The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-02-23
Feb. 2-Mch. 9
CHARTER OF

PICARD CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
United States of America, State of
Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans, City of New
Orleans. Be it known that on this the
23rd day Of the month of January, in the
year of our Lord zone thousand nine hun
dred and twenty-five, before me- EDOU-
ARD f. HENRIQUES, a Notary Public
in and for the Parish of Orleans. State
qualified, and In the presence of the wit
nesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared the
persons whose names are hereunto sub
ity. who severally declared that, availing
themselves Of the provisions of the laws
OF this State relative to the organization
OF corporations, they have formed and
organized, and by these presents do form
themselves and those whom they repre-
sent into and constitute a corporation
and body polite in law for the objects
and purposes and under the stipulations
and agreements hereinafter set forth and
expressed, which they hereby adopt aS
their charter.
ARTICLE I. The name and title Of
the corporation hereby formed is de-
TON CO., INC. Its domicile shall be in
the City of New Orleans, State of Louis
lana, and IL shall have and enjoy sue
cession by its corporate name for a pc
Rod OF ninety-n nine 500 years from and
This corporation shall have power and
authority to contract, sue and be sued
in its corporate name: to make and use
and purchase real and personal property,
and to sell, mortgage or pledge the same;
and to borrow money and issue bonds.
notes and other obligations
All citations or other legal process shall
be served upon the President. and in the
event of his absence or inability to act
from aAy cause, the same shall be served
upon Nrhe Vice-President or Secretary
Treasurer.
ARTICLE II. The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is organ
lied and the nature of the business to
be carried on by 1t are hereby declared
to be:
~ To carry on a general contracting
business and TO excavate. grade, pave
and construct sewers, highways, drain
age, irrigation and other canals, levees
and public and private works Of all kinds.
t2) To apply for, purchase or other.
concessions for or in relation to the con-
struction, execution, carrying out, equip
ment, improvement or control Of public
works and conveniences, and to under
otherwise turn to account the same.
(3) To manufacture, buy, sell, lease.
exchange, dispose Of, or otherwise deal
in all kinds Of machinery, implements.
engineering and hardware specialties.
gasoline. gas or steam engines, motors,
travelling cranes, steam shovels, and i'm
plements and machinery Of all kinds used
In or adaped to the construction of canals.
levees and highways, and in general con-
tracing and construction work.
ARTICLE III. The capital stock or
this corporation Is hereby fixed at the
sum Of ONE HUNDRED AND SIX
NO/100 DOLLARS ($106 100000, divided
into and represented by one thousand
and sixty-nine Q,069) shares Of the par
value Of One Hundred Dollars (s100.OO)
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1000, shares Of the par value Of One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100, 000.00)
shall be cumulative, preferred stock, and
sixty -nine (09) shares Of the par value
Of Sixty-nine Hundred Dollars ($6900.0O)
shall be common stock.
Both preferred and common stock shall
be paid for In cash, or same may be
issued at not less than par value, for
personal property, services, real estate.
actually received by said corporation.
The holders of the preferred stock shall
be entitled to receive from the surplus
or net profits, whenever ascertained, a
yearly cumulative dividend of seven (7)
per cent, payable before any dividend
shall be paid on the common stock.
The common stock shall be subject to-
the prior rights Of holders Of the pre-
ferred stock as herein declared. If, after
providing for the payment of full divi-
dends for any year on the preferred stock,
and for any balance that may remain due
on the cumulative dividends on such pre-
ferred stock for preceding years, as well
as retiring and cancelling such an amount
Of preferred stock, as the Board Of Direc-
tors may deem 1t advisable to retire, I'M
der the authority hereinafter provided,
there shall remain any surplus net profits,
any and all such surplus net profits not,
In the opinion Of the Board of Direcors.
required to provide for the maintenance,
improvement, enlargement and operation
OF the property and business OF the cor
poration, or for the payment Of its la
bilities, shall be applicable to dividends
| upon the common stock for such year,
when, and as, from time to time, the
same shall be declared by the Board Of
Directors, which dividends upon the COM
mon stock shall not be cumulative, but
| shall only be paid IL earned.
The holders Of preferred stock shall
not be entitled to vote at any meeting
| OF stockholders or election of directors.
The voting power of the corporation shall
be and is hereby vested in the holders
| OF the common stock exclusively.
This corporation shall have the right,
| through its Board of Directors, from
| time to time, after one year from the
date of this charter, to take up and
cancel any of the preferred stock which
may be issued. at its par value, with ac-
cumulated dividends unpaid at the time
/ OF redemption on any date of payment
OF preferred stock dividends. This right
I shall continue until all Of the preferred
4 stock shall be cancelled.
In the event of liquidation, or dissolu-
| ton from any cause, all Of the preferred
stock together with all accrued and un-