The herald., 1915-04-01
CHARTER
OF coDIFER & BoNNABEL, INC.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City of
New Orleans
Be it known, That on this eighth day of
March in the year one thousand nine hundred
and fifteen, before me, Harry L. Loomis, Jr,
a notary public, duly commits and quail
fed, in and for the Parish of Orleans, State
of Louisiana, and in the presence of the wit
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared: The several
persons whose names hereunto subscribed
who declared that they hereby form them
selves and those who may hereafter become
associated with them into corporation under
the provisions of and with all the powers
e. tied by Act No 267 of the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Louisiana of the year 1914,
for the purpose of purchasing, developing and
selling real estate, and particularly the prop
erty known as the Bonnabel Tract situated in
the Parish of Jefferson, this state. The name
of this corporation shall Ibe Codifer & Donna
bel, Inc, and it shall exist for twenty-five
years from the date hereof; its domicile shall
be in the City of New Orleans, and the
amount of its capital stock twenty-five thou
sand dollars, divided into two hundred and
fifty shares, of one hundred (Sl00.00) dollars
each, which capital stock may be increased to
one hundred thousand dollars The business
of the corporation shall be conducted by
board of directors, consisting of three stock
holders. which board shall be elected annually
on the first Monday in March, the first cleo
ton to be held in 1916 The officers of this
corporation shall be a president and secretary
treasurer. The first board of directors, select
be held in 1915, or until their successors are
elected and qualified, are hereby declared TO
be: Joseph 5. Codifer, pUstofice address, 926
Sixth St, New Orleans, La; Alfred E. Bon
mabel, postotf,ce address. Metairie Ridge, JEFF
ferson Parish, Louisiana, and Hugh s. Suthon,
postofhce address, 22l2 Canal St, New Orleans,
La. Joseph S. Codifer shall be the president,
and Alfred E. Bonnabel, the secretary treas
urer. The president shall be the executive
officer of the corporation, and, in his absence
or inability to act, the secretary-treasurer
shall be such officer.
The directors above named are the sub
scribers to this act of incorporation, and the
number of shares of stock which each agrees
to take is as follows: Joseph S. Codifer l49
shares; Alfred E. Bonnabel, 100 shares; Hugh
5. Suthon, share. which shares have been
fully paid for in the transfer and assignment
hereto annexed and made part hereof by the
said Joseph S Codifer and Alfred E. Donna
bel, to this corporation, of the option, contract
or agency which they have entered into with
Alfred Bonnabel for the development and
sale of the Bonnabel tract of land, per act
before the undersigned notary, March LIST,
1915, amended by act before the same, notary,
dated this day.
Thus done and incorporated in my Office at
the City of New Orleans, aforesaid, in the
presence of Edmund Wegener and John X.
Loomis, witnesses, both of lawful age and
residents of this city, who sign these presents
with said parties and me, notary, the day and
date aforesaid.
Original Signed Edmund Wegener, John
r. LOOMS. J. S. Codifer, Alf E. Bonnabel,
Hugh S. Suthon, II. L. Loomis, Jr., Not Pub
l, the undersigned recorder of mortgages
for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana,
do hereby certify that the above and fore
going act Of Incorporation of Codfer & Bon
mabel, Inc, was this day duly recorded in
my Office in Book ll57 folio - New Orleans
March 9th. 1915. (Signed) Emile Leonard
(SeaD d. r.
the undersigned notary public, do hereby
certify the above and foregoing to be true
and correct copy of the original act of incor-
poration of Codifer & Bonnabel, Inc, as well
as the certificate of the recorder of mortgages
thereto attached, on file and of record in nv
office. New Orleans, March 9th, 1915
(SeaD H. L. LOOMS Not Pub
Mich. 1l-lS-25-Apr. ISIS