The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-04-27
o,INcoRPOPATION
Az oopT SERVICE COMPANY
sOuTHrrSSHHnRPORAIED-

thIt OH '-Nf
b . ,5e year Of our LaIl OIL. , ..,0; ,@da
y, hDhdfeu .Ss limited STATE a. America
p,Ience Of la and fp-t.rrr, before me
= ore h2r1iou,.cbirger. notary public, duly
%,dks F. f0..nJ gualinct. .~ AND for The
V,n,ssionea q staie aforesaid, and lu the
2. p1llsn g.. witnesses hereinafter named
sssspoe o. Led personally came and ap
q Fsveral persons N""s. names are
Sqsd ine sscribed, who dee. iTe1 tFat. avail
<r1nic I've, ives of the pr3visI|1 "i 'ae Ia"
4 s.s,e relative 10 me ..a..." a.lu
sis sl4' 81 corporations, Trey have cove
asieiioh oHa,ssd and Do, d. hose presents
.ssd ana ,grre and bind tarw elves rs
i r,ni anu no NAV hereafter become aSso-
a IS nose -, =, form themselves into a
..si WIN " W, ne objects ami purposes with
<rnfion ~ under the stir sau'ns follow
= u,ne anu
Ssii; .,ne and .t,.. # this cor.
lsicle J. he Southport service Com
.nnOn snan,,,ed and by said corporate
n Ineol I've succession .ui enjoy eN-
q shA nsr;od OF n,us'y-ufne years,
Or i@ dIolved in the manner pro-
~ 81" I,w and the Articles OF TINS Igarr.
~ ,,,5er said cOrpo.1.r name II Shall
-, 10 contract, sue a.I pc N"tI' 10
y IA use a corporate stall me same 70
= break al Pledsui'' '.
81 fls, and control, and shall have and
ssastTw' ~ rights, privilege and lmmunl-
kg ~ "a ~ ace now conferred upon, or may
y sDiL Granted TO, corporation, OF the
I'll = ina and character.
So 1.-THE domicilc OF this corpora
tJsRr in the city OF New Orleans,
IS "a oe,isiana, and all citations and
Sz q IO oIoresses shall be- served upon
~ ~ e., ar. in his absence or inability
Fsss sny other officer Of the corpora
s provided by law
-. uI-The objects and purposes for
~ his corporation Is organized and the
~ " ne business to be carried on by 1t
80, = declared to be:
=. forwarding and general freight
!, the City Of New orleans, or else
- he State OF Louisiana, and for this
~ "a acquire by purchase, lease or
- s,d 10 own and operate a ware
I, warehouses for the storage OF
"a iocate. build and establish, and
- ,sd operate docks, wharves, piers and
4. connection with Its sand business;
,,.,n,ct and establish switch, tracks, sid
"a beds, and to acquire by purchase,
3 y 'S,bsrVise, and 10 own, maintain and
abroad yards, crossings sIdIngs,
"a tracks and switch engines, 20 be oper-
4. steam. electricity, or other motive
,nd generally 10 do and perform all
III A;ass as are incident 10 or germane TO
,s;,rt and purpose above expressed.
-, V-The capital stock of this cor
- "a hereby fixed al the sum OF five
I'd $1,000 dollars, divided into fifty
.S,,,s Of the par value Of one hundred
N Gllars each, all OF which shall be
- stock; provided that the amount to
u Il, capital stock of this corporation |
n increased shall be fifty thousand |
seg dollars; said stock shall be issued |
Z, bor cash or in payment OF property OF |
y ,0rooratior; said stock shall be fully !
ar al the time of its issuance and |
-,,iter be worcestershire.
=, ,orora,ion shall become a going con-
!. SON as FIVE thousand (S5.OOOD dollars |
Il n capital stock shall have been issued |
= ma for, and the parties hereto declare
Z ,b,v subscribe for the shares of the |
=, sock Of said corporation set opposite
4 respective signatures hereto, so that
Al q Incorporation shall also serve as
runal subscription.
lsxls YAH the powers OF this corpora
shall be vested in and be exercised by
saa Of not less than three nor more than
IA directors, all of whom shall be bona
aOckholders.
4, o<rsons 50 named as directors shall
Ia IRON their own number a president,
urwesident, a secretary and treasurer.
\ n, board of directors, with their post
4 addresses, are as follows:
rrs B. Coate, Hennen Building. New
,kus La; A. d. Geoghegan Hennen Build
\ Ms Orleans, La; Chas. Monstcd, Secy.,
.-n Building New Orleans La. Horace
lsley, Hennen Building, New Orleans,
viii the said Charles h. Coate as pres.
b. A. D. Geoghegan, president,
rs honsted, secretary and Horace 7.
xey treasurer.
he second Monday of March 1917, and
b sane day OF each succeeding year, the
,tAIdeD shall elect a board OF directors
be ensuing year, the board already in
h to continue TO hold over until their
rssn are elected and qualified
h board Of directors so elected shall
y iron their own number the officers of
uDoraiion, as above provided. The cleo |
d directors shall be by ballot, and the
rxs receiving the ilarge5t number of
ust shall be declared elected.
y tlecting directors or for any other pur-
each share Of stock, whether present
! y proxy, shall be entitled to one vote,
& majority Of the votes cast shall be ,
nrd TO pass any resolution or decide any
en submitted to the stockholders, ex- ,
~ me alteration or amendment OF this
ar or Tor the dissolution of the cor
znn as hereinafter provided.
land, WL-The said board of directors
nave the power and authority to make :
rrt'sary rules and regulations for the :
aEnent operation and control of the
H@ the corporation, as well as to !
al necessary rules and bylaws, with
~ al any vacancy occurring in their ]
majority Of directors voting at q
M tnt, In person or by proxy, shall :
mIea 70 pass any resolution or adopt
yiaxs and which, when so adopted, d
sHn me board is composed of but four
10 IS presently constituted, two shall y
lr quorum for the transaction of q
use VII.-Notice of all meetings of
neders for electing directors or for
shtr purpose, shall be given in writing .
secretary, to be deposited in the mail ?
fifteen days before such meeting, y
eaen stockholder at his last known y
@pearng upon the books of the =
unless said notice is waived =,
saas oy all the stockholders appearing $
"a upon the books. a
We VlII.-This act of incorporat;on NAV =.
aaed added to, changed or amended y
~'poration may be dissolved by and n
assent OF the holders of two-thirds 9
o. the then outstanding stock y
general meeting of the stockhold-
convened after fifteen days' prior
~ rOsided in Article vi of this " ',
event Of the dissolution of said h
s n. ether by limitation of its char Of
~nerwise, its affairs shall be lioni. ~
N n.se commissioners, TO be appoint :,
klas,s.' .s'sa at special meeting of the -
N - ioI mat purpose, as above pro-
- sho shall remain in office until
s1,'.as. o. said corporation shall be fully b'
IN .no In event Of the death or dis pc
nr;. vac or more of said liouidators. OF
y ~ or survivors shall continue to u
~ iA-No stakeholder shall be held h
~ A.. sponsible for the contracts or ot
n 4. .s corporation in any further sum h,
- unpaid balance due 10 he co Tnr,i D.
: ~, snares owned by him. nor shall
sisa q I'1 5enSi0y in organization have it
eaoering this charter null or m