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

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such stocks as securities.
To lend its funds and make advances
to any affiliated company, partnership,
person or association, upon the security
of their or his undertaking, property or
estate, assets and effects, or any part
thereof, upon such terms as the Board
Of Directors may deem expedient.
To conduct and transact business in
all of the states, territories, colonies or
dependencies off the United States, and
any and all foreign countries; to have
one or more offices therein. and therein
to hold, purchase, mortgage and convey
real and personal property without limit
as to amount, but always subject to local
laws.
The foregoing clauses shall be con.
strued both as objects and powers, and
it is hereby expressly provided that the
foregoing enumeration of specific powers
shall not be held to limit or restrict in
any manner the powers Of the corpor-
ation
And to this end to make and use a cor
porate Zeal, and the same to break and
alter at pleasure; to name and appoint
such officers, directors, agents or en-
ployees as the interest or convenience
may require; to make and establish by
laws, rules and regulations for the
proper management and regulation OF its
affairs as may be due, necessary and
at pleasure; and to 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 Lou
isiana.
ARTICLE Nv. The capital stock Of
this corporation is hereby declared to
be 5000, which may be increased to
$4,000. Said capital stock is divided
into fifty 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 corpora
ton in accordance with law.
Power Of this corporation shall be
vested in and exercised by a Board of
three directors, consisting of the Presi-
dent, Vice-President, and the Secretary
and Treasurer; two members of said
Beard shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business and other decl-
sions shall be valid corporate acts. The
following persons shall constitute the
first Board of Directors: Noel Arm
strong, "A Whitehall Street, New York,
N. Y; C. Vincent Armstrong, A White
hall Street, New York, N. Y; John ID.
Russ, Orme Building, New Orleans, La,
with Noel Armstrong as President, John
ID. Russ as Vice-President, and C. Vim
cent Armstrong as Secretary and Treas
urer. This Board of Directors and off,
GERS shall continue 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 there
after.
Notice of such election shall be given
to each registered stakeholder in writ
ing addressed to said stakeholder at his
last known Post Office address as the
same shall appear upon the books OF the
corporation at least fifteen days preced-
ing each election and the Board of Direc-
tors shall appoint one or more stock
holders to preside at such election as
commissioners. In the event of the fail
ure 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.
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
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
in their number caused by death, resig
nation or otherwise from among the
stockholders 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
fit and that is consistent to 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 afafirs and business
OF the corporation may require and as
1t may be necessary for the conduction
and management thereof; provided the
same shall not conflict with this charter
or with the laws of the State or Of the
United States.
The said Board may elect or appoint
delegate special power and authority to
such manager for the purpose of proper
ly 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-
ployees, servants and clerks as Il may
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
mall, 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.
III at any time this corporation should,
according to law, desire to dissolve, its
affairs shall be liquidated by three COM
missioners selected from the stockholders
at meeting called for that purpose, said
commissioners to remain in office until
the affairs of the corporation have been
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