The herald., 1912-05-09
ARTICLE I.

said corporation snail DE known as the
Durham Engineering Company shall exist
for ninety-nine years from date hereof; shall
have its dOmicile in the city of New Or
leans and citation shall be served upon the
president, or in his absence. upon any Off
GER. Its purposes are declared to be to man
ufacture, buy, sell, construct and repair
horsepower machines, derricks. cane hOsts,
engines. machines of every kind and descrip-
ton, etc, and all parts thereof: TO manu-
facture. buy and sell raw and finished mate
rails for machines. etc. TO do general en-
gineering construction and electrical and me
chanical manufacturing business, and to do
all manner of things growing out of or in
any way connected with said business. II
shall be authorized to adopt a seal, 10 ma he
bylaws. rules and regulations for It's gov
eminent: to own, purchase, lease, convey,
hypothecate, mortgage and sell property,
real, personal or mixed, corporal and incor
poreal: to issue bonds, notes, mortgages and
other evidence of debt: TO have such officers,
directors, agents. employees, and represen-
tativeS as its business may require and to
have all rights and privileges and do all
such things authorized by law to be done
by corporations of such character.
ARTICLE II.
The capital stock shan ve ten thousand
dollars. divided into one hundred shares of
one hundred dollars each, payable in cash or
its equivalent.
ARTICLE III.
The affairs of the corpora ton shall be
managed by a board of directors composed
Of three (3) stockholders, to be elected by
the stockholders annually. by ballot. on the
second Tuesday of December in each year
each share of stock, whether presented by
the holder personally or by proxy shall be-
entitled to one vote. The Board of Direc-
tors when elected shall Immediately proceed
to elect from their own number a president,
vice-president and a secretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE ".
All the corporate powers shall be vested
in and exercised by the said Board of Di-
rectOrs, two of whom shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction OF all business
with the right to fill vacancies in their mum
Der, and TO make and establish such bylaws
rules and regulations for the proper manage
ment of the corporation as may be necessary
and expedtent, and to change and amend the
same at pleasure. The first Board of Di
rectOrs shall be composed of Henry l.. Dur
ham, as president, Richard DymOnd as vice
president, and Anthony G. BOurdet as sec
retary-treasurer which said board shall hOlC
Office until the second Tuesday in December
1912, or until their successors are duly elect
| ed and qualified. At the termination of thi.
| charter or dissolution of the corporation, tn,
affairs shall be liquidated by the members
| Of the board of directors as liquidating com
missiOners. Meetings of stockholders shall
| be held after ten days written notice to eacl
| stakeholder.
ARTICLE V.
This act of Incorporation shall also serv,
| as the original subscription list.
Thus done and passed in my nOtarial of
| fee at the City of New Orleans aforesaid, In
| the presence of Jefferson Charles Wenck ant
Thomas Joseph DObbins, competent witnesse.
OF lawful age, and residing in this city, who
hereuntO subscribe their names, together
\ with said parties and me notary, on the DAY
and date set forth in the caption hereof.
Original signed
NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS. >
]. c. Wenck, T. ]. Dobbins
|, the undersigned Recorder of Mortgage.
in and for the Parish of Orleans, State o.
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the abov,
and FOREGOING act of Incorporation of tn,
| Durham Engineering Company was this day
duly recorded in my Office, in book 1855 70
| lilo :. New Orleans. May 1S12
(Signed) EMILE LEONARD, d. R.
true copy Of the original.
(Signed) w. W. YOUNG.
(Seal) Not. Pub
may 9 10 % 30 june 8 Is 1912