The herald., 1916-12-28
CHARTER
OF BELL AND CLAIBORNE, INC.
ana, City OF New Orleans.

United States IF America. State Of Lou;s;-
ana, Ci,y OF New Orleans
BE it known. that on this seventeenth
9TH day OF the month OF November in the
year Of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and sixteen lSltl, and Of the independence
Of the United States Of America the one
hundred and iorty-hrst, before me- MelonCy
Charles Souiat, notary public, duly COM
mssIoned and qualified in and Tor the par
ISL 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
Claiborne and Roger Arnauld, all residents
OF the city OF New Orleans. State Of Lou.
isana, and Of the full age of majority. who
declared, that avaIlIng themselves OF the
provisions OF the laws of the State OF Lou
isana relative 20 the organization Of cor
porations, and particularly Of Act No. POI Of
the general assembly OF the STATE OF Loulsi.
ana OF the year 1914, they have formed, and
do by these presents form themselves into,
and constitute themselves, their associates,
successors and assigns, a corporation for
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, and the
nature OF the business 10 be carried on by
il hereby declared 10 be: To carry on a
general building and contracting business
to design, erect, repair or demolish build
ingS. walls and other structures; 10 con.
struct, own, lease, purchase or otherw sc
acquire all machinery which may be needed
in said business and the same to dispose
OF; 70 furnish all supplies and material which
shall or may be necessary for the cOnduC-
ton Of said business; TO buy, own, improve
and build upon real estate, and the same 70
sell, lease, mortgage or hypo;hecate at pleas
ure; and generally 10 do any and all things
connected with, germane or appertainlng 70
said building and contracting business IN
all its branches.
stock Of this corporation shall be five thou
sand dollars (S5.OI0OO), and the same shall
he paid for in cash az the time OF sigCing
this act Of incorporation.
Article lN.-The capital stock of this cor
poration NAN be increased 10 the sum of ten
thousand dollars (SlO,D0O0.
Article N-The capital stock as pres
emily constituted shall consist OF fifty 800
shares OF the par value OF one hundred dol
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 20
act on the secretary-treasurer of this cor
poration.
Article vIT.-The period Of duration of
this corporation shall be the full term and
period of twenty-five (20 years from the
date hereof.
Article VIII.-The business and affairs
Of this corporation shall be conducted by,
and all the corporate powers of this corpo-
ration shall be vested in and exercised by
board OF directors consisting Of three 90
stockholders TO be elected annually by the
stockholders on the first Monday of Deem
Der in each and every year, commencing with
the year 1917.
At the first meeting of the board following
each election, the board of directors then
cd hal1 al rna oF .ha.- H.
be the president, one TO be the vice-presi-
dent: and one TO be the secretary-treasurer
of this corporation.
The following named persons shall con-
sttute the first board of directors of this
corporation, to-wit: James J. Bell, No. 1929
Dumaine street, city; Martin Durable Clai-
borne, No, 905 Esplanade avenue, city; Rog.
er Arnauld, No l632 Second street, city, and
Roger Arnauld shall be vice-president and
Mr.. Martin Durable Claiborne shall be Sec
retary-treasurer OF this corporation; and they
shall all serve until the first Monday in
shall have been duly elected and qualified.
Article lN.-The names and post-ofice ad-
dresses Of the subscribers of these articles
of Incorporation and a statement Of the mum.
her Of shares Of stock which each agree TO
take in this corporation are as follows:
James ]. Bell, 1929 Dumane ST., City, "a
shares; Martin Durable Claiborne, 9O5 Es-
P! slla ,e Ave, City, Is shares; Roger Ar
Article X-This corporation shall have
all the rights and powers enumerated in
Act No. 267 Of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana for the year 1914, and
more particularly OF those enumerated in
section Of the said act.
Article NI.-This act Of incorporation may
be amended, and the corporation dissolved
and its affairs liquidated, as provided for in
the said Act No. 267 Of the General Assem-
bly, OF the State OF Louisiana for the year
Thus done and passed, at my Office IN this
city, the day, month and year first above
written, in the presence OF Messieurs Louis
6. Soniat and Theodore p Soniat, competent
witnesses, residing in this city,. who have
hereunto signed their with appear
ers, and me, notary, after due reading of
the whole.
Original Signed: James J. Bell, "a shares;
Durable Claiborne, Is shares; Roger Ar
nauld, / share. Louis G. Soniat, Theo. P.
Soniat.
NJ. c. SONIAT, Not. Pub.
!, the undersigned notary, do hereby GER
tify that the above and foregoing is true
and correct copy of the original act of
record in my office.
In, faith whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the impress of my official
seal, this seventeenth 9th day of the
month of November, A. D. 1916,
NJ: C.. SONIAT. Not. Pub.
I, the undersigned recorder of mortgages
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above ]
and foregoing articles of incorporation of
Bell and Claiborne, Inc" was this day
duly recorded in my Office, in book l2Oi,
folio $50.
New Orleans. La, Nov. IS, A. D. 1916.
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, by. R.
nov % 30 dec u q %