The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-09-09


BE it known that on this 10th day Of the
month of August, 1890. before me. scott
T.. Beer. Notary Public in and for the
Parish Of Orleans. State of Louisiana.
therein residing, duly sworn. commission
ed and qualified and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names are hereuuto
subscribed, who Severally declared that.
awaiting themselves Of the laws of the stat"
of Louisiana in such cases made and pro
vded. and particularly of the Act No.
261 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana of the year 1914,
| they have agreed and do by these present :
agree and bind themselves a. well as all
such other persons who may become aSSO-
ciated with them, to form a corporation
and body polite in law, for the objects
and purposes and under the articles ana
! stipulationS hereinafter set out and cN-
pressed, which they adopt As their charter
| tO-wit.
ARTICLE 1.-The name ana style Of this
| CORPORATION shall be MAN BRESSLER,
| INC and under its said corporate name II
| shall have and enjoy corporate existence
! and succession for the fun term and
| period of ninety ninc years from and after
| the date hereof: il shall have power aud
authority to contract, sue and be sued 10
make and use corporate seal and tn"
same to alter or break at pleasure; to hold.
| receive. lease. purchase and convey. as We'll
AS mortgage and hNpOthpCate. property ',
| real personal and mixed. corporal and
inCOrpOrpal, to name such managers
| agents. directors and Officers As its bust
ness interest and convenience may require,
and To make and establish such bylaws,
rules and regulations for the proper man
agement and government of the corpora
tion as may be- necessary and proper, aud
the same to alter and amend AT pleasure.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmicile of this cor
poration shall bc i'll the city of New Or
leans. State of Louisiana. and all citations
and other legal process shall be served
upon the President of the said Corporation
or, in the event of his absence or inability
to serve. upon the Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur-
poses for which this Corporation i organ
iepd and the nature of the business Ia l."
carried on by it are here declared to be the
carrying Oh of the produce, cheese. butter
and dry fish business, canned goods. gro
cerieS and other articles of merchandise
and all other business connected there
with TO acquire all merchandise necessary
in the said business, and the same 10 sell
and dispose of in the ordinary course of
the said business and trade, and to do all
things incidental TO the said business or
connected Herewith.
ARTICLE IV.-The Capital Stock of
this Corporation is hereby fixed at the
sum of Twenty Five Thousand S2j.OOO.00I
Dollars. divided into Two Hundred and
Fifty (2jO) Shares of the par value of
one Hundred ($lOOJ0O) Dollars each. All
stock subscribed for shall be paid for in
cash or property transferred to and actual
ly received by this Company, and shall
be thus paid for at times and in such
amounts after such notice to the sub
scribers as may be fixed by the directors.
No stock shall be issued for less than par.
This corporation shall be going con
Germ and qualified to do business as soon
as Fifteen Thousand (Sl5,OOO.OO) Dollars
of its capital stock shall have been sub
scribed and paid for.
The amount 10 which the capital stock
of this Corporation may be increased shall
~ ii k-slf
Dollars.
ARTICLT V.-All the powers of this
Corporation shall be vested in Board of
Directors TO be composed of four stock
holders, any three of whom shall ConSti-
tute a quorum for the transaction of bust
ness of this corporation. The Board of
Directors, except the first board which
is named in this charter, shall be elected
annually by the stockholders on the date
fixed for the annual meeting of the said
stock Olders. The first Board of Direc-
tors and every succeeding Board of Direc-
tors shall hold office until their successors
are elected and qualified.
Each Board of Directors shall, immedi-
ately after its election, choose from its
number, a President and Secretary-T Treas
urer. who shall be the officers of this
corporation and may grant to such ON
GERS such powers as the Board may deem
fit and proper, and may name euch other
officers as said Board deems advisable.
The first board of Directors shall con-
sist of the following, to-wit: Max Bress-
Ter. President; Sylvan Guggenheim, Sec
Rotary Treasurer. Mendel BreSSler. and La
zare Levy. the officers being as above des-
ignated, to-wit: Max Bressler, President
and Sylvan Guggenheim, Secretary Treas
urer.
All elections shall be by ballot at the Of
flee of the corporation under the super
vision of two commissioners to be appoint
ed by the Board. Notice of meetings of
the Board of Directors shall be given in
writing by the Secretary Treasurer, and
shall be mailed to each director at his
address as appears in the City Directory,
or other address given by him, at least
notice is waived by him. All notices of
meetings of the stockholders shall be given
in writing by the Secretary, and shall be
delivered in person or mailed to each stock
holder to his address in the City Directory,
or other address given by him, at least
fifteen days prior to the date fixed for
the said meeting. This notice may be
waived by unanimous consent.
At all meetings of the stockholders each
stakeholder shall be entitled to one vote
for each share of stock standing in his
name on the books of the corporation.
Said votes may be cast in person and by
proxy the said proxy to be in writing !;
and a majority of votes cast shall deter
mine or elect.
The failure to elect the directors at the
annual meeting of this corporation shall
not dissolve this corporation nor impair
its management in any way, the directors
then in office holding over until the sue
cessors are elected and qualified. All
vacancies on the Board of Directors, from
whatever cause, shall be filled by the re-
naming directors. Any member of the
Board may appoint proxy to represent
the said proxy be in writing and the one
Amounted be q member of the Board.