The herald., 1922-04-13
CHARTER OF PEARsON-MICHEL CO..

CHARTER OF PEARsON-MICHEL CO..
INC.
State iof Louisiana, Parish of Orleans,
City of New Orleans, Be ii known, that on
this fourteenth day of March, in the year
one thousand. nine hundred and twenty
two, before me, William Waller Young,
a notary public, in and for the Parish OF
Orleans, State of Louisiana, duly COM
missioned and qualified. and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named
and unde, signed, personally came and APP
peared the several persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed all above the full
age of majority, who severally declared.
that availing themselves of the laws OF
the State OF Louisiana, particularly Act
267 of 1914, relative to the organization
of corporations, they do, by these pres
ents, agree and bind themselves, as well
as such other persons as may hereafter
become associated with them, to form and
constitute corporation for the objects
and purposes and under the articles and
stipulatiOns following, tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name. style and title
of this corporation shall be Pearson-Mi-
chel Co., Inc, and. under that name, 1t
shall have and enjoy all the rights. ad-
vantages and privileges granted by law to
corporations, and shall exist for the full
term and period of ninety years from
this date. 1t shall have power to CON
tract, sue and be sued; to make and use
corporate seal, and the same to alter
and break at pleasure; to hold, receive.
lease, purchase, sell and convey, as well
| as mortgage, hypothecate and pledge
| property, real, personal and mixed. cor
| poreal and incorpOreal; to name and APP
! point such managers. directors, officers
| agents and other employees as its interest
and convenience may require, and to make
and establish as well as alter and amend.
| from time to time, such bylaws. rules
| and regulations as may be necessary and
expedient for the proper management and
government Of the affairs Of said corpora
| ton.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile Of this cor.
| poration 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 or vice.presi-
dent Of this corporation, or, in their alb
sence, upon its secretary.
ARTICLE III-Ths objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is or
ganized and the nature Of the business
to be carried on by 1t are hereby de-
clared to be: to engage in the business
1 of general restaurant, soda-water, pastry,
cigars and tobacco; to manufacture and
sell, both wholesale and retail, ice cream,
| soda water, candy. bread and all other
| commodities generally bought and sold In
any of the businesses above enumerated :
to rent buy. own, sell and exchange real
estate. buildings and warehouses, and to
mortgage and hypothecate the same; TO
operate a store or stores where the manu-
featured or other products OF this cor.
poration may be sold: to issue notes and
other securities in the purchase Of pro-
perty or goods; to represent others as
agent or other wise in the same or similar
lines of business; to act as manufacturers
agent, and receive and sell goods on con-
signment; to acquire and own stock In
other corporations; and generally to do
and transact all business properly con-
nected with incidental or convenient to
any of the said objects and purposes of
this corporation-in the State of Louis
lana and elsewhere.
ARTICLE Iv-The capital stock Of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum OF
4 L,.r dol
lars, to be divided into and represented by
one hundre three (103) shares in the sum
of one hundred (s10O.O0) dollars, each
said stock shall only be issued for cash
ceived or purchased by said corporation
The capital stock Of this corporation may
be increased to the sum Of twenty live
thousand (s250O0.00) dollars.
ARTICLE Vail the corporate powers
of this corporation shall be exercised by
board of directors consisting of not less
than three nor more than hye stock
holders, a majority Of whom shall con-
stitute a quorum for the transaction OF
business. The directors may vote in per
son or by written proxy In favor OF
another director. The board Of directors
shall elect annually from among theil
number a president: vice,p Pre- . L.
ter offices may be filled by one person
and which person or persons need not be {
stakeholder in this corporation.
The first board of directors shall con
sist of four stockholders and shall b
composed Of Gilbert Charles Pearson
Mumford August Michel, Camire JohI
! MARLBOROUGH and John j. Cofey; will
Gilbert Charles Pearson, as president ant
general manager; Mumford August Mi
, chel, as vice-president; Camire John Mari
brough, as secretary, and John ]. Coffey
as treasurer
The post office addresses Of said direc
| tors are as follows: Gilbert Charles Pear
son. 1854 Camp st., New Orleans, La.
Mumford August Michel, 1442 N. Robert
Marlborough, 1907 Ursuline st.. New Or
{ leans, La: John J. Coffey. 224 8. Whit
; st.. New Orleans, La.
n These directors and officers shall sery
! until the third wednesday IN Aarch. "