The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-08-22
CHARTER OF
THARP, A., AND HENRY. INC
United States Of America. State nf - \

ShAN1EK VI
THARP, A., AND HENRY, INC.
United States OF America, State Of louisiana.
Parish OF. Orleans, City of New Orleans
BE 1t known, that on this 18th dav Of the
month OF July, IN the year of our Lord One
thousand, nine hundred and eighteen, and OF
the Independence of the United States of
America, the one hundred and forty third.
Before me, David Sessler, Notary pub.
| nc duly commissioned and qualified. in and
Tor the Parish Of Orleans State of Ior,is.
rama; therein residing, and in the presence
OF the witnesses hereinafter named and IN.
dersigned personally came and appeared:
Inc several persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, residents Of the City of
New orleans, State OF Louisiana, all OF the
fuIl age OF majority, who severally declared
mat avalllng themselves of the provisions
| OF the Constitution and laws of this State
| relative to the organization of corporations
they nave contracted and agreed, and do by
tnSoe presents, contract, agree, and bind and
oDIigate themselves, as well as such persons
as may hereinafter become associated with
them and their successors, to form and con-
stiiute corporation and body polite in law
under the agreements and stipulatons here.
matter fully set forth, which thew hereby
| adopt as their charter. to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name OF this corporation
snail be Iharp, A. and Henry, Inc, and the
said corporation shall have corporate exist.
ence tor period of ninety-nine years from
the date hereof, and shall have and exercise
Tor the purpose OF the business to be carried
NH y ~, all the powers conferred by law
on similar corporations, including the power
10 make and use corporate seal and the
same to break or alter at pleasure: 70 CON
tract to sue and be sued in its corporate
name 70 hold' own receive, purchase, allie
nate, lease, convey, mortgage. hypothecate
pledge and otherwise cucumber property
Doth real and personal; to issue bonds notes
or other obligations, for the purpose Of Dor
rowing money, and to secure same by mort
gage or otherwise. TO name and appoint such
officers, managers, directors agents or other
employees as the interest of the said cor.
poTation may require; and to make and estab-
Iish such bylaws, rules and regulations as
may be necessary and proper. and the same
to alter, amend abolish at pleasure, and
generally TO do and perform all such acts as
may be necessary to carry out and exc
ton.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this corpo.
ration shall be in the City of New Orleans.
State of Louisiana, but IL NAV establish ana
maintain offices and agencies wherever il
may be deemed advisable All citations or
other legal processes shall be served on the
resident OF this corporation, or in the event
OF his absence inability to act upon the
vice President, or in the event of the alb
sence Of both on the Secretary-Treasurer.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
the nature of the business to be carried on
nv 1t: are hereby declared to be to carry on
the business of undertakers, embalmers
morticians and funeral directors; also to
UVerymen. inCltl1-
ing the hiring of horses and keeping Of
horses, horse-drawn vehicles and automobiles;
to conduct public garage for the sale repair,
and hiring of automobiles and other We
hicles; to buy and sell horses, mules car
riages, wagons and other vehicles and auto
mooiles as well as merchandise of every and
any description that may be necessary con-
venient or incidental to the conduct of the
business to be engaged in by it. and gener-
ally to do every character of business not
otherwise prohibited by the laws of this
State. ~
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this
Five Thousand Cs5OOOOO Dollars. divided
INTO. and represented by. fifty (50) shares,
Of the par value of One Hundred $4,000
Dollars per share which shall be nav,bIe
in cash, or may be issued in payment Of
property purchased by, or for services rem
dered to, the corporation.
The capital stock of this corporation may
De increased to Twenty-Five Thousand SOS
10000 Dollars by a vote of three fourths Of
the outstanding stock, at a meeting of the
stockholders called for that purpose in the
same manner. as provided for the election of
directors. and after giving O5) fifteen davs'
notice prior to said meeting No transfer
OF stock OF this corporation shall be valid
or binding on this corporation until such
transfer is recorded on the books of the
company; nor shall any transfer be recoe.
nized until the stock so sought TO be sold
or transferred has first been offered in writ.
ing to the members of the Board of Directors
% inc SVHpanv, arts then book value, and
the said members of the Board of Directors
gwen the refusal thereof for five 81 days
ARTICLE YAH the corporate powers OF
this corporation shall be vested in. and ex
e e5S by, board of not less than three
90 nor more than five 90 directors. each Of
whom shall be stakeholder of this corpora
ton, two of whom shall constitute a quorum
tor the transaction of all business and A
All vote at al meetings shall decide
shall be elected annually from among the
stockhoiders on the first Monday OF August
OF each year, beginning in August. 1919: the
iirst Board Of Directors and officers there.
o. shall he Henry Tharp. President, Edwin
T. Norman, Vice President, Alfred Tharp.
Secretary Treasurer; and the said officers and
directors shall hold office until the first
eessors shall have been duiv elected and.
qualified. All meetings for the election OF
directors shall be held only after ten days'
written notice thereof shall be given, nailed
70 each stakeholder at his last known place
OF residence, and at all such meetings each
share of stock outstanding shall be entitled
70 one vote, and a majority of such votes
cast shall elect; and which vote must be cast
either in person or by duly authorized proxy
ANY vacancy occurring in the Board of Di.
rectors may be filled by the remaining di
rectors Tor the unexpired term. At the frs,
meeting OF the Board of Directors. after their
election. beginning in August, 1919 they
shall elect from among their number a Presi
dent, Vice-President and Secretary-Treas.
urer.
ARTICLE VL-Whenever this corporation
shall be dissolved. either by limitation or
by any. other cause, its affairs shall be IL
quidated by three commissioners 10 be an
pointed from amongst the stockholders at
general meeting of the stockholders, con.
vened for such purpose, of which meeting
notice shall be given for ten days by writ.
ten notice sent by registered mail to each
registered stakeholder and by publication in
at least one Newspaper in the City of New
Orleans during such time. majority in
amount of the capital stock of said company
represented at such meeting shall be suff:-
eient to elect such commissioners.
ARTICLE VII This act of Incorporate On
m1y be changed. iroGified or altered or said