The herald., 1919-03-13
CHARTER

form and constitute themselves well as
all such other persons as may hereafter JON
or become associated with them into a cor
poration and body polite in law, for the OBJ
Jects and purposes and stpuiations follow
ing, to.wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style of this
corporation shall be Buckmaster Luck NalO-
chez, Inc, and by said corporate name il
shall have and ENJOY succession Tor period
of ninety nine years unless sooner dissolved
in the manner provided by law. and by the
articles of this charter; and under such cor
pOrate name it shall have power and au-
thOrlty 10 contract. sue and be sued; 10 make
and a corporate seal, and the same to
break or alter at pleasure; 10 hold. receive.
purchase, convey mortgage and hypothcCate
property, real, personal and mixed. 10 issue
bonds, notes, and other obligations, 10 cleo;
and appoint such managers, officers, dircc-
tors agents and other employees as the in.
tereSt and convenience OF the Corporation
may require or demand. and make and es-
tahlSl such bylaws, ruics and regulations
Tor the corporate management and control OF
ITS business and affairs As may be deemed
necessary and eXped,ent; - sell, assign.
transfer mortgage, pledge. or otherwise dis
pose OF bonds or other securities or shares Of
capital stock OF any other corporation o.
corporations whether foreign or domestic, and
to own stock in any other corporation or cor
poTatIons, and to vote the same.
| ARTICLE U.-The domicilc Of the SAID
| corporation shall he in the City OF New
Orleans. State of Louisiana, hut II NAY IS
| tat.Ish offices and agencies and conduct busi-
| ness IN any other state. territory, or icpcr-
dency OF the United States or in foreign
| countries. All citations and other Legal
process shall be served the President or
IN his absence on the Vice Pres dent Of the
| SAID lorporauon; in the absence Of b,th.
| President and Nice-PreSident. then sand
process shall be served on the Secretary.
Treasurer Of said Corporation
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Tor which this Corporation is organized. and
the nature OF the business to he carr Cd on
by II are hereby declared To be: t. huv
| sell. lease, exchange, dispose OF or other
wise deal in either on its own account ~
| as sales agents and distributors oil kind, OF
machinery. engineering and hardware spec
iaiitIcs. internal combustion engines and mo
: tors, steam engines, boilers, electrical ma
cA'nery and apparatus pipes, valves ii,
ungS. steam SpcCialtirS OF every kind an,
description, appliances. plants. transmission
| machinery, locomotives, anu dredging ma
chncrY; to construct machines and ma
cAlnery OF every kind and character and Z
equip. erect and install the same Tor rs,
and operation: to carry on the business %
consulting and contracting engineers. and tn
preparation Of plans and specifications o
machinery, plants. buildings and other works
ana 70 Superlntend, erect, and install. heat
= ing Ventilatlng. and refrigerating systems
apparatus and appliances. steam. electric nv
draulic and power plants of every description
As well as to do business of general eugi
. neering and contracting. and all Works il
2 connection with the construction and repair
ing OF bridges, piers. docks, foundations
= mines, shafts. tunnels, wells. waterworks
v power houses, plans. railroads. canals an,
r other works; and generally to do and perform
= and carry on any and all business in an.
way connected with, germane. or incidenta
to any one or all the foregoing objects o
purposes.
ARTICLE IV-The capital stock of thi
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum q
= Twenty-Five Thousand (S25ONoO Dollars :
be divided into two hundred fifty $50 share
OF the par value of one hundred CSlOOOC
Dollars each; sYd stock shall be paid eithc
IN cash or may be issued at not less tina
par par, IN payment for property. rights, goo
| VIII, actually transferred to and receive
by the corporation. The capital stock ,
| the corporation may be increased up to
SIM not exceeding One Hundred Thousan
NSlo00no) Dollars. All shares of stoc
! shall be full paid and non-assessabe: and Il
transfer OF stock shall be binding upon ii
cc-poratlon unless made upon its books an
all certificates OF stock shall be signed b
the President, or in his absence or inabilit
TO act by the Nice-President. and counte
| signed by the Secretary Treasurer
ARTICLE N.-All the corporate powers {
this corporation shall be vested in and II
management and control of its business an
affairs shall be exercised by Board of ID
rectors consisting of three stockholders
be elected annually from among the stool
holders. The first Board of Directors sha
serve until the election to be held on II
second Tuesday in, March, 1920, or until the
\ successors are dun elected. qualified an
y installed; said first Board OF Directors viii
their post office addresses Is as follow
Eugene Buckmaster, 2SS South Pierce s.
New Orleans. La; William p Luck 2l
Robert ST., New Orleans. La; Henry
q Malochee, 800 Broadway St.. New Orlean
s. La: with said Eugene Buckmaster as Pres
dent. said William P. Luck as Vice Pres
dot. and said Henry ]. Malochee as Sccretar
M yTeasuTeT ION On the SECOND Tuesday
sept when that day falls upon legal hol
day, then upon the next following lay da
an election of directors shall be held at II
office OF the Corporation. notice of whic
meeting shall be given by mail to eat
stockholder by depositing the same in Il
;, Post Office. postage prepaid, addressed
each stockholder at his or her last know
address as the shall appear on Il
books OF the corporation. at least fife,
days prior to the date of such meeting !
!, all elections a stakeholder will be allow
70 one vote for each share of stock standi
- in his name on the books of the Compan
ten days prior to such meeting Failure
hold the annual meeting of stockholders
a failure to elect directors thereat. shall Il
operate the forfeiture of this charter nor i
pair the corporate management. but the
rectors and officers then in office shall ser
until their successor have been duly electt
the Board of Directors shall be filled for
unexpired term by the remaining directo
The Board of Directors when elected at
annual meeting shall select from their o,
-. number. the officers of the corporation W
shall be a President. Vice-Presdent a
SecretaryTreasurer. The said Board of
| rectors shall have the right and power
, appoint and dismiss, such agents. cler
and other employees as conditions in tn
T. judgment may justify or the business of
0 | CORPORATION may require. and the tenure
n | office and employment of all such ager
: clerks and other employees shall be dur
the pleasure of the Board of Directors
o ARTICLE VI-This ACT of ncorporat
0 may he changed. modified or altered by
N vote Of two-thirds of the persons owning
" issued capital stock of this corporation.
meeting convened for that purpose. af
notice shall have been given in the man
and form provided for in Article V, of t
act of incorporation. provided. however. I
.he objects and purposes for which this {
poration is organized shall not be chang
a | modified altered or the capital stock
this corporation increased to an amount
ceeding the maximum herein fixed or
creased TO an amount less than the corppr
Indebtedness, without the consent and