The herald., 1922-03-23
CHARTER.
provided the stockholders always have the
right to waive said notice.

give his written proxy to any other mem
Der of said board, whether said meeting
| be general or special
Three members of the board shall con
| stitute quorum, and all business trans
/ acted at any meeting with a quorum OF
| three shall be binding upon the corpora
| ton.
In the event of a tie vote of the board
! Of directors, the president of this corpora
I ton shall have the right to cast the de
| Gliding vote, and this whether he has pre-
| yiOusly voted or not.
Meetings may be held away from tht
domicile of the corporation, or, if desired
/ out of the state, provided the written
| consent to do 50 is obtained from all mem
| berS or from all stockholders.
| ARTICLE NlI-The officers of this cor
pOratiOn shall consist of president. q
| vice president, and secretary, and
! treasurer, provided the office of secretary
and treasurer may be held by one and the
same party.
The office of president Of the corpora
! tion will he held and exercised by Edward
| e.. SwartZ until the annual election of of
/ ficers on the second Tuesday of June
! 1922.
| If any vacancy should occur in the
board of directors of this corporation
| the stockholders shall name or elect a
/ successor until the next general election
The president of this corporation shall
! have the power and authority, without
| the authorization of the board of direc-
! tors, TO purchase STOCK, DOnuS anu otntT
property, real, personal or miXed--fOr said
/ corporation: 10 sell. mortgage, pledge, by
! pothecate or otherwise dispose of same
| to issue and execute all notes, drafts and
checks. and sign all contracts, and to vote
! all stock held by this cOmany in other cor
pOrationS at all stockholders meetings.
The authority here conferred upon the
| president may. with the consent of the
president and the authority of the board
of directors. be vested in any other of
! a nIraHTnF said CONFORMATION for
such time and under such circumstances as
may be authorized by said board and
cOncurred in by said president.
The presidents concurrence may be
shown either by his participating in the
board meeting or by his written consent,
but no other person shall perform such
function without being authorized as pro-
vided for in this paragraph.
The election of directors shall be by
ballot or viva vOce, as the stockholders
may agree upon, but in all events each
stakeholder shall be entitled TO one vote,
either in person or by written proxy. for
each share of the capital stock held by
him.
The names and postOffice addresses of
the subscribers to these articles of incOr-
poration, and the number of shares sub
scribed for by each, are as follows Ed
ward q. Swartz. New Orleans Louisiana,
314S shares 1874, 10000: Charles w. Zieg-
Ter. Jr., New Orleans, Louisiana, l share.
$4,000; Albert j. Derbes, New Orleans,
Louisiana. l share, $4,000
ARTICLE VIII-The charter of this
corporation may be modified or altered,
or the corporation dissolved or the capital
stock increased or decreased in the man
ner as now is or as hereafter may be pre-
scribed by law. So also may said corpora
ton be liquidated in the manner as is
now or may hereafter be prescribed by
law.
Thus done and passed at my office in
the City of New Orleans. Parish of Or
al m ha
of Harry Gamble and l.. +. Ernst, COM
petent witnesses. who have signed these
presents with said appearers, and me-
notary, after due reading of the whole
Witnesses: Harry Gamble l.. +. Ernst.
ORIGINAL SIGNED)
Edward q. Swartz 314S shares: Charles
W. Ziegler. Jr., 1 share; Albert J. Derbes,
] share.
HARRY EMMETT McENERNY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ORLEANS
Before me, the undersigned authority
In and for the Parish of Orleans, duly
qualified and commissioned, personally
came and appeared Edward c. Swartz
and Charles W. Ziegler. Jr., who being
by me duly sworn, did depose and say:
That they are both directors of the f. G.
Swartz. Inc, in the foregoing act of in
corporation, and that the entire amount
of capital authorized has been subscribed
and paid in.
CHARLES W. ZiEGLER. JR.
HARRY EMMETT McENERNY.
Notary Public.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ORLEANS
Before me. the undersigned authority in
and for the Parish of Orleans. duly quail
fed and commissioned, personally came
and appeared:
Edward G. Swartz. Charles W. Ziegler,
Jr., and Albert j. Derbes who being duly
sworn. did depose and say:
Ihat they are directors, named and ap-
pointed as such in the foregoing act Of
incorporation of the Il. G. Swartz, Inc
and that the amount of property given in
exchange by Edward G. Swartz. for three
thousand, seven hundred and forty eight
(3,I4S) shares of the capital stock of said
company has been appraised by them, as
directors, to be worth the full sum Of
S3I4.SOO.OO three hundred and seventy
four thousand. eight hundred dollars).
which property is itemized and described
as follows:
Nine shares Of stock Bank of Ascension:
80 shares Perry Bank; % shares Delta
Lumber Company; 500 shares n. A..
Casualty Company; 100 shares A C. L. r.
X. CO.; 100 shares Atkinson II. r. Co. !:
100 shares Southern Pacific r. r. Co.: 100
stock the above appraisers have appraised
at the sum of $25. 10000;
Assignment of contract by Edward G.
Swartz to Edward G. Swartz, Inc. contract
Hu"dru VI. oWdrtI anu 81. ber-
nard Cypress Company. Ltd; contract
dated August 25th. 1919; by that contract
the timber rights on said land which
land was owned by said Edward G..
Swartz, was sold to the st. Bernard Cy-
press Company, Ltd; the consideration
for the contract is being paid as the tim
Der is cut, and the appraisers have APP
praised the contract as presently worth
TO the corporation the sum and value of
three hundred, forty-nine thousand, eight
hundred dollars ($349, SOO.OO).
The timber Is situated on the follow
Ing described lands; Parish Of st. James,
Louisiana. Ell 2, Sec. AZ; All of Sec. AZ;
All Of Sec. As NV "A of Sec 70.
T. IL. s. r. 4 f.
Parish Of ST. Charles. Louisiana. 81 p
East of r. r.. Sec. 81; All Of Sec. % frac
All Of frac. Sec. %; All of frac. Sec. %
81 ~ frac: Sec. 81: All of Sec. 80; All of
7. IL, s. r. s f.
All Of frae; See. o. All of frac. Sec. 81;
T. II, s. X. 8 L.
All timber standing and fallen on the
LaPiace Plantation belonging to Monte
gut PIanting Co., on Lots l. 2, and 4
Sec IL. All of frac. Sec. 10: All of Sec.
80; All Of Sec. 81; All of Sec. IS; All of
Sec 80; All Of Sec. 90; All of Sec IS; All
OF Sec -; All of Sec. IA; All of Sec. 90;
s sl1 OF, OF Sec; !s; All Of Sec. ss; Sci "A of
y. IL, S. r. Z f.
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:. Subscribed and sworn to before me at
New Orleans, Louisiana, on this the I1th
day of March. 1922.
EDWARD G. swARTZ.
CHARLES w. ZIEGLER. JR.
HARRY EMMETT McENERNY.