The herald., 1915-06-10
CHARTER
OF WHITE ROOFING AND CONTRACTING
COMPANY, INC

LlMPANG, IN.
United States N America, State of louisiana,
Parish ~ Orleans. City Of New yr-eln9'
Be II known that on this fourth day OF
The month Of May, n he year OF our Lord
one thousand uIre hundred and Ifteen, ana
Of ne independence u the United States d
America the one hundred and thirtY'nihIh'
before ne. Lyle Saxon, i notary pGDhc' du4y
commits Iuucd and 4udIlucd II aud ioI ltIe
above city, parish and state, therein residing,
and the presence Of the witnesses aeFelil-
after named and undersigned. personally
caue and appeared. the severa. persons whose
names are hcrcuutO subscribed. who declared
that ayaIlinE themselves OF the provisions OF
the avs OF the state Of louisiana relative
90 the organization Of corporations, n sucn
cases made and provided. they constitute
themselves, their associates, successors ana
assigns i corporation under the stlpulatlons
herein set forth, which they adopt as their
charter. -O-wlt.
Article The name and style OF this cor
Dorat.un shall be White R1uung Con-
traCt.ng Co., Inc and IL shall enjoy sue
cessIon and corporate existence for 4 period
u IIurty-uIne years from date hereof. and I
sha. have for the purpose III the business 70
,r carried Oh by Il all the powers conferred
by law upon corporations. and sinai. generally
exercise all the powers necessary 20 carry on
me said business.
Article 1.-The do,riclle Of this corporation
shall De IN the city of New Orleans. state Of
Louisiana. and all citations and other legal
process shall be served on the president u
20 act, upon the secretary treasurer.
Article IIL-Ihe objects and purposes tor
which this corporation IS organized, and me
nature OF the business to be carried on Dv Il
are hereby declared 10 be that Of dealing
IN roofing and rooHng material OF all descrlp.
tons and kinds. OF manufacturing roofing and
-uOuug material, OF contracting and laying
Of roofs, repairing Of TOOLS, and TO deal gen
orally all goods pertaining 70 rOOHng and
rooung compositions; we'll as 70 buy ana
sell all kinds Of asbestos ana rubber goods,
and To deal therein, 10 DO general contracting
work Of all kind and description. repairing u
buildings, laying 81 foundations, cement work,
and to contract Tor the erection and repairing
Of buildings OF all kinds and description; ana
generally, 10 do all work both contracting
and dealing N materials 10 De used IN such
Article IV-The capital stock OF this cor
pOratlon IS hereby lXed at the Of ten
thousand $4,000 dollars. TO be represented
by one hundred shares Of stock at par value Of
one hundred dollars lSlO0) each. Fifty per
cent so pcr.) Of the capital stock must be
subscribed before the hlIug OF the articles OF
Incorporation. Fifty per cent OF all stock
subscribed Tor must be actually paid in before
the corporation engages IN business, and the
remainder within twelve months thereafter.
The amount TO which the capital stock may
De increased shall De Efty thousand dollars
$4,000.
All stock subscribed for shall be paid for
II cash, or its equivalent. or property re-
ceived, OF labor done, AZ such time and upon
such terms and conditions as the board Of
directors shall prescribe. No transfer Of stock
shall be admitted held TO be valid OF
binding so Tar as the company IS concerned
unless made upon the books OF the company.
No sale OF pledge OF stock shall be valid uu-
less made upon the books OF the company No
sale OF pledge OF stock shall be valid unless
SAID sale or pledge is accompanied by a
written certificate, signed by the president
and secretary-tTeasurer OF the company, TO the
effect that said stock was offered 70 the re-
OrknnldFrG he nard ,E
directors, al its book value. for a period OF
H1teen days, and they have failed or declined
10 purchase
Stock sold or pledged in contraventIon 10
TINS provision shall become the property OF
the stakeholder first rendering 20 the trans
teree or Pledge its book value.
