The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-04-20

II
State OF Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City {
| New Orleans.
| Be it known. that on this 18th dav q
| April, IN the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and sixteen, and of the indie
pendence OF the United states OF .Americ
| the one hundred and fOrtieth before me
| Charles +. Fletchinger, notary public dul,
| commissioned and qualified, in and for th
| city, parish and state aforesaid, and in TIT
presence OF the witnesses hereinafter named
| and undersigned, personally came and ap
| peared the several persons whose names ar,
| hereunto subscribed, who declared that, avail
| ing themselves OF the provisions of the law.
| OF tins state relative to the formation and
| organization of corporations. they have cove
| nanicd and agreed and do, BY these presents
| covenant and agree and bind themselves as
well as those who may hereafter become asso-
Grated with them TO form themselves into a
corporation for the objects and purposes with
the name and under the stipulations follow
ing to-wit:
Article THE name ard style Of this cor
poratIon shall be Southport Service Com
pany. incorporated, and by said corporate
name it shall have succession and enjoy ex-
!sterCe for a period Of uinety-nine years,
unless sooner dissolved in the manner pro-
vided by law and the Articles Of this Char
ter; and under said corporate name II shall
have power to contract, sue and be sued, to
make and use a corporate seal the same TO
alter or break at pleasure, to make all nee
esSary rules and regulations for its corporate
management and control, and shall have and
ENJOY all the rights, privileges and immuni-
ties, which are now conferred upon. or may
hereafter be granted to, corporations Of the
same kind and character.
Article 1.-THE domicile Of this corpora
ton shall be in the city OF New Orleans.
State Of Louisiana, and all citations and
other legal processes shall be served upon
the president or, in his absence or inability
70 act, upon any other officer OF the corpora
ton, as provided by law.
Article III-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation = organized and the
nature of the business TO be carried on by II
are hereby declared 70 be:
To act as forwarding and general freight
agents IN the City of New Orleans. or else
where in the State Of Louisiana, and for this
purpose 10 acquire by purchase, lease or
otherwise, and 10 own and operate a ware
house or warehouses for the storage OF
freight; to locate, build and establish. and
TO own and operate docks wharves, piers and
slips in connection with its said business;
10 construct and establish switch tracks, sid |
lrgS, road beds, and 10 acquire by purchase,
lease or otherwise, and 20 own, maintain and |
operate railroad yards. crossings sIdings, |
switch tracks and switch engines. TO be Opcr- |
ated by steam. electricity, or other motive
power; and generally to do and perform all
such things as are incident to or germane to
the object and purpose above expressed.
Article IV.-The capital stock Of this cor
pbIdtlOl i ItIrHF uNCu dl lIt sum Dl ilFE
thousand $4,000 dollars, divided into fifty |
800 shares OF the par value OF one hundred !
lSlOM dollars each, all OF which shall be |
common stock; provided that the amount 10 |
which the capital stock OF this corporation
may be increased shall be nifty thousand |
$4,000 dollars; said stock shall be issued !
only for cash or IN payment OF property OF |
services actually received by or rendered 70 |
said corporation; said stock shall be fully |
paid Tor at the time Of lis issuance and |
thereafter be worcestershire.
This corporation shall become a going con- |
,ern as soon as FIVE thousand 5000 dollars |
Of its capital stock shall have been issued |
and paid for and the parties hereto declare |
that they subscribe for the shares Of the |
capital stock OF said corporation set opposite |
their respective signatures hereto, so that
this act OF Incorporation shall also serve as
an original subscription.
Article V.-All the powers OF this corpora |
ton shall be vested in and be exercised by |
A board of not less than three nor more than