The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-05-04
CHARTER.


OF barking and insurance in all of their
several forms, and homestead, building
and loan associations, and excepting also
such business as is transacted by|rail-
road, telegraph and telephone companies.
To hold, receive, have, purchase i'm
prove, ALLEVIATE. convey, sell, borrow.
pledge. mortgage and hypOthecate under
its said corporate name. property, real,
personal and mixed, without limit as to
kind or amount.
To issue bonds. debentures or obliga.
tons of the company from time to time
for any Of the objects or purposes Of
the company, and to secure the same
by mortgage, pledge, deed of trust or
otherwise. To purchase, hold and re-
issue the shares of its capital stock in
the manner and to the extent permitted
by the laws Of the State Of Louisiana.
To hold, purchase or otherwise ac-
quire; to sell, assign, transfer. mortgage
or otherwise dispose of shares of the
capital stock and bonds and debentureS
or evidences of Indebtedness of any cor
pOration, domestic or foreign; TO issue
in exchange therefor its own stock. bonds
or other obligations. and to exercise all
the rights, privileges and powers of
holders of shares of stocks or securities
thereof. including the right to vote on
said stocks and 10 receive and distribute
as profits the dividends and interest on
such stocks as securities.
To lend its funds and make advances
to any affiliated company, partnership.
person or association, upon the security
of their or his undertaking, property or
estate, assets and effects, or any part
thereof, upon such terms as the Board
of Directors may deem expedient.
To conduct and transact business in
all of the states. territories, colonies or
dependencies of the United States, and
any and all foreign countries; to have
one or more offices therein, and therein
TO hold, purchase, mortgage and convey
real and personal property without limit
as to amount, but always subject to local
laws.
The foregoing clauses shall be- con-
strued both as objects and powers, and
it is hereby expressly provided that the
foregoing enumeration Of specific powers
shall not be held to limit restrict in
any manner the powers of the cOrpOr-
alton.
And TO this end TO make and use a cor
pOrate seal, and the same TO break and
alter at pleasure; TO name and appoint
such officers, directors, agents or EN-
ployees the interest or convenience
may require; to make and establish by
laws, rules and regulations for the
proper management and regulation OF its
affairs as may be due. necessary and
proper, and the same to alter and change
at pleasure; and to do all other acts and
things permitted by law or as shall and
out the objects and purposes of said cor
poratiOn.
ARTICLE III. The domicile of this
corporation shall be in the City of New
Orleans, Parish of Orleans, State of Lou
isiana.
ARTICLE ". The capital stock of
this corporation is hereby declared to
be 5000, which may be increased to
$4,000. Said capital stock is divided
into fifty shares of the par value of 500
each, to be paid for as the law provides,
or sooner, at the discretion OF the Board
Of Directors, which said stock shall be
paid for in cash, or the same may be
issued at not less than par in payment
or exchange for property rights actually
received or purchased by said corpora
ton in accordance with law.
Power of this corporation shall be
vested in and exercised by a Board of
three directors, consisting of the Prest-
dent Vice President, and the Secretary
and Treasurer; two members of said
Board shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business and other decl-
siOns shall be valid corporate acts. The
following persons shall constitute the
first Board of Directors: Noel Arm
strong, A Whitehall Street. New York,
\. y; c. Vincent Armstrong, II White
hall Street, New York, y. Y; John ID.
Russ, Orme Building, New Orleans, La,
with Noel Armstrong as President, John
cent Armstrong as Secretary and Treas
urer. This Board Of Directors and off,
GERS shall continue in force until the third
Thursday in the month of January, 1875,
on which date and annually thereafter
their successors shall be elected unless
the same be a holiday when the election
shall be held on the next legal day there
after.
Notice of such election shall be given
to each registered stakeholder in writ
1nl dor n =
last known Post Office address as the
same shall appear upon the books of the
CORPORATION at least fifteen days preced-
ing each election and the Board of Dlrec-
tors shall appoint one or more Stock
holders to preside at such election as
commissioners. In the event of the fail
ure of any commissioner or commits
sioners to attend, the president shall, by
appointment, fill the vacancy.
ANY failure for any cause whatever,
to elect directors on the date named for
that purpose shall not dissolve the cor
poration, but the directors then in office,
as well as the officers of said Company,
shall. hold office until their successors
are chosen. In such event. the president
shall cause another election to be held
within thirty days and shall give notice
thereof as hereinbefOre provided.
At every election and meeting each
stakeholder shall be entitled to vote for
each share of stock registered in his name
either in person or by written proxy.
The election of directors shall be by
ballot and the majority in amount OF
votes cast, each share of stock voted upon
being counted as one vote, shall elect
the person or persons for whom they
have been cast.
After each election, the Board Of Direc'
tors shall elect from their own number
the officers of said Company.
ARTICLE V. The Board of DIRECTORS
shall have full power to fill vacancies
| in their number caused by death, resig-
nation or otherwise from among the
! stockholders of the corporation.
The said Board shall have full con-
/ troll of the property of the Company and
! shall so conduct, manage and use the
same as in their discretion they deem
| fit and that is consistent to the objects
/ of this Company for the welfare OF the
same.
The said Board Is fully authorized &c
| frame and adopt such bylaws, rules and
| regulations as the afafirs and business
/ of the corporation may require and as
| IL may be necessary for the conductor
| and management thereof: provided the
same shall not conflict with this charter
or with the laws of the State or OF the
| United States.
The said Board may elect or appoint
manager and may, in its discretion
| delegate special power and authority Il
such manager for the purpose of proper
| ly conducting and managing the bust
/ ness details of said corporation. Inc
| said Board shall have power to appoint
or elect such other officers, agents, EN-
| ployees. servants and clerks as it may
deem necessary for the conducting OF th'