The herald., 1914-08-06
CHARTER
OF THE l.. c. LINK COMPANY"
STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF or
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF OR
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
BE il known that On this eighteenth day
of July. in the year on" lanI~ahi u-i" nan
dved and fourteen, before me-. NulhM Wal
Ter Young. a notary public. in and for the
parish Of Orleans. state of Louisiana. dI.F
Commissioned and qualified, and IN iii" pres
rncc of the witnesses hereinafter named ani
Undersigned, personally came ana aPprdIcl.
/ the persons whose names are Acrrunto sub
~rribrd all above the fun a-v Of majority,
who Sryerally declared, that ayalliu- them
selves ~ the provisions of the constitution
and laws of this state. rr.aiiN" 10 ia" Tor
nation cf corporations, they do 10y these
presents form themselves, as well as their
associates and successors, into and cOu~tI
tutc corporation ana body polite in law,
for the purposes and objects and under the
.~IipulatiOn~ as hereinafter set forth. which
they hereby adopt aS their charter, to-wit
ARTICLE THE name. style ani JtI"
Of this corporation shall be TIE J.. &.
LINK COMPANY" lis domirllc shall b" I'm
/ the city OF New Orleans, state OF Louisiana,
and il shall have ana enjoy succession by
its corporate name for Il period OF ninety
nine years from this date. The president. or
in the event Of his absence. the yic"-prc>i-
dent Is hereby dc>i ignat"i as The I'll 'rr upon
whom citation, or legal process, shall De-
served.
This corporation shall have power and
authority To hold. receive, purchase. convey.
murtgag hire and lease property both real
land personal, Su" and Doe sued. make and use
Il corporate seal, name and appoint such Otli-
GERS as its Interest may require, and ii shall
have all the rights, powers, advantages and
immuuitleS. granted 10y law to corporations.
ARTICLE 1.-THE object and purposes
for which this corporation Is organized and
the nature Of the business to bc carried on
By II, are hereby declared to be to deal in.
buy and sell for itS own account and for
account Of others, real estate. Lands. t,nc-
mentS. mortgages, mortgage notes, bonds,
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row and lend money on property. real and
personal, bonds, stocks and other Sccuriti les {:
10 lease, rent or hire property: to make
leases ; TO act as broker, agent or trustee for
individuals, firms or corporations to re
claim and improve landed property: To lay
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
muhlclpal or other plants. or for the sole
use of such subdivisions; TO erect DoIeS and
lay conduits TO support or receive wires for
electrical transmission; to construct or erect
| or to contract for the construction or erec'
Iloh or buildings, and generally to do and
engage IN any other business undertaking
| or enterprise in the city Of New Orleans or
ELSEWHERE IN the United States. connected
win or growing out Of general and inci
dental. TO any OF the purposes berejna hnro
Set Iorth or contemplated by this charter
ARTICLE lII.-The capital stock OF this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of one
| hundred thousand $500 600 UOC dollars al
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| Il,OoOl shares of the par value Of one hun.
dred CS1OO.OO) dollars each which shall be
paid Tor In cash. at the time Of subscription.
IN cash or its equivalent
| ARTICLE lN.-The corporate powers O,
| lniS company and the full mana cement OF II 9
| analTs, shall be vested in, and exercised by a
! BOARD or directors, composed Of three stock
noIuefs, tWO or whom shall constitute n ouo.
rum ior the transaction Of all business
| EieCtlonS FOR directors by the stockholders
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or August, Of each year at the offca of tIs
company under the supervision of two com
% %nIsSionerS 10 be appointed by the president
r,,iae eiecllohs 10 be held under such other
u'.S as may DE provided by the board
| All elections shall be by ballot. and a ma
lJority Of votes cast shall elect and na oh
snare OF stock shall be entitled TO one vote
Ielher In person or by proxy.
Each board shall al its first meeting after
It's election, elect out of its own number a
treasurer. who shall hold office until their
successors are elected. ANY vacancy occur
ing In said board shall be filed by the re-
naming directors for the unexpired term.
| The first board OF directors shall consist
IOf Louis Frederick Link, Louis Gottlob Link
and Fred. Weber, with the said Louis Fred
erich Link as president; Louis GottlOb Link
IVlce-preSldent and the sa Id Fred Weber as
lseCretary-treasurer; who shall hold Office un.
| till the first Tuesday IT, August. lqls n
until their successors are elected and quaIi
| fed. f1''''
A director may be represented by prox,
at any meeting F'
ARTICLE V.-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
Iporation, represented at a general meeting
convened for that purpose after notice there
lof given as hereinafter set forth. In tbe
IeVent or the liquidation or dissolution OF
thls corporation, the stockholders shall elect