The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-10-09
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CHARTER -,
OF L. MURPHY C0NSTR- DLlCN oOM-

oF = NURPuY CONSTRICTICN COM
PANY, INC.
United States OF America, state or LOUIS Sla,,.
ana, Parish Of Orleans Il'S o. We"
Re II known, that on this 23Id day OF
September, 1918, before me- the Luu N.l
signed authority, personally came duu ~
peared the persons whose names are Ie1S
INTO subscribed, who did declare that, aV"L,
lng themselves Of the laws 81 the STATE On
louisiana they have agreed ana 90 u
these presents hereby agree anu 'V ~ name
selves into q corporation under the nanie
OF & Murphy Construction COMPANY iuC-'
for the purpose OF conducting genera en- ~
tracing anu construction business IN NJ
civ OF New Orleans or elsewhere IN TINS
state. and TO that end 10 % every act ana
thing necessary or incidental or "a an!
way connected with the erection auu con con,
structIon OF buildings. Its domlcAe sndit
he in the CITY Of New Orleans. and II snaII
exist for a period OF uinety-nine years from
the date hereof ~, .L,u
The capital stock OF this corporation shd al
be fen thousand dollars (SlO,OOOOOi, az
yided into one hundred tlOOl shares OF tle
par value OF one hundred dollars (SlOO.OoJ
each payable in cash, or labor actually rem
dered or properly ae'u ia.LS,ra Ton Shall he
vested in a board Of directors, composed OF
three stockholders. The hrst boaTd OF uI-
rectors shall be composed OF C0The.lus NUT NUT
phy. Thomas Hamel and X. A. Hanton, with
cornelius Murphy as president, Ihomas ia
mel as vice-president, and X. \. Hanton as
secretary treasurer. Any two or when Ill
rectors shall constitute a quorum 10 trans
act business They shall hold office until
the first Monday in September, 1914, or
until their successors shall have been electeI
and qualified. Thereafter an election OF
officers and directors shall be held annually
on said date; notice OF such election snail
be given each stakeholder by written COM
munlcation signed by the secretary-treas-
urer or president, and mailed TO each stock
holder ten days prior thereto, and shall be
held under the direction and In such man
ner as the board Of directors may provide
each stakeholder shall be entitled TO one
vote for each share Of stock standing In
his name on the books OF said corporation,
10 be cast by him In person or by his writ
ten proxy, and a majority OF such votes
cast shall elect. Any vacancies occurring
among the directors Of this corporation, for
any cause, shall be filled for the uneXpired
term by the remaining directors:
This corporation shall begin business as
soon as three thousand dollars (S3,OoOOO)
of its capital stock Is subscribed TO.
The board Of directors shall have full
power and authority to transact all bust
agents and employees, and to make such
bylaws for the management OF Its business
as a. may deem ht.
Citations shall be served upon the presi
dent, or in his absence on the secretary
At the termination Of this charter, or II
sooner dissolved, the affairs OF this corpor
alton shall be liquIdated by two commission,
meeting called for that purpose after five
days notice In writing mailed to each stock
holder at his last known address.
Thus done and passed at my notarial
Office, in the city OF New Orleans. on the
day, month and year herein first above
written in the presence of Joseph A. Casey
and Benjamin Hocke, Jr., competent wit
nesses, who hereunto sign these presents
together with appearers and me, notary, af
ter due reading of the whole.
Original signed: c. Murphy, % shares
Thos. Hamel, ! share; X. A. Hanton,
share. Jos. A. Casey, Ben Hocke, Jr.
JNO. j. REILLEY, Not. Pub
I, the undersigned recorder Of mortgages
In aad for the parish Of Orleans, state OF
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act of Incorporation Of c.
Murphy Construction Company, Inc, was
this day duly recorded In my office In book
l119, folio =.
New Orleans, La, September "a, 1913.
A true COPY.
JSO. ]. REILLEY, Not. Pub.
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