The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-10-17
CHARTERS.
or RHODES MoRTIcIAN AND
calRTER ggl.KING COMPANY, INC.

cstRRsfppsRTAKING coMr "A o. Inv citv
s,ate Of Lou Re it known, That on tins:
3 New oi OH dav Of August, IN me ygaI VI
se severn nineteen HUNDRED anu All. ght no,n
Lord, Wtn-ren V. Miller, a duly com
&c ne, WE1iif;ed and acting Notary Pub
.s;oned.. guar The parish of Orleans, state
2. IA and loi ..J in the Presence OF the
y iousiana, "a and uudersigning Wit
ss.,,inaftef hsni1y came and appeared the
,,,ses, peIso-e whose names are neIeult .I
''sr,fsl PeIsod seyerally declared tnat, asdilr
ssssribed i az and those they represent Oh
n the,sI laws Of the S tateI "a ~ have
p' .seh eases n-a,@1iled and by these presents
I'D and ols az well as those they rep
- ihemseNsI others as may hereafter De-
r..,at, and SUI With them, into corpora
- asso;iaieu oolitic in law, for the. OBJ
g. and 0ody ses in the following ARTICLES
as ana ri expressed, which they auOP'
q heir s charter. ,, aud title Of this
IS ~ rrcrE 1.-The name ana ,t me- o. nj nj
ARIlIL- shall be the Rhodes Mo MO- .i alT
,Sp0t. .I;1c Company, Ins ana a.. co-,or $50
*, and enJo2 of ninety-nine (99) years
me Tor - hereof, with all the rgnts'
- the aa.S;,.;Ieges now or hereafter con-
,.1ers and mon trading corporations
sred By, i@ .b.II be in the City OF New
i,s dom'iS5 all citations ana iSSdl scr
0sssn;' :; ~ bs made upon the resident ana
de' sl y. 81 his absence or tnao.IlIy - -. 49,
d even. Vice. President OF secretary - '''
s5sr named r.. c,pital stock of this
Article iL.-eby fixed at the sum OF
aspiration y sI0INW) Dollars, all OF
lei ThonHSShhs s divided into and represented
,hch shaL 1OO shares OF the par
" ore NUM- Sandred dollars each: Stock
,.lpe OF onI Cor in money, in services rem,
cIJ be Pih, ~ corporation. or in property ana
Bs.d g u ~ TeQularly transferred TO inc cor
r0t VIZ al as shall be Determined o' INC
Slrd Of = 1.-THE objects and purposes
ARIlCLL and for which IT IS or
ms e ~. declared to be- a general un-
nniied arc "a rmbslmng and livery busi-
i,+anns ~ th,ir various branches; to care
80 n ~ hr,, the dead; to furnish, buy,
~ 'nd .Ssr.ise handle all material, clothes
sL tornbs, graves, and emoelIiShmehis
r,cs'safy Sr, sell and handle live stock,
hsns; nd mechanically propelled We.
rsedfnn Mir. lease and rent same. and |
bees anu "a do and perform any and
d gene-,,,, or pertaining TO such above |
u , oy scb;,ots and not contradictory there |
,rrrE Iy-The corporate powers OF TINS
AIfLn .h,ll be vested in board OF
5Sro' IN d;rectors, 8 majority OF whom snail
Ta ,,,, /, quorum for the transaction OF
wnsu Absent directors may vote at any |
sa'ness -. directors by proxy to any other
1ssins ;or that particular meeting. The
tecg ~ a directors shall consist of and
hf'i uo w Rhodes, ST., a. L. Johnson,
K Pup.n Johnson, with Duplin w. Rhodes,
30 u'Oi Psr.:;dent, George Johnson as Vice
S...;J,p; and A. L. Johnson as Secretary
rD.,.-,er who shall serve as such until the
i.,.,5 Monday in January; 1870; or until
sssa1 ,'errssors are elected and qualified.
ael ~ ire stockholders for the election
t's en- d :, shall be held yearly on
I. I ,..,ad Monday of January, beginning
E .. - wear 1920. The Board OF Directors
~ lave the right TO elect, without refer
- :, stockholders meeting, any stock
~, AZ Director, whenever vacancy
N ,ris. on the Board Of Directors through
IN or resignation.
| Article V.-The corporate powers OF this
.,,o-,,ion are expressed and set forth by
;.tton Seven % of Act 267 of the year
| "A and shall be duly employed by and
sngb me Board of Directors. The duties
= ~ several officers shall be set forth in
| 4. byJaxs; which will be adopted by the
| a.,S AZ Directors, and amended or altered
rh,if will; and they shall have the right
| sno,oy, under contract or otherwise, a
| c.r,r,I Manager, who may or may not be
. nrnber Of the Board of Directors as said
| pari Of Directors may determine, and which
| IA General Manager shall have such duties
q he said officers may delegate TO him.
lrd whose compensation shall be fixed by
| ls Board Of Directors. |,
ARTICLE VINO stakeholder of this cor
,rziion shall ever be liable for any debt
| he corporation other than the unpaid por-
| ssa Of their subscription to stock; and no
id1maity herein shall subject them to
| nrh liability.
ARTICLE VII-Amendment to this charter,
v liquidation Of the corporation shall be
zbeci to the rules laid down in Act 267 of |
lk louisiana Legislature of 1914
nus done and signed, on the day and
lie FIST hereinabove written, in the City
i view Orleans, in the presence of L. K.
bower and Edward S. Spiro, competent wit
iases and ne. Notary, after a due reading
the whole; the subscribers setting oppo- |
ft their names the amount of stock they
nsssrbe for, making an original subscrip-
.n list Names of subscribers omitted !
hknssses L. r. Hoover, Edward s. Spiro. !
EARREN v. MILLER, Notary Public.
ne Undersigned Recorder of Mortgages, :
and for the Parish of Orleans, State of
h1sana, do hereby certify that the above +,
nFegOing Act OF Incorporation of the !
na.s hortician and Undertaking Co., Inc, ;
"a tals day duly recorded in my office, in :
sx ~, Folio 46. New Orleans, August =
"a M (SigneD EMILE J. LEONARD.
1a Notary Public.
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