The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-11
CHARTER OF JULES, 4. GAUCHE
INCORPORATED.

! United States of America State of
Louisiana. Parish of Orleans. City
of New Orleans, be it known, that
on this twenty ninth day of the
| month of May, in the year of Our
Lord. one thousand nine hundred and
nineteen, and of the Indepence of the Unit
ed States of America, the one hundred
and forty third, before me. Gustave Joseph
Ricau, Notary Public, duly commission
ed and qualified, in and for the Parish of
Orleans, State of Louisiana, and therein
residing, and in the presence off the wit
neSSes hereinafter named and under
signed; personally came and appeared ::
the several persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, all of age and all resi-
dents of the City of New Orleans. who
sevcrally declared: That availing them
selves of the provisions of the laws of
the State of Louisiana. in such cases
made and provided and more particularly
of Act 267 of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana, for the year 1914. they
have covenanted, contracted, agreed and
bound themselves and do by these pres
entS covenant, contract. agree and bind
themselves. as well as all such persons as
may hereafter become associated with
them, to form themselves into and con-
Stitute corporation and body polite in
law for the objects and purposes and I'M
der the stipulations herein set forth. which
which they adopt as their charter, towit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this Corpora
ton shall be Jules A. Gauche IncorpOra-
ted which may be abbreviated to Jules
A. Gauche, Inc.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is formed
and the nature of the business to be
carried on by it are hereby declared to be
the business of Insurance brokerage and
Agency in all its forms and branches.
ARTICLE III.-The amount of the cant
tai stock of this corporation is hereby
fixed at the sum of Five Thousand Dol
lars (S5OOO) and which capital stock may
be increased to the sum of Twenty five
thousand (S25000) Dollars, said capital
stock divided into fifty shares of the par
value of One hundred (S100) Dollars, each.
The stock shall be paid for in cash when
subscribed for or may he issued in whole
or IN part at not less than par, for pro-
perty or good will actually purchased
or received by it. No fractional shares
shall ever be issued. The location of the
domicile of this corporation shall be in
the City of New Orleans, State of Louisi-
ana, and service of citation or of all legal
process shall be made upon the President
of this corporation or in case of his alb
Sence or inability to act on the Vice
President or Secretary Treasurer in the
order named. and said corporation shall
have and enjoy succession by its cor
porate name for a period of ninety nine
The business and affairs of this cor
poration shall he conducted by and all
off the corporate powers vested in and
exercised by a board of directors com
posed of three stockholders to be elected
by the stockholders. annually, by ballot. |
on the third Monday of the month of
January of each year. beginning in the |
year 1870. or on any subsequent date an
by the Board of Directors. in |
case no election shall take place on said |
date, after fifteen days notice which he |
given to each stakeholder by written
notice mailed to each stakeholder at his
last known Post Office address and said |
election shall be held at the office of the
corporation under the supervision of two
appointed by the Board
or directors. At said election. each stock
holder shall be entitled to cast his votes
rs specified in Section II of Act 267 of the
General Assembly of the State of Louisi-
ana for the year 1914 or any amendments
thereto, the stockholders receiving a ma
lorlty of the votes cast shall be declared
elected. The Board of Directors so elect
ID shall Immediately thereafter proceed
% elect one of its members to be Presi-
lent, one to be Vice President. and one
o be Secretary Treasurer of the Corpora
ion, and they shall serve until their
successors are elected and qualified The
lrSt Board of Directors shall be com
loSed OF the following three directors:
ma. Mrs Jules A. Gauche. New Orleans
louisiana. Miss Lily Gauche. New Or
cans, Louisiana; OF whom Jules A.
iauche shall be President Mrs Jules A.
iauche Vice president. and Miss Lily
iauche shall he Secretary Treasurer. and
hey shall serve until the Third Monday
II January, 1920. or until their successors
ire elected and qualified
he names and post office addresses of
ne subscribers hereto and the number
II shares of stock which each agrees to
axe in the corporation are as follows:
ules \. Gauche New Orleans La, 46
hares; Mrs. Jules 4. Gauche New Or
cans La. 1Share: Miss Lily Gauche New
orleans. La, l share; Miss Rose Gauchp.
Jew Orleans. La: l share Miss Mignonette
auche, New Orleans, La, 1 share
Stockholders meetings other than meet
lgS for the election of directors may be
ED as prescribed by Section 10 of Act
q of the General Assembly of the State
Louisiana for the year 1914, or any a. A
endmentS thereto
This corporation and the officers and
rectorS thereof shall have all of the 2
ghtS and powers. and this corporation o
ay be amended or dissolved. or its \
fairs liduidated. as provided by the Fl
DIVISIONS of Act 267 of the General As 8
mbly of the State of Louisiana for the h
ar 1914 or any amendments thereto | a