The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-02-01
CHART
OF DOULLUI AND WILLIAMS. INCOR
PDkAIED.


United States. .. Amer:sr. STATE Of Lou,,i-
ava, CITY Of New Orleans, Parish d Or
leans.
BE :, known, .ha. ON tht, 5,h day Of the
month # January. IN the year "i orr Lord.
one thousand u,ur hundred and seventeen
1Hi7J and - the Independence Of the Jn.,cl
States Of America. the one hunired and
.Hrty-E~-t. het.r" me, Arthur j. Leopold, a
notary PUBLIC, duly comm,-,lo0ct and quail
,nci. i'm and for the Cry Of New Orleans.
Parish Of Orleans, therein residing, and in
the presence OF the Witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came and
appeared.
The several persons whose names are here
unto -rp-r~t lied. who Scvc~ally declared that
avalllng themselves Of the laws OF the State
- Louisiana, IN such case, made and PgJ-
vdcd, they do, by these presents, form them
selves INTO a corporation under the follow
ing stipulatouS
Article The name OF this corporation
shall be Dou'lut and Williams, Incorporated,
by which name sand corporation shall have
and ENJOY corporate existence and success
SION for the term u ninety nine ty9) years,
from and after the date hereof, unless soon
cr dissolved according to law; and IT'S dOmI-
Gle shall be in the city Of New Orleans. 1t
shall have power TO contract, sue and be
sued, 10 make and Use a corporate seal, and
the same 20 break and alter At pleasure; T.
hold. receive, lease, purchase, sell and con-
vcy, as well as mor'g gage and hypothecate,
under IFS corporate uamc, property, both real
and personal, 10 borrow money and lend
money. u give and receive securities there
for; 10 name and appoint such managers,
directors and officers As the interest and
convenience 81 said corporation may require;
70 make and establish such bylaws, rules
and regulations as may be necessary and
proper and the same to alter and amend at
pleasure.
Article II-AI citations and other legal
process shall be served on the president OF
said corporation, and in case Of his alb
seuCe upon the vlce.preSIdent or the sec
retary-treasurer, thereof.
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes for
which this corporation Is formed are declared
90 be, to act as civil engineers, and carry on
the business Of general contractors, for all
kinds OF work; to own and operate pile drivers,
derrcks, dredges vessels, operated by steam
OF other powe-, bargcs. and all kinds OF
machinery necessary for this business, and
10 do all things As may be Incidental or
necessary to the primary purposes Tor which
this corporation is formed.
Article IV.-The capital stock Of this cor
poration is fixed at one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, represented by fifteen hun
bred shares $500 of $4,000 each. Said cap
ital stock may be increased or reduced
Subscriptions to said capital stock may be
paid for IN cash or in property and good
will, and when paid for or exchanged ior
property and good Will, there shall be an
ucNed to this act and be read in connection
Herewith, or by other proper instruments,
accurate detailed and itemized statement
and description Of such property, to
amount, location, extent, character, and
state Of improvements together with a state
mcnt OF the value placed upon any good will
included in the capital stock.
Article V-All the corporate powers Of
this corporation shall be vested in a board
Of directors to be composed of three of the
stockholders who shall be elected by the
stockholders on the first Monday of Janu-
9rry, OF each year, beginning on the. first
Monday of January, 1918 The present board
Of directors shall hold Office until the first
Monday in January, 1918, and until their
successors shall have been elected and quail
iued. The directors shall elect a president
vice president and secretary treasurer who
may also act as managing engineer. In case
OF any vacancy occurring on the board from
death, resignation or otherwise, the remain
ing members shall fill the vacancy until the
next election. Two members of the board
OF directors shall constitute a quorum.
Article VI.-The following persons. to.wt:
NJ. i. DOullut, 400 Egania street. New Or
leans, La. Paul Dulut. SOL Douglas street.
New Orleans, La; W. Horace Williams, 1913
Coliseum St, New Orleans, La, shall be and
are hereby constituted as the first board of
directors, with said Milton P. Doulut as
president, Paul Doullut, Weep president, and
W. Horace Williams, secretary-treaSurer and
managing engineer
Article VII.-All meetings of the stock
previous notice in writing mailed to each
stakeholder at his post-offce address,
Article NIII.-Whenever this corporation
IS dissolved, either by limitation or other
wise, its affairs shall be liquidated by three
liqudators, to be selected by the stock
holders after a meeting convened for that
purpose shall have been called.
Article IN.-This act of incorporation NAV
be changed. altered or amended, or said cor
poraiion may be dissolved, or its capital
stock increased, as provided for by the laws
81 inns state, after a general meeting of
the stockholders shall have been called. after
fifteen days previous notice thereof given
Article Mo stakeholder shall ever be
held liable or responsible for the contracts
81 SAID corporation for any further sum than
the unpaid balance due upon the shares of
stock subscribed for, owned by him. nor
shall any lntOrmality in organization have
the effect Of rendering this charter null,
or of exposing a stakeholder TO any liza
3illty beyond the amount of subscription to
the stock
The subscribers heretos have given oppo.
site their respective names, the amount OF
stock in this corporation, subscribed for by
each OF them 50 that this act of incorpo-
ration may also serve as the original sub
Scrlption list OF said corporation
Thus done and passed, this 5th day of
McCaleb and Gerald Meter, competent Wit ,ir
nesses, Of lawful age and both of this CITY.
who hereunto sign their names. with the
said 3ppedTers and me, notary, on the day
Original signed: Names of subscribers
omitted.
Witnesses: f. Howard McCaleb Gerald
Meter.
ARTHUR p. LEOPOLD. Notary Public
|, the undersigned recorder of MORTGAGES.
IN and for the parish of Orleans, State OF
louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act of incorporation Of the
Doullut Williams, incorporated, was this
taN duly recorded II my -, Iooly
folio 755 --'4'
New Orleans, January S, 1917.
lSigned EMILE J. LEONARD, Opt
A true copy.
ARTHUR b. LEOPOLD. Notary Public
Jan II IS % feb s
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