The herald., 1914-09-03
CHARTER
OF E. W. CARR. INCORPORATED.

United States Of America. State Of Louisiana
Parish Of Orleans. City Of New Orleans
BE II known, that on this twentieth DAY
Of the month Of August IN the year u our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and four
teen, and OF the Independence of the United
States OF America the one hundred ard thirty
eighth, before me. Frank Edward Raiuod
notary public IN and fOr Orleans parish
therein residing. and III the presence Of the
witnesses hereinafter named and undersigned;
personally came and appeared: the persons
hereinafter subscribed, who declared that
availug themselves OF the laws OF tins state
relative to the organization OF corporations,
IN such cases made and provided, they CON
sttute themselves, their associates, success
S0rs and assigns, corporation under the sup-
ulatons herein set forth, which they adopt
As their charter, to-wit:
Article The name and title OF this cor
poration shall be T.. ". Carr. incorporated.
and II shall enjoy succession tor rIucty-nlue
r9gJ years from this date, and shall have,
for the purpose OF the business to be carried
on BY it. all the powers COryeT-ed by Law upon
corporations and shall generally exercise all
the powers necessary 10 carry on said BusI-
ness.
Article 1.-The domicile Of this corporation
shall be in the city Of New Orleans. state oi
Louisiana, and all citation and other legal
process shall he served on the president. and
m case Of his absence ~ disability, upon the
secretary treasurer.
Article Ul.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation - organized and the
nature Of the business 20 be carried on hy II
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ness Of buying. selling and dealing in mcr-
Chandsc of all kinds. including plumbing,
piping, heating and vcnt'lat.ug, machinery.
material and supplies; 10 erect. alter, repair
and maintain heating, vcntilatiug and me
ChanlCal equipment OF buildings and 10 do
any manner or character Of work necessary
! or incidental thereto, either as contractors or
Sub-ContTactOrs or IN any other capacity, and
generally 10 DO all things incidental 10 the Oh
! cCtS herein stated
| Article IN.-The capital stock Of this cor
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| thousand dollars G5,m10o. divided into and
| represented 10y nifty shares Of the par value
| OF one hundred dollars CSlUUO) each. Fifty
per cent of the capital stock must be sub
! ,cribcd before the filing Of the articles OF m
| corporation. Euty per cent OF all stock sub
| ScrIbed for must be actually paid III before
| the corporation engages IN business and the
| remainder within twelve months thereafter.
! The amount to which the capital stock may
| be increased shall be fifteen thousand dol
! lars (Sl5OOOOO.
All stock subscribed for shall be paid Tor
! in cash property received OF labor done
at such time and upon such terms and con
| dltl"ns Is the board Of directors shall pre-
| scribe. No transfer Of stock shall be admit
| ted or held to be valid or binding, 50 far as
the company Is concerned unles, made upon
| the books OF the company. No sale or pledge
| Of stock shall he valid un'CSS said sale or
| pledge is accompanied by written certificate.
| signed by the president and secretary treas
! urer OF the company, To the effect that said
stock was offered to the remaining StoCkhoid-
! ers through the board Of directors at its book
| value for a period OF ten days, and they have
! failed or declined to purchase same.
! Stock sold or pledged in CoutravcntIon TO
| this provision shall become the property OF
| the stakeholder first rendering 10 the trans
| fierce pledge its book value.
| Article N.-All the powers OF tins Corror-
| ation shall be vested in and the business and
| affairs shall be managed by a board OF dITcc-
| tors consisting of three directors, who shall
! lie elected annually at a meeting OF the
/ stockholders on the first Monday IN june Of
Article VI.-The first board of directors
| shall consist Of Edward ". Carr, 6522 s.
Liberty street New Orleans; Philo Allcott,
! Jr., 6522 :. Liberty Street, New Orleans;
| Christina Isabelle Carr, 6322 ;. Liberty street,
| New Orleans; Of whom Edward W Carr shall
he first president; Christina Isabelle Carr
| shall be first viCe-presdent, and PhilO All
vott, Jr., shall be secretary treasurer; all OF
| whom shall hold office until the first Monday
IN June, 1915, until their successors shall
have been elected.
/ Al elections shall be held by ballot at the
| office OF the company under the supervision
| OF two commissioners to be APPOINTED by iLe
board of directors. Notice OF such meeting
| shall be given by the SeCretary-treaSurer IN
writing, delivered TO each stakeholder IN per
son or mailed to his last known address at
| least ten DAYS prior TO such election, but this
notice may be waived by all the stockhold-
! crs.
At all such elections and at all meetings
| OF the stockholders every stakeholder shall
| be entitled to one vote for each share Of stock
| standing in his name on the books OF this com
pany at the date of said election or meeting
| said votes to be cast III person or by written
| proxy and majority of the votes shall elect
| The failure to elect directors at the annual
meeting shall not dissolve OF affect The cor
poratiOn nor impair its management IN any
respect, but the directors IN othce shall re-
main in Office until their successors are elected
and qualified.
Each board of directors shall elect as soor
as possible after their own election presi
Nraag
urer. and may grant TO each officer suct
power they deem proper.
| All vacancies in the board for whatever
cause shall be filled by the remaining direc
tors. Any member of the board may appoint
any other director his proxy to act in hi:
place and stead at any meeting OF the board
Article VII.-This act of Incorporation may
be modified, changed or altered, or said cor
poration may be dissolved with the assent o.
two-thirds of the capital stock outstanding, a
meeting OF the stockholders convened 10
that purpose and after ten days notice ha
been given by registered letter mailed to thu
last known address of each stakeholder. TIT
: said notice may be waived by the unanimou
consent of all OF the stockholders:
In case of the dissolution of the corpora
ton its affairs shall be liquidated by the di
rectors in Office at the date of the dissolution
Article VIII.-No stakeholder shall ever b
held liable for the faults or contracts OF SAT-
| corporation in any further sum than the un
! paid balance due to the corporation on tn
, shares owned by him, shall any mere in
| formality have the effect of rendering tn
, charter null, or exposing any stakeholder &
any liability beyond the unpaid balance du
, on his stock.
Article IX-The subscribers hereto hav
. respectively written opposite their names IN
. amount of stock subscribed by them in thi
| corporation, so that this act of Incorporation
may also serve as the original subscription
list of the corporation, and they have state
their post Office addresses, so as to conform
with Act No. 2o7 of 1914.
{ Thus done and passed at my Office IN tn
city of New Orleans, state of Louisiana, o.
the day. month and year first above write
/ in the presence of Rosa Klar and Merlin ia
| cobs competent witnesses of the age OF ma
|, jority and residents of this city, who here
r unto sign their names with said appearers an
, me- notary. after reading of the whole.
Names Of stockholders, Post Office address
n number of shares:
Original signed: Edward w. Carr an
others.
Witnesses: Rosa Klar Merlin Jacobs.
FRANK f. RAINOLD, Notary Public.
/, the undersigned recorder Of mortgage
. in and for the parish of Orleans, state {
{ Louisiana, do hereby certify that the abov
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