The herald., 1921-05-19

L ANDREW VI.
| April 21-May 20.
| CHARTER OF GEORGE MOROY CIGAR
| AND TOBACCO COMPANY, INC.
| State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans,
| City of New Orleans. lie 1t known, that
| on this 9th day of April, in the year of
our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Twenty
| one and of the Independence Of the United
| States of America the One hundred and
Forty Fifth; Before me, Warren V. Miller,
a Notary Public, in and for the Parish
| Of Orleans, Louisiana, and In the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and ap-
| Peared the several persons whose names
are hereinafter subscribed all of full age.
who declared unto me, Notary, that avail
ing themselves Of the Laws of the State
| of Louisiana relative to the organization of
Corporations. they do by these presents
bind themselves, well as such persons
as NAV hereafter become associated with
| them, to form and constitute a corporation
and body polite in law, for the objects
and purposes and under the stipulations
hereinafter set forth. tOwit:
| ARTICLE 1.-The name and title o: this
Corporation shall be: George Moroy Cigar
sSs Ssr n s and u1al
lcession and existence. for a period of
ninety-nine years from date hereof; the
domicile Of this corporation shall be In
the City Of New Orleans, State of Louis
lana, where all citations and other legal
process shall be served upon the President,
or In his absence upon the Vice President.
or in the absence Of both President and
Nice-President, upon the Secretary.
ARTICLE 1.-THE capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed Mt the sum OF
Twenty Thousand Dollars $50 ,0OOO0), all
Of Which b. shall be divided into and repre-,
par value of One Hundred ($1O0.OO) Dol
lars each. Stock may be paid for in
money, in services rendered to the Corpora
larry transferred to the Corporation, al
as shall be determined by the Board OF
Directors.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur-
poses of this corporation and for which
it is organized, are hereby declared to be
TO purchase and SELL both at retail and
wholesale, cigars, tobacco, smokers sup
plies. and like articles; to do a general
jObbing and mercantile business; to main
tain and operate both jobbing and retail
establishments for the sale of the COM
modities in which this concern may deal
to buy. and sell at either wholesale or
retail all commodities generally handled
in the general business of jobbing in the
cigar and tobacco line, well as those
things generally handled in the corporation
of retail cigar and tobacco stores, and to
maintain and operate any and all such
accessories as are generally found in retail
cigar stores; and in general to do any
above and foregoing purposes.
| ARTICLE IV.-1t is further a part OF
mutual agreement under which the stock
holders herein have entered into and form
ed this corporation, and which Is made q
binding covenant between them, their
heirs. assigns, administrators, associates
ana successors each party hereto contract
ing, covenanting and binding himself
| heirs and assigns that each and every
stockholder before being allowed to make
any sale Of stock owned by him in this
Corporation, must and shall first offe.
same to the stockholders then of record
at price not to exceed the value thereof
: as determined by the books of this cor
poration which said offer shall be opeu
for period of fifteen days, and such
stockholders as desire to purchase saic
stock shall be permitted to purchase
proportion Of the stock so offered, in az.
eordanee with the amount Of stock h
held by all stockholders Offering to purchas,
1t is understood that at the expiration o.
/ 1fteen days from such offer of sale b!
relieved of all disabilities imposed upoI
, him by this article. 1t is further mutually
/ covenanted and agreed that this articl
cannot be amended without the unanimous
consent Of all stockholders of record.
ARTICLE y.-The corporate powers O
this corporation are expressed and Sc
forth by Section seven of Act a67. of tn,
Louisiana Legislature, for the year 1914
and all corporate powers shall be duly EN-
ployed by and vested in a board of tire,
: Directors, a majority Of whom shall con
stitute quorum for the transaction o
tors shall consiet of and be George Mo
roy, 200 Magazine St; Henry p. Pfeffer
ZOO Magazine St.; George H. Mes, 22O
Magazine ST.. and from said Board Their,
shall be elected three officers, namely.
President Vice President and Secre
, tary- Treasurer and George Moroy shall
be President Henry p. Pfeffer, Vice
Treasurer. and the said directors and of
ficers shall serve such until the frs
Monday in June. 1922. or until their sue
ses cess s, are re elected and qualified Meet
, Of directors shall be held yearly, on tn.
first Monday in June. beginning with tn,
year 1922; the Board of Directors shall
, have the right to elect without referenc,
!, to stockholders meeting, any stockhold
er to be director, whenever a vacancy
shall exist, on the Board of Directors
through death or resignation. The dutie,
: of the several officers shall be set forti
. In the bylaws of the Corporation which
may be adopted by the Board Of Directors
and amended or altered at their will.
ARTICLE Vino stakeholder Of thi
/, debt Of the corporation other than the un
paid portion Of their subscription (,
, stock; and no informality herein shall
subject them to such liability.
ARTICLE vII.-Amendments to thi
charter or liquidation Of the corporation
, shall be subject to the rules laid down IN
Act 267 of the Louisiana Legislature, O
1914. The capital stock of this corpora
ton may be increased by amendment K
J any sum decided by the stockholders, bu
I not to exceed the sum of One Hundred
, Thousand ($100.000.00) Dollars.
: Thus done and signed, on the day and
. date first hereinabove written, in the CITY
OF New Orleans. in the presence of C.. o
Sperier and Prentice e. Burlington. Jr.
competent witnesses, and me, Notary, aftel
! due reading of the whole; the subscrib
ers setting opposite their names tn,
amount Of stock they subscribed for. max
ing this an original subscription list.
Original Signed) Geo. Moroy, 918 Sec
end St; New Orleans, La, one share
Henry p. Pfeffer. 621 st. Andrew St.. New
Orleans La. one share: Geo. III. Mics
1923 Prytania St., New Orleans, La, on,
, share. w.
(Signed)
Witnessee: c. o. sperier, Prentice Z
! Burlington, Jr.
II (Signed) WARREN v. MILLER.
IL Notary Public.
l, the undersigned, Recorder of Mort
. cages, In and for the Parish of Orleans
, state Of Louisiana, do hereby certify tina
the above and foregoing act of fncorpora
!. ton OF the Geo. Moroy Cigar and Tobacco
. Co., Inc, was this day duly recorded II
my office In Book 1858, Folio 395.
New Orleans. April 18th. 1921.