The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-12-05

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS,
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be 1t known that on this 23rd day OF No
yember, In the year OF our Lord one thou-
sand nine hundred and twelve, and OF the
independence of the United States OF Amer
lea, the one hundred and thirty-seyenth,
before me, Scott Z. Beer, notary public In
and for the parish of Orleans, state of Lou
slana, duly commissioned and qualified, and
In the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared, the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who sever
ally declared that availing themselves or
the provisions OF the laws of this state rel
alive to the organization Of corporations,
they have covenanted and agreed and do by
these presents agree and bind themselves,
as well as such other persons as may mere
after become associated with them, to form
and constitute a corporation and body cor
porate In law, for the objects and purposes,
and under the agreements and stipulations
Hereinafter set forth and expressed.
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall be the
Edgar Bohn Oyster Company" under when
name II shall have corporate existence and
succession for ninety-nine years from the
date OF this act, and shall have power to
contract, sue and be sued to purchase, lease,
mortgage, pledge, ALLEVIATE or cucumber real
estate or personal property Of every de-
seriptIon, and generally to have and exer-
else for all purposes connected with or In
eldental TO its business as hereinafter set
forth, all powers conferred upon corpora
tons by law Of the state of Louisiana.
ARTICLE ii.
The domicile OF this corporation shall be
IN the city OF New Orleans. state OF Lou
lslana, citation and all other legal process
snall be served on the president OF the COM
psny, and in his absence, on the secretary
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is formed and the nature OF
me business 10 be carried on by 1t are here
by declared TO be:
To buy and sell, pack, import and export
oysters, and TO own and lease oyster beds,
20 erect oyster plants and Smelling houses,
% own or lease and operate boats for fish,
ING and freishting oysters, and generally TO
business
To make snd perform contracts Of every
kind and description which may be deemed
ee scesy and proper for the purpose @, OF
which this corporation Is organized.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this corporation shall
@ three thousand dollars ($3,0OOl, to be
stock Of the par value of one hundred dol:
ns each, which stock shall be full paid
ma worcestershire, and shall be paid for
- q cash or property before the certincate
saerefor shall Issue. All transfers of stock
saai be made only In the books OF the com
psny subject TO such rules and regulations
e the board OF directors shall deem Mt
tLnis corporation shall be entitled to do
business and enter into all contracts, and
snaii be going concern in all respects I'M
Ieoiately upon the signing OF this charter
" the subscribers thereto.
ARTICLE v.
All the powers of this corporation shall
vested In and exercised by a board or al
sS,ors consisting of three (3) directors who