The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-12-15
CHARTER OF JOSEPH L. MARES.

CHARTER OF JOSEPH L. MARES.
INC.
United States of America, State of Lou
iSiana Parish of Orleans, city OF Ne"
Orleans. Be it known, that on this the
10th day of the month OF NoVehner, III
the wear of our Lord. one thousand nine
hundred and twenty -one, and OF the IN
dependence of the United States OF Amer
lea the one hundred and forty-siNth' pc
fore me. Raymond II. SaaL notary pun
lie duly commissioned and qualihed wlth- |
in and for the Parish of Orleans, state OF
/ Louisiana therein residing, and IN the
presence of the witnesses henelh"lt'l
named and undersigned, personally CaIht
and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, VINO sew
orally declared that, awaiting themselves
of the benefits and provisions OF the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana anu
Of the laws of said state relative TO the |
organization of corporations, ana parIcus
LARRY of the provisions of Act No. ~ OF
the General Assembly of the state OF Lou
isiana for the year 1914, ana the aIheiiu
ments thereto they have contracted anu
agreed and united to form ana 40 w
these presents. contract and agree anu
hind and obligate themselves TO fOrW' OF,
ganize and constitute themselves, as wen
as all such other persons VINO may he!v
after join or become assYiateu WIZ
them or their successors, into stock
corporation and body polite In law lor
the objects and purposes ana under tht
| conditions, covenants supuiauons anu
| agreements of the articles following 10
wit: .,.,
| ARTICLE 1.-The name and title Of
| this corporation shall he Joseph T..
| Mares. Inc" and under and by SAID
| name unless sooner dissolved In accord
| ance with law and this charter, II shall
| exist and continue. and shall have and
| enjoy corporate existence ana succession
| for a period of ninety nine years from
and after the date of this act. IL may
have. hold, receive, borrow, loan eNchhnet'
acquire by grant, gift or purchase, DEVISE
or beduest, sell. ALLEVIATE, dispose or con-
vey, lease, pledge, pawn, hypothecate, en-
cumber or mortgage property OF any
kind, whether real personal or miAeu'
corporeal 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 may ac,
cept mortgage, pledges or other lorl'S vi
| security for money loaned or other DEBTS
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 corporate
seal and alter or break the same nj pleas
= ure Ii may hold stock In other corpora
tons and its capital stock may be ISSUED
for capital stock of other corporations
, | 1t may name, appoint and employ sucl
r managers directors, officers, agents ant
: | other employees as it's interests, bushes
1 | and convenience may require, and ma.
j fix their compensation, having due regar'
. to the nature, character and value
8 | their services. 1t may make and estab
: | lish bylaws. rules and regulations no
: inconsistent with this charter or any eN
A listing law, fixing or altering the man
4 agement of its property, the reguiatio
e and government Of its affairs. ana IN
s | manner of the certifcatiOn and Tegistri
n ton of its stock. Ii may wind up an
II dissolve itself, or be wound up and d1s
IS solved in the manner prescribed by law
% 1t may conduct business in this stat
N | other States, the Federal Districts, u
II Territories and possessions of the Unite
,s States, and any foreign country. II sha
+ have the power to invest its board
A. directors with all of its corporate pow
l. ers, subject to such restrictions as ma
d be named in this charter. And IL gei
~ orally shall have and possess all the pow
a. | ers. rights, privileges, and immuniti'
r. which corporations are and may her
4. after be authorized to have and posse
is under the Constitution and the laws
Il this State and particularly under a
he No 267 of the Acts of the General
sembly of the State of Louisiana for q
NJ year 1914. and the amendments thereto.
ed ARTICLE 1.-THE domiclle of Il
he corporation shall be the City OF NJ
al Orleans, Parish of Orleans, State
or Louisiana and all citation or other leg
tai process shall be served upon the Pr
in ident Of this corporation or In case
nd his absence upon the Vice-President
n Treasurer, or in the absence OF all
ls- these officers upon the corporations 81
'or rotary.
w. ARTICLE III-The subject and p'
no poses for which this corporation is for
on ed, and the nature of the business
NV be carried on by IL are hereby declai
"a | to be to buy, sell. import, export a
t no generally trade and deal In or wi
nv either at wholesale or retail, or eiti
nv for its own account or agent OF othe
nor all kinds of raw furs, hides and SKI
ro. and generally to carry on any 9th
ter business which under the law IL II
oil be entitled to carry on, which may sc
NV to the corporation to be calculated
md | rectly or Indirectly to effect the afo
INV said objects and purposes, or either
or them, or to facilitate the corporation
the the transaction of its aforesaid busin
hat or businesses or any part thereof, or
of the transaction of any other lawful bu
re- ness that may be calculated directly
are Indirectly to enhance the value Of or
ur- render profitable any OF the corpo
no. tons property and rights, and genel
Ter, | Iy to hold and exercise all such In
hin dental powers and privileges and to
any and perform all things as relate to
,re- objects ami purposes hereinabove
or forth, or as may be needful, necessa
Ter | proper useful or convenient for en-
ire ing said objects and purposes, or cit
aid. Of them.
are ARTICLE Iv-The authorized cap
| stock Of this corporation is hereby II
9se at and declared to be the sum OF l
aer Thousand Dollars ts5.00O.00), which {
w, tnr ital stock may be increased In the m
nal ner provided by law to the sum
tne Twenty five Thousand Dollars $3.50
,. OO). The presently authorhS1 cap
eip. stock of this corporation shall con
ny OF fifty 500 shares Of the par value
Ia One Hundred Dollars (s1OO.0Oa eac'
fter ARTICLE v-All the corporate p
lder ers OF this corporation shall be vei
,ur- In and exercised by Board of q
wer | Directors each Of whom shall hold
not his own name at least one share OF
the stock of this corporation, said Board
med Directors shall be elected annually
said the first legal day in October OF
ibed year beginning with 1922 All such Z
on tions shall be by ballot at the ofhc'
por- this corporation under the supervi
pro- of three commissioners to be appel
ndi- by the Board Of Directors, and in
nent absence of any commissioner the ]
the ident shall have the power to ill
nent place by appointment OF all such
paid lions as well as of all meetings Of st
seer holders, except for the purpose Of lie
the alton or dissolution or as otherwise
wing quired by law, fifteen days notice
fore be given by mailing to each stockhS
op- who appears as such on the book
n to this corporation at his last design
the address, or care Of general deliver.
just New Orleans IL he has not design
and and address. n notice stating the
renee and place Of the meeting. Each N
, the holder shall be entitled to one vote
each share of stock standing In his
v be | on the books of this corporation,