The herald., 1922-03-23
CHARTER OF PEARsON-MICHEL CO.,

CHARTER OF PEARSON-MICHEL CO.,
INC.
State iof Louisiana. Parish of Orleans.
City of New Orleans, Be IL known that on
this fourteenth day of March, in the year
oIfe thousand nine hundred and twenty
two, before me, William Waller Young.
a notary public, in and for the Parish OF
Orleans, State of louisiana, duly COM
missioned and qualified. and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named
and under signed, personally came ana APP
peared the several persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed all above the full
age of majority. who severally declared,
that availing themselves of the laws or
the State of Louisiana, particularly Act
267 of 1914 relative to the organization
of corporations, they do, by these pres,
as such other persons as may hereafter
become associated with them. to form and
constitute a corporation for the objects
and purposes and under the articles ana
stipulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name, style and title
of this corporation shall be Pearson-M MI
chel Co, Inc, and, under that name, II
shall have and enjoy all the rights, al
vantages and privileges granted by law 10
corporations, and shall exist for the full
term and period of ninety nine years from
this date. 1t shall have power to con-
tract sue and be sued; to make and use
corporate seal. and the same to alter
and break at pleasure; to hold, receive,
lease, purchase, sell and convey, as well
as mortgage, hypOthecate and pledge
property, real, personal and mixed, cor
poreal and incorporeal; to name ana APP
point such managers, directors, officers,
| agents and other employees as its interest,"
and convenience may require, ana TO MAKE
and establish as well as alter and amend.
| from time to time, such bylaws, rules
and regulations as may be necessary and
| expedient for the proper management ana
government of the affairs of said corpora
| ton.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE domlcile of this cor
poration is hereby fixed In the CITY OF
New Orleans, State of Louisiana, and al
1 citations or other legal process shall DC
| served upon the president or vice.presi'
dent of this corporation, or, in their ao'
sence, upon its secretary.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur
poses for which this corporation is or
| ganized and the nature OF the business
to be carried on by it are hereby de
clared to be: to engage in the business
of general restaurant. soda-water, pastry
cigars and tobacco; to manufacture ant
sell, both wholesale and retail, ice cream
soda water, candy, bread and all othe
commodities generally bought and SOLO II
any of the businesses above enumerated
to rent, buy, own, sell and exchange rea
estate buildings and warehouses, and q
mortgage and hypothecate the same; U
operate a store or stores where the manu-
featured or other products OF Inis cor
| poration may be sold; to issue notes ant
other securities in the purchase or pro
perty or goods; to represent others a
agent or other wise in the same or simila
lines of business; to act as manufacturers
| agent, and receive and sell goods on cor
| signment: to acquire and own stock i
| other corporations; and generally TO
land transact all business properly con
nected with incidental OF eonvenlens =
this corporation-in the State or Louis
lana and elsewhere.
ARTICLE Iy-The capital stock Of TIL
corporation is hereby hxed at tne an sun =,
lars, to be divided into and represented o
, one hundre three (103) shares in the sur
: of one hundred (S100.00) dollars, each
!. said stock shall only be issued TOT cas-
/ or in payment of property actually rt
!. ceiyed or purchased by said corporation
The capital stock of this corporation ma
be increased to the sum OF twenty-h'
thousand ISIS ,0o0;00 dollars. o,
ARTICLE V-All the corporate power
of this corporation shall be exercised o
: board of directors consisting OF not les
: than three nor more than hye stoch
b holders, a majority of whom snail co,
r stitute a quorum for the transaction
4 business The directors may vote In PEI
e son or by written proxy in favor
a another director. The board of director
+ shall elect annually from among ,ne
\ treasurer and a secretary which two La
}. ter offices may be filled by one perso
4 and which person or persons need not pe
: stakeholder in this corporation.
|: The first board of directors shail co,
Z sist of four stockholders and shall
i. composed Of Gilbert Charles Pearso
n Mumford August Michel. Camire JOB
4 Marlborough and John j. Cohey; WI
d Gilbert Charles Pearson, as president az N
!. general manager; Mumford August N
!. cheI as yice-president; Camire John Mar
! brough, as secretary. and John J. Cone
II as treasurer. s,.o
y TORS are as follows: Gilbert Charles Pea
4 SON. 1854 Camp St, New Orleans, La
Ie Mumford August Michel, 1442 n. hope,
= SON ST. New Orleans. La; Camire Joi
: MARLBOROUGH, 1907 Ursuline St, New y
leans. La; John J. Coffey, "a 5. VIM
ST. New Orleans, La.
n These directors and officers shall ser
al until the third Wednesday in March, ~.
- or until their successors have been du
= elected and qualified.
"A The annual meeting OF stockholders I
the election Of directors shall be held
:. the third Wednesday in March. OF ca
or year. unless said day be legal holids
ne and then on the next bank day thereaft'