The herald., 1920-05-06
CHARTER.
lrpose of cIecting officers for the first

purpose of clecting officers for the first
year.
Par. 4. The said Board shall continue
in Office until May !. 1921. on which date
and annually thereafter n Board of hi
| rectOrs shall he elected. unless the same
shall he legal holiday, in which event
the election shall be held on the next
Par. }. Notice of such election shall he
given by letter posted NJ least fifteen
days previous to such election, addressed
| to each stakeholder ut his last known ad-
dress. In the event the address of any
| StockhOlder be not Known, il shall be Suf-
ficient TO address him in care of General
| Delivery. New Orleans. La.
| Par. Il. Such election shall be held un-
der such rules may be prescribed by
| the board, under the supervision of one
or more commissioners appointed by the
| Board.
elect the Board on the day named for that
purpose shall not dissolve or otherwise
affect the corporation. hut the Directors
| then in Office, as well as the officers of
the corporation shall hold their respective
Offices until their successors are chosen.
Par. =. The election of the Directors
and liquidatOrS shall Ice by ballot and the
majority in amount of votes cast shall
elect.
Par. 9. As soon as may he after each
election. the Board of Directors shall elect
from among their number the officers Of
such company. as above provided. and they
may occur.
Par. 10. Any action OF the Board. agreed
10 in writing and signed by all the mem
beers. though done separately and without
converting. shall have the same effect to all
intcntS and purposes as if done in formal
meeting.
ARTICLE V.-Par. l. This charter may
he amended or the corporation NAV be dis
solved at general meeting of the com
mon stockholders convened for such pur-
pose with the assent of twO-thirdS of all
its common stock. as provided by law.
notice of which meeting shall be given as
prescribed in Paragraph ,. Article ",
hereof.
Par. .. At the termination of this cor
pOratiOn or the dissolution thereof. its ar.
fairs shall he liquidatrd and wound up
10y three commissioners elected from
among the common stockholders at a
meeting called for such purpose as above
provided. Such commissioners shall re-
main in office until the affairs of the cor
pOration shall have been fully liuuidatrd
Said commissioners shall have such DOW
erS as may be provided by law or as NAV
he conferred upon them by resolution Of
the stockholders. In ease of vacancy for
any cause, the same shall be filled by the
remaining liquidatOrS
ARTICLE Vino stakeholder of this
corporation shall ever be held RESPONSE
BILE for the obligations or faults thereof
IN any further sum than the unpaid bal
ance due the corporation on the shares of
stock subscribed for or owned by him
nor Shail any mere informally in organ
lZatlon have the effect of rendering this
IhaTtrr null or of exposing any stock
holder to any liability.
ARTICLE Nll.-Thr names and post
office addresses of the incorpOrators and
the number OF shares of stock subscribed
for by each are as follows: Mrs lydia l.
Eenedict. residence No. 3635 Canal Street
New Orleans, La. subScribeS for four
shares of preferred stock and one share
of common stock: Mrs Edna NJ. EpIeston
residence Metairie Ridge. jefferson Parish.
La. SubScribeS for one share of common
STOCK; Miss Nellie Thompson residence
No. lois :. CarrOllton Avenue SubScrib.s
Tor nine shares Of preferred stock and one
snare OF common stock: Ernest W. Vach-
tr; residence No. 1915 Napoleon Avenue.
SubScrlbeS for nine shares of nreferrad
stock and one share of common stock
mus done and passed. in NV notarial
ONCE, IN the city of New Orleans on the
day. month and year herein first written
III the presence of Vivian Fernandou. and
Andrew VI. Buchanan. competent wit
nesseS. here residing. who hereunto sign
Notary. after reading of the whole.
torlglnal Signed) Mrs. Lydia L. BEN
edlct. Mrs. Edna NJ. Egleston, Miss Nellie
Thompson. +. W. Vacher.
, witnesses: Vivian Ferrandou. A. NJ
NJ. NJ. BOATNER. Not. Pub.
l. the undersigned Recorder of Mort
cages. in and for the Parish of Orleans |
state OF Louisiana. do hereby certify that
me above and foregoing Act of Ibcorpor1 |
non or Housewives Cooperative Stores |
nc. was this day duly recorded i'm nv
OFFICE. in book l242 folio -.
,Signed.D EMILE LEONARD. u. r.
y true copy. (Seal)
VI. VI. BOATNER. Not. Pub.
April 9-June3. NV