The herald., 1919-05-01
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF THE AMERICAN LEATHER
SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.

SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.
United States u America, State Of Louis
lana, Parish Of Orleans, City OF New VI
leans. BE it known, that on this eleventh
day of the month OF February, in the year
OF our Lord one thousand nine hundred ana
nineteen, and Of the independence Of the
United States Of America, the one hundred
and forty third; before me, GustaYe A. Lam
bias, Notary Public, duly comm SloHe4'
sworn and qualified IN and tor the farisA
Of Orleans and in the presence Of the VII
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared the several
persons, whose names are heTcunto SUD
scrIbed, who declared that, avalIlng them
selves Of the laws Of this state, particularly
Act No. 267 Of 1914, relative 10 the orgaAi-
cation O; Corporations, they do, by these
presents, agree and bind ihemselveS as
we'll as suCh other persons VINO may mere
after become associated with them, to form
and constitute a Corporation for the 90.
iects and purposes, and under the Articles
and Sipulat.ons, following, to-wlt:
ARTICLE The name and title OF this
corporation shall be American Leather oup,
ply Company, Inc. In its said name and
corporate capacity, it shall have and ENJOY
succession for the term OF ninety nine years
from the date hereof; and shall possess each
and every power, capacity, privilege OF I'M
munity whatsoever, now or hereafter grant
ed by law 10 trading or comnerclaI cor
ARTICLE II.-Ths Corporation shall. be
domiciled in the City Of New Orleans, state
of Louisiana; and the President, and, IN ms
absence the lce-President are designated
as the officers upon whom CITATION or otheF
legal process shall be served.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation IS organized and
the nature and the business to be caFri f
on by it, are hereby declared to be: 10
deal in purchase, and sell leather, IN all
its branches, and general findings, and 10
that end buy sell, lease, mortgage or IN any
wise cucumber any property; eStahhsh
stores wherein any Of these articles may be
sold and purchased, and to that end geneT-
ally, for the purposes Of attaining or further
ing any Of the objects and purposes there
with connected or incidental thereto, to DO
any and all other acts and things winch
co-partnershp or natural person could do
and which now or hereafter may be author
lied by law.
ARTICLE IV-The capital stock Of this
corporation is now fixed at Ten Thousand
Dollars t$ic,UOU0, divided into one nun
bred shares Of one hundred dollars each.
Subscriptions 70 stock shall be paid Tor IN
cash. at such times and IN such amounts
and with such notices to the subscribers as
may be fixed by the Board Of Directors
subject to the limitations placed thereon by
law. No stock Certificate shall issue 10
any person until the payment in full by
him OF the shares subscribed tor by nm
This capital stock may he increased to the
sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars.
Il
poration shall be vested in and be exercised
by Board Of Directors, to be composed OF
three stockholders, to be elected at a STOCK
holders meeting TO be held for that purpose
annually, on the second day OF feOruary
at the domicile OF the corporation. AT rs
first meeting following such election, the ID
rectors shall elect a President. a Nlce-fresl
dent and a Secretary and Treasurer, VINO
shall remain in office, until their successor;
have been duly elected and qualified, and
hall
signed to them, respectively, by the Dlrec
tors and as may be prescribed by the by
laws, rules and regulations to be adopted O\
the Board of Directors for the operation o.
this corporation. The first Board OF Di
rectors Of this corporation shall be com
posed Of Michel Dutrey, 900 Antoine Street
New Orleans La; Peter Pizzo. 928 BienVllIt
Street, New Orleans, La; and Charles +
Claude. 6O7 Ibervlle Street, New Orleans
La. with Michel Dutrey as President, Pete
Pizzo as Vice President and Charles +
Claude, as Secretary and Treasurer, who shall
serve until the second Tuesday OF February
1920, when the first election OF Directors
under this Charter shall be held or unit
their successors have been duly elected anC
qualified Any vacancy occurring, tor any
reason, in the officers or directors OF tn:
corporation, shall be filled by the remainln:
members OF the Board.
ARTICLE NI.-Before any stockholde'
shall make 4 sale of his stock, he shall OF
fer the same to the Board of Directors
which shall act as agent for the sale of the
stock to another stockholder; provided that
If the Board OF Directors is unable to sci
said stock within sixty days thereafter, a
the price agreed upon by the owner, TIT
stockholders right to dispose of his or he
stock shall become unrestricted. This pro
vision shall not apply to any transfer, o
sale of stock which may be made within
thirty DAYS from the date hereof.
ARTICLE NII.-In order that this Charte
may also serve as the original subscription
list the subscribers hereto have placed op
posite their signatures to this charter tn
number OF shares subscribed for by them
together with their Post Office address.
Done and passed in my office, at New Or
leans, this day, month and year first abov
written, in presence Of Messrs. Delvaile II
Theard and Oliver c. Blanchard, competen
witnesses, who have signed their names wit
the appearers hereto, and me, notary, ate
due reading OF the whole
Witnesses: Delvaile II. Iheard, y.
blanchard
Original Signed Michel Dutrey, g
Antoine ST., 10 shares; Peter Pizzo, 92S Bier
vile St, 10 shares; JOS +. Mares, $40 Cont
ST., 10 shares.
GUS A. LLAMBIAS,
Notary Public.
Recorded in the Mortgage office of tn
Parish OF Orleans, in Book 1925 Folio l63.
A true copy.
GUS A. LLAMBIAS,
Notary Public.