The herald., 1922-03-09
CHARTER OF ORIENTAL RESTAU
RANT COMPANY, INCORPOR-
ATED.

ATED.
United States of America, State of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans: BE il known.
That on this fourteenth day of February
in the year of our Lord, one thousand
nine hundred and twenty two, before me.
Francis 7. Burns, IA notary public. in aud
for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louis
lana, duly commissioned and qualified,
and in the presence of the undersigned
witnesses; personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names are here
matter subscribed, of the full age of ma
jority. who declared to me that availing
themselves of the laws of this state rela-
tive to the organization Of corporations,
and more especially of Act 267 OF 1914
page 52l. of the Legislative acts of this
State, they have cOvenanted and agreed.
and by these presents do covenant and
agree for themselves and their successors
corporation and body polite for the OBJ
jects and purposes and under the stipu-
lations hereinafter set forth, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be "Orinetal Restaurant
Company. Incorporated, and under such
title il shall have and enjoy succession
for period of ninety nine years from date
hereof, and shall have power and author
ity to contract, sue and be sued, make and
use a corporate SEAL the same TO break
and alter at pleasure; to hold, sell, lease.
mortgage, hypOthecate or pledge property,
real, personal or mixed. necessary, Incl
dental proper for the carrying on of
its business; to buy and to hold stock in
any other company or companies that may
assist this company in its objects ami
purposes: to make and issue notes and
certificates of indebtedness; to name, elect
and appoint managers, directors and
clerks or other employees 10 properly con-
duct its corporate business and to make
such bylaws, rules and regulations rs
may be found necessary or desirable for
the management and business affairs OF
this corporation.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poratiOn shall be in the City TO New Or
leans, State of Louisiana, where all eta
ton and other legal process shall be
served upon the president. or in the alb
sence of the president, upon the yice-presi-
dent. or in the absence of both, upon the
secretary.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur-
poses of this corporation are hereby de-
clared and stated to be:
To provide and maintain coffee houses.
restaurants, inns, eating houses, tayerns,
or places of entertainment and refresh
ment. in the City of New Orleans or else
where.
ARTICLE Iv-The capital stock Of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
twenty-five thousand (S25 0O0.00l dollars.
divided into one thousand u.OOO) shares
of the par value of twenty-five (S25O0)
dollars each, provided that the amount to
which the capital stock of this corpora
ton may be increased shall be one hun
dred thousand (s1OO.OOo.00) dollars.
Fifty per cent of the capital stock of
this corporation must be subscribed for
before the filing of the articles of incor-
poration. The subscribed capital stock
of this corporation shall be payable in
cash. property, real or personal, o; for
services performed or rendered.
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable
or responsible for the faults. contracts
or debts of this corporation in any further
sum than the unpaid balance due the cor
poration on the shares of stock subscribed
for by him, nor shall any mere informally
in the organization have the effect of rem
dering this charter null or of exposing
any share holder to any liability whatsO-
ever.
This corporation shall not engage in
business until twelve thousand, five hun
dred 1872 100000 dollars of the capital
stock has been issued and actually paid
in, either in cash, property or services as
IL any of the stock of this cor
pOratiOn is exchanged in whole or in part
the provisions of Section three ~ of Act
267 of 1914 shall be strictly complied with.
ARTICLE V-All of the corporate
powers of this corporation shall be vested
in and exercised by a board of directors
of seven 90 stockholders, each
during his term of office. at least one
full paid and unpledged share of the CAPT
tai stock. which shall be shown by his
written declaration, fvA (5) of whom
shall constitute quorum for the trans
action of business. Any director unable
to attend a meeting of the board may ap-
point a proxy for that purpose, who must
be a stakeholder.
The officers of this corporation shall
consist of president, a vice-president, a
secretary and a treasurer, all Of whom
shall be members of the board Of direc-
tors any two offices, but no more, may
be combined. If desired, and held by one
and the same person.
The following named persons shall con-
stitute the first board of directors Of this
to-wit: Chin U. Chong, 1893
St., New Orleans, La; Henry c.
Linn, 215 s. Liberty St, New Orleans, La;
La; Chin King, Ala st. Charles St.. New
Orleans, La; Wallace Bat Yut, Ala st.
Charles St., New Orleans, La; George NJ.
Chan. Ala st. Charles ST.. New Orleans,
New Orleans, La, with Chin U. Chong as
president, George NJ. Chan as vice-presi-
dent, Henry c. Lin as secretary, and Wal
lace Bat Yut as treasurer, and these Of
ficers shall serve until the first Monday in
March in the year 1923, or until their sue
cessors have been duly elected and quail
fed
Thereafter the directors shall be elected
annually on the first Monday Of March of
each year, beginning with the year 1923
all elections of directors shall be by bal
lot and each stakeholder shall be entitled
to one vote for each share of stock stand
ing in his name on the books Of the cor
poration, this vote to be cast in person or
by proxy. and IL shall require a majority
Of the stock present or represented to
elect.
Failure to elect a board of directors on
the first Monday in March, 1923. or an
uually thereafter, shall not work a for
fixture of this charter, but the old board
Of directors shall remain In office until
their successors are elected and qualified.
ARTICLE VI-The board Of directors
shall hold regular meetings at such times
as shall be fixed in the by laws OF this
corporation. These meetings shall be held
1t the domicile of the corporation, but the
president may call special meetings Of the
board of directors at such times and places
within the State Of Louisiana as he may
10 call such meetings whenever requested
10 do so by three members Of the board
II directors. Three days notice Of such
special meetings shall be given in writing
20 the directors unless waiver OF notice is
;igLcd tv the directors. Any vacancy &C.
,urring on the board, either from death.
resignation, or inability to serve, shall
De filled by the board Of directors at its
next regular meeting after such vacancy
shall have occurred. The first board OF
directors Of this corporation shall be re-
government of this corporation. which
nay be altered, amended or changed as
he exigencies Of the case may require.
ARTICLE VII-The stock of this cor
poration may be transferred. provided
'uch transfer shall be recorded upon the
BOOKS of the corporation before IL shall
be required to recognize the transfer or