The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-07-23

State of Louisiana,
Parish Of Orleans,
City Of New Orleans.
BE IT KNOWN, that on this. the 22nd |
day of June, in the Year of Our LORD, |
Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-one' pc
fore me,
WARREN v. MILLER.
a duly commissioned, qualified and act
ing Notary Public in and for the Parlsn
the presence Of the hereinafter named
and undersigning witnesses, personally
came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscripeo
and severally declared that. awaiting
themselves and those they represent OF
the general laws of the State OF LOUIS
lana, in such cases made and provlded,
thew have formed and organized, and by
these presents form themselves as Wen
as those they represent and such otners
as may hereafter become associated VIII
them, into a corporation and body poll
tic in law, for the objects and purposes
in the following articles set forth ana
expressed, which they adopt as their
charter.
The name and title Of this corporation
shall be the
LAWSON CONTRACTING COMPANY.
INC.,'
and it shall exist and enjoy succession
by it's corporate name for a PERIOD OF
hereof with all the rights. powers
and privileges now or hereafter con-
ferred by law upon trading corpora
tions. Its domicile shall be in the Par,
ish Of ST. Charles, and all citations and
legal services shall De mace upon the
President and Secretary, and IN tne
event Of his inability to act, upon tne
Vice-President or Secretary. in the or
der named.
ARTICLE 2.
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum OF FiVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,00o.00l, all
Of which shall be divided into and rep
par Rafae e 81 one 1sy Hu Uni Dollars
$4,000 each. Stock may be paid Tor IN
money, in services rendered the corp0,
regularly transferred to the corpora
ton, all as shall be determined by the
Board of Directors.
ARTICLE 8.
The objects and purposes of this COR
peration and for which it is ORGANIZED
are declared TO be, the construction;
erection BUILDING AND %orHp aaiiroads
road beds, levees, buildings and other
such works Of a public or private ma
ture;. owning, operating, leasing a au.o-
teams. machinery, and all other impie-
ments generally used in the construction
and erection of roads, buildings, etc.
to buy lease, and to operate stores
commissaries and general merchandise
businesses; hypothecate real estate anu
in general to do any and all acts gel.
name or pertaining to the apove sc.
forth objects and not contradictory
thereto.
ARTICLE A.
The corporate powers Of this corpora
.Ixo1 ba Tod in a
go Directors, majority OF whom snaii
constitute quorum for the TRANSACTION
of business. Absent Directors may vote
at any meeting Of the Directory. py
proxy, through any other DIRECTOR, iof
that particular meeting.
The first Board of Directors shall oe
and consist of John z. Lawson, Roy
Lawson and Blanchard Lawson. the said
John P. Lawson as President and Treas
urer, Roy Lawson as Vice-Pres1dent
and Blanchard Lawson as Secretary
who shall serve as such until the second
Monday in July, 1928. or until their sue
cessors are duly elected and qualified.
election Of Directors shall be held year
ming with the year 1928.
The Board of Directors snall nave .h 8
stockholders meeting. any stockholdel
to be Director, whenever vacancy
shall exist on the Board OF Directors
through death or resignation.
ARTICLE 5.
The corporate powers of this corpora
ton are expressed and set forth by Sec
ton Seven "a Of Act 267 of the Louis.
shall be duly employed by and through
the Board Of Directors.
The duties Of the several officers
shall be set forth in the bylaws. which
will be adopted by the Board Of Direc-
tors, and amended or altered at theii
ARTICLE g.
No stakeholder Of this corporation
shall ever be liable for any debts Of this
corporation other than the unpaid por.
ton Of the subscriptions to stock, and
no informality herein shall subject OF
render them liable for same.
ARTICLE Z.
Amendment to this charter. or liquid
alton Of the corporation shall be sub
ject to the rules lain down in Act 267 Of
the Louisiana Legislature for the year
The Capital Stock Of this corporation
may be Increased, by amendment to
mi oN ch HtNbR r any "a po
LARS ($100.o0o.0O).
THUS DONE AND SIGNED on the
day and date first hereinabove written,
in the City Of New Orleans in the pres
Edringtons Jr. competent witnesses,
and me. Notary. after due reading OF
the whole: the subscribers setting OPP
posite their names, the amount of stock
they subscribe for, making this an orig
inal subscription list.
Names Addresses. Stock
J. p La4...........24
Blanchard Lawson Sellers, La--.-----.---
Roy Lawson--...----.--.-.Se La--.-----.-.-
peri. p. Lawson.
Witnesses:
PRENTICE E. EDRINGToN. JR.,
C. o. SPERIER.
WARREN v. MILLER,
(SEAL) Notary Public
CHARTERt
State OF Louisiana,
Parish of st. Charles
BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED