The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-09-22
CHARTER OF LAMULLE-DARENS
BOURG COMPANY. INC.


CHARTER OF LAMULLE-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 23rd day
of the month of August, A. ID. 1921, Be
fore me, Allan Raymond Beary. notary
pubhc, 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 nasled and undersigned, each and
all declared: That availing themselves OF
the laws of the State of Louisiana on the
subject of the incorporation of corpora
tons, 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, 10 enjoy corporate existence dur
ing period Of ninety nine (99) years al
ter this date, unless sooner dissolved, and
under the following stipulatiOns which
they hereby adopt as their articles of in
corporation, or charter. towit:
ARTICLE THE name of this corpora
ton shall be Lamulle Darensbourg Com
pany, Inc, an dts dOmicile is hereby de-
clared TO be in the City Of New Orleans,
other legal process shall be served on the
president, and, In his absence, on the
secretary.
ARTICLE 1.-The objects and purposes
of this corporation, and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it, are here
10y declared TO be as follows: To carry
on and conduct a general wholesale and
retail grocery and general merchandise
business; to buy and sell groceries, farm
products of all description; hardware,
FHNp .sVVU-. a..
nishings; men, women and children's fur
niShingS; to own, purchase, lease, sell or
construct and operate such stores, build
lngs 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
lmmOvable, and generally to do all things
that may be required or necessary for the
accompliS hment of the objects set forth ::
and TO make all contracts necessary or
eNpedient TO accomplish any of said par
poses. And this corporation shall have
he 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
is hereby fixed at the sum
of ten thousand (S10.OO0O0) dollars, all of
which shall be common stock, and which
shall consist of one hundred shares Of the
par value of one hundred tS1OOOO) dollars
per share. Which stock may be increased
10 100000. Said stock may be paid for
in money, services rendered to the corpora
ton. or in property transferred TO the cor
pOratiOn.
ARTICLE IV-All or the corporate
powers of this corporation shall vest in
and be exercised by board of directors.
of three stockholders of this
TO be elected at a 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 (15) days
prior to such meeting either personally
office, properly addressed to the last
known address of each stakeholder as
shown by the books Of the corporation, at
least fifteen Q5) days. before such meet
ing The first board of directors of this
corporation is hereby declared to be COM
posed of Lubin Y. Lamulle, sresiding at
4l6 South Pierce street, New Orleans, La.
Etienne F. Darensbourg, residing at 1885
Tulane avenue, New Orleans, La; T. W.
Jr, residing at 3412 Canal
street, New Orleans, La, and they shall
hold office until the fourth Tuesday of
August. 1922, or until their successors are
duly elected and qualified; with Lubin
y. Lamulle as president. Etienne +. Ra-
rensbourg as vice-president, T. w. Hem
lngway, Jr., as secretary-treasurer. The
board of directors shall Immediately after
select from among their number a presi-
dent, vice president and a secretary and
a 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
De hIled by the remaining members, at any
laI
Tor that purpose by the president, or in
his absence, by the vice-president. The
said board of directors shall have power
% appoint agents and employees for this
corporation, or to remove the same at
pleasure, and they shall also have the
bower to fill any vacancies in their num-
Der, and shall make such bylaws from
line to time and amend the same as they
nay deem expedient.
ARTICLE V-This corporation may be-
lin business at once, the necessary amount
II stock being subscribed for herein.
ARTICLE VI-This charter may be
amended, the capital stock thereof in
reased or decreased, or this corporation
dissolved, in accordance with the provis- |
ons 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 |
Il A. Claverie and ID. Beary, competent
witnesses. on the 23rd day of August, 1921, |
Itca uue reaulhB OF the WnOle, the sub |
cribers to this corporation hereby affix- |
ng their names and the amount of the |
took respectively subscribed for by them |
nd hereby declare this to constitute their |
took subscription list,
Names of subscribers omitted.)
hereby certify the above and foregoing |
be true and correct copy of the orig.
nal act of Incorporation of LamulIe- |
Darensbourg Company, Inc, on file in |
ny notarial archives.
New Orleans, August %, 1921.
ALLAN r. BEARY,
Notary Public.
l, the undersigned, recorder of mort
ages for the parish of Orleans, State of |
,o9ls1ana, do hereby certify that the above
no foregoing Act of Incorporation of |