The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-07-01
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Parish OF Orleans. Ci-v q New Orleans
Be - known that -C tLis eighteenth day
Of the month q Apr. n he year one thou
sa-l nine a~-i--t ard -:-ee-. before ne.
I3E= Z. rtc-, notary public II art for the
parish OF Orleans. STATE Of LOUISIANA, therein
residing. duly commissioned and qualified, and
. II the presence Of The witnesses hereinafter
named a1i undersigned, personally came and
appeared: Tie persons whose names are here
unto subscribed all cf The full age Of -a-
Icrlty and residents OF this city OF New Or
leans, Louisiana. who seyerally declared that
avai.-1z themselves II the provisions Of the
laws q tbs state relative 20 TIE organization
u corporations. they have formed and organ
izet. and oy these presents do form them
selves. as vel as those WAC may hereafter
become associated with them. iC-o i corpora
ZION and body polite II Law. for the object
and purposes, and under the stIpula-lors and
agreements hereinafter set forth and ex-
pressed, which they hereby adopt as their
Article I-Th. name ard title G: III, cor
po-ati0u hereby formed : declared 20 DC the
HOME LIGHTING COMPANY. INC. Its
t01-Icile shall be N the city Of New Orleans.
state OF Louisiana, and II shall have and
eIIoy. succession by lis corporate name FOR a
period OF as-ety-Ei1e years from and after
/ the date hereof.
L shall have the power TO sue ard Be
sued; 70 borrow money; hold. purchase, lease
and sell ard hypothccate real and personal
property II ne state o. Louisiana or else
/ where; 70 make aud Use a corporate seal; 70
name AID appoint directors. agents and man
ayers FOR the management CT the business and
AFFAIRS OF said corporation; also 70 make and
issue bonds and other evidences OF debt and
20 secure the same BY mortgage or otherwise
All citations and ether legal process shall
&c served upon the president. and IN the
event OF his absence or inability 70 act from
any cause, the sane shall be served upon
the vIce-presidsct, and in the absence OF
both, upon the secretary treasurer.
Article 1.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation IS organized and the
nature OF the business 10 be carried on by il
are hereby declared to be 20 buy and sell
import and export, and generally deal in
either Tor It's own account or as agent for
otler eoTporauous- individuals firms,
lighting plants, fixtures and all other accesso-
RES thereto, as well as 20 manufacture, IN
stall and repair the same; and, generally
70 DO all other things necessary or connected
with said business in order 70 properly carry
out the same, and especially TO buy, sell,
| Lease, hold and acquire real estate, and any
other property necessary or Incidental 10 the
proper coaduct Of said business, and to mort
gage and pledge the same.
Article II--The capital stock Of this cor
poration IS hereby hxed at the sum Of five
thousand lsS,0oo00l dollars, divided into and
represented by fifty (Cl shares OF the par
value Of one hundred $4,000 dollars each
The limit 20 which the capital stock Of this
corporation may be increased is hereby named
al Twenty-Five Thousand (s2s.OOoOOJ dollars
Article IN.-Au the corporate powers OF this
corporation SHALL be vested IN and exercised
OF Stockholders, two of whom shall constitute
4 quorum for the transaction OF all business
The board OF directors shall be vested with
tulI power and authority to make all con-
tracts, purchases and sales, adopt all bylaws
rules and regulations for the government OF
the business and affair. OF the corporation
and alter, amend and change the sane at
pleasure; appoint, hire and Discharge all Off
GERS, agents and employees, tx all salaries
and commissions. and generally do and per-
form all things necessary IN order 10 properly
conduct the business and affairs Of the cor
Poratiou. Any vacancy occurring in the
board OF directors shall be filed By the re-
naming directors.
The first board of directors of this coroor.
alton. shall consist Of J. Devereux O'ReiIly.
Charles A Ferguson and Thomas Ciiro-.
With the said J. Devererx O'Reilly, president
SharIes A. Ferguson. VICE. president. and
Inorcas fillmore, secretary treasurer who shall
bold their Office until the first Monday in
May, 1916, or until their successors are duly
elected aud qualified
On the first Monday in May, 1916, and
annually thereafter, an election for directors
snail De held at the Office OF the corporation,
under the supervision Of three commission
ers to DC appointed by the president and he
directors then elected shall take their seats
Immediately and shall hold Office until their
successors are duly elected and qualified Each
board snail elect its own officers, which shall
consist OF president, ce-presideat and
secretary treasurer
All corporate elections shall be by ballot.
A-6gNELLy OF votes cast snail elect.
Each share Of stock shall be entitled 70 one
one vote either IN person or By proxy Writ
ten notice OF elections shall be given to each
stoekholter By the secretary-treasurer at least
ten days PRIOR TO elections.
Article E.-This act OF incorporation nav
De changed, altered or modified or this cor
poratlon dissolved with the assent OF two
thirds OF the stock present or represented AZ
any general meeting Of the stockholders con-
Venec tor that purpose after prior notice OF
such meeting shall have been given in writing
70 each stockholder or nailed 10 him AZ his
last known post-ofice address, all in accord
7nee With the terms OF Act No. 10 OF 1914.
Article NI--Wherever this corporation is
dissolved, either by liquidation Of its charter
or from any other cause, its affairs shall be
liquiczted oy three commissioners 70 be su-
pointed IRON among the stockholders con-
vened Tor that purpose, after prior notice shall
nave oeea given By the secretzry-treasurer
remain in ONCE until the affairs OF said cor |
poratlon shall have been fully liquidated. In
case or the death OF q commissioner the sur.
yIvors shall continue to act, all as provided |
under the terms Of Sec 20 Of Act ~ of 1914
Article VIL-No stakeholder of this corpor-
alton shall ever be held liable or responsible |
tor the contracts, faults or debts of this cor |
porat1on IN any further sum than the unpaid /
balance due the corporation On the shares of /
stock owned by him, nor shall any mere In |
toruality IN organization have the effect of |
rendering this charter MILL or OF cxposins
any s.oekhclder to any liability beyond the |
The following have subscribed the number |
Vt shares set opposite their names % that tbs /
aef nay serve a. tie original sabseiption Ess '