The herald., 1922-09-07
CHARTER.

hereby declared to be: The operation
OF retail store, or stores, for the buy
ing, handling, marketing, selling and
dealing in, women's, misses and child
rens wearing apparel, especially ready
to-wear, piece goods, and all such ar
ticles and goods as may be incidental to
or appurtenant to or connected with,
the same.
ARTICLE III-Capital Stock-The
capital stock of this corporation shall
be twenty thousand dollars (s20. 000. OO)
which may be increased TO one hundred
thousand dollars ($100,000.0); which
shall be divided into an equivalent
number of shares of par value of one
hundred dollars (Sl00.00) per share. All
stock issued shall be full paid. non-as-
sessable, and issued for not less than
par. Fractional shares may be issued.
ARTICLE IV-Subscriptions- The
names of the incorporators of the cor
poration and the amount of stock sub
scribed for by each appear subscribed
hereunto, so that this charter shall con-
stitute the initial list of subscribers to
the stock of this corporation. 1t is
further declared that all such subscri-
berS have at the time of the signing of
the presents paid not less one-half G@)
of the amount due for such subscrip-
ton. so that not less than one-half az
of the capital stock of the corporation
has been subscribed for and paid for.
ARTICLE V-Domicile = This cor
New Orleans, Parish of Orleans. Louis
lana.
ARTICLE VI-Duration-This cor
poration-Shall exist, have duration. and
enjoy succession for a period of ninety
nine (99) years from date hereof.
ARTICLE VII-Directors-This cor
poration shall have not less than three
CD nor more than seven Cd directors.
who shall be each the holder of not
less than one ID paid-up share OF capt
tai stock; which directors shall consti-
tute the board of directors. and in
be vested and by which the same shall
be exercised. except those especially
reserved to the stockholders by law or
by this act of incorporation. Directors
in addition to the the three go named
herein shall he selected from time to
time. in the discretion of the then eX-
listing board. by not less than two
thirds e 80 vote thereof. Vacancies
on the board shall be filled by vote
of a majority of the stockholders at
any annual, or a special meeting OF
stockh olders called for the purpose: all
vacancies must be filled within sixty
600 days after their occurrence, and
the president is obligated to call such
meeting for said purpose. unless the
next regular annual meeting of stock
holders will, as provided herein or by
amendment hereof be held within ninety
600 DAYS from the date OF such va
cancy. If the president fails or refuses
to call such meeting. the vice-president
shall do so. and upon his failure so 10
do the secretary-treaSurer shall do so;
IL all officers refuse or fail to do so,
such meeting may be called upon petit
tion of and by not less than twenty
five per cent esq of the outstanding
stock. All directors and officers shall
serve for one year or until their success
cessors are duly elected and qualified.
The directors shall elect by ma
jority vote from among their number,
within thirty 600 days after their cleo
ton. president, vice-president. and
a secretary-treasurer. The latter office
may be divided into two (2) separate
offices and given to two CD distinct di-
rectors by vote of two-thirds g 80
Of the directors, provided the number
of directors at such time equals or eX-
ceeds five go.
The following directors and officers
are designated hereby. to serve until
the regular annual meeting of stock
holders, which will be held on the second
Monday in January of every year, be-
ginning in January. 1924, or until their
successors are elected and qualified:
David NJ. Davis, New Orleans. Louis
lana. president; Sol. Weiss. New Or
leanns. Louisiana, vice-president; Wal
ter Davis. New Orleans. Louisiana, sec
retary-treaSurer.
ARTICLE VIII-Powers and Duties
of Officers-The officers of this cor
poration shall perform the functions
customarily exercised by persons oc-
cupying the respective offices desfg-
mated.
The president. and in his absence. the
vice-preSident or secretary-treasurer,
shall have authority to appear in any
court in behalf of this corporation. TO
institute all ordinary legal proceedings,
and to obtain the issuance of any judi
cial writs or remedies. not involving
the discontinuance or suspension of the
business of the corporation, its exist
ence. or the form and nature of Its
operation.
The powers and authority hereby con-
ferred are not exclusive. but merely IL
Illustrative and precautionary; they may
be further specified, enlarged or re-
tricted by such bylaws as the board of
directors may adopt by two-thirds
ARTICLE ILLEGAL Process-Cita-
ton and other legal process shall be
served upon the president. and in his
absence upon any other officer of the
ARTICLE X-Powers-This corpora
tion shall have all powers and author
ity rights and privileges accorded by
law to corporations, and consistent
with. incidental to. or necessary or con-
venient for. the accomplishment of the
purposes and objects for which it is
created.
ARTICLE XI-Amendment-Th act
of incorporation may be amended. in
by complying with the provisions of
law. to that end.
ARTICLE XII - Dissolution and
Liquidation-This corporation shall be
dissolved or liquidated in conformity
with the provisions and requisites of
the law.
Thus done and passed. in my office,
in the City of New Orleans. Louisiana,
on the day. month and year first above
written. in the presence of Messieurs
d. NJ Puryear and III. j. Pere. compe-
tent witnesses. residents of this parish,
who have hereunto signed their names,
together with said appearers and me,
notary. after reading of teh whole.
(ORIGINAL SIGNED)
(Names of subscribers omitted).
Witnesses: d. NJ. Purpear, II. j.
Pere.
(Sea) SOL. WEISS.
Notary Public.
I. the undersigned Recorder of Mort
cages in and for the Parish of Orleans,
State of Louisiana. do hereby certify
that the above and foregoings act of
incorporation of The Emporium, Inc,
was this day duly recorded in my office
in Book 1868, folio -.
New Orleans, -. 1922.
tSigned) ROBT. SCOTT,
Deputy Recorder.