The herald., 1921-12-01

CHARTER OF JOSEPH 4. ARE
United States of America, state OF Lon
iSiaua. Parish of Orleans, city ot New
Orleans. He il known, that on TINS tnt
10th day of the month Of November III
the year Of our Lord. one thousand. nine
hundred and tweuty-one. and OF the IN
dependence of the United states OF Amer
lea. the one hundred and forty->iNth. be
fore me. Raymond II. Saal. a notary pup
lie duly commissioned and quallh"d Win
in and for the Parish Of orleans. state ut
Louisiana. therein residing. ana 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, awaiting themselves
Of the benefits aud provisions of the Con
Stitution of the state of Louisiana ana
Of the laws of said state relative TO the
organization of corporations. ana parll'u-
larry Of the provisions or Act No. 90 OF
the General Assembly of tn" state OF Lou
isinna for the year 1914. and the amend
mentS thereto. they have contracted ahu
agreed and united to form ana no. ny
these presents, contract ana aE'"' anu
bind and obligate themselves To form, or.
gauiZp and constitute themselves, as Wen
rs all such other persons who may mere
after Join or become associated win
them or their successors, into a stock
CORPORATION aud body polite In law, Tor
the objects and purposes aud under the
conditions, covenants stipulttions and
agreements of the articles following To-
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of
this corporation shall be Joseph +.
Mares. Inc" and under and by Sald
name. unless sooner dissolved In accord
ance with law and this charter. It shall
exist and continue. and shall haN" ana
enjoy corporate existence and succession
for a period of ninety nine years from
and after the date of this act. IT may
have, hold, receive. borrow, loan. exchange.
acquire by grant. gift or purchase, devise
or Request, 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. 1t may
> make. issue and endorse bonds or notes
and other evidences Of debt. 1t may ac-
!, cept mortgage. pledges or other forms or
security for money loaned or other debts.
q II may contract, sue and be sued, plead
or be impleaded by its corporate name
in any court Of competent jurisdiction. II
may make. adopt and use n corporate
L seal and alter or break the same at pleas
7 ure. 1t may hold stock in other corpora
; lions. and its capital stock may be issued
! for capital stock Of other corporations
u 1t may name, appoint and employ such
Z managers. directors. officers, agents and
Il other employees as its interests, business
and convenience may require, and may
InN tnelr compensation. ndNlnE que repdTu
s to the nature, character and value oil
d their services. 1t may make and estab'
$ lish bylaws, rules aud regulations mo-
Inconsistent with this charter or any eN
listing law, fixing or altering the man
agement of its property. the regulation
& and government of its affairs, and the
y manner of the certiticatiOn and r~egistra
ton of its stock. 1t may wind up anC
dissolve itself, or be wound up and dis
solved in the manner prescribed by law
y Ii may conduct business in this state
other States, the Federal Districts, tn
Territories and possessions of the United
a States, and any foreign country. 1t shall
d have the power to invest its board o
h directors with all of its corporate pow
ers, subject to such restrictions as ma!
ar be named in this charter. And 1t gen
p orally shall have and possess all the pow
ers, rights, privileges, and immunitiet
he which corporations are and may here
In after be authorized to have and posses
s. under the Constitution and the laws O
I'd this State, and particularly under Ac
O. No. 267 of the Acts of the General As
II. sembly Of the State of Louisiana for tn
I'd year 1914, and the amendments thereto.
rs ARTICLE 1.-The d0micile of thi
ru corporation shall be the City of Me-
IL Orleans, Parish of Orleans, State I
10 Louisiana and all citation or other leg;
III process shall be served upon the Pre-
y ident of this corporation or in case {
u his absence upon the Nice-President q
~ Treasurer, or in the absence of all {
- tneSe OHlcerS upon tne corporation ; see
ri rotary.
ID ID ARTICLE HI-The subject and puI
nd poses for which this corporation is form
or ed, and the nature of the business I
ny be carried on by it are hereby declare
as to be TO buy, sell. import, export an
IS generally trade and deal in or wit
he either at wholesale or retail. or eith'
he for its own account or agent of other
re all kinds of raw furs, hides and skin
he and generally to carry on any othe
It, business which under the law il ma
or be entitled TO carry on. which may seel
nd to the corporation to be calculated d
of rectly or Indirectly to effect the afor'
said objects and purposes, or either
,u them. or to facilitate the corporation
the transaction of its aforesaid bushes
or or businesses or any part thereof, or
the transaction of any other lawful bus
- ness that may be calculated directly
indirectly to enhance the value of or
render profitable any of the corpora
" tons property and rights, and genera
ly to hold and exercise all such inc
a. dental powers and privileges and to q
ga and perform all things as relate to q
eu' objects ami purposes hereinabove 81
II forth. or as may be needful, necessar
ne proper. useful or convenient for efec
III ing said objects and purposes, OF eith'
'' of them.
ed ARTICLE Iv-The authorized capt.
an stock of this corporation is hereby hXt
on Mt and declared to be the sum OF Fl
~ Thousand Dollars (S5.OOO.OO), which ca
roe ital stock may be increased in the ma
10 ner provided by law to the sum
NJ Twenty five Thousand Dollars (S25,OOt
O0). The presently authOrizgi capt.!
is stock of this corporation shall consi
Of Of fifty 500 shares OF the par value
One Hundred Dollars $4,000 each,
prs ARTICLE V-All the corporate po
Us ers of this corporation shall be vest
nd In and exercised by a Board Of thr
ide Directors each of whom shall hold
rty his own name at least one share Of Z
lso stock Of this corporation, said Board
he Directors shall be elected annually
der the first legal day In October of ca
Of year beginning with 1922. All such elt
nd tions shall be by ballot at the Office
Dp- this corporation under the supervise
of three commissioners to be appoint
Ids by the Board OF Directors, and in {
for absence of any commissioner the pr,
my ident shall have the power to I'LL I
rer, place by appointment. OF all such ell
the lions as well as of all meetings Of stoC
or holders. except for the purpose Of liquI
of alton or dissolution or as otherwise
rhe quired by law, fifteen days notice sh
to be given by mailing to each stockholc
who appears as such on the books
md this corporation at his last designai
hey address, or care Of general delivery
tor New Orleans IL he has not designat
and address, a notice stating the Il
me and place Of the meeting. Each stoC
da. holder shall be entitled to one vote
"A / aaah Shara Of gfn,k sfandfnn In his ma