The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-08-07
CHARTER OF THE HUGER AND FERRY
CO., INCORPORATED.


United States Of America, State OF Louis
lana. Parish ui Orleans. CIiy OF New Or
leans. BE it known, Tha, on this Fifth day
OF the month Of August, IN the year OF our
Lord one thousand, nInc hundred and nine
:eeu, and Of the Independence Of the United
States Of America, the one hundred and
forty -third; Before me. John J. Kelley, a
Notary Public. duly commissioned and
qualified, an and for the Parish uf Orleans,
State of Louisiana, and therein residing, ANA
IN the presence of the Witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned personally came and
are hereuuio subscribed, all of age and all
residents OF the City ot New Orleans, VINO
seyerally declared; that awaiting themselves
OF the provisions OF the laws of the State
OF Louisiana. in such cases made and pro-
yided, and more particularly OF Act POI Of
the General Assembly Of the State OF Louis
lana, for the year 1914, they have covenantCd,
contracted agreed and bound themselves, as
well all such persons As may hereafter
become associated with them, to form them
selves into and constitute a corporation and
body polite in law, for the objects and pur.
pores and under the Stipulations herein set
forth, which they adopt their charter, to-
wit
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corporation
! shall be The Huger and Ferry CO., Incorpo
rated, which may be abbreviated to Hugcr
and Ferry, Inc
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
| for which this corporation formed and the
| nature OF the business TO be carried on by
/ It, are hereby declared to be the general
| Realty business including the purchase and
sale OF property, real. personal and mixed,
under brokerage commission otherwise, by
auction or by private sale; the ownership
| leasing, management, hypothecatlon and
pioitatlon of Realty, with power to do and
perform all acts IN connection Herewith and
geTmdne thereto.
ARTICLE Iu.-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum Of
Five Thousand Dollars $4,000, and which
capital stock may be increased to the sum
of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,OOOl; said
capital stock to be divided into Fifty $50
shares OF the par value of One Hundred
SlOO) Dollars each. This stock shall be
paid for in cash when subscribed for, or may
be ISSUED IN whole or in part at not less
than par tor property or good will actually
purchased or received by it. No fractional
shares shall ever be issued.
ARTICLE IV-The location Of the domicile
OF this corporation shall be in the City OF
New Orleans, State of louisiana and the
| service OF citation and other legal process
shall be made upon the President of this
corporation, or in case of his absence or in
ability to act, on the Vice President or Treas
urer IN the order named; and said corpora
ton shall have and enjoy succession by its
corporate name for a period of ninety.niue
years from the date of this act
| ARTICLE V.-The business and affairs nj
| tins corporation shall be conducted by, and
all OF the corporate powers vested in, and
exercised by a board of directors composed
OF three stockholders to be elected by the
| stockholders, annually, by ballot, on the
! thlTd Monday of the month of January of
each year, beginning in the year 1920 or on
any subsequent date announced by the
Board OF Directors in case no election shall
| take place on said date, after fifteen DAVIS
| notice which shall be given to each stock.
holder by written notice mailed to eash
| stakeholder at his last known Post Office
address, and said election shall be held at
| the Office OF the corporation under the sup.
| ervislon OF two COMM sioners appointed by
the Board of Directors. At said election,
| each stakeholder shall be entitled to cast
| his votes specified in Section II of Act
| 2a of the General Assembly Of the State of
louisiana for the year 1914, any amend
ments thereto: The stockholders receiving
| clared elected. The Board of Directors so
| elected shall Immediately thereafter proceed
| to elect one of its members to be President
one TO be Vce-President, and one to be
Treasurer of the corporation; it may also
elect Secretary who may not be a member
OF the Board, and they shall serve until
their their successors are elected and qualified.
! The first Board of Directors shall be com.
posed of the following three stockholders:
| William E. Huger, New Orleans La; George
b. Ferry, New Orleans, La; Arthur NJ.
H Il New Orleans, La. OF wham William
+. Huger shall be President, George b.
Ferry, Vice President and Arthur NJ Huger.
treasurer, and they shall serve until the
third Monday of January. 1920. or until their
| "HNSS9SoiS arc erected ana Qualified.
| ARTICLE VI-The names and post office
addresses Of the subscribers hereto and the
number OF shares OF stock which each agrees
30 take IN the corporation as follows;
William E. Huger, New Orleans La, Is
shares; George Il. Ferry, New Orleans. La.
| share; Arthur NJ. Huger New Orleans. La
| snare Stockholders meetings other than
meetings for teh election Of Directors. NAV
DC %, neId as prescribed by Section 10 of Act
2oI OF the General Assembly o, the State OF
LOUISIANA for the year 1914. or any amend.
ments thereto.
This corporation and the Officers and di
rectors thereof shall have all of the rights
powers, and this corporation NAV he arenJrd
or dissolved, or its affairs Inundated as ne.
Vlded by the provisions of Act 267 of the
General Assembly OF the State Of Louisiana
LOT the year 1914 or any amendments there.
to. No stakeholder shall ever be held Eable
or responsible for the contracts or faults 81
TINS corporation in any further sum than
the unpaid balance on the stock for which
ne has subscribed, nor shall any mere in
formality IN organization have the effect OF
rendering this charter null or exposing a
stakeholder to any liability other than as
herein provided.
The subscribers hereto nave respectively
MIitten opposite their names the amount OF
stock IN this corporation subscribed to by
each OF them, so that this Act Of Irsorpora.
ton shall serve the original subscription
hst OF said corporation to be recorded and
published according 10 law
Thus done and passed in nv office q,
, New Orleans, Louisiana, on the day and in
the month and year hereinabove first writ
! Ten IN the presence Of Messrs. Joseph A.
Casey and Ben. Hocke, competent witnesses
! VINO hereunto sign theim names with the said
appeearers, parties and me, Notary, after due
! reading Of the whole.
Witnesses; JOS. Casey. Ben. Hocke
/, (Orlginal Signed W. +. Huger 81 Com
: rerclal Blk. Bldg, 4S shares; Geo b. Ferry,
81 Commercial Bk Bldg, i share; A. NJ
. Huger, 81 Commercial Blk Bldg. | share.
: JNO. J. REILLEY,
7 Potary Public
= /, 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
e Huger and Ferry Company, Incorporated.
If vas this day duly recorded in my office in
n Book 1921, Folio -
J. New Orleans. La, August 9TH. 1919
D. EMILE J. LEONARD, Dy. r.
rs true copy.
n JNO. ]. REILLEY,
to Potary Public.