The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-08-26
CHARTER.
CHNRTER OF MAN nREssLER, INC.

month OF August, 1920, before me. Scott
f. Beer. Notary Public in and for the
Parish of Orleans. Stat" 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 hereunto
subscribed, who SeYerally declared That,
ayailing themselves Of the laws Of the state
of Louisiana in such cases made and pro
vded, and particularly of tn" Act No
2g7 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana OF the year l"lf.
they have agreed and do by these present :
agree and bind themselves. As well as all
such other persons who may become aSSo-
ciated with them, TO form i corporation
and body polite in law, for the OBJECTS
and purposes and under the articles and
stipulations hereinafter set out and eN-
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 it
shall have and enjoy corporate existence
and succession for the full term ana
period of ninety mine years from ana after
the date hereof; il shall have power and
authority to CONTRACT. sue and be sued TO
make and use corporate seal ana IN"
same to alter or break at pleasure; TO hold,
receive. lease, purchase and convey, as Well
as mortgage and hypothecate, property
neal personal and mixed, cOrporeal and
iA,orpOreal; 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
ton as.may be necessary and proper, ana
the same to alter and amend at pleasure.
ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmicile of this cor
pOration shall be- in 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 inaDlllty
to serve, upon the Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur-
poses for which this Corporation IL organ
lied and the nature of the business 10 Ice
carried on by il are here declared to be the
carrying on of the produce. cheese, butter
and dry fish business canned goods, gro
ceres 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 courP OF
the said business and trade, and To - all
things incidental to the said business or
connected Herewith.
ARTICLE IV.-The Cspital Stock Of
this Corporation Is hereby fixed az the
sum of Twenty Five Thousand (S2J,WOOl
Dollars, divided into Two Hundred and
Fifty (2J0) Shares of the par value OF
One Hundred (SlOOOO Dollars each. All
stock subscribed for shall be paid for IN
cash or property transferred to aud actual
Iy 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,OOOOOl Dollars
of it's capital stock shall have been sub
scribed and paid for.
The amount to which the capital STOCK
of this Corporation may be increased shall
be the sum of Fifty Thousand (SJO,OVO.VO)
Dollars.
ARTICLT V.-All the powers of this
Corporation shall be vested in a Board Oi
Directors to be composed OF four stock
holders, any three OF whom shall conStl,
tute a quorum for the transaction OF Dusl
ness of this corporation. The Board oil
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
stockholders. The first Board OF blrec
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 a Secretary 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 Dress
Ter, President; Sylvan Guggenbeim, Sec
Rotary Il Treasurer. MPndpl BreSSler, and La
zare Levy. the officers being as above des
ignated, to-wit: Max Bressler, President
and Sylvan Guggenheim, Secretary Treas
S 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
IA hIrAptnr :
address as appears in the City Directory
or other address given by him, at least
three days before the meeting, unless such
notice is waived by him. All notices OF
meetings of the stockholders shall be giver
In writing by the Secretary, and shall b,
delivered In person or mailed to each stock
holder to his address In the City Directory
or other address given by him, at leas
fifteen days prior to the date fixed TO
the said meeting. This notice may b.
waived by unanimous consent.
At all meetings of the stockholders Gael
stakeholder shall be entitled to one yot
for each share of stock standing In hi
name on the books of the corporation
Said votes may be east in person and b,
proxy the said proxy to be in writing
and majority Of votes cast shall deter
mine or elect.
The failure to elect the directors at tn
annual meeting of this corporation sha
not dissolve this corporation nor impai
its management in any way, the director
then in office holding over until the sue
cessors are elected and qualified. A
vacancies on the Board of Directors, froT
whatever cause. shall be filled by the RI
naming directors. Any member of tn
Board may appoint a proxy to represen
him at any meeting of the Board, provide
the said proxy be in writing and the on
appointed be member of the Board.
The annual meeting of the stakeholder
shall be the First Monday in August
The Board of Directors may make an
amend all by laws, rules and regulation
necessary and proper for the manage
ment of the Board and this corporation.
ARTICLE VI.-This Act of Incorpora
ton may be modified. changed, altered
amended. or said corporation may be dis
solved according to law as set out in tn
Statutes of this State.
ARTICLE Vino stakeholder shall
ever be liable for the contracts or fault
of this corporation in any further sun
than the unpaid balance due on his stocl
subscription, nor shall any mere informal
ity in organization have the effect of rem
dering this charter null or of exposing an,
stockholder to any liability beyond tn
unpaid balance OF his stock subscription.
ARTICLE VIII-The subscription o.
Max Brcssler to these articles of incor
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