The herald., 1922-10-26
CHARTER
CHARTER OF
DAVID RERNHARpT, INC.

State of Louisiana, Parish OF OrledHs
City OF New Orleans. Be II known tha'
ON this 2Sth day of the month of Sep
tember in the year OF our Loru' oIl'
thousand nine hundred and twenty-two
and of the independence or the OhlleG
States of America, the one hunureu am am
forty-seyenth, before me, Felix Wiltrec
Gaudin, a Notary Public in ana TOT tht
parish of Orleans, state OF LoulSlsanat
duly commissioned, sworn ana Quaulieu
and in the presence or the WllnesSes
hereinafter named and undersigned, per,
sonally came and appeared the sewers
parties whose names are hereunto SUI
scribed, who seVeraliy ueclaLe ~
availing themselves of the laws OF tne
state of Louisiana, in such cases mace
and provided, they have coVenanted any
agreed, and do by these presents cove
nant and agree and bind themselves
as we'll as other persons who may mere
after become associated with them
selves to form corporation ana pouy
polite in law, and for the objects ana
purposes, and under the articles anu
stipulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE / The name Of this cor
noration shall be David Bernhardt, Inc,
and under its corporate name shaI!
have power and authority 10 ENJOY col
porate existence and succession Tor the
full term of ninety-nine years from ahu
after the date hereof; 10 contract sue
and be sued; TO make and use cor
porate seal, to alter ana break az
pleasure; to hold. 10 receive, ny nI
and personal property; TO issue heGo-
table bonds and notes, or other eht,
dence of debt; to name ana appol'S
such managers, agents. directors anu
officers as its business interest ano
convenience may require; 10 maze any
establish. as well as 10 alter ana aill ti,
from time to time, Such bN-la"s' ruIcE
and regulations for the proper govern
ment of the affairs of this corporation
as may be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE H. The objects and pur-
noses for which this corporation IL
organized and the nature OF the pusl
ness TO be carried on by II are declared
10 be the importing. exporting. manu-
featuring buying and selling OF paints,
yarnishes glass and such articles az
are generally used in the paint busl,
ness, and to do and transact eeheiai,
paint business for its own account, ana
for account of others on commission OF
otherwise, and to do and perform all
things incidental to said business.
ARTICLE III The capital stock Of
this corporation is hereby fixed al
the sum of Five Thousand DoLats
Cs5,OOOOO). divided into and represent
ed by Fifty (5O) Shares of stock at
the par value of One Hundred Dollars
CSlO6O0) per share. Said stock shall
be paid for in cash or property actually
received by the corporation.
ARTICLE ". The domicile of this
corporation shall be in the city Of New
Orleans state of Louisiana, where all
meetings of the stockholders or direc-
tors must be held: provided that with
the written consent of all the directors,
valid meetings of the directors may
he held outside of the state or within !
the state elsewhere than at its domlclle.
Citation shall be served upon the Pres-
ident: or, in his absence or disability
upon the Vice-President.
ARTICLE V. All the powers of this
CORPORATION shall be vested in and ito
business shall be managed by Board
of Directors consisting of three stock !
holders of this corporation, and the
names and .postoffice addresses OF
wear or until their successors have been |
duly elected and qualified are as fol-
lows: David Bernhardt, President S5l5
r. Bernhard, Vice-President. col Ba-
rome street. New Orleans, La; X. +
Glynn, Secretary Treasurer, 521S Pry-
tania street, New Orleans La.
The corporation shall have a Presi-
dent, Vice-President and Secretary
agents and employees as the Board OF
Directors may from time TO time de-
termine. whose duty shall be fixed by !
the said board.
The Board of Directors shall have
power to make all bylaws rules and
vacancy in the officers and directors
shall be filled by the remaining dlrec-
tors.
ARTICLE vi. No stakeholder. shall
ever be held liable or responsible for
the contracts. faults or debts of this
nor shall any mere infor-
mality in it's organization have the
effect of rendering this charter null
or of exposing it's stockholders to any
liability beyond the unpaid balance due
on the stock owned by them.
ARTICLE VII. The names and post
office addresses of the subscribers to
the article of incorporation and the
number of shares or stock which eacn
Bernhardt 20 shares; Earl r. Bern
hardt, 20 shares; r. F. Glynn, 10 shares.
ARTICLE VIII. The annual meeting
Of the stockholders of this corporation
for the election of directors shall be
in each year, the first meeting to be
held on the first Monday of January,
1923, until which time the officers and
continue and until their successors are
duly elected and qualified.
ARTICLE TX. All stockholders meet
ings shall be held after three days
written notice by the Secretary-Treas-
urer. mailed to the last known address
of the stockholders, except where other
wise provided by law; but all notices
may be waived by the unanimous con-
sent of the stockholders
Thus done and passed in my notarial
on the day, month and year first above
written, in the presence of Messrs.
Nicholas G.. Carbajal and l.. Schoen,
competent witnesses, who have here
unto signed their names, together with
the said appearers and me, Notary,
after due reading of the whole.
Original signed: David Bernhardt,
New Orleans, La, 20 shares, S515
Pamela street; Earl r. Bernhardt, New
orleans. La. 20 shares, COL Baronne
street; r. G. Glynn, New Orleans, La,
10 shares, 521S Prytania street.
Witnesses: N. G.. Carbajal, L. Schoen.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans:
!, the undersigned Notary, do hereby !:
certify that the forging is true and /;
correct copy Of the charter of David !
Inc, as passed before me 1
on September %, 1922, and that same I
has been duly recorded in the Mort 6
gage Office of the parish of Orleans, g
in Book 1879, Folio 6
New Orleans, La, Sept. 20, 1922. q
F. w. GAUDIN, {
Notary Public. 4
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