The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-06-12
CHARTER OF THE SOUTHERN EMPLOY.
MENT AND LABOR INTELLI-
GENCE EXCHANGE, IN
C0RPORATED.

CoRPORATED.
United States of America, State of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans
Be it known, that on the eighth day of the
month of May, in the year of our Lord
Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen. and of the
Independence of the United States of
America. the hundred and forty third
Before me. John P. Sullivan, a Notary Pub
lie, in and for the Parish of Orleans, State
of Louisiana. aforesaid, duly commissioned
and qualified and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared; the
several persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who severally declared that.
availing themselves Of the general laws of
the State of Louisiana relative to the organi-
Zation OF corporations, and especially Act
No 267 of the Acts of the General Assembly
Of 1914. they have co-enanted and agreed,
and by these presents covenant. agree, and
bind themselves well such orher per-
sons as may hereafter become associated
with them. to form and constitute corpora
ton and body polite in law. under rhe fol-
lowing stipulations provisions and articles
of Incorporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of said corpora
ton shall be Southern Employment and La
Dor Intelligence Exchange, Incorporated, and
under said name 1t shall enjoy corporate
existence for ninety-nine years from and
after the date hereof; it shall have all the
authority generally vested in corporations
under the law, and more particularly it shall
be authorized to contract, sue and be sued
to make and use corporate seal; to borrow
and lend money; TO acquire property by
grant, gift, purchase, devise or bequest; to
sell, mortgage, pledge, lease and transfer
property of all kinds in any of its forms
to employ agents, clerks, and other EN-
ployees the extent of this corporation
may require; to make bylaws and regula-
tions for the management of its affairs, and
to possess all the powers granted and in
tended to be granted to corporations in gen
eral, in order to carry out the objects and
purposes of its organization.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
for which this corporation is formed are here
by declared to be: To secure and place
skilled or unskilied labor or help in all
forms of employment; to make contractual
agreements with employers and employees.
either to supply labor or help of any kind
or character to employers, or secure employ
ment for the unemployed; TO secure and as
sist in securing information of service TO
employer or employee; to advertise. solicit
or take any measures to carry this bust
ness and to engage in any business capable
of being conveniently carried on in connec-
ton with the foregoing objects, directly or
indirectly. to enhance the value or frender
more profitable any of the property, rights
and interests of this corporation, and to
that end to do any and all acts and things
which co-partnership or natural person
could do, and which now or hereafter may
be authorized by law.
ARTICLE III.-The amount of the capital
stock shall be Five Thousand Dollars Cs5,-
OOO.OO all of which shall be common stock
and shall consist of One Hundred shares, of
the par value of Fifty Dollars CssoO0l each.
The capital stock may be increased to Twenty
event of such increase, the values and
amount of the shares shall remain as herein
fixed. Said corporation shall be a going
concern, when Twenty Five Hundred Dollars
C$2, 5000 of the capital stock shall have been
ARTICLE Iv.-The domicie of said corpo,
ration shall be in the City of New Orleans
Louisiana. All legal process shall be served
upon the President, or, in his absence upon
the Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE V-The corporate powers of this
corporation shall be vested in and exer-
cised by a Board of Three Directors, who
shall Immediately after their election Sc
lect from their own number a President
whose term of office shall run concurrently
with that of Director. The Directors shall
hold office for one year or until their sue
cessors have been elected and qualified. The
Directors shall be elected as hereinafter Sc,
forth Until such election the following
named shall be Directors and officers of this
corporation: George E. Williams, President
No. 32S South Pierce St, New Orleans, La.
Frank B, Moore, Fce-President, No. q
Morgan boulevard, New Orleans. La; Ear,
III Canal ST., New Orleans, La. The Board
of directors shall also have power to make and
formulate such bylaws and rules, as may
be necessary in the conduct of this corpora
ton.
ARTICLE W-Stockholders meetings TO,
the election of Directors of this corporation
shall be held annually on the second Tues
day of May. The date of the first Of said
meetings is hereby fixed on the second
Tuesday of May, 1920. Each share of stock
shall be entitled to one vote at all stock
holders meetings. There shall be cunt
lative voting. Notice of all stockholders
meetings shall be given by written notice
sent by mail to the best known address Of
of the corporation, this notice to be sem
at least fifteen days prior to the date o.
said meeting.
ARTICLE VII.-No stockfolder of thi:
corporation shall ever be held liable for an,
debts faults or contracts of this corporation
nor shall any inforInality in its organiza
ton have the effect of rendering. this char
ter null, or exposing a stockholder to any
liability beyond the unpaid balance due or
the shares of stock owned by him.
ARTICLE VIII--In. the event that any
stakeholder shall desire to sell his stock OF
any part thereof, he shall first offer SAINT
I to the remaining stockholders, in proportion
to their respective holdings at its book o.
market value. This offer is to be mad'
in writing to each stakeholder at his las
known address giving him thirty days op
ton after the expiration of which time tht
stakeholder desiring to sell his stock shall
be a. liberty to do so at whatever price and
10 whom he shall please.
ARTICLE IX-Amendments to this Char
ter, or liquidation of this corporation shall
he subject to the rules and laws as Sc
forth in Act No. 267 of the Acts of tn,
Legislature for the year 1914 and sucf
amendments as may hereafter be enacted By
the General Assembly of the State Of Louis
lana
ARTICLE X.-The Subscribers hereto hav,
written opposite their respective names the
amount of stock subscribed for by each o.
them in this corporation. together with thei
respective post office addresses, 50 that thi.
Act If Incorporation shall serve as an orr
giral subscription list.
Thus done and passed at nv office in tn,
| City of New Orleans, on the day. month ant
wear herein first above written. in the pres
ence of Myles F. Byrns and Mark R. Neu
hauser, competent witnesses of lawful age
whc hereunto sign their names, with me
Notary and said appearers, after reading o.
| the whole
Witnesses: Mark R. Neuhauser, Myies
Byrns.
| Original Signed George E. Williams
| fifty shares, No. NS South Pierce ST., New
Orleans, La: Frank B. Moore. twenty -fiv'
shares. No. "a Morgan Blvd, New Orleans
La; Ernest p. Gueymard, twenty-five shares
No. III Canal St. New Orleans, La.
| IOFTN . CYuYJVAN