The herald., 1922-10-19
CHARTER OF ISAAC WIENER FUR.
NITURE COMPANY, INC.

Louisiana. Parish of Orleans CITY OF
New Orleans. BE il known, That or
this fourteenth GD day of the month
of October. in the year Of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and TWEEN.
ty-two. and OF the Independence OF the
United States Of America the one nun.
dred and fOrty-Seventh, before me, vii.
liam John Hennessey, a notary public
duly commissioned and qualified In
and for the Parish of Orleans Stat.
of Louisiana, therein residing, and in
the presence of the witnesses herein.
after named and undersigned, person.
ally came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hereto sub.
scribed. all above the full age Of ma.
j)rity. who severally declared that avail
ing themselves Of the constitution and
the laws of the State of Louisiana
particularly Act 267 of 1914 relative
they do by these presents agree and
bind themselves. as well as such other
persons as may hereafter become as.
ISOLATED with them. TO form and con.
stitute a corporation for the objects
and purposes and under the articles and
stipulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style of
this corporation shall be the ISAAC
WIENER FURNITURE COMPANY
INC, and under that name il Shall
have and enjoy all the rights, advan-
tages and privileges granted by law to
corporations, and shall exist for the
full term and period of ninety-nine
years from this date. 1t shall have
power to contract, sue and be sued
to make and use corporate seal. and
the same to break and alter at pleas
ure; to hold. receive, lease, purchase
sell and convey, as We'll as mortgage
hypothecate and pledge property real
personal and mixed. corporal and in
corporeal; to name and appoint such
managers, directors, officers, agents
and other employees as its interests
and convenience may require, and "a
make and establish. as we'll as alter
and amend. from time to time such
bylaws, rules and regulations as may
proper management and government of
the affairs of said corporation.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile OF this
corporation is hereby fixed in the City
Of New Orleans, State of Louisiana
and all citations or other legal process
this corporation, or. in his absence
upon its Secretary-TreaSurer or Vice
President.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is or
gained and the nature of the business
to be carried on. are declared to be: To
buy and sell, handle make and manu-
facture furniture. of every character
and description; to buy and sell in re-
tail or wholesale, rugs, carpets floor
covering of all kinds. ornaments and
toys, and generally all household goods
and effects of every kind and descrip-
ton, and to establish branch stores in
other Parishes of Louisiana to carry
on said business, and generally TO do
and engage in any other business, I'M
dertaklng or enterprise connected with,
germane or incidental to the objects
and purposes hereinabove set forth or
completed by this character.
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of
this corporation shall be ten thousand
dollars s1O,0O0.00). divided into and
represented by one hundred QOO)
dred dollars (s100.o0) each, to be paid
in cash; which capital stock may be
increased to twenty-five thousand dol
lars (s25,0O0.0O), which stock shall be
paid for in cash or in property or it's
equivalent; or. if not in cash, then the
Board of Directors of this corporation
shall determine the value of such equiv
alent offered.
ARTICLE V.-All the corporate pow
ers of this company shall be vested in
and the management and control of its
affairs shall be exercised by a Board
OF Directors composed of three stock
holders. majority of said directors
shall constitute a quorum for the trans
action of all business. The directors
holders on the Third Tuesday of jan
uary In each year. Each stakeholder
shall be entitled, in person or by proxy,
to a vote for every share owned by
him. and all elections shall be held
under such rules and regulations as
may be determined by the Board of
Directors after fifteen days notice by
mail OF such election shall have been
sent to each stakeholder at his last
known address. All voting shall be by
ballot. The directors thus elected shall
continue in office for one year. or I'M
Til their successors shall have been
duly elected and qualified. Any va
cancy occurring on said board shall be
filled by the remaining directors for
the unexpired term; the said board
shall likewise elect the additional
members in case they should deter,
mine to Increase the number of said
board; and all officers and employees
shall hold office at the pleasure of the
board, and all officers, directors and
employees shall also hold office at the
pleasure of the stockholders, who may
dfsplace or elect the successor of any
one or all of them at any time at a
meeting called for that purpose by no.
tice delivered personally to each stock
holder or deposited in the postoffice
addressed to each stakeholder at least
five days before such meeting
The President may at any time call
such meeting. and if the President or
officers of the corporation refuse or
rail- to call such meeting when re-
quested by the holder or holders Of ten
per cent of the capital stock outstand-
ing, then such holder or holders of
STOCK may personally, or through
proxy. call such meeting to be held at
the office of the corporation. If for
any reason the use of the office of the
corporation is refused. or it cannot be
USED Tor such meeting, then the caller
or callers of such meeting may, acting
either personally or through proxy. ad-
hold it,
The first Board of Directors shall be
composed OF Isaac Weiner whose post
oI1lce address is 139 Delaronde street
New Orleans. Louisiana; Benjamin
blenn. whose postoffice address is 2O7
Deiaronde street, New Orleans Lou
lsiana' and Elias Weiner. whose post
0Iilce address is 403 Olivier street. New
Oreans, Louisiana, with Isaac Weiner
as President. Elias weiner as Vice-Pres-
Treasurer
ARTICLE Win case of dissolu-
t,on, Incubation or termination of this
cnarter by Limitation or otherwise. the
aIIalrs OF the corporation shall be
INUNDATED by one or more liqudators
erected by the stockholders, who may
provide the number of said liquidators
anu vest them with such power and
as,utnorlty as may by law be permitted,
liz the terms and conditions upon
which they shall serve and their COM
PehSation, and provide that in case of
u ,.ath or disability of any one of said
IIluiuators the remaining liquidatOrs
may iii the vacancy or continue to
act on behalf of the corporation
AhIiCLE Vino stakeholder shall
De liable or responsible for any costs,
non.,acts' debts or faults of the cor