The herald., 1915-06-24
CHARTER
OF MERCHANTS TRANSPORTATION CO.,

| INC.
! United States OF America, State of Louisiana,
Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans
| BE 1t known that this 18th day of the
month of May, in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and fifteen, and of
1 the independence of the United States of
America the 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
hereunto 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 Louisiana
I in such cases made and provided, and partic-
ularly of the provisions of act 2o7 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. as well as all such persons as
may hereafter join 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 as 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
it shall have and enjoy corporate existence
ana succession 1Or the tull 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 to alter and
break at pleasure; to hold, receive, lease, pur-
chase and convey, as well mortgage and hy-
pothecate property, real, personal and mixed,
corporeal and incorporeal; to name and ap-
point such managers, agents, officers and di-
rectors as its business, interest and conve-
nience may require; to make and establish,
as well alter and amend, from time to
time, such bylaws, rules and regulations for
the proper government of the affairs of the
said corporation 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
agencies throughout the United States of
America; and all citations 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 by il |
are hereby declared to be the carrying on of |
a 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 or 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-
toUt toht
ton upon such waters; and generally to do
and engage in any other business, under
taking or enterprise connected with, growing
out Of incidental germane to any of the
objects and purposes hereinabove set forth |
or contemplated in this charter.
Article 1V.-The capital stock of this cor
poration is hereby fixed at the sum of fifteen |
thousand dollars (S15 OO0.0O, divided into and