The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-23
CHARTER OF
II. j. dorm CO., INC.

Oh LOulSlana, PHrlSn OF Orleans
b City OF New Orleans. BE it known that
r on this the ninth day of the month OF
November, in the year of our Lord, one
\ thousand nine hundred and twenty-five
before me, EdOuard +. Henriques, a
2 Notary Public in and for the parish OF
orleans, state of Louisiana. duly commits
stoned and qualified. and in the presence
, of the witnesses hereinafter named and
, undersigned, came and appeared in per
son the persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, all above the full age
me that. availing themselves of the priv
ilege offered by the laws of the state of
Louisiana relative to the formation of
the terms Of Act No 267 of the General
Assembly of the state of Louisiana for
the, year 1914. they have covenanted and
agreed and by these presents do cove
nant and agree and bind themselves as
Well as such other persons as may here
aiter become associated with them, to
form themselves into and constitute a
corporation and body polite in law for
the purposes and objects and under the
supulations, articles and conditions fol-
lowing, to-wit:
ARTICLE l. The name and STYLE of
this corporation shall be r. J. Dorm
Co., Inc, and under its said corporate
name IL shall have and enjoy all the
b, E U.s., ADVANTAGES and privileges granted
oy law 10 corporations.
rms corporation, unless sooner dis
solved In accordance with this charter,
shall have and enjoy corporate existence
and succession for the full term and
period of ninety nine 500 years from and
after the date hereof.
1t shall have the power and authority
10 contract sue and be sued under its
corporate name; to make and use n cor
porate seal. and the same to break and
alter at pleasure; to hold. receive. have
purchase, Improve. ALLEVIATE, convey, sell.
borrow, pledge. lease. mortgage and
hypothecate under its said corporate
name. property, real personal and mixed
corporeal and incorpOreal, without limit
as to kind or amount: to name and an
point such directors. officers, agents. !
managers and employees as the business. |
may require; to make and establish by |
laws, rules and regulations for the |
proper management and regulation of |
l us amairs as may be deemed necessary
ana proper, and the same to change and |
after at pleasure; and to do all other acts |
ana things permitted by law as shall |
or may be necessary and proper to carry
out the objects and purposes of the cor
poration: 1t being hereby expressly pro-
vided that the foregoing and following
enumeration Of specific powers shall not
De held to limit or restrict in any manner
tne powers. accorded by law to such cor
ARTICLE II. The domiciIe of this
corporation is hereby established in the
city OF New Orleans, state of louisiana
but 1t may establish amid operate branch
offices and agencies throughout the state
OF louisiana. and In other states and
All citation and other legal process
snail be served upon the President. or
an MS ssn absence or inability to act from
or the Secretary Treasurer: and in the
absence of all of said officers, service
nny,o De made on any other regularly /
found in the domiciiiary office Of the !
in accordance with law. ,
no aKrIG IL III The objects and pur-
organized and the nature Of the business
70 De carried on by 1t are hereby de-
export and import roofing material and J
supplies OF stone, cement. asbestos :
wood, sheet metal. paper or other ma =
seI1 IS ana to lay, erect, construct and
l2) To establish warehouses. agencies =
princes, etc, for the storage and sale of e
tne ,. ar,icies and products manufactured h
md other states or territories of the =
united states of America, and in foreign G
t3) To buy. sell, deal in. export and a
import any and every kind or descrip- $
ION or material. merchandise. products n
T other property. and to act as pur. y
hasing and selling agents therefor 8
(D Generally to- do and TO engage in >
my other business, Undertaking or an n
erprlse connected with, growing out of. 4.
objects anS or incidental to the
et forth or contemplated by this charter. G
bbAiRr rdeIaE.. ~, The capital stock Of Of
ms corporation is hereby fixed at the W
thousand Dollars Csi75' 700. oo,. divided :,
ITO ana represented by Seventeen Hun III
a sed and nf Eft Fifty G75ol Shares Of the par
ach, all OF which shall be common stock W
10 STOCK shall be paid for in cash. or "a
sme may be issued at not less than ar
Ice performed for said Corporation. or ~,
exchanged for property or rights act IN
, ,r,y received or purchased by said cor st
lares Of stock shall be issued full paid co
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This corporation shall have the right e ee
increase its capital stock to any oh
rs (S1,O00.0 00OO). Do' SO
Eighty,seven Thousand Five Hundred WI W,
pillars, lar SSsa5oooo) or Fifty i5O percent p pb
IS been subscribed for at the time of w ,Ui
e execution of this act of incorporo w,
N ana this corporation shall become no
e engsoe concern I and shall be authorized an
al p hn OF the AMOUNT so subscribed sh,
u, All oe actually paid in, in cash: the nj,
sbaIg he OF na the amount so subscribed sh,
ar from and after the date hereof OF al,
l .e residium of the stock shall be sub ~.
operty. s etc s and paid for in cash or Ac
L Of the Board Of Directors se'i in and the
rmity with the existing provisions Of an,
Us pertaining thereto az,
Sifah Oc sOlu OF transferred 6f
IN an opportunity is first Afforded All al,
lsr stockholders Of record to purchase
10 STOCK at book value, as shown nv No,
last inventory preceding such notice. nj
rit.en notice Of intention to sell shall AM
gwen Dy the owner to the Board of The
rectors and transmitted without DELAY his
nc to the stockholders, who are hereby Vic
zen nfteen QO days (frou recent Of ahi
. board's notice. to accept and nav Cor
sucp stock in cash. each stockhoIder IA
nave the right to purchase in propor ms
q 70 his holdings the shares to he Sor
,,i sed TN said ratio) among such stock to
'aers as are DESTROYS to participate he
the purchase. Failure Of the stock roo
ders to buy SHALL by expiration OF not
time limit release the stockholders iet
m n the eject Of this provision. ave
IkTiCLE v. All the corporate powers acc,
THIS corporation shall be vested in the
exercised by a Board Of three az ana
ectors, composed Of bona fde stock 70
ders, each of whom shall own at ali era<
es one fun paid. unpledged share Of for
ck, TWO directors shall CONSTITUTES : | ana
rum for the transaction of business. an,t
.oger Joseph Dorm, Havana. Cuba me-,
le Dorm, 50 Wall street, New ,Yort sact
y n T., and Charles A. Duchamp srv
Maison Blanche building, New or, cc my
a han