Article Vail powers OF this corporation
shall be vested in, and the business and al
taIrs snail be managed by board of direc-
tors. consisting OF three directors, who shall
be elected annually at a meeting OF the stock
holders on the first Monday in July of each
year.
Article VL-The first board of directors
shall consist OF J. Watkins White, S2I7
Apricot ST., New Orleans. La; Alexander
Campbell White, 77O9 Burthe ST, New Or
leans, La. Edward Chassaniol, LOS Josephine
The said J. Watkins White shall De pres
Ident and general manager, Edward Chassa-
moi, vIce-presIdent, and Alexander Campbell
hlte' secTetary-treasu OF this corpora
hrst Monday IN July, 1910, or until their sue
cessors shall have been duly elected
All elections shall be by ballot at the Office
oI me company, under the supervision OF two
commissioners TO be appointed by the board
OF directors. Notice OF such meeting shall he
gwen by the secretary treasurer in writing
delivered TO each stakeholder in person, or
inalled 10 ms last known address. at least ten
Gays prior to SUCH election, but this notice
may be waived by all of the stockholders.
AT all such elections. and at all meetings
OF the stockholders every stakeholder shall be
emitted TO one vote for each share of stock
standing IN his name. on the books of this
company, at the date of the said election
or meeting; said votes to be cast in person
OF 0y written proxy, and a majority OF votes
shall elect
The failure to elect directors at the animal
meeting shall not dissolve or affect the cor
poration, nor impair its management in anv
respect, but the directors IN Office shall re.
main in office until their succrsSors A..
elected and qualified.
Each board OF directors shall elect as soon
as possible after their own election a uresi.
dent, a vice-president and a secretarv-treas-
ureF' ana may grant to each officer such pow
ers as they deem mt.
All vacancies in the board for vhareve-
cause shall be filled by the remaining direc
tors. ANY member of the board NAV apDoint
any otner director ms proxy to act in his
pace ana stead at any meeting of the board
Article Widths act of Incorporation nav
oe modlhed, changed altered. or the said
corporation may be dissolved with the asse,t
OF tWo-thlrds of the capital stock ortstand
ing, at a meeting of the stockholders CON.
Vened tor that purpose, and after ten dave
hotice mas been given by registered Ietter
mailed TO the last known address of each
stockholder. The said notice NAV he Waived
Oy the unanimous consent of the stockbold.
In case Of the dissolution of tn, co-,o-,-
tion, Its affairs shall be liquidated bv th-
ton. " uiSs'iu-
Article WILING stakeholder shall -v.- h.
heid liable tor the faults or contracts NJ +bs
SAID corporation IN any further sum than tbs
unpaid balance due to the corporation on the
shares OF stock owned by him, nor shall anv
mere lnformality IN this charter have the
erect OF rendering this charter null nv a.
posing any stakeholder to any Liability brvond
me unpaid liability due on his stock
Article lX.-rhe subscriptions OF W..
NihS Nnite 10 this corporation for the ar,o,,r+
Of three thousand dollars of stock. or tb;-.
shares, and that of Edward Chassaniol. To-
INC amount OF three thousand dollars of stock
20 this company on this date by the said I
w atkins White and the said Edward Cbas,
sanloi OF all Of their right, title and inte-est
~ the property, good will and business az
me partnership known the white Roofiny
And Contracting Co.. of which the said ?
W atkins White and Edward Chassauiol are
me sole and exclusive owners as Da-r,a-.-
said business consisting of the ronf-z -. >
nent and contracting business now cond',c,ed
by them At No. rs Baronne street of the c;tv
u New Orleans; the said business b.;,o
transferred as going concern in its entirrt9
Q TINS company, all as per the transfer m
ms corporation by a duly authenticated az,
= sale passed before Lyle Saxon, the under. |
igned notary public, which said businrss
r0Od Will. etc. vaifyed a. L