The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-06-24
CHADTED

Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans
| BE 1t known that on this eighteenth da,
OF the month OF April in the year one thou
sand nine hundred and fifteen, before me
joins X Urtoa, notary public in and for tht
| parish of Orleans, state of Louisiana. thereir
| residing, duly commissioned and qualified, anC
IN the presence of the witnesses hereinafte
named and undersigned, personally came anc
| appeared: The persons whose names are here
| unto subscribed, all of the full age of ma
lority and residents of this city of New Or
| leans, louisiana, who severally declared tina
| awaiting themselves of the provisions of the
| laws OF this state relative to the Organization
| OF corporations, they have formed and organ.
| lzed, and by these presents do form them.
selves, as well as those who nay hereafter
become associated with them, into a corpora.
ton and body polite in law, for the obiec,
| and purposes, and under the stipulations and
agreements hereinafter set forth and ex.
pressed, which they hereby adopt as their
Article 1.-The name and title of this cor.
poratlon hereby formed is declared to be the
HOME LIGHTING COMPANY, INC. Its
domlcile shall be in the city of New Orleans.
state OF Louisiana, and it shall have and
enjoy, succession by its corporate name for a
period of nShety-nine years from and after
the date hereof
1t shall have the power to sue and be
sued; to borrow money; hold, purchase lease
and sell and hypothecate real and personal
property in the state of Louisiana or else
where; to make and use a corporate seal: 10
name and appoint directors, agents and man
ayers for the management of the business and
affairs OF said corporation; also to make and
issue bonds and other evidences of debt and
to secure the same by mortgage or otherwise.
All citations and other legal process shall
be served upon the president and in the
event of his absence or inability to act from
any cause, the same shall be served unon
the vice-president, and in the absence of
ootn, upon the secretary treasurer.
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes for
corporation Is ized I'D
nature of the business to be carried on by II
are hereby declared to be to buy and sell
import and export, and generally deal in.
either for its own account or as agent for
other corporations, individuals or firms,
lighting plants, fixtures and all other accesso.
neS tnereto, as well as TO manufacture in
stan and repair the same; and, generally,
to do all other things necessary or CONNECTED
with said business in order to properly carr
OUT the same, and especially to buy. sell.
lease, hold and acquire real estate and any
otner property necessary or incidental to the
proper conduct of said business, and to mort
gage and pledge the same.
Aricle 1.-The capital stock of this cor
poration is hereby fixed at the sum of FIVE
thousand IsS;oo.ool dollars, divided into and
value Of one hundred (sl0oOO) dollars each. pA'
Inc limit to which the capital stock of this
corporation may be increased is hereby named
at twenty-five thousand (s2s.OOoOO) dollars.
Article IV-All the corporate powers nj hi.
corporation shall be vested in and exerc;sed
by board of three directors, to be Composed
OF stockholders, two of whom shall Constitute
quorum tor the transaction of all business.
me ne board OF directors shall be vested with
full power and authority to make ali con-
tracts, purchases and sales, adopt all bylaws.
rules and regulations for the government of
me business and affairs of the corporation.
and alter, amend and change the same AZ
pleasure; appoint, hire and discharge ali off.
,ers, agents and employees, fix all salaries
lno commissions, and generally do and per- |
orm all things necessary in order to properIv |
onouct the business and affairs of the cor |
'oard OF directors shall be filled by the re. |
naming directors ~
The first board of directors of this eornor-
non ION. snail consist of J. Deyereux o'Reilly,
ylth the said ] Devereux o'Reilly, president,
,iharles A. Ferguson, vice-president. and
homas Gilmore, secretary-treasurer who shall
olo their office until the first Monday in
iected and qualified
on the hrst Monday in May, 1916. and
hnuaily thereafter, an election for directors
nan De heid at the Office Of the corporation,
rs to be appointed by the president and IN.
lrectors then elected shall take their seats
immediately and shall hold Office until their
lccessors are duly elected and qualified Each
,cretary- treasurer
All corporate elections shall be by ballot.
1d majority of votes cast shall elect :
acn share of stock shall be entitled 10 one 7
ie vote either in person or by proxy. Writ.
n notice OF elections shall be given to each | r
ocknoider by the secretary-treasurer at least r
n days prior to elections q
article y.-ihis act of Incorporation NAV r
changed, altered or modified or This co. .
ration dissolved with the assent of two. d
iros OF the stock present or represented AZ 8
~. ae meeting OF the stockholders con. a
heo Tor that purpose after prior notice Of | a
en- meeting shall have been given in writing | B
eacn stockholder or mailed to him at his O
y known post-office address, all in Accord N
&c with the terms of Act No. 267 of 1914 n
Artiele NL-Whenever this Corporation IL A
solved, either by liquidation of its charte- {,
rom any other cause, its affairs shall be 81
Undated by three commissioners to be an. 81
nted from among the stockholders con- OF
neo Tor that purpose, after prior notice shall n,
We oeen gwen by the secretary-treasurer o,
eacn stockholder. Said commissioners shall cc
nam IN ONCE until the affairs of said cor
atlon snail have been fully liquidated. In as
8 OF me death OF commissioner the sur co
or, prs snail continue to act, all as provided ST
Irticle vino stakeholder of this cornor. -
pm snail ever be held liable or responsibi. %
the contracts, faults or debts of this eor- m,
aron IN any further sum than the unpaid w
.nee que the corporation on the shares ~ :
* owned oy him, nor shall any mere In. 7
naiity IN organization have the effect Of m,
oeIing TINS charter null, or of exposing trt
!, 81 s,oek e to any liability beyond the !
ne following have subscribed the nnmb~, ~,
Mares SCI opposite their names % that tia ter