The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-06-03
CHARTER OF ANTHONY MEYN,
INCORPORATED.

state of Louisiana. Parish Of Orleans
city of New Orleans. BE il known. thar
on this the first day of the month of
May in the year of our Lord nineteen
hundred and twenty and the one hundred
and forty fourth of the Independence or
the United States of America, before me.
Francis u. Charhonnet. Jr.. a notary pun
lie. duly commissioned and qualified. in
and for this city and parish, therein re-
siding and in the presence or the wit
nesSeS hereinafter named ana undersigned.
personally came and appeared the sew
eral persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed. all of fun age and residents
of this city. who declared that availng
themselves of the laws of this state rela-
tive to the formation of corporations they
have cOvenanted and agreed and by these
presents do covenant and agree and bind
themselves, together with such other per-
sons who may later associate themselves
with them. 10 form a corporation and body
polite in law. for the objects and purposes
and under the agreements and stipulatiOns
following. tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be and remain "An-
thony Meyn. Inc" and under such name
IL shall have and enjoy corporate eXiS-
tence and succession for the term of one
hundred years from this date. with all the
privileges now or hereafter granted to cor
pOratiOns, including the power 10 sue and
be sued and contract in Its corporate
name; to adopt a seal and the same 10
chase or otherwise acquire and to sell or
otherwise ALLEVIATE. and to mortgage. pledge
or otherwise .hypothecate all property. real
personal or mixed: to issue bonds or other
evidences of debt: to make and establish
such bylaws, rules and regulations as the
nature of the business may require and TO
amend and change same at pleasure: TO
appoint such officers and manage as IL
shall deem necessary and generally to ex-
ercise all the powers of corporations. in
the manner usually performed by them.
ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmicile of this cor
pOratiOn shall he in the parish of Orleans.
city of New Orleans. Louisiana. where all
citation and other legal process shall he
served, as provided by law, upon such
corporation.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation Is form
ed are hereby declared to be:
1st To acquire the business. assets.
property. good will and trade of Anthony
Meyn (SeniOr) now located at Nos. 20JS
TO 2O64 North Johnson Street in this city
and also the improvements located on the
real estate at said premises. and all stock
in trade, appliances and tools belonging
to or used in said business, and to pay
the indebtedness of said Anthony Meyn
Sr.. now due by said business. and to is
sue the stock of this corporation in pay
ment thereof, and
End. To engage and deal in the furni-
ture manufacturing business to manu-
sell or otherwise ALLEVIATE. all kinds OF
furniture. bank. office and store fixtures.
and household furniture of every nature or
kind, for either domestic sale or export
and at either wholesale or retail: to ac-
quire and operate mills. veneer factories.
dry kilnS and other factories as may be
necessary, and generally to do each and
every act and thing necessary or con-
for which this corporation Is formed the
same as if each particular ac, or thing
was set forth at length herein.
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum
of ten thousand dollars. divided into and
represented by one hundred shares of one
hundred dollars each, which said stock
shall be paid for in either cash or prop
erty as prescribed by the board of direc-
tors at their first meeting after the adOp-
tiOn of this charter. The capital stock OF
this corporation may be increased to any
amount not in excess of fifty thousand
dollars.
ARTICLE V.-An corporate powers shall
be vested in n board of directors, to he
composed of not less than three and not
more than five stockholders. a majority
of which shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of all business.
Said board of directors shall be eelcted
annually on the first legal Monday in May.
All elections shall be by ballot at the dom
icile of the corporation and a majority of
the votes cast shall be necessary to elect.
All vacancies occurring in said board shah
he filled by the remaining directors.
whether constituting quorum or not
Immediately after their election said
board shall elect from their number a
president. vice-president a secretary
and a treasurer and the office of secre-
tary and of treasurer may be consolidated
and held by one person, who need not be
a stakeholder.
Until the election to be held in May
1921. the board of directors shall consist
of four stockholders and the following
shall constitute the first board of direc-
tors and the first officers, who shall serve
as such until the election and qualifica-
tion of their successors. tO-wit: Anthony
Meyn. as president; Frederick A. Meyn.
as vice-president: Anthony Meyn, Jr., as
secretary. and George A. Meyn. as treas
urer. At the dissolution of this corpora
ton its affairs shall be liquidated by not
more than four liquidatOrs. to be selected
as such by the board of directors, from
among the stockholders.
ARTICLE VI.-This corporation is Or
ganiZed under the provisions Of Act. 267 of
1914 and laws amendatory thereof. and all
provisions of said act, relative to the cor
porate powers of corporations. amendment
to acts of incorporation. dissolution of
corporations and their liquidation. and the
liabilities of stockholders are taken and
accepted as the law governing this corpor-
alton. its officers, directors and stock
holders, the same as il said provisions