The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-08-06
State OF Louisiana,
Parish Of Orleans,
City of New Orleans.

State OF Louisiana,
Parish Of Orleans,
BE 1T KNOWN, that on this. the 22nd
day Of June, in the Year OF Our LORD,
Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-one, be-
fore me,
WARREN v. MILLER.
a duly commissioned, qualified and act
ing Notary Public in and for the PARISH
Of Orleans, State Of Louisiana. ana N
and undersigning witnesses. personally
came and appeared the several persHHnSS
whose names are hereunto supscriDeu
and severally declared hx .n aenr asa Of
the general laws of the state OF LOUIE
lana, in such cases made and proviaehu ,
they have formed and organized, anu "
these presents form themselves as Wen
as those they represent and such otners
as may hereafter become associated WIN
them, into corporation and pody pon.
in the following articles set forth anu
expressed, which they adopt as tneir
charter.
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the
LAWSON CONTRACTING COMPANY,
NC"
and it shall exist and enjoy succession
by it's corporate name for a PERIOD ~
ninety-nine (s9) years from the date
hereof, with all the rights, powens
and privileges now or hereafter con-
ferred by law upon trading corpora
tions It's domicile shall be in the Par5
ish of ST. Charles, and all citations anu
President and Secretary, and in the
event of his inability to act, upon the
Vice-President, or Secretary, in the or
der named.
ARTICLE 2.
The capital stock Of this corporation
il hsrsby fixed At ths f syn o{ Co., is ali
of which shall be divided into and rep
par value Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
money, money in services rendered the corpo;;
ration, or in property and good Will
regularly transferred to the corpoTa.
ton. all as shall be determined ny INC
Board Of Directors
ARTICLE 3.
The objects and purposes of this cor,
peration and for which 1t is organi;zeo
erection, building. and operation OF
roads, pixies, public works, raiiroaos,
road beds, levees, buildings and other
ture; owning. operating. leasing auto
mobiles. trucks, motor boats. dredges,
teams, machinery. and all other impie-
ments generally used in the constructor ZIG =
to buy. lease, and to operate stores.
commissaries and general mercnandlse
businesses; hypothecate rea! estate and
in general to do any and all acts ger
name or pertaining to the above set
forth objects and not contradictory
thereto.
ARTICLE 4.
The corporate powers of this corpora
ton shall be vested in a Board Of three
go Directors. majority of whom shall
constitute quorum for the tran an Hn}o
proxy, through any other Director, FOL
that particular meeting.
and consist Of John p. Lawson, Roy
Lawson and Blanchard Lawson. the SAID
John P. Lawson as President and treas
urer, Roy Lawson as .Vice-President
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 ana auat far IL.
election of Directors shall be held year
ly on the second Monday in July, begin
ming with the year 1923.
right to elect, without reference to
stockholders meeting, any stockholdel
to be a Director, whenever a vacancy
shall exist on the Board of Directors
through death or resignation.
ARTICLE S.
The corporate powers of this corpora
ton are expressed and set forth by Sec
ton Seven % 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 the1l
will.
ARTICLE 6.
No stakeholder Of this corporation
shall ever be liable for any debts Of this
corporation other than the unpaid por.
ton Of the subscriptions tG stock, an nc
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 The Louisiana LEGISLATURE for the yea'
The Capital Stock Of this corporation
may be Increased. by amendment te
ri oNE e HuNbk E any 81 po
LARS ($100.00o.00).
THUS DONE AND SIGNED on the
day and date first hereinahove written
in the City Of New Orleans n the pres,
Darlington. 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. Sellers, La............24
Blanchard Lawson Sellers, La..-....-----
Roy Lawson-..-.-.-...--....E Sellers, La...-.----
per ]. p. Lawson.
Witnesses:
PRENTICE E. EDRINGToN. JR-.
c. o. SPERIER.
WARREN v. MILLER,
(SEAL) Notary Public