The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-07-27
CHARTER.

3
have coyenanted and agreed, and do, by
these presents covenant, agree. bind, form
and constitute themselves, as well as Such |
persons as may hereafter Join or become !
associated with them. into corporation |
and body polite in law. for the objects |
and purposes and under the agreements /
and stipulations following, tO-wit:
ARTICLE THE name and title OF this |
I corporation shall be. Dutch Bayou Co, |
| Inc. and, under its corporate name, II
shall enjoy succession for tn" full term
! of ninety nine years from and after the
date hereof: II shall have the power and
authority TO contract sue and be sued,
J and make and use a corporate seal the
same to break and alter at pleasure, 10
| hold, purchase, lease, sell, mortgage, by
pOthcCatc or pledge property, real per
| sonal or mixed, necessary, incidental or
proper for the carrying on Of its business.
! either as principal or as agen, TO borrow
money and make and issue notes. bonds
and other evidences of Indebtedness there
! for and to secure the same by mortgage
| or otherwise. to hold stock in other cor
| p0rations: to name and appoint such man
! ayers and directors. officers and agents as
| the interest and convenience of said cor
! poration may require: to make and eS-
tabliSh. as well as alter and amend. at
pleasure, such bylaws, rules and regula-
tons for the mana cement and regulation
of the affairs Of the corporation as may
be necessary, proper or convenient.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile Of this cor
poration shall he in the City of New or
] u
lana. and all citations or other legal pro
cess shall he served upon any Of the Of
icers of the corporation.
ARTICLE lII-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation Is or
gauized, and the nature of the business
TO be conducted by it, are hereby declared
TO he:
To acquire. receive. accept, purchase,
buy, lease. hold. improve, cultivate, mort
gage hypothccate. sell pledge, exchange.
convey ALLEVIATE or otherwise acquire, pos
SeSs. use. enjoy and dispose of property
! real, personal or mixed. either as prlncl-
laI or as agent. and do all things Incl
, dental to or connected with said bust
ARTICLE Iv-rne capital stock Of this
corporation shall be fixed at the sum Of
!. i've thousand dollars (S5OOOOOD. divided
, into and represented by fifty (JO) shares
? of the par value Of one hundred dollars
; tSlO0O0l each TO be paid for In cash or
its equivalent in property.
! ARTICLE V-All the powers Of this
corporation shall be vested in and eNer-
Q ciSed by a board of three directors. Salu
board shall be elected annually at gen,
/ eral meeting of the stockholders called
for that purpose on the first Thursday In
= June OF each year after due notice. In ac-
: cOrdance with the laws of Louisiana
, Each holder of stock shall he entitled tC
: one vote for each share of stock standing
q in his name on the books of the com
r pany. Said vote shall be cast in person
: or by proxy. and majority Of the votes
a said board of directors shall have the
: power to fill all vacancies. which may oc'
o cur on the board, even though no quorum
). | remain at the time such vacancies are t6
4 be- filled Failure to elect directors on tbs
f day above specified shall not dissolve thu
i corporation, but the directors then in of
r flee shall remain in office. until their sue
L ceSSOrs are elected and qualify.
n The board shall elect from their mum
. Der a president. a vice president and ;
) secretary treasurer. The latter office may
Q be held by a person, who may or may no
l. be a stakeholder or director.
/ AT any meeting Of the board of direc
: tors, any director absent from the meeting
= may be represented by any other direc
Y tor, by written proxy, who may cast Tn
= vote OF the absent director.
r The board of directors shall have tn
authority to make and establish, as wei
: as alter and amend, all bylaws. rule
: and regulations for the proper manage
ment and conduct of the business and al
;, fairs of the corporation. and shall hay
u the power to authorize the borrowing o
!, money, the issuance of notes or other evi
~ dences Of Indebtedness and the execution
Dl of mortgages as hereinbefOre set forth
is and. generally, to do all things necessar
~ or convenient for the proper carrying o
~ of the business of the corporation.
'i Until the general meeting of the stock
holders for the election of directors to b
K held on the first Thursday of June, 192
Id or until their duly qualified successor
c. are elected and installed, the board of d
Il LeCorgne. 4424 Constance ST., New o.
4. leans. La: Walter +. LeCOrgne. A:
SO Constance ST.. New Orleans, La; Stephe
m c. Lecorgne, 4424 Constance St. New o.
IS, leans. La, with Edward J. LeCorgne. {
\. president; Walter p. LeCorgne as vic
" president; and stephen c. LeCorgne.
IL secretary treasurer.
The terms Of office Of said officers sha
IN run concurrently with that OF the boar
or selecting them, except the first boar
of who shall serve until the first Thursda
* in June, 1928
L ARTICLE vI-This corporation is Al
ch thorized to do business. when S2,5OOt
We of its capital stock has been subscribe
ed to and the provisions Of the law compile
he with.
ARTICLE vII-The capital stock
Ill this corporation may be increased to n
m sum of twenty-five thousand dollars (S2J
IL OO000).
p ARTICLE vIII-This charter may
rs amended or the company dissolved,
IN. provided by the laws of Louisiana.
he ARTICLE IX-The subscribers here
i'd have respectively written opposite to the
til names the amount of stock subscribed :
We them to this corporation. so that this a.
ey of incorporation may also serve as Il
to original subscription list of the corpor
ty ton, and they have stated their post o
Is flee addresses, so as to conform with A
IN. 267 of the General Assembly of the Sta
IA of Louisiana of 1914.
IT. Thus done and passed at my office
the City Of New Orleans, Louisiana. on Il
all day. month and year herein nrst aDo
he written in the presence of Anna Ma
in mann and Eunice Elliott, the undersign,,
ice competent witnesses, here residing. WI
m hereunto sign their names with said a
nj bearers and me notary, after reading
his the whole. constituting this act as {
K original subscription list.
lid Witnesses: Anna Naumann, Eunice
lott.
ORIGINAL SIGNED:
,h Edward J. LeCorgne, 4S shares, ~
a. Constance St, New Orleans, La; walt
ioss p Lecorgne, 1 share. 4424 Constance
% New Orleans, La; stephen c. LeCorgne,
vi share 4424 Constance St, New Orleans. /
SeaD: CHARLES SCHNElDAu.
'ck Notary Publ
the I, the undersigned. Recorder of Mol
ra- cages, in and for the Parish OF OrleaT
W. State of Louisiana, do hereby certify tn
art the above and foregoing Act OF IncorpoI
Dr. ton of the Dutch Bayou Co. Inc, was Il
all day duly recorded in my office in Bo
oks 126S. folio 402.
aid New Orleans, June It'll. 1922: ,,
&c (Signed): RoBT. SCoII
as Deputy Record
ill , true copy.
ion { SeaD: CHARLES SCHNEIDAU
Notary Publ
rial June 29-Aug. 3
ate -
ear CHARTER OF PEERLESS OIL co