The herald., 1914-05-28
EDWARD l.. DAVIS d.
CLAUDE NJ. SEARS, NJ.
LINGER. ". II. HOSklN
Witnesses.
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". MORGAN CIR
CHARTER OF
l. MCMAHON a SONS UNDERTAKING

CHARTER OF
P. J. MCMAHON & SONS UNDERTAKING
State Of Louisiana, Parish OF Orleans.
lie IT known, That on this Twcnty-ffth
day Of the month of May, in the year OF Our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and four
teen, and Of the Independence OF the United
States of America, the one hundred and thr-
ty-clEhth, before me, FREDERIC CHARLES
MARA. notary public, in and Tor the Parish
Of Orleans, State Of Louisiana, duly com
mIsSloned and qualified and acting as SUCH
and m the presence OF the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who severally de
clared that, avaIling themselves OF the laws
OF the State OF Louisiana in such cases made
and provided, and particularly Of the provi-
SONS of Act. No 20 of the Acts of the General
Assembly OF the State of Louisiana for the
year 100. they have Covenanted and agreed,
and do, by these presents covenant and agree
and bind themselves, as we'll as all such
persons as may hereafter become associated
with them, to form a corporation, for the OBJ
Jects and purposes and under the articles and
StipulatIons following, tO-wit:
Article ]. The name and title of this cor
Poratlon shall be p J. MCMAHON & SONS
UNDERTAKING COMPANY" Under its
said name this corporation shall have power
and authority to have and enjoy corporate ex-
istence and succession for the full term and
period Of ninety-nine years from and after
the date hereof; to contract, sue and be sued
TO make and use corporate seal, and the
same to alter and break at pleasure; to hold,
receive, lease, purchase and convey or acquire
IN any other manner authorized by law, as
well as mortgage, hypothecate and pledge,
property, real, personal and mixed, corporeal
and incorporeal; to accept by donation, or ac-
qure IN any other manner authorized by law
cash; to name and appoint such managers,
agents, directors, officers and employees as its
business interests and convenience may re-
qure; and to make and establish as well as
alter and amend from time to time such by-
laws, rules and regulations for the proper
Of he aHa e -.
as may be necessary and proper; and, gen
orally, TO do and perform all things necessary
or incident to the proper conduct of the at
fairs of this corporation.
Article ii. The domicile of this corpora.
ton shall be in the city of New Orleans,
State OF Louisiana, and all citations or other
legal process shall be served upon the pres
ldent of said corporation, or in the event of
his absence, upon the vice president, and, in
the absence of both of said officers, upon the
secretary of the corporation.
Article III. The objects and purposes for
winch tins corporation is organized and the
nature of the business TO be carried on by
IT are declared to be as follows
First-To do general undertaking and liv-
cry business; and, to that end to conduct
manage, and transact in the city of New
Orleans, State of Louisiana, and elsewhere,
the purchase, general acquisition and sale OF
horses and mules, and other live stock; car
biles and other vehicles.
Second-To hire out for any length of time
the live stock and vehicles, owned or con-
trolled by the corporation; and TO board and
store live stock and vehicles for other per
sons, for a consideration.
Third-To do any and all things necessary
to carry. out the general lines of business set
out in the two preceding paragraphs and also
to carry on any side, or incidental, lines OF
business which can readily and conveniently
be carried on IN conjunction with the said
general lines OF business set out in the said
two preceding paragraphs.
Article ~. The capital stock of this cor.
poration is hereby fixed at the sum of Fifty
| Thousand Dollars, divided into and repre-.
scented by five hundred shares of stock of the
| par. value of One Hundred Dollars each
said stock shall be subject to issue by the
| board of directors, and shall be paid for ir
cash at such time and in such amounts as
| the same may be issued by the board of di
| rectorS, at not less than par, for labor done
| for, or property actually received by, the cor
| poratlon. The corporation shall become
going concern and be authorized to do bust
| ness as soon as five thousand dollars of il:
capital stock shall have been subscribed for
In the event of an increase of the capita
stock Of the corporation, the then existing
stockholders of the corporation shall have
/ the hrst right TO purchase the stock, at it:
| par value, IN the proportions of their ther
holdings of stock in the corporation, anC
| the proportion of any stakeholder shall like
wise first devolve upon the remaining stock
| holders, in their relative proportions, in thu
event any stakeholder does not take his quot;
| of stock.
Article " All the corporate powers of tn,
said corporation shall be vested in and ex
| ercised by board of directors, to be com
| posed of flve stockholders, to be elected or
| the second Tuesday of July of each year, be
| ginning with the year 1915. From the date
of this charter, and until the second Tuesda,
of July, 1915, the following named person!
shall serve as the directors Of this corpora
| ton: Patrick ]. Mcmahon. Thomas ]. Nc
Mahon, Edward J. Mcmahon, Patrick J. Nc
| Mahon, Jr., Tohn Il. Mcmahon.
The officers of the corporation shall be {
| president, vice president, secretary and treas
directors from among its number, provided
that from the date of this charter until the
election of directors, upon the second Tues
day of July, 1915, the officers Of the corpor
alton shall be as follows: Patrick ]. Nc
Mahon, President; Edward J. Mcmahon, Vice
President; Patrick ]. Mcmahon, Jr., Secretary
Thomas J. Mcmahon, Treasurer. The office:
of secretary and treasurer may be combined
in the same person.
All directors and officers Of the corporation
shall hold office until their successors are duly
appointed. The duties of the officers of the
corporation shall be those generally falling
10 such officers, provided that the board o.
directors may at any time define the specific
duties of each officer. The board of director:
may make and establish, as well as alter anC
amend any and all bylaws, rules and regu
ment, for the conduct, support, and manage
ment of the business and affairs of the cor
poration.
The board shall have full power and au
thOrity to borrow money, TO execute mort
cages, and to create liens, to issue bonds
notes and other obligations, to purchase anC
acquire the business and good will of any
person, firm or corporation engaged in
business similar to the business of this cor
poration, and to pay therefor in stock Of thi!
corporation, or cash, or paper, and generally
10 do all things reasonably convenient anC
necessary for the proper carrying on OF thu
I business of the corporation.