The herald., 1914-02-26
CHARTER
OLE TIE DAI.RHINE STATE co INC

VT LIE DAO IltlNE SLA r %, INC.
State OF Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City
Of New Orleans.
he II known, That on this twenty-eighth
day OF January in the year Of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and fourteen Q9lD,
before me, George Montgomery, a notary pub
lie, duly commissioned and qualified in and
for the Parish of Orleans, and City of New
Orleans, therein residing, personally ap-
peared: Thomas Il. Brown, Richard ]. Del
cazal and William J. Hellbach, all of the
full age Of majority and residents of this
City, who declared that they have formed
and do by these presents form themselves
into a corporation and body polite in law in
accordance with the general laws of this
State for the purpose of buying, selling and
dealing in slate and other building material
either at wholesale or retail, and doing every
thing incidental thereto, in the City of New
Orleans and elsewhere. The domicile of this
Corporation shall be in the City of New
Orleans, State OF Louisiana, and all citation
and other legal process shall be served on
the President, or in his absence or disability
on the Vice President. All the corporate
powers of said corporation shall be vested in a
Board composed Of three stockholders TO be
elected annually on the fourth Monday in
January OF each year, the first Board to be
composed OF appearers with Thomas b. Brown,
as President; William J. Hellbach, as Vice
President, and Richard ]. Delcazal, as Secre-
tary and Treasurer, who shall serve as such
officers and directors until the fourth Monday
IN January, nineteen hundred and fifteen
Said Board shall have the power to make
all other things as may be necessary and
proper to carry out the objects and purposes
OF ITS business not in conflict with this char
ter.
The capital stock of this CORPORATION shall
be ten thousand dollars (Sl0,OOOOO divided
INTO 100 shares of the par value of one hun
dred dollars each. with the right to begin
business as soon as three thousand (s3OOO on
is subscribed. The stock to be full paid and
worcestershire, and to be paid for in cash,
or property transferred to the CORPORATION, or
services rendered thereto.
The name Of the corporation shall be the
Dauphine Slate Co., Inc, and by that name
1t shall have power to contract, sue and be
sued, TO buy, sell, mortgage, lease and pledge
property, both real and personal, and have
and ENJOY all other powers granted to cor
porations under the laws of the State Of
Louisiana. Said corporation shall enjoy ex.
istence for ninety-nine years. unless sooner
diss9ivei which may be done at meeting
| of the stockholders called specially for that
purpose, by majority of the capital stock
of the corporation, each share being entitled
to one vote, the liquidation to be conducted
by the Board OF Directors, under such terms
| and conditions as they deem best
No iniormality IN this act of incorporation.
nor any failure TO elect officers at any time
or hold meetings, shall operate as a forfei.
exposing the stockholders to any liability
whatever beyond the unpaid balance due on
their stock, no stockholders being liable for
more than such unpaid balance under any
circumstances.
This charter may be amended by a vote
of three-fourths of the stockholders repre-.
scented at any meeting called for that purpose
after ten days notice by mail or advertise
ment TO each stakeholder as the Board OF
Directors may determine, this notice to apply
also to all other meetings of the stock
holders
Thus done and passed in my office on III.
day, month and year herein first above writ
ten IN the presence of Messrs. Clarence
schroeder and James II. Donovan, competent
witnesses, who have signed with the appear
ers, and me notary, after due reading Of the
whole.
Original signed: w. ]. Hellbach. one
share; Thomas b. Brown, FIVE shares; Richard
J. Delcazal, twenty-four shares.
GEO. MONTGOMERY, Not Pub
J.. II. Donovan Clarence Schroeder
l, the undersigned Recorder of Mortgages
IN and for the Parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing Act of Incorporation, of the
Dauphine Slate Co, Inc, was this day duly
recorded in my office in Book lll9, Folio 4Si.
Original sgned):
EMILE J. LEONARD. D. R.
New Orleans, January %, 1914.
1, George Montgomery, a notary public in
and for the Parish Of Orleans and CITY OF
New Orleans, do hereby certify the above
and foregoing TO be a true and correct cow
OF the act of Incorporation of the Dauphine
Slate Co, Inc, as well as of the certificate
OF the Recorder OF Mortgages thereto append
tarial office -'0
In faith whereof / have hereunto set nv
hand and official seal at New Orleans, La,
this 9th day of January, 1914.
GEO. MONTGOMERY, Not. Pub.
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