The herald., 1915-05-20
CHARTER ,ur, COW
,us COOP ,IReSoAhRPSoR IfH

al America, stag Oh 61Teno"
,ited say Orleans, City OF NeM C,ec,.c
Psnsh o. that on this the t"eh'y So -.
b i ~ month OF April 1900 III md fif.
lard one Independence of the United
and Of ms the one hundred and thirty
~ Of hnel George NJ. Barnett, notary
~ before ms, ,;ssioned and qualified within
bic du,y Parish Of Orleans, 20 witnesses
-. and ~ "a and undersigned, person
s,usfter n1"s .ooeared the several persons
cane anu afr bereunto subscribed, VINO
,.e names "a that, avaIliEg themselves
lilly dees,d PROVISIONS OF the Sohsti-
~ beneiitse .a,e of Louisiana and OF the
In Of the "a state relative 10 the or
Of inc Corporations, and patIlcuisi any
ANTON .. of Act No. bL OF ING
he pfovis"'i Assembly of the State Oh i:ou,
DE Geh,be year 1914 they fo--1 and
sss f0i al do by these pre- IgTSen ns ali " sucb
-.si,e themseho NAV hereafter JOIN OF
= persons "a with them or their sue
sane sssoc. stock corporation tor inc Oh
ssors, into - and under the covenants
!, and purPOSi agreements following To-
IT. name and title of this cor
ltice iI ~ !. Good Roads Gravei Com
ntion shan and under and by salo
AZ, lneolP sooner dissolved IN seCol odIiCi
re, uni.d this charter. II shaI. nornorate
b lss "a shall have ana ENJOY ~ ~
ornue. and succession lo sf,aT the date
~. nine W! ~ have, hold, receive, Dor
as act u.nge acquire by grant giit OF
loan, eten 90 bequest, sell, ALLEVIATE ois'
chase. oeSi lease, pledge, pawn, hypotli
% Of, eon,ey ~ mortgage properly OF any
N. eneumDe ,sal. personal or mlxeu, GOT
"A vhetneI oreal. movable or immoVaDle'
"a or ine", In limitations as may oe pre-
subject 70 II may make, issue ana en-
nbed BY notes and other eHlGeIees y.
" bcnos accept mortgages PieuseS ~
" u. al security tor money iO I'D he
tef i sah,s Ii may conn a. ,orno-ate
br ga ga or be impleadeu Uy 1-;sdiction
sd pleao " oourt OF competent JurlsuIStlOl
nc IN any ADOPT and use common 80
nay mske ,ane at pleasure. II may nolI
4 alter tne corporations, and us capita
II 10 otne, ;ssued for capital STOCK ~
"a may oe II may name, appoint
M s,,cb managers, directors OF.
employ and other employees as us
rs, aeenn I'd convenience may require
buslnne ,heir compensation, having guy
may IL -. nature, character ana NalIg u
pfd % @ II may make ana IaL.d,,,
tr sel, '..Iss and regulations not li'S H c.
tisss, .' charter or any eNls.'"sf 90 nror.
% ~.,i,.ring the management. VI rs
~ regulation and govern t,. Dn.esr,;f;catior
s,is, ano ~. NJ its stock. 1t may vino
a fegsuI... itself, or be wound up aHo
and diss' ne manner prescribed oy law
solved III y. business in this State otnel
nay ccn1rs sdsTaI Districts, the Territories
uiss INC Of the United States, a ho
% pOssess sU.,ntries. 1t generally shall pos
y ioftlh oowers. rights, privileges ana I'M
- 81 us sirh corporations are ana may ~.
srliss snthorized TO possess uhue ~
rf e and laws Of this State, anu POI -
s' siI. .nder Act No. 2oi OF tne ~ o,,
s1 can,ssersl Assembly OF the s Sta shall have
r,rs tor inc ;nvest its board OF directors
d Pwa ;,s corporate powers, suoleet
VI al y as may be named IN 'hi'
alnsr. - The domicile of this corpora
krhce La the CITY of New Orleans
w. shaii Es,.sns, State of louisiana, anc
fnsh q or other legal process shall ot
utanOn' ;,s President, or in the event o.
