The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-18
CHARTER OF THE FEDERAL ELECTRIC
COMPANY OF LOUISIANA,
INCORPORATED.

INCORPORATED.
United States of America. State of Louis
lana, Parish Of Orleans, City of New Or
leans. Be II known, that on this 18th day
OF July. A. d. 1919, before me. Nicholas f
Humphrey. Notary Pubrrc, duly commits
stoned and qualified within and for the Par
ISL of Orleans, State Of Louisiana. and il
the presence of the witnesses named here
matter and undersigned; personally came
and appeared: the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed. who de.
clared that desiring TO form corporation
under the laws of the State of Louisiana, and
particularly under the Act POI of 1914. thew
have covenanted: agreed and bound them
selves and such other persons as may here
matter join with them, and their successors,
! to form corporation upon the follow ng
! terms. conditions, and stipulatons which
! the said appearers hereby adopt as their
charter, to-wit:
! ARTICLE 1.-The name and style of this
| corporation shall be The Federal Electric
| Company of Louisiana, Incorporated and by
said name it shall have and enjoy succession
! and existence for period of nnety-nine 1907
| years unless sooner dissolved. 1t shall
| have power and authority TO contract. sue
| and be sued 10 make and use corporate seal,
| and the same to break and alter to pleasure I;
convey, sell. mortgage, pledge hypothecate,
| rent or lease property, real, personal or mix
ed, and to name and appoint such officers.
| directors, and agents as may be deemed in
! the interest OF said Company.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poratlon shall be in the City of New Orleans,
! Parish OF Orleans, State OF Louisiana. and
citation and ohter legal processes shall be
| served there.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
OF this corporation and the nature OF this
business to be carried on by it are hereby
declared TO be those for the carrying and
conducting the business of manufacturing.
| buying, and selling at wholesale or retail Of
all electrical equipment and accessories, which
are generally handled by electrical supply
houses; to manufacture, sell, own, operate,
lease. and keep in repair electrical signs and
electrical devices for advertising purposes or
otherwise. and to do and perform all such
acts or things that are otherwise connected
with germane TO the main purpose OF this
organization.
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at five thou
sand dollars t$5O00O0. divided into and rep
resented by fifty 500 shares OF the par
Said stock may be paid for in money. prop
erty, or services actually rendered TO the
Company, and shall be issued fully paid
and worcestershire.
ARTICLE V-No transfer of stock of this
corporation shall be binding upon the COM
pany until the certificate evidencing the
share of stock to be transferred shall have
been delivered to the officers OF the Com
pany with authority to make the transfer or
until the transfer is actually made on the
books of said Company.
ARTICLE VIAL corporate powers of this
corporation shall be vested in and exercised
by Board of Directors, to be composed OF
not less than three (3) nor more than five
81 directors, which Board of Directors shall
be determined at the annual election of stock
holders convened for the purpose OF electlng
directors; and majority OF the directors
elected shall constitute quorum for the
transaction of business: The following
named three 90 stockholders with their ad
dresses as given, shall constitute the first
Board of Directors: Nelson Burrell, No.
204 Charities Street; Joseph c Delsa, No; 24
Chartres Street; George F. BARLEY, 400 God |
chaux Bldg. with Nelson Burrell, as Presi- |
dent; George F. Barley, Nice-President, |
and Joseph c. Delsa, as Secretary-TreasureT. |
ARTICLE VII.-The directors and Officers
herein named shall serve until the third
Monday in January, 1920, at which time, and
annually thereafter. on the third Monday in |
January, new board of directors and Of
ficers shall be elected The first and all
subsequent boards of directors shall hold Of |
flee until their successors are elected and
qualified. All stockholders meetings, in
Guiding the annual meeting for the election
of officers and directors, shall be preceded
by written notice either delivered in person
or deposited in the Post Office, properly ad- !
dressed to each stakeholder, at least fifteen
days Q5) before such meeting.
Directors meetings shall be preceded |
either by written verbal notice, but may
be convened at any time without notice when
all directors are present. Directors may ap-
pear and act in person or by written proxy
at any meeting of the board. The officers
of this corporation shall consist of presi-
dent vlce-president, a secretary and treas
urer. The office Of secretary and treasurer
may be held by one and the same person
The Board ow Directors shall have the right
to select as its secretary some person not
stakeholder or a director. Any vacancy &C.
curing in the board of directors or officers
ton following, be filled by the remaining
board of directors. Likewise any vacancy
IN any office shall be filled by the remain
ing board At the expiration of this char
ter or the earlier dissolution of this corpora
ton its affairs shall be liqudated by one or
three comm Ssloners, may be determined
at the time to be elected by the stockhold-
ers OF SAID company at meeting convened
required by law have been COM
plled with: The commissioner or commits
sioners shall have full power and authority to
sell and dispose of the property, reduce its
assets to cash and do all other acts neces. !
'ary to liquidate its affairs So that this I
>harter may serve also the purpose of a sub
'cription list the undersigned organizers of I
ms ms corporation have respectively set oppo.
- ',SlI SiSHdluIeS tne number OF shares |
subscribed by each incorporation
Thus done and passed at New Orleans.
louisiana, on the day and date first above {
written in the presence of c. B. Fischer and .
eweil A Sporting, competent witnesses, who !
ave signed these presents with said appear !
RS and me, Notary, afr due reading of the :
Thole
Witnesses: Jewell A. Sporting, c. B. I
fischer. I
Original Signed Nelson Burrell. q
hares; Geo. F. BARLEY, share; Jos. c e
)elsa, share. c
n. E. HUMPHREY I
Notary Public. e
L, the undersigned. Recorder of Mortgages B
and for the Parish of Orleans, State of y
'ouisiana, do hereby certify that the above t
no foregoing Act of Incorporation of the /
edeTal Electrical Company, Inc, was this v
olio l03 80 'ON 4-'i
New Orleans. Louisiana. Aug. 1st. 1919.
(Signe0 EMILE J. LEONARD, DIV. R.
hereby certify that the foregoing is true n
nd correct copy of the original Act of In t
operation of the Federal Electrical Com c
any of Louisiana, Incorporated, passed be- $