The herald., 1920-10-28
JOSIAH GROSS,
Notary Publ
CHARTER OF BESSERAT ROBES, IN
CORPORATED.

United States of America. State of Louis
lana. Parish of Orleans, lie il known, That
on the twenty eighth day of the month of
September. in the year Of our Lord, One
thousand nine hundred and twenty. and
of the Independence of the United States
of America. the One hundred forty fifth
Before me. Sidney Francis Gautier. No
tary public duly commissioned, sworn and
qualined, 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 hereuntO subscribed, all
of full age and residing in New Orleans,
La. who severally declared that ayailing
themselves of the provisions of the Act OF
the Legislature of this State, being Act
261 of the Session Acts Of 1914, they do by
these presents covenant and agree aud
bind themselves as well as such other per
sons as may become hereafter associated
with them, in order to form and constitute
a corporation or body polite in law, for
the objects and pur' oScs and under the
Stipp,r,i9nz folSTinl to- VIII Smi ,,,,. ., This
corporation shall be BESSERAT ROBES
INI OI;FORATED and it shall have and
enjoy succession and eNiStanc" for
iUu of nifty years from date hereof. II
shall have aud enjoy and possess all the
powers, rights. privileges and immuniu
accorded To corporations under the laws
of this State, and particularly under y,
10 of l9li referred 10.
ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmicile Of this cor
pOration shall be in the City of New Or
leans State of Louisiana, where all cita-
lions and other legal process shall be
served upon the President, and in his alb
Sence, such legal process shall be served
in the manner directed by law.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organize
aud the nature OF the business to be car
ried ON by it, are hereby declared to be
to engage 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, yelyetS.
fuTS. 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
wise, 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, or
in the United States of America and for
eign countries, and generally TO do all
n"cdful 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 cOntemp In ted.
including the power to act as agent or
representative for others.
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this
corporation Is hereby declared to be the
sum of ten thousand (Sl0,0OO.0O) dollars
divided into two hundred (2OO) shares of
the par value Of fifty $4,000 dollars each
and this corporation shall be operative and
go into business and become a going con
Germ when one hundred and forty six G46D
shares of its capital stock shall have been
| subscribed and fully paid for, tO-wit: Al
! the execution Of these presents and the
manner following. namely, viz:
! Leon Besserat. sole and exclusive owner
| in full possession of certain goods wares
merchandise. dress goods and fabrics az
quired by him under the business nam,
! and style Besserat Robes, together witt
| the accounts receivable. as the whole now
! forms part of and constitutes the mpr
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 dc
! Scribed and referred to, are of the ne
actual value of Seven thousand $1,000 90
dollars. and are hereby appraised at saio
sum by the directors named in this chart
er, the whole of which merchandise hereiI
referred TO and herein described, the sal,
Leon Besserat. in full settlement and nav
| ment as subscriber TO one hundred fort,
CliO) shares of the capital stock OF thi
corporation, and in consideration OF sucl
full paid stock, does by these present
grant. bargain, transfer, give in exchang
and in payment; sell, assign, set over
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.