Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-14
Charter of X. M. Murphy, incor-
pOrated.

Parish of Orleans
City of New Orleans
Be it known, That on this Goth da.
of the month Of October, in the yea,
A. D., 1914.
Before me, Eraste Vidrine, Notar,
Public, duly commissioned, qualifiet
and sworn in and for the above name,
Parish and State personally came ane
appeared the several persons who's
| names are hereunto subscribed, VIII.
each and all declared:
That availing themselves Of tn
laws Of the State of Louisiana on til
subject of the Incorporation Of Cor
porations, and especially of Act 2si
Of the Legislature Of the State o.
Louisiana for the year 1914, they
have, and do by these presents, or
ganize and constitute themselves into
IA corporation and body polite in'law
under the following stipulstions and
provisions, which they hereby adopt
Us their articles Of Incorporation CT
charter. to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name Of this corporation shall
be: r. NJ. MURPHY lNCORPORAT-
ED. and its domicile Is hereby de-
clared to be at Venice, in the Parish
of Plaquemines, State Of Louisiana.
This Corporation shall have and
enjoy corporate existence and succes-
sion for and during q period of nine
ty-nine (99) years unless sooner dis
solved.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes of this
Corporation and the nature of the
business to be conducted and carried
on by it are hereby declared to be
the general contracting business in
elusive of all businesses allied OF
growing out of said general contract
ing business, except the business Of
banking and insurance in all Of their
several forms, and homestead build
ing and loan associations. also except
any business or purpose which might
characterize this Corporation as .
public service corporation. The cor
pozation shall have power to own,
lease, buy, sell, mortgage land and
generally deal in and develop the
same: it shall have power and author
ity to operate, own or lease and run
one or more commissaries or stores
and may do all that pertains to coun-
tzy business: It shall have power to
own, operate and conduct all. lines Of
transportation and n,ea thereof in
it, contracting business including the
right to own, operate or to charter
or lease boats. bargss. dredses and
al. equipment necessary or incidental
to any character Of its contracting
business. together with the right to
do anything that may be necessary or
to the accomplishment Of
the objects and purposes hersinabcve
recited. with the right to own stock
in other corporations.
ARTICLE III
The Capital Stock Of this Corpora.
ton is hereby fixed at the sum Of
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($5O,00O.00) j
none of which shall be preferred, and
which Capital Stock shall consist Of
Five Hundred Shares Of a par value
If One Hundred Dollars 100000
zach. The capital stock Of this COZ
poration may be subsequently in
:reased 70 One Hundred and Fifty !
Dollars ($l5O,000.oO
ARTICLE ".
All the corporate powers Of this
shall be vested in and
Exercised by . Board Of Directors
composed Of three a. stoekholderp Of
his Corporation. elected annually st
meeting Of the stockholders held for
hat purpose, which meeting shall be
'e1d At the domicile' of the company on
he first Moeday Of October Of each
car. beginning with The first Monday
n October, 1915, notice Of which
shall Be given to each stock
either personally or BY de-
at least fifteen (l6) days
efore such meeting, { notice in the
ost offiee properly addressed to the
ast known address Of each stock
older a shown BY the books Of the
company.
The firyt Board of Directors Of this
is hereby declared TO be
opposed Of:
Sam F. Heaslip. ST., New Orleans.
a.
X. s. Leovy. Venice. La.
I N. Murphy. New Orleans, La.
The first Board Of Directors "a
srein above coastitutsd. shall hold
ffics until the first Monday IN Octo-
er, 1915, or until their successors
,ah have been duly elected and quail
ed.
The Board Of Directors of this Cor