The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-08
CHAR TER
Robinson, Masquelette & Co.
Certified Public Accountants.
State Of Louisiana,
Parish of Orleans,


City of New Orleans
BE 1T 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
seyerally declared that, ayailing them
selves of the provisions of the laws of the
State Of Louisiana relative to the forma-
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
for the objects and purposes and under
the terms, articles and stipulations follow.
ing, to- wit:
ARTICLE
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the ROBINSON, MASQUELETTt
Il COMPANY, CERTIFIED PUBLIC AC
COUNTANTS, and by that corporate
for period of ninety-nlne 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 a 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 bylaws rules and
regulations for the management of its af>
fair, and to possess ali of the powers
granted 10 corporations in general, andi
order 10 carry out the objects and pur>
poses OF its organization.
ARTICLE IL.
The donicile of this corporation shall be
in The Town Oh Franklin, Parish of st,
Mary, State of Louisiana, and all citation,
or other legal process 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 audits and appraisals, to de-
sign and Introduce systems Of accounting.
and generally to do all things within the
scope of the business of professional ac-
cOuntants, of, for and in connection with
corporations, firms, individuals. states,
governments, municipalities, and all other
Institutions and concerns, and to make
reports upon and in connection with the
same with such expert investigation and
examination as may be desired, including
therein The employment Of all engineering,
mechanical aud other experts as NAV be
necessary or convenient.
nd
accounting business of the firm of
ROBINSON. MASQUELETrE a. CO.. F.,
Cerllned Public Accountants, III the CITY
OF New Orleans, including the acquisition
OF all their assets, property, business and
good will.
Public Accountants, and as such to Incur
indebtedness and acquire such propert, |
real anu personal, as may be found |
necessary or convenient in the prosecution |
thereof.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this CORPORATION ia
hereby fixed at the sum of FIFTY THOU. |
SAND DOLLARo l$5O,O 900 OO), represented
by Five Hundred (5OO) shares of One
Hundred t$lUO) each. to be paid for In
cash or its equivalent. Eigh cen Thou.
sand Dollars lS,OOO.OO) of this capital
stock is to be held in the treasury AS treas>
ury stock, and same is not to be sold or
disposed OF except by the unanimous con.
sent OF all stockholders expressed at a
speclai heetinS OF the stockholders ex-
pressiy held for that purpose after five t5l
days written notice shall have been mail
ed to each stockhOlder, to his last known
residence as 1t appears on the books of the
company.
This corporation shall be going con.
Germ, and fully organized as such, as soon
as inree Thousand Dollars ($3o0O.OO) Of its
capital stock shall have been subscribed
for. All stock shall be fully paid and non.
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable
or responsible for the contracts, faults or
defaults of this corporation, nor shall anv
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
hrst offered same for sale TO the remain.
Ing stockholders of this corporation for
period OF ten days, at the highest price
bona tide offered by any third person.
Ihere shall be printed across The face of
each certificate of stock the following:
These shares can only be transferred
subject to the condition named in Article
w OF the charter and the bylaws"
ARTICLE V.
All th3 corporate powers of this cOrpo-
'ation not reserved by law to the stock.
lolders shall be vested in and exercised
~ Board of Directors to be composed OF
hree stockholders, two of whom shall
constitute quorum to transact business,
The said Board Of Directors shall elect
rom their number a president, a vice.
PRESIDENT and a secretary treasurer. The
directors shall be elected annually on the
lrst Monday of January in each year.
Any vacancies occurring in said board {
hall be filed from other ckhOlders nv
he remaining directors for the unexpired ,
ERIN.
Until the election on the first Monday ,
4 January, in the year 1915 the follow. |
ne shall serve as the first Board of Dlrec.
ors vt this corporation, to- wit: CECIL G.