The herald., 1919-04-17
CHARTERS
NJ THE LEHDE-lEG LEA
.slRTER w THE SOUTH, INC.

hf o. u nine hundfeTE; 60. Sno a Notary Pub
bs'''cs p, Bernard litcn I 'o1alified in and
Beigs, n Commissioned ana a ~ IN the pres
he Psfsn .sses hereinafter named per-
y, q the .d appeared the several persons
...ly cane sasd and undersigned, al OF
s.,psftef majority, who severaHy de-
:, fol age o.na;i;ng themselves Of the law
y.rd that, ~ Iouisians and particularly OF
gthe STATE % - the Act No. 4o1 OF the
Z. pruvisions, of l9l4 relative to the
s,o,,sl Assen rroorporations, they have cove
s.eps,iOn ,0rssd and by these presents do
sssrd sna agree for themselves t i
cssnsm md assigns, TO torn iIeI'sei. We
vress0fs -oorstion and body polite Tor the
10 nd purposes and unue' '''e
sticr. folIorIintThe name and title Of this
MNLN shan be Lehde-ing lea otore
fbs sg1T.n 1.-THE purposes and objects
ARTlCLL. corporation is organized and
n shien ~ he business to be carried on
he nsnn declared to be as follows: 10
n i arc c.rrv on the business OF manu-
sntnei anu Ming selling, and dealing at
hdring VA retail in coffee, tea, choco-
,bSlesae rh;na and glassware, hardware,
be- srs mods and merchandise geneTally,
Ssssnooo, and grinding OF coffee ana
81 ~ ,eas and cotiees. -. IT..
sTIcLE HI-The cap'Tfa, ,,' sSoSS 81 9o,I I,-s
MIL. milo; shall be Five lhousand Doii ,aJ,S
sg%aTO. divided into one hundFed WV
ssrss IN property, its equivalent, and
b asn .osb then the Board OF Directors
no' n rrnanv shall determine the value
he 'or,;valent offered. The Corpora
s9sn Vote OF the majority Of the entire
100 = W:,.ctnrs NAV authorize an in
bsfd J, n. capital stock up TO a total Of
case ,sonsand dollars (S21,0oO.0O). This
iseny .SsJl be going concern and shall
prpaE s;,ht 10 carry on business as soon
SIC us ,sousand dollars $4,000 OF its
aI s,ork shall have been subscribed Tor.
g, and other transfers OF any OF the
n this Corporation shall be vold un-
10 IA stock shall have been previously
80 "a the then existing STOCKHOLDERS
a.,Ssh the Board of Directors at supu'
nOTn and If the Board, for said stock
bfa III 80 NOT see fit 10 purchase said
aG" ,,sr il shall not be sold at less
sp'- anon more favorable terms, without
n@, aiferine il to the Board at such
"a mon said terms. In case of sale or
- s,oek. or the issue OF increased
Io.J ,,oek. The then holders of stock of the
a,v shall have the right TO purchase
"a s,o,t in the ratio of their holdings of
Wy y n, Company. This provision shall
!. .,;,.,n, printed or stamped on each GER
a IvTIcIE IV.-The domicile of the Cor
.s,,iiop shall be the City of New Orleans,
s., al louisiana, where all citation or
.esr legal process shall be served on the
s,s;d.nt or. in his absence. on the Secre-
rrTrasurer., .. -,
,,i .1ioy succession and duration for the
rod Of ninety nine (99) years from the
be hereof.
ARTICLE VIAL the corporate powers
i Al, Corporation shall be vested in and
,,,,rised BY Board of Directors which
| AMI be composed of not less than three
n directors. nor more than five (5), of
| Am the majority shall constitute a quo.
| nm for the transaction OF business. The
| allowing named persons shall constitute the
| fm Board Of Directors, to-wit Ewing
| Y,p,r. Queen Crescent Building. New
| Oi,ans; Giillermo Revilla, Queen & Cres-
an. Building, New Orleans; Pendleton
| Tky shall hold office until the second
Yndsy in January, 1920 or until their
ssc.ssors are elected and qualified. There
| rArf the Board of Directors shall be conn
Essd Of stockholders who shall be elected
rnmlly by the stockholders at a meeting
he second Monday in January. 1920, and
nnuslly thereafter, on the second Monday
each year. II the second Monday in
| hnsary be legal holiday. the meeting shall
b held on the next business day. At all
nstrgs Of the stockholders the voting shall
| By ballot
ARTICLE vII.-The officers of this Cor
| ration shall be President, and Vice
PRESIDENT, Secretary-Treasurer, each of
= l..
dali be chosen by the Board of Directors
Aiy two offices may be filled by one per-
ARTICLE vIII-No notes or other nego.
liable instruments and no orders for the
Wnent Of money. and no contracts shall
valid unless the same shall be au.
nrlrd by the signatures of two officers
| he company
ARTICLE IX-No stakeholder shall ever
held liable or responsible for the con-
rsa OF faults Of this Corporation in any
r'htf sun than any unpaid balance due on
mares Of stock owned by him; nor shall
ny niormality in organization have the
hsa Of rendering this Charter null or of
pcsne stockholder to any liability be.
ma any amount due on his stock
huitLE A.-This charter NAV be altered
amended, in any manner including the
sRase or decrease of its capital stock,
1 We affairs Of the Corporation wound
md the Corporation itself dissolved in
manner and on complying with the exist.
ne incorporators hereof have
opposite their respective signatures
phoer Of shares Of the capital stock for
- each have subscribed, which is TO be
80 md considered as the original sub
aFos ilst Of this Corporation, and to be
.9ded az such
m cone and passed, at my Office at the
yew Orleans. on the day, month
sr1 nrst above written, in the presence
.ss yeret Jr, and Wynne G. Rogers,
~ -. y awful age, residing in this City,
L,r k win said appearers and me,
aSss Of the whole. NV
,nah Signed Ewing Harper (22 l.2
1.-TWO and one-half shares; Pendleton
~. 'e us) Fifteen shares; Ouillermo
INV ~ twenty-five and one-half
l,s,t - Wynne G. Rogers, George L.
BERNARD TITCHE.
a, Notary Public.
~ Undersigned, Recorder of Mortgages
Lsais,s' w me parish of Orleans, State of
4 kss,;oo hereby certify that the above
Laeirs ny ACT OF Incorporation of the
u dsv A. o'ois OF the South, Inc. was
u ~ Wy recorded in my office in Book
80. oaS'e;ns, March 10, 1919
SsS, aMiLE ]. LEONARD, Dy R.
ia ~. ee,nfy the above and FOREGOING
nrr q .ao correct copy of the original
hi Il, ne Lehde.ing Tea Store of the
"a ssrti,..,ssx executed before me, together
irxrss Maeof the Deputy Recorder of
NH anereto attached, on file aud ~
BERNARD TITCHE,
me eoov Notary Public.
BERNARD TITCHE,
"a. hAnr - Notary Public