The herald., 1916-04-20
CHARTER
OF DE LUCAS MARBLE s GRANITE
COMPANY.


State IF louisiana. City Of New Orleans.
Be it known, that on this twenty NTH day
Of March. nineteen hundred sixteen. before
ne, Frederick Debel a notary public, per
Sonally came and appeared: the persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed who SeveTaity
declared that avalllng themselves under the
laws Of this state, relative 70 the oTglulZa-
tion Of corporations, they have covenantet
and agreed, and do by these presents cove.
nant. agree and constitute themselves as
well such persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them into corporation
for the objects and purposes and under the
agreement and StipulatIons following. to-w!t:
Article THE name OF tins corporation
shall be the De Lucas Marble GrlnIte
Company" and under such name II shall have
and enjoy corporate existence and success
sion for period Of twenty I'VE years from
the date Of this act with full power and tor
the purposes Of this business as hereinafter
defined 10 contract, sue and 10 be sued, 70
acquire, lease, use, hold, ALLEVIATE, mortgage,
pledge or otherwise cucumber any property,
mOvables immovableS, in or out OF the
state OF Louisiana, to issue its stock or
other evidence OF Indebtedness, and 70 secure
same by pledge, mortgage, or otherwise; and
10 purchase or otherwise acquire The stocks
and bonds Of other corporations; 70 appoint
or elect such directors, officers, managers,
agents or other employees as the interest or
convenience Of its business may require; 10
make, amend or repeal, at pleasure, such
bylaws, rules and regulations, touching the
management Of the affairs or business or
the exercise OF the powers OF this corporation
as may be necessary or convenient - m
crease or diminish the capital stock; 70 adopt
a corporate seal, and the same 70 make, or
alter at will. and generally tor the purposes
and objects Of its business to exercise all
rights and powers permitted by law - cor
poratiOns.
Article 1.-THE domicile OF this corpora
ton shall be in the city of New CLEANS, IN
this state, and all citation or other legal
process shall be served upon the president:
and in his absence the secretary-treasurer OF
said corporation.
Article III-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation IS established ana
the nature of the business &c be carried on
bv it are hereby declared to be: The opera.
! ton and conducting OF general Marble aad
Granite, Stone Manufacturing business, the
! buying and selling Of all kinds OF marble
| granite, stone and other building material;
/ the construction Of buildings; exterior ana
! interior, and cemetery memorials OF every de-
I scription and other works in whole Or IN
/ part in Louisiana, and other states, me
| storage OF all kinds OF material ana generalIy
| the doing and performing Of all acts Incl
| dental or necessary TO any and all OF the
! objects herein expressed.
| Article IV.-The capital stock Of this coz
poration is hereby fixed at the sum OF ten
| thousand dollars. TO be represented by one
! hundred shares Of the par value OF one hun
dred dollars each, which capital stock may
! be increased by a vote OF the majority OF the
stockholders at ANY meeting called tor that
purpose. payments for said stock shall be
made in cash or equivalent as may be pre-
scrlbed by the board OF directors who may
have power to issue full paid stock in pay
ment Tor property, real or personal. trans
ferred TO said corporation or for labor or
| service rendered.
No stakeholder may sell, assign or transfer
his stock IN this corporation unless thirty
DAYS previous notice. IN writing OF such m
tentions 10 sell, assign or transfer any stock
ID be given to the company 70 such sale
assignment or transfer. and upon such no
| tice the board Of directors shall have the
right to purchase the stock a; IS value oy