The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-04-06
CHARTER.


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 10 do all other acts and
things permitted by law, or as shall and
may be necessary and proper to carry
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
| Louisiana.
ARTICLE Nv. The capital stock of
| this corporation is hereby declared to
be $4,000, which may be increased to
$4,000. Said capital stock is divided
into one hundred 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 corporation in accordance with law.
Power of this corporation shall be
vested in and exercised by Board Of
three directors, consisting of the Presi-
dent, Vice-President, and the Secretary
and Treasurer; two members of said
| Board shall constitute a quorum for the
| transaction Of business, and other deci-
sions shall be valid corporate acts. The
IOllOWlnR persons Sndll constitute Tie
first Board of Directors: Noel Armstrong,
A Whitehall Street, New York, n. Y;
John ID. Russ. Orme Building. New Or
leans, La; c. Vincent Armstrong, Al
Whitehall Street, New York, n. Y, with
| Noel Armstrong as President, John ID.
| Russ as Vice-President and c. Vincent
! Armstrong as Secretary and Treasurer.
This Board of Directors and officers
| shall coAtinue in force until the third
Thursday in the month Of January, 1923.
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
| thereafter.
Notice Of such election shall be given
| to each registered stakeholder in writ
| ing, addressed to said stakeholder at his
last known pOstOffice address, as the
same shall appear upon the books of the
| corporation at least fifteen days preced-
| ing such election, and the Board of
Directors shall appoint one or more
| stockholders to preside at such election
as commissioners. In the event of the
| failure 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, resigna-
ton or otherwise from among the stock
holders 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
| mt and that is consistent to 1.-THE objects
OF this company for the welfare of the
same.
The said Board is fully authorized to
frame and adopt such bylaws, rules and
regulations as the affairs and business of
the corporation may require and as 1t
may be necessary for the conducting and
management thereof; provided the same
shall not conflict with this charter or
with the laws Of the State or the United
| States.
The said Board may elect or appoint
a manager, and may, in its discretion,
delegate special power and authority to
such manager for the purpose of prop
erly conducting and managing the bust.
ness details of said corporation. The
said Board shall have power to appoint
or elect such other officers, agents, en-
0nfC anI al
deem necessary for the conducting of the
business of the corporation, fix their
compensation and terms of service, and
fix and determine the salaries of the sew
eral officers herein provided for.
Special meetings Of the Board Of Direc-
tors shall be held whenever called by
the direction of the President or at the
request of any one of the directors for
the time being in office. and only such
business may be transacted at a special
meeting as Is specified in the notice
thereof. The Secretary shall give notice
to each director Of each special meeting
at least one day before the meeting, by
mail, telegraph or telephone.
Such meetings of the Board Of Direc-
tors may be held outside this state or
within this state, elsewhere than the cor
poration's domicile.
ARTICLE VI. This charter may be
changed. modified or amended, or this
corporation may be dissolved at a gen.
eral meeting of the stockholders con-
vened for the purpose according to law.
If at any time this corporation should,
according to law, desire to dissolve, its
affairs shall be liquidated by three COM
missioners selected from the stockhold-
ers at meeting called for that purpose
said commissioners to remain in office
until the affairs of the corporation have
been fully liquidated. In case of the
death OF one or more of said commits
sioners, the survivor or survivors shall
continue to act.
ARTICLE VII. The names and post.
office addresses of the subscribers of the
articles Of incorporation and state
ment Of the number of shares of stock
which each agree to take in the corpor-
alton are as follows: Noel Armstrong.
"A Whitehall Street, New York, N. Y,
70 shares; John ID. Russ. Orme Building.
New orleans, La, 1 share; c. Vincent
Armstrong, A Whitehall Street. New
York. N. Y, "A shares.
In witness whereof, the said appearers
and the said witnesses have hereunto
affixed their signatures with me, the said
Notary, on this 22nd day of March. 1922.
at my office in the City of New Orleans.
State Of Louisiana
The original is signed: Noel Arm
strong, % shares, per Esmond Phelps.
Agent; G. Vincent Armstrong, "a shares,
per Charles e. Dunbar, Jr., Agent; John
ID. Russ 1 share.
Witnesses:
SUMTER d. MARKS. JR..
J. o. WALKER.
PIERRE d. OLIVIER,
Notary Public