The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-06-20
CHARTER
OF VAUDEVILLE AND ABITA SPRINGS
LAND COMPANY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, CITY OF NEW
ORLEANS

STATE OF LOUISIANA, CITY OF NEW
ORLEANS.
Be 1t known, that on this 4th day of
June, 1912, before me- Lawrence NJ. Janin,
a notary public duly commissioned and
qualified in and for orleans parish, Louisi-
ana personally came and appeared the per-
sons who sign this charter, as incorpora-
tors, who severally declared, that awaiting
themselves of the rights, powers and priv
ileges of the laws Of louisiana governing
corporations. and the creation of corpora
tions, they do by these acts and these
presents, hereby form among themselves
and such others as may hereafter become
associated with them, corporation for the
purposes hereinafter defined; and they have
agreed and do hereby agree to the follow
ing stipulations to govern the same:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title Of this corporation
shall be Vaudeville and Abita Springs Land
Company, and its domicile is hereby fixed
at New Orleans, La.
ARTICLE III.
The purposes and objects for which this
corporation is formed are to conduct a real
estate business to buy and sell real es
tate on commission or by direct purchase
and SALE to collect rents and act as agents
for owners of real estate; to plat town
sites and additions and to generally do all
incidental to or connected with the general
real estate business; to donate and dedl,
cate lots, streets, parks, or any real ana
personal property In furtherance OF the
business or the corporation anu Tue tAcCu-
ton of acts donating and defeating when
signed by the authorized officers OF the cor
pOration shall be full evidence that same Is
In accordance with the intention and pur-
pose of this charter.
ARTICLE III.
Said corporation shall enjoy succession
by its corporate name and shall enjoy all
powers authorized by law to corporations.
The term of its duration and existence Is
hereby fixed at fifty years from the date OF
@h OF hal hav n
sued; to contract, to make and use cor
porate seal and the same to break or alter
at pleasure; to hold, receive, lease, pur-
chase and convey, as wei as nypotnecate
sonal; to appoint such officers as the busi-
ness of the corporation may require; to
make such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the government Of said corporation as
pleasure.
All citations and process or court snail
be served on the president; In his absence
on the secretary, or in the absence of both
on the vice-president.
ARTICLE v.
The capital stock Of this corporation
shall be fixed at the sum of twenty five
thousand dollars, divided into twenty five
hundred shares of ten dollars each. said
corporation shall be authorized TO com,
mence business as soon as three thousand
dollars Of the capital stock has been sub
scribed in money or its equivalent; the
residue of the capital to be paid In at suc1
time and In such manner, as the board OF
directors may . reg%iren VT
No transfer of stock shall be binding on
the corporation unless made on the books
of the same after the approval thereof by
the board Of directors.
No stockholders shall be liable for th'
debts Of this corporation beyond the unpaid
balance due on his stock, and the stock IL
this corporation shall not be subject to as
sessment.
The affairs and business OF this corpora
ton shall be conducted under the manage
ment and control of a board or directors, u
| be composed of three stockholders, two o
whom shall constitute quorum the boart
| of directors shall elect president vice
president, secretary and treasurer and suci
other officers as may be necessary TOT I'M
transaction of its affairs; they shall ais
| have power to fill all vacancies occurring
| by death, resignation or otherwise; the OF
| fees of secretary and treasurer may b
united and consolidated and held by tn
same person.
posed of o. J. Mazerat Joseph Abraham
| and Henry Wolfe, with D. J. MaZerat a
president, Joseph Abrahams vice-presiden
and Henry Wolfe as secretary and treas
The first board Of directors shall hol
office until the LIST day of March. 1913, a
| which time and annually thereafter ne'
board Of directors shall be elected by a ms
| jority of the vote cast; each stockholde
being entitled to cast, either In person
by proxy, one vote for each share OF stoc
owned by him; said election to be give
notice Of in any of the newspapers pull
lished at New Orleans. The failure
omission to hold the election or to elet
the officers of this corporation. In tn
manner and at the time and at the place
specified shall In no manner suspend or a
feet the business Of this corporation, By
the corporate officers shall hold over uni
their places are filed by a new election
be provided for by the acting board OF
ARTICLE VIII.
In the event of the dissolution !.
i ri. .orDorafion hu limitation or otherHil