The herald., 1919-10-30


New Orleans, October 20, 1919.
(Signed) rMJLE J. LEONARD. n. R.
JIM. oU1NTERo.
Notary Public.
Oct 3O-Dec. 4.
CHARTER OF HEBERT LIFE SAVING
DEVICE COMPANY, INC.
United States of America, State of Louis-
ana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans.
Be it known, that this Ninth day of the
month of September, in the year of our
Lord Thousand, nine hundred and nine.
teen. and of the independence of the United
States of America, the one hundred and
forty fourth, before me, William Ardill, a
Notary Public, duly commissioned and quail
fled, in and for the City of New Orleans,
Parish of Orleans, therein residing and in
the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned personally came and
appeared the several parties whose names
are hereto subscribed all of the full age of
majority and residents of this City, who
severally declared that availing themselves
of the laws of the State of Louisiana, and
especially of Act 167 of 1914, in such cases
made and provided, they have formed and
organized, and by these presents do form
and organize themselves into a corporation
for the objects and purposes and under the
stipuations and agreements hereinafter set
forth and expressed which they hereby &C
cept and adopt as their charter, to-wit.
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of the
Corporation hereby formed is declared to be:
"Hebert Life Saving Device Company, In
orporated."
ARTICLE II.-Its domicile shall be in
the City of New Orleans, State of Louisi.
ana, where all stockholders and Directors
meetings must be held; provided, that with
the written consent, of all the directors
valid meetings of directors may be held
outside of the State or within the. State
elsewhere than at its domicile; and shall
have and enjoy succession for a period o:
ninety-nine (99 years from date hereof
ARTICLE III-All citation or legal pro.
cess shall be served the President, and
upon the Vice President or Secretary-Trea
surer.
ARTICLE IV.-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized and
the nature of the business to be carried on
by it are declared to be:
To acquire by purchase or otherwise and
exploit an invention known as Hebert Safe
Piled for in the United States patent Of
flee, and the United States Letters Patent
covering same when granted to lgnatlous
Hebert or assigns for a safety device and
any subsequent improvements thereon, or
extension thereof, as we'll as any other pat
ents, improvements or extensions 1t may see
fit to acquire; to carry on the business or
manufacturing itself, or thru others. all
patents acquired by it; to grant licenses for
the use of said patents; to acquire by pur,,
chase or otherwise real personal or mixed
property, and to sell, lease, mortgage or
otherwise dispose of same; to execute and
perform any and all things necessary and
incidental to the objects and business for
which this Company is organized.
ARTICLE v.-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum OF
One Hundred Thousand Dollars SloO,0OW),
divided into One hundred thousand shares
| 100000 of the par value of One Dollar
| (siOO each, of which Fifty Thousand ESQ,
! OOOOO), or one half of the capital stock has
| been subscribed for; which stock may be is
sued full paid and worcestershire tor cash, or
for property transferred for value or for
| services actually rendered to said corpora.
| ton Said capital stock may be increased
TO One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dol
lars Cs15o,00O0).
ARTICLE Wall the corporate powers
of this corporation shall be vested in and
exercised by a Board OF directors ,h Icon con,
of whom shall constitute a quorum tor the
of Directors shall be composed Of the fol
sng at d Msa see New .e9sG,
La, and Alfred Wellborn,. residing at Gil
Common Street, New Orleans, La, and
Ignatious A. Hebert, residing at l23;
Columbus Street, New Orleans. La, who shall
hold office until the LIST day of December
| 1920 or until their successors have been duly
appointed and qualified. :,
| The first officers of this corporation shall
be Florent Lebeuf, President, Alfred Well
, born, Vice President and Ignatious Hebert
| Secretary-Treasurer, who shall hold their
office until the 1st day of December, 1870. OF
until their successors have been duly appoint
ed and qualified.
In case of the resignation or death OF any
! of the Directors, during their term of office
the said remaining Directors, shall appoint
and fill all vacancies from among the stock
holders.
! On the lst day of December, 1920. unless
said day be Dies non, then in such case
| on the first succeeding judicial day ana an
nually thereafter an election for Directors
| shall be held at the offices of the Company
under the supervision of three commissioners
| Notice for annual meetings and for stock
holders meetings shall be given by tn.
stbsr N pe1son or by depositns writ
ten notice in the Post Office, properly ad
| dressed to him, at least IS days before sand
meetings.
All stockholders shall vote, at all stock
holders meetings, by ballot. and a majority
Of the stock present shall govern ON al
questions, save as otherwise provided by
law. Each share of stock shall be entitled
to one vote, either in person or by writer
proxy.
] ARTICLE VII-This Act of Incorporation
may be changed, modified, or amended, o
this corporation may be dissolved with thu
assent of two-thirds Of the capital stock rs IS
sued at a meeting of the stockholders con
yened for that purpose, after thirty go
days prior written notice OF such meetini
shall have been mailed to the last address
of each stakeholder by the Secretary-Treas
urer of the Company and should at any meet
ing it should be decided to dissolve the cor
poration. either by limitation Of its char
ter or for any other cause, its affairs shall
be lquidated by three 90 commissioners .
| be selected from among the stockholders
Said commissioners shall remain in offic
until the affairs of the corporation shai
have been liqmdated. in case of the dealt
Of any of said commissioners, the survive
or survivors shall continue to act.
ARTICLE VIII.-No stockholder of thi
Corporation shall ever be held liable for tn
contracts or faults thereof, in any furthe
sum than the unpaid balance due to the COZ
poration on the shares OF stoex owned o.