The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-04-27
CHARTER OF PEARSON-MICHEL CO..

State iof Louisiana, Parish of Orleans,
City of New Orleans. BE it known, that on
this fourteenth day of March. in the year
one thousand. nine hundred and twenty
two. before me, William Waller Young.
notary public, in and for the Parish Of
Orleans, State of Louisiana, duly COM
misSiOned and qualified. and in !hc pres
Cnce of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undo, signed. personally came and APP
peared the several persons whose names
are hcreuntO subscribed all above the full
age of majority. who severally declared,
that availing themselves Of the laws of
the State of Louisiana, particularly Act
261 of 1914. relative to the organization
of corporations they do, by these pres
ents, agree and bind themselves, as well
as such other persons as may hereafter
become associated with them. to form and
constitute a corporation for the objects
and purposes and under the articles and
stipulatiOns following. to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name, style and title
Of this corporation shall be PearsOn-Mi-
chel Co.. Inc, and. under that name. it
shall have and enjoy all the rights. ad-
vantages and privileges granted by law to
corporations, and shall exist for the full
term and period of ninety nine years from
this date. 1t shall have power to con-
tract, sue and be sned; to make and use
a corporate seal. and the same to alter
and break at pleasure; to hold, receive;
lease, purchase. sell and convey, as well
as mortgage, hypOthecate and pledge
property. real, personal and mixed. cor
pOreal and incOrporeal; to name and APP
point such managers. directors, officers,
agents and other employees as its interest
and convenience may require. and to make
and establish as well as alter and amend,
from time TO time, such bylaws, rules
and regulations as may be necessary and
eNpedient for the proper management and
government of the affairs of said corpora
ton.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domIcile of this cor
pOratiOn is hereby fixed in the City of
nr1A NnHn AF nf-fu md n
citations or other legal process shall be
served upon the president or vice-presi-
dent of this corporation, or, in their alb
sence, upon its secretary.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is or
ganiZed and the nature of the business
to be carried on by it are hereby de-
clared to be: to engage in the business
Of general restaurant, saltwater, pastry.
cigars and tobacco; to manufacture and
sell. both wholesale and RETAIL ice cream,
soda water, candy, bread and all other
commodities generally bought and sold in
| any of the businesses above enumerated
/ to rent. buy, own, sell and exchange real
estate, buildings and warehouses, and 10
| mortgage and hypothecate the same; 10
/ operate a store or stores where the manu-
| featured or other products of this cor
poratiOn may be sold; to issue notes and
| other securities in the purchase of pro-
| perty or goods; to represent others as
agent or other wise in the same or similar
| lines OF business, TO act as HldHuIdCluIfEo
agent, and receive and sell goods on con
| signment: to acquire and own stock IN
| other corporations; and generally TO %
and transact all business properly con
nected with incidental or convenient Il
any of the said objects and purposes OF
this cOrpOratiOn-in the State Of Louis
lana and elsewhere.
ARTICLE TV-The capital stock Of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum O
ten thousand three hundred (s10,3OO) dol
lars. to be divided into and represented by
one hundre three (1O3) shares in the sun
of one hundred ($10000) dollars, each
said stock shall only be issued for cast
or in payment of property actually re
ceived or purchased by said corporation
The capital stock of this corporation may
be increased to the sum of twenty-five
thousand ($25. 0OO.0Ol dollars.
ARTICLE V-All the corporate power
of this corporation shall be exercised by
a board of directors consisting OF not les!
than three nor more than hye stock
holders, a majority of whom SHAH con
stitute a quorum for the transaction o
business. The directors may vote in per
son or by written proxy in favor o
another director. The board Of Director
shall elect annually from among thei
number a president, a yice-president:
treasurer and a secretary which two lat
ter offices may be filled by one person
aud which person or persons need not be
, s;ockholder in this corporation.
The first board of directors shall con
sist of four stockholders and shall b
composed of Gilbert Charles Pearson
Mumford August Michel. Camire job
!, Marlborough and John J. Coffey; wit
Gilbert Charles Pearson, as president an
general manager; Mumford August NJ
; chel. as vice-president; Camire John Mari
brough, as secretary, and John ]. Cofey
as treasurer
The post office addresses OF said direC
] tors are as follows: Gilbert Charles Peal
son. 1854 Camp St, New Orleans, La
4 Mumford August Michel 1442 n. Robert
a son ST., New Orleans, La; Camire job
Marlborough, 1907 Ursuline St, New %
( leans, La: John J. Coffey, 224 s. Will
: ST. New Orleans, La.
q These directors and officers shall ser,
r until the third Wednesday in March. 1872