The herald., 1915-04-15
CHARTER
OF RICHARD MCCARTHY. JP INC

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| United States of America, State of Louisiana
| Parish of Orleans City of New Orleans.
BE II known that on this, the 18th day o
| March, in the year of our Lord, one thousanC
nine hundred and fifteen, before me, Charlie.
+. Fletchinger, notary public duly commits
stoned and qualified in and for the Parish OF
Orleans, State of Louisiana, personally came
and appeared the parties whose names are
undersigned, who declared that, awaiting
themselves of the provisions of the laws OF
this state relative to the organization of cor.
porations, especially Act 267, passed by the
legislature of this state during the year OF
1914 the laws amended thereby, and the laws
existing in this state other than the said act
267 of 1914, they have covenanted and agreed,
and do by these presents covenant, agree and
bind themselves, their successors and as
signs, and form themselves into and consti.
tute a corporation for the objects and pur-
poses following, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name aRd title of this cor
poraton shall be RichardMcCarthy, IT., Inc.
and under said corporate name, it shall have
all the powers and authority granted by the
laws of this state and not expressly withheld
from corporations.
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes of this
corporation are generally to do a contracting
and construction business, and especially to
bid upon, accept and execute contracts for all
kinds of work, and, in so doing, they shall
have power to purchase real, personal or
mixed property of all kinds, the same to hold
at their convenience, and to do all necessary
Things IN COnneCtiOn Win SuCn contracting
and construction business.
Article III-The capital stock of this cor
poration shall be FIVE thousand dollars ($S,-
600, divided into fifty CSO) shares of the par
value of one hundred dollars $4,000 each,
the said stock to be common stock, and this
corporation shall commence business as pro-
vided by the law.
Article IV-The domicile of this corporation
shall be in the City of New Orleans, State of
Louisiana.
A-t;cIe V-Tb;s cornora,;o, sbaII .,;s+ 90,
a term of twenty-five years, unless liquidated
prior thereto as provided by law.
Article VI-All corporate powers of this
shall be exercised by and through
a Board of Directors to be composed of three
the officers of such board be-
ing a president, vice president, secretary and
treasurer and more than one of the said Off
ces may be held by one member of the board.
also be exercised by the officers in accord.
ance with the bylaws of this corporation.
The officers shall be elected on the day fol-
lowing the execution of this act of incor-
poration. and annually thereafter upon the
irst Monday of December.
Article VI1-In cases of absence, inability,
or non-performance of duty, the majority of
he board of directors are empowered to ip-
ooint successor to fill the unexpired term of
such officer unable or refusing to perform such
iuties.
Article VIII-No stock in this corporation
an be sold except and only after an offer of
ale through the board of directors to the |
and after the passage of thirty |
lays fro mthe date of such offer it being |
greed that the actual value of such stock is |
he book value as shown by the last annual |
tatement, that being the controlling price of |
UGH sale.
Thus done and passed in my Office in the
,ity of New Orleans on the day, month and
ear aforesaid, in the presence of John c.
Iollingsworth and Frances Eisler, compe-
ent witnesses residing in this Parish, who
ave signed their names with the said parties
nd me, notary public, after a full reading
{ the whole.
The FIVE thousand dollars (S5,OOo0o) capital
took of this corporation is paid in by trans
erring to the corporation the following de-
cribed bonds: (5) FIVE bonds, one thousand
ollars each, New Orleans Railway & Light
ompany four and l-2's. Names Of subscrib-
rs ommitted) Witnesses: ]. c. Holdings
Iorth, F. Eisler. Chas. F. Fletchinger, Not
ry Public.
l, the undersigned, Deputy Recorder of
fortgages, in and for the Parish of Orleans,
tate of Louisiana, do hereby certify that
lie above and foregoing act of incorporation
Richard Mccarthy, Jr., Inc, this day
uly recorded in my Office in book ll57, folio
4. New Orleans, La, March 10Th, 1915.
(Signed) Emile ]. Leonard, Deputy r. of NJ.
A true copy. Chas. F. Fletchnger, Not Pub.