The herald., 1922-04-06
CHARTER OF ORIENTAL RESTAU-
RANT COMPANY, INCORPOR-
ATED

RANT NOMfAN1, INSOhfOh-
ATED.
United States of America, State of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans: Be il known,
That on this fourteenth day of February,
in the year of our Lord. one thousand,
nine hundred and twenty-five, before me,
Francis p. Burns, a notary public, in and
for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louis
lana, duly commissioned and qualified,
and in the presence of the undersigned
witnesses: personally came and appeared:
the several persons whose names are here
matter subscribed, of the full age of ma
jOrity, who declared to me that availing
themselves of the laws of this state rela
tive TO the organization of corporations,
and more especially of Act 267 of 1914,
page 521, of the Legislative acts of this
State, they have covenanted and agreed,
and by these presents do covenant and
agree for themselves and their successors
and assigns, to form themselves into
corporation and body polite for the OBJ
jects and purposes and under the stipu-
latiOns hereinafter set forth, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be "Orinetal Restaurant
Company, Incorporated, and under such
title it shall have and enjoy succession
for a period of ninety nine years from date
hereof and shall have power and author
ity to contract, sue and be sued, make and
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, incl
dental or proper for the carrying on OF
its business: TO buy and to hold stock in
any other company or companies that may
assist this company in its objects and
purposes; to make and issue notes and
certificates of indebtedness; to name, elect
and appoint managers, directors and
clerks or other employees to properly con-
duct its corporate business and to make
suck bylaws, rules and regulations as
may be found necessary or desirable for
the management and business affairs OF
this corporation.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poration shall be in the City 70 New Or
| leans State of Louisiana, where all cita-
ton and other legal process shall be
| served upon the president, or in the alb
sence of the president upon the vice-presi-
| dent, in the absence of both, upon the
secretary.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur-
poses of this corporation are hereby de-
clared and stated to be:
To provide and maintain coffee houses,
restaurants, inns, eating houses, taverns,
or places of entertainment and refresh
ment. in the City of New Orleans or else
| where.
| ARTICLE Iv-The capital stock of this
Is hereby fixed sed o at the sum OF
| divided into one thousand QOOO) shares
of the par value of twenty-five ($2o.OO)
dollars each, provided that the amount to
which the capital stock of this corpora
dred thousand (s1O0.0O0.00) dollars.
Fifty per cent of the capital stock of
| this corporation must be subscribed for
before the filing of the articles of incor-
poration. The subscribed capital stock
of this corporation shall be payable In
cash, property, real or personal, o: fol
| services performed or rendered.
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable
or responsible for the faults, contracts
or debts of this corporation in any further
sum than the unpaid balance due the cor
poration on the shares Of stock subscribed
for by him, nor shall any mere informally
in the organization have the effect of rem
dering this charter null or OF exposing
any share holder to any liability whatso
ever.
This corporation shall not engage In
business until twelve thousand, five hun
dred (S12 5OO.OO) dollars of the capita
stock has been issued and actually PAID
in, either in cash, property or services al
aforesaid: IL any of the stock of this cor
pOration is exchanged in whole or in par
for property or good will: In that even
267 of 1914 shall be strictly complied with
ARTICLE Vail of the corporate
powers of this corporation shall be vested
in and exercised by board Of director,
composed of seven 90 stockholders. eaci
of whom shall own, In his own right
during his term of office. at least on,
full paid and unpledged share of the CAPT
tai stock. which shall be shown by hi
written declaration, five (5l of whom
shall constitute a quorum for the trans
action of business. Any director unabl
to attend a meeting of the board may ap
point proxy for that purpose, who mus
be stakeholder.
The officers Of this corporation shall
consist Of president, vice..president.
secretary and treasurer, all of WHOM
shall be members Of the board Of direc
tors; any two offices, but no more, ma,
be combined, If desired, and held by on
and the same person.
The following named persons shall con
corporation. to-wit: Chin U. Chong, 80
Chartres St., New Orleans, La; Henry {
Lin, 215 s. Liberty ST., New Orleans, La.
Mon See, Ala st. Charles St., New Orleans
La; Chin King. Ala st. Charles St.. NeN
: Orleans, La; Wallace Bat Yut, Ala s.
Charles ST., New Orleans. La; George N
Chan, Ala st. Charles ST.. New Orlean.
I La; Bob Y. Chan, 414 st. Charles st
New Orleans, La, with Chin U. Chong a
: president, George NJ. Chan as vice-presi
E dent. Henry G. Lin as secretary, and Wa
! lace Bat Yut as treasurer, and these OF
ficers shall serve until the first Monday 4
March in the year 1923, or until their sue
cessors have been duly elected and quail
fed.
| Thereafter the directors shall be electe
. annually on the first Monday of March o
. each year, beginning with the year 1923
: all elections of directors shall be by bal
+, lot and each stakeholder shall be entitle
to one vote for each share Of stock stand
ing in his name on the books of the cor
poration, this vote to be cast in person o
} by proxy, and 1t shall require a majorit
Of the stock present or represented
elect.
Failure to elect board Of directors o
the first Monday in March, 1923, or an
! nually thereafter, shall not work for
feiture Of this charter, but the old boar
OF directors shall remain in office unit
their 'euccessOra are plectod and 0uaItfiod