The herald., 1914-12-24
CH AR TED
CHARTER
OF GULF STATES WAREHOUSE COM

OF GULF STATES WAREHOUSE COM,
PANY, INC.
United States OF America, State of Louisiana,
Parish of Orleans. City of New Orleans.
BE II known, That this Fourteenth day
of the month of December, in the year OF Our
Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Four
teen and of the Independence Of the United
States OF America the one hundred and Thir-
ty-Ninth, Before me, Lawrence NJ. Jann, a
Notary Public, duly commissioned and quail
tied, in and for this city and the Parish of
Orleans, therein residing, and in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared the sew
eral persons hereinafter named and under
signed. all of whom are Of the full age of ma
JorIty and residents of this city, who declared
that, availing themselves of the provisions
Of the laws and OF the constitution of the
State of Louisiana and relative to the organ
IzatIon OF corporations, they have contracted
and agreed, and do by these presents contract
and agree and bind and Obligate themselves
become associated with them to form and con-
sutute corporation and body polite in law
tor the objects and purposes mad under the
conditions and agreements following to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and title of this cor
pOration shall be Gulf States Warehouse Com
pany, Inc" and under its said corporate
name It shall have power and authority to
have and enjoy corporate existence and success
sion for the full term and period of ninety
nlne (y9) years from and after the date here
OF; and 1t shal lhave all the powers and immu-
mites conferred Dy law on similar corporations
including the power TO contract, sue and be
sued; TO make and use corporate seal, and
the same to break and alter at pleasure; to
hold receive, lease, purchase and convey, as
well as mortgage and hypothecate property,
real, personal, and mixed, corporeal and in
corporeal; to borrow money and to make and
issue bonds, notes, and other evidences Of
DEBT and to secure same by mortgage, pledge
or otherwise; TO name and appoint such man
ayers, agents, directors and officers as IT'S
business, interests and convenience NAV re-
quire, and to make and establish, as we'll as
alter and amend or abolish from time to
time such bylaws, rules and regulations for
the proper government of the affairs of said
corporation as may be necessary or proper
Article 1.-THE doncile of said coTpora
ton shall be in the city Of New Orleans. state
OF Louisiana, and all citations or other legal
process shall be served upon the President of
SAID corporation, or IN the event of his ab-
sence, upon the Vice President thereof, and
in the absence of both of said officers. upon
the Secretary Treasurer of said corporation.
Article lII.-Ihe objects and purposes for
which this corporation is established and the
general nature and character of the business
to be carried on by 1t is hereby declared to
De: to purchase, own, rent, lease, manage
maintain, operate, and conduct public ware.
houses of every kind and character, for the
storage of goods, wares, and merchandise of
all kinds; to issue negotiable and non-negoti.
able warehouse receipts of all kinds; 10 do
general public warehouse business in all of its