The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-07-13
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF PRADOS LUMBER COM
PANY, INC.

State of Louisiana. Parish of Orleans
Be IL known, that on this twenty sixth day
of June. nineteen hundred and twenty
two before me- Joseph LautenSchlaeger
a notary public, in and for the Parish
and state aforesaid. duly qualified, per
sOnally came and appeared, the several per
sons whose names are hereinafter sub
Scribed, all of full age of majority. whC
declared that availing themselves of th'
laws of this state, relative TO the or
ganizatiOn of corporations. they do hereby
covenant and agree to form themselves
into corporation for the objects and
purposes and under the following Stipu
latiOnS, tO-wit:
ARTICLE THE name and title of this
corporation shall be the PradoS Lumber
Company. Inc. Ii shall enjoy corporate
existence for a term of % years from date
unless sooner dissolved. Ii shall have
enjoy and exercise all rights. powers and
privileges granted by law, or hereafter
granted to corporations of this character
especially the right to hold. receive. pur.
chase. ALLEVIATE. sell. mortgage. pledge
rent or lease property, real personal OF
mixed. in fact anything permitted by the
law necessary and convenient for carry
ing out the objects and purposes of this
corporation.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
pOration shall be in the City of New Or
beans, Louisiana, where all citations. OF
other legal process. shall be served on the
president and in his absence on the vice
president or Secretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur-
poses of this corporation are hereby de-
clared to be the buying and selling of
lumber and all building material and 10
do IA general merchandise business.
ARTICLE IV-The capital stock of this
corporation Is hereby fixed at the sum of
fifteen thousand dollars, divided into 1JO
shares of the par value of one hundred
dollars each. to be issued in the manner
far 10 SidpratiOn nrpsprihp1 hy
law. All shares to be full paid and non
assessable. The capital stock may be in
creased when found necessary by vote
of % of all the capital stock ut meet
ing called for that purpose.
ARTICLE V-The corporate powers of
this corporation shall be vested in and
exercised by board Of directors to be
composed of three stockholders two OF
whom shall constitute quorum. The
following named stockholders shall con
Stitute the first board of directors. viz
Henry j. PradOs, 1923 Coliseum street.
New Orleans La; Clarence j. Pitard.
same address and Rufus Fl. Prados. li2''
North Villere Street, New Orleans, La.
with the said Henry j. Prados, as presi-
dent: Clarence J. Pitard. vicepresident
and Rufus III. PradOs. as secretary-treas-
urer and they shall hold office until the
second Monday OF January, 1928 or until
their successors are elected and qualify,
on which date the annual election shall
take place, or as soon thereafter as pos
sible.
All stockholders meetings including the
annual meeting for the election of officers
ard directors shall be preceded by writ
ten notice delivered personally or by mail
to the last known address Of the stock
holder. Is days before such meeting. pro-
vided the stockholders shall always have
the right to waive such notice.
If any vacancy occurs ont the board oil
directors the stockholders shall name or
elect successor to fill the vacancy until
ala lion
Of directors shall be by ballot. and each
stakeholder shall be entitled to one vote:
in person or by proxy. for each share OF
the capital stock owned by him.
ARTICLE VINO stakeholder OF this
corporation shall have the right to sell or
pledge his stock, without first Offering
same to the stockholders. thru the officers
of this corporation, upon allowing sail
stockholders ten days to purchase same
Mt hook value or receive same in pledge.
as NAV be desired by the owner of said
stock: no transfer Of stock shall be bind-
ing upon this corporation unless actually
made on the books of the corporation. in
the manner required by law.
ARTICLE VII-The charter of this cor
poration may be modified or altered or
the corporation may be dissolved: me
capital increased or decreased. or hqul-
dated in the manner as is now or may
hereafter be prescribed by law.
Thus done and passed. at New orleans
La, on the date first before written, IN
presence of Emanuel l.. We'll and Jack
Hawley. competent witnesses, resihihg IN
this Parish. who hereunto sign thelr
names with said appearers and me. No
tary.
Original Signed:
Henry J. Prados, 81 shares; Clarence
J. Pitard. l share; Rufus III. Prados.
shares. SUI, Tai.
Witnesses: Emanuel L. We'll. Jack
Hawley. , ,,rp
JOS. LAUTENSCHLAEGER
Notary Public
I. the undersigned, Recorder OF Mort
cages, in and for the Parish Of Orleans
state of Louisiana. do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing Act of IncorPora,,,
ton of the "Prados Lumber Co, in ill.,
was this day duly recorded in my OFFICE
n Book 1868. Folio $50.
New Orleans, June 80 1872. -
(Signed) ROBERT SCoII,
Deputy Recorder of Mortgages.
true copy Of the original.
JOS. LAUTENSCHLAEGER
Notary Public.
July 13-Aug. IL.
CHARTER OF LABARRE HEIGHTS