The herald., 1920-05-20
CHARTER OF ANTHONY MEYN.
INCORPORATED.

State of Louisiana. Parish of Orleans.
City Of New Orleans. Re IL known. thar
on this the first day of the month OF
May in tn" year of our Lord nineteen
hundred and twenty and the one hundred
and forty fourth of the Independence on
the United States of America. before me.
Francis u. Charbonnet Jr.. a notary pup
lie. duly commissioned and qualified. iii
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 sew
rral 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-
tive to the formation of corporations. they
have cOvruantpd 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 aud 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 to
alter and amend: to hold. receive. pur-
chase or otherwise acquire and to sell OF
otherwise ALLEVIATE. and to mortgage. pledge
or otherwise hypothecatp 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 managers as II
| shall deem necessary and generally to eN-
| 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 be
served. as provided by law, upon such
| corporation.
| ARTICLE 1II.-The objects and pur-
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 (SeniOr) now located at Nos. 2O1S
to 2O64 North Johnson Street in this city
and also the improvements located on the
real estate at said premises, and all stocl
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
2nd. To engage and deal in the furni
ture manufacturing business; to manu-
facture buy or otherwise acquire and L
sell or otherwise ALLEVIATE, all kinds o
furniture. bank, office and store fixtures
and household furniture of every nature o
kind. for either domestic sale or eXpOr
and at either wholesale or retail; to ac
quire and operate mills, veneer factories
dry kilns and other factories as may b
necessary, and generally to do each an
every act and thing necessary or con
venient to fully carry out the purpose
for which this corporation Is formed tn
same as IL each particular ACT or thln
; was set forth at length herein.
Z ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock Of thi
corporation is hereby fixed at the sur
of ten thousand dollars. divided into an
represented by one hundred shares OF on
hundred dollars each, which said stOc
shall be paid for In either cash or prop
P erty as prescribed by the board of direC
tors at their first meeting after the adOp
= ton of this charter. The capital stock q
] this corporation may be increased to an
( amount not in excess Of fifty th0usan
Z dollars.
ARTICLE Van corporate powers sha
Q be vested in a board Of directors, to
composed Of not less than three and M
4 more than five stockholders, majorit
| of which shall constitute a quorum for n
!, transaction Of all business.
y Said board of directors shall be eelcte
!, annually on the first legal Monday in Ma
= icile of the corporation and a majority
!, the votes cast shall be necessary to cleo
All vacancies occurring in said board sha
n be filfea by the remaining director
A whether constituting a quorum or not.
A Immediately after their election sa
n board shall elect from their number
. | president. vice-president. secretal
!, and a treasurer, and the office OF seer
tary and of treasurer may be consolidat,
j. and held by one person, who need not
a a stakeholder.
- Until the election to be held in Mi
!, 1921, the board of directors shall consi
,, of four stockholders and the foll0wlI
% shall constitute the first board OF dire
Is tors and the first officers, who shall ser
as such until the election and qualific
D. ton of their successors, tO-wit: Anthoi
> Meyn, as president; Frederick A. Mey
N as vice president; Anthony Meyn, Jr
10 secretary. and George A. Meyn, as trea
urer. At the dissolution Of this eorpor
~ ton its affairs shall be hquidated by n
"A more than four liquidators. to be select
w. as such by the board Of directors, ire
=, among the stockholders.
no ARTICLE vI-This corporation Is
M ganized under the provisions OF Act. 261
an 1914 and laws amendatory thereof ana
tn provisions Of said act, relative TO the G.