The herald., 1914-07-23
CHARTER
+ a. LINK COMPANY"

Estate OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF OR
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
BE it known, that on this eighteenth day
of July, in the year one thousand nine nun
bred and fourteen, before me, William Wal
Ter Young, notary public, in and for the
parish Of Orleans, state or LOUISIANA, duIy
commissioned and qualified, and in the pres
cnce of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned. personally came and appeared,
| the persons whose names are hereuntO sub
| Scribcd, all above the full age of majority,
who Seyerally declared, that awaiting them
selves Of the provisions of the constitution
and 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-
/ tute a corporation and body polite in law
| for the purposes and objects and under the
| sttpulatiOnS as hereinafter set forth. which
| they hereby adopt as their charter tO-wit:
| ARTICLE 1.-The name, style and title
| of this corporation shall De THE l.. q.
LINK COMPANY" Its domicie shall be in
the city of New Orleans, state of Louisiana,
| and it shall have and enjoy succession by
| its corporate name for 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 be
served
This corporation shall have power and
authority 10 hold. receive, purchase, convey,
mortgage, hire and lease property both real
and personal, sue and DE sued make and use
a corporate seal, name and appoint such Off
GERS as its interest may require, and it shall
have all the rights, powers, advantages and
lmmunities, 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 he: 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 bor-
row and lend money on property, real and
/ fAss1-E 4 I'll,
10 lease rent or hire prODerty: TO make
| leases 10 act as broker. agent or trustee for
| individuals, firms or corporations: TO re-
c,a ga. anu improve landed property; to lay
ouI town lois or suburbs, pave streets side.
Walks ana alleys; to put down sewer drain
age wafer and gas pipes to connect with tho
i pdI or DINER plants. or for the sole
uSe OF Such subdivisions; to erect noIas ga
lay cOnduitS to support or receive VIM q" Gu
eieClrlcaI transmission; to construct ar aract
Ui 10 contract for the CONSTRUCTION or go
engage ,U ~ , and generally to do and
1850 III any other business undertaLind
az enterprise in the city of New OrIoona ins 5
80, mere IN the United States cnn%n. vi
TanToI or growing out of, general and Incl
Set a., 70 any or the purposes herainoh -
SET Iorth or contemplated bv tbis ahdi DoVe
ARTICLE III.-The capital stool 90 tL,.
Evaporation Is hereby fixed at the snm of ano
m iin thousand (Sl00,00O OOD dollars AZ
| ~ O6oI t SI ana represented by one thousand
| LIn'yVVy snareS or the par value of ono bnn
urtI .SlOOOOD dollars each; which shall III
ld Tor in cash. at the time of snbscriTt io oe
IN cash or its equivalent ip'ion'
ri an IloLE N.-The corporate powers of
| lnis company and the full management OF ire
anaIrs, snail be vested in, and exercised hv a
| podTu OF directors, composed of three stcol,
' tNO OF whom shall constitute n ouo
'unl LOT the transaction of all business
| Elections for directors by the Stockholders
snail be held annually, on the first Tnesdav
Vi august, or each year, at the office of the
UiIIR ian5 under the supervision Of two com
said eIedft 10 De appointed by the president.
sdid elections to be held under such ofbor,
ruies as may be provided by the board
All elections shall be by ballot, and a ma
J0rity OF votes cast shall elect, and each
snare OF stock shall be entitled to one vote,
either IN person or by proxy.
Each board shall at it's first meeting after
Its election, elect out of its own number a
president, vice-president and a secretary
treasurer, who shall hold Office until their
successors are elected. ANY vacancy occur
/ Ing in said board shall be filled bv the re-
naming directors for the unexpired term.
The first board of directors shall consist
OF Louis Frederick Link. Louis GottlOb Link
land Fred. Weber, with the said Louis Fred
erich Link as president; Louis GottlOb Link
IYice-president: and the said Fred Weber as
secretary treasurer: who shall hold office I'M
I'll the first Tuesday in August, ISIS. or
fed.
\ director may be represented by proxy
at any meeting.
| ARTICLE N.-ThiS act Of Incorporation
may be changed, or this corporation dis
solved with rho assent of tho Stock no dars
owning thrce-fOUrths Of the stock Of the cor
IporatiOn, represented at a general meeting
convened for that purpose after notice there
| of given hereinafter set forth. In the
event of the liquidation or dissolution Of
this corporation, the stockholders shall elect
two liquidatOrs from among their number at
a meeting convened for that purpose, after
ten days written notice sent TO each stock
holder by mail to his last known address {:
said liquidators shall have authority TO wind
up the business and affairs of this company.
In case of death of either Of said liquidat-
ors, the survivor shah appoint a stakeholder
as successor to him.
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable or
Irresponsible for the contracts, faults or debts
of this corporation nor shall any mere IN
lformality in its organization have the effect