The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-10-07
CHAR TER
OF RLuM 4 McNAMARA. INC.
United States OF America, State Of Louisiana
Parish OF Orleans CItv of New Orleans

VT OH VI " AtNsANllNlNNr IN
United States Of America, state Of Louisiana,
Parish OF Orleans, City of New Orleans.
BE it known. that on this 10Th day Of the
month Of September, m the year one thousand
nine hundred and fifteen, before me- John J.
ReIley, a notary public IN and for the parish
Of Orleans, State OF Louisiana, duly commits
stoned and qualified, and in the presence OF
the hereinafter named and undersigned per
Sonally came and appeared: the several per
sons whose names are herunto SUBSCRIBED, and
who declared that, avaIliug themselves OF the
laws Of this state in such cases made and
provided. they do by these presents form
themselves and their associates into a corpor-
alton for the objects and purposes and under
the stipuldtionS hereinafter set forth, which
they adopt their charter, to-wit.
Article THE name and title OF this cor
poration is declared TO be Blum Il Mcnamara,
Inc; it shall have corporate existence for a
period OF nInety-nIne years from this date,
unless sooner dissolved; it shall have au-
thorty to sue and be sued and to make and
use corporate seal; TO hold, purchase, lease,
sell and hypOtheCate real and personal prop
erty; to make and issue bonds and to name
and appoint directors, managers and agents,
and 10 establish such bylaws as the manage
ment OF the business may warrant and to do
everything necessary or incidental for the
conduct Of its business in its corporate name
Article 1.-THE domcile Of this corporation
shall be in the city of New Orleans, State Of
Louisiana, and all process shall be served on
the president, IN case OF his absence on
the secretary treasurer.
Article III.-The objects and purposes OF
this corporation declared to be:
To do a general contracting business and
principally TO build, lay out and construct
roadways, streets and sidewalks, to take
contracts for the doing of any such work, to
pave streets, sidewalks, the repairing OF
same, for public or private purposes in or out
side the city of New Orleans; TO construct or
erect. to contract for the construction Or
erection of buildings, workshops or mechanical
plants; to construct canals and levees. or to
contract for same, tramways and navigation
canals, and any other work connected with
land reclamation, and generally to do and en-
gage in any other business undertaking or
enterprise, connected with, growing out Of,
germane or incidental TO, any of the purposes
hereinabove set forth or contemplated by the
charter.
Article IV.-The capital stock of this cor
poration is hereby fixed at the sum Of twenty
five thousand dollars, common stock, divided
into two hundred and fifty shares, at the par
value Of one hundred dollars each Ono part
OF which issue shall be preferred stock) and
which shares Of stock shall be paid for in
case OF for labor done property actually
received at the time and in such manner as
the board of directors shall deem proper, the
corporation being authorized to commence bus
mess when five thousand dollars OF its cap
ital stock shall have been subscribed and paid
for the right being reserved to this corpora
ton TO increase the amount of its capital
stock up TO the sum of one hundred thousand
dollars. all transfers Of stock shall be made
on the books Of the company, on the surrender
of the outstanding certificates, in pursuant to
such rules as the board of directors may pre-
scribe
Article V.-The affairs of this Corporation
shall be managed by board of directors of
three stockholders 1.-TWO of whom shall con
stitute a quorum for the transaction Of bust
ness elected by the stockholders at regular
annual meeting held at the office OF the COM
l.
until which time the following persons shall
constitute the board OF directors and officers
Of said company: Herman Blum, president,
F. O. Add. SO Union St; Lawrence Blum
vice president, P. o. Add, $50 Union st. !;
Walter J. Mcnamara. secretary treasurer, P.
O. Add, $50 Union St.
All elections shall be by ballot and each
share Of stock shall be entitled to one vote,
whether cast in person or by proxy. The
directors herein named shall continue in Of
fee until their successors are duly elected
and qualified, and the corporation shall not
be dissolved or affected by failure to hold the
regular annual meeting TO elect officers and
directors.
Article VI.-At the termination of this char
ter by limitation or otherwise, the business
and affairs shall be liqudated by two hqui-
dators to be appointed from among the stock
holders at a meeting of the stockholders con-
yened for such purpose after ten days notice
in writing shall have been given by the sec
rotary treasurer TO each stakeholder in person
or bv mail. said liquidators to be elected by
majority vote of the shares of capital stock
present or represented at such meeting
Article Widths charter may be changed,
altered or amended, the corporation may be
dissolved or ordered liquidated by vote OF
two-thirds of the capital stock present or rep
resented at a meeting of the stockholders con-
vened for such purpose, after observing the
formality required in Article vi of this char
ter.
Article vIII-No stockbolder shall ever be
held liable or responsible for the contracts or
faults of this corporation in any further sum
than the unpaid balance due to the corpora
ton on the shares owned by him, nor shall
any mere informality in organization have
the effect of. rendering this charter null or
yond the amount of his unpaid stock.
Thus done and passed in my Office in the
CITY of New Orleans. State of Louisiana, in
the presence of Messrs. Joseph A. Casey and
Ben Hocke, competent witnesses, residing IN
this city, who hereunto sign their names with
said appearers and me, notary, after due
reading of the whole, on the day, month and
scar first above written.
Signed: Herman Blum, 80 shares; Law
renee Blum. so shares; w. ]. Mcnamara, 50
shares. Witnesses Jos. A. Casey, Ben. Hocke.
mo. J. REILLEY, Not Pub.
I. the undersigned recorder of mortgages
for the parish of Orleans State of Louisiana,
do hereby certify that the above and fore
going charter of Blum & Mcnamara, Inc,
was this day duly recorded in my office in
book 1lS7, folio -.
New Orleans, La, September p, 1915.
(Signe6 EMILE J. LEONARD. by. R.
A true copy.
JNo. J. REILLEY, Not. Pub.
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