The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-06-15
CHARTER.

subscribed, who severally declared that.
availing themselves of the provisions of
the laws of the State of Louisiana in
such cases made and provided, and
more particularly of Act 26I of the Leg
islature of this State for the year 1914,
they have cOvenanted. contracted, agreed
and bound themselves. and do by these
presents covenant, agree and bind them
selves, as well as all such persons as
may hereafter become associated with
them. to form and do hereby form a body
corporate and polite In law, Tor the
objects and purposes under the articles
and stipulatiOns hereinafter set forth and
expressed
ARTICLE l. The name and title of this
corporation shall be SQUEEZ Ely MOP
COMPANY, INCORPORATED, which may
be abbreviated to SQUEEZ Ely MOP
CO. INC.
ARTICLE IL The purpose for which
this corporation is formed and the ma
ture of the business to he carried on by
IL are hereby declared to be the manu-
featuring. buying, selling. distributing
and handling of mops, brooms, brushes
and other household furnishing articles.
and the purchase and sale of general
merchandise and to do any and all
things pertaining to the manufacture,
sale and distribution of said mops'
household articles and general merchan-
disc.
ARTICLE III. The amount of the
capital stock Gf this corporation is
hereby fixed at the sum of Twenty
Thousand Dollars (S20.O0OO0). all com
mon stock, which capital stock may be
increased to the sum of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars $500. Ooo.0O). Said cap
ita stock shall be divided into Two
Hundred (2Oel Shares Of the stoo par oar value anh
and the stock shall be paid when sub
scribed for, or may be issued in whole
or in part at not less than par for prop
erty actually purchased and received by
hn SnryippS actually
dered. No fractional shares shall ever
be issued.
ARTICLE ". The location of the
dOmicie of this corporation shall be in
the City of New Orleans. State Of Louis.
lana, and service of citation or Of all
legal process shall be made upon the
President of this corporation, or, in case
Of his absence or inability to act, on the
Vice President or Secretary-Treasurer;i In
the order named. Said corporation shall
have and enjoy succession by. its cor
porate name for period of ninety nine
years from date of this act.
ARTICLE V. The business and affairs
of this corporation shall be conducted
by and all the corporate powers vested
in and exercised by Board of Direc-
tors composed of three 81 stockholders.
to be elected by the stockholders annu-
ally by ballot, on the third Monday of
the month of January each year, begin
ming in the year 1924 or any subsequent
date announced by the Board of Direc-
tors, in case no election shall take place
on said date, after fifteen Q5l days
notice. which shall he given to each
stakeholder by written notice mailed to
each stakeholder at his last known post
office address; at said election each
stakeholder shall be entitled to cast his
vote as specified in Section IL Of Act
267 Of the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana for the year 1914. or amend
ments thereto. The stockholders receiv-
ing majority Of the votes cast shall
ha cd 10 I'd O.
tors so elected shall Immediately there
after proceed to elect one of its members
to be President. one to he Vice-President,
one to be Secretary Treasurer Of the
their successors are elected and qualified.
ARTICLE III. The first Board of
Directors shall be composed Of the fol-
lowing stockholders: Edward Jumon-
La: James Jumonville. Hammond, La.
Charles Jumonville, 1920 Calhoun street,
New Orleans. La. of whom Edward Ju-
knoxville shall be President, Charles
Jumonville shall he Secretary Treasurer,
and they shall serve until the third Mon
day of January. 1924 or until their
successors are elected and qualified. Any
tors shall be filed by the remaining
Directors. and IL for any reason new
Board of Directors shall not be chosen
on the date above fixed. the then existing
sors are chosen.
ARTICLE vII-Stockholders' meetings
or other meetings for the election Of d.
rectors may be held as prescribed by
Section 10 Of Act 267 Of the General As
sembly of the State of Louisiana for the
year 1914, or any amendments thereto.
ARTICLE vIII-ThIs corporatiGn and
| the officers and directors thereof shall
have all the rights and powers and this
corporation may be amended or dissolved
Il at ANI NIa1 h
| the provisions of Act 267 of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana for
the year 1914, or any amendments there
ARTICLE IX-No stakeholder shall
ever be held liable or responsible for the
| contracts or faults of this corporation
| in any further sum than the unpaid bal
| ance on the stock for which he has sub
| in its organization have the effect Of rem
| dering this charter null or exposing q
stakeholder to any liability other than as
| herein provided No stakeholder On this
corporation shall sell all or any part Of
| his stock without first giving fifteer
| DAYS notice to the corporation Of his de-
sire to sell. This corporation upon re-
| ceivng such notice shall allow the Othel
stockholders. after due notice mailed t.
| them to each last known address, to pur
chase such stock in proportion TO theil
| respective holdings Of stock in the corpora
| ton. and such other stockholders sinai
have fifteen days from the date sucn witt
| ten notice is given to the corporation
to purchase said stock at the then bool
| value of same.
| ARTICLE X-The subscribers hereuntC
have respectively written opposite theil
| Names the amount Of stock in this cor
| poration subscribed for by each of then
so that this act of incorporation NAV also
serve as the original subscription list OF
the corporation.
Thus done and signed. at my office. al
| the City of New Orleans. on the day
month and year first above written. In
| the presence of Gus J. Rieau and Melba
| O'ROurke. competent witnesses, residing
in this Parish. who have signed these
presents, together with said appearers
and me Notary, after due reading OF
| the whole.
| (Original signed):
Edw. Jumonville. 1920 Dryades St., 80
James Jumonville, Hammond. La. 8, pei
| Edw Jumonville: Chas. Jumonville. 292t
| Calhoun ST., As; Gus j. Ricau, Melba
| O'Rourke.
W. CATESBY JONES
Notary Public.
I. the undersigned Recorder of Mort
cages in and for the Parish of Orleans
| State of Louisiana, do hereby certify
| that the above and foregoing act Of In
corporation of the Squeez-Ezy Mop Co.
Inc was this dav duly recorded in my
1 office In Rock 1o6S Folio 800,