The herald., 1922-11-23
CHARTER
OF GUEST & MAYO SHEET
METAL WORKS, INC.

hEIhb WOhhS, NV.
United States of America, State of
Louisiana, Parish of Orleans. City
That on this the 18th day of the
month of October in the year of our
Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and
twenty-five, and of the Independence of
the United States of America. the one
hundred and forty-seventh, before me
Eugene ID. Saunders. a notary public,
duly commissioned and qualified, within
and for the Parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, therein residing, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned. personally
came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunlo subscribed
who Severally declared that, availing
themselves of the benefits and provis-
ions of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana, and of the laws of said
State relative to the organization of
corporations. and particularly of the
provisions of Act No. 267 of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana for
the year 1914, and the amendments
thereto. they have contracted and
agreed and united to form. and do by
these presents, contract and agree and
bind and obligate themselves to form
organize and constitute themselves, as
well as all such other persons who may
hereafter join or become associated
with them or their successors. into a
stock corporation and body polite in
under the conditions, covenants, stipu-
latiOns and agreements of the articles
following, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of
this corporation shall be GUEST &
MAYO SHEET METAL WORKS, INC,
and under and by said name unless
sooner dissolved in accordance with
law and this charter 1t shall exist and
continue, and shall have and enjoy cor
porate existence and succession for
period of ninety-nine (99) years from
and after the date of this act. 1t may
have. hold, receive. borrow, loan, ex-
change. acquire by grant. gift or pur-
chase, devise or bequest, sell. ALLEVIATE,
dispose of, convey, lease. pledge, pawn,
hypothecate. cucumber or mortgage
property of any kind. whether real,
personal or mixed. corporeal or incor-
ject to such limitations as may be pre-
scribed by law. 1t may make, issue and
endorse bonds or notes and other evil
dences of debt. 1t may accept mort
rity for money loaned or other debts.
1t may contract, sue and be sued. plead
or be implicated by it's corporate name
in any court of competent Jurisdiction.
II may make, adopt and use a corporate
seal and alter or break the same at
pleasure. 1t may hold stock in other
and it's capital stock may
be issued for capital stock of other cor
porations. 1t may name. appoint and
employ such managers, directors.
officers, agents and other employees as
its interests, business and convenience
may require. and may fix their compen-
sation. having due regard to the nature.
character and value of their services.
IL may make and establish bylaws.
rules and regulations not inconsistent
with this charter or any existing law
fixing or altering the management of
It's property. the regulation and govern
annf ~ ed 4.
the qualification or registration of its
stock. 1t may wind up and dissolve
tself, or be wound up and dissolved in
The manner prescribed by law. 1t may
conduct business in this State, other
States, the Federal Districts, the Terri
tories and possessions of the United
States. and any foreign country. 1t
snail have the power to invest it's Board
If directors with all its corporate pow
.rs, subject to such restrictions as may
De named in this charter. And it gem
orally shall have and possess all the
powers. rights, privileges and immuni-
les which corporations are and may here
after be authorized to have and possess
Under the Constitution ard the laws OF
his State. and particularly under Act
No. PSI Of the Acts of the Generai
assembly Of the State Of Louisiana for
he year 1914. and the amendments
thereto.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this
corporation shall be the City of New
Orleans. Parish of Orleans. State of
Louisiana, and all citations or other
egal process shall be served upon the
Of this corporation, or, in case
II his absence. upon the VicePresident,
,r. in the absence of both of these
officers. upon the Secretary-Treasurer
If this corporation.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur-
POSES for which this corporation is
formed and the nature of the business
% be carried on by IL. are hereby de-
Jared to be: To manufacture. buy.
md deal in or with. either for its own
account or as agents Of others, all
Kinds Of architectural and ornamental
sheet metal. fronts. cornices. gutter
ngs. ceilings, windows. sky-lights. and
all portions of buildings or
'ther articles made of metal; all kinds
If apparatus for heating, cooking or
and all appurtenances used
n connection herewith; all and any
lind of roofing materials and supplies.
'aper. asbestos or other material. and
o lay, erect construct or repair any or
Ill of the foregoing articles or things;
md generally to carry on any business
which under the law ii may be entitled
% carry on which may seem to the
corporation to be calculated, directly or
to effect the aforesaid OBJ
ects and purposes, or either of them, |
VI " idciiitdte tne corporation IN tne
of any other lawful busi-
less that might be calculated. directly
,r indirectly, to enhance the value of
,r to render profitable any of the cor |
'oration's property and rights; and gen. |
rally to hold and exercise all such in |
,idental powers and privileges and to
10. and perform all things as relate to |
he objects and purposes hereinabove
yet forth. or as may be needful, neces- |
'ary, proper, useful or convenient for |
affecting such objects and purposes, or |
'ither Of them.
ARTICLE IV.-The authorized capt. |
liked at and declared to be the sum of |
i've thousand ($5.000.00) dollars, which |
apital stock may be increased in the |
manner provided by law to the sum |
II twenty-five thousand (s25.0o0.oo) |
lollars.
The presently authorized capital
tock of this corporation shall consist
r fifty (50) shares, of the par value |
4 one hundred ($100.00) dollars each:
{ shall be represented by certificates
ither for whole or fractional shares
hall be full paid and worcestershire
when issued. shall be issued only for
eived, or for cash to be paid at such
ines and in such amounts and after
uch notice as may be determined by
he Board OF Directors, and shall be
'ersonal property. No transfer of said
apital stock shall be binding upon this
corporation unless made in accordance
With its charter and bylaws and re-
orded on the books thereof.
ARTICLE VAN the corporate pow
rs of this corporation shall be vested
n and exercised by board Of three