The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-08-17
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
BURNSTEIN-sTEINAU, INC.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans
City of New Orleans. Be II known
that on this third day of the month
of August, in the year one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-five N922),
before me, Bernard Titche, Notary
Public IN and for the parish of Orleans,
state of Louisiana, duly commissioned
and qualified, and in the presence of
the witnesses hereinafter named >Ad
undersigned. personally came and ap-
peared the several persons whose
names are hereynto subscribed, all
above the full age of majority, who
severally declared that, awaiting them
selves of the laws of the state OF
Louisiana, particularly Act 261 OF 1914,
relative to the organization of corpor-
atoms, they do by these presents agree
and bind themselves, as well as such
other persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, to form and con-
stitute a corporation for the objects
and purposes and under the articles
and stipulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE l. The name, style and
title of this corporation shall be
Burnstein-Steinau. Inc, and under that
name it shall have and enjoy all the
! rights, advantages and privileges grant
| ed by law to corporations and snail
exist for the full term and period of
ninety-nine years from this date. 1t
| shall have power to contract, sue and
| be sued; to make and use a corporate
seal. and the same to alter and break
| at pleasure; to hold. receive, lease, pur-
chase sell and convey, as well as
| mortgage. hypothecate and pledge prop
erty, real, personal and mixed, cor.
poreal and Incorporate; to name and
| appoint such managers, directors, off,
| GERS, agents and other employees as
| it's interests and convenience may re-
! quire, and to make and establish as
we'll as alter and amend. from time 10
| time, such bylaws, rules and regula-
| tons as may be necessary and expe-
dent for the proper management and
government of the affairs of said cor
poration.
| ARTICLE II. The domicile of this
corporation is hereby fixed in the city
of New Orleans, state of Louisiana
| and all citations or other legal process
shall be served upon the president OF
| this corporations: or, in his absence
i upon its secretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE III. The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is
established and the nature of the bust
ness to be carried on by II are hereby
declared to be: Retail dealer in shoes
and to do all acts and handle all mer.
chandise as is usually sold by retail
shoe dealers.
ARTICLE ". The capital stock OF
this corporation shall be Twenty Thou
sand Dollars (s2O.OO0.0O), divided into
two hundred (2OO) shares of One Hun
dred Dollars (s1O0.00) each, to be PAID
for in cash. The corporation, by vote
of the majority of the entire Board OF
Thousand Dollars $3.50, .oo). which
stock shall be paid for in cash. or II
property, or its equivalent; or II no
in cash, then the Board of Director:
of the company shall determine the
value of such equivalent offered.
ARTICLE v. All the corporate pow
ers of this company shall be vested II
and the management and control OF IL
affairs shall be exercised by BoarC
of Directors composed of four stock
holders. majority of said directors
shall constitute a quorum for the trans
action of all business. The director
the stockholders, on the third Tuesda!
OF January in each year. Each stock
holder shall be entitled, in person o
by proxy. to a vote for. every shar
. owned by him, and all elections shal
be held under such rules and regula
tons as may be determined by tn
Board of Directors. after fifteen Q5
days notice by mail of such election
! shall have been sent to each stock
, holder at his last known address. Al
: voting shall be by ballot. The director
! thus elected shall continue in office 10
, one year. or until their successors shal
have been duly elected and qualifieo
No failure to elect shall be regarde
as forfeiture of this charter. An
: be filled by the remaining directors 70
r the unexpired/ term: the said boar
/ shall likewise elect the additional mem
bers in case they should determine I
increase the nutnDeT Oh Sdiu Doe'i
Said board shall have the right I
segregate the offices of secretary an
+ treasurer. and to appoint a secretary
/ who need not be either director o
. stakeholder, as also the right to az
r point and dismiss such clerks. man
. ayers and other employees of the col
5 poration as conditions may justify o
: the business of the corporation ma
! require. The tenure of office OF a
I the employees of the corporation sha
Q he during the pleasure of the Boar
: of Directors. Any of the director
4 shall have the right to appoint b
@ written instrument, another director Q