The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-05-07
CHARTER
OF THE MOORE VETERINARY HOSPI

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United States Of America. State of Louisiana.
Parish OF Orleans, City OF New Orleans.
BE II known, that on this twenty ninth day
Of April, IN the year OF our Lord, 1914, and
the Independence OF the United States OF
America, the hundred and thirty-ninth.
before me, Pierre ID. Olivier. a Notary Public,
duly commissioned and qualified IN and for
the SAID city, parish and State. therein re-
siding, and in the presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, personal
ly came and appeared, the several per
sons whose names hereuntO subscribed.
who severally declare that avaIling them
selves of the laws OF the State OF Louisiana
relative TO the organization Of corporations,
and particularly of Act No. Is OF 1904, OF the
General Assembly of the state Of Louisiana,
they do, by these presents, for themselves
and tor their associates, successors and
signs, form themselves into a corporation and
body polite IN law, for the objects and pur-
poses and under the articles and stipulations
hereinafter set forth.
Article 1.-The name of this corporation
shall he Moore Veterinary Hospital, Inc, and
under that name 1t shall have and ENJOY all
rights, privileges and immuntIes granted by
law to corporations; and under its corporate
name It shall have power and authority to
contract, and be sued, to make and use a
corporate seal, and the Same to change alter
or destroy, at pleasure; to hold, receive, by
pothecate, convey, sell, lease pledge mort
gage real and personal property; to borrow
| money; to issue negotiable bonds and notes,
or other evidence of debt; to have and en-
ploy such managers, directors, officers and
agents, and other employees, as its interests
may require; and to make and establish such
bylaws rules and regulations for the proper
management and control Of the affairs of the
SAID corporation may be deemed necessary
| and proper by the Board of Directors; and the
: same To alter and amend at pleasure
Article 1.-THE dOmicile OF said corporation
shall be in the City of New Orleans State of
Louisiana, and all citations and other legal
process shall be served on the President and,
IN his absence, on the Secretary OF said cor
poratIOn.
Article III.-The objects and purposes of
this corporation, and the nature of the bust
ness to be carried on by it, are hereby de-
Clared to be: To own, operate and maintain
a veterinary hospital or hospitals there to
care for, feed, house, attend. treat, operate
upon and prescribe for live stock and animals
OF every description, and generally to do each
ana every other act and thing necessary to
the maintenance and operation of what Is
commonly known as veterinary hospital
Article N.-The capital stock Of this cor
Poratlon Is hereby fixed at the sum of ten
thousand dollars (Sl0,OOOO) to be represent
ed by four hundred 600 shares of the par
value OF twenty-five dollars (S25.0W each, and
three thousand dollars (S5OO0OOD Of said capi-
tai shall be subscribed to before the corpora
ton shall be a going concern and commence
to do business. All shares of stock shall be
paid Tor IN cash, property received or labor
or services performed, and must be fully paid
before the issuance OF the certificates there
tor, and shall be On-aSsessable; provided
that the Board of Directors shall have the
right to issue said stock for notes. on terms
OF payment Said stock shall be represented
by stock certificates, transferable only on the
books OF the corporation, on surrender OF the
the outstanding certificate, or proof of loss
thereof, and under such rules as the Board of
Directors NAV provide. Before any stock can
be sold, it must be offered to the Board of
Directors, who shall have the option to pur-
chase same at ITS market value within ten
days after said offer in writing
Article N.-The business of this CORPORATION
shall be conducted by a Board of Directors,
composed OF four ca stockholders, who shall
De elected by majority of the stockholders
on the first Monday of January of each year
Elections of officers and meetings of stock
holders shall be held after ten QO) DAYS
notice IN writing shall have been given,
mailed TO each stakeholder. Each share of
stock shall be entitled to one vote by the
owner thereof or his agent thereto duly au-
thorlzed. Three members of the Board of Di.
rectorS shall constitute a quorum. The Board
OF Directors shall select from their number a
PRESIDENT, a Vice President, a Secretary and
a treasurer, at its FIRST meeting after its
election. Any vacancy occurring among the
Board OF Directors or officers shall be filled
by the Board Of Directors. Until the first
Monday of January. 1915 the following shall
be and constitute the Board Of Directors who
snail, at their hrst meeting after incOrpora-
ton, elect the above officers from among their
number, to-wlt: DR.. Edward T. Karstendick
Dr. thaS. B. Maxwell, DR. David A. MacLean.
and Emile J. Bahr, and they shall hold Office
as such until the first Monday in January
l9l?, or until their successors are duly elected
and qualified.
Article Vino stakeholder shall ever be
held liable for any greater amount than the
unpaid balance Of his stock subscription. nor
shall any informality in the organization in
crease this liability
Article NII.-This Act of Incorporation may
be changed, altered or modified, and this cor
poTation dissolved at a meeting of the stock
holders called for that purpose, with the as.
sent OF three-fourths OF the stock, after a ten
days notice mailed to each stakeholder
whenever this corporation is dissolved. its
affairs shall be liquidated by three liquida-
tors, elected by the stockholders at a special