The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-03-30
CHARTER OF ORIENTAL RESTAU
RANT COMPANY, INCORPOR-
ATEn.

RANT COMPANY, INCORPOR-
ATED.
United States of America, State Of Louis
lana Parish Of Orleans: Be Ii known,
That on this fourteenth day OF February
i'm the wear Of our Lord, one thousand,
nine hundred and twenty-five, before me,
Francis p Burns, a notary public, in ana
! for the Parish of Orleans, state Oh LOUIS
| lana, duly commissioned and quailIleu,
| and in the presence OF the Undersigned
| witnesses; personally came and appeared
| the several persons whose names are mere
| matter subscribed, of the full age OF ma
jority. who declared to me that aVallihs
themselves of the laws OF TINS state Iela
1 tive to the organization OF corporatlons'
and more especially of Act 26l OF 1914,
/ page SOL of the Legislative acts OF TINS
State, they have covenanted ana asreeu,
and by these presents DO covenant anu
agree for themselves and their successors
| and assigns, to form themselves into
| corporation and body polite for the oo-
jects and purposes and under the stipu-
lations hereinafter set forth, to-wit:
ARTICLE THE name and title OF TINS
| CORPORATION shall be "Orinetal Restaurant
| Company, Incorporated, and under such
title il shall have and enjoy succession
for a period Of ninety nine years from uate
hereof and shall have power ana author
ity to contract, sue and be sued, make ana
use a corporate seal. the same to break
and alter at pleasure; to hold. sell, lease
mortgage, hypothecate or pledge property
real, personal or mixed, necessary lnei
dental OF proper for the carrying on OF
its business; to buy and to hold STOCK IN
any other company or companies that ma!
assist this company In It's oD1ects anu
purposes; to make and issue notes anu ).
certificates of Indebtedness; to name, elec.
and appoint managers, directors ana
clerks or other employees to properly con-
duct its corporate business and TO make
suck bylaws, rules ana fe gus;raTIs for
the management and business aHairs ol
this corporation.
: ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile Of this cor
poration shall be in the City TO New Or-
leans, State of Louisiana, where an eita.
: served upon the president, OF In the an
sence of the president, upon the vice presi
, dent. or In the absence Of both, upon the
secretary.
a ARTICLE III-The objects and pur
I poses Of this corporation are hereby de
s clared and stated to be: .,
: To provide and maintain coffee houses
!. restaurants inns, eating houses, tayerns
S ment, i'm the City of New Orleans or else
h where.
ARTICLE Iv-The capital stock Of thi
|. CORPORATION is hereby fixed at the sum o
l. twenty-five thousand ($25 OOOO0l dollars
!. Of the par value of twenty-five (s25 90
a dollars each, provided that the amount I
a which the capital stock of this corpora
n ton may be increased shall De one nun
~ dred thousand (S1OO.OOOOO) dollars.
lie Fifty per cent. Of the capital stock 9
D. this corporation must be subscribed 10
ID before the filing Of the articles of incoi
A. poration. The subscribed capital stoc
l. Of this corporation shall be payable =
a cash. property, real or personal, o. IL
J: services performed or rendered.
nd No stakeholder shall ever be held hab
e. or responsible for the faults, contfac
r. or debts of this corporation In any iurtn'
~ sum than the unpaid balance due the co
We poration on the shares Of stock supscriDe
&C. for by him, nor shall any mere informant
ty in the organization have the effect OF rel
or dering this charter null or OF eAPosin
IL any share holder to any liability whats
ed This corporation shall not engage
nv business until twelve thousand, nve hul
to dred (sl25OOO0) dollars Of the capt.
=" stock has been issued and actually pa
Of In, either in cash. property or services
I'm aforesaid; IL any Of the stock OF TINS co
ne poration is exchanged in whole or In pa
,is for property or good will; in that eve
re- the provisions of Section three go of A
Of 2s7 Of 1914 shall be strictly complied wit
mt ARTICLE v-All of the corpora
me powers of this corporation shall be vest
art in and exercised by board OF directo
led of whom shall own, in his own rigl
no during his term Of onfce, at least
igs full paid and unpledged share OF the cal
tai tai stock, which shall be shown by
shall constitute a quorum for the trai
en- action Of business. Any director unat
tie, to attend a meeting Of the board may a
rty point a proxy for that purpose, who mt
IN be a stakeholder.
m The officers of this corporation sh
,va consist Of a president, a vfce-president.
Jse secretary and a treasurer, all OF wh'
Of shall be members Of the board OF ar
vi tors: any two offices. but no more, m
.o, be combined, IL desired, and held py
NJ. and the same person.
ia The following named persons shall c.
be stitute the first board of directors OF {
alb corporation, to-wit: Chin .. Chong,
Ghartsss St. New Orleans q Mw Ls o;,e aeary
Mon See, Ala st. Charles St. New Orlea
ion La: Chin King, Ala st. Charles St.. N
line Orleans, La: wallace Bat Yut Ala
,rd- Charles st., New Orleans: La; Georg s,
of La; Bob Y. Chan, Ala st. Charles
ard New Orleans, La, with Chin U. Chong
lore president, George NJ. Chan as vice-pr,
the dent. Henry c. Lin as secretary; and "
rear lace Bat Yut as treasurer, and these
hall icers shall serve until the first Monday
to- March in the year 1928, or until their S
We. cessors have been duly elected and gu
X. fed.
With Thereafter the directors shall be elec
II. annually on the first Monday Of March
rer, each year, beginning with the year j!
heir all elections Of directors shall be by
He'd, lot and each stakeholder shall be enti'
e q to one vote for each share Of stock sta
IS. ing in his name on the books Of the {
tors poration. this vote to be cast In person
to by proxy, and IL shall require a mato
ions Of the stock present or represented
cor elect.
,cies Failure to elect a board Of directors
by the first Monday in March, 1923, or
sell nually thereafter. shall not work
a Of fixture of this charter, but the old be
OF directors shall remain In Office .
n Of their successors are elected and quail;
Iaui- ARTICLE vI-The board Of direc
cited shall hold regular meetings at such u
with as shall be fixed in the by laws OF
corporation. These meetings shall be
d. at the domicile Of the corporation, but
tiled president may call special meetings OF
yned board of directors at such times and pi
within the State Of Louisiana as he
this deem advisable. and he shall be reQu
one to call such meetings whenever reque
. d. to do so by three members Of the b.
hun Of directors. Three days notice Of
and SPECIAL meetings shall be given in wri
hun to the directors unless waiver OF motto
go sigLec tv the directors. Any vacancy
curing on the board, either from dc
and resignation, or inability to serve, Z
cor be filed by the board Of directors al
the next regular meeting after such vac,
esir- shall have occurred. The first board
. his directors Of this corporation shall be
west quired to draft suitable by laws for
have government Of this corporation. wi
OPP may be altered. amended or changed