The herald., 1921-12-22
CHARTER OF JOSEPH T.. MARES.
INC.

CHARTER OF JOSEPH T.. MARES
INC.
United States of America. State of LON
isiana Parish of Orleans. City Of Nayy
Orleans BE II known, that on this tho
10th day of the month of November. in
the year of our Lord. one thousand nine
hundred and twenty and Of the In
dependence of the United States of Amer
lea, the one hundred and forty-sixth be-
fore me, Raymond III. Saal, a notary pub.
lie duly commissioned and qualified with
In and for the Parish of Orleans. Stat. of
Louisiana, therein residing. and in tho
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned. personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereuntO subscribed. who sey
orally declared that, availing themselves
of the benefits and provisions of the Con
StitutiOn of the State of Louisiana and
of the laws of said state relative to the
organization of corporations. and particu-
| larry of the provisions of Act No 26T Of
| the General Assembly of the State of Lon
| isiana for the year 1914, and the amend.
ments thereto, they have contracted and
/ agreed and united to form and do, BY
| these presents, contract and agree and
| bind and Obligate themselves to form or
| ganize and constitute themselves. as we'll
| as all such other persons who may here
| after join or become associated with
| them or their successors into a stool
1
| the objects and purposes and under the
conditions, covenants stipuations and
agreements of the articles following To-
wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title NJ
| this corporation shall be Joseph r
Mares. Inc" and under and bv said
name, unless sooner dissolved in accord
ance with law and this charter il shall
exist and continue. and shall have and
enjoy corporate existence and Sucrsssior
| for npriO1 of niupfV-riua
and after the date of this act It NAV
| have. hold, receive, borrow, loan. exchange
| acquire by grant, gift or purchase. devise
or bequest, sell. ALLEVIATE. dispose Of con
| Yey. lease, pledge, pawn, hypOthecata en-
cumber or mortgage property of any
| kind, whether real, personal or mixed
| corporal or incOrpOreal, movable or i'm
| movable. all subject to such limitations
as may be prescribed by law. 1t may
| make, issue and endorse bonds or notes
| and other evidences of debt IL NAV ac
| cept mortgage, pledges or other forms of
| security for money loaned or other debts
Ii may contract, sue and be sued plead
| or be implicated by its corporate name
in any court of competent Jurisdiction. II
! may make. adopt and use corporate
| seal and alter or break the same AT Meas
ure. 1t may hold stock in other corpora.
| tions, and its capital stock may be issued
| for capital stock of other cOrpOrations
| IL may name, appoint and employ sncb
| managers, directors. officers, agents and
| other employees as its interests business
| and convenience may require and NAV
hx their compensation. having due regard
| 10 the nature, character and yaIne Of
| thelr services. 1t may make and estab
| lsh bylaws, rules and regulations nor
| inconsistent with this charter or any ax
listing law, fixing or altering the man
agement of its property, the regulation
| and government of its affairs. and the
| manner of the certiicatiOn and ragistraS
| ton OF its stock. 1t may wind mn and
| dissolve itself, or be wound up and dis
| solved In the manner prescribed nv law
may cohuuct business in this State
| other states, the Federal Districts the
| territories and possessions of the Tinted
| states, and any foreign country. 1t shall
| nave the power to invest its board Of
directors with all of its corporate pow
IRIS suoJect TO such restrictions as may
oe named In this charter. And il GEN
orally shall have and possess all the pow
| ers. rights, privileges, and immunities
whlch corporations are and may here
AFTER be authorized to have and possess
t anuer tne Constitution and the laws of
| Snls STATE, ana particularly under Act
| NO ?o' of the Acts of the General As.
semDly or the State of Louisiana for the
year 1914. and the amendments thereto.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domiciIe of this
corporation shall be the City of New
TT nmiiG, farish OF Orleans, State of
| Louisiana and all citation or other legal
process shall be served upon the pres.
ident OF this corporation or in case ~
MS absence upon the Vice President or
ieasurer' or in the absence of all of
| rotary. 'ec-
ARTICLE III-The subject and nn,.
poses for which this corporation Is form
ed' ana the nature of the business n
| De carried on by 1t are hereby declared
10 De to buy. sell, import, export and
seneraIly trade and deal in or with,
W
Tor its own account or agent of Others
an KINDS of raw furs, hides and skins
ana generally to carry on any other
business which under the law II may
e eh.itied TO carry on. which may seem
10 the corporation to be calculated di-
rectiy or indirectly to effect the afore-
sald OBJECTS and purposes, or either OF
them. or to facilitate the CORPORATION In
ne transaction of its aforesaid business
tho businesses businesses or any part thereof, or in
ne 'rahsaction OF any other lawful bust
ness that may be calculated directly or
INDIRECTLY to enhance the value of or N
rehaer profitable any of the CORPORA
ron property and rights. and general
janto, noiu ana exercise all such Incl
ueI'aI powers and privileges and to do
ana perform all things as relate TO the
| opJects anu purposes hereinabove set
.h, or as may be needful necessary,
pioper, useful or convenient for effect
of them. purposes vi eitnei
s, AkTICLE Iv-The authorized capital
STOCK OF this corporation is hereby fxed
at ana declared to be the sum of Five
thousand Dollars (S5.OOO.OO), which can.
nar STOCK may be increased in the man
Ter provided by law to the sum Of
90" y,nve Thousand Dollars (s25. 900.
W. Inc presently AUTHORIZED capital
500 OF this corporation shall consist
OF nifty 600 shares of the mar vaIna 81
nunured Dollars (S1O0OOl each,
ARTICLE v-All the corporate DOW.
OF this corporation shall be vested
m; anu exercised by a Board of three
-, etors each of whom shall hold in
nt own name at least one share of the
Ill., OF TINS corporation, said Board of
FL s snail be elected annually on
vaor iegai day in October of each
t;nns BEGINNING with 1922. All such cleo
| mi snaI De by ballot at the office of
os corporation under the supervision
tnree commissioners to be appointed
ny the Board of Directors. and in the
| "a. OF any commissioner the pres
ldent shall have the power m IN the
place by appointment. OF All Sucb alac.
tiohs as we'll as of all meetings of stock.
noiuers, except for the purpose of land
| auon or dissolution or as otberwiss 70
Suired Dy law, fifteen DAYS notice shall
given Dy mailing to each stockholder
th;o appears as such on the books of
4 corporation at his last designated
| %%uresS' or care of general delivery ar
H w orleans If he has not designated
ana ADDRESS, notice stating the time
b hnIs pace OF the meeting. Each stock
moiuer snail be entitled to one vote for
| oNn snare or stock standing In his mama