The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-02-15
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FAIRNIEW LAND COMPANY, INC.
State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans, City
OF New Orleans.
Be il known. thar on the nineteenth day OF
December, a. ID. 1916. before me, X: NJ: Nag-
ner, a notary public, in and for the County
Of Adams in the State OF Illinois, duly COM
mi ssioned and qualified, personally came and
appeared Myrtle Coppers, Homer Black, Fred
G. Wolfe, and John sherman Rupe, whose
names are hereto subscribed, who severally
declared that, availing themselves together
with George W. Rupe and Harry NJ. Rupe OF
the Parish of Caddo, in the State OF Louis
lanai of the provisions OF the laws OF the
State OF Louisiana IN such case made ana
provided, they have contracted and agreed,
and do, by these presents, covenant, agree
and bind themselves, well as all such per,
sons as may hereafter become associated
with them TO form and constitute a corpora
ton for the objects and purposes and under
the stipulations hereinafter set forth.
Article 1.-The name Of said corporation
shall be Fairview Land Comapny, lncorpor.
ated, limited, and under said name II shall
enjoy succession for the term OF ninety nine
100 wears from and after the date hereof
unless sooner dissolved. II shall have power
to enter into contract, to sue and be sued, TO
make and use corporate seal TO design1a? le
directors, managers and agents, to establish
bylaws and rules for the management OF the
corporate affairs, etc.
Article 1.-THE domicile of said corporation
shall be in the Parish Of Orleans in the State
OF Louisiana. and all citations or other legal
process shall be served on the ldent, or,
in his absence. on the vlce-presldent. II
both of said officers shall be absent. service
may be made on the secretary of said corpor-
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is established and the
nature Of its business shall be: To buy and
sell real estate, and to farm and cultivate
Article IV.-The capital stock of said cor.
pOra-ion shall be One Hundred Thousand
Dollars $500 OOOlOO) divided into ten thou
n Gag due nj re
dollars $1,000. each. said stock shall be
paid for in instalments The amounts OF SAID
installments, and the times when they shall
be paid shall be determined by the directors
Anv portion of said capital stock NAV. be
issued by the directors in exchange Tor ser
vices rendered or for property constituting
the equivalent of cash in the accomplishment
of the corporate purposes.
Article E-The entire Corporate powers
shall be vested in a Board Of Directors com,
posed of five 81 members, Of which board
three (3) shall constitute quorum tor the
transaction Of business. Said Board OF Di-
rectors shall be electeu by and from the
stockholders at a meeting of the stockholders
20 be held on the first Monday in February,
in each year, beginning with the year lSl/;
Said election shall be held upon twenty days
notice duly mailed to each stakeholder. at his
last known place Of address, postage prepaid.
Said election of directors shall be by ballot, one
vote being allowed to each share, and ma
iority Of the votes cast shall be necessary to
an election. Any vacancy occurring IN the
| Board Of Directors shall be filled by the re-
manning directors.
The first Board of Directors shall consist
the fPloTng r persons wo MyT Geo SSppeWT
Rupe and John Sherman Rupe. They shall
| hold office until the fifth day of February
| 1917. or until their successors are elected.
Immediately following the adjournment o.
the annual meeting OF the stockholders, tht
| Board of Directors shall hold meeting toi
the election of president. vice president
secretary, and treasurer. All officers 81
| elected shall hold office for one year anC
until their success sors are elected.
Article VI.-Upon the dissolution of thi:
| corporation, by expiration of its charter o.
otherwise, its affairs shall be liquidated by
| three CD commissioners elected by the STOCK
! holders at meeting called tor that purpose
upon thirty (30) days notice OF the holding
| thereof duly printed in at least two news
papers published at New Orleans, Louisiana
| Article VII-This act OF Incorporation may
be modified. changed or amended, or salt
| corporation may be dissolved, upon the vot'
| of three-fourths OF the capital stock repre-
sented at a general meeting held for that pur
| pose upon thirty 900 days previous notice
| printed in at least two newspapers published
| in the city of New Orleans and in the city
of Shreveort in the state Of Louisiana.
! Article VIII-No stakeholder shall be liza
| BILE for any contract fault OF this cor
poration in any further sum than the balance
| due on the shares Of stock owned by him.
| Article lA--Ihe amount OF capitdl stoSf
TO which said Farview Land Company ma,
be increased is to be Two Hundred THOUSAND
| Dollars. ,
Article X-The names and post office ad
dresses of the subscribers Of the articles
| the corporation, and the number OF share
| of stock which each have agreed TO take II
| the corporation and description and valu,
| of the property given in exchange for suci
| stock is as follows, namely:
Myrtle Coppers. 5l3 Hamp St. QUINCY III.
$3.50 shares; Homer Black, Hurdland, Mo-, j
| shares; Fred G. Wolfe, Stems Building
| Quincy. Ill, 10; J. Sherman Rupe, Shreveport
| La, 10 shares; George W. Rupe, Shreveport
La, 10 shares; Harry NJ; Rupe. shreveport
La, 10 shares; total, 10000.
| Description OF property given, etc. A Ger
| tain tract of land now or formerly know
\ as the "Fairview Plantation, situa1 ed OF
! the left or east bank OF the Mississippi nyei
.