The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-05-11
Apr. 20-May %
CHARTER OF
THE GUIER COMPANY. INC

| iHL OtlEh COMPANH, INC.
| United States of America, State o
louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City o
| New Orleans. Be II known that on thi
| thirty first day of March, in the year o
our Lord, one thousand nine hundre,
and twenty-five, before me, CLARENCE
DE LUCAS, Notary Public in and fol
! the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana
duly commissioned, qualified and sworn
personally came and appeared the par.
ties whose names are hereunto sub.
scrlbed and who declared that ayailine
themselves Of the laws OF this State, and
particularly Act No. 267 Of 1914 relative
TO the organization of corporations for
any lawful purpose or purposes, they
nave covenanted and agreed, and do BY
these presents covenant and agree and
Dlnd themselves, as well as such other
persons as may hereafter become asso-
ciated with them, to form themselves
into body polite in law for the objects
and purposes and under the articles,
terms and considerations following, to-
wit:
ARTICLE /. The name and title of
this corporation shall be THE GUIER
COMPANY, INC, and under its corporate
name IL shall have power and authority
to have and enjoy succession for the
term OF ninety-nine (99) years from the
GATE hereof. To contract, sue and be
sued; to make and use a corporate seal.
and the same to break and alter at
pleasure; to hold, receive. lease and pur-
chase under its corporate name, prop
erty, both real, personal and mixed. and
the same to sell, mortgage, pledge.
hypothecate, lease or otherwise dispose
OF; to lend any portion of its capital
stock or income from other sources or
mortgage or other security; to contract.
make and indorse bills Of exchange and
promlssory notes; to issue bonds: to
name and appoint such officers and
asehts as the interest OF said corporation
may require; to make all necessary by
laws for the proper management Of it's
anairs; to acquire stock and bonds of
other corporations; to increase or diminish
It's capital stock, and generally to do
ana perform in this State or any other
STATE all such things and exercise such
rights and powers permitted by law to
corporations
ARTICLE III. The objects and mr..
poses for which this corporation is organ-
ized and the nature of the business to
De carried on by 1t are hereby declared
To secure for the States of Louisiana
ana mississippi the right to prepare, use,
operate, sell and otherwise dispose of
Guiers Purity Toilet Preparations and
other articles or preparations combined
or prepared by the Guier Manufacturing
Company.
To buy, sell and generally to deal in
and with the aforesaid preparations
within said territory. and to ACQUIRE any
and all rights, permits, privileges, fran.
chlses and concessions suitable or con-
venient for the purposes of the COM
pany.
ARTICLE III. The domiciIe OF this
corporation shall be in the city of New
orleans. Parish Of Orleans. State Of
Louisiana; but it may establish of6ces
ana agencies throughout the United
states or America. All citations or other
,egal process shall be served upon the
PRESIDENT of said corporation; or. in the
gsent OF his absence. upon the Vice |
President; or, in the absence NJ hoth
upon the Secretary -Treasurer '''"'
ARTICLE ~. The capital stock NJ |
TINS corporation shall be Fifteen Tbon-
SAND Dollars s15.OOOOO), to be divided
INTO One Hundred and Fifty Shares of |
me ne par value OF One Hundred Dollars
lSlOO.O0) each, which shall be maid for
In cash or its equivalent, for pronerty
Ior labor performed, or services actually
The amount to which tho
capital stock Of this corporation NAV
be Increased shall be the sum Of ono
Thousand Dollars $500 900 OOl |
Inc Board OF Directors shall have
.rty transferred to said corporation. or |
or labor and services rendered.
ARTICLE V. All Of the corporate
bowers Of this corporation shall be
-ested In and exercised by a Board of |
directors composed of not less than
hree stockholders, who shall be elected
y the stockholders at the annual meet
ng OF the corporation, which shall be
eid on the third Monday of the month
I January OF each year. A majority of
ne stockholders shall constitute
uorum for the transaction of business.
The officers Of this corporation shall
e President, Vice President and
ecretary- Treasurer; provided. however.
Re Secretary Treasurer may be one
nicer or two officers. They shall be
ected annually by the Board of Direc-
rs rom among their number; all I
Z term Of one year. but shall hold ,
nee until their successors are elected 4