The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-07-20
CHARTER.

to the organization of corporations, they
have cOyenanted and agreed. and do, by
these presents. covenant, agree, bind, form Z
and constitute themselves. as well as such /
persons as may hereafter join or become /
associated with them. into corporation |
and body polite in law. for the objects !
and purposes aud under the agreements !
and StipulatiOnS following, tu-wit:
ARTICLE The name and title Of this !
corporation shall he. Dutch Bayou Co. !
Inc. and. under its corporate name. il
shall enjoy succession for the fun term
of ninety nine years from and after the
date hereof: il shall have the power and
authority to contract, sue and he sued,
and make and use corporate seal the
sam" to break aud alter AT pleasure. to
hold. purchase. lease. sell. mortgage, ny
roth"ratc or pledge property. real per
>UHal or mixed, necessary. incidental or
proper for the carrying on Of it, business,
either as principal or as ag"n, 10 borrow
money and make and issue notes, bonds
aud other evidences of Indebtedness There
for. and to secure the same 10y mortgage
or otherwise. to hold stock in other cor
puratiuuS. to name and appoint such man
: ayers and directors. officers and agents Us
the interest and convenience Of said cor
/ p"ration may require: 10 make and c~-
| tahliSh. as well as alter and amend, M
, pleasure. such bylaws, rules and r"gula-
| tionS for the management and regulation
Of the affairs of the corporation aS may
. bc necessary. proper or convenient.
ARTICLE 1.-THE dumicilc of this cor
! poratiOn shall Ice in the city of New or
! leans, Parish of Orleans. state of Louis
I lama. and all citations or other legal pro
cess shall hc served upon any of the Of
! fccrS of the corporation.
/ ARTICLE III-Thc objects aud pur-
poses for which this corporation is or
canized. and the nature of the business
to toe conducted 10y ii, are hereby declared
to he:
buy lease. hold. improve. cultivate. mort
| cage hypothccatc. sell. pledge. exchange.
convey alieuat" or otherwise acquire pos
>r>S. use. enjoy aud dispose of property.
real. personal or mixed. either as priuci-
| al or as agent. and do all things Incl
dental to or connected with said huNi-
ness
ARTICLE Iv-rre capital stock Of this
corporation shall lac fixed at the sum of
five thousand dollars tSIOOOoul. divided
into and represented by fifty iJO shares
of the par value of one hundred dollars
$500 OO each. TO be paid for i'm cash or
its equivalent in property.
| ARTICLE V-All the powers Of this
corporation shall bc vested in and cNor-
ci>rd 10y board Of three directors. Said
board shall he elected annually at a gen
eral meeting of the stockholders called
. for that purpose on the first Thursday in
g.. June of each year after due notice. in ac-
cordance with the laws of Louisiana
Each holder Of stock shall be entitled "a
one vote for each share of stock standing
/. in his name on the books of the com
? pany. Said vote shall be cast in person
% V. Il
east shall elect.
said board Of directors shall have the
power to fill all vacancies. which may oc-
, eur on the board, eS"n though no quorum
. remain at the time such vacancies are Il
hr filled. Failure to elect directors on the
+ day above specified shall not dissolve the
corporation. but the directors then in Of
flee shall remain in office. until their sue
, ceSSOrs are elected and qualify.
4 The board shall elect from their mum
Der a president. a yice-president and {
; secretary treasurer. The latter office may
q be held by n person, who may or may no
70 be a stakeholder or director.
At any meeting Of the board of direc
tors, any director absent from the mectinl
10 may he represented by any other direc
! tor, by written proxy. who may east TN
= vote Of the absent director.
The board of directors shall have tn
:. authority to make and establish. as wei
las alter and amend, all bylaws, rule
and regulations for the proper manage
ment and conduct of the business and af
, | fairs of the corporation. and shall hav
u the power to authorize the borrowing o
I, money, the issuance of notes or other evi
= dences of Indebtedness and the execution
a of mortgages, as hereinbefOre set forth
y | and. generally, to do all things necessar
u or convenient for the proper carrying o
e of the business of the corporation.
u Until the general meeting of the stock
holders for the election of directors to D
: held on the first Thursday of June, l92'
d or until their duly qualified successor
= are elected and installed. the board of d
d rectors shall he composed of: Edward
J. LeCOrgne, i42i Constance St, New Or
{. leans. La: Walter i. LeCorgne. a.:
81 Constance St. New Orleans, La; Stephe
m c. LecOrgne, 4I2i Constance St, New o.
;, leans. La, with Edward J. LeCorgne. &
'. president: Walter +. LeCOrgne. vic'
= president: and stephen C. LeCorgne, q
l. secretary treasurer.
The terms of office of said officers sha
n run concurrently with that Of the boar
first
If who shall serve until the first Thursda
K in June 1923.
t ARTICLE VI-This corporation is nj
h thorized to do business, when S2.J0O.C
re Of its capital stock has been subscribe
ID to and the provisions of the law compile
10 with.
ARTICLE YII-The capital stock
II this corporation may be increased to Il
m sum Of twenty-five thousand dollars (S25
l. OO0.O0).
D ARTICLE vIII-This charter may
RS amended or the company dissolved,
n. provided by the laws of Louisiana.
lg ARTICLE IX-The subscribers heret
ID have respectively written opposite to the
ii names the amount of stock subscribed b
ie them to this corporation, so that this n
" of incorporation may also serve as Il
to original subscription list of the cOrpOr;
y ton, and they have stated their post o
$ flee addresses so as2to conform with A.
h. 2G1 of the General Assembly of the Sta
A. Of Louisiana of 1914.
+ Thus done ana passed NJ my OHlce
the City of New Orleans. Louisiana. on Il
III day. month and year herein first abON
le written, in the presence of Anna MAJ
i'm mann and Eunice Elliott, the undersignt
20 competent witnesses, here residing, WI
n. hereuntO sign their names with said Al
l. pearers and me notary, after reading
is the whole. constituting this act as Q
k original subscription list.
id Witnesses: Anna Naumann, Eunice Il
lott.
CORIGINAL SIGNED:
- Edward J. LeCOrgne, As shares. Al
" Constance St, New Orleans. La; Walt
lse p Lecorgne. / share. 4424 Constance s
of New Orleans, La: stephen c. LeCOrgne,
vi share. 4424 Constance St, New Orleans. |.
SeaD: CHARLES SCHNEIDAu.
* Notary Publ
he l. the undersigned. Recorder of Nor
a cages, in and for the Parish of Orlean
" State of Louisiana. do hereby certify tn
TT the above and foregoing Act of Incorpor
r ton of the Dutch Bayou Co.. Inc, was III
All day duly recorded in my office in Boz
Ks 1868. folio 400.
id New Orleans, June eth. 1922. $1,000
C. (Signed): ROBT. SCOTT,
as Deputy RecOrd'
IL \ true copy:
Oh SeaD: CHARLES SCHNEiDau
Notary Publ
al June 29-Aug. 3
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