The herald., 1920-10-14
CHARTER OF BE~>ERAT ROBES, IN
(OKrOkAIED.

United States of America. State of Louis
lama. Parish Of Orleans, lie IL known. That
on the twenty eighth day OF the month Of
September in tine year of our Lord, one
thousand nine hundred and twenty. and
of the Independence OF the United States
of America. the one hundred forty-htth,
Before me, Sidney Francis Gauticr, No
tary public duly commissioned, sworn and
qualified. in and for the Parish of Orleans.
State of Louisiana aforesaid, therein resid
ing. and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned. Per
sonally cam" and appeared, the persons
whose names are hercuHtO subscribed, all
of fun age and residing in New Orleans,
La. who SeYrrally declared that ayailinS
themselves of the provisions of the Act of
the Legislature of this State, being Act
Pa of the Session Acts of 1914, they do by
these presents covenant and agree and
bind themselves rs well rs such other per
sons ~ may become hereafter associated
with them. in order TO form and constitute
Il corporation or body polite in law, for
the objects and purposes and under the
StipulationS following to wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be BESSERAT ROLES
UfirORATED and it shall have and
enjoy succession and eNi>tanCr for
Iou of NIFTY years from date hereof. il
snail have and enjoy and possess all the
powers, rights, privileges and immunitr
accorded To corporations under the laws
of this State. and particularly under A.
-bi OF 1914, referred 10.
ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmicile of this cor
pOratiun shall be in the City of New Or
leans, State of Louisiana, where all eta,
tons and other legal process shall be
served upon the President, and in his alb
>"nCc, such legal process shall be served
IN the manner directed by law.
ARTICLE Ill The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organize
and the nature of the business to be car
ried on by it. are hereby declared to be
to engage as designers and makers OF
ladies Robes and Dresses, in all kinds of
fabrics and fashions and to deal in all
kinds of dress goods and cloth. vClvets,
tur>. silks and all other goods wares and
merchandise. including all kinds of prop
erty real, personal and mixed; to acquire
all kinds of property by purchase or other
wis" and To sell lease. hire, mortgage and
hypOtheCatc or otherwise dispose of same
and to enter into and execute any and all
kinds of contracts for general purposes
and to transact business in New Orleans
or elsewhere in the State of Louisiana. OF
in the l Hitpd States of America and for
cign countries, and generally to do all
mccdful things and enter into all mann.
of transactions as the nature of the bust.
ness and interest Of this corporation may
directly or indirectly require to carry out
the general purposes herein contemplated
including the power To act as agent oil
representative for others.
ARTICLE IN.-The capital stock of this
| corporation il hereby declared to be tn,
| sum OF Ten lUhuSdHu tSlUNO"NO) dollars
! divided into two hundred (2OO) shares O
/ the par value Of fifty $4,000 dollars each
and this corporation shall be operative anC
20 into business and become "A going con
| Germ when one hundred and fOrty-siN GAG
! shares of its capital stock shall have beer
! subscribed and fully paid for. tO-wit: 4
| the execution of these presents and tn
| manner following, namely, viz:
| Leon BeSserat, sole and exclusive owne
in full possession of certain goods. wares
merchandise, dress goods and fabrics ac
quired by him under the business nam
and style BeSSerat Robes, together witt
the accounts receivable. as the whole nov
| forms part of and constitutes the mer
chandiSe in stock in the business carried
under his name and business style afore
said the whole of which merchandise a
hereinafter in this charter more fully de
scrlbed and referred to, are of the ne
actual value of Seven thousand $4,000 90
dollars and are hereby appraised at sal
sum by the directors named in this chart
er, the whole of which merchandise herei
referred to and herein described, the sal
Leon Besserat, in full settlement and paw
ment as subscriber TO one hundred fort
(l+Oj shares of the capital stock of thi
corporation, and in consideration of sue
full paid stock, does by these present
grant, bargain. transfer, give in eXChang
and in payment; sell assign, set oyeI
abandon and deliver unto this corporation
in full ownership and title free from an
and all claims and liens whatsoever, an
with all legal warranty and full substitu
ton and subrogations Of all rights an
actions of warranty which he has or ma
have; this corporation herein acting b.