The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-02-05
CHARTER OF l.. H. GUERIN EN-
CHEERING CORPORATION, INC.

lana, Parish of Orleans. City of New Or
leans. BE il known, that on this md
day of the month of January, in the year
of our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred
and twenty; Before me, Pierre ID. Olivier,
notary public, duly commissioned and
qualified in and for the Parish of Or
leans, state of Louisiana. therein resid-
ing, and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, per
sonally came and appeared Louis IL.
| Guerin, Jacques de Tarnowsky and Or
loft Henry, all of full age and residing
in this city.
Who severally declared that availing
| themselves of the provisions of Act No.
261 of the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana, for the year 1914, and OF
the general laws of this State relative to
the organization of corporations, they
have formed and organized, and do by
these presents form and organize them
selves into a corporation and body polite
in law, for the objects and purposes and
under the agreements and stipulations
following to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of
this corporation shall be l.. III. Guerin
Engineering Corporation, Inc, and under
that name it shall have and enjoy cor
porate existence and succession for the
period of nine-nine 1907 years from the
date of these presents, and it shall have
power to contract, sue and be sued, to
make and use corporate seal; to ac-
quire, lease, use, hold, sell, ALLEVIATE, mort
dispose of property, movable, immovable
or mixed, in the State of Louisiana or
elsewhere; to make and issue notes. bonds,
and other evidences Of debt; to draw and
accept bills of exchange; to appoint such
officers, managers and agents as in the
interest of the corporation may require,
to make and adopt such bylaws, rules
and regulations for the management of its
or convenient; and shall have and possess
all rights and powers now granted or
which may hereafter be granted by law
to corporations in this state.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poration shall be in the City of New Or
leans, State of Louisiana, and all cita-
ton or other legal process shall be served
upon the President, or, in his absence,
upon the yice-President of the corpora
ton.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is es-
tablished and the nature of the business
to be carried on by 1t are hereby de
clared to be:
To carry on the business Of consulting
and constructing engineers, in all branch
es of engineering, and, or, the actual carry
ing out Of the construction of the work
involved.
ARTICLE Wrist, the capital stock
of this corporation is hereby fixed at the
sum of twelve thousand dollars ($12 ,000),
divided into and represented by one hun
0re0 ana twenty tlZUb SHARES OF the par
value of one hundred dollars ($10000)
each, which said shares shall be paid for
in cash or may be issued in payment of
and for rights or property actually re-
ceived or acquired by this corporation:
Second, the capital stock of this cor
poration may be increased up to the sum
of two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars (s2J0,000), in the manner provided by
law.
Third, all transfers of stock Of this cor
poration shall be entered in the stock
book, and no transfer shall be in any man
ner binding upon this corporation until
so entered.
Fourth, the said appearers have sub
scribed to the following number of shares
of the capital stock of this corporation.
| to-wit:
Louis Fl. Guerin, Canal Bank Annex. 20
shares; Jacques de Tarnowsky, Canal
Bank Annex, 20 shares; Orloff Henry,
Canal Bank Annex, 20 shares. Total
shares subscribed for by the subscribers
| to these articles Of incorporation, 60 shares.
said shares amounting together to the
sum of six thousand dollars (S6OOO.00).
ARTICLE v.-First, all the corporate
powers Of this corporation shall be vested
in and exercised by Board of Directors,
| composed of three (3) stockholders, two
| (2) of whom shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business.
Second, said Directors shall be elected
at general meeting of the stockholders
of this corporation. to be held on the first
Monday of the month of January in each
year, beginning 1921, unless said day be
q legal holiday, in which event said cleo
ton shall be held on the next succeeding
business day.
Third notice of said election shall be
given by written notice addressed to each
stakeholder at his last known place of
residence, seven (O days next preceding
the date of said election. and said notice
may be given by registered mail.
Fourth, said Board shall, at its first
meeting. elect a President, Vice-Presi-
dent and a Secretary Treasurer.
Fifth, the first Board of Directors, IN
der these articles of incorporation, who
shall serve until their successors have been
elected and qualified are: Louis Fl. Guerin,
Jacques de Tarnowsky, and Orl0ff Henry,
with said Louis III. Guerin as President,
said Jacques de Tarnowsky as Vice-Presi-
dent and said Orloff Henry as Secretary
Treasurer.
Sixth, IL any vacancy should occur
among the directors by death. resignation
or otherwise. such vacancy shall be filed
by the remaining directors. and the per-
son so elected shall hold Office during the
remainder of the term of said Board Of
Directors.
Seventh, the failure for any cause to
elect Directors on the day stipulated shall
not have the effect of dissolving this cor
poration, but the Directors and officers
then in Office shall hold over until their
successors have been duly elected and
qualified.