaining due on his
| stock.
| ARTICLE vIII-The subscribers here
| to have written opposite their respective
| names the amount Of stock in this cor
I poration subscribed for by each of them,
and this act of Incorporation shall serve
as the original subscription list of said
corporation, to-wit: Ashton Blum, 2220
st. Charles Street, New Orleans. three
shares; Mrs. Bertha 0. Meyers, 222O st.
Charles Street, New Orleans, one share:
Joseph Curry, 222O st. Charles Street, New
Orleans, eleven shares.
| Thus done and passed in my office at
the City of New Orleans, on the day,
month and year first above written, in
the presence of Edwin T. Merrick and n.
| L. Barnett, competent witnesses, who
have hereunto signed these presents, to-
| gether with said appearers and me, No
tary, after due reading of the whole.
| Witnesses: Edwin e. Merrick, II. L..
| Barnett.
Original signed) Mrs. Bertha O.
Meyers, 1 share, 222O st. Charles Ave. !;
Joseph Curry, eleven shares, New Orleans,
La; Ashton Blum, shares, New Orleans,
La.
(SeaD
| WILLIAM J. GUSTE,
| Notary Public.
I, the undersigned Recorder Of Mort
cages, in and for the Parish of Orleans,
State of Louisiana, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing act of incorpOra-
ton of the Ashton Blum Baking Co.. Inc,
was this day duly recorded in my office
in Book 1881, Folio -.
New Orleans, La, -, 1919.
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, by. R.
I hereby certify the above and forego-
ing to be a true and correct copy Of the
original on file in the records of my
office.
WILLIAM J. GUSTE,
| Notary Public.
November g. 1919.
The undersigned stockholders of Ashton
Blum Baking Company, incorporated, be-
ing sworn, dep0se and say, that the fol-
lowing is an itemized, accurate and detail
ed description of the property and good
will, together with statement of it's value
as appraised by the Directors and state
ment of the value placed upon the good
will included in the capital stock:
| OVENS .S O,VUV.V
Machinery: Consisting Of dough
mixer, elevator, bin and SITTER. 2,500.0C
Baking utensils: Consisting Of
pans, pots, wracks, peels for
Excess value placed on lease... 100000
Good will 5,5OO.0C
$15,OOO.OI
Original Signed) Mrs. Bertha o. Mey-
ers. Joseph Curry, Ashton Blum.
Sworn to and subscribed before nee
this 30th day of October, 1919, at New
Orleans, Louisiana.
(SeaD
WILLIAM J. GUSTE,
| Notary Public.