The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-06-25
CHARTER OF
P. J. MCMAHON q SONS UNDERTAKING

| State OF Louisiana. Parish OF Orleans
| BE It known, That on this Twerty-hfth
/ day OF the month Of May in the wear Of Our
| Lord, one thousand nine hundred and four
! teen, and Of the Independence OF the United
States OF America, the one hundred and thir-
| ty-eIAnth, before me, FREDERIC CHARLES
MARA a notary public, in and for the Parish
OF Orleans, State Of Louisiana, duly COM
misSloned and qualified and acting as such,
and IN 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 avalling themselves Of the laws
OF the State OF Louisiana in such cases made
and provided, and particularly of the provi-
sions Of Act. No. 20 of the Acts Of the General
Assembly OF the State of Louisiana for the
year l90+,, they have covenanted and agreed,
and do, by these presents, covenant and agree
and bind themselves, as well as all such
persons as may hereafter become associated
with them, to form corporation, for the OBJ
Jects and purposes and under the articles and
stpulations following, to-wit:
Article !. The name and title of this cor
poratlon shall be "P. ]. MCMAHON & SONS
UNDERTAKING COMPANY" Under il.
said name this corporation shall have power
and authority TO have and enjoy corporate eI-
lStenCc and succession for the full term and
period OF ninety-nlne years from and after
the date hereof; 10 contract, sue and be sued !;
to make and use a 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, corporea
, ana incorporeai; to accept by donation, or &C
quire IN any other manner authorized by law
cash; 10 name and appoint such managers
agents, directors, officers and employees as its
business interests and convenience may re-
quire and TO make and establish, as we'll as
alter and amend from time to time, such by
laws, rules and regulations for the proper
government of the affairs of said corporation
as may be necessary and proper; and gen.
do
or incident to the proper conduct of the at
fairs of this corporation.
Article IL. 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
ident 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
which this corporation is organized and the
nature OF the business to be carried on by
1t are declared to be as follows:
Frrst-Io do general undertaking and lv.
cry business; and TO that end, 10 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
Tiages, buggIes, hearses, ambulances, automo-
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
sons, for a consideration.
Thrd-To do any and all things necessary
10 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 in
may be fixed by the board of directors, or
the same may be issued by the board of d.
rectors, at not less than par, for labor done
for, or property actually received by, the cor
poration. The corporation shall become a
going concern and be authorized to do bust