The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-08-29
CHARTER OF
THARP, A., AND HENRY, INC.

CHARTER OF
THARP, A., AND HENRY, INC.
United States Of America, State Of Louisiana
Parish OF Orleans. City Of New Orleans
BE j: known. that on this 18th day Of the
month Of July, in the year Of our Lord, One
the Independence OF the United States OF
America, the one hundred and forty-thlrd;
Before me, David Sessler, a Notary Pub
llc duly commissioned and qualified, IN and
for the Parish Of Orleans, State Of Louis.
lana, therein residing. and in the presence
OF the witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
designed, personally came and appeared
The several persons whose names are here.
unto subscribed. residents Of the City OF
New Orleans, State OF Louisiana. all Of the
iuIl age 81 majority, who Seyerally declared,
that availlug themselves Of the provisions
OF the Constitution and laws OF this State
relative to the organization OF corporations,
they have contracted and agreed and do BY
these presents, contract, agree. and bind and
oolgate themselves, well as such persons
as may hereinafter become associated with
them and their successors. 70 form and con-
sttute corporation and body polite in law,
under the agreements and s.ipulations here.
matter fully set forth, which they hereby
adopt as their charter. to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name Of this corporation
shall be Tharp, 4. and Henry, Inc, and the
SAID corporation shall have corporate exist
ence FOR period Of rirety-nine wears from
the date hereof, and shall have and exercise
tor the purpose OF the business to be carried
on by II, all the powers conferred by law
on similar corporations, including the power
TO make and a corporate seal, and the
same TO break or alter al pleasure; 70 con-
tract, 10 and be sued IN its corporate
name; 10 hold, own, receive. purchase allie
nate. lease, convey, mortgage. hypothecate
pledge and otherwise cucumber property
both real and personal; 10 issue bonds. note.
or other Obligations. for the purpose Of Dor.
rowing money, and 70 secure same by mort.
gage or otherwise. TO name and appoint such
oincers, managers. directors, agents or other
employees as the. interest Of the said cor.
poration may require; and 20 make and estab.
!iSh such bylaws, rules and regulations as
may be necessary and proper, and the same
TO alter, amend Or abolish at pleasure. and
generally 70 do and perform all such acts as
may be necessary 10 carry out and exc.
cute the purposes and objects OF this corpora
ton.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this corpo.
ration shall be in the City Of New Orleans
State OF Louisiana. but IL NAV establish 49,
MAINTAIN offices and agencies wherever il
may be deemed advisable. All citations OF
other legal processes shall be served on the
President Of this corporation or in the even,
OF MS absence or inability to act. upon the
vice President. or IN the event Of the ab
sence OF both on the Secretary-Treasurer.
ARTICLE lll.-The objects and purposes
ioT which thIs corporation is formed and
me nature OF the business TO be carried on
II. dlC aEItpN declared 10 ne TO
the business OF undertakers. embalmers
mortlcians and funeral directors; also n
carry on the business OF liverymen includ.
ing the hiring Of horses and keeping az
horses. horSe-drawn vehicles and automobiles:
70 conduct public garage for the sale renal
and hiring Of automobiles and othe- re.
hlcles; 10 buy and sell horses, mules car.
rages, wagons and other vehicles and auto.
MOBILES as well as merchandise of every and
any description that may be necessary, con-
n 10 81
business TO be engaged in by it, and gener.
ally 10 do every character Of business no.
otherwise prohibited by the laws of this
ARTICLE TV-The capi,aI s,o.r % 49,,
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum 81
Five Thousand (S5GOOO Dollars d;v;deJ
INTO. and represented by. fifty C5M shares
Tt the par value Of One Hundred (sIOO or
Dollars per share. which shall be PAYABLE
IN cash. or may be issued in pav-,ent ~
property purchased by, or for services rem.
dered to- the corporation
Inc capital stock Of this corporation may
be ne increased to twenty-five thousand (s3;.
uouol Dollars by vote Of three -fourths q;
stockholders called for that purpose, in ,bs
same manner as provided for the eIectio, y;
directors. and after giving Q9 fifteen davs'
i1uee pnor to said meeting. No transfer
VI I,ocS OF TINS corporation shall be valid
OF binding on this corporation until s,,cb
transfer Is recorded on the books NJ a.
company; nor shall any transfer he raoor,-
nized until the stock 50 sought 70 he soid
or transferred has first been Offered in ,v-;t-
ing 10 the members of the Board NJ D;r.",nrs
OF the Company. atits then bool, - .o 80,
me SAID members of the Board of Directors
gwen the refusal thereof for five ~ SerS
ARTICLE YAH the corporate powe-s ~
ms corporation shall be vested in. and eS.
(5l nor more than five (0 directors e,c IN Sc
whom shall be stockholder of this corno-ol
ION Two OF whom shall constitute 4 o,,or,,r,
Ior the transaction of all business. and =
nj vote at all meetings shall decide
al questions voted upon. Said J;.n.tn-s
shall be elected annually from 49, 81
stockholders, on the first Monday NJ An,,,s.
OF each year. beginning in August 1910. -.
IirSt Board Of Directors and Officers ,ba-.-
o. snaii be Henry Tharp. President. FJw;,
S..-. soIn7n, wee President. Alfred Tharp.
'I1ecre'ary- treasurer; and the said officers ani
S,reciors shall hold office until the fi-st
monday IN August, 1919. or until .he;- 80
cesSors shall have been duly elected 80
9uaHtied. All meetings for the election 81
directors shall be held only afte- r., a.,
written notice thereof shall be g;ven -r1;iyod
20 each stockholder at his last known Mac
OF residence, and at all such rneetings 80
snare OF stock outstanding shall be e1,itied
- ong ro'e' ana a majority of such votes
- sliaiI eject; and which vote must be cast
s 'her IN person or by duly authorized D-oxv
Any vacancy occurring in the Board ~ n;
reetors may be filled by the remaining d..
rectors tor the unexpired term. At the first
,ee'.he On the Board of Directors after their
election. beginning in August, iolo) thew
shail elect from among their number a Presi.
dent Niee-President and Secretary-Treas.
lrer
ARTICLE VI.-Whenever this corporation
snail be dissolved. either by limitation or
by any other cause, its affairs shall be IL
by three commissioners to be ap-
pointed from amongst the stockholders. ar
general meeting Of the stockholders, con.
Fened TOR such purpose, of which meeting
notice shall be given for ten days by writ.
ten notice sent by registered mail to each
registered stockholder and by publication in
At least one Newspaper in the City of New
Orleans during such time. majority in
irount Of the capital stock of said company
represented at such meeting shall be suff:-
,ient 70 elect such commissioners.
ARTICLE VII This act of Incorporate On
my be changed. rrodified or altered, or said
corporation may be dissolved with the as