The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-10-06
CHARTER.
gARTER OF ROYAL PERFUME COM
PANY, INC.

y known, that on TINS outh %! ord
4 onth of July, in the year Oh our ~
no tbousand nine hundred ana t"eh'!
he (192D, before me, John IL, IJie1 and
totary public, duly comm lsslolt%u 80
fIaIified in and for the Parish OF Orleahs'
80 of Jouisiann aforesaid, therein re-
iding and in the presence Oh tue 80
ferei1after named and undersl Sheu' pc
tonally came and appeared int snhl
aries whose names are hereuhto sun
cribed and seyerally declared that' ava
ing themselves of the laws oil the olaIe
~ louisiana in such case maze anu Pr
tided they have cOycnanted anu asIc'u,
LII 40 nv those presents, covenant d"u
gree and bind themselves, as ven 'S
such other persons as may ht ,,,I, or
Tome associated with them 10 ioL'H n
poratiOn and body polite III law lol w
abjects and purposes and unG"r tHG "a
ticies agreements and StipuiatCns l"!Io"
nk'RTICi.E THE name OF this corpora
hon shall be Royal Perfume company,
IISc." and under its said corporate haHe
ii shall have the power ana au'm"I,,l N
have and enjoy existence anu 1o, $50
.or the full term of ninety nine iJ'D years
from and after date hereof 10 contract
o sue and be sued. TO make ana u.s. d
iorporate seal. and the same 10 aI''I "1n
hraok at pleasure, to hold, receive pui
Hb8se hypOtheCate, convey, sell f"Nt "a
hled ge real and personal property 10 Is
Hue negotiable bonds and notes an" olH.t
Evidences of debt; TO nam" anu apP'i'
Auch managers, agents, directors anu "a
Ecers as its business, interests ana con
yenience may require; and TO make ana tN-
fablish, as well rs to alter ana amend Ir"I"
lime to time such bylaws, rules ana r'Eu-
cations for the proper government OF 'nr
hifairs of this corporation as may ue
necessary and proper.
. ARTICLE 1.-THE domtclle 81 inns ,oL
fooration shall be in the City OF New Vt
Leans Parish of orleans, state OF LOUIS
Mama, provided that with the written coz
isent of all directors valid meetings OF III
lrectorS may be held without tins state Oh
- ,,-itb this state. ana all tlid-
itions and other legal process shal ~
aserved upon the president OF TINS 'orPola-
ttiOn, and in the event OF ms absence; uron
1.-THE secretary thereof. and IN the ap>eu'e
hof both of said officers, upon the we
Epresident of this corporation.
Il ARTICLE II-The objects and pur-
ganized and the nature Of the business 10
be carried on by it are hereby declared 10
! be the following, to-wit:
Z To prepare, manufacture ana sen pei,
y fumery SOAP and toilet articles Of all
kinds; to prepare, manufacture ana sen
y oils, and all other ingredients necessary
: to make perfumery, soaps ana IoiltI ar
= ticles; to manufacture and sell brushes
and all articles usually ClaSSed as drug
4 gists' sundrieS; to engage IN the growing
8 of flowers and other plants; to manuiaG-
ture and sell all articles and Things Whlch,
in the opinion of the management OF Sald
4 corporation, may be incident ana neCes-
sary to the above. advantageous or prOht-
y able, and generally to buy and sell any
in connection with the above and 10 do
y all things incident. proper or necessary
in connection with and useful in carrying
!. on its business.
ARTICLE Iy-The capital stock of this
corporation Is hereby fixed ut the sum OF
twenty five thousand (S23OOW) dollars
divided into and represented by Two nun
A dred and fifty (250D shares OF stock OF the
mar value Of one hundred (SlOO.Ol dollars
, per share. Said stock shall be paid Tor IN
cash, at such time and after such notice
to the subscribers as the board OF directors
may fix, or the same may be issued AT not
less than par for labor done or services
rendered for the said corporation or
property or rights actually received by
said corporation. That when there are
subscriptions to the capital stock OF pro
perty or good will or for labor done or
services rendered for this corporation
there must appear in or be annexed 70
the Articles of Incorporation and be read
in connection therawith, an accurate, de
tailed and itemized description of said
property, TO amount, location, extent
character, and state Of improvements. to-
gfether with n statement of its value placed
upon said good will or for labor done or
services rendered, as included in the CAPT
tai stock. If the giving Of the property or
good will or for labor done or services
rendered Is effected In exchange for stock
subsequent to incorporation. similar
description and appraisement must be filed
in the office of the SeCreatry of State and
in the Office of the Clerk and EX-Officio
Recorder of Mortgages in the Parish of
/ this corporations dOmicile. within ten (10)
days after the subscription, when stock
so issued shall, in the absence of fraud
be full paid stock
The amount to which the corporations
stock may be increased shall az not time
exceed the sum of one hundred thousand
CS1OOOOOOO) dollars. excepting in accord
ance with the provisions of Section of
Article 267 of the General Assembly Of
the State of Louisiana, for the year 1917
and the amendments thereto.
ARTICLE V-An of the corporate
powers of said corporation shall be vested
in and exercised by a board of directors
TO be composed of not more than seven
"a and not less than three t3) stock
holders, majority of whom sitting at any
time shall constitute a quorum, said di
rectOrs to be elected annually on June LIST
of each year, beginning 1922. Each stock
holder shall be entitled in person, or by
written proxy, to one vote for each share
of the capital stock held by him and stand
ing In his name on the books of the cor
poratiOn, or he may send his vote by let
ter, the signature of which must be ac-
Bnowledged before a notary public or
(other officer authorized to take affidavits.
S All elections shall be held under such
rules and regulations as may be deter
mined by the board OF directors, after le
gal notice of such election shall have been
given to each stakeholder by mail. sent to
his last known address, or to be published
in one of the daily newspapers, published
in the English language, in the City of
New Orleans, for at least fifteen Cj) days
thus elected shall continue in office until
their successors shall have been duly
elected and qualified. No failure TO elect
shall be regarded as a forfeiture of this
charter. Any vacancy occurring on such
board of directors shall be filled by the
remaining directors for the unexpired
term. when a vacancy shall be considered
to exist Mt any time when the maximum
number of directors provided by this Act
of Incorporation are not in office and act
ually so serving. Said board Of directors
shall at Its first meeting after its cleo
ton, elect from its members a president
one or more vicepresidents, a secretary
and treasurer. II may combine the of.
fees OF secretary and treasurer into one
any may even elect a secretary who need
not be stakeholder or director. Sadi
board of &9Rtors shall have the right and
power and discharge such clerks
ap0 " the corporation, includ-
~ who is not a stakeholder
ds conditions may justify or
ess of the corporation may re-
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