The herald., 1922-08-10
CHARTER.
oT STANDARD JEWELRi

Ch ~ America. State o
rated StAt1, known that on this OH
o,ssans, be rish of orleans, city OF NeN
,v.Siss1a, !, known that on TINS ott
S,saas DC in the year OF our Loru
az Of Jsnvndred and twenty-five, neIof'
,Ipsteen w Miller, a duly ilIi, a. a.
ne Wst war and acting notar! S P Of Lonis
Sssliiaass parish of Orlea ance Of the herein
~. and ID md undersigned witnesses
ssr nanleu no and appeared the se'era
.,.onsly ea names are hereunto SUP
P'r,ons wnose ,verally declared that aValI
ps,bed ana os and those they represen
~ tben those who may neTeaiter &c
8 vel Stated with them Oh the Sen Sn,.,
eSns s - he state OF L3u Lou tber Iay,
s,ses made orrgsnized. and by these pres
s.,med ana .nsyn selves. as well as thos'
al, form Ut and such others as ma,
.ssy repreanme associated with thenl
ssrsafter petition and body polltlc ii
ITO 8 cory p object and purposes IN tt'
hs for tarticles set forth ana eApIeSseu
allowing adopt as their chaIter. .h,,
shchr trIIE 1.-The name anu 'it aStendar,
Agi i,ioa is and shall P i,e shsIi eXisi
I,ssry o'o ssuuccession by its corporat'
nd enjoy nsriod Of ninety-nine W
,sns for ,bs date hereof. with all IN,
,as from,IsSes and powers now o
rshts, prnsasered by law upon traulnt
ssresfter coni its domicile shall be in TN
corporsnivan,v orleans, and all cltallous an.
CaJ Of W. Nos shall be mace upon an
kgs and in the event Vi IN oSi
presaneD, "a act, etc, upon inc No. named
billy " .acretary, in the Order haineu
Ant ana :, 1.-THE capital stock OF thl'
ARTICLE a. hereby fixed at the sum :"
rsrporalon nsand (s14.00O.OO) dollars, al
fSufteen I'LL he divided into ana repre-
Il when sn a hundred and forty shares o
snted D! t vn Of one hundred dollars ea'h
TIE par he maid for in money, IN ser
teK my.,ad the corporation, OF III pro
Tiees raagulsrly transferred 10 tne '1r
pdv ali as shall be ueterinineu u!
penh"srd Of directors ,oo.s and MIR
Article ,s corporation and for whlcl
poses o. ai1ed are hereby declared 10 o.
4 k onerate and maintain retal
70 ecndees,, nv nature and description es
eofes Oh or the retailing OF Jeweiry
peisly syamonds and optical goods ah'
viiches .ct;on Herewith, to operate AM
b eo i.n ,spair shops for jewelry. watche'
n1n,ical goods; TO conduct anu nan ~,
ila general jobbing estaDiIsn natmre 81 y,
he ar ~ whatsoeyer; to conduct. oper
tsrrpsi0n sintain factories, etc, 1or TN
Sls ana ~ watches, jewelry, optlca
nsnuas allied lines and in general U
reds anu d ali things necessary, lnCideh
% any . s 70 or generally conducte,
Of requ,.,h such retail lines or with suci
along husiness or with sucn relai
pee"so az with such factories. II Is un
ne oss that the corporation may 81 on,
y. INV or all Of these pusi"e
"A the same time - ~
,pTIcLE Iv-The corporate Pomt ~
Aha,ation shall be vested In anu eA
bis eofpv a hoard of three directors
sfcisee W a. whom shall constitute
nuonH ,cr the transaction OF business
suorum w hoard of directors shan d.
From 80 officers. namely, presldeht
eaesen resident, and a secretary-treas
wv a., hard Of directors shall be anc
me Tonis Wilmer, New orleans
eeas'ut sn,v Castaing, New orleans, La
Ia Dreyfus. New Orleans, La, y
n ssa Louis Wilmer shall De presi'uIen n,
s.s,y Castaing, shall be ylce-presi,u nrn
IA Toe Dreyfus shall De nsyicay
sns such directors ana onlIel
tr,,a aarvs as such until the second Mon
hti sI I.nnary 1925, or until their sue
a ~ .rs duly elected and quahtied.
-, a,rec.ors may vote at any meet
sps nroxy In writing given to anothel
100, and made for speclnc ana par
ttular meeting. -
,prtcJE y-The corporate powers
a.. decoration are expressed ana Sc
VIZ ~ Section seven "a Of Act 2o' o
i'. y, ,ol4 and shall be duly employee
m "a throurh the board of directors
antics n the several officers shai
forth in the bylaws; which Will D.
ss.atsd by the board Of directors am
s~soSsd or altered at their VIII; anu tne!
,AsI have the right to employ, unuer S Ivh,
go, ar otherwise, a general manager Mn
~. =, NAV not be a member Of the Doar'
asas,.etors as said board of director
", Sstsrmine. and which said genera
....eer shall have such duties as shai
=. Ss,s,mined by the board OF director
"A ,hs several officers of this compan.
nav delegate to such general manage
MI duties as are prescribed to their re
sDectlye Offices, as they may desire; sup
nj however, TO the supervision OIL III
beard Of directors
ARTICLE VINO stakeholder OF Uni
corporation shall ever be liable lor an
debt Of the corporation, other than tne ~
"a nortion OF their subscription I
sst. and no informality herein shaI
uhiect them-to such liability.
ARTICLE yII-Amendment Of this char
t,r Ar uouidation Of the corporation shal
h mbiect 10 the rules laid down In Ac
n Al the Louisiana Legislature OF lsl4
The capital stock Of this corporation ma
No increased by amendment Of this char
b, IA any amount not exceeding the sui
Il one hundred thousand SlOo'Voo.V
dollars. ~,
mus done and signed on the day an
Gate first hereinabove written, IN tne CiI
n New Orleans, in the presence Oh II.
RarSelou and c. ID. Sperier, compete1
witnesses, and me, notary, after ou
reading Of the whole, the SUBSCRIBE
Nuing opposite their names the amour
II stock they subscribe for, making Uni
N original subscription list.
Witnesses: (signed): L. l.. Bordeioi
{. 0. sperier.
ORIGINAL SIGNED): @.
lSisned): L. Wilmer, go s. Rampant 81
New Orleans, La, ! share: II. Castains
20 9. Rampant St., New Orleans, La,
,ias; ]. H. Dreyfus. 300 Peters ave
New Orleans, La. share. ,po
ltsssH Notary Public
I the Undersigned, Recorder OF MOT
pges, in and for the Parish OF Orieah'
State Of Louisiana, do hereby certify tha
he above and foregoing Act or incoi
pention Of the Standard Jewelry Stor
lac- was this day duly recorded In IN
ehce In Book 1858. folio 4lO.
lSirpedl: ROBT. SCOTT.
Deputy Recorde
true COPY Of the original on file In IN
sfcsL
Signed: WARREN v. MILLER;
iISeaD Notary Publ
JAY 13-Aug. II.
cnARIER OF CAHN-RICHARDs TOO