The herald., 1916-06-29

employees as the interest and convenience
! Of sand corporation may require or demand ;
10 make and establish such bylaws rules
ana regulations for the corporate manage
ment and control OF the affairs Of said cor
poration as may be deemed necessary OF ex-
pedent.
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes 70.
which this corporation Is ORGANIZED and the
| nature Of the business to be carried on by
II are hereby declared to be: to construct
! erect bui.d, repair or alter steamships
Steamboats,, sailing vessels and water crafts
OF All Kinds, characters and descriptions and
70 utilize the same in any manner or form
required by commerce; and 70 engage in the
transportation OF freight and passengers by
"ajer; and generally 10 buy, sell and deal
H. i"t rs own account or for the account Of
any individual, nrn or corporation real es-
tate, mineral, timber and agricultural lands,
tentments and conduct plantations or farms
70 GUY, sell and deal IN all character OF
kinds u commodities 70 lease, hire or rent
property, lands and teurmcut,: to make
leases as lessor OF lessee, and generally to
% and cugage IN any other business, under
taxing OF enterprise connected with, grow
ING out Of, grTuauc OF Iu,sdutal 10 any q
lAe OBJECTS and purposes hercruahovc set
i'F1h or contemplated by thas charter.
Article lII-Thc capital stock Of ms COY
lp!fifn - hereby fixed 81 the sum # >gy-
eniy-hve thousand d.alars which amount
may he increased To- q ,um not exceeding
i've hundred thousand drI'ars. divided int
seven hundred and nity shares Il the Par
Fa-tc u uHr hundred dollar. each, S...5
>..A.. =, I'.d I'D. ~ casa, 90. such terms and
conditions IS may be decided by the board
- d'i'-'.',' a5 Nay be- ISSUED Tor not less
IMAM PAX tor property purchased bv or sr--
woes actually rendered - SAID eorpnrstror.
All shares 81 stock shall be run PAID and
.''n- Nr>>dl.c. No transfer ut stock snail
DE 1ind'"E upon rac corporation unless made
'r'n rs books, nd all grr'rasa'cs Of ,toe,,
snail De signed by the president or yi,r.
PRESIDENT aud the secretary o, said corpora
Ar'ic'e ,IE.-Thc domicile OF said corpora
,.oh sHtA De IN the city OF New Orleans.
other legal process shall be served on The
president, and in his absence OH the vice.
president Of said corporation. In case Of the
absence % inability Of both Of said officers
then said process shall be served on the
secretary OF sand corporation.
sad corporation shall have The right and
power 90 establish and maintain AID CON
quo "ihctN throughout, the United States Of
America and .,Telgn countries.
Article H.-Au the corporate powers Of
ms company shall be vested in and the
management and control Of IlS business and
AFFAIRS shall he exercised by a board Of dlr-c.
'"Is composed Of seven stockholders which
number may he increased 70 no MARI tb,D
htteen At the discretion OF the board OF dire.
tors, 4 majority OF whom shall constitute A
quorum ior the transaction OF all business
HHld directors shall be elected every wear on
me hTSt Monday Of October Each stock.
holder shall be entitled in person or by writ
zen proxy - one vote on every share of
STOCK owned by him and standing in his
name on thc books Of the company. All cleo
mons shall be held under such rules and req
u.atlonS as may be determined by the board
u directors and after AZ least ten days' no.
nee IN writing Of such election shall have
neeh given 10 each StOCkhOder at his last
SHOWN address, or by publication in one OF
t'c dAiIy newspapers published in the Eng
.iHh language III the city Of New Orleans
lot at least ten days preceding such election
ne directors thus elected shall continue in
once tor one year until their successors
ShaIl have been duly elected and qualified
no failure 10 elect shall be regarded as a
forfeiture Of this charter ANY vacancy oc.
curing said board OF directors shall he
hiied by the remaining directors for the nm.
expired term. The said board OF directors
shd!l likewise elect the additional members
IN case they should determine 10 increase
me number Of the board, as above provided
Said board OF directors shall, at it's 6rst
meeting alter its election, elect from among
IHelt number a president, one or more wee
presidents, a secretary and a treasurer. II
may combine the two last mentioned officers
INTO one, and may even elect q secretary
VINO need not be stockhOlder. Said board
81 directors shall I'LL all vacancies among the
oihcers OF the corporation and shall have the
right 10 appoint and dismiss such clerks
managers and other employees OF the corpo.
ration, including the secretary, who is not
'hpN hllplutE, as conditions IuStlfy.
me business OF the corporation may require
The tenure of office of all cueloyecs of thi,
corporation shall be during the pleasure Of
the board of directors.
Article VI.-The original subscribers to
this act OF incorporation shall consist of
Dominick Longo, whose post office address
IS New Orleans, La, John Beninato, whose
post office address IS New Orleans La, Peter
'. Longo, whose post office address is New
Orleans, La, Vito +. Longo, whose post
9tfce address is New Orleans. La, Joseph
d. Carlo, whose post office address is New
Orleans, La, OvidiO Ruiz. whose post office
address IS New Orleans, La, and Jos. Can
gelosl, whose post office address as New Or.
leans, La.
Article NIL-No stakeholder shall ever be
made liable or responsible for the contracts,
faults or debts Of this corporation, nor shall
any mere infornality in its organization have
the effect OF rendering this charter nuil, or
OF exposing 4 stoCkholder to any liability be-
yOnd the unpaid balance due on the shares
OF stock owned by him.
Article VIII.-This act Of Incorporation
may be changed, modified or altered or this
corporation may be dissolved in full in &C.
cOrddnce with the terms and provisions as
fully set forth in Act 267, Of the General
Assembly of the State OF Louisiana, for the
year 1914.
Article IX.-At the first meeting of the
the call OF the president, the first board OF
directors shall be elected who shall serve
until the election to be held the first /
Monday Of October, 1917.
Thus done and passed al my Office in the |
city Of New Orleans, on the day, month and |
year herein first above written. in the pres. |
ence OF Theodore A. Beck and Miss Odile |
MuSSon, both Of this city, competent wit |
neSSes, who have hereunto signed their names |
with the said aPpearers and me notary, after |
due reading OF the whole.
Original signed Names of subs sribers |
omitted. Witnesses: I. A. Beck, Odile Mus
son.
WALTER L. GLEASON, Not. Pub
l. the undersigned recorder Of mortgages |
in and for the parish Of Orleans, State of |
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act of Incorporation of the
Mexican Fruit & Steamship Company, In |
was this day duly recorded in /
my office in book ll59, folio -.
New Orleans, La, 9th day of May, 1916 ,
(SigneD EMILE J. LEONARD, by. K.
A true copy from the original act.
WALTER l.. GLEASON, Not. Pub
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