The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-03-20
CHARTER
CHARTER OF BUCKMASTER-LUCK-
MALOCHEE INC,

lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
leans. Be it known, that on this the First
day Of the month OF March in the year nine.
teen hundred and nineteen, Q9l9). before
me. Asahel Walker Cooper, a Notary Public,
duly commissioed and qualified in and Tor
the Parish Of Orleans, State OF Louisiana.
aforesaid, and in the presence OF the witness
es hereinafter named and undersigned, per
sonally came and appeared the several per.
sons whose names are hereunto subscribed
who severally declared that availing them
selves Of the laws OF the State Of Louisiana.
and especially the laws relating 10 corpora
tons, and especially Act 267 Of 1914. they
have covenanted and agreed to bind, form and
constitute themselves, and do hereby bind
form and constitute themselves well as
all such other persons as may hereafter join
or become associated with them into cor
poration and body polite in law, for the OBJ
jects and purposes and stipu;ations follow
ing, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style of this
corporation shall be Buckmaster-L uck-Malo-
chez, Inc, and by said corporate name II
shall have and enjoy succession for a period
of ninety nine years unless sooner dissolved
in the manner provided by law, and by the
articles of this charter; and under such cor
porate name it shall have power and au-
th0rity TO contract, sue and be sued; to make
and corporate seal. and the same to
break alter at pleasure; TO hold, receive,
purchase, convey mortgage and hypothecate
property, real, personal and mixed, to issue
and appoint such managers, officers, direc-
tors agents and other employees the in
terest and convenience OF the Corporation
may require or demand, and make and es-
tablish such bylaws, ruIes and regulations
for the corporate management and control of
its business and affairs as may be deemed
necessary and expedient; TO sell, assign.
transfer, mortgage, pledge, or otherwise dis
pose OF bonds or other securities or shares OF
capital stock of any other corporation or
corporations whether foreign domestic, and
to stock in any other corporation or cor
porations. and to vote the same.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of the said
corporation shall be in the City of New
Orleans, State of Louisiana, but ii may es
tablsh offices and agencies and conduct bust
ness in any other state, territory, or depen-
dency of the United States or in foreign
countries. All citations and other legal
process shall be served on the President or
in his absence the Vice President, of the
said Corporation; in the absence of both,
President and Vce-President. then said
process shall be served on the Secretary.
Treasurer Of said Corporation.
ARTICLE 1ll.-The objects and purposes
for which this Corporation is organized, and
the nature of the business TO be carried on
by it are hereby declared to be: To buy.
sell, lease, exchange, dispose of other
wise deal in either on its own account or
as sales agents and distributors, oil kinds OF
machinery, engineering and hardware spec
ialites, internal combustion engines and
tors, steam engines, boilers, electrical ma
chinery and apparatus, pipes, valves, fit
tings, steam specialties OF every kind and
description, appliances. plants, transmission
machinery, locomotives, anu dredging ma
chinery; to construct machines and
chinery of every kind and character and to
equip, erect and install the same for use
and operation; to carry on the business of
consulting and contracting engineers. and the
preparation of plans and specifications of
machinery, plants, buildings and other works.
and to superintend. erect, and install, heat
| ing ventilating. and refrigeratng systems,
apparatus and appliances, steam, electric. n.y.
| draulic and power plants of every description
| as well as to do business of general engi-
neering and contracting, and all works in
connection with the construction and repair
| ing of bridges, piers, docks, foundations,
| mines, shafts, tunnels, wells, waterworks,
power houses. plans, railroads canals and
| other works; and generally to do and perform
| and carry any and all business in any
way connected with. germane. or incidental
to any one or all the foregoing objects or
| purposes.
ARTICLE IV-The capital stock of this
| corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
| Twenty-Five Thousand ($25,OOOOO) Dollars to
| be divided into two hundred fifty (250) shares
| of the par value of hundred $4,000
Dollars each; said stock shall be paid either
| IN cash or may be issued at not less than
| par IN payment for property rights, or good
will, actually transferred to and received
| by the corporation. The capital stock of
| the corporation may be increased up to a
SIM not exceeding One Hundred Thousand
($lOO'OnOo) Dollars. All shares of stock
| shall be full paid and worcestershire; and no
transfer of stock shall be binding upon the
corporation unless made upon its books and
all certificates of stock shall be signed by
the President. or in his absence or inability
| to act by the Vice-President and counter
| signed by the Secretary Treasurer
| ARTICLE Vail the corporate powers OF
this corporation shall be vested in and the
management and control of its business and
| affairs shall be exercised by Board of Di-
| be elected annually from among the stock
holders. The first Board of Directors shall
| serve until the election to be held on the
| second Tuesday in March, 1920, or until their
| successors are duly elected. qualified and
installed; said first Board of Directors with
| their post office addresses is as follows:
Eugene Buckmaster, 23s South Pierce ST.,
New Orleans, La; William P. Luck, 2lO6
Malochee, 800 Broadway ST., New Orleans,
La; with said Eugene Buckmaster as Presi-
dent, said William P. Luck as Vice Pres-
dent, and said Henry ]. Malochee as Secretary
Treas treasurer ION On the second Tuesday in
| cept when that day falls upon legal holt
day, then upon the next following lay day.
an election of directors shall be held at the
office OF the Corporation, notice Of which
| meeting shall be given by mail to each
stockholder by depositing the same in the
Post Office, postage prepaid, addressed t.
| each stockhoider at his or her last known
| address as the same shall appear on the
| hooks of the corporation, at least fifteen
| days prior to the date of such meeting. At
| all elections a stakeholder will be allowed
| one vote for each share of stock standing
| in his name on the books OF the Company.
| ten days prior 20 such meeting. Failure TO
| hold the annual meeting of stockholders or
| a failure TO elect directors thereat. shall not
| operate the forfeiture of this charter nor i'm
| pair the corporate management. but the d.
! rectors and officers then in office shall serve
| until their successors have been duly elected,
| qualified and installed. Any vacancy in
the Board of Directors shall be filled for the
| unexpired term by the remaining directors.
| The Board Of Directors when elected at the
| annual meeting shall select from their own
| number, the officers of the corporation who
! shall be President, Vice-President. and
| Secretary-Treasurer. The said Board OF Di-
| rectors shall have the right and power TO
appoint and dismiss, such agents, clerks
and other employees as conditions in their
| Judgment may Justify or the business of the
| corporation may require, and the tenure of
| office and employment of all such agents.
clerks and other employees shall be during
the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
| ARTICLE VI.-This act of Incorporation
may be changed modified or altered by a
issued capital stock of this corporation. at
notice shall have been given in the manner
and form provided for in Article v, OF this