ord W" anon its Vice-president, or IN tn'
q W he absence Of both Oh sdlu Va
rtn ~, lis Secretary-treasurer. 81,
~ 10Y III-The purpose or PuiPo ~ ~
"a ~ his corporation is formed anu 81 nv i
4 he business to DC eaii'eO
3 hcfeDy W nlant. grow and cultivate al
x,lol sr,;,s plants and vegetables. ~
bfts q ~" s.Ii and deal in horses, mules
~ w. 10 .,oek and poultry OF all KINDS
sue Nv. 40 engage in the business o.
- rNJ oianting. To prospect, oore
nns snJ ;,s quarry and produce gravel
kl VI, NJ mineral or metal. 10 cut snt
q ~ hs, and to deal in timber ane
Ia build, buy, establish, MAINTAIN
- -. .rd conduct hotels, stores, canning
-. packing houses, warehouses, aePos'
"a s,n-.se plants, ice factories, comp :
-...,,.s concrete or clay factories OF WI :,
'.~;Is sugarhouses and retine, dea
= rl. import, export ana s "a man
~ ~ ~ o,oducts of any or all OF tn'
-. -. ...-s,;ons and any and all xmas o
1.,ss merchandise, machinery, toois
f.c.s To conduct the business OF a fea
- -, and 10 deal in, buy, sell, DC
-. sublet or farm for its own &c
= 4, he account of others, real es
~ ,,,ds and tenements, and to survey
'It.sis and Mat such lands tor the Pul
q q s,le and to improve and deVeiol
& ~, Nv the erection of houses or ouliu
= fb,reon. and to do such otner law
q KS IS may be needful pr desiiau,e, on
n ,bout the said improvement OF ueseIi !,
- hereof for any purpose; anu ,,ort
. ,edse. transfer or otherwise acqull'
3rosr a lands, water rights, mills, iaS
- mildines and other structures, ana al
- upoerty both real and personal .
- 100 and description or any interes
~. .sr.sssTv or desirable for the carry
= 4 he aforesaid business or either o
- To purchase, acquire, hold, own
- sell. lease and dispose Of, and gen
~ 5r,I in. the stocks, bonds and otne'
~r1hes on evidences Of Indebtedness
uuuty, rights, business, good will, franenise
= usets Of every kind OF any firm, asso
"a Individual or corporation, ioresn
1Eafe o. municipal, or OF any S'ate, PC,
= uunty. ward, road district. drainag'
rrS3rsi1,se district, or any political sub
f,sn IN the State of Louisiana or else
- And to pay for any property, rights
>lu<n sood will, franchises and asset
,uuired in the stock, bonds, or otne
on16es Of this corporation or Otherwise
- 4 To carry on a general contract
4 ~ construction business and operations
ling Of entering into and executing Col;
- HlM pcfeouS, lliuis Gnu fa
= suporstions, and particularly to max
4 unsracss and do all things incidental 9
\ ua1luction under contract OF raiiroaos
~ holdings, pipe lines, roads, highway
Z hapikes. To drain, reclaim and I'm
~ nbmerged, swampy or other ianos
q construct, make, dredge, straighten
- deepen or otherwise work upon nat
~ ether water courses, canals, drains
ncx bitches and dikes, under contract, o
~ x direction Of public officers or courts
NJ b and carry on a general dredging am
~ business, and for that purpose to owl
19euae eoustruction, dredging and draininl
~ unsisting Of machinery, tools, impie
~ dredse boats, ditching machinery
~ hShters, derricks, vessels, engines
solpas and property of every class an
4dsa convenient or necessary thereto
nn s To construct, purchase, lease o
uin acquire and own, maintain an
- ssssmboats, sailing vessels, barge
e4ef water craft, piers, docks
~ and such lines of the tramway o
y within the State Of louisiana
9e4e - may be convenient, necessar
no<uni TO any business or any enter
he corporation, with all necessar,
locomotives, cars, depots, ROUND
AID every equipment necessary Z
9ssficn Of said piers, docks, wharves
- a. NhAr