The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-01-09

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF ORLEANS
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be IL known that on this 23rd day or No
yember, in the year OF our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and twelve, and of the
independence of the United States or 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.
isiana, duly commissioned and qualified, and
in the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared, the several persons whose
ally declared that availing themselves OF
the provisions Of the laws of this state rel
alive 10 the organization OF corporations,
these presents agree and bind themselves,
as well as such other persons as may mere
after become associated with them, to form
and constitute 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 which
name Il shall have corporate existence ana
succession for ninety-nine years from tne
date OF this act, and shall have power 10
contract sue and be sued, to purchase, lease,
mortgage pledge, ALLEVIATE or cucumber real
estate or personal property OF every de-
scription, and generally to have and exer-
else, for all purposes connected with or IN.
FORTH all powers conferred upon corpora
lions 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
lsiana, citation and all other legal process
shall be served on the president OF the COM
pany, and in his absence, on the secretary
VI tue 'O"p4"ihRTIcL ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is formed and the nature OF
the business TO be carried on by 1t are here
by declared TO be:
To buy and sell, pack, import and export
oysters, and 10 own and lease oyster beds,
TO erect oyster plants and Smelling houses,
to own or lease and operate boats Tor nsn-
Ing and freighting oysters, and generally 70
do al things incidental or germane TO said
business
To make and perform contracts Of every
kind and description which may be deemed
necessary and proper for the purpose OF
carrying into effect any OF the objects Tor
which this corporation Is organized.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock OF this corporation shall
be three thousand dollars (S3,OOOl, to be
represented by thirty (30) shares of capital
stock Of the par value OF one hundred DOL,
lars each, which stock shall be full paid
and non-assessable, and shall be paid for
In cash or property before the certificate
therefor shall issue All transfers of stock
shall be made only In the books of the COM
pany subject to such rules and regulations
as the board of directors shall deem ut.
business and enter into all contracts. and
snail be going concern In all respects I'm |
mediately upon the signing Of this charter
py the subscribers thereto.
ARTICLE Y.
All the powers Of this corporation shall
oe vested In and exercised by a board OF d. |
reciors consisting Of three (3) directors who
saah De elected at the annual meeting or