The herald., 1921-09-29
CHARTER OF LAMULLE-DARENS
BOURG COMPANY, INC.

nlted states or America, state or Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
leans, BE it known that on this 23rd day
of the month of August, a. u. 1921, BE.
fore me, Allan Raymond Beary, notary
public, duly commissioned in and for tn,
above named parish and state, personally
whose names are hereuntO subscribed
who. in the presence of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned, each and
all declared: That ayailing themselves OF
the laws of the State of Louisiana. on the
subject of the incorporation of corpora
tlons, 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, to enjoy corporate existence dur
ing a period of ninety-nine (99) years af
Ter this date, unless sooner dissolved, and
under the following stipuations 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
State of Louisiana, and all citations or
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
by 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,
furniture, notions, dry goods. house fur
nishings; men. women and children's fur
nishings: to own, purchase, lease, sell or
construct and operate such stores, build
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
accomplishment of the objects set forth ::
and to make all contracts necessary or
eNpedient to accomplish any of said pur-
poses. And this corporation shall have
the 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
corporation 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 $4,000 dollars
per share. Which stock may be increased
10 $1O0oO0.O0 Said stock may be paid for
in money. services rendered to the corpora
tion, or in property transferred to the cor
pOration.
ARTICLE IV-An or the corporate
powers of this corporation shall vest in
and be exercised by board of directors,
composed of three stockholders of this
to be elected at 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, 1872,
notice of which meeting shall be given to
each stakeholder at least fifteen (15) days
prior to such meeting, either personally
or by depOsiting said notice in the post
office, properly addressed to the last
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shown by the books of the corporation, at
least fifteen (15D days before such meet
ing. The first board Of directors of this
is hereby declared to be com
posed of Lubin y. Lamulle, residing at
416 South Pierce street, New Orleans, La.
Etienne f. DarensbOurg, residing at 1875
Tulane avenue, New Orleans, La; T. W.
Jr., residing at 3412 Canal
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 F. Ra-
rensbourg as vice-president, T. w. Hem
ingway, Jr., as secretary-treasurer. The
board of directors shall Immediately after
their election and qualification for office,
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
occurring on said board shall
be filled by the remaining members, at any
regular meeting, or at any meeting called
for that purpose by the president, or, in
his absence, by the e-president. The
said board of directors shall have power
to appoint agents and employees for this
or to remove the same at
pleasure, and they shall also have the
in thai
Der, and shall make such bylaws from
lime to time and amend the same as they
may deem expedient.
ARTICLE V-This corporation may be-
gin business at once, the necessary amount
Of stock being subscribed for herein.
ARTICLE VI-This charter may be
the capital stock thereof in
creased or decreased, or this corporation
dissolved, in accordance with the prOvis-
ions 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
Of a. Claverie and ID. Beary, competent
witnesses, on the 23rd day of August, 1921,
after due reading of the whole, the sub
ing their names and the amount of the
stock respectively subscribed for by them
md hereby declare this to constitute their
stock 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 Lamulle- |
Darensbourg Company, Inc, on file in |
ny notarial archives.
New Orleans, August %. 1921.
ALLAN r. BEARY,
Notary Public.
i, the undersigned, recorder of mort |
sages for the parish of Orleans, State of |
louisiana, do hereby certify that the above |
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