The herald., 1922-01-26
CHARTER OF THE SWANSON
McGRAW. INCORPORATED.
A TRUE COPY:
Watts X. Leverich,
Notary Public.
Dec. 29-Feb. 2.

United States of America State or Lou
isiana, Parish of Orleans. Be 1t known,
that on this seventeenth day of Decem-
Der, in the year Of our Lord, One Thous-
and Nine Hundred and Twenty-Five, and
of the Independence of the United states
Of America. the one hundred and forty
sixth: Before me. John u. Nix, Jr., n
Notary Public, duly commissioned ana
qualified in and for the Parish OF Or
leans, State of Louisiana, therein residing,
and in the presence OF the witnesses
Personally came and appeared the sew
eral persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who declared that awaiting
themselves Of the provisions of the laws
of the State Of Louisiana, relative to the
organization Of corporations they have
contracted and agreed and hereby bind
and obligate themselves as well as all
other person. who may, hereafter, become
associated with them or their successors
to form themselves into and constitute
corporation and body polite In law, Tor
the object and purposes and under the
agreements and stipulations following, to-
wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style of
this corporation shall be Swanson
McGraw, Inc.." and, under its corporate
name, 1t shall have power and authority
to have and enjoy succession for the full
term and period Of ninety nine years
from and after the date hereof; to con-
tract, sue and be sued; to make and use
corporate seal and the same to break
purchase, hold, sell. convey and exchange,
as well as mortgage, hypothecate, pledge
and pawn property, real, personal ana
mixed; to name appoint and employ such
attorneys and employees as its business
or interests and convenience may require
and to make and establish, as well as
alter and amend, from time to time, such
bylaws, rules and regulations for the
conduct, management and regulation Of
the business and affairs Of said corpora
ton as may be deemed necessary and
proper.
poration shall be in the City of New Or
leans in the Parish Of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, and all citations and legal
process shall be served upon the Presi-
OF his absence. upon the Vice President or
acting President thereof. and, in the
absence Of both Of said officers, upon
the Secretary of said corporation.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur'
poses for which this corporation is formed
and the nature Of the business to be car
ried on by II are hereby declared to be
to conduct and operate business OF con
sulting engineering, including preiiminanr!
Investigations, estimates, appraisals, de
signing, supervision, operations, tn
leasing and owning Of plants, and gen
orally to make and enter into any an
all contracts in relation to said busines
that may become necessary and to do al
things incident to the business OF consult
ing engineering.
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock Q
this corporation is hereby fixed at Tn
sum Of Five Thousand ($5,0OO.OO) Dollar
divided into and represented by twent
(20) shares of Two Hundred and FIT
($2J0O0 Dollars each, which shall be pal
for in cash, and this corporation may con
mence business and shall be going col
Germ Immediately upon the execution of tn
act of incorporation and the payment I'M
the treasury thereof Of the amount :
the capital stock required by law; "A
certificates Of stock shall be signed by Il
President and countersigned by the Sc
rotary Treasurer of said corporate
Every transfer of stock shall be sign'
by the stSekholder or or MS Attorney Sows
of the said corporation shall be yest'
in and exercised by a Board Of Director
composed Of three stockholders, who shs
be the President the Vice President, al
the Secretary Treasurer Of this corpor
ton.
At the first meeting. following the ele
ton of each Board of Directors, sa
Board shall elect President, VIC
President. and a Secretary Treasurer
this, corporation.
All other clerks and employees may
discharged Mt any time without recour
against the corporation.
The Board Of Directors shall be elect'
annually on the first Tuesday or Decor
after notice of such election, so
held. will have been given by tv
ekly publications In newspaper pu
Shed In the Parish Of Orleans, and aft
written notice by the Secretary. Civ
to each stakeholder. shall have be
mailed to him at least fifteen C15) da
previous to such meeting, except that G
first Board Of Directors OF this corpor
ton shall be composed Of Jos l.. Swanso
President; John McGraw, Sr., yice-Prei
dent: and Forres McGraw, Secretar
Treasurer, who shall hold their Off
until the first annual election to be he
on the first Tuesday Of December. 10:
or until their successors shall have be
elected and shall have actually ASSUME
their duties.
Two members Of the Board of Directo
shall constitute n quorum for the tran
action of business.
All elections for directors shall be he
at the office Of the corporation and sh:
be by ballot, under the superintendent
of two commissioners to be appointed, I
that purpose, by the Board OF Director
whether they be stockholders or not.
Each share of stock shall be entitled
one vote and shall be cast by the own
OF same, either In person or by WRIT
proxy, and a majority Of the votes shs
elect.
The failure to elect Board of Dire
TORS will not affect this charter, but q
directors In office shall continue in u
exercise Of their duties until their su
cessors shall have been elected and sha
have taken their places, in which event
election for directors shall be held 2
such subsequent day as may be nxed o
the Board Of Directors for that purpos
II being hereby made the duty or On
President Of said Board and OF the VIC