The herald., 1921-12-08
CHARTER OF JOSEPH f. MARES.

CHARTER OF JOSEPH f. MARES.
INC.
United States of America. State of Lou !
isiana. Parish of Orleans, City OF New
Orleans Re IL known, that on this the
10th day of the month of November, IN
the year of our Lord. one thousand, nine
hundred and twenty-one, and OF the III
dependence of the United States Of Amer
lea, the one hundred and forty sixth, be
fore me, Raymond H. Saal, IA notary pub
lie duly commissioned and qualihed with
in and for the Parish of Orleans, state of
Louisiana, therein residing, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who sew
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-
larly of the provisions Of Act No. 2bI OF
the General Assembly of the state of Lou
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 10 form, or
ganiZe and constitute themselves, as Wen
as all such other persons who may here
after join or become associated with
them or their successors. into stock
corporation and body polite In law, for
the objects and purposes and under the
conditions, covenants stipulationS and
| agreements of the articles following, to-
| wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of
| this corporation shall be Joseph +.
Mares Inc" and under and by 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 succession
| for n period of ninety -Iiine years from
| I'm a of En lott nf
| have hold, receive borrow, loan, exchange,
! acquire by grant, gift or purchase. devise
| or bequest sell ALLEVIATE, dispose of, con
vey. lease, pledge, pawn, hypothecate, 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. IL may
| make, issue and endorse bonds or notes
| and other evidences of debt. Ii may ac-
| cept mortgage. pledges or other forms of
| security FOR money loaned or other debts
| 1t may contract, sue and be sued, plead
| or be implcaded 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 pleas
ure. 1t may hold stock in other corpora
tions and its capital stock may be issued
for capital stock of other corporations.
| 1t may name, appoint and employ such
managers. directors. officers, agents and
other employees as its interests. business
| and convenience may require, and may
fix their compensation. having due regard
! to the nature, character and value Of
| their services. 1t may make and estab-
| lish bylaws, rules and regulations not
| inconsistent with this charter or any eX-
listing law, fixing or altering the man
| agement of its property, the regulation
and government of its affairs, and the
manner of the certifcation and registra-
tion of its stock. 1t may wind up and
| dissolve itself, or be wound up and dis
Len lived In shA bod h. lou
1t may conduct business in this State,
other States, the Federal Districts the
Territories and possessions of the United
States, and any foreign country. 1t shall
have the power to invest its board of
directors with all of its corporate pow
ers, subject to such restrictions as may
be named in this charter. And it gen
orally shall have and possess all the pow
ers, rights, privileges, and immunities
which corporations are and may here
after be authorized to have and possess
under the Constitution and the laws OF
this State, and particularly under Act
No. 267 Of the Acts of the General As
sembly Of the State of Louisiana for the
year 1914, and the amendments thereto.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this
corporation shall be the City Of New
Orleans, Parish of Orleans, State Of
Louisiana and all citation OF other lega
process shall be served upon sthe Pres
ident Of this corporation or in case Of
his absence upon the Vice President oil
Treasurer, or In the absence of all Of
these officers upon the corporations Sec
| rotary.
ARTICLE III-The subject and pur
: poses for which this corporation is form
ed, and the nature OF the business q
be carried on by it are hereby declared
to be to buy, SELL import. export ant
: generally trade and deal In OF with
either at wholesale or retail, or either
; for it's own account or agent of others
| nj nd 0f fnr
and generally to carry on any other
business which under the law Ii may
be entitled to carry on, which may seen
to the corporation to be calculated di
rectly or Indirectly to effect the afore
said objects and purposes, or either OF
! them, or to facilitate the corporation In
the transaction Of its aforesaid business
or businesses or any part thereof, or Ia
the transaction of any other lawful bust
ness that may be calculated directly OF
indirectly to enhance the value Of or Il
render profitable any Of the corpora
tons property and rights, and general
, ly to hold and exercise all such incl
. dental powers and privileges and to dc
and perform all things as relate to the
objects and purposes hereinabove SET
, forth, or as may be needful, necessary
proper, useful or convenient for effect
ing said objects and purposes, or either
!, of them. sci GA.
ARTICLE IV-The authorized capital
stock Of this corporation is hereby fixed
: at and declared to be the sum Of Five
Thousand Dollars t$5,0OO.O0), which cap
ital stock may be increased in the man
ner provided by law to the sum Of
/ Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ISIS, 600
= O0). The presently authorfz1d capital
| stock Of this corporation shall cOnsis
of fifty (5O) shares of the par value o
One Hundred, Dollars ($1O0OOa each.
ARTICLE v-Alls the corporate pow
ers of this corporation shall be vestet
In and exercised by a Board Of thre'
. Directors each of whom shall hold In
: his own name at least one share OF the
. stock Of this corporation, said Board o
, Directors shall be elected annually oil
: the first legal day in October of eacl
year beginning with 1922. All such elec
: tons shall be by ballot at the Office o
, this corporation under the supervisip
Of three commissioners to be appointe'
by the Board of Directors, and in tn
! absence Of any commissioner the pres
ident shall have the power to fill tn
place by appointment. OF all such cleo
. lions we'll as of all meetings of stock
. holders, except for the purpose of liquid
alton or dissolution or otherwise re
quired by law, fifteen days notice shall
E be given by mailing to each stockholde
who appears as such on the books o
a this corporation at his last designate
: address, or care of general delivery a
New Orleans IL he has not designate,
and address, a notice stating the tim
I and place Of the meeting. Each stock
Z holder shall be entitled to one vote 70
: each share of stock standing In his nam
on the books Of this corporation, to b