The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-01-11
CHAR TER
Robinson, Masquelette 81 Go.
Certified Public Accountants.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Orleans,

BE IT KNOWN, That on this, the oath
day of the month of December, in the year
| of our Lord nineteen hundred and twelve.
before me. HENRY G. BLOCH. a Notary
| Public, duly commissioned and qualified,
| in and for the Parish and State aforesaid.
therein residing, and in the presence Of
| the witnesses hereinafter named and un-
| dersigned, personally came and appeared
| the several persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, all practicing as certified
public accountants, duly authorized and
appointed under and in pursuance of the
| laws of the; State of Louisiana, and who
severally declared that, availtng them
selves of the provisions of the laws of the
State of Louisiana relative to the forna-
ton of corporations, and more particularly
| of Act IS OF 1894, they have covenanted
and agreed, and do by these presents
covenant and agree and bind themselves.
as we'll as such other persons as may here
after become associated with them, to
constitute and form body polite in law,
for the objects and purposes and under
the terms, articles and stipulations follow
ing, tO.Wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the ROBINSON, MASQU ELE TIE
a. COMPANY, CERTIFIED PUBLIC AC-
name it shall have and enjoy succession
for q period of ninety-nine years, and
shall have all of the authorities generally
vested in corporations under the law, and
more particularly authorized to contract,
/ sue and be sued; TO make and use cor
porate seal; to make and issue bonds and
notes; to borrow and lend money; to sell,
mortgage, lease and transfer property in
any of Its forms; to employ managers,
directors. officers, agents, clerks or super-
| intendents, as the interests of the company
may require, to make by laws. rules and
regulatlous for the management of its af>
fairc, and to possess all Of the powers
granted 10 corporations in general, anu liz
order to carry out the objects and pur~
poses Its organization.
ARTICLE III.
The donicile OF this corporation shall be
| in the Town Oh Franklin, Parish of ST.,
Mary, State OF Louisiana, and all citations
| or oIner lcgatprOcess shall be served upon
the president, or, IN his absence, upon the
| the vice president. or in the absence of
| both upon the secretary treasurer, at the
| domicile Of the company.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects and purposes for which this
| corporation is formed is to examine ac-
| counts, finances, debts. assets and proper.
| ty, to make audlts and appraisaIs, to de.
| sign and Introduce systems of accounting,
| and generally to do all things within the
scope of the business of professional ac-
|
cCrporatlons, firms, individuals. states,
| governments, municipalities, and all other
Institutions aud concerns, and to make
reports upon and In connection with the
same with such expsrt investigation aud
examination AS may be desired, including
| therein .he employ naent Of all engineering,
| mechanical aId other experts rs may De
Unnecessary or cOnyellent.
I 10 take over, assume and carry on the
| accounting business OF the firm OF
nUBlNoUN. MAoQUELErIE a. co.,
Certified uDlic AccuuuLants,r Ill The City
| of New Orleans, including The acquisition
| OF All tnclr assets, Property, business and
good VIII.
10 engage generally in the business of
Public accountants, and as such ~ incur
Indebtedness and acquire such property,
necessary Or convenient in the prosecution
thereof ~
The capital stock of this CORPORATION is
| hereby fixed at tbe sym Of FIFTY THOU.
SAND DOLLAk> lS5O, 900 OO), REPRESENTED
by Five Hundred (5U0) shares Of One.
Hundred ($lOU) each. to be paid for III
cash or its equivalent. Elgh cen Thou-
sand Dollars. ISIS ,U0U.0O) Of this capital
STOCK is To be held IN the treasury AS treas>A
ury stock, and same Is not to be sold or
disposed Of except by the unanimous con>
sent Of all stockholders expressed At
special meeting Of the stockholders eX-
pressly he ID tor tina purpose alter tive (5)
day s. written notice shall have been mail
ed to each stakeholder, ~ his last known
residences as it appears OH the books of the
company.
This corporation shall be going con.
Germ, and fully organized as such, as soon
as Three Thousand Dollars (43OUO.OO) Of its
capital stock shall have been subscribed
for. All stock shall be fully paid and non.
assessable.
No stockholder shall ever be held liable
or responsible for the contracts, faults or
mere informality in the organization Of
the corporation have the effect. of render
ing the charter null or of exposing the
stockholders to any liability beyond this
stock subscription.
No stakeholder shall have the right to
sell or transfer his stock unless he mas
first offered same for sale TO the remain
ing stockholders OF this corporation tor a
period Of ten days, at the highest price
bona tide offered by any third person.
There shall be printed across the face of
each certiic ate .Ot stock the following:
"These shares can only be transferred
subject to the condition named in Article
Nv Of the charter and the bylaws"
- ARTICLE y.
All the corporate powers Of this cOrpO
ia tion not reserved by law to the stock
holders shall be vested in and exercised
by a Board OF Directors to be composed OF
three stockholders, two OF whom shall
constitute a quorum to transact business.
The SAID Board Of Directors shall elect
from their number president, vice.
president and Il secretary treasurer. The
directors sha{l By elected annually Oh the
first aonday of January iI eacl year.
Any vacancies occurring III said board
SD all be iiled from other stock holders by
the remaining directors for the unexptred
term.
Until the election on the first Monday
of JANUARY, in tho year 1918 the follow
ing shall serve as the first Board Of Direc
tors Of this corporation, tO-wit: CECIL g.;
ROBINSON, FRANK 6. MASQ ELErTE