The herald., 1915-08-26

stitute themselves, as we'll as such other per
sons as may hereafter join become asso-
| Grated with them, into a corporation and body
politc IN law, for the objects and purposes
and under the agreements and stipuations
following, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and style of this cor
poratIon shall be the Woodland Heights
| Realty, Oil & Gas Company, Incorporated
| and under that name it shall have and enjoy
| all the rights, advantages and privileges
granted by law to corporations; it shall exist
| ior a period OF nInety-rine years from the
date hereof; II shall have power and author
| ity TO contract, sue and be sued in its cor
porate name; to make and use a corporate
seal, and the same TO break or alter at pleas
ure; TO hold receive, purchase, convey, mort
gage, hypOthecate and pledge property, real
| personal or mixed; to issue bonds, notes and
other Obligations; TO have and employ such
oihcers, managers, directors, agents and other
employees as the interest and convenience
| OF SAID corporation require or demand ,
| to make and establish such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the corporate management and
control OF the affairs OF said corporation as
may be deemed necessary and eXpedIent.
Article 1.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation IS organized and the
nature OF the business TO be carried on by
| II are hereby declared TO be: 10 buy, sell
and deal IN, tor its own account for the
account Of any individual, firm or CORPORA
! ton, real estate. mineral, timber and agricul-
tural lands, teucments and conduct plauta-
tons or farms; bore OF drill oil wells, artc-
sian wells, and to lease, hire rent property,
lands, tcnements: to make leases as lessor
or lessee; and generally to do and engage in
any other business, undertaking or enterprise
IN connection with, growing out OF, germane
! or incidental to any OF the objects and pur
poses hereluabove set forth or contemplated
| by this charter.
Article III.-The capital stock Of this cor
| poratIon Is hereby hNed at the sum of fifty
| thousand dollars which amount may be in
| creased to a sum not exceeding two hundred
| thousand led f,ra hmm ,I
| 'oJO shares OF the par value OF one hundred
| tSlUOVrD dollars, each, which shall be paid for
| IN cash, on such terms and conditions as may
| be decided by the board OF directors, OF may
| be issued tor not less than par for property
purchased by or services actually rendered to
SAID corporation. All shares OF stock shall
| be tuIl paid and worcestershire. No transfer
/ OF stock shall he binding upon the corpora
| ton unless made upon lis books, and all GER
| tIhcates OF stock shall be signed by the pres
'dent or vice-presldent and the secretary OF
| said corporation.
Article IN.-The domcile OF said corpora
| ton 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 vice
president OF said corporation. In case OF the
absence or inability of both of said officers,
| then said process shall be served on the
| secretary OF said corporation.
Said corporation shall have the right and
| power 10 establish and maintain and conduct
| lea and foreign countries.
| Article N.-All the corporate powers of this
| company shall be vested in, and the man
| agenent and control OF its business and al
| talTs shall be exercised by a board OF drec-
| tors composed of nine stockholders, which
| number may be increased to than
| iliteen at the discretion of the board of drec-
| tors, a majority OF whom shall constitute a
| quorum for the transaction of all business.
Said directors shall be elected every year
| on the first Monday in October. Each stock
| holder shall be entitled in person or by writ
ten proxy to one vote on every share OF stock
| owned by him and standing in his name on
| the books OF the company. All elections shall
| be held under such rules and regulations
| as may be determined by the board Of direc-
tors and after at least ten days notice in
| writing of such election shall have been
gwen to each stakeholder at his last known
| address, or by publication in one OF the daily
| newspapers published in the English Ian
guage In the city of New Orleans, for at least
ten days preceding such election. The direc-
tors thus elected shall continue i'll office for
! one year until their successors shall have
| been duly elected and qualified. No failure
| to elect shall be regarded as a forfeiture of
| this charter. Any vacancy occurring on said
board of directors shall be filled by the re-
| naming directors for the unexpired term.
| The said board of directors shall likewise
| elect the additional members in case they
should determine to increase the number of
the board, as above provided. Said board of
directors shall at its first meeting, after its
| election, elect from among their number, a
president, one or more vice-presidents, a Sec
rotary and treasurer. 1t may combine the
two last mentioned Offices into one, and may
even elect secretary who need not be a
stakeholder. Said board of directors shall
| NIL all vacancies among the officers of the
| corporation and shall have the right to ap-
| point and dismiss such clerks, managers and
other employees of the corporation, incud-
ing the secretary who is not a stakeholder,
! as conditions may Justify, the business of
the corporation may require. The tenure of
office of all employees OF this corporation
shall be during the pleasure of the board of
directors.
Article VI-The original subscribers to this
act of Incorporation shall consist Of viz. Z:
Samuel L. Jacobs, whose post office address is
New Orleans, La; Morris Feitel, whose post
| office address is New Orleans, La; Chas.
| kohlmeyer, whose post office address is New
| Orleans, La; Chas. Pajewski, whose post
office address is New Orleans, La; Nose
Orleans, La; C. d. Schmidt, whose post
office address is New Orleans, La; Zahn
Bros, whose post office address is New Or
| leans, La, and John Miller, whose post Office
| address is New Orleans, La.
Article NII.-No stakeholder shall ever be
| held liable or responsible for the contracts,
| faults or debts of this corporation, nor shall
! any mere informality in its organization have
the effect of rendering this charter null, or
! of exposing a stakeholder to any liability
beyond the unpaid balance due on the shares
of stock owned by him.
Article NIII.-Ths act of incorporation may
be changed, modified, or altered, or this cor
poration may be dissolved in full in accord
| ance with the terms and provisions as fully
| set forth in Act No. 267 of the General AS
| sembly of the State of Louisiana for the year
| 1914.
Article IX-Until the election to be held
in 1916, the following named stockholders
| shall constitute the first board of directors,
| viz: Samuel l.. Jacobs, Maurice Feitel,
| Charles Kohlmeyer, Charles ID. Schmidt, John
Miller, Charles Pajewsk, Nose Hollander
| and Albert Zahn, with the said Samuel L.
Jacobs, as president, Maurice Feitel, as first
| vice-president, Charles Kohmeyer as second
| vce-president and Nose Hollander as treas
urer.
Thus done and passed at my office in the
/ city of New Orleans on the day, month and
| year, herein first above written, in the pres
ence of Theodore A. Beck and Edward Burke,
i both of this city, competent witnesses, who
| have hereunto signed their with the
| said appearers and me, notary, after due read
| ing of the whole.
Original Signed: Names of subscribers omit
! ted
STAMP WALTER L. GLEASON. Not. Pub.
/, the undersigned recorder of mortgages,
| in and for the parish of Orleans, State of
| Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
| Woodland Heights Realty Oil and Gas Com
pany, incorporated, this day duly re-
| corded in my office in book ll57, folio -.
! New Orleans, La, August 20, 1915.
EMILE J. LEONARD, by. R.
| A true copy from the original act.
| WALTER L. GLEASON, Not. Pub.
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