The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-11-04
CHARTER OF BESSERAT ROBES, IN.
CORPORATED.

United States of America, State of Louis
| lana, Parish of Orleans, Be II 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-tifth,
| Before me, Sidney Francis Gautier, 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-
s0nally came and appeared, the persons
whose names are hereuntO subscribed, all
| of full age and residing in New Orleans,
La, who severally declared that availing
themselves of the provisions of the Act OF
the Legislature of this State, being Act
267 of the Session Acts of 1914, they do by
these presents covenant and agree and
bind themselves as well as such other per-
sons as may become hereafter associated
with them, in order to form and constitute
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 ROBES
lNLORPORAlE ED and it shall have and
enjoy succession and exiStance for
lou Of fifty years from date hereof. II
shall have and enjoy and possess all the
powers, rights. privileges and immuniti
accorded to corporations under the laws
of this State, and particularly under AZ
,
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.
and the nature Of the business to be car
ried on by il, 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, velvets,
furs, 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
hypothecate 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
elgn countries, and generally to do all
needful things and enter into all mann.
OF transactions as the nature Of the bust
ness and Interest of this corporation NAV
directly or indirectly require to carry out
the general purposes herein contemplated.
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 (S10,OOO.OO) dollars.
divided into two hundred (20O) 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 II46)
shares of its capital stock shall have been
subscribed and fully paid for, to-wit: AT
the execution of these presents and the
manner following, namely, viz:
Leon Besserat, sole and exclusive owner
IN ruiz possession of certain goods, wares
merchandise, dress goods and fabrics AZ
quired by him under the business mama
and style Besserat Robes, together with
the accounts receivable. as the whole now
Forms part Of and constitutes the mer
chandlse in stock in the business carried
under his name and business style ofore
said, the whole of which merchandise as
hereinafter In this charter more fully do
scr1bed and referred to- are OF the NOT
actual value Of Seven thousand (s7OO0 a0I
doIlars. and are hereby appraised ar said
sum by the directors named in this chart
er, the whole of which merchandise herein
referred to and herein described, the said
Leon Besserat, in full settlement and nav
Inent as subscriber TO one hundred forfv
lIfo) shares OF the capital stock of this
corporation, and In consideration of snch
Iul paid stock, does by these presents
grant, bargain, transfer, give in exchanges
ana In payment; sell, assign set over
soandon and deliver unto this CORPORATION
IN ruli ownership and title free from any
ana all claims and liens whatsoever. and
WIN all legal warranty and full substitu-
tion and subrogattons of all rights and
acuons OF warranty which he has or nav
nave this corporation herein acting By