The herald., 1918-12-12
CHARTER OF B. H. DEcKsp rov,.-
INC ~N&rktI

IMAM LEN VI %. n. DECKER cnuu.,,
United States of America. s,,.
lana, City of New Orleans. r. @
that on this second day Of Sov.,l.n
the year one thousand nine h v,S..s'
eighteen, before me, John Wagner
Public, duly commissioned and ,- ~<q
and for the Parish Of Orleans nj -.
New Orleans, therein residing al Nv
presence OF the witnesses hersiu,i,..
and undersigned personally apot,,.,. :
several persons whose names =. -
subscribed who declared tina, av,il;, - -
selves of the laws Of Lou;s,n, -,
to the organization Of corporztor,
these presents, covenant, agre, nj !.
late TO form themselves, their helm -
signs. into corporation and Ia. ~
for the objects and purposes and M.
stipulations, which they hereby ~,
their charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and "A, = =
corporation shall be B. H. Decker ca 4
corporated, and its domicile shall .. a.
City Of New Orleans, Louisiana, ,u5 ~
said name il shall have and enjoy ,,urys
existence for a period Of fifty y,,n 4,
this date. TO sue and be sued; % MI, :,
use a corporate seal, the same 10 b,,E
alter at pleasure; to purchase, huH a,
leane, acquire, sell, ALLEVIATE, nortur
pledge property, both real and perssi
borrow money and give security fr n,
to own stock in any other crpoutu,
conduct and carry on the business h..
after stipulated; to appoint ssA sthn
agents and employees as may Be n.azr
in its business; to do all things urnr
to carry on its business.
ARTICLE II.-AN citation and osr a
process shall be served on the pfead,s
in his absence or disability, On be We
President.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and pr,n
for which this corporation is ersnisa u
the nature of the business TO b. earia
by il are hereby declared to De: Ma
sell, exchange and deal in grain, fE 4
in all sorts of merchandise and yuru
and generally to do a regular ren<2
business; TO receive and sell, gan IL
merchandise and property on erasx
business, and generally to do ressr NJ
erage and commission business, al
everything necessary to successfully an
out the objects and purposes abou ri IN
ARTICLE IV.-The capital s,od 4 !.
corporation is hereby fixed at five h@srt
dollars, divided into fifty shares d n
value of one hundred dollars sssh sha
stock shall be paid for in cash Or a ~
erty, goods OF merchandise, or % xFa
labor actually performed tor he u7n
ton; all stock shall be full paid nd -
assessable; no shares Of stock shall 3 rss
, ferred except on the books Of the Crr9
and until the certificate OF stock kl
delivered and cancelled. The esfial ~
this corporation may be- incfessed ny
Thousand Dollars.
ARTICLE YAH the Corporate rsr'
this corporation and managemeni ~ 2
troll of this business including tk psvs
buy, sell, mortgage, pledge or encln'r 2
property both real and personal, SHAH y "
ed in the board of directors . ne go n
of three stockholders. The Drecie1 =
be elected annually by ballot oy T -.
holders on the second TUESDAY ~
commencing on the second Iuesday ~
1919. except as may be hereinafter ~ .
for. Each stakeholder shall Be ennns,
person or by proxy to a vote on ~ -
| of stock owned by him. and s1ch -
! snail be held under the rules ana ~
tions as may be adopted BY me Dss =
| Directors, The Directors thus eioesu =
continue for one year until then 49, -.
shall have been elected, and no a..
elect shall be regarded as i'i's's'
this Charter. Any vacancy occuns
Board of Directors shall be iInea =
board and the board OF dreeieIs -,
their first meeting after nen ~,
nominate out of their number z'e ~,
President. Vice,Presidcnt, ana 49, 4,
Treasurer, until the first eleenon : 4
snecified. the first Board OF Direetn 81 :
be B. II. Decker, us lana N
Morris J. Dazet, 100 y. tia'0oL's:s
Tujague, Sl5 Daupmne 81, ~ vs,.Pr,
Decker, President; J. NJ. pans jTrsu
dent; Vital Tujague, seee go, ~
All meetings of stockholders 49, 49, s,.'ss
al or special shall be held nief - =.
said meeting and shall be gwen = !:
TO each stakeholder, by the Seesl i ,
| in person or by mail, ten days r~
meeting. .;,..;ou q
ARTICLE yI.-At the ternins.''.. - !
charter by limitation or others., 4
ness mr. affairs shall be lquiaAs1 = q
commissioners to be appointed 'sss.r,j
the stockholders at meeting 4 III
. .h n,,~rose after ten days notiss y - =,
shall have been given BY tne ,.l
each stockholder in person OF nj
commissioners to be elected W
vote of the shares Of stock plessD;; !, \,
resented at such meeuns ~. .;o,rr, shsl
or by proxy. Said COMM 49, Il he
main in office until the aii sa,v l;ouidl
poration shall have been W. a ID
and in case of death. resisna. All Il
ity of either to act, his pace .s..ser,
by the stockholders in Ike ..s,;,ue b
such time the survivor snai, ~, u,y
ARTICLE VIL-This cn1iI :. 81
changed or altered or snenaea s,d<rtd
noTation shall be dissolved o. IA
undated by a vote Of two-tniio, = :,
taI stock present or Representa- fr
INC az The stockholders consen', n
n,s,nose after ten days noac c.rrszr
sbaiI have been given BY the 1, !,
iii The stockbolders in person q ri
Article VIII.-No stockno'os 8, ID
+. LA i;able or responsible |,
tracts ar faults Of this eofPsss h,i.ns
further sum than the unpsio svsel
- the cornoration on the snaIo IN 4
him, nor shall any mere iss II fer1
| ganiZdtiOn nave uie - 80 fxQ03i1t
This charter null and VOID, % bsyosi
stockholder to any Liability lie .
amount OF his unpaid s, rs, a sabeli
below is the subscription h'' y
no TS osIe done and passed. IA ~ We Ss1
free IlO7 Hibernia Bank b "a vess }
leans. La, on the day, month ~ d
first above written, in the III ysCls
sieurs. ]. c. Wagner and JONI br'
sign their names, with me, s.sdins 4
said subscribers, after Que
whole. r.x,.r. John
Closkey. Original Signed, vau1u 7
"a shares, 1872 State Street; !. Ave-: yip
* sbares 1870 n. Claiborne Az e. b.
jague. / share. SIS DauPPrVrR Nt
G. Tuiague. JOHN wAo WAL. y Nsdl
l. the undersigned, Reoef0os s,.sss -
| in and for the parish o. ~ be
Louisiana, do hereby CERTIFY .y'.,s s q
and foregoing Act OF tneo,d - ~
r. n Decker Co., IncorporaIe'; !. Boil
duly recorded in my oirss, Nossnp
Folio -. New orieAn &
1918 ts;.D.d, EMILE J. LEo 49, Z
A tTae copy. JOHN WA'
Public. e.,