The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-09-08
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF ROYAL PERFUME COM
PANN, INC.


State Of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans ne
/, kpown. that on this Both day OF the
month of July, in the year of our Loru
one thousand nine hundred and t"thI! =
one lg2D, before me. John X. feIeh' a
notary public, duly commissioner "lu
GnaIified in and for the Parish OF orleans
State Of Louisiana, aforesaid, therein re-
siding and in the presence OF the NlInessss
hereinafter named and uhderslSHeu' -.
soually came and appeared, me several
,,artiaS whose names are hereuLtO SUP
scribed and severally declared thal' ava
ing themselves Of the laws OF Iht sl'''
OF Louisiana, in such case Hdut anu "a
yided, they have COycnanJed ana aEteeu'
and do by these presents. covenant anu
agree and bind themselves, as wen a.
such other persons as ma! hereafter %
come associated with them 10 form d 20
poration and body polite II law I"E ln'
objects and purposes and under tl-t ar
ticles agreements and slpuiauohs i"''o"
1RTICLE The name OF this corpora
ZION snail be Royal Perfume Compah!
Inc", and under its said corporate h"lne
ii shall have the power ana auIh"IllH "
have and enjoy existence anu su'Ne>SLo-i
for the full term OF ninety whine l93) years
from and after date hereof, 70 contract
10 sue and be sued, to mas" anu use "
corporate seal. ana the same 10 alsti anu
break at pleasure, TO hOld' Ty'eA'c' P~i
chase. hypUtheCate, convey, sell tease 60.
ulpdge real and personal properly ; 70 Is
sue negotiable bonds and notes ana "tb'I
evidences Of debt; to name ana "pPOIL'
such managers, agents, directors an" "a
Erers as its business, interests anu Gun
ypuieuce may require. ana 10 make ana Is
taDlIsh. as well as to alter ana amend from
time TO time such bylaws, rules ana TVEu-
lations for the proper Government Oh ' ne
affairs OF this corporation as may be
necessary and proper.
ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmiciie OF TINS cor
pordtion shall be in the CITY Of EtT Ut
leans, Parish OF Orleans, State OF LVdis-
lana. provided that with the written con
sent of all directors valid meetings OF Ill
rectOrs may be held without inns state oI
elsewhere within this state ana All tltd-
tiOus and other legal process shdH p'
served upon the president OF TINS corpora
ton, and in the event of his absence, upon
tine secretary thereof, and IN the absence
Of both of said officers, upon The VICE
president of this corporation.
ARTICLE little objects ana pur-
poses for which this corporation Is or
ganized and the nature OF the business 10
be carried on by il are hereh! declared TO
be the following, tO-Wlt:
To prepare manufacture and sell per
fumery, soap and toilet articles of al
kinds; TO prepare. manufacture ana sti
oils and all other ingredients necessary
to make perfumcry, soaps ana tOilet ar
ticles; to Manufacture and sell brushes
and all articles usually cldSSed as drug
giSts sundrieS; to engage IN the growing
of flowers and other plants, to mdHutac-
ture and sell all articles and things which,
in the opinion of the management OF SAID
corporation, may be incident ana neces-
sdry TO the above, advantageous or prOht-
able, and generally TO buy ana sell any
and all articles of trade and commerce
in connection with the above and to do
all things incident, proper or necessary
in connection with and useful in carrying
on its business.
ARTICLE IV-The capital stock of this
CORPORATION is hereby fixed at the sum OF
twenty five thousand (S25.00COO) dollars
divided into and represented by Two nun
dred and fifty (25OD shares OF STOCK OF the
par value of one hundred (SlOOOO) dollars
per share. Said stock shall be paid Tor III
cash, at sTch 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 10y
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 10
the Articles of Incorporation and be read
in connection Herewith, an accurate, de
tailed and itemiZed description of said
property, as TO amount, location, extent,
character, and state of improvements, to
gether with a 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
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 EN-Onicio
Recorder of Mortgages in the Parish of
this corporations dOmicile, within ten (1O)
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 at not time
exceed the sum of one hundred thousand
tS1OO,OOO.0O) 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 1914
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 81 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-
knowledged before a notary public or
other officer authorized to take affidavits
All elections shall be held under such
rules and regulations as may be deter
mined by the board of directors, after le-
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 90 days
preceding such election. The directors
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 vacancy shall be considered
TO exist at 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 ono
any may elect a secretary who need
not ckholder or director. Sadi
Do tors shall have the right and
INIT and discharge such clerks
ees OF the corporation, includ-
ecretary, who is not a stockhoIder
ector, as conditions NAV iustifv or
business Of the corporation NAV re-
1923
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