The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-25
CHARTER

or rendered to the corporation.
/ At all meetings Of stockholders each stock
holder shall be entitled 10 one vote Tor
each share of stock standing IN his name
J sand vote 10 be cast IN person or by write"
/ proxy
+ tn. parties he-et, declare that they have
J sr1s,sIncd for the number Of shares OF the
J capital stock of the said corporation Sc.
C;p1Sitc their respective names, so that tins
! act OF Incorporation shall serve as an orlsl-
nal subscription
/ !. r Landaiche, I subscriber 70 f5rty-fiyc
/ shares and Charles T.. IhIboddux, a sub
. scriber to thir,y-six shares Of the capital
/ stock Of said corporation, have and do here
. by convey, transfer and deliver 10 said cor
| p5ration, in part payment and liquidation
I of their respective subscriptions, all the CN-
listing business Of the Evan Hall Store, on
/ Evan Hall Plantation, in the Parish OF As
censiou. now owved by them, including stock
on hand, book accounts, fixtures and iurn-
ture and good will. as shown the state
! rent filed herewith, giving a detailed item
! red description, together with the value
thereof, appraised by the directors OF
this corporation.
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 may be increased is here
by fixed at the sum Of One Hundred Thou
sand Dollars CSlOO,0OOO.
! ARTICLE V.-All the powers of said cor.
I pOfatlOn snail he vested IN ana De exercised
| by a Board Of Directors, composed of not
less than three CD shareholders, and ma
jority shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction OF all business.
4 majority of the Board OF Directors voting,
in person, shall be required to pass any
| resolution adopt any bylaw, which,
when passed or adopted, shall become
valid corporate acts.
The Board of Directors shall be elected
annually, at general meeting OF the share
holders, to be held on the first Monday
in April. 1919. and on the same day and
month in each succeeding year, after ten
days written notice mailed 10 each share
holder at his last known address appearing
upon the books of the corporation, unless
such notice be waived in writing by all the
shareholders appearing as such upon the
books.
The failure, however, from any cause, to
hold the annual meeting of the stockholders
or the failure TO elect directors thereat, shall
not operate the forfeiture of this charter
nor impair the corporate management, but
the directors and officers then in office shall
serve until their successors have been fully
elected. qualified and installed, Any, va
cancy in the Board of Directors shall be
filled for the unexpired term by the re
naming directors
The officers of this corporation shall con-
sist of a President, one or more Vice-Presi
dents, Secretary and a Treasurer.
The office of Secretary and Treasurer may
I De ncl0 Dy one ana the same person uuuGI
the name of Secretary Treasurer; the offices
of President and Treasurer and Vice-Presi-
dent and Treasurer may likewise be com
bined under the names of President and
Treasurer and Vice President and Treasurer.
There shall also be a General Manager,
who may or may not be a member of the
Board of Directors
ARTICLE VI.-The first Board of Direc-
tors and officers, who shall serve until the
annual meeting to be held on the first Mon
Law n of
]. T. Landaiche, Mccall, La, who shall be
President.
Charles E. Thibodaux. Belle Alliance, P
o.. La, who shall be Vce-President
Orleans. La, who shall be Treasurer.
P. J. Stouse, Ss2 Broadway, who shall be
Secretary.
J. l. Rodriguez, Belle Alliance p O., La,
who shall be General Manager.
ARTICLE VI.-This act of Incorporation
may be changed, altered amended, or
this corporation may be dissolved by and
with the consent of the holders Of twothirds
in amount of its then outstanding stock al
general meeting convened for that pur-
, pose after thirty days notice in writing
mailed to each stockholders last known ad-
one of the daily newspapers published in
: the City of New Orleans, as prescribed by
: law
If this corporation should be dissolved by
limitation otherwise, its affairs shall be
liquidated under the supervision of three
, commissioners to be elected at a general
4 meeting of shareholders convened for that
purpose, after notice as above provided in
this article, and they shall remain in office
i until the affairs of the corporation shall
p have been fully liquidated; and in case Of
5 the death or disability TO act Of one or more
+ of the said liquidators, the survivors or sur
vivor shall continue 10 act under the pro-
4 visions and in accordance with the terms
of Section 20 of Act 267 of 1914
0 ARTICLE VIII.-No shareholder Of this
1 corporation shall ever be held liable or re
o sponsibe for the contracts or faults of this
+ corporation in any further sum than the un
y paid balance due upon the shares Of stocl
!, owned by him; nor shall any infor
: mality in the organization have the effec
= Of rendering this charter null of expos
ing any shareholder to any liability beyont
n the unpaid balance due upon his stock: no
, shall any informality or irregularity in III
e organization have the effect of rendering
IS any shareholder liable as a partner.
d Thus Done and Passed, in my office, il
% the City Of New Orleans, on the day, mont
o and year first herein-above written, in tn
: presence Of Messieurs Frances Eisler an
> Burt w. Henry, competent witnesses, VIII
II hereunto sign their names with said appear
d ers and me, Notary, after reading Of tn
,r whole, and the said appearers have hereuu
ot to signed opposite their names the numbe
Of shares OF stock of this corporation sub
D. scribed for by them.
Chas. E. Thibodaux, Belle Alliance, La
" 60 shares.
"A J. i. Landaichc, MCCALL, La, IS shares.
A. J: l.; Rodriguez, per J. T. Landaiche, Nj
= Call. La, shares
! LeBourgeois and Bush, Inc, by J. c. L,
- Bourgeois, New Orleans. La. II shares.
J. c. LeBourgeois, New Orleans, La,
rs shares
re P. ]. Stouse, New Orleans, La, 8 shares.
a. Witnesses: F. Eisler, Burt w. Henry
o. CHAS. F. FLErCHINGER.
$; Notary Public
10 /, the undersigned. Recorder of Mortgage
in and for the Parish of Orleans, State
y; Louisiana, do hereby certify that the sbo,
40 and foreoing act of Incorporation Of Eva
nd Hall Mercantile Co. Inc, was this day dul
or recorded in my office, in Book 1872, Folio
to New Orleans. La, June 10. 1918.
al EMILE J. LEONARD, D. r.
nd State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans:
er l do hereby certify mat the above ar
nd foregoing act Of incorporation of the Evs
n, Hall Mercantile Co.. Inc. is true ar
nd correct copy Of the original act Of incorpor
tion of said Company passed before me,
i'd the 18th day Of June. 1918, now extant al
of on file in my Notaral aehives.
.rs In Witness Whereof. / have hereunto s
nd my hand and affixed my official seal
Of office, this the 18th day Of June. 1913
OF CHAS. F. FLETCHINGER,
me Notary Public.
Of June 1-7-July 4-li-1e2s