The herald., 1919-06-19
May p to June %, inc.
CHARTER OF THE SOUTHERN EMPLOY.
MENT AND LABOR INTELLI-
GENCE EXCHANGE, IN
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 one hundred and forty third.
Before me- John P. Sullivan, 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-
cation 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 as well as such o>ner per.
sons as may hereafter become associated
with them. to form and constitute corpora |
ton and body polite in law. under the 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 it shall enjoy corporate
existence for ninety-nne 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
| 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.
| ARTTTH 1.-The objects and
| for which this corporation is formed are here
| by declared to be: To secure and place
| skilled or unskilled labor or help in all
| forms of employment; to make contractual
either to supply labor or help OF any kind
or character to employers, or secure employ
ment for the unemployed; to secure and as
sst in securing information of service to
employer or employee; to advertise, solicit
or take any measures to carry on this busi-
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 render
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 Gs,-
10000 all of which shall be common stock
and shall consist of One Hundred shares, of
the par value of Fifty Dollars (ssOoO) each.
The capital stock may be increased to Twenty
five Thousand Dollars (S2s0OO and, in the
event of such increase, the value. and
amount of the shares shall remain as herein
, fixed Said corporation shall be a going
concern, when Twenty Five Hundred Dollars
(s2, 5OO) of the capital stock shall have been
, ARTICLE Iv-The domicile 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 Board of Three Directors. who
= shall Immediately after their ELECTION Sc
Iect from their own number President
d whose term of office shall run concurrent,
e with that of Director. The Directors shall
: hold office for one year or until their sue
e cessors have been elected and qualified. Thu
$ forth. Until such election the following
{. named shall be Directors and officers of thi
# corporation: George E; Williams, President
;: Frank B, Moore, Wee-President, No. 2
e Morgan Boulevard, New Orleans, La; Ear
If nest P. Gueymard, Secretary. Treasurer. Nc
a z727 Canal ST., New Orleans, La. The Boar
e formulate such bylaws and rules. as ma
J. be necessary in the conduct OF this corpora
j. ARTICLE VI-Stockholders meetings 70
II the election of Directors of this corporatio
Z, shall be held annually on the second Tues
,e day of May. The date of the first of sal
Of meetings is hereby fixed on the seeon
n Tuesday of May: 1920 Each share OF stos
ir shall be entitled to one vote at all stoe ,
4. Iative voting. Notice of all stockhoder
rs meetings shall be given by written notic
to sent by mail to the best known address I
Mt each stockholder as appear: on the ooos
of at least fifteen days prior to the date
he said meeting.
e. ARTICLE VM-.No stockfp1der of tn
ne corporation shall ever be held liable for an
II debts faults or contracts of this corporation
ed nor shall any informality in its organiz
of ton have the effect of rendering this cha
IL ter null, or exposing a stakeholder to ar
~ liability beyond the unpaid balance due
nd the shares of stock owned by him.
ARTICLE VIII.-In the event that ar
- stakeholder shall desire to sell his stock
al any part thereof, he shall first offer san
V. Ito the remaining stockholders, in propo,ti'
~ to their respective holdings at its book
% market value This offer is to be mat
~, in writing to each stakeholder at his Ia
i, known address giving him thirty days Q
he ton. after the expiration OF which time .
"A stakeholder desiring to sell his stock sna
'es be az liberty to do so at whatever price a
no 10 whom he shall please.
rs ARTICLE IX.-Amendments to this Cha
,,,t tier, or liquidation of this corporation sh'
n. forth in Act No. 267 of the Acts Of {
ne Legislature for the year 1914, and 50
n u amendments as may hereafter be enacted
III the General Assembly of the State OF Lou
a lana
% ARTICLE X-The subscribers hereto ha
&c written opposite their respective names {
~ amount of stock subscribed for by each
r. them in this corporation. together with tn,
e.. respective post office addresses, 50 that u
of Act Of Incorporation shall serve as an o
ginal subscription list. -
Thus done and passed at my office in
Of City of New Orleans, on the day. month a
&C. wear herein first above written. in the pr
rem ence of Myles F. Byrns and Mark r.. M
be hauser, competent witnesses of lawful a
lail who hereunto sign their names, with q
nch Notary and said appearers. after reading
OK the whole.
fhe Witnesses: Mark R. Neuhauser, Myles
the Byrns ,,,
in fOrieinal Signed George z. Villa,
ing fifty shares, No 32s South Pierce St, n
'ek- Orleans, La; Frank B. Moore. twenty-f
hall shares. No. "a Morgan Blvd. New Oriea
res La: Ernest p. Gueymard twenty-five shai
ion. No. M Canal St. New Orleans. La.
ora- JOHN P. SULLIVAN.