The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-07
CHARTER
OF W. A. DILZELL, INC.

| OF W. A. DILZELL, INC.
United States Of America, State of Lou
iSiana, Parish of Orleans, City OF New
| Orleans.
Be it known that on this thirteenth da,
OF November, in the year OF our Lord nine
teen hundred and sixteen and Of the indie
pendence of the United States of Americs
the one hundred and forty first, before me
Henry Leon Sarpy, a duly qualified notary
public in and for the city, parish and state
! aforesaid, and in the presence of the here
matter named and undersigned witnesses
personally came and appeared the person:
subscribing hereto, who declared that avail
ing themselves of the constitution and law:
| of this state relative to the organization OF
| corporations they have covenanted and
| and constitute themselves, their successors
| and assigns, and such persons as may here.
after become associated with them into a
| corporation for the purposes and under the
| following articles of Incorporation:
| Article 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be w. A. Dilzell, Inc.
| Article 1.-THE objects and purposes for
which this corporation is formed is to con-
| duct a general contracting construction, en-
| gIneerIng, repair and supply business, for
| itself and for others, including the install
latlon, equipment, erection and repair of
steam, electric, water, gas and power plants
| OF all kinds, railways and railroads, pole
| lines and all manner of electric work, light
| Ing systems, public and private, TO conduct
| a supply establishment, to buy and sell mer-
chandise incidental to above and all other
things necessary or incident to the above
| objects and purposes.
Article III.-The capital stock of this cor
poration is hereby fixed at twenty thousand
dollars, divided into one thocsand shares of
the par value of twenty dollars each. Stock
shall be paid for in labor done or money
or property actually received, in such
amounts and on such terms as shall be fixed
by the board of directors. Nine hundred and
ninety-eght (o9S) shares full paid shall be
issued TO Walter A Dilzell, subscriber here
to for said number of shares. in considera-
ton whereof said Walter A. Dllzell hereby
sells, assigns, sets over and delivers all Of
the assets of the electric contracting bust
ness heretofore conducted by him in this
city as Of date October !, 1915, and this COM
pany accepts same and acknowledges due
delivery thereof, and in further considera-
ton therefor assumes the Liabilities thereof,
the whole per list of said assets and liza
blites which are attached hereto, made part
it herewith.
And the appearers, being all of the sub
scribers hereto and officers hereof, to-wit:
Walter A. Dilzell, William II. Ennis and
Fred Tanner, being by me first duly sworn,
did depose and say that the property herein.
above transferred to this company by said
Walter A. Dilzell is well known to them,
and that they and each of them hereby
value and appraise same at the sum OF nine
teen thousand, nine hundred and eighty dol
lars, and further declare that, including the
amount of capital stock issued 10 Walter A.
Dilzell, twenty thousand dollars, consisting
of all of the capital stock of this company,
has been subscribed and paid for
No stakeholder shall have the right TO
dispose of his stock in this company with
out having first offered it, in writing, at its
then book value, to the board of directors,
who may purchase same for the company and
may be retired or reissued as treasury stock
by the board of directors.
Certificates of stock shall be signed by the
president or vice-president and the secre-
tary, or secretary-treasurer, If one officer.
Article IV.-The domicile of this corpora
ton is fixed in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Citation shall be served on its president, in
his absence the vice-president, in the
if one officer; if two, on the secretary and
in the absence of all three on the treasurer.
Article V.-The corporation in its corpo.
rate name shall have the right to have and
enjoy succession for ninety-nine years from
the date of this charter; to sue and to be
sued in any court of competent jurisdiction;
to make and use common seal and after
the same at pleasure; to acquire property,
real. personal and mixed, in and out of the
State of Louisiana, by Grant, gift, purchase,
and to devise or bequest; to lease, hold and
dispose of, and to mortgage and pledge the
same; to appoint such officers and agents
quire; TO fix their compensation and to dis
miss them at its pleasure; to increase or
diminish its capital stock; TO make bylaws,
not inconsistent with any existing law, FIX
ing or altering the management OF its prop
erty, the regulation and government of its
affairs and the manner of its certihcation
and registration of its stock; TO acquire and |
hold stock in other corporations, and, II
to issue its stock in payment for |
capital stock in other corporations, and to
sell, hypothecate or pledge such stock; to |
acquire its own stock by purchase or other |
wise, and to dispose Of or retire same pro- |
vided that the capital stock of this corpo-
ration shall not be diminished below the |
amount provided by law; to conduct bust |
ness in this state, other states, the Federal
districts, the territories and possessions OF /
the United States, and in foreign Countries !
to wind up and dissolve itself and generally /
10 enjoy all rights, privileges and immuni-
ties granted by law to such corporations.
Article VI.-All the corporate powers of
his corporation shall be vested in and exer-
,ised by board of directors TO be COM
posed OF three stockholders, each of whom
shall own in his own right not less than one
ull paid and unpledged share OF stock, to
DC elected by the stockholders annually, be-
thinning at the annual meeting of 1917. The
,oard of directors shall, at their FIRST meet
ng after the annual election, elect from
heir own number a president and vice
PRESIDENT, and shall elect secretary-treas-
lrer who need not be a stakeholder, or may
.lect secretary and a treasurer, neither of
whom need be stockholder.
The first board of directors shall consist
4 Walter A. Dilzell, residence 2n Vallette
81, Algiers, La; William II. Ennis, resi-
lence aO2S Perdido ST., New Orleans, La;
'red Tanner residence 1929 Sixth ST., New
orleans, La, with the said Walter A. Dill
ell as president, William H. Ennis as vice
resident, Mrs. George w. Berry as secre-