The herald., 1912-02-22
CHARTER
OF NEW ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COM
PANY.

PANG.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be 1t Known. That on this third day Of
the month OF January, in the year OF our
| Lord one thousand nine hundred and twelve,
| and OF the Independence OF the United
States Of America the one hundred and thir-
| ty-Sxth. 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 OF
the witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared the
| several persons whose names are hereuDtO
subscribed all Of the age OF majority, who
declared that, availing themselves Of the
provisions OF the laws OF this state relative
| TO ;he organization Of corporations, they
hereby form themselves into and constitute
a corporation for the objects and purposes
and under the stipulations hereinafter set
| forth, to-wit:
The name, style and title OF this corpora
| tiOn shall be the NEW ORLEANS STEAM
| SHIP COMPANY, and under that name IL
| shall have and enjoy all the rights and
privileges granted by law 10 corporations
! Ii shall exist for a period OF ninety nine
| 800 years from the day and date hereof !;
| IL shall have the power and authority in its
corporate name to sue and he sued, to make
and use a corporate seal. the same 10 break
alter or amend at pleasure; to own, hold
| receive, purchase, convey, deliver, mortgage
| hypothecate and pledge property, both real
and personal, improved and unimproved, and
| to lease and operate steam and sailing yes
sells; TO issue bonds. notes and other obliga-
| tiOns, negotiable Instruments and other evil
dences OF debt, the same 10 secure by mort
gage or pledge Of the property Of the cor
poratiOn.
ARTICLE II.
| The domicile Of this corporation shall be
| in the City OF New Orleans State Of Louis
lana; all citations and other legal process
shall 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.
rhe objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized and the nature OF
the business 10 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
or domestic PORTS TO carry freight and pas
| sengers to lease and charter said vessels to
others. and TO 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 fixed at the sum Of three thousand
dollars $4,000. to be divided into thirty
800 shares Of the par value of one hundred
dollars (s1OOl each, payable in cash or its
equivalent; this corporation TO become a
going 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-
Used by a Board Of Directors consisting OF
six (6) stockholders.
John B. Honor, James W. Strong. Carter
Earhart. William DeLeon Strong, Jules C.
Lhote and John Mason shall constitute the
first Board Of Directors, who shall hold
office until the first Wednesday in January,
1913, 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 stakeholder at his last
known place Of residence ten days 10)
written notice. Failure to hold an election
on the date specified shall not dissolve the
corporation, but the directors then in office
shall hold their respective Offices until an
election be held subsequently, after ten days
(10) written notice of the time and place
thereof, and until their successors are
elected.
The Officers OF the company shall consist
OF President, Vice-President, Secretary
Treasurer and Manager.
The following shall be officers Of the COM
pany until the first election to be held on
the first Wednesday In January. 1913:
dent. John B.. Honor; Secretary Treasurer.
Carter Earhart: Manager, Jules c. Lhote.
ARTICLE vi.
No stakeholder Of this corporation shall
ever be held liable or responsible for the
any further sum than the unpaid balance
due to the corporation on the shares owned
by him; nor shall any mere informality in
organization have the effect OF rendering
THIS CHARTER null or exposing a stakeholder
to any liability beyond the amount Of his
stock.
ARTICLE VII.
This act Of Incorporation may be amend.
cd alf
may be dissolved by a vote of three-fourths
! t3-4) Of the shares OF stock present or rep
resented. at general meeting of stockhold.
ers called for that purpose after thirty 1907
DAYS notice In writing mailed to the last
! known residence or place of business of eacb
, stakeholder.
ARTICLE VIII.
The capital stock Of this corporation NAV
oe increased or decreas ed in accordance with
ARTICLE TX.
At the expiration Of this charter, or Il
sooner dissolved, the affairs of this corpora.
! ton shall be liquidated by the Board of Di
rectors. who are hereby vested with full
!, power to sell any and all assets of the cor
poration and to convey fuR and complete
title thereto, and shall have power to do and
perform all acts necessary and proper to
fulIy and completely liquidate the affairs
! and distribute the proceeds among the stock
holders in proportion TO the amount of stock
held by each and said directors shall have
! milton as liquidating commissioners or re
ceivers.
Thus done and signed in my Office in the
: City OF New Orleans. on the day. and in tbs
, month and year first above written in pres
ence OF A. Miles Coe and Fred c. Ouereps
. competent witnesses. who have signed these
presents, together with the said appears and
, me- notary, after reading OF the whole.
Miles Coe, Fred c. Querens
Names Of original subscribers omittedO
lie. "
L, the undersigned. Recorder OF Mortga ges
r in and for the Parish OF Orleans State OF
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing Act Of Incorporation of the
NEW ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY
! was this day duly recorded In nv Office In
, Book 1851, Folio 500.
, New Orleans, January Bird, 1912
, lSigned) Emile Leonard, D. r.
; A true copy OF the original with the names
or subscribers and numbers of shares sinh
scribed for, omitted.
PHILIP GENSLER, JR..
jan1S-25, feb1 -s-15-22-1912