The herald., 1916-11-30
CHAR
OF BELL AND CLAIBORNE, INC
United States of America, State of Louisi'
ana, City of New Orleans.

OF BELL AND CLAIBORNE, INC.
United States of America, State Of Louisi-
ana, City of New Orleans.
Re il known, that on this seventeenth
l7th) day of the month of November, in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and sixteen 900, and of the independence
Of the United States of America the one
hundred and forty-frst, before me-, Meloncy
Charles Soniat, a notary public, duly COM
missioned and qualified in and for the par
sh of Orleans, State of Louisiana. and in
the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned. personally came and
appeared, James J. Bell, Martin Durable
Of the city of New Orleans, State of Lou
| isiana. and Of the full age of majority, who
| declared, that availing themselves OF the
| provisions of the laws Of the State OF Lou
isiana relative to the organization of cor.
porations, and particularly of Act No. B7 OF
| the general assembly OF the State OF Loulsi;
ana of the year 1914, they have formed ana
| do by these presents form themselves into,
| and constitute themselves, their associates,
successors and assigns, corporation tor
the objects and purposes and under the
| stipulations herein set forth, which they
adopt as their charter, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name of this corporation
| shall be BELL and Claiborne, Inc
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes for
| which this corporation is formed, ana the
nature of the business to be carried on by
| III
| general building and contracting business;
| 10 design, erect, repair or demolish build
| ings, walls and other structures; to con
| struct, own, lease, purchase or otherwise
| acouire all machinery which may be needed
| in said business and the same to dispose
of: to furnish all supplies and material which
| shall or may be necessary Tor the conuuc-
| ton of said business; to buy, own, improve
| and build upon real estate, and the same to
| sell, lease, mortgage or hypothecate at pleas
ure; and generally to do any and all things
| connected with, germane or appertaining 10
| said building and contracting business IN
, all its branches.
Article III.-The amount of the capital
| stock of this corporation shall be hve thou,
sand dollars Css,Oo0,OO), and the same shall
\ be paid for in cash at the time OF signing
this act of Incorporation.
Article IV.-The capital stock of this cor
| marathon NAV be increased to the sum OF ten
thousand dollars CSlo,0OoOo).
| Article V.-The capital stock as pres,
| emily constituted shall consist OF nifty log)
| shares of the par value OF one hunoreo ooi-
/ lars $4,000 each.
| Article VI.-The location of the domicile
of this corporation shall be in the city OF
| New Orleans, State of Louisiana. Service
| Of citation or Of all legal process shall be
| made upon the president Of this corporation,
| and in case of his absence or inability 10
| act on the secretary-treasurer OF tnls cor
poration.
| Article VII-The period of duration Of
period Of twenty-five (2S years from the
date hereof.
Article VIII.-The business and affairs
| Of This corporation shall be conducted by,
] ard ali the corporate powers of this corpo-
I Tation shall be vested in and exercised by
hoard of directors consisting OF three ~
| stockholders to be elected annually 6y the
| Stockholders on the first Monday OF Deeeni-
Der in each and every year, commencing win
the year 1917.
At the first meeting of the board following
each election, the board OF directors tne N
| elected shall elect one OF their numoer 70
be the president, one to be the viee-presi-
l dent. and one to be the secretary treasurer
of this corporation.
The following named persons shall con.
stitute the first board Of directors OF ms mi,
CORPORATION. to-wit: James ]. Bell, No. ~
| Dumaine street city; Martin Durable Gar
borne, No. COS Esplanade avenue, city; Rog,
er Arnauld No. 1852 Second street, city, and
NJ lanes ]. Bell shall be president, Mr.;
Roger Arnauld shall be vice-pIesident and
MI Martin Durable Claiborne shall be sec
retarv.treasurer of this corporation; and they
shaIl ali serve until the first Monday IN
December, 1917, or until their successors
shall have been duly elected and qqalihed'
Article IX.-The names and post-ofice. aad.
dresses of the subscribers OF these arucles
Of incorporation and statement OF the num-
Der of shares of stock which each agree 70
lanes I Bell, 500 Dumaine St, City, q
Shares; Martin Durable Claiborne, NS Is
nIanade Ave City, Is shares; Roger Ar
nauid. 1852 Second street, City, share.
Article X.-This corporation shall have
| all the rights and powers enumerated IN
|. A., No III Of the General Assembly OF the
! State of Louisiana for the year 1914. and