The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-06-09
CHARTER.

subscribed, all Of the full age of majority
who severally declared to me- Notary
that, availing themselves Of the laws q
the State of Louisiana, in such cases mad
and provided, and particularly OF Act 70
OF the General Assembly Of the State o
Louisiana Of 1914, they have covenantet
and agreed. and by these presents do GOV
enant and agree and bind themselves, Al
well such other persons as may here
after become associated with them, to form
a corporation for the objects and purposes
and under the articles and stipulations fol
lowing, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title Of this
corporation shall be MASON PAUL NOR
PLY TEA ROOM. INC, and under its cor
pOrate name ii shall have power and au-
thOrity TO have and to enjoy corporate ex
] istence for period of ninety nine years
/ from date hereof, unless sooner dissolved
by liquidation or otherwise; ii shall have
power to contract, to sue and be sued, to
! make and use corporate seal, and to
alter and break same at pleasure; to hold
| receive, lease, purchase, transfer, assign,
convey, mortgage, hypothecate, pledge, or
otherwise receive or dispose of property,
real, personal or mixed, corporal and in
| corporal; TO issue bonds, and, if desired.
| to secure same by mortgage; to buy and
| hold stock in other companies, incident to
the objects and purposes, or at the expan-
sion of the business interest of the cor
poration; to name, elect and appoint man
ayers, agents, directors or officers, as it's
| business interests may require; to make
and establish alter and amend its bylaws,
rules and regulations for its proper gov
eminent, as may be deemed necessary and
proper, and. generally, to do any and all
things incident to or necessary and proper
for the extension of the business in which
the corporation is engaged.
ARTICLE 1.-THE corporation shall be
domiciled in the City of New Orleans
State of Louisiana, and all citation or
other legal process shall be served upon
President Ia In
his absence, upon the Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is organ
lied and created, and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it, are de-
clared to be as follows: To buy own
erect, lease, and, in any manner. to ac-
quire tea rooms. coffee houses cafes res
taurants, or places of refreshments and en-
tertainment of any kind and description
whatsoever, and to install, furnish man
age, conduct and operate such establish
ments In any manner whatsoever; to en-
gage in any and all business incident to
the said above mentioned objects and pur-
poses, and to dispose of such establish
ments IN any manner whatsoever, and
generally, TO engage in a restaurant and
tea room business in New Orleans, Lou
isiana. and in any other cities or localities |
Ia the United States OF America.
ARTICLE Iv.-The capital stock of this |
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
Ten Thousand $4,000 OO) Dollars, repre- |
sented by one hundred (1O0) shares of the |
par value of One Hundred (s1OOOO) Dol |
lars each. Said stock shall be paid for in |
cash or its equivalent, as provided by law |
ana In such manner and at such time, and /
In such installments, as may be prescribed 1
by the Board of Directors.
This corporation shall become a going
and shall be authorized to com.
me business when Five Thousand
1000 .O0) Dollars of its capital stock shall
have been subscribed for, and when the
amount required by law shall have been
paid In, as provided by the law.
ARTICLE V.-The capital stock Of this
corporation may be increased to the sum
u Flfty Thousand use 5000 Dollars by
two-th1rds vote of all the stock, present
pr represented, at a special meeting called
-or that purpose, or at a regular annual
meeting OF the corporation.
ARTICLE VI.-AH certificates Of stock
ssued by the corporation shall be signed
~ the President and 'countersigned by the
The stock of this
corporation can be transferred only on the
looks OF the corporation, and subject to
uch regulations and formalities as NAV
'e oy the Board of Directors, from time to
lme, prescribed No stockholder shall he
'ermitted to sell or otherwise dispose Of ,
rs stock without first Offering same in
'r1tlng TO the other stockholders. through {
ne Board Of Directors, at a price not ex- {
eeIg tne DOCK value thereof. and the /
lght 10 purchase all the shares of stock A.,
De mus disposed of by the sale or death | :
or otherwise, of any of the :
.ochnoiders or the corporation, and shall .
ave period or ten days in which to ac- r
ept or decline to purchase said stock !,
mould the Board of Directors or the stoct =
oIders decline to purchase said stock then
ne ssockholder or stockholders who made
he oner TO sell or otherwise dispose of the $
.ock may sell or otherwise dispose of II 1:
any manner. and at any price that he o
re or they may see fit. But each stock of y
nare rs issued under the condition and n
axe sale or transfer of his stock in q
oiation or this provision: and this Com u
my shail De under no obligation to list 81
no stock on its books or to regard the q
'lder of the certificate thereof. q
ARTICLE vII.-The corporate powers NJ D.
rs corporation shall be vested In and ex- W
clsed by Board of Directors composed al
hve stockholders, three of whom shall 81
nstltute quorum for the transaction of
lsiness. The directors of this CORPORA CO
On IN IN may y, vote In person or by proxy, at Sc
ctors, and the Board of Directors NAV
iegate any OF its powers to any officer OF
oHlcers, or any other representative OF e,
at effect. ~ II
T I'M I first Board of Directors of the Com d d
ny snail be composed of the following. ID
RS. Jeanne Castellanos, Ell Watson. A q OF
imestre, John G. O'Kelley, Edwin n
Trick; with Mrs. Jeanne Castellanos % ~
esident and General Manager, A. q Nm al
estre Secretary and Treasurer. And tbev OF
All serve until the twentieth day of Anrii en-
=. or until their successors are dnly be
cteu and qualified. The directors shall w
elected annually, at a meeting held ON de
twentieth day of April in each wear
ereaIter, notice of such meeting being pc
ven according to law, and the Board of he
Iec,ors may change the date of said 10
ect, sent at least fifteen DAYS befora tho ce
te to which said meeting has bean to
hnged, directed to each of the stockboId. IN
AT MS last known place Of residence OF
en- Nockholder shall, at such ANIMAL ilt
e.nnS' or other meeting, general or no
cIai' De entitled, in person or by proxv en-
one vote Tor every share of stock owned ;.
e erection shall be held under such rnIes ec
regulations as may be from tima 70 OF
re determined by the Board of Direc. an
:, Inc directors, when elected shall
u ONCE Tor one year, or until their snc eie
sors nave been elected and qualified on
a,. iaiigre TO hold the annual meeting of h h'
Hholuers TO elect annually the directors sn n'
80 noe operate the forfeiture of this So
Irter or any of the rights thereundar sto
vacancy occurring in the Hoard nf vac
ectors may be filed by the directors for rec
unexpired term ior vir
-hIlCLE VIII.-This charter NAV ba
nged. modified, altered or amended bv ITO
with the consent of two-thirds of ~, or
N present at any meeting general or U Sne
cIai, heid for that purpose. and sucb uei
t y may be material or immateriaI lah
Ject only to the limitation as NAV he W.T.
Jaw provided; and this corporation noi