The herald., 1918-06-27
CHARTER.
and purposes and under the following ar

ticles, to-wit: ..,o,,
| shah he ALLEN MehIe Company, Inc, and
under said corporate name it shall nave
succession for ninety nine years, uhless
sooner dissolved, and shall nave p9"ea
and authority to contract, sue ana De
| sued to make and use corporate seal'
| the same to alter or break at pleasure; 10
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 De grant
ed to corporations of the same klnd anu
Article 1.-THE domicile of said cor,
poration is hereby fixed in the Cty OF
! New Orleans, state of Louisiana, anu an
citation and other legal process shall be
served upon the President of SAID cOrpor-
alton, and, in case of his absence, upon
the Vice President; and in case OF the ao
| sence of both upon the Secretary-Ireas-
Article III-The objects and purposes
for which said corporation Is orSaIlIeu
are declared to be: To act as agent LOT
Insurance companies in soliciting and re-
ceiving applications for fire, casualty
plate glass boiler, elevator, accident work
| mems compensation, tornado, health, Dur-
glary, rent, marine, credit and LIE IN
Surancc and all other kinds of insurance,
the collection of premiums and doing such
other business as may be delegated 10
agents by such companies, and to con
duct a general insurance agency ana IN
Surancc brokerage business; to act as
agents for bonding companies solSltlhE
and receiving applications Tor bohus Oh
all kinds and character; to purchase, lease
or otherwise acquire real estate ana 10
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.
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum or
fifteen thousand dollars (Sl5,OOOOOl, dlvld-
ed into one hundred and fifty (l5O) shares
of the par value of one hundred dollars
! CSlOOOO) 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, a subscriber TO one nun
{ dred, forty eight (l4S) 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 eN-
listing business of Allen Mehle, Agent No.
5 I09-1l0 Hennen Building, New Orleans,
$ Louisiana, including agency contracts, Of
r flee furniture, lease; eXplratlons' good VIII
e etc as shown on the statement filed here
D with, giving a detailed and ltemiZed des-
= cription, together with the value thereon,
I as appraised by the directors Oh TINS cor
: poratiOn. .
, No transfer of stock shall be binding
: upon this corporation unless made and
f recorded upon its books.
The amount to which the capital stock
I of said corporation may be increased Is
r hereby fixed at the sum of one hundred
y thousand dollars $500 100000.
Article y.-All the powers of said cor,
A Doration shall be vested in and exercised
n by a Board of Directors composed of not
i less than three go shareholders and a
t majority shall constitute quorum for
: the transaction of all business.
e A majority of the Board of Directors
r voting in person, shall be required to
h pass any resolution or adopt any bylaw
Il which, when so passed or adopted, shall
n become valid corporate acts.
Y The Board of Directors shall be elected
n annually at general meeting OF tht
d shareholders to be held on the second
: Tuesday in June, 1919, and on the same
e day and month in each succeeding year
e after ten days written notice mailed &c
II each shareholder at his last known ad
e dress appearing upon the books of tbt
d corporation, unless such notice be waived
: in writing by all the stockholders appear
: ing as such upon the books.
s The failure, however, from any cause
t to hold the annual meeting of the stock
II holders, or the failure to elect directors
# thereat, shall not operate the forfeiture o.
this charter nor impair the corporate
V management, but the directors and offi
q GERS then in Office shall serve until thei
y successors have been duly elected, quail
fled and installed. Any vacancy in tn
II Board Of Directors shall be filled for th'
d unexpired term by the remaining direc
" tors.
,e The officers of the corporation shall
m consist of President, one or more We
p Presidents, a Secretary and Treasurer
s. The Office of Secretary and Treasure
d may be held by one and the same person
o. under the name of Secretary Treasurer
n the offices of President and Treasure
II and Vice President and Treasurer ma!
I. likewise be combined under the name
Of of President and Treasurer and Vice Pres
E. Article VI.-The first Board of Direc
y tors who shall serve until the annua
RS meeting to be held on the second Tues
tie day in june 1919, shall consist of ALLIE
MehIe, 3222 Prytania Street, New Orlean:
I: La. who shall be President; John +. Ian
W sing, 135 s. Hennessey St. New Orleans
IS La. who shall be Vice President: Osca
III l.. Chambers, 6161 Milne street. New Or
l.. leans, La, who shall be Secretary Treas
r urer
n. Article vII.-This act of incorporate
ed may be changed, altered or amended, o
i'd this corporation may be dissolved by an
ul with the consent of the holders of two
ce thirds in amount of its then outstandln
stock at general meeting convened TO
k that purpose, after thirty days notice i
VS. writing mailed to each stockholders las
ch known address, and after fifteen day
publication in one of the daily newspa
on pers published in the City of New Or
h leans, as prescribed by law.
BY If this corporation should be dissolve
he by limitation or otherwise, its affairs sha
or be liquidated under the supervision G
three commissioners to be elected at
on general meeting of shareholders convene
or for that purpose, after notice as aboy
It's provided in this Article, and they sha
or remain in office until the affairs of tn
al corporation shall have been fully liquidated
We and in the case of the death or disabilit
us to act of one or more of the said liquids
tors, the survivor or survivors shall cor
er time to act under the provisions and
n accordance with the terms of Section
er of Act 267 of 1914.
he Article VIII.-No shareholder of thi
ed corporation shall ever be held liable G
IT responsible for the contracts or faults
ng this corporation in any further sum tina
k the unpaid balance due upon the share
mt of stock owned by him: nor shall an
mere informality in the organization hay
p the effect of rendering this charter nu
mt or of exposing any shareholder to an
ed liability beyond the unpaid balance du
of upon his stock; nor shall any informalit
e. or irregularity in the organization hay
IN. the effect of rendering any shareholder
of able as a partner.
ar Thus done and passed, in my office,
OF the City of New Orleans, on the da,
III, month and year first hereinabove wri
On ten, in the presence of Messieurs. Bul
nd W. Henry and Frances Eisler, competeI
witnesses, who hereunto sign their nam,
with the said appearers and me, Notar
ed after reading of the whole, and the sal
on appearers have hereunto signed opposi
-es their names the number of shares
49, stock of this corporation subscribed Il
700 by them.