The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-10-21
OF BE>SERAT ROBES, IN
CORPORATED.

United States of America. State Of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans, BE il known, That
on the twenty eighth day of the month of
September. in the year of our Lord. One
thousand nine hundred and twenty, and
of the Independents" of the United States
of America, the one hundred forty NTH,
Before me, Sidney Francis Gautier, No
tary public duly commissioned, sworn and
qualified. in and for the Parish of Orleans,
State Of Louisiana aforesaid, therein resid
ing, and i'll the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned. Per
Sonally came and appeared, the persons
whose names are herruntO subscribed, all
of full age and residing in New Orleans.
La, who severally declared that availing
themselves of the provisions of the Act OF
the Legislature OF this State, being Act
Pa of the Session Acts of 1914, they do by
these presents covenant and agree and
bind themselves AS well as such other per
sons as may become hereafter associated
with them, i'll order to form and constitute
Il corporation or body polite in law. for
the objects and purposes and under the
StipulatiOns following to wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be BESSERAT ROBES
INCORPORATED and it shall have and
enjoy succession and eNistanCc for ..
iod Of nifty years from date hereof. II
shall have and enjoy and possess all the
powers, rights, privileges and immunitI
accorded To corporations under the laws
of this State, and particularly under \,
261 of 1914, referred to.
ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmiCile of this cor
pOratiOn shall be in the City of New Or
leans. state of Louisiana, where all eta
tons and other legal process shall be
served upon the President, and in his alb
scncc, such legal process shall be served
III the manner directed by law.
ARTICLE lII.-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organic.
and the nature of the business to be car
ried on by it, are hereby declared to be
TO engage as designers and makers OF
ladies Robes and Dresses, in all kinds OF
fabrics and fashions and to deal in all
kinds Of dress goods and cloth, yelvets,
turs, silks and all other goods, wares and
merchandise, including all kinds of prop
erty real, personal and mixed; to acquire
all kinds of property by purchase or other
wise, and to sell, lease. hire mortgage and
hypOthecatc or otherwise dispose of same,
and to enter into and execute any and all
kinds of contracts for general purposes,
and to transact business in New Orleans
or elsewhere in the State of Louisiana or
in the United States of America and for
elgn countries, and generally to do all
ncedful things and enter into all mann,.
of transactions the nature of the bust
ness and interest of this CORPORATION NAV
directly or indirectly require to carry out
IN" general purposes herein contemplated.
lhciudlng the power to act as agent or
representative for others.
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby declared to be the
sum of ten thousand $50 OO) dollars
divided into two hundred (2OO) shares of
the par value of fifty $4,000 dollars each
ana TINS corporation shall be operative and
20 into business and become a going CON
Germ when one hundred and forty-siX 146)
shares OF its capital stock shall have been
subscribed and fully paid for. tO-wit: At
the execution of these presents and the
manner following. namely, viz:
Leon BeSSerat, sole and exclusive owner
IN full possession Of certain goods wares
merchandise, dress goods and fabrics ac'
CURED by him under the business name
ana style BesSerat Robes, together with
the accounts receivable. as the whole now
! forms part of and constitutes the mer-
chandise in stock in the business carried
| under his name and business Style afOre-
said. the whole of which merchandise. "a
hereinafter in this charter more fully do
Scribed and referred to. are of the NOT
actual value of Seven thousand CS7OgO Ol
dollars. and are hereby appraised at said
sum by the directors named in this chart
or, the whole Of which merchandise herein
referred to and herein described, the said
Leon BeSserat, in full settlement and nav
mcnt As subscriber to one hundred forty
| tlio) shares of the capital stock of this
corporation, and in consideration of such
1ull paid stock. does by these presents
grant. bargain, transfer, give in exchange
ana IN payment; sell, assign, set over
abandon and deliver unto this corporation
in tull ownership and title free from any
ana all claims and liens whatsoever and
with all legal warranty and full substitu-
uon and subrogations of all rights and
actions of warranty which he has or may
have; this corporation herein acting by