The herald., 1914-07-23
CHARTER
OF FREY BROTHERS. SMITH COMPANY.
United States Of America, State Of Louisiana,
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1 United States Of America, State Of Louisiana,
Parish OF Orleans
BE y known, ! hat on this eighteenth day
| II the month OF June, ~ the year Of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, and
| 0I the independence OF the United States OF
America the one hundred and thirty ghth.
| before me, William J. TormeUtO, a notary
public. in and for the parish Of Orleans, State
I 0t louisiana, duly commissioned and quail
ted. and IN the presence OF the witnesses
| hereinafter named and undersigned, person
| ally came and appeared the several persons
! hereto subscribed, all Of lawful age and resi-.
! dents Of the State OF louisiana. who sew
crallv declared that, availi-g themselves Of
/ ru, provisions OF the laws Of the State a
! Louisiana. n such case made and provided,
! they have agreed to and do here form them
selves into and constitute a corporation, and
/ do tv thC articles OF Incorporation hereafter
Sc; ont agree and bind themselves, as well
as all such persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, 10 form and constitute
| a corporation for the objects and purposes and
under the Stiruiatl0us hereafter set forth and
| certify as follows:
Article The name Of this corporation
shall be FREY BROTHERS SMITH COM
! PANN. and by that name II shall be known
and shall enjoy succession for term Of nine
ty-ulrc years from and after the date hereof,
unless sooner dissolved. As such corporation
It shall have the power 10 sue and be sued,
TO enter INTO any contract 10 borrow money,
purchase, hold, lease, sell and otherwise CON
vey real and personal property; TO make and
use q corporate seal; TO name and select man
ayers, directors and agc.rrs and to enact by
laws and to establish rules and regulations
Tor the management Of the affairs and busI-
ness Of the said corporation as may be neCcS-
sary; and TO execute evidences OF debt and &c
secure the same by mortgage or otherwise.
Article 1.-THE domicIle Of this corpora.
tion shall be in the parish of Orleans State
Of Louisiana, and all legal process shall he
served the president or, IN his absence,
on the seCretary-tTeasuicr.
Article Ill.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation IS formed and the ma
ture Of the business to be carried on by 1t
are As follows: To do general contracting
and engineering business
Article IV-lhe amount Of the capital stock
| Of this corporation is hereby fixed at the
sum OF twenty thousand collars $4,000, dI-
yided into two thousand (2OO shares OF the
par value Of ten dollars ($lO each.
| Article N.-Ihe management OF the business
| Of this corporation shall be vested IN and eN-
ercIsed by board OF three directors, all ot
whom must be stockholders, TO be elected at
| the annual meeting Of the stockholders on the
| Irst Monday Of each year, beginning with the
| year 1915 said election snail be held upon
! ten days notice mailed TO each stockholdc
| at his last known place Of residence The elec-
! tion Of directors shall be by ballot and each
| stockholdcr shall be entitled TO one vote IN
| person or by written proxy for each share
| owned by HIM and a majority of all the votes
| cast shall be necessary for an election. Any
| vacancy occurring IN the board of directors
| liable or responsible for the contracts OF
Of the board Immediately following the ad.
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| board OF directors shall hold 4 meeting and
| organize by electlng president secretary
| treasurer, and such othef officers that may be
| necessary; and all such officers shall hold
their Office for one year or until their success.
! sors are elected.
| Article VI-The board Of directors to man.
| age the business and affairs OF this corpora
| ticu tor the first year as follows: lieorye
y. Frey, president; Charles V. Frey, secre-
tary-treasurer, and Mrs. Nicholas Frey. They
| shall hold their Office until the hrst Monday
49, ..ra
Article VII-These articles of incorporation
may be modified, changed amended, or this
| corporation may be dissolved upon a vote OF
| three fourths Of the capital stock represented
/ at a general meeting for that purpose, after
| ten days notice duly mailed TO each stock
holder at his last known place OF residence
| before the holding OF said meeting. and upon
! a further notice published in a daily news.
| paper Of the city OF New Orleans, State OF
Louisiana, thirty days prior TO the holding OF
said meeting.
Article VlII-Upon the dissolution Of this
corporation by any method known to law its
| affairs shall be liquidated by three comnIs-
| sioners who may be stockholders, elected by
| the stockholders at the meeting called for
! that purpose as provided for in article VII
OF this charter the majority in amount OF the
| capital stock of said corporation represented
at said meeting shall be required to elect,
each share being entitle< to vote by per.
son or proxy. The commissioners so elected
| shall remain in office unrI the affairs OF the
corporation snail nave been iully SettlGO ana
| liqudated and in case OF death OF one or
more Of said commissioners the vacancy shall
| be filled by the surviving commissioners OF
| commissioner.
| Article IX-No stakeholder shall ever be
| held liable for the faults and defaults of this
| corporation in any manner or in any further
| sum than the unpaid balance due on the shares
| of stock owned by him: and mere infor-
malitieS in the Organizatiodn Of this corpora
| ton shall not render this charter void, nor
shall 1t expose any stockholder to any liabil-
| ity beyond the amount due his stock; this
corporation shall commence its operation as
| soon as one thousand shares O,0OO of its
capital stock shall have been subscribed for.
| Thus done and passed in my office at the
| Tessier and Archibald II. Wagner, competent
| witnesses of lawful age, residing in the parish
| Of Orleans, who hereunto sign their names
| together with said appearers and me, notary,
on the day and date aforesaid.
Original Signed:
Name Number ofShares.
| GEORGE N PREY 500 shares
| MRS. OPHELIA A. FREY shares
Per Chas. V. Frey.
Witnesses:
| LOUIS TESTER,
| A. II. WAGNER.
VIM. J. FORMENTO, Not. Pub.
| !, the undersigned recorder OF mortgages, in
and for the parish of Orleans, State Of Louisi-
| foregoing act of incorporation of the Frey
| Brothers-S Smith Company was this day duly
| recorded in my office in Book li27, folio 1888.
| New Orleans, June 10, f9l4.
(Signed) EMILE ]. LEONARD, D. r.
A true copy from the original.
WM. J. FORMENTO, Not. Pub.
| june 2S july , 9 Is q 30