The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-12-19
CHARTER

| and conducive 10 the best interest OF this
corporation. The Board of Directors shall
have the further power 10 appoint general
manager and all agents, clerks or employees
| and fix their salaries and compensation, with
term Of office, with the right TO dismiss them
| at pleasure; and the said Board shall have
| the further right to fix and determine the
salaries of the several officers herein pro-
viied for. Any vacancy occurring IN the
Board of Directors shall De filled by the
remaining members OF said Board, for the un,
expired term. at any meeting OF SAID board
of Directors. Until the first meeting OF the
| stockholders of this corporation as herein
provided for, or until their successors are
elected and qualified, the ollowing named
constitute the Board Of Directors and Officers
Gems sii Bank Building, Kew Orleans; Casper
| o. Ruedy, Congress Square Hotel Portland,
Me- Hugh V. Donnell, 700 Hibernia Build
ling, New Orleans; with J. Alex Ruedy as
President, Casper o Ruedy Nice-President
| and Hugh V. Donenll as Secretary and Treas
urer.
| ARTICLE Won the third Monday of
| January, 1919, and annually thereafter on the
third Monday OF January OF each and every
year, a meeting of the stockholders of this
corporation shall be held at its domicile for
| the purpose of electing directors for the en-
! suing year The said stockholders shall
| frs; by vote, fix the number of directors
Der is not less than the minimum. nor more
| than the maximum fixed by this charter, and
after such number has been fixed, then said
stockholders shall duly elect said directors.
The failure, from any cause whatsoever, to
hold the annual meeting OF stockholders. or
the failure TO elect directors thereat, shall
not dissolve this corporation, but the direc-
tors and officers then in office shall re
main in office until their successors shall
have been duly elected. qualified and in
stalled. Special meetings of the stockhold
ers may be called in the manner provided
by law, and all stockholders meetings shall
be held in accordance with, and IN the man
ner provided by, the bylaws of the corpora
ton.
ARTICLE VII-This charter may be
amended, and the capital stock of this coz
poration may be increased or decreased, or
this corporation may be dissolved, in the
method and manner provided by law.
ARTICLE VIII.-No stockholder OF this
corporation shall ever be held liable re-
sponsble for the contracts or faults OF this
corporation, in any further sum than the
unpaid balance of stock for which he has
subscribed. nor shall any mere informality
in organization have the effect of rendering
this charter null of exposing stockholders
to any liability other than as above pro-
vided.
Thus done and passed in my office, at the
City of New Orleans, Louisiana, on the day,
month and year herenabove first written,
in the presence of Edward Hare, and Mar
garet McGrath, competent witnesses, who
hereunto sign their names with said appear.
ers and me, Notary, after due reading of
the whole.
Witnesses: Edward Hare, Margaret Nc
Grath. Original Signed J. A. Ruedy.
Citizens Bank Bldg. New Orleans La; c.
o. Ruedy, Congress So Hotel, Portland. Me-;
By J. A. Ruedy; H. V. Donnell, 700 Hiber-
MIA Bank Bldg. New Orleans, La.
(Signed) FRANK VIM. HART, Notary
Public.
l, the undersigned, Recorder of Mortgages,
in and for the parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana. do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing Act Of Incorporation, of the
GENTLY Oil and Gas Company, Incorporated,
was this day duly recorded in my office, in
Book l222, folio COZ. New Orleans, November
%, 1918
(Signed) EMILE ]. LEONARD, d. R.
true copy. FRANK VIM. HART, No
tary Public.
Dec. 5-l2,l9-26; Jan. 2-9.