The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-08-24
CHARTER.


of America, the one hundred and forty !
sixth, before me, Oscar Schneider,
Notary Public in and Tor the parish OF
Orleans, state of Louisiana, duly COM !
misSIoned, SwOrE and qualified, and in
the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared the several |
persons whose names are heTcuntO sub
scribed who seVcrally declare that,
aVallIng themselves OF the laws OF tins
state relative 10 corporations, and par
tiCulaTly Act No. -6I OF the General
Assembly OF the state Of Louisiana Tor
the year 1914, they have cOvenantcd
and agreed, and do by these presents
covenant and agree, and bind and OblI-
gate themselves. as well as all other
persons who may hereafter become
associated with them, to form and con-
StItute - body polite in law Tor the
objects and purposes hereinafter Set
forth. and under the articles and stIpu-
latIuns herein following. which they
adopt as their charter, Jo-wIt:
ARTICLE l. The name and style of
this corporation shall be the Shrews-
bury Heights Land Co, Inc.
Article /. The objects and purposes
for which this corporation Is organized
are declared To be. 70 buy, sell, re-
ccIve. hold. rent, hypOthcCdte, lease,
suitcase, mortgage and otherwise en-
cumbcT, alternate, as well as to deal
IN, develop, SuDdINlde ana cultivate
| lands OF AL kinds, umbcred or unIlm-
/ pcrcd. and real estate Of every deScr.p-
/
| lease, suitcase, mortgage and hypOlnc-
| cate, or any other way cucumber. ac-
QUre ana ALLEVIATE, manufacture ana
| zeal III lumber and all OF Its by
! products. To exploit, reclaim, improve
/ or otherwise benefit real estate, and to
/ lay the same out IN town lots, town
! sites. villages, cities, farms, lots, Subur-
( ban sites 10 make streets cutters. side
! walks and canals; TO issue notes and
any other evidence of debts, and gen
orally TO do amy and all things, ana to
engage in amy and all business Incl
! dental to. ana connected with, or grow
| Ing out Of said business, with all PRIV
/ IlegeS and powers now conferred or
hereafter to be conferred upon such
corporations.
ARTICLE III. The amount Of the
. capital stock of TINS corporation II
hereby fixed at Fifty Thousand Dol
! lars. represented by 900 shares OF stock
J OF the par value OF one hundred Dot
! lars eaCu. Said stock snail be paid
/ Tor in cash. or given at par, IN pay
mruU for property actually received by
! SaIu corporation. The shares OF StOcE
| shall he transferable only on the books
| OF the corporation. and no transfer OF
| stock shall be binding Dr have any
1 effect upon this corporation dnlcSs and
| until made upon the books. No stock
! holder shall be liable for any further
! sum than the amount OF his subScrip-
| ton. The capital stock OF this cor
pOdrtion may he increased To Ohe Hun
dred Thousand Dollars, or any portion
| thereof.
ARTICLE IN. The comIcile Of this
| corporation shall be in the city of New
| Orleans, state of Louisiana. All cita-
tons or other legal process shall be
! served on its president; or, n his al
scuce on the vice-president.
ARTICLE V. This corporation shall
! continue 10 exist and ENJOY life for
period of ninety-nine years from the
date hereof, and shall ENJOY all the
/ rights. privileges and immunlJleS grant
| ed by law To such corporations; they
snail have the power TO sue and be
sued: use Il corporate seal, tine same 10
alter and amend at pleasure: to own
and hold personal real or mixed prop
crty: TO make notes, bonds, mortgages
or other evidence of debt
! ARTICLE Vi. All corporate powers
of this corporation shall be vested IN
and exercised by Board of Direct ~
composed of five stockholders, elected
annually at meeting to be held on
the first Thursday of June of each
year. Three of such directors shall
compose a quorum for the transaction
of any business. They shall be elected
by ballot at said meeting, either by
proxy or in person. Notice of said
meeting to be given TO each stock
holder at least fifteen days prior to
said meeting. by written notice by
mail, addressed TO each stOcknOlder at
his last known address. Within n
/, week after the election of said Board
Of Directors, as above provided Tor,
/ they shall elect from among their num-
|
| a secretary ami treasurer, or the
last TWO offices of secretary and treas
urer may be held by the same person
at the will of the Board OF Directors
and said board may appoint managers
: clerks. agents. employees. as they see
fit, and regulate the salaries TO he
: paid them. All officers and members
, of the Board OF Directors shall hol,
1 office for one year from the date ol
{ their election, or until their successors
have been duly elected and quahfled
I nHnsar n Tor
} members or any fraction thereof, 10y
y the stockholders at an annual meet
ing, providing previous notice Thereof
has been given. \ majority OF th'
4 members of the meeting shall consti
: tute a quorum. Until the annual meet
= ing To be held on the first Thursday
e in June. 1924, or until their duly quall
= fled successors are elected and Installed
T the Board of Directors shall be com
: posed of Gowan Harris. DIR. George +
g Roellng. Henry J. LedouN, John II
n Watermeier and oscar SchreiDer, VIII
n Gowan Harris as president. DIR. Georg
I F. Roelling as vice-presideHt and Osca
:. Schneider as secretary-treasurer.
= This charter may be amended o
q altered by a vote OF two-thlrds or al
= the stockholders present at specla
meeting called for that purpose, atte
Il fifteen days prior notice of said meet
d ing have been given to each and ever,
5 stakeholder of record on the books o
y the corporation, by written notice sen
e by mail to his last known address.
y In order that his charter may serv
"a as the original subscription list, tn
r subscribers thereof have written oppo
y site their names the amount OF tn
~ capital stock subscribed for by each o
n them, with their address.
~ Thus done and passed at my offic
! in the city of New Orleans. on the ia
and date first above written, in tn
: presence of Theresa SWEET and Emm
y Cornay competent witnesses, who haV
h hereunto subscribed their names, tt
y gether with said appearers and m
81 Notary, after due reading of the who'll
u, CHere follow signatures OF subScrlf
al ers and number of shares subscribed
Witnesses: Emma Cornay, There's
SWEET. ..
IL Notary Public.
I. the undersigned Notary. hereh
e. certify the above and foregoing to
OF a true and correct copy of the origins
ty on file in my Notarial Register.
ii OSCAR SCHREIBER.
- Notary Public.
Il I. the undersigned Recorder of Nor
he cages in and for the parish of Orlean
ne state of Louisiana, do hereby certl1
~ that the above and foregoing act OF II
IL corporation of the Shrewsbury Heigh
ne Land Co, Inc, was this day duly T
a corded in my office in book 126S, fol
he New Orleans. August 5, 1922.
id (Signed) ROBT. SCOTT, by. Rec.
de Aug. 1O-Sept. II
ce AMENDMENT TO CHARTER 81