The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-08-13
CHARTER
OF THE l.. G.. LINK COMPANY

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STATE or LOUISIANA. PARISH OF OR
LEANS CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
! Be II known. that on this eighteenth day
| Of July. in the year one thousand nine nun
dred and fourteen, before me, william Wal
| Ter Young, a notary public, in and for tht
uariSh OF Orleans state of Louisiana, duly
commissioned and qualified, and IN the pres,
lencc of the witnesses hereinafter named ana
| Undersigned, personally came ana appeared
the persons whose names are hereunto sub.
Scribrd. all above the full age of majority,
who Scverally declared, that availnE them
selves OF the provisions Of the constitution
land laws of this state, relative To the for
nation Of corporations, they do by these
presents form themselves, as well as their
associates and successors. into and cOnSti-
tutc corporation and body polite in law,
| for the purposes and objects and under the
| they hereby adopt as their charter to-wit
| ARTICLE 1.-The name style and title
| OF this corporation shall be THE L. &.
LINK COMPANY" Its dOmicile shall be in
| the city of New orleans, state OF Louisiana,
and ii shall have and enjoy succession by
| its corporate name for a period Of ninety
nine years from this date. The president, or
| in the event of his absence, the vice prcSi-
dent is hereby designated as the officer upon
whom citation, or legal process, shall b.
served
This corporation shall have power and
authority 10 hold. receive, purchase, convey,
mort gage. hire and lease property both real
and personal, sue and be sued, make and use
a corporate seal, name and appoint such Off
GERS as its interest may require, and ii shall
have all the rights, powers, advantages and
immunities. granted by law to corporations.
ARTICLE 1.-THE object and purposes
for which this corporation Is organized and
the nature OF the business TO be carried on
by it, are hereby declared to be to deal in.
buy and sell for its own account and for
account OF Others, real estate, lands. tene-
mentS. mortgages, mortgage notes, bonds,
shares OF stock and other securities to Dor
row and lend money on property, real and
personal, bonds, stocks and other securities ;
to lease, rent or hire property: to make
leases to act as broker. agent or trustee for
individuals, firms or corporations to re-
claim ana improve landed DrODprtV: 10 Law
out town lots or suburbs pave streets side.
walks and alleys; TO put down sewer drain
age, water and gas pipes to connect with the
huhlCipaI or other plants, or for the sole
use OF Sucn subdivisions TO erect DOleS and
lay conduitS to support or receive wires for
electrlcal transmission; to construct or erect
oL 10 contract for the construction or erec.
.. ~ oi buildings, and generally to do and
esSage In any other business, undertaking
OF enterprise in the city Of New Orleans or
elsewhere in the United States ronnactod
Tn .Dt or growing out of, general and Incl.
ucntdl, 10 any or the purposes berpino hove
set forth or contemplated bv tbis cbo - Nv
ARTICLE IiI-The capital stock of tbis
corporation Is hereby fixed at the sum of ono
hundred thousand $500, 900 OOC dollars al
=, 600 mo ana represented by one thousand
,I,VoOI shareS or the par value of one HIM
dred ISl0O.OO) dollars each which shall no
pald Tor in cash, at the time of snbscrintioy
In cash or its equivalent. 'oii'
ARTICLE IV.-The corporate noworS n,
MS company and the full management OF IT.
t maIIs, shai De vested in, and exercised by n
podIu OF directors, composed of three stccl,
noIuefs, TWO of whom shall constitute a CO
iunI LOT the transaction Of all business Nv
Eiectlons for directors by the stockholder,
Ssd.i De held annually, on the first TUESDAY
Vi august, or each year, at the Office OF tbo
company under the supervision OF tyo CO..,
nissSioners 10 be appointed by the nresidept
saiu elections TO be held under snch otbor
ruies as may be provided by the board
Al elections shall be by ballot. and a ma
Jorlty OF votes cast shall elect and each
snare OF stock shall be entitled 70 one vote
eIlher IN person or by proxy
Each board shall at its first meeting after
It's election, elect out OF its own number
treasurer, who shall hold ONCE until their
successors are elected. ANY vacancy occnr
ING In said board shall be filed by the re-
naming directors for the unexpired term.
The first board OF directors shall consist
OF Louis Frederick Link. Louis Gottlob Link,
and Fred. Weber, with the said Louis Fred
erich Link as president; Louis GOttlOb Link
vice-president; and the said Fred. Weber as
secretary-treasurer who shall hold office un-
till the first Tuesday ir August 1915 or
fed.
director may be represented by proxy
at any meeting
ARTICLE y.--This act of Incorporation
may be changed, or this corporation dis
solved with the assent OF the Stockholders
owning three-fOurths Of the stock of the cor
poration, represented at a general meeting
convened for that purpose after notice there
or given as hereinafter set forth In the
event OF the liquidation or dissolution OF
this corporation, the stockholders shall elect