The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-04-25
CHARTER

neared H. $50 PERSONALLY can.
Of A neior me several I persons Of ~. .ad
scribed, who declared ~ are hereupt. y
selves OF the laws NJ ~ availir, -
cases made and provided -, STATE
form themselves, their ;.aey DO b
ana assigns, into a co-nor.s.Ves, sucr..I
loIlo%ing articles, which tbsv under
as their charter to-wit: "eS hereby p
Article The name Of a..
snail be Harper Slave & I,, rns oOrsss
It's period OF duration SHAH "Ioer Co. T
years from this date Said o oe ninetv..S
nave, Tor the purpose of N. TtrporatiO, ~
carried on by IT, all the olslness n
Dy law upon corporations, and y sous,s
ally exercise all the DOW. -.u shall ~
carry on sad business. Sa;dn ece''SJ
Shal nave iuil poyer 10 CONT orpo,,S.
DC sueu IN us corporate name. - sue a,
use corporate seal, and the s, ~ n,b :;
Sb En- 49, a. pressure; to hold ~ Nj
convey. mortgage, hypotb.ca,. IH
pledge. or otherwise disnos. lease -
personal and mixed: to issr. properly, -
OF other obligations; TO baS. oondS ~
such MANAGERS. directors. of5cs- and e>,i
other employees as the ints..s. agenn,
yenienCe Of the corporation r-es and a,
demand to make and estabIisL 'eQult
laws rules and regulations 10 such h
ment and control Of the busins.,, me n,a,s
Of the corporation as may be Ss and ,sis
sary or eXpedient. ueened nss'
Article 1.-THE d2nic;s Il =,
ton shall! be in the City of Ma. ae S7a
State OF louisiana: and ali citat;"0S OTaa
| iegal process snail be served ~ sad sas
| tary. ~P'n The Ss,.
Article IIT.-The objects and w.,
WIZ wn.Ia lliS corporation is organized 'E
nature OF me business 10 be car,,isM Z
:. are hereby declared to be: II @a
laclure, ouy and sell slaves, nnS.. NJ
cross-ties, and forest products ~ 1ss'aOef %
| scrlption; to acquire and ons-.. y. ever 1
the manufacture and productior &c nili b
named products; and in conec,;O. ue iAs
10 own and operate RAILWAYS ,nef'ss
barges, boats and vessels of eve. usnsaE
and description, camps, comm;s...'es aafirs
| stores, including the purchase ss sIles u
farm products and merchanJ;,.s uo sale
description; to acquire, sell or o,b.uO. trr1
pose OF timber. land and tiuber ,;'.as Is
real and personal property OF ev.rT nA u
ton, and generally to do ey.rrv,y; o''rz
dental TO or connected with the aha..s &
purposes. S'O'e nirs
Article IV.-Th- dmoun, ~ a..
500 OF tiiiS s, corporation is hereby s..ra
10 be len Thousand (sl0,OOO) DALI as
sisung OF one hundred GO0) shares ~ -
value OF one hundred (SlO0) Dollar, a..
| One half of said amount shall 4. PEI sasa
before the filing of the articles ), iaOsnSs
ton, all Of which shall be paid = Pa
The remainder Of the authori,.d -,
be paid for in money or nroo.,, ssued sl
received, or labor done for n. setclh
upon such terms and conditions >, AZ N,sne
OF Directors shall deem proper n-o. 80 Saa7
the stockholders OF record =, ~. !. u
such issue shall have the risht ~ me- In
thereto IN proportion to their r..o. co.
holdings. 'e'pscr
The amount to which the cap;t,l
increased IS twenty-five thousand cSms
Dollars. All transfers of storL .sss
made on the books of the comn,,, .a :
surrender of the outstanding certis.,,.
pursuant TO such rules as the Ro,,S J. y
rectors may prescribe.
No stakeholder shall have the r;sh, :. =,
or otherwise dispose of his s,ocf -
hrst offering it to the other sao.Ls.lN
through the Board of Directors 4. ~
days at its book value for cash. =!
stock shall be held subject to thi, pra,:...
and every sale, pledge, encumbrapc. ~ ~.
disposition of said stock shall BE- MAJ. =
Ject to this provision of the Charter
Article V.-All the powers Of mi, ,,,,.
ton shall be vested inland The brl,..
and affairs Of the corporation mau,,,I :
a board Of not less than three pos -.
than four directors, who shall BE- ,.-.
annually at a meeting or the stoeAOd-
on the hrst Monday Of april Of each Nr
The flrst annual meeting shall d. MI :
the first Monday of April. 1919. until 80
time the officers and directors named !. a,
charter shall act, or until their suc,,s-
are elected and qualified.
The first Board of Directors IN ,.r. L
the first year shall consist of Mar Lar,
S0+ Whitney Central Bldg, New OrIeaus Ia
Edward L. Harper, Jr., Ferriday, ConcrS
Parish Louisiana; Edward Dupante. D
Whitney Central Bldg, New 0rIeans d,
and Adolph A. Luehrman. S4 Whitney Ca
| trail Bldg, New Orleans, La; with said M
Lowry, President; Edward I. Harper, n
Vice-President; Edward Duplantier, Ses
tary, and Adolph A. Luehrmann, Treasure
The officers of this corporation shall h
President, Vice President, Secretary M
Treasurer; but the Board of Director r1v
| at any time elect or appoint such Other 4
| hcers, agents or employees as they d.sn
! and determine their duties; and may 1t ~
time combine the Office Of Secretary vi
that OF Treasurer, under title Of Secre.ry
| Treasurer.
All elections shall be by ballot at the c6r
of the Company, under the superisioa
two commissioners to be appointed By n
Board of Directors. Notice Of such meeting
| shall be given by the Secretary in rris
| and delivered to each stockholder in pers
or mailed to his last known address At las
nrshr 20 aln hmf
notice may be waived by all the stockholdta
AT all such meetings, and at all ussdy
Of the stockholders, each stakeholder s1l
be entitled to one vote for each share
| stock standing in his name on the books
the Company at the date Of such elethn
or meeting; said votes to be cast IN pens;
or by written proxy; and majority q y
votes cast shall elect. In the event
failure to hold the annual meeting, any siou
| holder may have the right to require d
calling of such meeting at any tine nH
after.
The failure to elect directors at the ann
| meeting shall mot dissolve or affect ne
poration, nor impair its management ~
respect; but the directors and ofheen ~
remain in Office until their successor "
elected and qualified.
Each Board of Directors shall eiea :
soon as possible after their own eiseaI
President, Vice-President Seeresslh
Treasurer, and such other officers a uq
sire, and may grant to each othea ~
powers as they deem proper.
All vacancies in the Board Of plaz
for whatever cause shall be hlled =
remaining directors. Any memoef -
Board may appoint any other =
his representative to act in his
stead at any meeting Of the Bos'a
The Board of Directors may make, -; -
and repeal such bylaws for the IT,.
of the Company as it desires su0ls
such bylaws as the stockholders o.. :,
Article VI.-This act Of Incorporate ~
be amended, or said corporation may
solved with the assent OF two-tnno 80
the capital stock at a meeting Oh US -
holders convened for that purpose, ave - d
days written notice from the SeasN ~
been delivered in person orglven 80
mailed to the last known address Oh 40
holder of record; the said nonee n -
waived by unanimous consent o.
holders. In case of the dissornO1i
corporation, its affairs shall be iqu,'s d
one or more commissioners eeoea .,s;xs
stockholders with such powers oon an 3
nd Hf.f.a H. e4o