The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-12-26
CHARTER

and conducive to the best interest of this
corporation. The Board of Directors shall
have the further power to 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-
vided 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 following named
constitute the Board of Directors and officers
Of this s,sS SsSn, As o Rnsd c
o. Ruedy, Congress Square Hotel. Portland,
Me-. Hugh V. Donnell, 700 Hibernia Build
ing, New Orleans; with J. Alex Ruedy as
President, Casper o Ruedy as Vice-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, 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
first by vote, fix the number of directors
tor the ensuing year, provided the said num-
Der is not less than the minimum nor more
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, OF
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 cor
poraton may be increased or decreased, oil
this corporation may be dissolved, in the
method and manner provided by law.
| ARTICLE VIII-No stakeholder of thi.
corporation shall ever be held liable or re-
| sponsible for the contracts or faults OF thi:
corporation, in any further sum than the
unpaid balance OF stock for which he has
subscribed, shall any mere informally
| in organization have the effect of rendering
this charter null or of exposing stakeholder:
! TO any liability other than above pro
vided.
Thus done and passed. in my office, at tht
! City of New Orleans, Louisiana, the day
month and year hereinabove first written
| in the presence of Edward Hare, and Mar
garet McGrath. competent witnesses, VIII
hereunto sign their names with said appear
ers and me, Notary, after due reading O.
/ 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, 7O6 Hiber
MIA Bank Bldg. New Orleans, La.
(Signed) FRANK VIM. HART, Notar.
| Public.
/, the undersigned, Recorder of Mortgages
| in and for the parish of Orleans, State o
| I 10 harehv Cavity hat he ahny.
and foregoing Act of Incorporation, of tn,
Gentilly Oil and Gas Company, incorporated
was this day duly recorded in my office. il
Book l222, folio 607. New Orleans, Novembe
| o. 1918.
A true copy. FRANK VIM. HART, No
tary Public.
| Dec. 5-l2,l9-26; Jan. 20.