The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-07-22
CHARTER
a, ROWLING TORPEDO DREDGE COM
VI PANY, INCORPORATED

or BOWLING ToRPEDD00 Do D oRED CON-
u GATES Of America, State of LouIsiana,
oni ps,;sb Of Orleans, City of New Orleans.
n. !, known, that on the 10th day OF mo
In AZ Iune, in the year Of our Lore one
nn...,S nine hundred and fifteen, before me,
Isrry George Mccall, notary pubic duly
n-,;ss;oned and qualified in and for the
..;sh NJ Orleans, state of Louisiana, rnereln
rs..;dins. and in the presence OF the witnesses
a.,s;nafter named and undersigned, person
,ny came and appeared the persons wnose
s.1,s are hereto subscribed, who severaliy
ss-sr,d that, avaiing themselves OF the pro-
s;s;ans Of the laws OF this state relative to
=. orvanization Of corporations, they nave
sss,sr.eted. coyenanted and agreed TO bind,
ss-n and constitute themselves, and do
ss..hx hind. form and constitute them
80 az well as all such other persons as
~ hereafter join or become associated with
Aru into a corporation and body polite IN
- for the objects and purposes and under
AZ articles, agreements and stipulations fol-
lwing, to-wit:
,.r,s;on shall be the Bowling Torpedo Dredge
Germany. Incorporated and under that name
!; sball have and enjoy all the rights, ad-
rartaees and privileges granted by law TO
,sr,orstions, and shall exist for the period
4 ninety-nine years from this day. 1t snail
have power to contract, sue and be sued; 10
nake and use a corporate seal, and the same
q break and alter at pleasure; to hold re-
GIVE. lease, reclaim, purchase and convey,
A. well as mortgage, hypothecate and pledge
poperty, both real and PERSONAL; to issue
kords. notes and other obligations or nego-
tizble instruments; to name and appoint such
managers, directors, officers, agents and other
eneloyees. as the interest and convenience
of said corporation may require or demand;
10 make and establish such bylaws, rules
std regulations for the management and con-
srul Of its business and affairs as may De
deemed necessary or expedlent, and the same
70 change and alter at pleasure; and to do
al acts and things necessary and proper TO
szry out the objects and purposes OF SAID
corporation.
Article 1.-THE domicile of said corporation
3 hereby fixed in the city OF New orleans,
10 this state All citations and other legal
process shall be served on the president, and
II his absence, on the vice-president, and,
ID Tie sbseuee Of both, on the secretary OF the
eurporston.
Article HI.-The objects and purposes for
Which this corporation is organized and the
neue Of the business TO be carried on by IT,
~ hereby declared to be: To acquire the
patent rights Of James 7. Bowling for his
improved excavating machine under applica'
hon for Letters Patent now pending IN the
Uaited States Patent Office, in Washington,
D. c, being application No. 22,94l; to manu-.
tcfure, use, lease and sell the said excavat-
ing machine; to own and operate plant for
he manufacture of said machine; to own
acquire, buy, reclaim, excavate, cultivate, de.
yeop, improve, build upon, lease and sell
lands and real estate; TO construct, own and
operate dredges and other machinery neces'
s>y to drain, excavate and reclaim lands; to
construct, own and operate boats Tor trans
prtation, propelled by steam, gasoline, cleo
ricify or other power; to create and establish
damage districts and drainage systems or
1e lands which it shall acquire, drain such
estricts and hx a land charge on the lanos
such districts for maintaining such drain
~ and systems; to carry out, establish, con
yl'et control and superintend any ways, roads
anyways, ferries, bridges, harbors, watei
e1nr1es, vharves, levees, embankments, by
Gzne works and other works; and generally
% and engage in any other business, un
eetakihs or enterprise, connected with, grow
ng out Of or incidental TO any of the pur
pees hereinabove set forth.
The consideration for which said patent
nshts are to be acquired is hereby declared
y the sum Of ninety-nine thousand, sever
n1dred dollars, represented by nine hundred
~ ninety-seven shares of stock Of this cor
phon Of the par value of one hundred dol
~ each.
Article IV.-The capital stock of said cor
Efsfon Is fixed at the sum of one hundred
nessnd dollars, divided into one Thousand
aefes Of the par value of one hundred dol
~ each. which stock shall be paid for II
80 o. property, at such times and in suci
lnts as may be determined upon by thu
rpof directors.
nu corporation shall issue to the salt
wing nine hundred and ninety-sevei
sess Of stock, all full paid and non-sssessa
- saic Bowling hereby subscribes TO