The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-01-29
CHARTER OF THE NEW ORLEANS
MARBLE COMPANY, INC.

CHARTER OF THE NEW ORLEANS
MARBLE COMPANY, INC.
United States of America, State of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans. Be II known, that
on this oath day of December, in the year
| 1919, before me, Isaac =. Heller, notary
public, duly commissioned and qualified
| in and for the Parish of Orleans, State
of Louisiana, and in the presence of the
| witnesses hereinafter named and under
| signed. personally came and appeared the
| several persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, who availing themselves
| of the laws of Louisiana have covenated
and agreed and do by these presents
| covenant and agree and bind themselves
as well as those who may become as
ISOLATED with them to form corpora
| ton for the objects and purposes and I'M
der the stipulations and articles follow
ing tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corpo-
ration shall be New Orleans Marble Com
pany, Inc.
ARTICLE 1.-THE purposes and OBJ
jects of this corporation shall be: To
carry on the business of manufacturing,
erecting, buying, selling and dealing in,
marble, granite, stone, slate and acces-
series. either as principal or agent af
other things incident to. connected with
or growing out of the said business.
| ARTICLE III-The capital stock of this
corporation shall be ten thousand dol
Il
dred (10O) Shares ut one hundred dollars
| ($1O0.O0) per share. and the capital stock
may be increased to twenty thousand dol
lars (s200OOU;)
| ARTICLE IV.-The domicile of this cor
poration shall be in the City of New Or
leans, Parish of Orleans, State of Louis
lana, and it's principal office where
may nla ei be served as 'n required BY law
will be in the City Of New Or
leans. 1t shall enjoy succession for
period of ninety nine years. use or not
corporate seal; name and appoint snch
ficers and establish such bylaws. rules
and regulations for the proper manage
ment of its affairs as it may deem proper
and necessary.
ARTICLE V.-The officers of this cor
poration shall be a President, Vice Presi-
dent, and Secretary Treasurer. All tn"
corporate powers shall be vested in the
Board of Directors, which shall consist
of four persons, each of whom shall own
at least one share Of full paid and I'M
pledged stock shown by written declara-
ton to that effect. The officers and Board
of Directors shall be elected annually oc
the first Wednesday Of January Of each
year, except the first officers and Board
which shall hold their Offices until the
first Wednesday of January, 1921. All
elections shall be by ballot at the office
: at the domicile Of the corporation, notice
: to the stockholders to be given fifteen
days before the stockholders meeting for
= that purpose. At all elections each stock
holder shall be entitled to one vote In
: person or by proxy for each share OF
stock standing in his name in the corpora
, ton books and a majority Of the votes
will elect.
D ARTICLE vI.-The following shall con.
stitute the officers of the corporation un
I til the election on the first Wednesday o.
January, 1921: Arthur Regottaz, Jr., Presi
dent; Arthur v. Belot, Vice President
I Robert Ducros, Secretary-Treasurer anC
r they together with George l.. Ducros shall
constitute the first Board Of Directors un
a til their successors shall have been elected
4 and qualified.
ARTICLE vII.-whenever this corpora
q ton may be dissolved either by limita
|, ton or from any cause, its affairs shall b.
a uquidated by one or more liquidators
q elected from among the stockholders at
general meeting convened for that pur
pose, of which meeting notice will be give
in the manner provided for stockholders
meetings by Article v of this charter
Said liquidators shall remain in Office un
til the affairs of this corporation shall
have been finally liquidated.
ARTICLE VIII.-This act of incorpora
ton may be modified, changed or altered
and the corporation dissolved wheneye
advisable by the Board of Directors b
: calling a meeting for that purpose, fol
;, lowing the formalities prescribed by Law
II and proceeding to dissolve the corporation
l. ARTICLE K-No stockholder sha
y ever be liable for the contracts or fault
n of the corporation, except as provided b
law, to any further sum than the ur
paid balance on stock subscribed by hin
nor shall any informaNty in organizatio
render this charter null.
Thus done and passed in my Office
the City of New Orleans, on the oath da
of December, 1919, in the presence of con
- petent witnesses, who have hereunto sigI
l. ed these presents with the said appearel
and me, Notary, after reading the Who'll
A. REGOTTAZ, JR.,
5 1855 N. White ST., New Orleans, La,
n, Shares.
ne A. v. BELOT,
4O15 Dumaine St., New Orleans, La,
% Shares.
y ROBT. DUCROS,
n: 141s Esplanade Ave-, New Orleans, La,
OF Shares.
he GEO. L. DUCRos.
er 1919 Hospital St., New Orleans, La,
ne Shares.
IL Witnesses:
ly RENE A. vI0SCA,
a CHAS. j. TURCK.
rs (SeaD ISAAC s. HELLER,
Ia, Notary Public.
a., I, the undersigned, Recorder Of MOI
re cages. in and for the Parish of OrleaI
in State Of Louisiana, do hereby certify tn
of the above and foregoing Act Of Incorpor
ID ton, of the New Orleans Marble Co., In
IT. was this day duly recorded in my OH,
he In Book LBS. folio 176, New Orleans,
in December %, 1913.
ne (Signed) EMILE ]. LEONARD,
ed d. r
he JAN S-f'o. IL.