The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-03-05
CHARTE

CHARTER
OF THE DAUPHINE SLATE CO., INC.
State OF Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans, City
OF New Orleans.
Be il known, That on this twenty-eighth
day of January in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and fourteen Q9l4),
before me, George Montgomery, a notary pub
lie, duly commissioned and qualified in and
for the Parish OF Orleans, and City Of New
Orleans, therein residing, personally ap-
peared Thomas b. Brown, Richard J. Del
cazal, and William J. Hellbach, all of the
full age of majority and residents of this
City, who declared that they have formed,
and do by these presents form themselves
into a corporation and body polite in law in
accordance with the general laws of this
State for the purpose of buying, selling and
dealing in slate and other building material,
either at wholesale or retail, and doing every
thing incidental thereto, in the City of New
Orleans and elsewhere. The domicile of this
Corporation shall be in the City of New
Orleans, State of Louisiana, and all citation
the President, or in his absence or disability,
the Vice President. All the corporate
powers of said corporation shall be vested in a
Board composed of three stockholders to be
elected annually the fourth Monday in
January of each year. the first Board to be
composed of spPearers with Thomas B. Brown,
as President, William J. Hellbach, as Vice
President, and Richard J. Delcszal, as Secre-
tary and Treasurer, who shall serve such
officers and directors until the fourth Monday
in January, nineteen hundred and fifteen
Said Board shall have the power to make
such bylaws, rules and regulations, and do
all other things as may be necessary and
proper TO carry out the objects and purposes
of its business not in conflict with this char
ter.
The capital stock of this corporation shall
be ten thousand dollars (sl0,OOOO0) divided
into 100 shares of the par value of one hun
dred dollars each, with the right to begin
is subscribed. The stock to be full paid and
| non assessable, and to be paid for in cash,
or property transferred to the Corporation, or
services rendered thereto.
The name of the corporation shall be the
Dauphine Slate Co., Inc, and by that name
| 1t shall have power to contract, sue and be
| sued, TO buy, sell, mortgage, lease and pledge
property, both real and personal, and have
porations under the laws of the State Of
| Louisiana. Said corporation shall enjoy ex
| lstence TOR nlnety-nine years, unless sooner
| dissolved, which may be done at meeting
of the stockholders called specially for thai
purpose. by majority of the capital stocl
| Of the corporation, each share being entitled
| to one vote, the liquidation to be conducted
by the Board of Directors, under such term!
and conditions as they deem best.
| No informality in this act OF Incorporation
nor any failure to elect officers at any time
or hold meetings, shall operate as forfei
ture of this charter or have the effect o
whatever beyond the unpaid balance due OF
| their stock, no stockholders being liable TO
more than such unpaid balance under an!
| circumstances.
This charter may be amended by vot
Of three -fourths of the stockholders repre-
scented at any meeting called for that purpos
| after ten days notice by mail or advertise
ment to each stakeholder as the Board o
Directors may determine, this notice to appl,
also to all other meetings of the stock
holders.
Thus done and passed in my office on tn,
day, month and year herein first above writ
ten in the presence of Messrs. Clarence
Schroeder and James II. Donovan, competen
| witnesses, who have signed with the appear
ers, and me notary, after due reading Of tn
| whole.
Original signed: W. J. Hellbach, on
J. DelcaZal, twenty-four shares.
| GEO. MONTGOMERY, Not. Pub.
| ]. II. Donovan Clarence Schroeder.
| |, the undersigned Recorder of Mortgages
in and for the Parish of Orleans, State .
louisiana, do hereby certify that the abov
and foregoing Act of Incorporation, of tn
recorded in my office in Book lll9, Folio 4Sl
Original signed:
EMILE J. LEONARD, D. R.
| New Orleans, January %, 1914.
l, George Montgomery, a notary public il
and for the Parish of Orleans and City o
New Orleans, do hereby certify the sbov
and foregoing 10 be true and correct cop,
Of the act of incorporation of the Dauphin
Slate Co, Inc, as well as Of the certifcat
of the Recorder of Mortgages thereto append
ed, the whole on file and Of record in my no
| tsrial Office.
In faith whereof l have hereunto set m,
hand and official seal at New Orleans, La
GEO. MONTGOMERY, Not. Pub.
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