The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-23
CHARTERS.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
NEW ORLEANS BUILDING-STAfE
FAIR OF LOUISIANA, INC.

FAIR OF LOUISIANA, Inc.
United States of America, State of Louisi-
ana, Parish of Orleans, City of Orleans,
be it known and remembered, that on this
LIST day of August in the year one thou
sand nine hundred and nineteen; Before
me, Martin II. Manion. a Notary Pubic
duly sworn, commissioned and qualified,
in and for the Parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana; Personally came and appeared
the persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who declared that, availing
themselves of the provisions of the laws
of the State of Louisiana, and more par
ticularly of Act. No. 254 of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana for the
year 1914, they have covenanted and
agreed, and do, by these presents, cove
nant, agree, bind and form and constitute
themselves, as well as such persons who
may hereafter join and become associated
with them, into corporation and body
polite in law for the objects and pur-
poses and under the agreements and sti-
pulations following, tO-wit;
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style of this
corporation shall be New Orleans Build
ing State Fair of Louisiana Inc, and under
that name it shall have and enjoy all the
rights, advantages and privileges granted by
law to corporations. 1t shall exist for q Pc
Rod of ninety nine years from date here
of unless sooner dissolved; it shall have
power and authority to sue and to be sued
in its corporate name, to make and use a
corporate seal, ana TO Dredk anu dlteT tne
same at pleasure to hold, receive, mort
gage, convey and hypothecate real, per-
sonal and mixed property; to have and en-
ploy such managers, off1cerS, agents anu
employees as the interest and convenience
of said corporation may required and to
make and establish such laws; rules and
regulations for the corporate management
and control of the business and affairs
of the corporation, as may be deemed nee
essary and eXpedient.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile Of this cor
poration shall be the City of New Orleans,
State of Louisiana. All citation and other
legal process shall be served upon the
President and in his absence upon the
Vice-President
ARTICLE III.-The object or purpose
for which this corporation is organized,
is to construct and maintain on the site
of the State Fair of Louisiana at Snreve-
port, Louisiana. a building to be known
as New Orleans Building" wherein the
business men of the City of New Orleans
will be enabled to have exhibits of their
merchandise; to contract with the State
Fair of Louisiana at Shreveport for the
privilege of a site upon which to construct
building aforesaid upon such terms and
conditions as the Board Of Directors OF
this corporation may determine, and to
transfer such improvements to the State
Fair of Louisiana in accordance with ar
rangements to be previously entered into
ARTICLE IV-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby affixed at the sum
of Fifty Thousand ($50,OO0.OO) Dollars;
represented by Five Hundred $500 shares
of the par value of the One Hundred
100000 Dollars ped share, said stock shall
be issued for cash, and shall be paid for
Mt such times as the Board of Directors
may designate. Said stock shall be sub
ject to no dividend or any other earnings,
but the principal is to be liquidated out
of revenues from the building, which said
revenues are to be distributed annually.
The capital stock of this corporation may
be increased in accordance with law to the
sum Of Sixty Thousand ($60,000.00) Dol
lars.
ARTICLE VAN the corporate powers
of this Corporation shall he vested in a
Board Of Directors to consist Of not less
than five go persons to be elected an
nually on the first day of August Of each
year; the Directors so elected to serve
until successors shall be elected and quail
flied. Three 81 or more members of the
Board of Directors shall constitute quo
rum for the transaction of business. The
names and post offices addresses of the
directors for the first year who shall serve
until their successors are elected and quail
flied are as follows: Martin Behrman.
Chairman. 22S Pelican Avenue, w. II. Ker,
President 5y14 Prytania Street, George
Long, Vice-President 1928 Camp Street,
nj. s. Senton, Treasurer. 1442 Louisiana
Avenue. Ben Beekman, 32S st. Charles
Street. Theodore Grunewald, Baronne and
University Place, Martin III. Hanion, 1705
Calhoun Street, w. e. Penick, / Audubon
Place, all residents of the City Of New
Orleans. The office o fSecretary and
Treasurer may be held by one person and
neither need be member of the Board.
ARTICLE VI.-The names and post Of
fices addresses of the subscribers to these
Articles of Incorporation, and a statement
of the number of shares to which each has
subscribed are as follows: Martin Behr-
man, Chairman, 22S Pelican Avenue 10
shares, W. "a. Ker, President 1914 Pry-
tania Street 10 shares, George Long, Vice
President, 1898 Camp Street 10 shares, NJ.
8. Senton. Treasurer, 1442 Louisiana Ave-
nue. shares, Ben Beekman, 1913 st. Charles
Street. shares Theodore Grunewald,
Baronne and University Place, 10 shares,
Martin H. Manion, 1905 Calhoun Street,
shares, W. e. Penick, No. / Audubon
Place, 10 shares.
office in the City of New Orleans, State
aforesaid, on this day, month and year
herein first above written in the presence
Of Olga Douglas and Gladys Jene compe-
tent witnesses of lawful age, residing in
this Parish, who have hereunto signed
these presents together with me. Notary,
and the said appearers, after due read
ing of the whole.
Witnesses: Olga Douglas, Gladys Jene
Original Signed) Martin Behrman
ton. per II. w. Ker, w. e. Penick, Theo
Grunewald per w. III. X, Ben Beekman.
MARTIN H. MANION
Notary Public.
i. the undersigned Recorder Of mortgages
In and for the Parish of Orleans State of
Louisiana. do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing Act of Incorporation of the
New Orleans Building State Fair of Louisi-
ana Inc. was this day duly recorded in
my office in Book 1881 folio 253, New Or
leans, August %, 1919, Emile j. Leonard
DIR.
MARTIN H MANIoN,
Sept. 1s-oct. %.