The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-12-07
CHARTER
OF RIDGEWAY LAND COMPANY.
STATE OF. LOUISIANA; PARISH OF OR

STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF OR |
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be It known. that on this Goth day OF the
month OF October. in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and eleven, be-
fore me, George Montgomery, notary public,
duly commissioned and qualified, in and for
this city and the parish OF Orleans. therein
residing and In the presence OF the witness
IS hereinafter named and UNDERSIGNED per
Sonally came and appeared Henry l.. Nick,
Peter Stiff and Henry Prince who declared
10 me, notary. that they do form themselves
into a corporation and body polite in law
in accordance with the general laws or this
state, for the purpose of buying, selling and
developing lands and generally TO deal IN
real estate here and elsewhere. The domi-
cie Of this corporation shall be In the city
Of New Orleans. where citation shall be
served on the president, or In his absence or
disability on the vice-president. All its
corporate powers shall be vested in board
composed Of the three stockholders here sub
Scri6ing. Henry L. Nick being president
Peter Stiff vice-presideDt. and Henry Prince
secretary treasurer. who shall serve as such
officers and directors until the fourth Mon
day in October 1872.
The directors are to be elected annually.
beginning with the fourth Monday OF Octo-
Der, 1912. They shall have power TO make
such bylaws, rules and regulations and 20
do all things necessary and proper to carry
out the objects and purposes OF its business
| for which authority Is given by law and not
in conflict with these articles OF incorpora-
| tiOn.
| The capital stock OF this corporation shall
| he forty thousand dollars. divided into four
! hundred shares OF the par value OF one hun
| dred dollars each, with a right TO begin
business as soon as five thousand dollars Is
| subscribed.
The name of this corporation shall be
the "RIDGEWAY LAND COMPANY" and
by that name IL shall contract, sue and be
sued. 1t shall have and enjoy all the pow
ers granted to corporations under the law,
and shall have power to buy, sell, mortgage
lease and pledge real and personal property
in its corporate name.
| 1t shall enjoy existence for ninety-nise
years, unless sooner dissolved, which may be
done at a meeting Of the stockholders called
voting. each share OF stock being entitled &c
one vote. The liquidation to be conducted
by the board OF directors. No informally
in this act Of Incorporation or any failure
as a forfeiture OF this charter and Their,
shall be no liability by any stakeholder be
yond the unpaid balance on his stock.
Thus done and passed. at New Orleans
Louisiana. aforesaid, the day, month anC
year first above written, in the presence o.
Jas. T. Montgomery and William V. Saun
ders competent witnesses, who hereuntt
, sign their names with said appearers ant
me. notary, after reading OF the whole.
Names of signers omitted)
(Witnesses) aJas. T. Montgomery, VII
liam V. Saunders.
! GEO. MONTGOMERY, Not Pub
|, the undersigned, recorder OF mortgages
in and for the parish Of Orleans, state o
Louisiana. do hereby certify that the abov
: and foregoing act of Incorporation of tn
; Ridgeway Land Company was this day dul
, recorded In my office, in book 1851, folio =
New Orleans, October 81, 1911.
(Signed) EMILE LEONARD. D. r.
!, / hereby certify the above TO be a tru
and correct copy of the original.
GEO. MONTGOMERY,
: (SeaD Not. Pul
n nov 10 % 80 dec 1911