The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-06-01
CHARTER
CHARTER OF
SQUEEZ Ely MOP CO., INC.

United States of America. State of
Louisiana, Parish of Orleans. BE
known that on the tenth day OF Nay
Notary Public in and for the Parish
Of Orleans. State of Louisiana, ana III
the presence OF the witnesses herein-
after named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several persons
whose names and addresses are hereunto
subscribed. who seyerally declared that,
availing themselves of the provisions OF
the laws OF the state OF Lordslaha IN
such cases made and provided. ana
more particularly of Act 26l Of the Leg
islature of this State for the year 1917
they have covenanted. contracted, agreed
and bound themselves, and DO by these
presents covenant, agree and bind them
selves as well as all such persons as
may hereafter become associated win
them, to form and do hereby form a body
corporate and polite In law, ror the
objects and purposes under the articles
and stipulations hereinafter set forth and
expressed.
ARTICLE 1. The name and title of this
corporation shall be SQUEEZ Ely MOP
COMPANY, INCORPORATED, which may
be abbreviated to SQUEEZ Ely MOP
CO. INC.
ARTICLE H. The purpose for which
this corporation is formed and the ma
ture of the business to be carried on by
featuring buying, selling. distributing
and handling of mops. brooms, brushes
and other household furnishing articles;
and the purchase and sale OF genera,
things pertaining to the manufacture,
sale and distribution of said mops'
household articles and general merchan-
disc.
ARTICLE III; The amount OF the ne
capital stock Sf this G9rP Of T%enty
Thousand Dollars (s20,OoO.O0), all com
mon stock. which capital stock may De
| increased to the sum of One HUNDRED
Thousand Dollars a1OO,Ooo;oO), Said cap
ital stock shall be divided into Two
Of One Hundred Dollars (slOOoO each
and the stock shall be paid when sun
scribed for. or may be issued in Whole
or in part at not less than par for prop
erty actually purchased and received o!
| the corporation or services actually rem
dered. No fractional shares shall evei
| be issued.
domicile Of this corporation shall be II
| the CITY of New Orleans. State OF Louis
| lana, and service of citation or OF al
| legal process shall be made upon th'
! of his absence or inability to act, on the
| Vice President or Secretary-Treasurer, II
! the order named. Said corporation shal
have and enjoy succession by Its cor
porate name for period OF ninety-hlh'
| Years from date OF this act.
ARTICLE V. The business and affair
of this corporation shall be conducted
by and all the corporate powers yeste'
in and exercised by Board or Dlrec
tors composed of three (3l stockholders
TO he elected by the stockholders annu
ally by ballot, on the third Monday
the month of January each year, begin
| ming in the year 1924. or any subsequen
date announced by the Board Sn ,o OF D nisc
on said date. after fifteen Q5l days
notice, which shall he given to eacI
stakeholder by written notice mailed Z
each stakeholder at his last known post
Office address: at said election eac
stockholder shall be entitled to cast III
vote as specified in Section III OF Ac
oe7 of the General Assembly Of the stat
of Louisiana for the year iSaf; OF a rncaiv
ing a majority Of the votes cast sha
be declared elected. The Board OF Dlrec
tors so elected shall Immediately there
after proceed to elect one of Its member
70 he President. one to be Vice-Presiden
one TO be Secretary Treasurer or tn
; corporation. and they shall serve mt
their successors are elected and Quailnee
ARTICLE H.. The first Board 60 q
lowing stockholders: Edward Jumon
willie. 1920 Dryades street. New Orleans
La; James Jumonville. Hammond, La
Charles Jumonyile 2sg9 So GalR ESwar s'rg gT
knoxville shall be President, Charie
JumonviIle shall be yice-President, Jane
Jumonville shall be Secretary treasure
and they shall serve until the third MOI
day of January. 1924. or until the1
/ successors are elected and qualified. An
vacancy in the offices or Board of DireC
tors shall be filed by the remalnin
Directors and IL for any reason ne
Board of Directors shall not be chose
on the date above fixed. the then existin
board shall hold over until their succe:
sors are chosen.
ARTICLE vII-Stockholders' meeting
| or other meetings for the election of d
rectors NAV be held as prescribed D
Section 10 Of Act 267 of the General Al
sembly of the State of Louisiana for II
wear 1914, or any amendments thereto.
ARTICLE vIII-This corporaticn an
the Officers and directors thereof sha
have all the rights and powers and tn
CORPORATION NAV be amended or dissolye
or its affairs liquidated. as provided 3
the provisions of Act 267 of the Gener
Assembly of the State of Louisiana II
, the year 1914, or any amendments Their
20.
ARTICLE IX-No stakeholder sha
ever be held liable or responsible for u
contracts or faults of this corporate
in any further sum than the unpaid ba
, ance on the stock for which he has SUI
scribed nor shall any mere informaii
in its organization have the effect of re-
dering this charter null or exposing
stakeholder to any liability other than