The herald., 1912-10-31

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be il known, that on this Both day OF
the month Of September in the year of ouI
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
twelve, and Of the independence of the Unit
ed States of America, the one hundred and
thirty-seventh, before me, Scott +. Beer
notary public in and for the parish OF
Orleans duly commissioned sworn and quail
flied and in the presence of the undersigned
witnesses, personally came and appeared
the several parties whose names are here
unto subscribed, who severally declared that
ayailing themselves of the laws Of the state
OF Louisiana, in such cases made and pro
vided. they have contracted and agreed and
do. by these presents contract and agree and
bind themselves as we'll as all other per.
sons who may hereafter become associated
with them, to form corporation, fOr the
objects and purposes anu under the articles
and stipulatiOns, as follows, to-wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name of this corporation shall be
General Contracting Company, Ltd, and un
der its said corporate name Ii shall have
power and authority 10 have and enjoy sue
ceSsiOn for the full term OF ninety nine years
from and after the date hereof; to contract
and sue and be sued: to make and use q
corporate seal at its pleasure and the same
10 break, alter or amend at its pleasure: &c
hold. receive, lease, purchase and convey
property, real, personal and mixed, corpO
real and incorpOreal; TO name and appoint
such managers agents and employees as its
business interest may require, and TO make
and establish such rules and regulations anC
bylaws as the proper government of thi:
corporation may make necessary and proper
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall b,
In the city of New Orleans, state of LouisI
ana, and all citations or other legal process.
shall be served on the president, and in hi,
absence on the vice-president, and in the
absence OF both, upon the secretary-treas
urer of this corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which thi!
corporation Is established, and the natur,
Of the business to be by 1t carried on, ar,
hereby declared to be, to buy and sell paint
oils. wall paper. decorating materials of al
kinds, sheet metal and tinsmith materials
and TO carry on the businesses Of house dec
Grating in all its details, as well as that Of
tinsmith and plumber, in all its branches a!
well as to make contracts in regard to al
OF said classes of bushes sand general hous,
contracting and building contracting anC
to do all things necessary and proper or in
cidental or related to the said business abov,
described.
ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock of this corporation /:
hereby fixed at the sum of fifteen Thousand
dollars ($15,00O.00) to be divided into one
hundred and ift- (150) shares of stock OF
the par value Of one hundred dollars (S1O0)
each, the said shares to be full paid anC
worcestershire and TO be issued only at par
In return for cash. work done, for this cor
poratIon, or property purchased by this cor
poration, and actually received by it, after
proper resolutions TO that effect by the boar
Of directors Of this corporation
No transfer of stock shall be binding OF
this corporation until said transfer shall
have been made on the corporations books
This corporation shall be a going concern a.
soon as three thousand dollars (s3,O 600. 90
OF Its capital stock shall have been sub
scribed for.
ARTICLE V.
All the powers Of this corporation shall
be vested in and exercised by board Of
directors to be composed of three stock
holders, any two of whom shall constitut,
quorum for the transaction Of the bust
ness and affairs of this corporation. TIL,
board of directors shall be elected annually
on the 10th day of October. All director,
and officers shall hold office until their sue
cessors have been elected and qualified Al
such elections shall be by ballot at the of
nee or this corporation, under the superyi
sion of three election commissioners. Ea ci
stakeholder shall be entitled to a vote foI
each and every share standing in his nam,
on the books of this corporation, which vot,
ing, and a majori. of the votes cast shall
elect. Each director may be represented b,
proxy at any and all meetings Of the boa rd
Any vacancy arising in the board of direc
tors snail be hlled for the remainder of tn
term by the board of directors. A failure /,
elect directors at the time specified shall
not dissolve this corporation, but the boar,
then In office shall hold Office until thei
successors are elected and qualified. Eacl
director shall own at least one share O
stock In his own name.
The board of directors shall be compose,
or the following officers, namely: one pres
ident, vice-presldent and a secretary-treas
urer. The first board shall be as follows
Abraham l.. Fishman, president Josepl
Silver, vice-president; Isidore Alaynick. sec
retary-treasurer.
ARTICLE vi.
whenever this corporation shall no dis
solved either by limitation or otherwise n
from any cause whatsoever its affairs shall
be llquidated by two commissioners TO N
appointed by the board of directors from IN,
stockholders or others, the said liquidator
or commissioners to be appointed at a gen
eral meeting of the stockholders convene,
Tor that purpose, of which said stockbolder
meeting notice shall be given in the name
provided for In article VII Of this charter
ana majority In amount of the canita
stock represented at said7 meeting shall N
requisite to elect. Said liquidators or com
missioners to remain in office until the AZ
1alrs OF this corporation are fully liauidated
In case OF the death of one of the Iioui
dators, the remaining liquidators shall NJ
quidate the affairs of tnis corporation.
ARTICLE VII.
This act or Incorporation may be modified
changed or altered or the said corpora ito,
may be dissolved with the assent Of three
fourths of the capital stock represented a,
a general meeting Of the stockholders con
vened for that purpose, and after notice I,
that effect shall have been given in one q