The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-02-15
CHARTER
OF NEW ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COM
PANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. STAT
| OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be 1t Known. That on this third day o
| the month OF January, in the year OF on
Lord one thousand nine hundred and twelve
and or the Independence OF the Unite
States OF America the one hundred and thir
| ty-siXth. before me- Philip Gensler, Jr.,
notary public in and for the Parish OF Or
leans, State OF Louisiana, duly commits
stoned and qualified. and in the presence o
the witnesses hereinafter named and under
| signed, personally came and appeared tn
| several persons whose names are hereunt,
subscribed, all OF the age OF majority, VIII,
declared that, availinG themselves OF tn
provisions Of the laws OF this state RELATIVE
| TO the organization Of corpora tiOns, the
! hereby form themselves into and constitute
a corporation for the objects and purpose
and under the stipulations hereinafter Sc
| forth, tO-wit:
ARTICLE
The name, style and title OF this CORPORA
ton shall be the NEW ORLEANS STEAM
SHIP COMPANY, and under that name Il
| snail have and enjoy all the rights anC
privileges granted by law 10 corporations
800 years from the day and date hereof
| II shall have the power and authority in lis
corporate name to sue and be sued, to max,
ana use corporate seal, the same to break
amer Ut amend at pleasure :. to own, hold
receive, purchase, convey, deliver, mortgage
hypothecate and pledge property, both real
and personal, improved and unimproved am
10 lease and operate steam and sailing yes
SeIs 10 issue bonds, notes and other obliga.
tons, negotiable instruments and other eyi
dences Of debt, the same TO secure by mort.
gage or pledge OF the property Of the cor
pOration.
ARTICLE II.
The domicie Of this corporation shall be
in the City OF New Orleans. State OF Louis
lana; all citations and other legal process
shaIl be served upon the president. and in
the absence OF the president, upon the vice
president, and in the absence of both of
these, upon the secretary-treasurer OF said
corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation Is organized and the nature OF
the business TO be carried on by II are
hereby declared to be as follows: To own.
hire and operate steam and sailing vessels
running from United States ports TO foreign
sengers to lease and charter said vessels TO
others. and 10 carry on any and all business
incidental to the operation Of steamship
lines to domestic and foreign ports.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation Is
hereby hLed at the sum OF three thousand
dollars (S3,O0Ol. to be divided into thirty
l3O) shares OF the par value Of one hundred
dollars $1,000 EACH payable in cash or its
equivalent: this corporation to become n
gong concern as soon as thirty 800 shares
OF stock shall have been subscribed for and
paid in.
ARTICLE V.
The corporate powers Of this CORPORATION
are hereby vested in and are to be exer-
,ised by Board of Directors consisting Of
six 90 stockholders
John Il. Honor, James W. Strong. Carter
Earhart William DeLeon Strong, Jules c.
Lhote and John Mason shall constitute the
nrst Board OF Directors, who shall hold
office until the first Wednesday In January,
1918; and in each succeeding year there
shall be held an election OF directors of the
company, which election shall be called by
mailing to each stoekholder at his last
known place OF residence ten days (1O)
written notice. Failure TO hold an election
on the date specified shall not dissolve the
corporation. but the directors then In office
shall holl their respective Offices until an
election be held subsequently, after ten DAYS
llO) written notice of the time and place
elected "''
The Officers of the company shall consist
OF President, Vice President, Secretary.
Treasurer and Manager
The following shall be offers Of the CON-
pany until the first election to be held on
RESIDENT rid 9a@sy w 'ss9raTy 1913
dent. John b. Honor; Secretary Treasurer,
carter tarhart; Manager, Jules c. Lhote.
ARTICLE VI.
No stockholder Of this CORPORATION shall
ever be held liable or responsible for the
eU Dr s or faults OF this corporation in
due to the corporation on the shares owned
Dy MIN nor shall any mere informalitv in
organization have the effect of rendering
~ tais cnarter null or exposing a stakeholder
stock. a'oun' vi his
ARTICLE VII.
This act of Incorporation NAV be amend.
ed altered or modified or rhe corpOra tion
may De dissolved by q vote of three-fourtbs
(3-4D OF the shares of stock present or ron'
resented. at general meeting of stockhold-
ers called for that purpose after thirty I3Ol
aaays NOTICE in writing mailed to the last
Issldence or place OF business Of each
ARTICLE VIII.
Inc capital stock Of this corporation NAV
Oe increased or decreased in accordance with
existing laws. win
ARTICLE TX.
soon t tae expiration Of this charter, or II
non shall be liquidated by the Board OF hi.
rectors. who are hereby vested with }niI
power TO sell any and all assets Of the cor.
titIe tSn-o ana 70 convey full and complete
per1orn all acts necessary and proper TO
[uliy and completely liquidate the. affoirs
snH distribute the proceeds among the stock
an PiVpOIllOu 10 Inc amount OF STOCK
neld by each and said directors shall have
me right to apply to the courts for recoo-
1ltlon as liquidating commissioners or re-
=, Thus done and signed in nv Office in the
lily or New Orleans, on the day, and In the
month and year first above written in nres
nee or A. Miles Coe and Fred c. Ouerens
Competent witnesses. who have signed these
presents, together with the said appea rs and
ne; notary, after reading Of the whole.
a Miles Coe, Fred G. Querens.
Names or original subscribers omittedl |
tSlgned) Philip Gensler, Jr., Notary Pub |
l, the undersigned Recorder of Mortra pns |
ana for the Parish OF Orleans State OF |
Iouisiana, do hereby certify that the above
nd foregoing Act of Incorporation OF tbe |
VIEW ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY |
vas TINS day duly recorded in my Office. in
Sook 1851 Folio 500. III
New Orleans, January Bird. 1912.
!SignedD Emile Leonard, ID. r..
a true copy of the original with the names
I subscribers and numbers of shares sinh.
eribed for, omitted - sun
PHILIP GENSLER, JR..
,an1o Notary Public.