The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-08-14
CHARTER OF THE HUGER AND FERRY
CO., INCORPORATED.

o., INCORPORATED.
! United States of America, State Of Ions
lana Parish Of Orleans, City OF New Or
leans. BE II known, That on this Fifth day
OF the month Uf August, in the wear Of our
Lord, one thousand. nine hundred and nine
teen. and Of The Independence of the United
states OF America. the one hundred and
| forty iAtfd; before me, John J. Kelley. E
! Notary Public. duly commissioned and
qualified IN and for the Parish Of Orleans
| State OF Louisiana, and therein residing and
IN the presence OF the witnesses hereinafter
! named and undersigned. personally came and
| appeared the several persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, all Of age and all
| severaly declared; that Awaiting themselves
| OF the provisions Of the laws OF the State
OF LOUISIANA, IN such cases made and pro
ylded, and more particularly OF Act 2o7 Of
| the General Assembly Of the State of Louis.
iana, tor the year 1914, they have covenantcd
| contracted agreed and bound themselves as
well as all such persons as may hereafter
| become associated with them, to form them.
| selves INTO and constitute a corporation and
! body polite IN law. for the objects and pur.
! pores and under the stipulations herein set
FORTH which they adopt as their charter, to
: wit
ARTICLE 1.-The name Of this corporation
shaIl be The Huger and Ferry Co., incorpo.
rated, which may be abbreviated to Huger
and Ferry, Inc.
! ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
Tor which this corporation Is formed and the
/ nature OF the business TO be carried on by
/ IT, are hereby declared to be the General
| Realty business, including the purchase and
sale OF property, real, personal and mixed
| uhder brokerage commission or otherwise by
auction or by private sale; the ownership
| leasing management, hypothecaton and ex.
/ pIoltatlon OF Realty, with power to do and
perform all acts in connection Herewith and
! germane thereto
; ARTICLE lIl.-The capital stock of this
! corporation is hereby fixed at the sum Of
| Five Thousand Dollars (S5OO0 and y,b;ch
capital stock may be increased to the snm
| OF Fifty Thousand Dollars Cs5OOOO1: said
capital stock to be divided into Fifty go,
s saInoi OF OF the par value of One Hundred
| SlU) Dollars each. This stock shall he
| paid for in cash when subscribed for. or NAV
be issued IN whole in part at not less
than par Tor property good will actually
purchased or received by it. No fractional
shares shall ever be issued
| ARTICLE IV-The location If the dor,;.;,.
| OF tins corporation alal be in the CITY OF
New orleans, State of louisiana and the
| service OF CITATION and other legal process
shaH De made upon the President of this
corporation, or In of his absence or in
ability to act, on the Vice President or Treas-
urer IN the order named; and said corpora
non snail have and enjoy succession by it's
ooiporate name Tor period of ninety nine
years from the date of this act
ARTICLE V.-The business and affairs of
this corporation shall DE conducted bv and
all OF the corporate powers vested in and
exercised by board of directors ,comnoscd
OF three stockholders to be elected by the
stockholders, annually, by ballot on ,Ls
third Monday of the month of Ia,u,rv nf
each year, beginning in the year 1870 or an
any subsequent date announced by the
n1afd OF Directors in case election shall
take place on said date after fifteen h.
notice which shall be given to each stork
holder by written notice mailed 10 e.b
stockhoder at his last known Post Office
aIdofess, and said election shall be held at
the office of the corporation under the sun'
ervision of two commissioners, appointed bv
the Board of Directors. At said election.
each stakeholder shall be entitled TO cast
ms votes as specified in Section II of Act
2o7 Of the General Assembly of the State Of
Louisiana for the year 1914. or any amend.
ments thereto The stockholders receiving
a majority of the votes cast shall be de-
ciared elected. The Board of Directors so
elected shall Immediately thereafter proceed
to elect one Of its members to be President.
one to be Vice President, and one 10 he
treasurer of the corporation; it may also
eject a Secretary who may not be a member
OF the Board, and they shall serve until
lrh successors are elected and qualified.
The first Board of Directors shall be conn.
POSED OF the following three stockholders:
f -. Ferry New. Orleans, La; Arthur NJ.
HHugeT, New Orleans, La. OF wham William
e huger shall be President George b.
Ferry Viee-President, and Arthur NJ Huger,
,b;rd NJ, anu tney snail serve until the
lhItu Monday OF January, 1920, or until their
successors are elected and qualified.
AKllCLE Vl.-The names and post office
iudresses OF the subscribers hereto and the
number OF shares of stock which each agrees
WIZ, iinT n me corporation are as follows:
shares; George b. Ferry, New Orleans. La
share; Arthur NJ. Huger. New Orleans. la
snare. Stockholders meetings other than
meetings for teh election of Direc,ors ~,
DrcSCrthed bv
Z" OF the General Assembly o. the STATE oS
louisiana for the year 1914, or any amend.
nents thereto.
ms corporation and the officers and di.
10, eeloIs IhefeGf shall have all Of the rights
powers and this corporation NAV be amended
,! dissolved. or its affairs liquidated, as bro
yided by the provisions of Act 267 OF the
General Assembly Of the State of Louisiana
VI ',e year i9i4 or any amendments there.
o. NO stakeholder shall ever be held liable
,r responsible for the contracts or faults Of
ms corporation in any further sum than
ne unpaid balance on the stock for which
ie mas subscribed, nor shall any mere in
IN organization have the effect of
ehdering TINS charter null or exposing
herein provided. a.
Inc subscriber hereto have respectively
sIlten opposite their names the amount Of
toGK IN THIS corporation subscribed TO nv
aeh OF them, so that this Act of Incornora
ION shall serve as the original Subscription
Isl OF said corporation to be recorded and
'uDhsned according TO law.
mus done and passed, in my office AZ
View orleans, Louisiana, on the day and in
ne month and year hereinabOve first writ
en- IN the presence Of Messrs Joseph A
,asey and Ben. Hocke, competent witnesses.
'ho hereunto sign theim names with the said
ppearers, parties and me, Notary, after due
eading Of the whole
Witnesses; JOS. Casey. Ben. Hocke.
CoTlginsI Signed w E. Huger, 81 Com
aerclal Blk. Bldg. 4S shares; Geo. b. Ferry,
II Commercial Blk. Bldg, share; A. NJ
iuger, 81 Commercial Blk Bldg, ! share.
JN0. J. REILLEY.
Potary Public
/, the undersigned Recorder Of Mortgages
n and for the Parish Of Orleans. State OF
'ouisiana, do hereby certify that the above
nd foregoing Act Of Incorporation CT The
inger and Ferry Company. Incorporated.
"a, , '1 ms, day duly Ieeorded in my office in
New Orleans. La, August 9TH, 1919.
EMILE J. LEONARD. DIV. r
A true copy.
JNO. J. REILLEY,
Aug. 7-Sept. II. "O'''