The herald., 1922-08-10
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
BURNSrEIN-STEI INC,

State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans,
City of New Orleans Be IL known
that on this third day of the month
of August, in the year one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-five D922),
before me, Bernard Titche, a Notary
Public IN and for the parish of Orleans.
state of Louisiana, duly commissioned
and qualified, and in the presence of
the witnesses hereinafter named >ASd
undersigned, personally came and ap-
peared the several persons whose
names are herepnto subscribed. all
above the full age of majority, who
severally declared that. availing them
selves of the laws of the state of
Louisiana, particularly Act 267 of 1914,
relative to the organization of corpor-
atoms, they do by these presents agree
and bind themselves, as well as such
other persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, to form and con-
stitute corporation for the objects
and purposes and under the articles
and stipulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I. The name, style and
title of this corporation shall be
Burnstein-Steinau, Inc, and under that
name it shall have and enjoy all the
rights, advantages and privileges grant
ed 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 alter and break
at pleasure; to hold. receive lease, pur-
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mortgage. hypothecate and pledge prop
erty, real, personal and mixed, cor
poreal and incorporeal; to name ana
appoint such managers, directors, Off
GERS, agents and other employees as
it's interests and convenience may re-
quire. and to make and establish as
well as alter and amend, from time to
| time, such bylaws, rules and regula-
lions as may be necessary and expe-
| dent for the proper management and
government of the affairs of said cor
| pOratiOn.
ARTICLE IL The domicile of this
| corporation is hereby fixed in the city
of New Orleans. state of Louisiana,
and all citations or other legal process
shall be served upon the president OF
this corporation: or, in his absence.
upon it's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
ARTICLE Ill The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is
established and the nature of the bust
| ness to be carried on by ii are hereby
declared to be: Retail dealer in shoes,
and to do all acts and handle all mer-
chandise as is usually sold by retail
| shoe dealers.
| ARTICLE w. The capital stock OF
| this corporation shall be Twenty Thou
sand Dollars $4,000 OO), divided into
dred Dollars Cs1OO.O0) each. to be paid
for in cash. The corporation, by vote
of the majority of the entire Board of
| Directors, may he authorized to in
| Thousand Dollars (s50,000.00). which
| stock shall be paid for in cash, or in
property or its equivalent; or If not
| in cash, then the Board of Directors
of the company shall determine the
value of such equivalent offered.
ARTICLE v. All the corporate pow
| ers of this company shall be vested in
and the management and control of its
of Directors composed of four stock
| holders. A majority of said directors
| shall constitute quorum for the trans
action of all business: The directors
| shall be elected annually, by ballot, by
| the stockholders, on the third Tuesday
| of January in each year. Each stock
holder shall be entitled. in person OF
by proxy, to a vote for every share
owned by him. and all elections shall
| be held under such rules and regula-
tons as may be determined by the
Board of Directors, after fifteen Q5)
DAYS notice by mail of such election
shall have been sent to each stock
holder at his last known address Al
voting shall be by ballot The directors
thus elected shall continue in office foi
one year. or until their successors shall
have been duly elected and qualified
No failure to elect shall be regarded
as a forfeiture of this charter; Any
vacancy occurring on said board shall
be filled by the remaining directors fol-
the unexpired term: the said board
shall likewise elect the additional mem
bers in case they should determine u
| increase the NUMBER Oh Stlu Dodi u
Said board shall have the right L
segregate the offices of secretary ant
treasurer. and to appoint a secretary
who need not be either director Of
stakeholder, as also the right to ap
point and dismiss such clerks man
ayers and other employees of the cor
poration as conditions may justify Of
the business of the corporation ma,
require. The tenure of office OF al
the employees of the corporation sinai
be during the pleasure of the Boar
of Directors. Any of the director!
shall have the right to appoint. b,
written instrument. another director o.
stakeholder to act as his proxy AM
in his stead at any and all meeting
|, of the Board of Directors. The frs
Board of Directors shall be composed
of Joseph Burnstein, Joseph l.. Steinau
d. Sylvan Steinau and Mrs. JOSEPH
Burnstein.
The postoffice addresse of all sail
J directors are as follows: Joseph l.
Steinau 1911 st. Charles avenue. New
Orleans; d. Sylvan Steinau, 1911 81
Charles avenue. New Orleans; Josepf
Burnstein, 1874 Broadway, New Or
leans: Mrs. Joseph Burnstein, 113
Broadway, New Orleans.