The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-09-22
CHARTER OF sONIAT HOLDINGS.
INCORPORATED.

United States of America, State of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans, BE it known, thai
| on this fifteenth 1jth) day of the month
! of August in the year of our Lord, one
thousand, nine hundred and twenty on,
| 192D, and of the Independence of th'
! United States of America, the one hun
dred forty sixth 146th). Before me, Henry
| Leon Sarpy, notary public, duly com.
miSsioned and qualified for the Parish OF
| Orleans. State of Louisiana, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, Personally came
and appeared:
]. Charles Theodore Soniat, single, a
resident of the City Of New Orleans, Louis
! iana
> Lucien Ignatius Soniat single OF
| age, resident of the City of New Or
3. Guy Joseph soniat. of age. and a
resident of the City OF New Orleans,
Louisiana,
4. Felix Patrick Soniat. single a minor
duly emancipated by judgment of the Civil
District Court for the Parish of Orleans,
rendered in No. 139,056 OF the docket there
of: and
;. William r. Huger, Of age. the hus-
band of Bette Werlein Huger. with whom
he resides in the City of New Orleans
And all Of said appearers declared to
me. notary, that, avalling themselves OF
the general laws Of the State of Louisiana,
in such cases made and provided, and more
particularly of the provisions of Act No.
267 Of the General Assembly of the State Of
Louisiana, for the year 1914. they have
agreed to and do hereby form themselves
and sUch other persons who may become
associated with them into and constitute
a corporation and body polite In law for
the objects and purposes hereinafter set
forth. to-wit:
ARTICLE THE name and title of this
corporation shall be: Soniat Holdings, In
cOrporated, and by that corporate name 1t
shall have existence for the period of nine
ty-nine 800 years from this date.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business to be con-
Quoted by it are declared to be: to buy.
sell lease, mortgage, exchange or other
wise acquire, ALLEVIATE and generally to deal
in property both real and personal in this
State of Louisiana, and elsewhere, for its
own account or as agent and for the ac-
count of others, either on commission or
otherwise: to improve or develop real es-
tate, and in general to carry on real es-
tate business and to do anything apper-
tanning to this business under this char
ter, in all of its branches.
ARTICLE III-The capital stock of this
lars (S60,OO0.OO) divided into and repre-
sented by six hundred 5000 shares of one
hundred dollars (S1O0O0) par value each.
This capital stock may be increased to
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
$3.50, O9O.OO).
Stock in this corporation may be paid
for in cash, services which have been
rendered TO the corporation, or property
transferred TO this corporation.
The corporation shall become a going
concern and shall start TO do business
whan 1t shall have met the requirements
Of Section of said Act No. 267 of 1914.
ARTICLE IV-The domicile of this Ger
poration shall be the City of New Orleans,
state of Louisiana. All legal process shall
be served upon the president, in his alb |
sence upon either the vice president or
the secretary
ARTICLE y-Tne corporate powers Of |
this corporation shall be vested in and |
exercised by a board of directors, to be |
elected by and from the stockholders, an
nuaIly, on the last Monday in August of
each year. The first board Of directors
shall be composed of the following named |
persons, who shall serve until the last
Monday in August, 1922, or until their sue
,essors shall have been duly elected and
qualified, to-wit: William L. Huger. Guy
llso Felix Patrick Soniat with William Z.
duger, who resides at No. 5S06 ST. Charles
Avenue, New Orleans, La, shall be presi-
lent Charles T. SOniat, who resides at No.
,hall be vice-president, and Guy Joseph
soniat, who likewise resides at No. 1904
General Pershing street, New Orleans,
hall be secretary treasurer.
These articles of incorporation bear the
lanes and addresses of the subscribers to
anne and statement of shares each agrees
o take.
This corporation shall have all the
lowers conferred upon corporations by
Yet No. 267 of the General Assembly of
he State of Louisiana for the year 1914
IND these articles of incorporation may
,e amended or modified, or the corpora
ION may be dissolved and its affairs in the
manner prescribed by the provisions of
aid Act 261 of the year 1914.
thus done and passed. in my office in
MS city, the day, month and year first
0ove written in the presence of Ethel
ieatherly and Russell Pool, competent
residing in this city, who have
ereunto signed their names with ap-
carers and me. notary, after due reading
( the whole.
ORIGINAL SIGNED: {
Charles I. Soniat, No. 29O4 Genl. Perish
~ ST, New Orleans, La. 120 shares; Luz
len Ignatius Soniat, 1904 GenI Pershing
t., New Orleans, La, 100 shares; Guy j. !
onlat, 2So4 GenI. Pershing ST., New Or
'ans, La HO shares; Felix P. Soniat,
~, ~ HenI Pershing St, New Orleans, La, a
~ shares; w. L. Huger, 81 Canal Com 6
ldg., New Orleans, La, share residence [
'O6 st. Charles Ave. !
Witnesses: Russell Pool, e. Heatherly. r
HENRY l.. SARPY, 1
Notary Public. c
l, the undersigned Recorder of Mort q
ages, In and for the Parish of Orleans Il
Iate OF Louisiana, do hereby certify that p
re ABOVE and foregoing Act of Incorpora- a
as this day duly recorded in nv office 4
Book 1888. Folio 40. W
New Orleans, August 18th, 1921. a
EMILE j. LEONARD, "
49, Deputy Recorder b
i. the undersigned notary, do hereby GER ,
~ that the foregoing is a faithful copy {;
IL. the original on file in my office In ii
lth whereof, I have hereunto signed INV n
me and have affixed my official seal
New orleans, La. August Is, 1921. o.
'SeaJ HENRY L. SARPY, | g.,
~ Notary Public. 81
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