The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-03-18
CHARTER OF JOHN MEYER i've

CHARTER OF JOHN MEYER I've
. mt"d States OF America. St,te o,Y
i>iIH'' fdriSh OF Orleans city of Ne,y Ol
runs. lie II known. That on this t,yoo,I VI
,La "a! OF IN" month of January I,
lhe year one thousand nine bundrnSS' 10
twenty, before me- Charles SrbnniSnda ana
Notary Public, duly commiS>ionaJ a
sworn. ia and for the Parish az n., duu
hHu ltE OF New Orleans. therein rasiSinlS
personally appeared the persops whus,
names ar" hereuntO subscribed vrbo ~
'iar'd that, availing themselves NJ Tho n w
visions of the law, of This Stato tnr pro
10 The organization of corporationS 'as i've
more particularly Act No. POI of Tho c anu
rFdl Assembly of this State. apDroved III
~ i'it' lhtE have "Oyrnanted and ,grog
'hd 30 ny these presents. covenant az
'Sree hlhd, form and constitute tbsm
I,.r,'c, as Wen rs such persons who NAV
hereafter JON or become aSSociotad ,.;,i
mem, INTO corporation and bodv no,i,il
III law, Tor the objects and purnoSas an.
uhd"- the agreements and StipulationS SoI,
lowing, tO-wit: ioH
ARTICLE The name Of This co,oo..
uon shall be John Meyers. Incornoro,ad
anu IT'S d0micile shall be in tho Citx ~
NV vriranS, state of Louisiana. Cits.
uon snail be served upOn the pres;dan,
ana, in his absence. upon the VIC pm
ueht, and. in the absence of the prasidon,
ana wee President. upon the Secrata,r
ARTICLE 1.-THE purposes for yTbich
inns corporation is formed is TO carry ON
iI nr business or buying, selling and deal
ing IN fruits and products and All merchan
disc incidental TO said business. 70 ' o'a.
Tor It's own account, or for the accorn,
ol otherS, real estate. lands tenements and
options thereon. mortgage notes horSs
shares OF stock and other securities: "a
n"Se' rent hire and manage property. and
make leases rs lessee or leSSor. 10 Gov
tract or Sub-cOntraCt for merchandise no.
tanning 10 said class Of business: TO 40,
rs agents or brokers for the purchase or
SAFE OF such merchandise. and generally Ia
40 and engage in any other business mn
urrtahlhS or enterprise connected with.
growing out OF, Sermane or incidental 10
any of the purposes herc.naboye set form
or contemplated by this charter.
ARTICLE III.-Thr amount of the can
ital stock is hereby fixed mt two hundred
thOuStand dollars $500 OOOD divided into
twenty hundred shares of the par value OF
one hundred dollars (S1OOOO per share
SAID stock shall be paid for either in
cash OF property actually received by the
corporation. The capital stock may be in
creased 10 three hundred thousand dollars
'$"oOOO0l when duly authorized by its
stockholders.
ARTICLE IY.-ThiS corporation shall
have and enjoy all the rights, advantages
and privileges granted BY law to cOrpora.
lions. 1t shall exist for a period of ninety
nine years. Ii shall have the power TO
contract. sue and be sued in its corporate
name; to make and use corporate seal
10 hold, receive. purchase. SELL convey
mortgage or pledge property, both real
and personal; to issue notes and ether
obligations or negotiable instruments: to
have and employ such agents, managers
and employees as the interest and con-
venience Of said corporation may require
or demand.
ARTICLE VAN the powers Of this cor
pOratiOn shall be vested in and its business
shall be managed by a Board of Directors,
consisting of three stockholders Of this
corporation, which may by vote Of the d.
rcctorS he increased to five. and the names
and pOstoffice addresses Of those selected
for the first year. or until their successors
ere elected and qualified are as follows, To-.
wit: John Meyer, President and General
Manager, 21S POydras street. New Orleans,
La: Marc i.aZarO. First Vice President,
New Orleans. La: Louis Meyer. Second
Vice President, New Orleans, La; John
Meyer, Jr.. Secretary and Treasurer. New
Orleans, La. The corporation shall have
n President. Vice President General Man.
ager. Secretary and Treasurer. and the
Board of Directors shall have the power
TO combine any two Of said Offices into
one The Board of Directors shall have
the power TO make bylaws. rules and reg
ulatinns for the corporation. Any yscan-
CieS in the officers or Directors shall De
| Tiled by che remaining Directors.
ARTICLE IV.-The annual meeting OF
the stockholders for the election OF ID.
rectors shall be on the second Monday OF
January of each year, the hrst anhuai
meeting to he held on the second MONDAY
of January, 1921, until which time the
officers aad Directors named in this chal-
tor hall n
successors are duly elected and qualineo'
ARTICLE VII.-AIl stockholders meet
| ingS shall be held after three days written
notice by the Secretary, mailed TO the as.
known address of the stockholders, eheeP,
when otherwise provided by law, but al
| notices may be waived by the UNANIMOUS
consent of the stockholders.
Thus done and passed in my Office On o..
| the day and year first above written, ~
the City of New Orleans, State OF LOUIS
lana in The presence Of the undersighe1
witnesses, Messrs Robert A. Huyghe any
| Carrie Il. Johnson. and the appearers aI az"
me Notary. after que reading OF the WIZ D
Witnesses: Rob'. \. liuyghe' 'h''e -
| Johnson. ,-,-,hs.
| Original signed: John Meyer. subscrios ~.
| for 1897 shares VI. LaZarO. SubscrlDrs ~,
| | share: Louis Meyer, subscribes tor !
share; Jno. Meyer, Jr, subscrioes io'
cSeaIJ Charles Schnpidau. Not. PUB.
| the undersigned. Recorder OF moI.
cages in and for the Parish Of Orle shs,
State OF Louisiana. do hereby certify ina
the above and foregoing ret OF lncorpVd, sy
| ton of John Meyer. Inc, was thLs ,SSs
duly recorded in my office IN booA
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| New Orleans. La, January -; h'- n
EMILE J. LEONARD, d. ~
! A true copy. ,.,.,,,.prnE.U
Notary Pubic
| Feb 12-Mch Is