The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-01-16
CHARTER

and conducive TO the best interest of this
corporation. The Board OF Directors shall
have the further power to appoint a general
manager and all agents, clerks or employees
and fix their salaries and compensation, with
term OF office, with the right TO dismiss them
at pleasure; and the said Board shall have
salaries OF the several officers herein pro-
vlded for. Any vacancy occurring in the
Board Of Directors shall De filled by the
remaining members OF said Board, for the I'M
expired term, at any meeting of said Board
Of Directors. Until the first meeting of the
stockholders of this corporation as herein
provided for, or until their successors are
elected and qualified, the following named
OF this corporation: ]: Alex Ruedy, Citi-
zens Bank Building, New Orleans Casper
.. Ruedy, Congress Square Hotel, Portland,
Me-. Hugh V; Donnell, 700 Hibernia Build.
ing, New Orleans; with J. Alex Ruedy as
President, Casper 0 Ruedy as Vice-President
and Hugh V. Donenll as Secretary and Treas
urer
ARTICLE Won the third Monday of
January, 1919, and annually thereafter the
third Monday OF January OF each and every
year, a meeting OF the stockholders Of this
corporation shall be held at its domicile for
the purpose OF electing directors for the en-
suing year. The said stockholders shall
first by vote, fix the number OF directors
| for the ensuing year, provided the said num-
! Der is not less than the minimum. nor more
than the maximum fixed by this charter, and
| after such number has been fixed, then said
stockholders shall duly elect said directors.
| The failure, from any cause whatsoever, to
! hold the annual meeting of stockholders. or
| the failure TO elect directors thereat, shall
! not dissolve this corporation, but the direc-
| tors and officers then in office shall re-
main in office until their successors shall
( have been duly elected, qualified ard in
| stalled. Special meetings of the stockhod-
erS may be called in the manner provided
/ by law, and all stockholders meetings shall
/ be held in accordance with, and in the man
ner provided by, the bylaws OF the corpora
| ton.
ARTICLE VII-This charter may be
| amended and the capital stock of this cor
poration may be increased or decreased, or
| this corporation may be dissolved in the
method and manner provided by law.
| ARTICLE NIII.-No stakeholder of this
| corporation shall ever be held liable or re-
sponsibe for the contracts or faults of this
| corporation, in any further sum than the
unpaid balance OF stock for which he has
! subscribed, shall any mere informally
| in organization have the effect OF rendering
to any liability other than as above pro
| vided.
Thus done and passed in my office, at the
! CITY of New Orleans. Louisiana. on the day,
month and year hereinabove first written,
in the presence OF Edward Hare. and Mar
! garet McCIrath, competent witnesses, who
hereunto sign their names with said appear
! ers and me, Notary, after due reading Of
/ the whole.
Witnesses: Edward Hare, Margaret Nc
Grath. Original Signed J. A Ruedy,
Citizens Bank Bldg. New Orleans, La; c.
O. Ruedy, Congress So. Hotel, Portland, Ne. !;
| By J. A. Ruedy; H. V. Donnell, 700 Hiber-
MIA Bank Bldg. New Orleans La.
(Signed) FRANK WM. HART, Notary
Public.
l, 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
GENTLY Oil and Gas Company, Incorporated,
was this day duly recorded in my office, in
Book 1922, folio 607. New Orleans, November
%. 1918.
(Signed) EMILE ]. LEONARD, D. R.
a true copy. FRANK VIM. HART, No
| tary Public.
| Dec. 5-l219-26; Jan. 20.