The herald., 1915-02-11
CHARTER
OF GILBERT REALTY COMPANY, INC.

United States of America, State of Louis
lana, City of New Orleans.
Be it known, that on this nfteentn Gay u
January in the year of our Lord, one tnou-
sand nine hundred and fifteen: Before me-
Albert Guilbault, notary public, duly com.
missioned and sworn in, tor the farish Oh
Orleans and City of New Orleans, tneie,n n. re
hereinafter named and undersigned, personally
appeared: ..oas..
Orleans, La; 2, Mr.. Paul J. -Dufour. whose
postofice address is No. l3lS Carondelet
Walk, New Orleans, LAT ), Miss Emile Du-
rand, femme sole, whose postOihee address Is
Miss Jeanne Durand, femme sole, whose post
Office address is No. 1l2l Short Street, New
Orleans, La; S, Mr.. Gilbert Durand, whose
postofice address is P. o. Box SIC, New Or
postofice address is P. o. Box $40, New Or
leans, La, all of the full age Of majority, who
severally declared that avalling themselves
of the provisions of Act No. 26 OF the Legs,
lature of this State, for the year, 1914, and
of the general laws of this State, they have
covenanted and agreed, and do by these pres
ents covenant, agree, bind, form and constr
tute themselves, with those who may here,
after join with them, into corporation and
body polite in law, under the following agree
ments to-wit:
Article /. The name title of this corpora
ton shall be the Colbert Realty Company,
thority:
/. TO contract, sue and be sued; in any
competent court;
q To have succession by its corporate name
for ninety-nine years from the date hereof;
3. To make and use a common seal and
alter the same at pleasure;
4. To acquire property by grant,, gift, pur.
chase, and to devise or bequest; to lease, hold
and dispose of, and to mortgage and pledge
the same, all subject to the limitations pre-
seribed by law;
S. To appoint such officers and agents as
the business of the corporation may require,
and to nix their compensation;
6. To make bylaws, not inconsistent with
any existing law. fixing or altering the man
agement Of its property, the regulation Of the
the certihcation and registration of its stock;
7. To conduct business in this state, other
states, the Federal districts, the territories
and possessions of the United States, and in
foreign countries;
8. To change, modify or alter this act, or
dissolve this corporation with the assent or
vote of two-thirds in interest of all the stock
holders expressed at a meeting called by the
Board of Directors for said purposes, after
mailing to the last known place of postofice
address of each stockholder, at least ten days
before said meeting, copy Of the resolution:
amendments or dissolution, and notice of
the said meeting;
9. To issue certificates of stock TO the
stockholders signed by the president, and by
the secretary treasurer; said certificates of
stock when transferred by the owner thereof,
must be recorded on the corporations books
and no transfer shall be valid with out such
recordation.
10. Service of citation and other legal pro-
cess shall be made on the president, in his
absence, on the ice-presiden,, in the absence
of these two, then on the secretary-treasurer,
and in absence of these officers then in the
manner provided by law.
IL. Stockholders desiring to dispose of
their stock shall first offer the same to the
who shall have the right to purchase the same,
within ten days from the date of said offer, at
its then book value, and should the corpora
tion not avail itself of the right to purchase