The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-09-15
CHARTER OF LAMCLLE-DARENS-
BOURG COMPANY, INC.

United States of America State Of Louis
| lana, Parish of Orleans, City OF New Or
| leans, BE it known that ON this Ord day
| of the month of August, a. u. 1921, Be
| fore me, Allan Raymond Beary. notary.
| public, duly commissioned in and for the
| above named parish and state, personally
| came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereuntO subscribed,
who, in the presence of the witnesses here
| matter named and undersigned, each and
| all declared: That ayaling themselves of
the laws OF the State of Louisiana, on the
subject of the incorporation of corpora
| tions, and especially of Act No. 267, of
| 1914. they have organized, and do by these
| presents organize and constitute them.
| selves, as well as all other persons who
may hereafter become associated with
them, into corporation and body polite
| IN law, to enjoy corporate existence dur
ing period of ninety-nine l99) years af-
| Ter this date, unless sooner dissolved, and
| under the following stipuations which
they hereby adopt as their articles of in
corporation, or charter, towit:
ARTICLE The name of this corpora
| ton shall be mulle-DarensbOurg Com
pany, Inc. an dts domicile Is hereby de-
clared TO be in the City of New Orleans.
| State of Louisiana, and all citations or
other legal process shall be served on the
! president, and, In his absence, on the
| secretary.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
| business to be carried on by it. are here
| by declared TO be as follows: To carry
| on and conduct general wholesale and
| retail grocery and general merchandise
| business; to buy and sell groceries. farm
| products of all description; hardware,
| furniture, notions, dry goods. house fur
nishings; men, women and childrens fur
| nishings; to own, purchase, lease, sell or
construct and operate such stores, build
ings and warehouses as may be neces-
sary or advisable for the conduct of this
business. or OF any Of the purposes or OBJ
Jects herein stated; to purchase, lease, own,
sell or rent property, both movable and
immOvable, and generally to do all things
that may be required or necessary for the
accomplishment of the objects set forth
and to make all contracts necessary or
eXpedient to accomplish any of said pur-
poses. And this corporation shall have
the power to do business in this State and
IN any other state or states, and in any
foreign country.
ARTICLE III-The capital stock Of this
corporation Is hereby liked at the sum
of ten thousand (Sl0OOOOO) dollars, all of
which shall be common stock, and which
shall consist Of one hundred shares of the
par value Of one hundred (S1O0OO) dollars
per share. Which stock may be increased
10 500 10000 Said stock may be paid for
in money, services rendered to the corpora
ton, or in property transferred to the cor
poratiOn.
ARTICLE IV-An or the corporate
and be exercised by a board of directors,
composed of three stockholders OF this
corporation, to be elected at meeting of
the stockholders held for that purpose at
the dOmicile of the company on the fourth
Tuesday of August of each year, beginning
with the fourth Tuesday of August, 1922,
notice of which meeting shall be given to
each stakeholder at least fifteen (l5) days
prior to such meeting, either personally
or by depositing said notice in the post
office, properly addressed to the last
known address of each stakeholder as
shown by the books of the corporation, at
least fifteen (15) days before such meet
ing The first board of directors Of this
corporation is hereby declared to be COM
posed of Lubin y. Lamulle, residing at
416 South Pierce street, New Orleans, La. (;
Etienne +. DarenSbOurg, residing at 1855
Tulane avenue, New Orleans, La; t. W.
Hemingway, Jr., residing at 3412 Canal
street, New Orleans, La, and they shall
hold Office until the fourth Tuesday of
duly elected and qualified; with Lubin
y. Lamulle as president, Etienne f. Ra-
rensbourg as vice-president. T. w. Hem
ingway, Jr, as secretary-treasurer. The
board of directors shall Immediately after
their election and qualification for Office,
select from among their number a presi-
dent, vice-president and a secretary and
treasurer, provided the Offices of secre-
tary and treasurer might be held by the
same person. At such election of directors,
each stakeholder shall be entitled to cast
one vote for each share of stock owned by
him, either in person or by written proxy
but voting shall not be cumulative. Any
vacancies occurring on said board shall
be hlled by the remaining members, at any
regular meeting, or at any meeting called
Tor that purpose by the president, or, in
his absence, by the vice president. The
said board of directors shall have power
TO appoint agents and employees for this
corporation, or to remove the same at
pleasure, and they shall also have the
In thair
per, and shall make such bylaws from
time to time and amend the same as they
may, deem expedient.
ARTICLE V-This corporation may be-
gin business at once, the necessary amount
OF stock being subscribed for herein.
ARTICLE VI-This charter may be
amended, the capital stock thereof in
dissolved, in accordance with the provis-
ions Of Act 267, of the Legislature of the
State Of Louisiana for the year 1914
Thus done and signed in my office, at
New Orleans, Louisiana, in the presence
of A. Claverie and d. Beary, competent
after due reading of the whole, the sub
scribers to this corporation hereby affix-
Ing their names and the amount of the
stock respectively subscribed for by them
and hereby declare this to constitute their
stock subscription list.
lNames OF subscribers omitted.)
hereby certify the above and foregoing
70 be true and correct copy of the orig
mai act of incorporation of Lamulle-
ia Darensbourg Company, Inc, on file in
my notarial archives
New Orleans, August %, 1921.
ALLAN r. BEARY,
Notary Public.
i, the undersigned, recorder Of mort |
cages for the parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing Act Of INCORPORATION of