The herald., 1914-06-04
CHARTER OF
P. J. MCMAHON & SONS UNDERTAKING

CHARTER OF
P. J. MCMAHON SONS UNDERTAKING
State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans.
BE 1t known, That tins Twenty-iifth
day Of the month Of May, in the year Of Our
Lord. one thousand nine hundred and four
teen, and OF the Independence Of the Uuyed
States of America, the one hundred and thIr-
ly-eghth, before me, FREDERIC CHARLES
MARN. notary public. IN and Tor the Parish
If Orleans, State Of Louisiana, duly COM
mlsSloued 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 hcrcuuto subscribed, who scvcrally de-
clarci that, avaIlng themselves Of the laws
Of the State OF louisiana IN such cases made
and provided and Particularly Of the prOyI-
slrus Of Act No. ~ Of the Acts Of the General
Assembly OF the State Of Louisiana for the
year l'1i. they have coyeuautcd and agreed
and bind themselves. a. well as all such
persons as may hereafter become associated
with them, 20 form "a corporation, for the OBJ
jcc's and purposes and under the articles and
supulatIous following. to-wit:
Article ]. The name and title Of this cor
porati1n shall be p !. MCMAHON X SONS
UNDERTAKING COMPANY" Under its
said name this corporation shall have power
ANA authority to have and enjoy corporate eN-
lstCucc and succession Tor the full term and
period OF ninety nine years from and after
| the date hereof; 10 contract, sue and be sued;
90 make and use corporate seal, and the
same To alter and break at pleasure; to hold.
receive, lease, purchase and convey or acquire
m any other manner authorized by law, as
well as mortgage, hypothcCate and pledge.
property real, personal and mixed. Corporeal
and luCorpOrcal; 10 accept by donation, or &C
qUlrc IN any other manner authorized by law.
cash; TO name and appoint such managers,
agents, directors, officers and employees as its
business interests and convenience may re-
quIrc; and - make and establish as well as
alter and amend from time to time. such by
| laws, rules and regulations for the proper
] % d. slf INV,
as may be necessary and proper; and, gen
orally, to do and perform all things necessary
! " incident to the proper conduct OF the al
| ialrS OF TINS corporation.
Article II. The domcile 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
| ldcnt 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
| It are declared to be as follows:
| lIrst-TO do a general undertaking and liv.
! cry business; and, to that end, to 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.
| riages, buggies, hearses, ambulances, automo.
biles and other vehicles.
| Second-To hire out for any length of time
| tne i've STOCK ana NehlCleS, owned or con
trolled by the corporation; and to board and
| store live stock and vehicles for other per
| sons, for consideration.
Third-To do any and all things necessar,
to carry out the general lines of business SCI
| out in the two preceding paragraphs, and alsC
| to carry on any side Incidental lines Of
business which can readily and conveniently
| be carried on in conjunction with the sale
general lines of business set out in the sale
| 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 thu
par value OF One Hundred Dollars each
! said stock shall be subject to issue by tn,
cash at such time and in such amounts a
may be fixed by the board of directors o
| the same may be issued by the board of di
rectors, at not less than par, for labor dom
TOR, or property actually received by, the cor
poratiOn The corporation shall become
going concern and be authorized to do bust
| ness as soon as 1--WE thousand dollars of it
capital stock shall have been subscribed for
In the event OF an increase of the capita
stock Of the corporation, the then existing
stockholders of the corporation shall hav
the first right to purchase the stock, at it
par value, IN the proportions of their the1
holdings of stock in the corporation, an
the proportion of any stakeholder shall like
wise FIRST devOlve upon the remaining stock
holders, in their relative proportions, in tn
event any stakeholder does not take his quot
Of stock.
Article V. All the corporate powers of tn
said corporation shall be vested in and ex
ercised by a board Of directors, to be com
posed of five stockholders, to be elected o.
the second Tuesday of July of each year, be
ginning with the year 1915 From the dat
OF this charter, and until the second Tuesda
shall serve as the directors Of this corpora
ton: Patrick ]. Mcmahon, Thomas ]. Nc
Mahon. Edward J. McMahon, Patrick J. Nc
Mahon, Jr., John b. Mcmahon.
The officers of the CORPORATION shall be
president, vice president, secretary and treas
urer, who shall be elected by the board Q
that from the date of this charter until tn
election of directors, upon the second Tues
day of July. 1915, the officers Of the corpor
alton shall be as follows: Patrick J. Nc
/ President; Patrick J. Mcmahon, Jr., Secretary
Thomas J. Mcmahon, Treasurer. The office
of secretary and treasurer may be combine
in the same person.
: All directors and officers of the corporatio
shall hold Office until their successors are dul
appointed. The duties of the officers Of tn
corporation shall be those generally fallin
to such officers, provided that the board {
directors may at any time define the specif
duties of each officer. The board of director
NAV make and establish, as we'll as alter an
amend, any and all bylaws, rules and req
!, lations necessary and proper, in its judt
ment, for the conduct, support, and manage
ment of the business and affairs OF the col
poration.
The board shall have full power and al
/ thority to borrow money, TO execute NOR
, cages, and to create liens, to issue bond
notes and other obligations, to purchase an
acquire the business and good will of an
. person, firm or corporation engaged in
business similar to the business of this Co
r poration, and to pay therefor in stock of tn
: corporation, or cash, or paper, and, general,
to do all things reasonably convenient. an
, necessary for the proper carrying on of Il
, business of the corporation.