The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-09-30

everything necessary or incidental for the
conduct of its business in its corporate name
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corporation
shall be in the city of New Orleans, State OF
Louisiana, and all process shall he served on
the president or in of his absence on
the secretary treasurer
Article III.-The objects and purposes OF
this corporation are declared TO be:
To do a general contracting business and
principally 70 build. lay out and construct
roadways, streets and sidewalks, or TO take
contracts for the doing of any such work, to
pave streets, sidewalks, or the repairing of
same, for public or private purposes in or out
side the city of New Orleans: to construct or
erect, or 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 al the sum of twenty
five thousand dollars. common stock, divided
into two hundred and fifty shares at the par
value of hundred dollars each (no part
of which issue shall be preferred stock) and
which shares of stock shall be paid for in
case or for labor done or property actually
received at the time and in such manner as
the DOdrU OF directors snail 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
OF 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
pany on the first Monday of January, 1916,
until which time the following persons shall
constitute the board Of directors and officers
of said company: Herman Blum, president,
vice president, P. o. Add, $40 Union ST
Walter J. Mcnamara. secretary treasurer, p
o. Add, $40 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 liquidated by two liqui-
1ators to be appointed from among the stock
holders at a meeting of the stockholders con-
vened for such purpose after ten days notice
in writing shall have been given by the sec
-etary-treasurer to each stakeholder in person
1r by mail, said liquidators to be elected by
a majority vote Of the shares of capital stock
present or represented at such meeting
Article VII.-Ths charter may be changed,
altered or amended or the corporation may be
dissolved or ordered liquidated by a vote of
wo-thirds Of the capital stock present or rep
resented at a meeting Of the stockholders con-
vened for such purpose, after observing the
required in Article VI of this char
er.
Article VIII-No stakeholder shall ever be
leld liable or responsible for the contracts or
aults Of this corporation in any further sum
han the unpaid balance due TO the corpora
ion on the shares owned by him, nor shall
my mere informality in organization have
he effect of rendering this charter null or
Exposing any stakeholder to any liability be- .
,ond the amount Of his unpaid stock
Thus done and passed in my Office in the |
,ity of New Orleans, State Of Louisiana, in |
he presence of Messrs. Joseph A. Casey and |
Ben Hocke, competent witnesses, residing in \
his city, who hereunto s,gn their names with |
aid appearers and me, notary, after due |
eading Of the whole, the day, month and |
rear first above written.
Signed Herman Blum, 80 shares; Law
ence Blum, so shares; w J. Mcnamara, 80 |
hares. Witnesses: JOS A. Casey Ben. Hocke |
JNO. J. REILLEY, Not. Pub.
I, the undersigned recorder Of mortgages
or the parish of Orleans, State Of Louisiana, |
10 hereby certify that the above and fore.
,oing charter Of Blum & Mcnamara, Inc, |
vas this day duly recorded in my office in
,ook 1857, folio =.
New Orleans, La. September q, 1915
.tSgneO EMILE J. LEONARD, by. R.
A true copy.
JNO. J. REILLEY, Not. Pub.
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