The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-18
CHARTER.

Yvon l.. NJ. DuQuesnay. with Jose ESteye
as President: Louis ESteve, Ramon ESteve
Angel Esteve and +. Javier Esteve as Vice
President, and WON l.. NJ. DuQueSnay a.
Secretary Treasurer. The aforesaid dircC-
tors shall hold their office until the first
Monday of September 1920, or until their
successors are elected and qualified All
elections of directors shall be- by ballot
| at the office of the corporation. under thu
| supervision of the Board of Directors. I'm
der such rules and regulations a. the Board
/ of Directors may from time to time pro
mulgate. Notice of meetings of stock
] holders, regular or special. except as here
I i'll otherwise provided. or except as other
/ wise required by law. shall consist of no
tice sent in writing to each stakeholder
! at his last known address as it appears
/ on the books of the corporation. fifteen
/ days prior to the date of the meeting.
! Failure to designate an address shall per
nit notice to b" sent 20 such place rs may
/ by the Board of Directors be determined.
( and to br sent to the General Delivery at
! New orleans. and shall constitute full and
complete notice. Each stakeholder at the
/ annual or other regular or special meet
| iHgS shall be entitled to one vote for each
/ share of stock owned, and the vote of any
! stakeholder absent at any meeting shall
/ he cast by written proxy. Should a vaCan-
( cy occur in the Board of Directors. same
/ shall he filled by the remaining directors
! by the election for the uneNpired term of
/ Il stakeholder. Failure to elect directors
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corporation. but the directors then in office
/ shall remain i'll office until their successors
| are elected and qualified. Tn" Board OF
! Directors at their first meeting follow
ing the annual election shall elect from
their number Il president, NiCe-prcSidcntS.
a secretary and treasurer. The Board
| shall have the power to unite two or more
offices and the sam" to confer upon on"
person. The Board of Directors may elect.
bur not necessarily from their number. such
! Of nff : them
advisable. Three members of the Board
shall constitute quorum. The Board OF
Directors is hereby given all power TO
carry on the business and affairs of the
corporation. and to make all rules and reg
ulatiOnS not inconsistent with the term OF
this charter. All notices provided for
! whether to stockholders or directors, may
he waived by the written or Geographic
consent of the stakeholder or director.
ARTICLE VH.-Whenever this corpora
ton shall he dissolved or liquidated, its af-
| fairs shall be liQuidatcd by three St0Ckhol-
dcrS elected by the stockholders at meet
ing called for that purpose. This corpora
ton may be dissolved and iquidated at any
time by a vote of twO-thirds of the OutStand-
ing stock voting 10 that effect. In the
event of the death of any liquidator, the
surviving liquidatOrS shall have the rl@ht
| TO elect another to fill the vacancy, but
pending such election. the surviving liqui-
datorS shall have full right and authority
to set in all matters.
ARTICLE VIIT.-This act of incOrpora
ton may be modified. altered or amended
in the manner provided by law. at any
meeting of the stockholders. whether the
same he Il regular meeting or special
me, ting. after previous notice shall nav"
been sent as hercinahOve provided tunleSS
the same shall have been WaiVedD. to the
last known address of each stakeholder. ut
least forty-five days prior to the meeting
and after publication at least once Week
for two weeks in a daily newspaper i'll New
Orleans Louisiana. Any increase or de-
crease of the capital stock of this corpora
! ton except rs herein otherwise provided
shall be made in accordance with the laws
governing such matters.
ARTICLE IX.-NO stockholders shall he
| liable or responsible for the acts. omlS
sjonS of contracts of this corporation. OF
, of its officers. in any sum other imam lht
unpaid balance due on the shares OF STOCK
, owned by hirn. nor shall any more inform
. ality have the effect of rendering this char
ter void. or of exposing any stockhoIuel
f to any liability in excess of the amouh
J due on his stock.
ARTICLE Mn order that this charter
, may also serve aS the original subscription
! list. the Subscribers hereto have indicated
: ODposire their respective names the numbel
? of shares of stock subscribed for Aby eacl
; OF them.
Thus done and passed at my office a,
: New Orleans Louisiana, on the DAY mohI'
and wear above written, in the presence
Of / RIanc Monroe and l.. G. buckingham
/, competent Witnesses. who have hereuht'
subscribed their names. together with me
Notary and said appearers after due read
inc Of the whole. !,
|, Witnesses: !. Blanc Monroe. p. c. Buck
| i'e WATTS X. LEVERICH.
; Notary Public.
/ (Original Signed Names of subscriber
!. the undersigned recorder of Mort
). ages in and for the Parish of Orleans
i State of Louisiana, hereby certlty una
: tho above and foregoing act OF lhCoI
q narration of .Esteve Brothers Company
f Inc was this day duly recorded in my ono
d in Book 1881 Folio
) New Orleans. La. Sept 1919.
: lSicuedn. EMILE J. LEONARD by. X
:, 4 True Copy. n,cr
d WATTS X. LENERICH
r puhlic.