The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-09-23
CHARTER.

which they hereby adopt 20, their articles
OF incorporation or charter tu.Nlf.
ARTICLE The name and STYLE OF This
corporation shall b.. Stevens. li1rth" Man
uf.lrturiu- Company. Incorporated. HHa
under said mann" ir shalt have corporate
cNi~t,up, for ninety min, years FROM ana
after This date. unless sooner dissolved
lis dnmiriI. shall hr in tl, city Of New
Orleans State of Louisiana. citation ANA
all legal Processes shall D." served upon
the President. cor. in his absence. upon the
Secretary Treasurer Of this corporation.
ARTICLE 1.-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation l. formed and
the nature of the business to hr carried
on by il are hereby declared to be TN
manufacturing. marketing and selling OF
various articles auI commodities made 81
wood or metal the huNIU- and selling of
lands and other property. real or personal.
the owning. ,hartcriUg ana operating Of
tramWal> aud narrow gduE" railroads,
boat lines and other transportation d".
vices. the owning and operating of plants.
Factories and mercantile establishments
aud to exercise an powers conferred upon
corporations 10y Act Pa of ID" Genera.
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana and
tn" amendments thereto.
ARTICLE III-The capital stock " this
rorroratiou j. hereby fixed nj tyyoufy-fiy.
So oOUUUJ Thousand dollars. all of which
shall bc common stock. ana said stock
shall be-. represented by twenty fly" 600.
hundred shares of the par Nalu" of "H"
hundred tSloUD dollars each. All stock
subscribed for shall he payable at such
times and on such conditions and terms -
thu Board of Directors may from time 20
time fix and determine in each particular
case. or by general resolution. or IN"
Board IF Directors may issue certificates
of paid up stock in payment Of property
or goods actually delivered 10 this cor
poration. or for services actually ron
drr"d 10 il.
ARTICLE IV.-No storkholder shall ever
Dee held liable or responsible for the con
tracts or faults of this corporation in any
. further sum than the unpaid portion OF
his subscribed stock. nor shall any mere
informally in organization have the effect
of rendering this charter null or exposing
a stakeholder to any liability other than a,
above provided.
ARTICLE V.-Au of the corporate pow
crS of this corporation shall he vested in
and exercised by Board of Directors
composed Of not less than five CO. MOI
more than seven "a stockholders, whC
shall be elected by meeting of the stock
holders held for that purpose at the dOmi
Gle of the corporation the second
Tuesday of January Of each year, begin
ming with the second Tuesday of January
. 1872 Notice of such meetings shall b,
given 10 each stakeholder at least fiftcpt
days prior to such meeting. either per
/ Sonally. or by dcpoSiting said notices il
/ the postofficr, properly addressed To th'
. last known address of each stakeholder az
+ shown by the books of the corporation. q
] least fifteen days before the date for Sucl
meeting. The first Board of Directors o
7 this corporation is hereby declared to b.
| composed of j. ii. Stevens. Glenn Rarthe
I K. L. Nolan. !. W. Stevens and NJ q
stevens. and they shall hold Offic" unit
the second Tuesday in January. 1922. o
until their successors are elected and DUAL
flied. The Board of Directors of this cor
. pOratiOn shall. Immediately after thei
II e.,
among their number a President. a Vie
: President and Secretary Treasurer. Tn
first President Of this corporation shall b
. J. III Stevens, the first Vice PreSiden
shall he elem Barthe. and the first Secre
tary Treasurer shall be J. W. Stevens an
they shall hold office until their successor
are elected and qualified.
ARTICLE Nl.-This charter may h
amended, the capital stock increased or De
creased, or this corporation dissolved /
accordance with the provisions of Act q
of the Acts of the General Assembly {
the State of Louisiana. for the year 1871
Thus done and passed in my n0tari;
office, in the City of New Orleans. Paris
and State afore' aid. on the day and dat
first above writ ten. in the presence of
e =. LambOur AID VI. Simpson. cOmpeter
witnesses. WHO hereuuto subscribe the
names with aid appearerS and me Notar,
after rea ling the whole.
Witnesses: F. :. Lambour. VI Simpson
ALLAN r. BEARY. Notary Public.
l. the undersigned. Recorder of Nor
cages II and for the Parish of pri"an
State on Louisiana, do hereby certify tn:
the above and foregoing act of in orpO
alton of the Stevens Barthe MaHuflc'urin
Company. Incorporated was This day dbl
recorded in my office in Book ---. Fol
- New Orleans. September 18th. 1872
(SignedD EMILE J. LEONARD, by. X.
true copy.
p ALLAN r.. BEARY. Notary Public.
: Sept. l6-Oct