The herald., 1914-10-15
CHARTER
or ELA,K AND COMPANY. INyORPOR
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Tor ELAtk AND COMPANY, INtORpDE
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United States IT America. State Of Louisiana.
Parish OF Orleans, ':'y ui New Orleans.
H.. Do known. ,hat ON this tWcu,y-thIiI dly
ni the month OF Scut,mlrr an the wear 4 our
Lord nar Thousand nine hundred and fourteen
and oi the independence Of the juttcd State
ut America the one hundred and turty-ulu.h.
hri.r, me- Hurucll Mitchell M'iutr, a notary
public, Iu and foT the parish Of Orleans, state
OF Louisiana aforesaid, duly C1wmI~s IouCd and
qualified, and IN the presence 81 the witnesses
hereinafter named and uudeT- gncd, person
ally came and appeared the parties whose
names are hyTCUUtU subscribed, who ~cytTHily
declared that. avaIling themselves Il the pro
visions of the laws ot tins state relative to
the organization Of corporations, and paTtlDu-
larly Act No. lo7 OF the legislative acts OF she
General Assembly Of the state OF Louisiana.
for the year lyll. approved july %. l,l+, they
have Cuy,uaUtcd and agreed and do hy these
presents covenant, agree and bind themselves,
as well a~ such other persons who may here
after become associated with them or their
successors, 20 form and constitute Curpur-
alton or body polite IN law, for the objects
and purposes and under the agreements and
StIpuiatouS following, to-wIt:
,aD The name Of this corporation shall De
BLACK y Company Incorporated
lbD The objects and purpose, for which this
corporation Is established aud the nature of
the business to be carried ON by 1t are de
| clarcd 10 be a> follows, to-wit:
To engage IN buying and selling Of articles
Of merchandise or OF trade Of any kind or
brokerage or commission business of any kind
or character; TO represent other persons, IudI-
vldudl- or corporations and to act tor them
IN any capacity; to acquire, own. hold OF lease
lands, personal or mixed property and use
| the same and to dispose of the same by sale,
| lease OF otherwise, and to do all such things
| and acts dS may be necessary or proper To
carry ont or prepare to carry out the objects
| and a.
| Co The capital stock If this corporation
| shall he tive thousand dollars (S5O.0OOJ.
| I'D The capital stock of this corporation may
| he increased to twenty-five thousand dollars
| CS25,OOOOO).
Cep The capital stock as presently cousti.
tutcd, shall consist OF fifty t5O) shares of the
| par value Of one hundred dollars $1,000
| each
% The domicile Of this corporation shall be
| in the city of New Orleans, in this state,
| and service OF all legal process shall be made
upon any officer of this corporation.
| go This corporation shall exist and enjoy
| succession for the full term and period OF
| ninety nine (y9D years from the date hereof
| th) The business and affairs and corporate
| powers of this corporation shall be transacted
by three 60 directors, the following, being
| selected to serve for the first year, % until
their successors are duly elected and, quail.
| ned: Charles IIamlin Black, OCtavia apd At.
| larta streets, New Orleans, Louisiana; Ora.
ham $ Black, iii Lowerlns, New Orleans
|
avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana.
| O The annual meeting OF stockholders ot
| this corporation for the election OF directors
| shall be held on the fourth Monday Of each
| December, and the directors now chosen tC
| represent this corporation shall hold then
bofices until that date, until their success
/ sorS are duly elected and qualified. In case
| vacancies occur during the year, same shall
| be filled by the remaining directors OF dl
| rector.
~ 1,,l ,,4,s nft1g. Z fl,s
| city of New Orleans, on the date and in the
| month and year herein FIRST above written, N
| the presence Of Hampton Reynolds and Noe
| Bunol, competent witnesses, residing in this
| city, who have hereuntO signed their names
with appearcrs and me, notary, after reading
| of the whole.
Original signed: Chas II. Black, y shares
| 1872 OCtavia street, y. O., La; Graham :
A. l. Black, y shares, 45)4 st. Charles Ave;
n O.. La. Hampton REYNOLDS, Noel BunOl
| PURNELL NJ. MlLNER. Not. Pub.
| /, the undersigned deputy recorder OF mort
| cages, IN and for the parish Of Orleans, state
OF Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
| and foregoing act Of Incorporation of Black q
Company, incorporated" was this day duly
| recorded in my office IN book llIl iolio 20"
| New Orleans La, September p, 1914.
| (Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD,
Deputy Recorder OF Mortgages
State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans.
/ l. Purnel Mitchell Milner, a notary public
| in and for the parish Of Orleans, state Of Lou
isiana, duly qualified and commissioned, d.
hereby certify that the foregoing IS a tTu'
| and correct copy Of the act OF Incorporation
| Of BLACK & Company, Incorporated as ais
the certificate of the recorder Of mortgages to
| this parish, thereto attached, as appears b.
the original on file and Of record IN my oi
hce.
7 In faith whereof, witness my hand and sea
X at New Orleans, this 25th day OF September
| a. ID. 1914
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