The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-04-10
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF BUCKMASTER-LUCK-
MALOCHEE INC.

United States Of America State Of Louis
lana, Parish OF Orleans, City OF New OT
leans. BE il known, that on this the FITs
dav Of the month of March, in the year nine
teen hundred and nineteen, Q9l9), beto-
NE, AsaheI Walker Cooper, Notary PIoAc
daily commissioed and qualified IN and -
the Parish OF Orleans, State Of LOUISIANA
aforesaid, and in the presence Of the witness
Is hereinafter named and undersigned, per
sorally came and appeared the several per
sons whose names are hereuuto subscribed
who severaly declared that avaIllng them
selves Of the laws Of the State OF LOUISIANA
and especially the laws relating 10 corpora
lions and especially Act 27 OF 1914, they
have covenanted and agreed to bind, form anC
constitute themselves, and do hereby bind
form and constitute themselves as well a.
all such other persons as may hereafter Joir
or become associated with them into coz
p1ration and body polite in law, for the OBJ
ject5 and purposes and stlpuiatlons folIo"
ing, tO-wlt:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style OF thi:
corporation shall be Buckmaster-L malo'
chez, Inc, and by said corporate name Il
shall have and enjoy SUCCESSION Tor peFIoC
Of ninety-nine years unless sooner dssolved
in the manner provided by law, and by the
articles OF this charter; and under such cor
pbrate name it shall have power and au'
tlority 10 contract, sue and be sued; 10 make
and use a corporate seal, and the same ID
break or alter at pleasure; TO hold, receive,
purchase, convey mortgage and hypothecdte
property, real, personal and mixed, 10 issue
bonds notes, AID other obligations, to elect
aud appoint such managers, officers, drec-
tors agents and other employees as the IN
terest and convenience Of the Corporation
may require or demand, and make and es-
tablish such bylaws, ruIcs and regulations
for the corporate management and control OF
its business and affairs as may be deemed
necessary and expedent; - sell, assign,
transfer, mortgage. pledge, or otherwise dis
pose II bonds or other securities or shares OF
capital stock OF any other corporation or
corporations whether foreign or domestic, and
TO own stock in any other corporation OF coz
pDrati5ns, and 10 vote the same.
ARTICLE 1.-THE d2micle Of the said
corporation shall be in the City OF New
Orleans, State Of Louisiana, but it nay es-
tabish offices and agencies and conduct bust
ness in any other state. territory, or Deepen
dency OF the United States or in foreign
countries. All citations and other legal
process shall be served on the President.
IN his absence on the Vice President. Of the
said Corporatlon; in the absence OF both.
President and Vice President, then said
process shall be served on the Secretary.
Treasurer Of said Corporation.
ARTICLE III-The objects and purposes
for which this Corporation is organized. and
the nature OF the business to be carried on
by it are hereby declared to be: To buy,
wise deal in either on its own account or
as sales agents and distributors, oil kinds Of
machinery, engineering and hardware spec
iaities. internal combustion engines and mo-
tors steam engines, boilers, electrical ma
chinery and apparatus, pipes, valves, fit
tings. steam specialties OF every kind and
description, appliances, plants, transmission
machinery, locomotives, ana dredging ma
TO construct machines and ma
chinery of every kind and character and 10
equip, erect and install the same for use
and operation; to carry on the business OF
consulting and contracting engineers, and the
preparation of plans and specifications OF
machinery, plants, buildings and other works,
and to supe-intend, erect, and install, heat
ing ventilating. and refrigeratlng systems,
apparatus and appliances, steam, electric, hy-
draulic and power plants Of every description
as we'll as TO do business OF general engi-
neerng and contracting and all WORKS IN
connection with the construction and repair
ing of bridges, piers, docks, foundations.
mines, shafts, tunnels, wells waterworks, !
power houses, plans, railroads, canals and
other works; and generally TO do and perform
and carry on any and all business IN any
way connected with, germane, or incidental
to any one or all the foregoing objects or
purposes.
ARTICLE Iv-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum OF
Twenty-Five Thousand (S25,0OOO Dollars to
be divided into two hundred fifty ESQ shares
of the par value of one hundred CSlUOVo'
Dollars each; said stock shall be paid either
in cash or may be issued at not less than
par in payment for property, rights, or good
will. actually transferred to and received
by the corporation. The capital stock of
the corporation may be increased up 10 ,
s1m not exceeding One Hundred Thousanl
(SlOOOOOOO Dollars. All shares Of stock |
shall be full paid and worcestershire; and no
transfer of stock shall be binding upon the
ca-poration unless made upon its books aud |
all certificates of stock shall be signed by !
the President, or in his absence or inability
10 act by the Vice President. and countey- |
signed by the SecretaryTreasurer.
ARTICLE V.-All the corporate. powers o.
this corporation shall be vested in and the |
and control n its business and
affairs shall be exercised by Board OF Dl-
rectors consisting of three stockholders to
Sc elected annually from among the stock. |
holders. The first Board Of Directors shall
serve until the election TO be held on the
second Tuesday in March, 1920, or until their
successors are duly elected, qualified ana
installed; said first Board of Directors with
their post office addresses Is as follows:
Eugene Buckmaster, 23S South Pierce St,
New Orleans, La; William P. Luck. 2l06
Robert ST., New Orleans, La; Henry J.
Malochee, 800 Broadway ST., New Orleans,
dent, said William P. Luck as Vice-Pre,i-
dent. and said Henry ]. Malochee as Secretary
Treasurer On the second Tuesday in
March, 1920, and annually thereafter, ex-
cept when that day falls upon a, legal holi-
day, then upon the next following lay day,
an election of directors shall be held at the
office Of the Cooperation, notice OF which
meeting shall be given by mail 10 each
stakeholder by depositng the same in the
Post Office, postage prepaid, addressed -
each stakeholder at his or her last known
address as the same shall appear the
hooks of the corporation, at least fifteen
DAYS prior to the date of such meeting. Al
ali elections a stakeholder will be allowed
one vote for each share of stock standing
in his name on the books OF the Company.
ten DAYS prior to such meeting Failure 10
hold the annual meeting Of stockholders or
a failure 10 elect directors thereat, shall not
operatc the forfeiture of this charter nor i'm
pair TIE corporate management, but the Dr.
rectors and officers then in office shall serve
until their successors have been duly elected,
qualified and installed. Any vacancy in
the Board of Directors shall be filled for the
uuexpred term by the remaining directors.
The Board of Directors when elected at the
annual meeting shall select from their own
number the officers of the corporation who
shall be a President, Nice-President and
Secretary Treasurer. The said Board OF Di-
rectors shall have the right and power to
appoint and dismiss, such agents. clerks
and other employees as conditions in their !
judgment may justify or the business Of the |
corporation may require, and the tenure of
office and employment Of all such agents. |
clerks and other employees shall be during |
the pleasure of the Board Of Directors.
ARTICLE NI.-This act of Incorporation |
may be changed, modified or altered by a |
vote Of two-thirds of the persons owning the
issued capital stock of this corporation, al /
meeting convened for that purpose, after
notice shall have been given in the manner |
and form provided for in Article V, of this !
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