The herald., 1920-03-04
CHARTER.
OF GATES SHIRT CO.. INC.

United States of America, State of Louisi-
ana. Parish of Orleans, City of Ner Or
leans
Be Il known, That on this. the 24tn
day of the month of January. in the
year OF our Lord the One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Twentieth. and of
the Independence of the United States
OF America the One Hundred and Forty
Fourth,
BEFORE ME, Charles P. Fletchinger,
notary public, duly commissioned. sworn
and qualified, in and for the Parish OF
Orleans, State of Louisiana, therein re-
siding, and in the presence of witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, per
sonally came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed all being of the full age Of ma
jority, who seyerally declared that avail
Ing themselves of the provisions of the
laws of the State OF Louisiana relating
to the organization of corporations, they
have contracted and agreed and do by
these presents contract and agree and
bind and obligate them selves as wcrf
as all such persons as may hereafter
become associated with them to form
and constitute corporation and body
polite In law, for the, objects and pur-
poses and under the stfpulations. articles
and conditions following, to wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name Of this corpora
ton shall be GATES SHIRT co, INC"
and its domicle is hereby established in
the City of New Orleans, Parish of Or
leans, State of Louisiana and il shall
have and enjoy corporate existence for
period Of ninety nine years from the
date hereof unless sooner dissolved. 1t
shall have the power to contract, sue and
be sued; TO make aud use a corporate
seal and the same to break or alter at
pleasure; to purchase. lease. hold mort
uxHXe, pledge, sell or transfer under its
S2rate name all property of every
real or PERSONAL to make and en-
bills of exchange and promissory
ana TO issue bonds; TO make all
necessary rules and regulations for its
corporate management and control and
70 ENJOY all OF the rights, privileges
shd lnmunities which are now confer
req upon or may hereinafter be granted
character. '''o Ai"u anu
ARTICLE All citation and other L.
gai process shall he served unon the
president or In his absence or inability
TO act, upon the vice president
AkIiCLE S-The objects and purpos- !
es for which this corporation IS organi7- |
ed and the nature of the business 20 he
carried on by IL are declared to no 70
manufacture, buy and sell AT N.bnIes,la
and retail, shirts and every other Kind
OF wearing apparel; TO buy, sell and tat
fic In generally. at wholesale and retail
any and all kinds of cloth Of cotton siir
wool or other materials aud generalJv 70
manufacture and deal in, as princinoi
or agent, all kinds of personal furnish
ings. wearing apparel and accessories. and
TO carry out the requirements and needs
OF same by any means appropriate and
convenient, and to do and undertake anv
and all things necessary Or incidental
thereto; to enter into all contracts with
or appertaining 10 said business or an
propriate to its effectual prosecution: TO
own stock in other corporations and
vote the same; to establish branches or
agencies at any place or places that the
Board OF Directors deem desirable ana
1t the option of the Board to carry on
my part OF its business and exepcise
my part of its powers in other States
II the Union or In foreign countries.
ARTICLE 4.-The capital stock of this
orp0ration is hereby fixed at the sum |
4 S70oOO0, divided into and represented
y seventy-five shares Of the par value