The herald., 1919-01-09
CHARTER

and conducive TO the best interest of this
| corporation. The Board OF Directors shall
have the further power to appoint general
manager and all agents, clerks or employees
and fix their salaries and compensation, with
| term of office, with the right to dismiss them
at pleasure; and the said Board shall have
salaries of the several officers herein pro-
vided for. Any vacancy occurring in the
Board of Directors shall De filled by the
remaining members of said Board, for the un-
of Directors. Until the first meeting OF the
| stockholders of this corporation as herein
| provided for, until their successors
| elected and qualified, the following named
constitute the Board of Directors and Officers
Gems Bank Building, New Orleans; Casper
| O. Rusdy, Congress Square Hotel, Portland
Me-. Hugh " Donnell, 100 Hibernia Build
ing. New Orleans; with J. Alex Ruedy, as
| President, Casper o Ruedy as Vice-President
and Hugh V. Donenll Secretary and Treas
urer.
! ARTICLE VI.-On the third Monday of
January, 1919, and annually thereafter on the
| third Monday OF January of each and every
| year, a meeting of the stockholders of this
| corporation shall be held at its domicile for
the purpose Of electing directors for the en-
! suing year. The said stockholders shall
! first by vote, fix the number of directors
| for the ensuing year, provided the said num-
| Der is not less than the minimum, more
than the maximum fixed by this charter, and
| after such number has been fixed, then said
| stockholders shall duly elect said directors.
The failure, from any cause whatsoever TO
| hold the annual meeting OF stockholders or
the failure to elect directors thereat, shall
not dissolve this corporation but the direc-
tors and officers then in office shall re
main in office until their successors shall
have been duly elected, qualified and in
stalled. Special meetings OF the stockhold
ers may be called in the manner provided
by law, and all stockholders meetings shall
be held in accordance with, and in the man.
ner provided by, the bylaws OF the corpora.
ton.
ARTICLE VII.-This charter may be
amended, and the capital stock of this cor
poraton may be increased decreased, OF
this corporation may be dissolved, in the
method and manner provided by law.
| ARTICLE NIII-No stockhoder OF this
corporation shall ever be held liable or re.
sponsible for the contracts or faults OF this
corporation, in any further than the
unpaid balance of stock for which he has
subscribed, shall any mere infornality
in organization have the effect of rendering
this charter null or OF exposing stockholders
TO any liability other than as above pro
vided.
Thus done and passed in my office, at the
City of New Orleans, Louisiana, the day
month and year hereinabove first written
in the presence of Edward Hare, and Mar
garet McGrath, competent witnesses, who
hereunto sign their names with said appear
ers and me, Notary, after due reading OF
the whole.
Witnesses: Edward Hare, Margaret Nc
Grath. Original Signed J. A Ruedy
Citizens Bank Bldg. New Orleans, La; c
o. Ruedy, Congress So. Hotel Portland, Ne.
By J. A. Ruedy; H. V. Donnell, 700 Hiber.
MIA Bank Bldg, New Orleans, La.
(Signed) FRANK VIM. HART, 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
GENTLY Oil and Gas Company, Incorporated
was this day duly recorded in my office, ir
Book 1922, folio 6O7. New Orleans, November
%, 1918
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, D. R.
tary Public.
Dec 5-l2,19-26; Jan. 20.