The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-03-11
CHARTER.

on legal holiday and in that event on
the next succeeding day which j. not "a
legal holiday and shall hold office dur
ing the ensuing calendar year or until
th'lr successors have been duly elected
and qualified.
! \ failure 10 elect directors on the day
above specified shall not dissolve this
/ corporation, but the directors then i'm Of
! flee shall remain in office until their
successors shall hay" been duly elected
and qualified.
! The board of directors named in this
( charter shall meet Immediately after the
/ signing thereof and thereafter shall hol!
| meetings on Il day To be- fixed from tim"
] O." time toy the members thereof or in the
| event or failur" to specify said date. upon
| th" call of the president, vicc-prc>iicnt
! or secretary.
| Until the first annual election for di-
! rccturs to Ice held under this charter or
| until their duly qualified successors arr"
| elected and installed. the board of dire
| tors of this corporation subject to in
! crease as hereinafter provided. shall b."
| composed OF the following persons.
! Joseph L. Hcnican. 2Gol ST. Charles ay-
| cnuc. New Orleans La. Leo e. Crown.
| 500 Whitney Bldg. New Orleans La.
! Harrison l.. Winston. ljl2 Pin" street
/ New Orleans. Ia.
! NJ IN" first meeting of each board OF
| directors they shall elect from among
| their number president one or morr
! vice presidents and secretary and a
! treasurer and may combine any one or
more OF sand offices
| said board Of directors shan have fun
power ana authority To- fill all vacancies
| which may incur in the membership and
| to increase the boards membership at
| any time or times up to the maximum
! herein provided and may at any tim" dc
! cr"a>" IN" membership to not less than
! tire" 81.
| \ majority Of the members az any time
| in office shall constitute a quorum for
| the transaction and management Of bust
| ness of said corporation. They may maxi"
! such bylaws. rules and regulations as
| they may think proper and for the trans
action OF the business and affairs of said
corporation and change. alter and amend
sam" AT pleasure. appoint ami fix salaries
| of officers. clerks and employees. thu. same
! TO change and dismiss at their pleasure.
I fix salaries for officers provided for
/ herein, sell. convey. mortgage. pledge.
! l"a>" aud purcha>" property. movable
mmuyHhI" and personal. borrow money.
/ issue notes and bonds. lend money. make
contracts and sign and cause to hc signed
all necessary acts. deeds etc. to take
/ Judicial proceedings in the name and on
| behalf of this corporation and generally
! to do all things necessary to be done in
| m" management of said business and may
Doe directed 10y the laws applying to cor
porafiOuS and declare dividends
That all annual meetings or meetings of
/ tn" stockholders shall be- held at the Of
| fi"" of ia" corporation after notice there
| of being deposited in the pO>tOfticc prop
! "rly addressed to each stakeholder at his
/ last known address AT least fifteen uID
| days bcfor" such meeting.
! ARTICLE NllI-ThiS charter may lac
modified and tn" capital stock of this
corporation may be Increased or decreased
or this corporation may Ice dissolved and
its affairs Hquidat"d after due notice in
/ the manner provided by law. But any
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| for Ia" purpose OF liquidation or for any
/ other purpOS" may be held at any time
without motto" by IN" unanimous consent
/ of all stockholders i'll writing filed with
, the secretary.
ARTICLE IN.-Thc president or act
/ ing president may at his discretion and
/ shall upon written request of two stock
! holders call q special meeting of the stock
| holders of this corporation.
| ARTICLE Mo stakeholder shall ever
/ he liable or responsible for the contracts
or faults of this corporation in any fur
I Their sum than the unpaid balance due to
! this corporation on the shares owned or
/ subscribed by him. nor shall any mere in
/ formality in the organization have the
effect of rendering this charter null
/ or of exposing the stakeholder to any Ii
! ability.
This charter shall serve as the original
subscription list and the subscribers have
| set opposite their names the number of
shares of stock subscribed for by them.
Thus done and passed in my office at
| the city of New Orleans. on the day. month
and year hercinhefOre first written in
! the presence of McSSrS. Louis \. Hu-
bert and Edmund Il. Mabry competent
witnesses. who have hereuntO signed these
presents together with the said appearers
and me, notary after due reading of the
whole.
tOriginai signed:
Joseph p. Henican. 1905 st. Charles
avenue. 80 preferred stock.
Harrison l.. Winston, 1912 Pine street.
30 preferred stock.
Leo G. Browne 600 whitney Bldg, 800
common stock.
Witnesses:
l.. \. Hubert.
+. X. Mabry.
W. Mel. FAYSSOUX.
! Notary Public.
|. the undersigned. Deputy Recorder of
| Mortgages. in and for the Parish of Or
( leans. State of Louisiana. do hereby certi-
| fy that the above and foregoing act of
| incorporation of Browne Winston &
! Company. Incorporated" was this day
duly recorded in the mortgage office of
! the parish of Orleans. in book 1898, folio
| ...... New Orleans. La, March 4. 1920,
(Signed): EMILE J. LEONARD. ID. X.
/, the undersigned notary public. in
! and for the parish of Orleans. do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing is
act of incorporation of Browne. Winston
* Company. incorporated" and of the GER
tificate of the recorder of mortgages for
this parish thereuntO appended. and of
record in my office.
In faith whereof. I have hereunto set
my hand and official seal this Bird day
W. Mel. FAYSSOUN.
Notary Public.
March 11-Auril II.