The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-01-25

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POKAIED.
January s,h, 1917.
United S,a,r. u America. State Of Louisi-
ana, City u New Orleans. Parish ii Or
leans.
Be it known. that on this 5,h day of the
month Of January, IN the wear OF our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and seventeen
l9l7l and OF the independence OF the United
State, of America. the one hundred and
forty-trrst, before me, Arthur b. Leopold, 4
notary public duly commissioned and quail
med in and for the City 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 subscribed, who scveraly declared that
avaliuR themselves Of the laws of the State
# Louisiana. in such cases made and pro
vided, they do, by these presents, form them
,clvc, into a corporation under the follow
ing StlpuatIOn,:
Article 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be Doulut and Williams, Incorporated,
BY which name said corporation shall have
and enjoy corporate existence and success
sion Tor the term Of uiucty-ninc (99) years,
from and after the date hereof, unless soon
cr dissolved according to law; and its DOM
| ellie shall be IN the city OF New Orleans. 1t
| shall have power to contract, sue and be
sued, to make and a corporate seal, and
! the same to break and alter at pleasure; %
| hold, receive, lease, purchase, sell and con-
vey. as well as mortgage and hypothecate,
| under its corporate name, property, both real
and personal. to borrow money and lend
| money, to give and receive securities there
| for; to name and appoint such managers,
| directors and officers the interest and
| convenience Of said corporation may require;
| to make and establish such bylaws, rules
| and regulations As may be necessary and
proper and the same to alter and amend at
| pleasure.
Article Hal citations and other legal
process shall be served the president of
said corporation, and in case OF his Sb-
| sence upon the vice president, OF the sec
rotary treasurer, thereof.
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes for
which this corporation IS formed are declared
| TO 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,
! derricks, dredges, vessels, operated by steam
or other power, barges, and all kinds OF
| machinery necessary for this business, and
| to do all things as may be incidental or
! necessary to the primary purposes for 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
dred shares Q5O0 of $1,000 each. Said cap
ita 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 for
property and good will, there shall be an
| nexed to this act and be read in connection
| Herewith, or by other proper instruments,
an accurate detailed and itemized stateme mt
and description of such property, as to
amount, location, extent, character, and
state OF improvements, together with a state
ment 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 board
~ 30, he nf tLraa IS H.
stockholders who shall be elected by the
stockholders the first Monday of Janu-
airy, of each year, beginning 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
ihed. The directors shall elect a president,
a icepresdent and secretary -treasurer, who
may also act as managing engineer. In case
OF any vacancy occurring on the board from
death, resignation 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-wit:
| NJ. p Doullut, 400 Egania street, New Or
| leans, La; Paul Dullut, SOL Douglas street.
| New Orleans, La; w. Horace Williams, 1918
are hereby constituted as the first board OF
directors, with said Milton p. Doullut as
president, Paul Doullut, ce-president and
| w. Horace Williams, secretary-treasurer and
\ managing engineer.
Article VII.-All meetings of the stock
holders shall be called after fifteen days
previous notice in writing mailed to each
stakeholder at mis- post-office address.
Article VIII.-Whenever this corporation
is dissolved, either by limitation or other
liquidators, to be selected by the stock
| holders after a meeting convened for that
purpose shall have been called.
Article IX.--This act of incorporation may
be changed, altered or amended or said cor
poration may be dissolved or its capital
1 OF this state, after a general meeting OF
| the stockholders shall have been called, after
htteen days previous notice thereof given.
| Article Mo stakeholder shall ever he
held liable or responsible for the contracts
| OF said corporation for any further sum than
| the unpaid balance due upon the shares OF
stock subscribed for, or owned by him, nor
| shall any informality in organization have
the effect of rendering this charter null
or OF exposing stakeholder to any liza.
bility beyond the amount of subscription to
| the stock
| The subscribers hereto have given oppo-
site their Tespective names, the amount OF
| stock IN this corporation, subscribed for by
each OF them. so that this act of incorpo.
| scrlption list of said corporation
| thus done and passed, this 5th day of
January, 1917, in the presence of E. Howard
McCaleb and Gerald Meter, competent wit.
1 VI lawful age ana UOtn OF THIS CITY.
who hereunto sign their names, with the
said aappearers and me, notary, on the day
| and date aforesaid
Original signed: (Names of subscribers
omitted.
Witnesses: E. Howard McCaleb, Gerald
| Meter.
ARTHUR b. LEOPOLD, Notary Public
/, the undersigned recorder of mortgages
| IN and for the parish of Orleans, State OF
LOUISIANA, do hereby certify that the above
ana foregoing act of incorporation of the
Doullut & Williams, incorporated. was this
day duly recorded in my Office in book 1901,
New Orleans, January S, 1917
tSigned EMILE J. LEONARD, Opt.
A true copy.
ARTHUR B. LEOPOLD, Notary Public
Jan II IS % feb s
CHARTER
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