The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-01-02
CHARTERS

address Stevensdale, La; who shall elect
from their number, soon the corporation
is formally organized, President, Nice-P resi
dent and Secretary Treasurer, which said of
ficers shall serve as such until the regular
annual meeting Of stockholders is held and
their successors elected and take office. the
date of which shall he fixed upon by the
Board of Directors. Vacancies caused by
death, resignation, absence or inability Il
serve shall be filled by the remaining mem
beers of the Board. A failure to elect
Board on the date fixed upon by the Board
shall not have the effect of dissoving this
corporation, but the directors in office shall
continue TO serve until their successors are
elected and assume office. Meetings of the
Board OF Directors of this corporation may
be held as often as may be necessary. Said
meetings shall be called by the Presiden,
after giving the directors three days notice
OF the meeting, personally or in writing
provided that the members of the Board may
waive the said three days notice by unani-
nous consent. Members of the Board who
tor any reason may not he able to attend
may vote by proxy on any proposition that
may come up before the Board after receiv-
ing notice OF the purposes for which the
Board of Directors were called to convene.
Meeting Of the stockholders of this corpora
ton, general or special, may be convened af-
ter Is days notification to them in writing
has been given, mailed to them at their last
known place of residence, or after such no.
person. But the said stockholders may
unanimously waive, in writing, all notices
and convene Immediately for the transaction
OF such business as may be laid before them
unanimous consent, said IS days notice.
Meetings OF stockholders shall be called by
the Board of Directors after being duly con-
vened as otherwise provided for in this char
ter, or may be called when requested by not
less than twenty per cent of the out
standing stock, after giving IS days notice,
with the right to waive notice andl convene
immediately as hereinbefore provided, pro-
vlded; however, that no notice shall be re-
CURED where meetings are adjourned to a
given day. Each stakeholder, at every
stockholders meeting, shall be entitled to
one vote tor each share OF the capital stock
held by him, in person or by proxy in writ
ing.
ARTICLE Vino stakeholder shall ever
be held liable for the contracts. faults or
debts OF SAID corporation, nor shall any mere
informahty IN its organization have the eff
feet OF renderding this charter NULL or of
exposing a stakeholder to any liability be-
yond the unpaid balance due on the shares
subscribed for by him.
ARTICLE VII.-This act of incorporation
may be changed, modified or altered, or this
corporation may be dissolved, with the assent
OF the stockholders owning two-thirds of all
the stock of the corporation at a general
meeting convened for that purpose, and after
at least ten days written notice of this meet
ing has been given through the mail ad.
dressed to each stakeholder at his last known
place OF residence The corporation may
likewise be dissolved whenever all the
stockholders shall assent, in writing to
dissolution, in which event no meeting shall
De necessary, but such consent must be
tiled IN the office of the Secretary of State
and the proper certificate obtained In
case OF dissolution by the expiration of this
cnarter or otherwise, the stockholders shall
;thelr number to liquidate and settle the
business and wind up its affairs. In case
OF the death of said liquidator, if one be
appointed, successor shall be elected; in
case more than one should be elected, the re-
naming hquidators shall serve, who shall
nave tull power to settle said company's
debts, collect outstanding accounts due the
corporation or to in the court, for the
recovery OF same, and citation may be served
upon any of them. They shall have ar
thority to, fix the price and prescribe the
terms and conditions of the sale of sucb
property and the manner in which the sale
snail be made, and take notes and bonds
secured by mortgage or otherwise for mart of
the purchase price for all or any part Of said
property; provided that the rights herein
conferred upon the liquidators NAV be ruodi-
tied, changed denied by majority of
lhe shares OF the capital stock of this cor
Poraton. The said liquidators may sue for
and recover the debts and property of the
corporation IN its name, and may be sued
oy the same name, and citation NAV be
served upon any one of them, any thew shall
pc liable in solido to any creditor or stock
holder Tor the moneys and property of the
corporation which shall come into their hands
ton thereof
thus done and signed and passed in NV
otfice on the day, month and year first above
written IN the presence of H. Brown and II.
carter Jr., witnesses, of lawful age. who
nave signed their names hereto, after due
reading of the whole wv
witnesses: H. Brown, II. Carter. Jr
Eoriglnai Signed W. L. Stevens, Stevens
dale, La. Is shares. E. B. Stafford. New
orleans, La, 10 shares; John Marshall.
baton Rouge. La, shares; ]. B. Wells
Longvlew, Tex. 10 shares; Daniel Vending
New Orleans, La, l share; A. G. Gourgott'
New Orleans, 50 shares; A. w. Berdon. New
orleans, 40 shares. ETHELRED M. STAF.
FORD. Notary Public.
l, the undersigned, Recorder of Mortgages
IN and for the Parish of Orleans. State Of
LOUISIANA, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing Act of Incorporation, of the
StevenSdale Potato Kiln Co, Inc, was this
day duly recorded in my office. in Book 1922,
rolio 5S+, New Orleans, November 10Th
l9lS. EMILE J. LEONARD. DIV. R
n true copy. ETHELRED NJ. STAFFORD.
Nov. rs: Dec. s-12-l9-26: Jan. 2.