The herald., 1922-07-13
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
BURNSTEIN-GETZ INC


State of Louisiana. Parish of Orleans
lily OF New Orleans. Be it known that
on this LIST day of the month of June
IN the year one thousand nine hundred
anu twenty-five (ly22), before me- Ber-
nard Titche. a Notary Public in and for
the parish of Orleans. state of Louisiana
uuly commissioned and qualified, and i'm
Ine presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, all above
the full age of majority, who seyprally
neclared that, ayailing themselves of the
larry Act 267 of 1914 relative to the
organization of corporations, they do by
these presents agree and bind themselves
as well as such other persons as NAV
to form and constitute a corporation for
the objects and purposes and under tba
articles and stipulatiOns following, to-
ARTICLE l. The name, style and title
or this corporation shall be Burnstein-
Hetz: Incorporated, and under that name
1t shall have and enjoy all the rights
advantages and privileges granted by
the full term and period of ninety-nine
years from this date. 1t shall have power
10 contract sue and be sued: to make
ana use a corporate seal. and the same
10 alter and break at pleasure; to hold
receive; lease, purchase, sell and convey
as Wen as mortgage, hypothecate and
pledge property, real, personal and mixed
Corporeal and incorporeal; to name and
appoint such managers, directors officers
agents and other employees as its in
terestS ana convenience may require and
TO make and establish as we'll as alter
ana amend, from time to time. such by
la"s, rules and regulations as may be
necessary and expedient for the proper
management and government of the ar
falrs or said corporation.
ARTICLE III. The domicile of this cor.
pSorati0n is hereby fixed in the city Of
citations or other legal process shall no
served upon the President of this cornnr-
auon or, in his absence, upon its Secre
tary-Treasurer.
ARTiCLE III. The objects and pur-
Iished and the nature of the business 70
pc carried on by it are hereby declared
10 De: To conduct business in the citv
n, cew Urleans for the sale of general
lnieIchahulSe, consisting especially OF
aress goods, ready-tO-wear. notions and
Wonens furnishings of all kinds and 70
manufacture and purchase such general
drronaIo as Is ordinarily dealt in BY
ur!goods ana department stores
ARTICLE ~ The capital stock NJ tbi.
corporation is hereby fixed at the snm
OF Ffty Thousand Dollars ESQ 600 o0I'
10 be divided into and represented nv
Of 'e on aun Mm 1901 shares: in the sum
sald STOCK shall be paid for in cash ar
such time and after such notice 70 al
suDscrlbers as the Board Of Directors
nntS INK, mA' or the same may be issued at !
mo- less than par for labor done or ser.
wees rendered said corporation. or mon
erty or rights actually received nv se;d
This corporation shall h.
be a" egome = going concern and shall
Mnen ana as soon as TWENTY five Thou-
sand Dollars (s25, OOOOO) of the capitaI
su shall be subscribed and paid for.
81 Act No. 267 of the General Assemble
DI the state Of Louisiana for 1914 and
The amendments thereto. an"
ARTICLE V. All the corporate nows-s
~ TINS company shall be vested in, and
'haI be exercised by, a BOARD of Dirao
ors composed of four stockholders
majority of said directors shall constitrta
,oS quorum Tor the transaction Of all bust
less; The directors shall be elected an.
iuaiiy, by ballot. by the stockholders
IN the hrst Tuesday after the first Nor
Jay IN each year. Each stakeholder shall
e v ete'' fol In person or by proxy. to
mo an elections shall be held undar
uch Jules and regulations as NAV he
'ssterm a,. by the, Board of Directors
= such hi' EN- Io) days notice by mail
aCn stocEholder at his last known ad
ress. All voting shall be by baIiot
me o,S al1ee to thus elected shall continue
: pi"NV iVI oHc year. or until their suc- |
essors shall have been duly elected and
uaiihed. No failure TO elect shall he
agarded as forfeiture of this charter
ny vacancy occurring on said board !
hall be filed by the remaining directors
'r the uneNpired term; the said hoard ,
lall likewise elect the additional mem !
Frs in Ease they should determine to :
crease the number on the said board, }
',.a boar. shall have the right to con- c
Iidate or segregate any two OF said r
nces into one. and to appoint A Sec a
tary. who need not be either a director 4
d, stockholder, as also the right TO an. r
INT ana dismiss such clerks, managers
% other employees Of the corporation :,