The herald., 1920-05-27
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 OF
the United States of America, before me-
Francis u. CharbOnnet Jr.. a notary pub
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 and Undersigned
personally came and appeared the sev-
"ral persons whose names are hereuntO
subscribed. all of full age and residents
of this city. who declared that availing
themselves of the laws of this state rela-
i've TO the formation of corporations. they
nav" 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
win them. to form corporation and body
| politic 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 pXiS-
| tcnce 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
| he sued and contract in It's corporate
name; Ia adopt seal and the same to
| alter and amend: to hold. receive. pur-
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 10
| amend and change same at pleasure: 10
| appoint such officers and managers as II
shall deem necessary and generally TO eN-
er'ise all the powers of corporations. in
the manner usually performed by them.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmicile of this cor
| poration shall be in the parish of Orleans
city of New Orleans. Louisiana. where all
| citation and other legal process shall be
served. as provided by law. upon such
| cOrnorgtiOn.
| ARTICLE III.-The objects and Dur
poses for which this corporation IS form
| ed are hereby declared to be:
| LIST. To acquire the business assets.
property. good will and trade Of ANTHONY
Meyn tSeniOr) now located at Nos. 2O5s
to aO6i North Johnson Street in this city.
! and also the improvements located on the
| real estate mt 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-
| facture, buy or otherwise acquire and 10
| 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-
Guire and operate mills. veneer factories
dry kilns and other factories as NAV be
necessary. and generally TO do each and
every act and thing necessary or con-
| yenient to fully carry out the purposes
for which this corporation Is formed the
| same as IL each particular nc, 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-
ton Of this charter. The capital stock OF
this corporation may be increased to any
amount not in excess of fifty thousand
| dollars.
be vested in board of directors. to be
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 he 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 shall
he filled by the remaining directors
whether constituting a quorum not.
Immediately after their election said
board shall elect from their number a
president. a ice-president 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
n stakeholder.
| Until the election to he 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 qualifca-
ton of their SUCCESSORS tO-wit: Anthony
Meyn, as president; Frederick A. Meyn.
as ice-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 bv 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 If said provisions