The herald., 1919-04-17
CHARTER OF B. B. LAMBERT TENT
q AWNING CO INC

United States Of America, State of Loui,.
lana, Parish OF Orleans, City of New Or.
leans. BE it known, that on this first dav
of the month of February. in the year Of am
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and nine.
teen; before me, Charles Schenlau, a NJ.
tary Public duly commissioned and quail.
tied IN and for the Parish of Orleans STATE
OF LOUISIANA, therein residing and in the
presence OF the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and zp
peared the several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who severally declared
that, avalling themselves of the provisions Of
the general laws of the State of Louisiana,
relative to organ ization of corporations, and
especially Act 2o7 of the Acts of 1914, they
have coyenanted and agreed, and do by these
presents, covenant, agree and bind them.
selves, as well as all such persons as may
hereafter become associated with them, 10
form and constitute a corporation and body
polite in law, under the following stipull.
tlons, provisions and articles of Incorporation,
wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of said corporation
shall be b. b. Lambert Tent & Awning Co.,
Inc, and, under said name it shall have
and enjoy existence for ninety-nne years
from and after the date hereof.
ARTICLE 1.-THE PURPOSES for which
said corporation is formed are: To engage
in what is commonly known as the tent
and awning business to buy and sell, at
wholesale or retail, tents, awnings and SIM.
lar articles; to manufacture, repair, equip
and install, tents, awnings and articles Of
similar kind or nature; to manufacture
sell, or lease, as well as equip, repair and
| install all articles made from cotton, duck
or other similar material and generally to do
any and all things incident to the objects
and purposes above specified or that may
be necessary or proper TO carry on said busl.
ness and accomplish said purposes and OBJ
| jects.
ARTICLE III.-The amount of the capital
stock shall be Five Thousand Dollars, all
| OF which shall be common stock, and shall
| consist of fifty 500 shares, of the par value
Of One Hundred Dollars (sl0o0O) each.
! This capital stock may be increased 70
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars (s2s.o0M,
and, in the event Of such increase, the value
and amount OF the shares shall remain a;
herein fixed Said stock may be issued
corporation as provided by law.
ARTICLE IV.-The domicile OF said cor
poration shall be in the City Of New 0r'
leans, Louisiana. All legal process shall be
served upon the President, or, in his ao-
sence, upon the Secretary Treasurer
| ARTICLE V.-The corporate powers Of
this corporation shall be vested in and eK.
ercised by board of three directors, VINO
shall Immediately after their election. seiee'
| from their own number President, wee
| President and Secretary Treasurer, wnof
| terms of office shall run concurrentiy WIZ
that of director. The directors shall hold
office for one year or until their successors
have been elected and have qualified. Inc
| directors shall be elected as hereafter SCI
forth. Until such election, the FOLLOWING
shall be directors and officers OF this COZ,
| poration: Oscar Schneidau, Jr., Director ana
| President, No II Richmond Place, New W.
leans, La; Edward S. Ferguson, Difsela
and Vice President, 2l6 Julia Street. Nss
Orleans, La; w. Keith Schneidau, Drecio,i
and Secretary Treasurer, No. II RiehmOno
| Place. New Orleans, La. =,
| ARTICLE VI.-Stockholders' meetings ioI
the election Of directors Of this eorpoIsnoa
shall be held annually on the second iue'i,
day of April. The date Of the first oil say
meetings is hereby fixed on the seconaa
| Tuesday in April. 1870 Each share Of nos,
shall be entitled to one vote at all STOCK
holders meetings. There shall be no eIna
| lative voting Notice Of all stoekholoen
meetings shall be given by written noIis.;
sent by mail to the best known address !
each stakeholder as appears on the Doozs !. y
| the corpOration-ths notice to be sem = :.
least fifteen days prior to the date Oh ~
meeting -ss.,
ARTICLE VII.-The names and post Oiics
addresses Of the subscribers to this enn .
and statement Of the number OF shares !: !,
stock which each subscriber IS to take, -. y
| said corporation. are as follows: q
| Schneidau Jr, No. II Richmond Place. ~. -
| Orleans, La, 4S shares; W. Keith Scnneio''ii
| No. II Richmond Place New Orleans 60 -,
| share; Edward 6 Ferguson, 2l6 Julia S"''-
New Orleans, La, share. r,.
| ARTICLE VIII.-The annexed hst q ~,
| hibit "a" is 10 be annexed as part o. - a
charter in conformity with the provisions
Sec Of Act 267 Of 1914. -. :. n,
Thus done and passed in my office u ~ =,
City Of New Orleans. louisiana on ". .;,,,a.
month and year herein first above "Inssoh
| in the presence Of Duncan Knott, ana IT,, 49,,
Burbridge, competent witnesses who ,aa
| unto sign their names with me, notary, 10
said subscribers and appearers after ua a's 1860
Of the whole, said subscribers placing vT bef
site their respective signatures the nu. IT,,
of shares subscribed for by each 70
as the original subscription list :. Rnf.
Witnesses Duncan Knott, Joseph
bridge. II. r..
Original Signed Oscar Schneda'r
70 shares; W. X. Schneidau, l snafe' -
| Ferguson, l share. .-,n,rr
Oi''' '>i'-'0 Notary Polls.
State of Louisiana. Parish Of Orleans; r,s.s
/, the undersigned Recorder Of Mot:ss;,az
for the Parish Of Orleans, State OF Lou A., 81
do hereby certify tina tthe foregoing r,st
Incorporation OF the p. b. Lambert daly
Awning Co., Inc, has been this o es,;o =
recorded in my office in Book 20 w.
New Orleans, La, April 9th, IVY
(SeaD n, r
~ CHARLES sCHNEIDMas,s
I Ao-:t tnnax 1s