The herald., 1919-09-25
CHARTER
CHARTER OF
WEST END LAND COMPANY, INC.

United States of America State of Louis |
lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans.
BE it known that on this 22nd day of
the month of September in the year of
our Lord nineteen and nineteen. and of
the Independence of the United States of
America the one hundred and forty
third. before me Francis II. Charbonnct.
Jr., Notary Public in and fer the Par
iSh of Orleans. duly commissioned and
qualified in and for this city and parish,
therein residing and in the presence of
the witnesses hereinafter named and un-
dersigned, personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names are
hereuntO subscribed, who Severally declar-
ed that awaiting themselves of the laws
of this state, relative to the formation
of corporations, they have cOyenanted and
agreed and by these presents do covenant
and agree and bind themselves, as well
we'll as other persons who may later
become associated with them, to form Il
corporation and body polite in law for
the objects and purposes and under the
agreements and stipulatiOns following,
to-wit:
Article l. That the name and title and
style of this corporation, shall be West
End Land Company, Incorporated" and
by and under such name, it shall have
and enjoy all the rights, privileges, pow
ers, advantages and immunities allowed or
granted to corporations by any existing
or future law of this State; that by and
under such name it shall have the power
and authority to sue and be sued and to
make and enter into all lawful contracts
that it shall see fit; to make and use Il
corporate seal and the same to break al
er and amend Mt pleasure; to employ and
discharge all managers, agents or other
employees AS may be necessary for the
proper conducting of the corporation 5
affairs and to fix their compensation; to
purchase or otherwise acquire, and to
sell, or otherwise ALLEVIATE, any or all the
property of said corporation, real, per
Sonal or mixed land the same to mortgage
or otherwise hypOthecate, but only after
receiving the consent and approval of the
stockholders holding or owning seventy
five (I5) per cent of the total stock of the
company at a stockholders meeting called
for that purpose after three days notice
to exercise, generally, all powers and right,
usually exercised by corporations and
such other rights as may be prescribed
by the Board of Directors thereof.
Article III. The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is formed anC
the nature of the business to be carried
on by it are hereby declared to be:
To buy, sell and deal in all kinds o.
real, personal or mixed property, within
the State of Louisiana, the United State:
| of America, or elsewhere; to purchase
! lease, exchange, or otherwise acquire any
and all property, movable or immOvable
and the same to sell, lease, mortgage
| hypOthecate donate, rent, exchange o
| otherwise ALLEVIATE or cucumber; to eX
plot, reclaim, improve real estate and t,
lay the same out in tOwnsites, towns
| cities, villages, municipalities or other pc
litical subdivisions and in connection
Herewith, to sell the said real estate a
town lots, suburban sites, or farms; t
make and construct all necessary or con
venient improvements incidental thereto
including bitches, canals, streets. roads
banquettes, sidewalks and alleys; to bull
and erect, by itself or through Others
residences, dwellings or other structure
and in connection Herewith to operat
any and all mills or factories for the pur
pose of manufacturing building materials
etc, to buy and sell and deal in person;
property, stocks, bonds, mortgages Q
other securities; to buy, sell and deal il
as well as vote in any manner or pre-
ceedng, the stock in other corporation
and the interest in any partnership 9
firm; to act as agent, either through itse
or through its sub-agent, for any perso
firm or corporation; to do or perform an
of the objects above mentioned and gel
orally to do each and every act and thin
| and to engage in any and all businesses il
cidental. connected with or growing out
the above expressed objects and pu
poses. the same as if the same was S
forth herein.
Article III. The capital stock of tn
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum
Forty Two Thousand Seven Hundred al
no Hundreds (S42, 10000 Dollars, divide
into and separated by Four Hundr'
Twenty-Seven (420 shares of the p'
, value of One Hundred and no Hundr'
: (SlOOOW Dollars each; all of said stO'
] shall be paid for in cash. or in real =
/ tate actually received by the corporatio
There is annexed hereto, and TO be res
: into this charter, an accurate detall'
e description of the property to be tran
I ferrcd to this said corporation by j.
, sheldon for the purchase price. as a
j praised by the Board of Directors OF sa
= company, of S42. 10000, all clear of Q
@ cumbrance in payment of which purcha
=. price. j. W. Sheldon is to receive I
amount of stock subscribed by him
y The stock of this corporation shall
q full paid and non assessable, subject on
h to the unpaid balance due thereon, If so
|. on installment payments All stock
q this corporation. provided for herein
that which may hereafter be issued sh
lie valid only if signed by the preside
or vice president and countersigned
the secretary.
Article ". The domcle of this CO
poration shall be in the City of New .
L leans, Parish of Orleans, State of Lou
c lana, and it shall enjoy corporate 81
cession of a period of ninety nine yes
from this date.
Article V. All legal process shall
8 served on the President, or in his 9
sence the Vice President, or any oil
officer of the corporation, or as may
prescribed by law.
Article VI. All corporate powers of {
~ corporation shall be vested in and
ercised by a board of not less than tn
Il nor more than seven directors. u
n otherwise provided by the board of
- rectors. the said board shall consist
- three members, a majority Of whom 81