The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-08-26
CHARTER
OF THE S. J. DUNN SHIPPING CO, INC.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans, City
of New Orleans.

VI NC" OllCdHS'
Re it known, that on this twenty ninth day
Of July, in the year one thousand nine hun
dred and fifteen, before me, William Waller
Young, a notary public, III and for the parish
of Orleans, State of Louisiana, duly COM
missioned and qualified, and in the presence
OF the witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
dersigned, personally came and appeared: the
several persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, all above the full age of majority,
who severally declared, that, availng them.
selves OF the provisions OF the laws of this
State, relative to the organization OF corpora
tons, and particularly Act No. Dol OF the
legislative acts of the General Assembly OF
the State OF Louisiana for the year 1914, ap-
proved July 9, 1914, they have Coveuantcd and
agreed and do by these presents, covenant,
agree and bind themselves, well such
other persons who may hereafter become asSo-
Grated with them their successors 10 form
and constitute corporation or body polite
in law, for the objects and purposes and un-
der the agreements and stlpulatIons following
to-wit:
Article THE name and title of this cor
poratioE shall be The 5. J. Duhn Shipping
Co., Inc and under its corporate name II
shall have power and authority to have and
enjoy succession for the full term and period
OF ninety nine years from and after the date
hereof; to contract, to sue and be sued 10
make and a corporate seal, and the same
to break or alter at pleasure; to hold, receive,
lease, purchase and convey, as well mort
and mixed, corporeal and incorporeal; to name
and appoint such managers, SCENTS, directors,
and officers as its business interests and con-
venience may require, and to make and es-
tablish, as well as alter and amend from time
TO time, such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the government of the affairs OF said
poration, as may be necessary and proper.
Article 1.-THE domicile of said corpora
| ton shall be in the city of New Orleans,
| State of Louisiana, and all citations or other
10 hal he
| dent of said corporation, or, an the event of
his absence, upon the vice-president, and in
| the absence OF both of said officers, the
: law directs.
Article III.-The objects and purposes of
| this corporation, and the nature of the busl-
ness to be carried by il, are hereby de-
| clared to be: To engage in the business OF
| freight brokers and forwarding agents; and
generally, TO do and engage in any other
business, undertaking or enterprise connected
| with, growing out Of or incidental TO. the
\ freight brokerage and forwarding agent bust
! ness.
! Article IV-The capital stock of the cor
poration is hereby fixed at the OF twenty
| thousand ($20,0000O) dollars, to be divided
| into and represented by two hundred Goo
! shares Of stock, in the sum of one hundred
| $4,000 dollars each. Said stock shall be
paid for, when and in such installments, as
| directed by the board of directors. The cap
| ital stock may be increased or diminished, as
/ provided by law. All shares of stock shall
| be issued as full paid and non assessable, and
no transfer of stock shall be binding on the
| corporation unless recorded on its books.
| The capital stock of this corporation may
| be increased to the sum of fifty thousand
! (SS0OOO.OO dollars.
! Article V.-All of the corporate powers of
| said corporation shall be exercised by board
of directors, consisting of three stockholders,
| two of whom shall constitute a quorum for
| the transaction of business. The board of
| directors shall elect annually from among
| their number a president and general mana
ger, a vice-president and a secretary-treasurer.
| The board of directors shall appoint from
| time to time such officers and clerks and
| agents and employees they may deem nee
| essary for the purposes and business of the
| corporation, who shall hold office at the pleas
ure of the board Said board may make, alter
! and amend any and all bylaws and regula-
| lions proper for the conduct and management
| of the business and affairs of the corporation.
| The board of directors shall have power to
| apply the profits of the corporation to the pro-
motion of the business and affairs thereof, or
| to the declaration of dividends, or to both of
such purposes, if such profits shall be suff-
| cient to that end
The following persons shall constitute the
first board of directors:
| Siebrandt ]. Duhn, who resides at 5025 South
| Claiborne Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana
| Jules l.. Sabrier, who resides at 1888 Louisiana
/ Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana; and Edward
| 6. Reach, who resides at 1886 Joseph street,
| New Orleans, Louisiana; with the said Sic
brandt J. Dunn as president and general man