The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-04-12
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HAYWARD & spA+iR COMPANY.

| HAYWARD q SpAFTH CSfHFAiN u
! State of louisa a-Parish of Orleans
City of New Orleans.
EeE IT KNOWN, that on this, the
Nd 31st day Of the month of March,
| in the year OF our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and thirteen, and of tns:
i independence of the United States OF
America the one hundred and thirty
/ seventh, before me, Charles F. Fletch-
niger, notary public, duly commits
stoned and qualified in and for the
| city, parish and state aforesaid, therein
residing, and in the presence of the
/ witnesses hereinafter named and under
| signed personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names are
/ hereunto subscribed, who declared that,
| availing themselves of the provisions
of the laws of this state relative to the
formation and organization of corpora
tions, they have covenanted and agreed,
and do by these presents covenant,
| agree and bind themselves, as well as
! those who may hereafter become asso-
! ciated with them, to form themselves
! into a corporation for the objects and
purposes, with the name, and under
the stipulations following. to-Wit:
| ARTICLE I.
| The name and style of this corpora
| ton shall be Hayward & Spahr Com
| pany, and by said corporate name it shall
| have succession and enjoy existence for
"a period of fifty years, unless sooner
dissolved in the manner provided by
] law and the articles of this charter;
and, under said corporate name, it
shall have power and authority to con-
| use a corporate seal, the same to alter
or break at pleasure: to make all nee
essary rules and regulations for its
CORPORATE MANAGEMENT and control,
J and shall have and enjoy all the rights,
privileges and immunities which are
| now conferred upon or may hereafter
be granted to corporations of the same
kind and character.
| ARTICLE II.
| The domicile of this corporation shall
| be in the town of Hohen Solms, parish
| of Ascension state of Louisiana, and
| all citations and other legal processes
shall be served upon the president, or.
| in his absence or inability to act, upon
any other officer of the corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized are de-
clareds to be to conduct and carry on
the business of wholesale or retail gro
GERS, or both, including the sale OF
dry goods and liquors, in the parish OF
Ascension and such other places in the
may hereafter determine; to acquire,
by purchase, lease or otherwise, real
estate, and to hold, improve, lease, mort
gage. sell or otherwise dispose OF the
purposes, said corporation may own,
acquire and build and thereafter lease
or sell factory or business sites, includ-
ing warehouses, and may construct and
operate switch tracks and other fac1li-
| ties in. to and from such buildings, and.
generally, to do and perform all acts
| Incidental or germane to the purposes
! above specified.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
i- fiyhH
| bred t$75O0) dollars divided into seven
| ty-five shares of the par value of one
| hundred (s1o0) dollars each, which said
1 in payment of property or services
actually received by or rendered to said
corporation. This corporation shall COM
concern as soon as three thousand
/ (S3000e dollars of its capital stock shall
have been subscribed and paid for. The
residue of said, stock to be issued and
/ action and call of the board of direct
ors. Said stock shall be fully paid at
the time of its issuance and, there
after, non assessable, and the c zap al
the manner provided by the laws OF
this state.
Ali parties to- this act declared that
they hereby subscribe for. the number
lof shares of said capital stock set
4 opposite their respective signatures
hereto, so that this act of incorpora-
ton shall serve as an original sub
scription.
ARTICLE v.
All the powers of this corporation
shall be vested in and be exercised by
| a board of three directors, to be elect
ed each year by the stockholders at
shall be bona fide stockholders, and the
first board shall consist Of: w. Camp
| bell Hayward, who shall be presidents
Flames 2, Alexander, who shall be vice
rotary treasurer.
On the first Monday in January, 1913,
and annually thereafter, except when
saich day shall fall on a legal holiday,
she stockholders shall elect a board of
directors for the ensuing year, the
board already installed to continue to
elected and qualified. The board of di-
rectors so elected shall select from
their own number the officers of the
corporation who shall be a president,
vice president and a secretary-treas-
urer The election Of directors shall be
by ballot, and the persons receiving the
largest number OF votes shall be de-
or for any other purpose. each share Of
stock, whether present or by proxy,
Shall be entitled to one vote, and a
majority Of the votes cast shall be re-
quired to pass any resolution or decide
any. question submitted to the stock
holders, except for the alteration or
amendment of this charter, or the dis
solution of the corporation as herein
after provided.
The said board of directors shall
have power and authority to make all
necessary rules and regulations for the
management. operation and control Of
the business of the corporation, as well
as to make all necessary rules and by
laws, with power to fill any vacancy
occurring in their number, or any va
cancy occurring among the officers Of
the corporation. A majority of the di-
rectors voting at any one time, in per-
son or by proxy, shall be required to
pass any resolution Or adopt any by
law, which, when SO adopted, shall be-
come valid corporate acts.
$@ ARTICLE VI
Notice of all meetings of stockhold-
eTs for electing directors, or for any
other purpose, except as may be here
matter directed, shall be given, in writ
ing, by the secretary, to be deposited
in the mail at least ten days before
such meeting, directed to each stock
holder at his last known address, APP
pearing upon the books of the corpora
ton, unless said notice is waived in writ
ing by all the stockholders appearing
as such upon the books.