The herald., 1922-05-25
CHARTER
CHARTER OF
SOIEEZ Ely MOP CO., INC.

United States of America, State OF
Louisiana. Parish of Orleans DE
known that on the tenth gay OF IoM NEsSS
i922. before me. W. CATESBI jones,
a Notary Public in and for the Parish
Of Orleans. State of Louisiana, ana Nv
the presence OF the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned personaiIs
came and appeared the several Pe.o
whose names and addresses are hereuhto
subscribed, who severally declared that,
ayailing themselves of the provisions 4I
the laws of the State OF Louisiana ona IA
such cases made and provideu' anu
more particularly of Act 267 of the Leg
IsIature of this State for the year Islf;
they have covenanted. contracted, asLeeu
and bound themselves, ana 90 oi ,hnn,
selves as we'll as all such persons az
NAV hereafter become associated win
them, to form and do hereby form oouS
corporate and polite In law, Ior r,,cIaS
objects and purposes under the articles
and stipulations hereinafter set forth ana
expressed. , ,;,,o NJ this
corporation shall be sos S9G TEn Which Eh may
he abbreviated to SQUEEZ Ely Mof
Article III. The purpose for which
this corporation. is formed ana tn On nv
II are hereby declared to be the manu- manu-
featuring, buying, selling, distrlout,ns
and handling of mops, brooms, pisins
and other househOiu Iurhlse .anorol
and the purchase and sale OF gehef ai
marcbandise and to do any and al
! things pertaining to the manurac.upe
| sale and distribution OF SAID mops
! household articles and general meron"n
ARTICLE III. The amount OF tht
Aapitai stock Gf this corporation IL
hereby fixed at the n SUN %, OF al wen" com
mon stock. which capital stock may 0,
i i,,cn Sod 70 the sum of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars $500 10000: said cap
| itaI stock shall be divided into Nv
Hundred %1s H S2O shd Dollars siooo each
and the stock shall be paid when SUP
scribed for. or may be issued IN wn on
| or in part at not less than par TOT prvp
erty actually purchased ssrr,c anu actuaiiy rem
dered. No fractional shares shall eve
Oe ARTICLE ". The location Of tn
aOmsle Of this this STlpS9s State Of Louis
lana. and service of citation or OF 4. a
legal process shall be MADE upon IN
. President Of this corporation, or: IN c az
Of his absence or inability to act, on %
Vice. President or Secretary Urea urer;
| the order named. Said corporation sha
have and enjoy succession by IT'S Co
porate name for period OF ninety Iii
ARTICLE V. The business ana anail
of this corporation shall be conducte
by and all the corporate powers E nsso
in and exercised by a Boara OF M MAJ.
TO he elected by the stockholders ann
sIIy nv ballot on the third MONDAY
the month of January each year begl
ming in the year 1924. or any supse IN
date announced by the Board OF DIRE
tors in case no election shall take pla
on said date. after fifteen Qol ia!
notice. which shall he given 70 ea
stakeholder by written notice malieu
:, eftca address: at said election ca
70 stockboIder shall be entitled to cast !
vote as specified in Section IL OF a
o67 of the General Assembly OF the ols
ments thereto. The stockholders recei
ing n majority of the votes cast sh
he declared elected. The Board OF III,
tors so elected shall immediately Ihel
., 70 no President. one to be Vice-Preside
ono 70 be Secretary Treasurer OF I
CORPORATION. and they shall serve un
their successors are elected and aua,in
. D;ractors shall be composed of the 4
Loving stockholders: Edward juno
- Vile. 1920 Dryades street: New oriea
r la: James Jumonville. Hammond
New orleans, La; of whom Edward TS. :
knoxville shall be president, IIa n
Jumonville shall be Vice-President. Jan
a Jumonville shall be Secretary Ireas ,,I
day of January. 1924. or until IN
successors are elected and quallned, a
vacancy in the offices or Board OF DIT
tors shall be filled by the remain
directors. and II for any reason a n
BOARD of Directors shall not be emo;
on the date above fixed. the then exist
hoard shall hold over until their succ
sors are chosen. .,.
., ARTICLE vII-Stockholders meetli
or other meetings for the election OF
rectors may be held as prescribed
section 10 Of Act 267 of the General
semblv of the State of Louisiana for
wear 1914 or any amendments thereto.
12 ARTICLE VIII-This corporation
the officers and directors thereof 81
have all the rights and powers ana
CORPORATION may be amended or disso'
or its affairs liquidated. as provided
- the provisions of Act 261 OF the GEM
Assembly of the State OF Louisiana
= the year 1914. or any amendments TN
BIZ to- -
Re ARTICLE N-No stakeholder
- ever he held liable or responsible Tor
30 contracts or faults of this coropora
in any further sum than the unpaid
. ance on the stock for which he has
scribed nor shall any mere 1nforma
. in its organization have the effect OF
dering this charter null or exposln
stockholder to any liability other thar