The herald., 1922-02-09
Jan. - Feb. 16
ACT OF INCORPORATION OF ATLAS
MANIEAGIIKINI 90

| Az VI fNtOhsOkAI1ON OF ALTA
| MANUEACTURlNO CO, INC.
| United States o. America, state of Lou
iSiana, Parish OF Orleans, lie il know
that on this 2lSt day OF December, j
the year one thousand, nine hundred an
twenty one, before me, Daniel John Mui
ply, notary public, duly commissions
ana sworn in and TOR the Parish OF UI
leans, and City of New Orleans, therei
residing, and in the presence oil the vii
nesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared tn
persons whose names are hereunto sui
scribed, all of the full age OF majorlt
and residents of this city, and who SeN
orally declared that. awaiting themselve
of the provisions of the Act of the Legis
| lature of the State of Louisiana, an
known as Act 267 of the Session of 1914
do by these presents, covenant and agre
and bind themselves, as well as all sucl
! other persons as may become hereinJfte
associated with them, in order to form
or constitute corporation or body poll
tic in law, for the object and purpose
and under the stipulations, as follows:
ARTICLE The name and style o
this corporation shall be Atlas Manufac
turing Company, incorporated, and unde
that name 1t shall have and enjoy all tn
| rights, privileges and advantages granite,
by law to corporations il shall exist 70
period of ninety nine years from thi
date; 1t shall have the power TO contract
| to make and use a corporate seal, an,
| the same to break and alter at pleasure
TO hold. receive, purchase, convey, mort
gage, hypothecate or pledge property
real, personal or mixed, issue bonds, note.
| or other obligations and negotiable in
struments; to engage in the business OF
| wholesale or retail clothing manufactur
ing business in all its various phases
and 10 have and employ such managers
directors, officers, agents and other EN-
pIoyees as the interest and convenience
] of said corporation may require or de
| mand to make and establish such rules
bylaws and regulations for the manage
ment and control of the affairs of the
corporation as may be deemed necessary
and eXpedient.
ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmicile of the cor
poration shall be in the City Of New Or
leans, State of Louisiana. and all cita.
lions eand other legal process shall be
served on the President. and in his alb
sence on the Vice President, and in the
absence Of both, thereon the Secretary
Treasurer.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur
poses for which this corporation is formed
are hereby declared to be: To engage
in and carry on the business of manu-.
featuring, buying and selling of clothing
raw and finished materials general cloth.
ing, manufacturing and jobbing business
and all such articles incidental or apper-
tanning to general tailoring and manu-
featuring clothing business, either as
principals or agents, and either at whole
sale or retail, and in furtherance thereof
TO lease, purchase, acquire real or per-
sonal property. inclu ding trade marks
and copyrights as may be required or
necessary for the proper execution and
prosecution of said business, and to mort
gage or hypothecate the same; in the es-
adjustment and maintenance of factory
or factories, plants, warehouses or other
wise, and generally to do everything or
things as may be necessary in the pros
ecution of said business.
ARTICLE IV-The capital stock of this
corporation shall be and is fixed at the
sum OF Ten Thousand and no-1O0 Dol
lars, divided into One Hundred shares
OF the par value of One Hundred Dollars
each. No transfer Of stock shall be bind
ing upon this corporation unless same
appear on the books thereof
No stakeholder shall have the right To
assign or transfer any share or shares
OF stock held by him unless he shall first
oner the same in writing to the Board Of
directors, which shall have the right to
purchase the same within ten days there
after. at the valuation to be determined
by the board; and in case of dissatisfac-
ton as to the price the matter shall be
aroltrated, one arbitrator with the power
OF amicable compounder to be appointed
by each side and an umpire to be Sc
lected by those two who shall take oath
no recourse to the courts to be thereafter
allowed And all shares of stock when
SO purchased may be reissued at not less
than par
ARTICLE v-First All. the corporate
powers of the corporation not reserved
by law to the stockholders shall be vested
IN ard exercised by a Board of Directors
TO be composed of not less than three
stockholders, majority of which shall
constitute qUorum to transact business
I'd AG
annually at meeting of the stockholders
OF this corporation to be held on the Bird
day OF January, 1928, and annually there
after.
Second. The Board Of Directors shall
nave power to make bylaws, rules and
regulations necessary for the conduct of
the business affairs Of said corporation
and they shall elect from their number
a President, Vice-President, Secretary and
treasurer, which officers may be consoIi:
uated as the Board of Directors see fit
and to the best interests of the cornora.
Iion: The position Of Secretary may be
nlled by a person other than a stock
holder If the Board Of Directors SO deem
it necessary and expedient to the interest
or this corporation.
this corporation, except the Secretary
who may be hired to perform the duties
OF that office
Third. Until the election to be held ms
hereinabove provided, the following shall
constitute the first Board of Directors.
viz:
S. ]. Coogan, President and Treasurer
NO, 81 Royal Street, New Orleans, La.
L. Soniat Dufossat, Jr., Vice President
and Secretary, No. 2SO7 Bell Street, New
orleans, La, both residents of New Or
leans, Louisiana.
g. Soniat du Fossat, No COS Tchoupi-
touias Street, New Orleans, La.
ARTICLE VI-This charter may be
amended and the capital stock of this
corporation may be increased or de-
creased, or this corporation may be dis
solved and its affairs liquidated in the
method and manner provided by law, as
now or hereafter in force
ARTICLE Vino stakeholder of this
corporation shall be liable or responsible
Tor the contracts or faults of this cor
poraton In any further sum than the un-
PAID balance Of the stock for which he
mas subscribed, nor shall any mere In.
IormaIty In organization have the effect
or rendering this charter null or of ex-
posing stockholder to any liability
otner than as above provided.
Thus done and passed in my Office, on
tne DAY, month and year first above mem
tioneo, In the presence Of Stanley Nc
Dermott and Leah Simerick. competent
witnesses. who have signed these pres
ents with the said appearers and ne
notary, after due reading of the whole
(0RIGINAL SIGNED):
Soniat du Fossat. Jr.. 2S07 Bell St.
New Orleans, La, "a shares
G. Soniat du Fossat, COS Tchoupitoulas
St.. New Orleans, La. share.
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