The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-02-12
CHARTER
OF RATCO nRAVAEE COMDA

/ VT NAIs1O AnE NOMFAN1.
On his 10th day of January 1914 came be
fore me, Ethelred Macaulay Stafford, a no
tary public, duly commissioned sworn anC
qualified in and for the parish of Orleans
are hereto subscribed, all adult residents O
this city, who declared that they do hereby
organize under the laws of this state, a cor
poration to exist for ninety nine years from
date, and to be known Ralco Drayage Com.
pany, domciled in This city of New Orleans
with capital stock of three thousand dollars
in sixty shares of fifty dollars each, payable
IN cash, for the purpose of carrying on a gen
eral drayage business, wagons, horses and
mules to hire.
This company shall have a president, vice.
president, secretary-treasurer, who shall form
the board of directors, which shall have the
usual governing powers. The first officers and
board shall be: Arthur Dumaine, Jr., presi.
dent; Morris Baer, vice-president; Harry
Levy, secretary-treasurer. Future officers and
boards shall be elected on the first Monday
mail notice to each stakeholder. A vote Of
two-thirds of the stockholders shall be re.
CURED for amendment or liquidation, at a
meeting of which ten days mailed notice shall
be given. In case of liquidation, the board OF
directors shall be the liquidators. Citation
shall be served upon the president of the cor.
poration or in his absence any other officer
Thus done and passed in my notarial office,
at New Orleans, on the date above written,
IN the presence of Messrs. Leonard c. Vacher
and Howell Carter, Jr., competent witnesses,
who hereunto sign their names with said pa.
pearers and me, notary, after reading the
whole.
(Signedl A. Dumaine, Jr share; Morris
Baer. l share; Harry Levy, So shares.
Witnesses: L. c. Nacher, II. Carter, Jr.
ETHELRED NJ. STAFFORD. Notary Public.
true copy.
.ETHELRED NJ. STAFFORD, Notary Public
!, the undersigned recorder of mortgages,
in and for the parish of Orleans state of Lou
isiana, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing act of Incorporation of the Ralco
Drayage Company was this day duly recorded
New Orleans, January u, 1914
tSigned EMILE LEONARD, by. Rec.
ETHELREB N. STAFFORD, Notary Public
jan Is 2 % feb eH Z y
OF THE PAN:AMERICAN BLDG. CO., LTD.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City of
New Orleans.
Be, it known that on this twenty-ninth day
OF the month of December, in the year one
thousand nine hundred and thirteen, before
me, Edward Nj. Robert, a notary public in
and for the parish of Orleans, state of Lou
isiana, therein residing, duly sworn, commits
stoned and qualified, and in the presence of
the witnesses hereinafter named and under.
signed. personally came and appeared the sew
eral parties whose names are hereunto sub
seribed, who severally availing themselves of
the laws of the state of Louisiana in such
cases made and provided, they have contract.
ed and agreed. and do, by these presents.
covenant, agree and bind themselves as we'll
as such persons who may hereafter become
associated with them to form a BODY corpor
ate for the objects and under the articles and
stipulations. to-wit:
Article THE name of this corporation
shall be The Pan-American Bldg. Co, Ltd !"
and under its said corporate name it shall
have power and authority to have and enioy
succession for the full term and period Of
ninety-nine years from and after the date
hereof; 10 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 mort.
gage and hypothecate, property, real, personal
and mixed corporeal and incorporeal; TO name
and appoint such managers, agents, directors
and ofhcers as its business interests and con.
may require; and to make and es-
ablish as well as alter and amend from time
% time, such bylaws. rules and regulations
or the proper management of this corporation
IS may be necessary and proper.