The herald., 1921-06-16
UNION SIGN CO., INC.

UNION SIGN CO., INC.
United States of America, State of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans. Be it known. that
on this Both day of the month of April, In
the year of our Lord one thousand, nine
undred and twenty-O one, before me, Charles
4. Starkey, notary public, duly commls-
stoned and qualified in and for the Parish
and State aforesaid, 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 TO me, no
tary, in the presence of the undersigned
witnesses, that, availing themselves of the
provisions of the laws of the State of
Louisiana relative to the organization of
corporations, and particularly of the pro-
visions of Act 267 of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana for the year 1914
and the amendments thereto, they have
mutually agreed and contracted, and by
these presents do agree and contract and
bind and obligate themselves, their heirs
and assigns, and all persons who may here
after become associated with them herein
to form a corporation under the name and
for the objects and purposes, and under the
terms, stipulatiOns and provisions con-
tanned in the following articles, tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of the corpora
ton shall be Union Sign Co, Inc.
ARTICLE 1.-THE purposes for which
this corporation is formed are hereby de
clared to be as follows:
To engage in and carry on the business oil
sign board advertising; to acquire by pur-
chase, lease or otherwise, real estate FOL
the purpose of thereupOn erecting, main
tanning or repairing all manner of sigT
boards, electric boards and other kinds OF
advertising display boards; to sell, leas'
or grant options upon real estate acquired
by said corporation for the purpose of sigI
board advertising; to engage in the print
ing and painting of every description o.
signs and advertisements, and to generally
conduct the business of sign board painting
and printing of any and all kinds Of adyer
| tisements.
ARTICLE III-The capital stock of thi
| cooperation is hereby fived at ten thousane
| (Sl0000O0) dollars to be represented b!
| two hundred (200) shares of the par value
of fifty $4,000 dollars each. All of TIL
stock to be common stock. The capita
stock to be represented by certificates anC
shall be full paid and non assessable whel
issued, and stock shall only be issued TO
| labor done or property received, or 70
| cash to be paid at such times and in sucl
| amounts and after such notice as deter
mined by the Board of Directors.
| ARTICLE IV-The capital stock of thi
corporation may be increased in accord
/ ance with law, to the sum of one hundre'
thousand (S100,000.0O dollars.
| ARTICLE v-The location of the dOmi
cile of this corporation shall be the Cit.
of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, and It
period of duration shall be ninety- min
| (99) years.
ARTICLE yI-All the corporate powe
| of this corporation shall be vested IN
1 Board of Directors to consist of not les
| than three nor more than seven persons
each of whom shall hold in his own nam
| at least one share of stock. A majority o
/ the Board of Directors shall constitute
| quorum for the transaction OF any and al
/ business, and majority vote of tn
quorum present at any meeting shall b
valid and corporate acts, within the scop
and authority and power of the Board o
Directors. Said directors shall be electe
| annually on the second Tuesday of Jan
| uary, except when such day falls on lega
holiday. in which event. said election shal
be held on the day following. or rs 500
thereafter as practicable, and they shal
hold office for a term of one year or unit
their successors shall be elected an
qualified. Each stakeholder of record o
the books of said corporation shall b
entitled to cast at such meeting, or at a
! stockholders meetings, either in person o
by written proxy, one vote for each shar
of stock held by him, ami a majority @
the votes cast at such meeting shall cleo
the membsrs of the Board of Directors. A
meetings of said stockholders shall be hel
at the domicile of the corporation. Meet
ings of directors may be held at Othe
places than the domicile Of the corporatio
provided said directors give their previou
consent in writing. Any vacancy Occurrin
between the dates of the annual meeting
herein provided for, shall be filed by th
remaining members of the Board of ID
rectOrs. Immediately after the election {
the directors, they shall meet and elet
LfrOm their number President, Vice-Pres
I dent, Secretary and a Treasurer, and ma
| combine these last two into one persol
The duties of such officers shall be such d
usually pertain to the position to whic
they are elected, and such as may be pre-
vided for in the bylaws, or as may
designated by the Board of Directors ;
any regular or special meeting.
. The names and postoffice addresses Of II
directors for the first year, who shall sery
until their successors are elected an
qualified are as follows: Fred Corneliu
, 400 Louisiana Avenue, New Orleans, La
, Frank Martin, 2605 Valence street, New o
leans. La; John X. McCraney, 327 Chartr'
lstreet, New Orleans, La.
And until their successors are electe
: and qualified, the following are declare
to be the officers of the corporation. to-wi
Fred Cornelius, President; Frank Marti
Vice President; John r. McCraney, Seer
tary Treasurer, who shall hold their Office
until the next regular meeting of the stool
holders, or until their successors shall ha,
? been elected and actually qualified.
ARTICLE vII-The names and postoffi,
addresses of the subscribers Of these A
ticles of Incorporation, and a statement
/ the number of shares of stock which eaC
agrees to take in the corporation, are
: follows: Fred Cornelius, 400 Louisiar
Avenue, IS shares; Frank Martin, 20
Il Valence street, 35 shares; John r. Nicer
! ney, 327 Chartres street, IS shares.
: OF the capital stock, one hundred ar
five shares or five thousand one hundr'
and fifty ($5, 10000 dollars, being mo
s than fifty per cent (5095) of said SUI
scribed capital stock Is paid in; Fred Co
< nelius and Frank Martin having paid f
! their shares in property and good will al
Tnh win
E shares in cash and in good will for fl
D shares, all as shown in detail by itemiz
Z description thereof, with a statement
' the value of property and good will as a
e praised by Fred Cornelius, Frank Mart
: and John r. McCraney directors, which
3 annexed to these articles of incorporate
to be read in connection Herewith.
Ill ARTICLE villa meeting Of the Boa