The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-11-25
CHARTER OF STEyENs-BARTHEM MAN
UFACTURING COMPANY, IN
CORPORATED.

United States of America. State OF Lou
isiana, Parish of Orleans, City OF New Or
leans. Be IL known, That on this eleventh
day OF the month OF September, in the
year of our Lord. nineteen hundred and
twenty, and of the Independence of the
United States of America, the one hun
dred and forthwith before me, Allan
Raymond Beary. Notary Public, in and
for the city. parish and State aforesaid,
duly commissioned and qualified, and
therein residing, and in the presence of
the witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
dersigned, personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, who declared that. avail
ing themselves of the laws of the State OF
Louisiana, relative to the formation of cor
porations. and especially of Act No. 267
of the acts of the General Assembly of the
year 1914, they do hereby form themselves,
their associates and successors into cor
pOration under the following conditions
which they hereby adopt as their articles
of incorporation or charter, tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style Of
this corporation shall be Stevens Barthe
Manufacturing Company, Incorporated,
and under said name it shall have cor
pOrate existence for ninety-nin years
from and after this date. unless sooner dis.
solved; its domicile shall be in the City
ton and all legal processes shall be served
upon the President or, in his absence,
upon the Secretary Treasurer Of this cor
poration.
Ill ne ODJetls ana puT-
poses for which this corporation is formed
and the nature of the business to be car
ried on by ii are hereby declared to be
The manufacturing, marketing and selling
Of various articles and commodities made
of wood or metal, the buying and selling
ot lands and other property, real or per-
sonal the owning, chartering and opera
ing OF tramways and narrow gauge rail-
roads, boat lines and other Transports
ton devices; the owning and operating
of plants, factories and mercantile estab-
lishments, and to exercise all powers con-
ferred upon corporations by Act 267 Of the
General Assembly of the State OF Louis
lana and the amendments thereto.
ARTICLE III.-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at twenty five
(S25,OOOOD thousand dollars. all of which
shall be common stock, and said stock
shall be represented by two hundred and
fifty (250) shares of the par value of one
hundred (S100) dollars each. All stock sub
scribed for shall be payable at such times
and on such conditions and terms as the
Board OF Directors may from time to
time nix and determine in each particular
case, or by general resolution, or the
Board Of Directors may issue certificates
OF paid up stock in payment Of property
or goods actually delivered to this cor.
poration, or for services actually rem
dered to Ii.
ARTICLE Iv.-No stakeholder shall ever
be 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
informality in organization have the effect
OF rendering this charter null or exposing
a stakeholder to any liability other than
as above provided.
ARTICLE V.-AIl Of the corporate DOW.
ers OF this corporation shall be vested in
and exercised by a Board Of Directors
composed of not less than five (5) nor
more than seven C) stockholders, who
shall be elected by a meeting of the stock
holders held for that purpose at the domi.
S ri OF the corporation on the second
Tuesday Of January of each year, begin
ming with the second Tuesday of January.
l922. Notice of such meetings shall be
given to each stakeholder at least fifteen
aays prior TO such meeting. either per-
sonally, or by depositing said notices in
tne poston1ce, properly addressed to the
last known address Of each stakeholder as
shown by the books of the corporation, at
least nfteen days before the date for such
meeting. The first Board of Directors of
this corporation is hereby declared to be
composed of j. II. Stevens, Glenn Barthe,
X X. r. Nolan. J. w: Stevens and NJ. G.
stevens, and they shall hold Office until
the second Tuesday in January. 1922 or
until their successors are elected and quail
med. The Board Of Directors of this cor
a pSration shall. immediately after their
erection and qualification, elect from
among their number a President, VICE
resident and a Secretary Treasurer The
nrst President Of this corporation shall be
81 Sio n. stevens the first Vice president
Nic" DdElHt, ana the nrSt SeCrp-
shall be j. w Stevens. and
they shall hold Office until their successors
are elected and qualified.
ARTICLE VI.-This charter NAV he
amended, the capital stock Increased or
decreased, or this corporation dissolved in
accordance with the provisions of Act o67
OF the Acts of the General Assemble 81
the state OF Louisiana, for the wear 1914
Ihus done and passed in my notariai
once; In the City of New Orleans. Parish
ana state aforesaid, on the day and date
nrst above written, in the presence of r
., Lambour and NJ. Simpson. competent
witnesses, who hereunto subscribe thai,
names with said appearers and me Not.rv
after reading the whole NNai''
names Of subscribers emittedN
witnesses: +. 8. Lambour, NJ. SImnson
ALLAN r. BEARY
L. the undersigned, Recorder of No..
cages In and for the Parish of Orleans
STATE OF Louisiana, do hereby certify that
IN. .i above and foregoing Act OF Ineornoras
ION ION OF the Stevens-Barthe Manufactnrino
company, incorporated, was this dav dniS
recorded In my Office In Book 19I6 fouss
zol: New Orleans 1920 AoNo
tsiGNED EMILE J. LEONARD
A trus oon by. r.
ALLAN r. BEARY.
Notary Public.