The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-01-26
CHARTER.
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ried on by it, are declared and specified
to be to manufacture, buy, sell and gen.
orally to deal in as principal agent Oh
| commission or otherwise, electric lamps,
/ generators, dynamos, motors, storage pat
teries vacuum cleaners washing machines
and all machinery and appliances for pro-
ducing light, heat and power by electric
ity-, electrical supplies, specialties anu
machinery, and generally to do and per-
form all things necessary or incidental
to cary out the purposes herein expressed.
ARTICLE III-The capital stock Of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum OF
Five Thousand Dollars (S5.OO0.OO), to be
divided into and represented by five hun
dred 5000 shares of the par value OF
be paid for in cash, or may be issued for
property actually received by the corpora
ton for services rendered. The cap
ital stock may be increased TO the sum
of Twenty Thousand Dollars (s20,OOOOO).
ARTICLE IV-The location OF the dom
icile of said corporation shall be in the
City of New Orleans, in the Parish or
Orleans, State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE Y-The period of duration
of said corporation shall be Fifty 500
years.
ARTICLE yI-The number of direc-
tors of said corporation shall be three.
The officers of said corporation shall be
those provided for by law, and such om-
GERS as may be provided for by the by
laws The names and postoffice addresses
of the directors of said corporation who
are selected to serve for the first year,
or until their successors are elected and
/ qualified, shall be as follows:
George L. Marchesseau, 141S North
Rocheblave Street, New Orleans. La.
Asahel Walker Cooper, 1919 valence
Street. New Orleans, La.
Daniel d. Ewing. 1889 Richardson
: Court, New Orleans, La.
with George l.. Marchesseau, as Presi'
dent; Asahel w. Cooper, as vice-Presi-
dent and Daniel ID. Ewing, as Secretary.
: Treasurer. The officers and directors OF
this corporation shall at all times be
stockholders, and should any officer OF
director during his tenure of Office cease
to be a stakeholder, he shall ipso facto
cease to be an officer or director hereof
and the vacancy thus created shall bs
filled by the remaining members OF the
. board from among the stockholders.
IAARTICLE VII-The names OF the sub
scribers to these articles OF incorpora'
J ton and the number of shares or stoci
which each subscriber is to take In saic
D corporation, are as follows:
: George L. Marchesseau, A shares, pal
. value $4,000.
t Asahel w. Copper, 3 shares, par value
: $4,000.
:, Daniel d. Ewing, 3 shares. par value
$4,000.
ARTICLE vIII-The subscriptions o.
:, Asahel w. CooperAand Daniel ID. Ewint
to the number or shares OF the capita
forth in Article VII. are to be paid 10
r in cash. The subscription of George l.
Marchesseau for A shares OF the capita
stock of this corporation as above Sc
forth in Article VII, fsto be paid for b!
y him as follows: For nineteen share
thereof by the sale and transfer by hin
d to this corporation of all OF his righ'
# title and interest in and to the propert
% he h,S
Quoted by him under the name of Georg
l.. Marchesseau, at the price of Nine Hun
& dred and Fifty Dollars (S95O.OOi an
S. for the remaining twenty-five shares, tn
n said subscription shall be paid Tor In &C
r cordance with law,
n And there is annexed hereto to be rea
ID in connection with these articles Of In
corporation, an acurate and detalled state
ment Of the property and assets Oh sai
business hitherto conducted by sal
George IL. Marchesseau, together with
statement Of the value thereof, as ap
= praised by said George l.. Marchesseat
& AsaheI w. Copper and Daniel ID. Ewing
the directors of the corporation.
u ARTICLE IX-Each share Of stoc
w shall be entitled to one vote. Their
IN shall be no cumulative voting.
he ARTICLE X-The Board Of Director
n of said corporation are hereby yeste
n with all the corporate power OF said col
a. poration, including among other power
re the following, viz, the power to max
D. alter and amend suitable bylaws Tor 90
In government of said corporation; tn
OF power to borrow money, execute NOR
l. cages, issue notes or bonds, TO sell
r pledge the same, and generally to do a
he things pertinent to or necessary for tf
to objects and purposes of said corporation
Il, or which are. or maybe permitted by Il
OF laws applicable to corporations, the abo'
VI recital of powers granted TO the Boar
MS of Directors not being exclusive, the II
a. hA
by tors with all such other and further pow
nd ers as may be proper to accomplish Il
as objects and purposes Of said corporatio
tn Stockholders meetings for the electic
a Of directors of said corporation snalI
at held annually op the second Monday
nd January of each year beginning with q
r. wear 1928 The Board Of Directors name
It: in this charter shall hold office until sa
a second Monday in January. 1928, or unit
&c. their successors are duly elected ar
es qualified. Failure to elect Directors
ID. to hold an annual meeting on the az
lr- specified In this charter will not dissof
the corporation, but the Directors thu
- in Office shall remain In office unit! the
successors are elected and installed.
ARTICLE XI-The President and Vic
President, the Secretary and Treasur
shall be authorized to receive service
all legal process.
Thus done and signed in my office
the City Of New Orleans, In the presen
| of George ii. Wygant ana frank
Ames, competent witnesses, both OF tn
city, who have hereunto signed the
names with the said appearers and n
notary, on the date and day first abo
written. and the subscribers do herel
subscribe for and agree to pay for {
number of shares set opposite the
names.
I'll ORIGINALLY SIGNED):
Geo. l.. Marchesseau, 141S N. Roch
blave Street, A shares.
A. w. Cooper, 1919 valence Street, Nt
Orleans, La, 3 shares.
d. d. Ewing, 1899 Richardson Cou
CHAs. F. FLETCHINGER.
Notary Public.
Witnesses: G. II. wygant and Fra
Fl. Ames.
I. the undersigned Recorder Of Mo
cages in and for the Parish Of Orleal
State of Louisiana. do hereby certify tn
the above and foregoing Act Of Incorpt
alton of George l.. Marchesseau, Inc, W
this day duly recorded in my office.
GLIDING the statement Of the value OF
property and good will given in payne
/ of suhscriptions of stock of said cOrpOI