The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-06-17
CHARTER
OF MERCHANTS TRANSPORTATION CO.,
INC
United States of America, State of Louisian

VI MEKCHANIS TRANSPORTATION CO.,
INC.
United States of America, State of Louisiana,
Parish of Orleans, City OF New Orleans.
Be it known that on this 18th day OF the
month OF May, in the year OF our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and fifteen, and of
the independence of the United States of
America the one hundred and thirty-ninth,
before me, Alfred Charles Hammer, a notary
public, IN and for the parish of Orleans, state
Of Louisiana, aforesaid, therein residing, duly
commissioned, sworn and qualified, and in the
presence OF the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and APP
peared the several persons whose names are
hereuuto subscribed, who declared unto me,
notary, in the presence of the undersigned
witnesses, that, availing themselves OF the
provisions of the law of the state of LOUIS ana
in such cases made and provided, and partic-
ularly of the provisions of act 21 OF the acts
of the general assembly of the state of Lou
isiana for the year 1914, they have covenanted
and agreed and do by these presents covenant
and agree and bind themselves, their heirs
and assigns, well as all such persons as
may hereafter join or become associated with
them herein, to constitute and form a cor
poration and body polite in law, under the
name and for the objects and purposes and
under the articles and stipulations hereinafter
set forth and expressed, which they hereby
adopt the charter of this corporation, to-
wit:
Article 1.-The name and style of this cor
poration shall be Merchants Transportation
Co., Inc" and under its said corporate name
1t shall have and enjoy corporate existence
and succession for the full term and period
of ninety nine years from and after the date
hereof, unless sooner dissolved in the manner
provided by law and the articles of this char
ter; it shall have power and authority to
contract, sue and be sued, to make and use
corporate seal and the same to alter and
break at pleasure; TO hold, receive, lease, pur-
chase and convey, as well as mortgage and by
pothecate property, real, personal and mixed,
corporeal and incorporeal; to name and ap-
point such managers, agents, officers and d.
rectors its business, interest and conve-
nience may require; to make and establish,
as well as alter and amend, from time to
time, such bylaws, rules and regulations for
the proper government OF the affairs OF the
said corporation as may be necessary and
proper; and it shall have and enjoy all the
rights, privileges and immunities which are
now conferred upon or may hereafter be
granted to corporations of the same kind and
character
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corporation
shall be in the city of New Orleans, state OF
Louisiana, but il may establish Offices and
agencies throughout the United States OF
America; and all citations or other legal pro-
cess shall be served upon the president OF
said corporation, or in the event OF his absence
or inability to act upon the vice-president
thereof, and in the absence of both of said
officers upon the secretary thereof.
Article III-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized and the
nature of the business to be carried on Dy II
are hereby declared TO be the carrying on of
general steamboat, stevedoring, commission
and brokerage business; the hiring and char
tering of boats and the carrying of freight
and passengers and acting as agents for
steamboats, or other boats and water craft,
or for the owners or charterers thereof; to
build, buy, sell, equip, operate, own, main
tain and hire steamboats,, barges and vessels
of all classes and descriptions, propelled by
sail, electricity other power; to use and
operate the same in business, trade, COM
merce or navigation upon the Mississippi
river and its tributaries and to furnish facil-
tiles for towing, lighterage and transporta-
tion upon such waters; and generally to dc
and engage in any other business, under
taking or enterprise connected with, growine
out of, incidental or germane to any OF the
objects and purposes hereinabove set forth
or contemplated in this charter.
Article IV.-The capital stock of this cor.
poration is hereby fixed at the sum of fifteen
thousand dollars (slS.OOOO0l, divided into and