The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-01-18
CHARTER Avn LAND

"A DeesnoeI, hundred and sixteen
4 Ssssnd MA WATTS X. LeverIeh' a no
~ IN and for the p@ aa,,r,is 'i,ned
r Ds 4 louisiana, duly conn 81. the
ya and in the present. m1der-
4 Senate named ana I''u 81.
70 ni. .IiS came and appeared l.e
Il. FsoDss chose names are heTeun,lo
II Ef'o" me age OF majority, ~io
4 sd " svajling themselves OF !le
ID ph laws OF this state reIatl'e
LIS o. .n ,;or OF corporations they
4 : Eg'nlzo.Iv into and constitute
-, br n. objects and purposes
4 sysiiI'a ~ s,ipulations hereinafter SCI
ID IN. name and nile OF this cor d
~ ..,n De Mermentau MiHei'i ~ rnu
- M Inc, and under Its coiPo,
sP. h,ll enjoy succession ior the
s,t u, oeriod Of ninety'nine, yedI,91
20 ~ he date hereof, and shall
II ~ "a authority TO contract sue
ID pei .' accept and receive mort
seo, !, other hypOthecations; 70
"a pedses .ornorate seal and the same
y W liter al pleasure; TO purchase;
10 su LII or otherwise acquire ana
. : yeIl as mortgage ana nypTS'a I'll
a. = a, corporate name, properly Oo'i
~ ..'s.asl and mixed; 10 6orT,o" mo
sa .I. md issue bonds and other eyi-
. ~. - and TO secure the same Dy
" ,,hervise; to name and APP
ifE Nv s..soers and directors, othcerS
,be interest an convenience
fsa nav require; and 10 make
ss well as alter and amend
.,rb bylaws, rules and regula-
eiS management and regulation
II. ,s,Is Of the corporation ds may W
srocer or convenient.
-The domieile OF this corpora
1, IN the city OF New orleans,
4 .,,,.ns or other legal process shall
.oou the president OF the eorpo-
n his absence, upon the VICE
m-ne objects and purposes for
= A. :. cororstion is established, and
X business TO be carried on
!. s.eIafed and specified TO be: TO
/ Al dill for, or otherwise OBTAIN
s,rth, oil, gas, sulphur, SAT- ana
,,r,,s. TO manufacture, rehne, pre-,
~ r,rEe,. buy and sell and transport
~ crude or refined condition
-, lsr hose purposes oil, gas, sui.
!. N ...l and other mineral lands and
90 I'd other interests or rights N
a ,r,, a. minerals; TO construct anc
-, a,dui,s and lines of tubing and
4 4, transportation of natural gas
XrAb Nv sell, hold, lease, mortgage
-, "a III in real estate OF all sorts
~. rtzi. eolonize, develop and i'm
~ hxs b erect buildings and Other
gxru al 70 operate, lease. or other
y M A,m and deal therein; TO con,
q nafs, maintain and operate al
"a anyways telegraph and telephone
a as,ls, ssteways, boats, and othei
~ 4 .rsnsporstion, necessary or con
"a d prssecrting the business OF tht
~; 3 urstraet and operate hotels
y -zss ard general stores; TO ISSUE
4 4 rrssfss and hypothecations 20 th'
4 q rres,sfy Or proper for its business
frs md hold, sell, cucumber, or dis
~ seks md bonds Of other companies
! u,erl permitted by law; 10 exchang,
s=tx spiial stock, or any part thereof
rxry which II is authorized 10 &C
* b exchange its entire assets anC
lrx, q any part thereof, for property
Ia hads, or other obligations of othe
xzria: % hold stock in other corpora
n . Trtsef and acquire patent rights
rswxris Or processes; and to do ant
ND u business properly connected
Ndental or convenient to any OF tn
\ nglpns and purposes.
lzk W.-Ihe capital stock of this cor
mn . hereby liked at two hundre,
sznt UMmW) dollars, to be divide
4 N represented by two thousand (2O0O
% Ne par value Of one hundre,
w 9lsn each, which shall be pai'
a. o. may be issued for propert
received by the corporation at it
M This capital stock may be ii
E y The sum Of FIVE hundred thou
y n1anml dollars.
x YAH the powers of this eorpc
sah b vested in and exercised b
~ composed Of not less than FIVE Is
~ nan nine t9 directors. The precis
~ elreetor within said limits shal
~ ncr time to time by the bylaw.
mall elect from their number
: Observation-Disclosures and
ino such other officers as the
nH proper or convenient for the ca,
3fa NE eompany's business, an
w power to unite two or more o.
0ufer the same upon one pc
gspense with any Office in its di!
- E % hx the salaries of all officer
employees. The board of dire,
eiected annually on the secon
January Of each year, the FIR
4 - = held IN the year 1918. A
snail be by ballot, at the o
eorporation. Notice of annut
MHu vel as Of special meetings
,.r thali be given by written n
- lsn days in advance OF the da,
sr.. wa meeting, to each stockholde
{ h rk mes on the books of the cor
na ~ ~, designated address, or at II
1 S.s.eiy al New Orleans, If he h
q Am an address. Each shar
H. entitled TO one vote for eat
IL Z ~ standing in his name on II
I'm, oupany. said vote to be ca
rs or " Proxy, and the majority
y All ,Aaii elect. The board OF dire
a. ave the power to fill all yaca
1 -. 4y occur or in any manner an;
pa ~. 90 the board even though /
hk sii.a q NE time such vacanci
4, &c sc Failure to elect directors ,
w specihed shall no, dissol,
= II ~ out the directors then
~ h. nn IN office until their su
Z NJ aeesed The board OF directo
/ ,bsef 10 make and estabaIish
nrjs,s.sA a amend, all bylaws, mi
e. e,Ss necessary and propert {
Z Ssis..sn a management of the affa;
%sr..s 81 the corporation ara :
4 49, viii its eharts, ana .
kl&rs ~ without referring to /
y isu, y s.. borrow money, execute mo,
pi,us /, s pledges, bonds or oth
1s suen amounts and on an
VA "A sr Judgment NAV be adva
ri ee.s..taiy TO do ali things re
~ sar1v;.s or convenient for I
sss: az IN OF the business OF :
ma ~ my are specifically auth,
N 40 deliver full.paid shares
~, nas or obligations ~ , ,hs :.
. essafou -. q property acquired
~ q fes;.s;na specially for lands n,
pspas, !, Homeseekers' Farm
a q, - = such valuation as in n,
- al preper. A majority Of !
A Il Asitute a quorum for ,
I'D 4 sness At any meeting
: ne<,;ss s.ors any director abs,
ce1a ~ nay De represented NV n
~ tR<br may east the vote Of ,
81 siA,, oloing to the written
esraet Gn 1s,ai Or special, of s;
s,; ss,.d q directors n s5all % eeHi
pcst.ofhce sdar.,, u,,,.
ii c'isa 20 Union as g. X r. Ste
IS csss New 6rieapRs.e ADDE'S IS
~ Il, sn,e sn. post.ofiee oa sSSryy, N
~ hsost New orIea a, wight, WI
~ osisss. address iiA HiSer
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