The herald., 1922-10-12
CHARTER
CHARTER OF THE
r. It'll. STORES. INC.

C1922), and of the independence OF III
United States of America, the one hun
bred and forty-seventh, before me
Eugene d. Saunders, Notary PupIic
duly commissioned and quallfleu "Ithti
and for the parish OF orleans, S'" :,
of Louisiana, therein residing, ana II
the presence of the witnesses hereIn
after named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared the seVera
persons whose names are hereunto SUI
scribed who severally declared tnat
ayailing themselves of the beneilts am
provisions of the Constitution OF tnt
state of Louisiana and OF the laws %
the said state relative to the organl'
cation of corporations, and partlcu,
larly of the provisions OF Act NO. 20
of Louisiana for the year 1915 ano
the amendments thereto, they nave
contracted and agreed and unitea 10
form, and do by these presents con =
tract and agree and bind and obhgate
themselves to form, organize ana con-
stitute themselves, as well as al suGn
other persons who may hereafter JOIN
or become associated with them or
their successors, into stock corp0r-
alton and body polite in law, Tor the
objects and purposes and under ths
conditions. covenants, supulatlons anu
agreements of the articles followlns'
ARTICLE !. The name and title on
this corporation shall be II. ": Iaiii
name unless sooner dissolved In &C
cordance with law and this char.eTI;;
il shall exist and continue, ana snal,
have and enjoy corporate existence anu
succession for a period of ninety-nine
(99) years from and after the GATE Oh
this act. 1t may have, hold, receive.
borrow, loan. exchange, acquire by
grant gift or purchase, devise or be-
quest, sell. ALLEVIATE, dispose or con-
vey, lease pledge, pawn, hypothecale,
cucumber or mortgage property OF any
corporal or incorporeal, movable or
immovable. all subject TO such llmita,
tons as may be prescribed by law. a.
or notes and other evidences or DEBT.
1t may accept MORTGAGES. pIedges OF |
other forms Of security for money
tract, sue and be sued. plead or be
impleaded by it's corporate name IN |
any court of competent jurisdiction.
1t may make. adopt and use cor,
same at pleasure. 1t may hold stock
in other corporations, and It's capltal
stock may be issued for capltal STOCK
of other corporations. 1t may name
appoint and employ such managers.
directors. officers. agents and other
employees as its interests business
fix Their compensation, having Que re-
gard to the nature, character and value
of their service. II may MAKE anu
establish bylaws, rules and regulations ,
not inconsistent with this cnarter Oh
any existing law, fixing or altering tne ,
management of its property, the resu- :
lation and government OF nts a ana o.
registration of its stock. 1t may VIM =
up and dissolve itself or be wound up :
and dissolved in the manner prescrloeO .
by law. 1t may conduct business IN
this state other states. the federal
districts territories and possessions OF =
the United States. and any foreign 8
country. 1t shall have the power TO 2
invest its Board of Directors with al =
its corporate powers, subject to such
restrictions as may be named IN TINS
charter And II generally ys ssa'i riF rSns G
privileges and immunities which cor
porations are and may hereafter De
authorized to have and possess un9er o.
the Constitution and the laws OF TINS =,
state, and particularly under Act NO -
267 of the acts of the General Assem- - -
bly, of the state of Louisiana for the 7,
year 1914 and the amendments thereto ~
ARTICLE H. The domicile of this VI
corporation shall be the city of New
Orleans, parish of Orleans. state of
LouisiaAa, and all citations or otner n
egal process shall be served upon the
President OF this corporation; or. In
,ase of his absence. upon the vice.
President; or, in the absence of both OF
ARTICLE III. This corporation shall M n,
De authorized to conduct its business nj
n any state. territory or insular pos ~
session of the United States, or in any IN
foreign country and the general objects 90
md purposes for which the corporation n
s created and the nature or the busl- n,
less to be carried on by it are hereby iHa
TO buy. sell and deal in, at whole s., Si
ale and retail. groceries. provisions, eli
luce, grain, hay. game, coal, wood and he
,ther kinds of fuel. and all other arti- "a
les or things incidental to such bust az
less, and particularly ineident a 10 the of
poultry, fish. game, produce ana pro- an
'ision mercantile business, either whole ~
ale or retail. Of
ease real estate, and to mortgage and 70
the same; and to erect, man bY
ge. care for, maintain and equip build az
arts or parcels, improved or unim- 6
roved, and under such terms and con- Sc
itions as to time and manner or pay an
nent as may be agreed upon. an
To acquire and undertake to fulfill he
rights, franchises and assets m
Z every kind and the liabilities or
ny person. firm. association or eorpo ob po
took or bonds of the corporation or ma
therwise. IN
ny kind or description to carry on its an
usiness, and to do any and all things rio
hitch a co-partnership or individual bu
erson could do or exercise, and which he
re now or hereafter may be author an
red by law, and in general to carry III
n any business which under the law 70,
may be entitled to carry on, which ma
lay seem u Inc " NC Cdi- hs
ulated. directly or indirectly, to effect t ,,t
ne aforesaid objects and purposes. or ~,
lther of them, or to facilitate the sut
orporation in the transaction of any S Su,
Their lawful business that might be o ~,
alculated directly or indirectly, to en-. b h,,s
ance the value of or to render profit oos
BILE any of the corporations property a nnO
nd rights: and generally to hold and Ell &c.
xercise all such individual powers and ~. .uI
and to do and perform all Sne
lings as relate to the objects and pur- ou S1
@1es hereinabove set forth, or as may IT.,
peedful, necessary. proper, useful or VS.
fenient for effecting such objects az
purposes, or either Of them. o,Ie
ARTICLE ~. The authorized cap sno
al stock of this corporation is hereby az nJo
xed at and declared to be the sum ,h
Fifty Thousand Dollars ESQ 100000. '"e
hich capital stock may be increased 90
the manner provided by law, to the Up Up
Inn of One Hundred Thousand Dollars s ser
100 .ooooe). san
The presently authorized capital stock ssos
this corporation shall consist OF NJ
We Hundred 5000 Shares of the par 80
.lue of One Hundred Dollars (s100.00) D.,
CHI. 1t shall be represented by GER DC "a
'icates. shall be full paid and non. as. %
sessable when issued, shall be issued n a,o
SAM racoSuaa nr e. ioa pioperss s1C
Id at such times and in such amounts bo
"a h, ,he poord 90 niaSot os ueoer less
III Re ynorso,ai %ronar.v NJ t ., au pur,
STA penitaI stnct sS.,, ho h;nS;,r, alto
on this corporation unless made in oe
,ordance with it's charter and bylaws a..
4 rarordad IN the hooks