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

and conducive to the best interest of this
corporation. The Board of Directors shall
have the further power to appoint a 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
the further right to fix and determine the
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-
expired term, at any meeting of said Board
of Directors. Until the first meeting of the
stockholders of this corporation as herein
provided for, until their successors are
elected and qualified, the following named
constitute the Board of Directors and officers
zens Bank Building, New Orleans; Casper
o. Ruedy, Congress Square Hotel, Portland,
Me-. Hugh V. Donnell, 700 Hibernia Build
ing, New Orleans; with J. Alex Ruedy. as
President, Casper o Ruedy as Vice-President
and Hugh V. Donenll as Secretary and Treas
urer
ARTICLE VI.-On the third Monday of
January, 1919, and annually thereafter 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. nor 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. OF
| 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
poratiOn may be increased decreased, OF
| this corporation may be dissolved, in the
method and manner provided by law.
| ARTICLE NIII-No stakeholder OF thi:
corporation shall ever be held liable or re-
| spOnsible for the contracts faults of this
| corporation, in any further sum than the
unpaid balance of stock for which he has
| subscribed, nor shall any mere informally
| in organization have the effect of rendering
this charter null of exposing stakeholder:
to any liability other than as above pro
vded.
Thus done and passed. in my office, at the
City of New Orleans, Louisiana, on 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 Ne
Grath. Original Signed J. A. Ruedy
Citizens Bank Bldg. New Orleans, La; C
| O. Ruedy, Congress So. Hotel, Portland. Me.
By J. A. Ruedy; II. " Donnell, 7OC Hiber.
| MIA Bank Bldg. New Orleans. La.
| (Signed) FRANK WIN. HART, Notary
| Public.
I, 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, in
Book 1922, folio 6O7. New Orleans, November
| 70, 1918
| (Signed) EMILE ]. LEONARD, D. r.
A true copy. FRANK WM HART, No
| tary Public
Dec. 5-l2,19-26; Jan. 20.