The herald., 1915-02-25
CHARTER
OF GILBERT REALTY COMPANY, INC.

United States of America, State of Louis
lana, City of New Orleans.
Be it known, that on this fifteenth day OF
January, in the year OF our Lord one tnou-
sand nine hundred and fifteen. Before me,
Albert Guilbault, a notary public, duly com,
missioned and sworn IN, Tor the farish OF
Orleans and City of New Orleans, therein re-
siding, and in the presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned personally
appeared:
address is No. 1915 Carondelet Walk, New
Orleans, La; 2, Mr.. Paul J. Dufour, whose
postoffce address is No. 1915 Carondelet
Walk, New Orleans, LAT ), Miss Emile Du-
rand, femme sole, whose postofhce address IS
No. l12l Short Street, New Orleans, La; =,
Miss Jeanne Durand, femme sole, whose post.
office address is No. ll2l Short Street, New
Orleans, La; S, Mr.. Gilbert Durand, whose
postoffce address is p. o. Box $40, New Or
leans, La; 6, Mr.: Louis P: DuIand; whose
leans, La, all of the full age of majority, who
severally declared that availing themselves
of the provisions of Act No. 267 Of the Legis::
lature of this State, for the year, 1914, and
covenanted and agreed, and do by these pres
ents covenant, agree, bind, form and constr
tute themselves, with those who may here.
after join with them, into a corporation and
body polite in law, under the following agree
ments to-wit:
Article /. The name title of this corpora
ton shall be the Colbert Realty Company,
Inc" and under said name, it shall have au-
thority:
l. TO contract, sue and be sued; in any
competent court;
2. To have succession by its corporate name
for ninety-nine years from the date hereof;
8. To make and use common seal and
alter the same at pleasure;
4. To acquire property by grant. gift, pur.
chase, and to devise or bequest; to lease, hold
and dispose of, and to mortgage and pledge
the same, all subject to the limitations pre-
S. To appoint such officers and agents as
the business of the corporation may require,
and to FIX their compensation;
6. To make bylaws, not inconsistent with
any existing law, fixing or altering the man.
agement of its property, the regulation of the
government of its affairs and the manner OF
the certihcation and registration of its stock
z. To conduct business in this state, other
states, the Federal districts, the territories
and possessions of the United States, and in
foreign countries;
8. To change, modify or alter this act, OF
dissolve this corporation with the assent or
vote OF two-thirds in interest of all the stock
holders expressed at meeting called by the
Board OF Directors for said purposes, after
mailing to the last known place of postoffice
address of each stockholder, at least ten days
Of the Board Of Directors looking TO said
amendments or dissolution, and a notice OF
the said meeting;
9. To. issue certificates of stock to the
stockholders signed by the president. and by
the secretary-treasurer; said certificates OF
stock when transferred by the owner thereof
must be recorded on the corporations books
and no transfer shall be valid with out such
recordation.
TO- Service of citation and other legal pro.
cess shall be made on the president in his
absence, on the vice -president, in the absence
of these two, then on the northumberland
and in absence Of these officers then in the
manner provided by law.
H. Stockholders desiring to dispose Of
their stock shall first offer the same to the
corporation, through its Board of Directors
who shall have the right to purchase the same
within ten days from the date of said offer al
its then book value, ard should the corpora.
ton not avail itself of the right to purchase