The herald., 1921-09-15
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF DUBUS COMPANY, IN
GDRpORATED.

CHARTER OF DUBUS COMPANY, IN
CORPORATED.
United States of America, State of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans, BE it known. that
on this second day of the month of Septem-
Der, in the year of our Lord, one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-one 192D. and
of the Independence of the United States
of America. the one hundred and forty
sixth Q46th) Before me, Henry Leon
Sarpy, notary public, duly commissioned
and qualified for the Parish of Orleans
Louisiana, and in the presence of the wit
neSSeS hereinafter named and under
signed: personally came and appeared. the
several persons whose names are hereuntO
subscribed who declare that availing them
selves of the provisions of the laws of the
state of Louisiana relative to the fOrma-
ton OF corporations, and more particularly
of Act 26I of 1914, they have cOvenanted
and agreed for themselves and such other
persons as may hereafter become assOciat-
Ell with them to form and organize them
selves into corporation and body polite
in law for the objects and purposes and
under the agreements and stipulaliOns
hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE THE name and title of this
corporation shall be "Dubus Company.
Incorporated, and by that name il shall
have and enjoy succession for a period
of ninety-nine 500 years from this date,
and II shall have and possess the enjoy
ment of all the rights, privileges and ad
vantages accorded to corporations by the
laws of this State.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
pOratiOn shall be the City of New Or
leans, State of Louisiana. All citations or
other legal process shall be served upon
the president, and in his absence upon
any one of the remaining officers of the
corporation.
ARTICLE III-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business to be ear
ried on by it are hereby declared to be {:
To do general stationary machinery re
pair WORK. cylinder and crank shaft grind
ing: to manufacture hydraulic pumps and
and feathers; to conduct and operate gen
eral machine and manufacturing works
for the manufacture and repair of mach
inery of all kinds. engines, boilers, castings,
patterns. agricultural appliances. vehicles.
and appliances of every kind and description
and any and all articles made of or from
iron: to manufacture. make, construct and
erect allkinds of mechanical devices, appli-
1nces, inventions or other works and ma
chinery and to buy, sell, make and repair
tools and instruments and supplies of ev-
cry description and kind that are or can
be made out of or from brass, copper, iron
and other metals. or of wood: to carry
on turning plant; and to rent, sell and
otherwise dispose of machinery and all
apparatus and articles that may be made
handled, manufactured or repaired in the
aforesaid plant or machine shop of said
corporation.
ARTICLE ". The capital stock of this
corporation shall be twenty five thousand
represented by two hundred and fifty
(25O) shares of the par value of one hun
dred dollars (S1OO.00) each. all of which
shall be common stock fully paid and
non assessable. This corporation shall be
a going concern at once.
The capital stock may be increased to
any amount up to one hundred thousand
dollars tSl00,0O000 at a meeting of the
stockholders called for that purpose, by
a vote of twO-thirds (2-3) of all the stock.
Any increase beyond that amount may be
made by vote but of three-fOurths go
vote of all outstanding stock. The said in
creases to be made in either case in ac-
cOrdance with the requirements of Sec
tion of Act 267 of 1914
No stakeholder shall sell or otherwise
dispose of his stock in this corporation
without first offering II to the other stock
holders through the Board of Directors
in writing, and the stockholders shall have
five 90 days from the receipt by them
Of written notice from the Board of Di-
rectOrs within which to either accept or
decline to purchase said stock.
ARTICLE V.-All the corporate powers
of this corporation shall be vested in and
be exercised by Board of Directors, \
which shall consist of three stockholders.
two Of whom shall constitute a quorum
to do business
Each member of said Board shall own
at least one (D share of stock. unencum-
the company. The directors shall be
elected annually by ballot at meeting
Of the stockholders to be held in COM
pliance with Section 10 of Act 267 of
1914. The first Board of Directors. to
serve until the first Monday in October.
1922 or until their successors shall have
been duly elected and shall have qualified.
shall consist of: Gus. r. Dubus of No.
G. Allen. of No. 634 Louisa street. New
Orleans. La; Edw. Huppenbauer. of No.
2230 Lspeyrouse street, New Orleans. and
Of these Gus. r. Dubus shall be President.
c. Allen. shall be yice-President. and
Edw. Huppenbauer shall be Secretary-l
Treasurer.
All vacancies occurring in the Board Of
Directors shall be filled by the remaining
Directors for the unexpired term. The
Board of Directors shall have power and
in the name Of the corporation
TO purchase. lease and otherwise acquire
any property, real. personal or mixed; to
sell, mortgage, pledge or hypothecate the
same; to make loans, borrow money, issue
notes and other obligations; in fine shall
have all such power and authority con-
ferred and permitted by Act 267 of 1914.
ARTICLE VI.-The appearers have sub
scribed TO the number of shares set OPP
posite their respective names. and their
signatures hereto shall constitute the
original subscription list to the capital
stock OF this corporation.
Thus done and passed. at my office in
this city, the day, month and year first
above written, in the presence of Russell
Pool and Ethel Heatherly, competent wit
nesses. residing in this city, who have
hereunto signed their names with ap-
bearers and me, Notary, after due read
ing OF the whole.
Witnesses: +. Heatherly. Russell Pool
Original Signed) Gus. r. Dubus, 125
shares: John G. Allen, 100 shares: Edward
G.. Huppenbauer. % shares.
HENRY L. SARPY.
Notary Public.
Recorded in Book 1858. Folio 10S. Mort
gage Office Parish of Orleans, Sept. s,
1921.
1, the undersigned Notary. hereby GER
tify the foregoing to be a true and cor
rect copy of the original act Of record in
my office
In Faith whereof. have hereunto
signed my name and have affixed the i'm
press Of my official seal, this Bird day Of
September, 1921.
HENRY L. SARPY,
Notary Public.
Sept. 15-0ct. 20.