The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-04-29
CH A r 7 E R
DoNALDsoNv1LLE HOTEL COMPANY.

IS
DoNALDsoNv1LLE HOTEL COMPANY.
United States of America-State of Louisiana
Parish Of ascension.
RE IT KNOWN, That on this, the 7th day of
a. April in the year one thousand, nine hun
tIred and eleven, before me, WALTER LEM
Ann, q notary public, duly commissioned
sworn and qualified in and for thestate and par
ish aforesaid and in the presence of the wit
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned, per-
sonalIy came ana appeared the parties whose
names are subscribed hereto, who declared that,
aeailing themselves Of the provisions Of the laws
of the state of Louisiana relative TO the organi-
cation of corporations, they have covenanted
and agreed and do by these presents convenant
and agree and bind themselves and those who
may be hereafter associated with them to form
themselves into o corporation for the objects
aud purposes. and under the agreements and
stipuiations following. toWit:
ARTICLE I.
Z he name aud style Of this corporation shall
be the D0NA JACKSONVILLE HOTEL Cons
PA : Y, and by that name it shall have and en-
Joy all the rights and privileges granted by law
to corporations; it snail exist for the period Of
ninety nine years from this day; 1t shall have
20 yer to contract, sue and be sued in its corpor
ate name; to make and use q corporate seal and
TIE same 10 alter at pleasure; to hold receive,
purchase, c,nTey, mortgage, hypothecate. or
pledge property both real aud personal; TO is
bonds. notes antt other Obligations to ma e
management ans cont.ot If TIE affairs of said
CORPORAL ion as may be necessary and expeilient,
and generally to have and exercise all powers
conferred by lave on corporations.
ARTICLE II.
The aomicle OF this cotnoration shall be in
the pa ism OF ascension, end :biI citations and
otaer legal process snail De served on the presi-
dent, or in his absence on the first or second
vlce-presiuelt.
ARTICLE III.
mn
poration is established and the nature Of the
business to be carried on by it are declared to
be: to own, operate, manage and lease hotels; to
own, purchase, sell and lease lands. and gener-
ally TO do any and all things incident or neces-
sary to the carrying out of the above purposes
ana objects. and generally to carry on any law
fui business or enterprise not inconsistent with
the constitutions OF Louisiana or of the United
States.
ARTICLE ".
The capital ST ock Of this corporation is hereby
fixed at y-tiYe thousand dollars represented
by tn hundred aid ity shares Of the par value
OF one hundred dollars e1cn. to be paid for in
money or property or services rendered in such
manner and in Such amounts and at such times
as the board OF directors stall determine. All
shares of stock snail be full paid and non-asses-
sable. No transfer OF stock shall be binding
upon the corporation unless made upon its
books in person or by proxy. This corporation
shall begin business as soon as five thousand
dollars OF its capital stock shall have been sub
$500 81 ARTICLE V.
All the corporate powers of this corporation
shall tie vested in and exercised by a board oil
directors composed of fifteen stockholders, five
of whom shall constitute q quorum for the
transaction of business. The directors shall be
elected annually on the last Monday of January
i'll each year. Such election shall be by ballot
and each stakeholder shall be entitled to one
vote in person or by proxy for every share of
stock held by him which has been standing in
his name for a period OF not less than ten days
prior to the election Ten days prior notice OF
said election shall be given to each stakeholder
by written notice ma led 10 him addressed to
his residence on place Of business or by delivery
to him in person. Any vacancy occurring in ii e
hoal u evlors may he titled by the remain
ing directors. Failure to hold an election on the
date above specified SHALL not dissolve, the cor
s,ofation but the directors then in Office shall
remain in office until their successors are
clected and qualified. The directors at their
Erst meeting after election shall elect a presi-
dsnt, a first vice-president, a second vice-presi-
;ient. secretary, and treasurer. The board
OF directors snail employ and appoint such
other officers ana AGENTS as may be necessary.
The board of directors shall have power to en-
act all bylaw S. rules and regulations and alter
and amend the same. A director of this corpo-
ration may delegate III writing to any other di-
rector any right and power enjoyed by him.
The secretary need not be a director. Meyer
!.emann, +. b. Lenlann, AdoIphe Meter. "a. l..
We'll. j. n. Colonb Ghas. a. Nj aurin, j. A. Dial.
feres. J. j. Lafargpe Emil Sunbery, Solomon
AIotz. w. j. HI an. son Alex Bloomenstiel, John
S. Thibaut, Fred Kogge and V. Maurin shall
constitute the first board of directors, who shall
hold Office until the last Monday in January
1912, or until their successors have been elected
and qualified. Myer Lemann shall be president,
| Emil Sunbery shall be fFstyiee president, Victor
Maurin shall be second vice president, ]. E.
Blum Shall be secretary. and Chas. A. Maurin
shall be treasurer.
ARTICLE VI.
General meetings of stockholders shall be held
annually as provided in article five and the
,+,,,o ooc+ool hold n
special meeting of the stockholders for any law
full purpose upon giving notice in the manner
prescribed by article five. No action of stock
holders at any meeting shall be valid Or binding
unless stockholders representing a majority OF
all the capital stock subscribed for shall be
present or represented by proxy.
ARTICLE VII.
No stakeholder shall be liable or in any man
ner responsiblefor tie contracts or faults of the
corporation beyond any unpaid balance that
may be due by him, nor shall any informality in
this act have the effect of rendering this charter
void
ARTICLE VIII.
This charter may de altered, amended or
modified or the corporation dissolved by a vote
Of threefourths in amount of the capital stock
represented at a meeting OF the stockholders
called for that purpose IN accordance With the
notice provided in article five of this act. At
the termination Of this charter, in the case OF
dissolution Ct the corporation, the affairs of the
corporation shall be Inundated by three COM
aIissInners elected by q vote OF three-tourths OF
The stockholders represented at a meeting called
for that purpose. Said stockholders shall estab-
ish the terms and manner in which said liquid
alton shall he made and define the poWers and
iuties and conversation Of said commissioners.
The subscribers to this act of incorporation
ave respectively written opposite their names
the amount of stock subscribed for by each Of
.hem SO that this act may also serve as the origl-
nal silbscfip tion list Of this corporation.
Thus done and nassed in the Parish OF Ascen-
sion. state OF Louisiana, on tie day, month and
year first above written, in the presence of Fred
andrg and James Eortier. good and competent
illnesses. no have signed their names wit the.
sn1eear"-s and me, notary, after tie reading OF
the whole.
8. sLlsue4, FIVE t5l shares $500
Sol X 1{ytz tvso y shares Observation-Disclosures 300
T. r. Lafarrue two (2A shares 200
Marie lafargue, per J. j. Iafargue, Two W
shares Zoo
v MauriT, TWO {2l Shares 200
has Ma;irin. two Ell shares----------------2 zee
~. u. Park one a share loo
cred Foese two t2t sflares- -----s----- Zoo
fas Won often. one II share ----------g-S-- 100
Tony sobraI. one l1zsEare loo
iacinta sohrai PERI. sobrai one VI share 100
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