The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-04-03
CHARTERS
oF THE LEHDL-1NGGc TEA
rulRTER V nr THE SOUTH, INC.

ag nine hundred a -. ENr.r2v Pub'
asussna, Bernard liieh,s' So /. and
Bsbgre m Commissioned ana q"1'ii,' ~ 50 .,
I. dsly CONF I,h Of Orleans and IN tAe pres
y me Parisi osses hereinafter named per-
'scs Of the Wa IA appeared the several persons
.,s,ly came am and Undersigned all OF
,.,,ipsftef F majority, who stEerdIly de-
:, full age .Ua;Iing themselves Of the law.
,srd that, - louisiana ard particularly OF
= me stare VI ~ the Act No. 1o7 OF the
~ proVi:iona,,, of 1914, relative to the
6toeisl AS generations, they have cove
srnati'n % aOreed. and by these presents do
s,nted ana q agree for themselves, their
e5renant md assigns, 10 form themselves
s,sressors sne and body polite for the
10 COZ oS purposes and under the stipu-
We. following: 81 .;le of This
b;SgeSsr ne 1.-The name ana ut re- Oh LIE
NI .,;on shall be Lehde-ing lea store
sss r. South lnc; ,,--,.as and objects
ARilCLb. b;s corporation is organized and
tr vhlen - the business 70 be carried on
be naiuie declared to be as follows: To
By Med cary on the business OF manu-
osnduct anu Srving, selling, and dealing at
bcisnns md retail in coffee, tea, choco-
sbolssae china and glassware, hardware,
he sPSJ' goods and merchandise generally.
tosenolu.. and grinding OF coffee and
20 ~, iv tess and coffees.
he.STrTI5s uI-The capital stock OF tins
NIiS;r shall be Five Thousand Dollars
sfp .o1N divided into one hundred (lp)
II Fifty Dollars each, to he paid foI
sSnsh or in property, its equivalent and
y. IN cash, then the Board OF directors
DOL " r,,rna1v shall determine the value
Il i1e O.n,,;valent offered. The Corpora
msi vote of the majority Of the entire
ra Directors may authorize an in
bsia the capital stock up to a total OF
asase " ,bonsand dollars (S10,O0.0O). This
WEI sball be going concern and shall
nnpa u. r;gN TO carry on business as soon
@e tbousand dollars tSSUOUUr) OF it.
ny .,ork shall have been subscribed for
% n ..lss and other transfers OF any OF the
,b;s CORPORATION shall be void IN,
seA "a stock shall have been previously
"a IA the then existing stockholders
s au.'Ss the Board Of Directors at stlpu'
n n,0S so,ee and If the Board, for said stock
- does not see fit to purchase said
~ then II shall not be sold at a less
80 ar upon more favorable terms, wlthou,
E'os, Offering it TO the Board ut such
- ~, snd upon said terms. In case of sale or
rAs..i.,of stock, or the issue of increased
..,sl stock. the then holders of stock of the
Srr0.ry shall have the right TO purchase
"a s,nek in the ratio of their holdings OF
~ a the Company. This provision shall
: r,itten, printed or stamped on each GER
shc,te Of stock.
apTIcIE IV.-The domicile of the Cor
,...,on shall be the City of New Orleans.
81, Of louisiana, where all citation or
sf,r legal process shall be served on the
n,,ident or, in his absence, on the Secre-
tro.rreasurer.
ARTICLE V.-This corporation shall have
,.d ,pioy succession and duration for the
rid Of ninety-nine (99) years from the
lae hereof.
ARTICLE VIAL the corporate powers
srrcised by a Board of Directors which
Nh be composed OF not less than three
n directors, nor more than five 90, of
yhpm the majority shall constitute a quo.
nm for the transaction of business. The
allowing named persons shall constitute the
fist Board Of Directors, to-wit: Ewing
Harper, Queen & Crescent Building. New
0sesns; Guillermo Revilla, Queen & Cres-
rrt Building, New Orleans; Pendleton
khdt H4 Whitney Central Bank Building.
Tky shall hold office until the second
Monday in January, 1920 or until their
Successors are elected and qualified. There
shs the Board of Directors shall be CON-
psd Of stockholders who shall be elected
snnualy by the stockholders at a meeting
% the second Monday in January. 1920. and
annually thereafter, on the second Monday
d each year. If the second Monday in
lrrary be legal holiday. the meeting shall
held on the next business day. At all
Meetings Of the stockholders the voting shall
b by ballot.
ARTICLE VII.-The officers of this Cor.
f'Hhon shall be President, and Vice.
President a Secretary-Treasurer, each OF
WON must be a stakeholder. The Officers
sail be chosen by the Board of Directors
Any two offices may be filled by one per.
ah
ARTICLE vIII.-No notes or other nego.
table Instruments and no orders for the
rrnent Of money, and no contracts shall
valid unless the same shall be au
nmlied by the signatures of two officer.
tie company.
ARTICLE 1X-No stakeholder shall ever
held liable or responsible for the con
rssi or faults Of this Corporation in any
mihef sum than any unpaid balance due or
mares OF stock owned by him; nor shall
~ iniormality in organization have the
meet OF rendering this Charter null or Of
uposlng stakeholder to any liability be
fad any amount due on his stock.
MiiILE A.-This charter may be altered
amended, IN any manner including the
3iease or decrease OF its capital stock
,a ne affairs Of the Corporation wound
and the Corporation itself dissolved il
manner and on complying with the exist.
avs The incorporators hereof have
ss<a opposite their respective signatures
. NUMBER OF shares of the capital stock fol-
s lsa eaea have subscribed, which is to be
-. anq considered as the original sub.
npnon list of this Corporation, and TO be
Rarded as such. ~
au Done and passed, at my Office at the
~ Sew Orleans, on the day, month
'en ,rsf above written. in the presence
sse serret, Jr., and Wynne G. Rogers
~ 'ses q lawful age, residing in this City
E,,.. "seIner with said appearers and me
Sal nave signed their names after due
1n1ls Of the whole.
rnnai Signed Ewing Harper (22 ~,
ryRe and oue-half shares; Pendletor
s,; eaos Q9 Fifteen shares; Ouiilermc
R,,ss 70 Twenty-Five and one-halt
ny. per Ewing Harper.
Y,,s, .es y Wynne G. Rogers, George L.
BERNARD TITCHE.
he r,a...,, Notary Public
lm;.;aa ior the parish of Orleans. STATE a,
n s 90 hereby certify that the ahov.
Lss.Ssc,ng Act of Incorporation of oh,
d A. tea Store of the South. Inc. wa.
= Folio ia. ~ my OFFICE In BOOK
Es,.Sf ieans. March 10. 1919
Sr,S, LMiLE J. LEONARD, Dy. R.
oy certify the above and foy.oa;re
Carter a ana correct copy of the origina
Sck u ne Lehde-ing Tea Store Of ,b,
tA s.r,; ;s, executed before me, togethe,
xa,,rss.. say OF the Deputy Recorder o.
Mwd /, aereio attached, on file and O
BERNARD TITCHE,
the eonv Notary Public
BERNARD TITCHE,
"a Lam :, Notary Public.