The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-11
CHARTER OF
ALLEN MEHLE COMPANT. NC.

CHARTER OF
ALLEN MEHLE COMPANT, INC.
state of Louisiana. Parish of Orleans,
City of New Orleans.
BE il known that on this 30th day of
Ihe month of May, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and
eighteen. before me. Charles +. Fletchin-
ger, Notary Public, duly commissioned
and qualified. in and for the City of New
Orleans Parish of Orleans State of Lou
isiana. therein residing. and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and APP
pearcd:
The several persons whose names are
hereuntO subscribed, all of lawful age
and all residents of the City of New Or
leans, State of Louisiana, and, availing
themselves of the laws of the State of
Louisiana and particularly Act 26I of the
General Assembly of the State of Louis
lana for the year 1914 relative to the or
ganizatiOn of corporations, state that they
have cOvenanted and agreed and do hereby
covenant and agree to form themselves,
rs well as such persons who may have be
.Ome associated with them or succeed
hem, into a corporation, for the objects
and purposes and under the following ar
ticleS, tO-wit:
Article 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be ALLEN Mehle Company, Inc, and
under said corporate name it shall have
succession for ninety mine years, unless
sooner dissolved, and shall have power
and authority to contract, sue and be
sued; TO make and use a corporate seal.
the same to alter or break at pleasure: TO
make all necessary rules and regulations
for its corporate management and control;
and il shall have and enjoy all the rights,
privileges and immunities which are now
conferred upon or may hereafter be grant
ed to corporations of the same kind and
character.
Article 1.-THE domicile of said cor
pOratiOn is hereby fixed in the City of
New Orleans, State of Louisiana, and all
citation and other legal process shall be
Cor taH hn nf Cold
alton, and, in case of his absence. upon
the Vice President; and in case of the alb
sence of both upon the Secretary Treas
urer.
Article III-The objects and purposes
for which said corporation is organized
are declared to be: To act as agent for
insurance companies in soliciting and re-
ceiving applications for fire, casualty,
plate glass, boiler, elevator, accident work
mems compensation, tornado, health, bur
glary. rent, marine, credit and life in
surance, and all other kinds of insurance,
the collection of premiums and doing such
other business as may be delegated to
agents by such companies, and to con-
duct general insurance agency and in
Surance brokerage business; to act as
agents for bonding companies, soliciting
and receiving applications for bonds of
all kinds and character; to purchase, lease
or otherwise acquire real estate and to
hold, improve, mortgage and dispose of
the same to own stock in any other cor
pOratiOns and vote the same, and general
ly to do any and all things incidental or
germane to any of the objects and pur
poses above specified.
Article IN.--The capital stock of said
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
fifteen thousand dollars (Sl5.000.00), divid
ed into one hundred and fifty C15O) shares
of the par value of one hundred dollars
(SlOO.OO) each, all of which shall be com
mon stock, and the same may be issued
for cash or in payment of property or
services actually received by or rendered
to the corporation.
The parties hereto declare that they
have subscribed for the number of shares
of the capital stock of the corporation set
opposite their respective names, so that
this act of Incorporation shall serve as an
original subscription.
Allen Mehle, subscriber to one hun
dred, forty eight Q4S) shares of the cap
ital stock of the said corporation, has
transferred, conveyed and delivered to the
corporation, in full payment and liquida-
ton of his said subscription, all the ex-
listing business of Allen Mehle, Agent No.
I09110 Hennen Building New Orleans,
Louisiana, including agency contracts, Of
fice furniture, lease, eXpiratiOns, good will,
etc, as shown on the statement filed here
with, giving detailed and itemiZed des-
cription, together with the value thereof.
as appraised by the directors of this cor
poratiOn.
No transfer of stock shall be binding
upon this corporation unless made and
recorded upon its books.
The amount to which the capital stock
OF said corporation MAJ: be increased is
hereby fixed at the SUM of one hundred
thousand dollars (S100,000.00).
Article YAH the powers of said cor
poratiOn shall be vested in and exercised
by Board of Directors composed of not
less than three 90 shareholders, and
majority shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of all business.
majority of the Board of Directors
voting. in person, shall be required to
pass any resolution or adopt any bylaw,
which, when so passed or adopted, shall
become valid corporate acts.
The Board of Directors shall be elected
annually at a general meeting of the
shareholders to be held on the second
Tuesday in June, 1919, and on the same
day and month in each succeeding year
after ten days written notice mailed to
dress appearing upon the books of the
corporation, unless such notice be waived
In writing by all the stockholders appear
ing as such upon the books.
The failure, however, from any cause
to hold the annual meeting of the stock
holders, or the failure to elect directors
thereat, shall not operate the forfeiture OF
this charter nor impair the corporate
management, but the directors and offi-
GERS then in office shall serve until their
successors have been duly elected, quail
| fled and installed. Any vacancy in the
Board of Directors shall be filled for the
uneNpired term by the remaining direc-
| tors.
The officers of the corporation shall
consist of President, one or more Vice
Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer.
The office of Secretary and Treasurer
| may be held by one and the same person,
| under the name of Secretary Treasurer :;
the offices of President and Treasurer
and Vice President and Treasurer may
| likewise be combined under the names
| of President and Treasurer and Vice Pres
| ident and Treasurer.
Article VI.-The first Board of <Direc-
tors, who shall serve until the annual
meeting to be held on the second Tues
day in June 1919, shall consist of Allen
Mehle, 1920 Prytania Street, New Orleans,
| La, who shall be President; John f. Ian
| sing, 135 s. Hennessey St, New Orleans,
| La, who shall be Vice President; Oscar
L. Chambers, 1851 Milne street New Or
leans, La, who shall be Secretary Treas
| urer.
| Article yII.-This act of incorporation
may be changed. altered or amended, or
\ this corporation may be dissolved by and
with the consent of the holders of two
thirds in amount of its then outstanding
| stock at general meeting convened for
that purpose, after thirty days notice In
writing mailed to each stockholders last
known address, and after fifteen days
publication in one Of the daily newspa-