The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-04-29
CHARTER.

at No. G35 Common street, New Orleans,
la. AT 3 y. m. on April -, 1870. for tn"
purpose Of eIecting officers for the hr>t
year.
Par. 4. The said Board shall confirm"
in ofIirr until MAY !. l92l. on WhlCh ddlt
and annually thereafter Board OF III
r.,torS shall bc elected unless tn" same
shall toe legal holiday. in which 'F"hl
the election shall hr held on the next
Par ;. Notice Of such election shall b."
given by letter posted AT least hit""li
DAYS previous to such election. addressed
to each stakeholder ~ his last known ""-
dress In the event the address ~ any
torkhoIdrr he not known, il shall u" SUI .
firirut To address him in ear" OF General
Delivery New Orleans. La.
Par e. such election shan d" hyih NV
der such rules a. may hc prescribed ny
the board. under the supervision oi one
or more commissioners appointed 10y th"
Board
Par = The faiIurr for any cauS" {"
elect the Hoard on IN" day named for that
uurp0>e shall not di~SolN" or oth"r"l~''
affect the corp"ration. but tn" Directors
then in Office. A. we'll as the ohh'f> OF
The, corporation. shall hold their respective
Offices until their successors are CHOSEN.
Par y The election OF the Directors
and Huuidator> shall Er 10y ballot and III"
majority in amount of votes east sinai!
elect
Par @ - soon a. may b." after each
election The Board uf Directors shall elect
from among their number TIA" officers of
such company. as above provided. and they
shall have power 10 fiji All vacancies which
may occur
Far. ~ Any action ~ the BOARD. agreed
70 in writing and signed 10y all th" mem
hrr~. though don" separately and without
~ouvcung. shall have th" same effect to all
nt"ut> and purposes a> if done in formal
ARTICLE Y Far. / This charter may
be amended or the corporation may 10" dis
solved at general meeting of III" com
mon stockholders convened for such pur-
pose with the assent Of two-third> of all
its common StOrk. IL provided by law.
notice of which meeting shall Ice given a.
prescribed in Paragraph =. Article N.
hereof
Par. > " Ia" termination Of this cor
porution or the dissolution thereof its af-
fairs shall h" lipuidatcd and wound mp
by thr"" commissioners elected tr"ln
among tn" common stockholders ~ -
meeting called for such purpose ~ above
prov id,d. such commissioners shall re-
main in office until the affairs of the cor
poration shall have been fully hquidat"d.
Said conf >>iOnCr~ shall have such pow
rrS ~ NAV be- provided 10y law or rs may
b. conferred upon them 10y resolution IF
The stockholders. In cas-" of vacancy Tor
any cause. the sam" shall he hll"d 10y ~"
remaining liIuidatOrS.
ARTICLE Who StOrkhOlder of this
corporation shall ever hc held RESPONSE
bile for the obligations or faults thereof
| in any further sum than the unpaid bal
anCp due the corporation on the shares OI
| stock subscribed for or owned 10y him,
nor shall any mere informally in organ
| iZation have the effect of rendering this
charter null or of exposing any stock
holder Ia any liability.
| ARTICLE NII.-Thr names and post
| Office addresses of the inrnrpOratOrS and
| the number of shares of stock subscribed
| for by each are rs follows: Mrs. Lydia l..
| Benedict. residence No. 3tiSI Canal Street
| - InS
| shares of preferred stock aud one Shar,
of common stock; Mrs. Edna Vi. EglestOn
residence Metairie Ridge. jefferson Parish
| La. SuhScribeS for one share of common
stock: Miss Nellie Thompson. rcSidenc,
| No. 10lS y. CarrOlltOn Avenue. subscribe,
| for nine shares of preferred stock and on,
share of common stock: Ernest W. Nach
er. residence No. 1916 Napoleon Avenue
SubScribcs for nine shares of preferred
stock and one share of common stock.
| Thus done and passed. i'm my nstITia
Office. in the City of New Orleans. on tn,
day. month and year herein first written
in the presence of Vivian Fernandou anC
Andrew NJ. Buchmann. competent wit
ncsSeS. here residing. who hereuntO SigI
their names with the Hpp.arerS and me-
| Notary. after reading of the whole
(Original >ignedb Mrs. Lydia L. Ben
edict. Mrs. Edna VI. Eglc>tOn. Miss Nclli,
Thompson. f. W. Nacher.
Witnesses: Vivian Fcrrandou. \. VI
Buchmann.
NJ NJ EOATNER. Not Pub.
| j. the undersigned Recorder of Mort
cages. in and for the Parish of Orleans
State of Louisiana, do hereby certify tina
the above and foregoing Act of IhcorpOrl
ton of Housewives Cooperative Stores
Inc, was this day duly recorded in m,
office. in book 1912. folio --.
!SignedD EMILE J. LEONARD. d. r.
\ true copy. (Scal)
April 29-Junc9.