The herald., 1916-02-03
CHARTER
OF NOGEMANN SHIPPING CO, INC.
United States Of America, State OF Louisiana
Parish of Orleans, City Of New Orleans.

OF NOGEMANN SHIPPING Co, INC.
United States Of America, State OF Louisiana
Parish OF Orleans, City Of New Orleans
BE it known, that on this 3Ist day Of the
month OF December, III the year OF our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, and
Of the independence of the United States of
America the one hundred and fortIeth, before
me, Alfred Charles Hammer, a notary public
IN and for the parish OF Orleans, State Of
/ Louisiana, aforesaid. therein residing dulv
commissioned. sworn and qualified, and in
! the presence OF the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came and
/ appeared ii. Nogemanu, ST., and Richard
/ Nogemann, residing at Hamburg III the En-
/ pire OF Germany, and George Plant, residing
| IN the city 81 New Orleans, State of LouiSi-
! ana, all OF the full age OF majority. the said
! IL. Nogemann, ST, and Richard Nogemann
herein appearing through George Plant, their
! duly authorized agent and attorney-in-fact,
as per powers OF attorney hereto annexed and
made part hereof, who to me severally de
| clared that avaIling themselves OF the laws
| OF the State Of Louisiana in such cases made
and provided, and particularly OF the provi-
SONS OF Act 2o7 OF the Acts of the General
Assembly OF the State Of Louisiana for the
year 1914. they have Covenanted and agreed
and do by these presents covenant and agree
and bind themselves, as well as all such
persons as may hereafter join or become asso-
CIated with them, to constitute and form a
corporation and body polite in law. for the
objects and purposes and under the articles
and stlpuiations hereinafter set forth and
expressed, which they hereby adopt as the
charter OF tins corporation, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and style of this cor
poration shall be "Nogemann Shipping Co.
Inc and under its said cooperate name it
shall have and enjoy corporate existence and
succession for the full term and period OF
ninety nine years from and after the date
hereof; 1t shall have power and authority TO
contract, sue and be sued, to make and use
4 Il.
break at pleasure; to hold, receive. lease.
purchase and convey, as well mortgage and
hypothecate, property, real, personal and
mixed, corporeal and incorporea; to name and
appoint such managers, agents, directors and
offcerS as Its business, interest and conve-
nlence may require, and 10 make and estab-
liSh, as well alter and amend. from time
to time, such bylaws, rules and regulations
Tor the proper government of the affairs of |
said corporation as may be necessary and
proper.
Article 1.-THE domicile of said corpora /
ton shall be in the city OF New Orleans, |
State of Louisiana, but it may establish |
offices and agencies throughout the United |
States of America and foreign countries; and |
all citations other legal process shall be |
served upon the president OF said corporatno,
or i'll the event of his absence upon the vice
president thereof. and in the absence Of both
of said officers upon the secretary thereof.
Article llI.-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 steamship, stevedOring, commits
sion and brokerage business; the hiring and
OF boats and the carrying of
freight and passengers and acting as agents
for ships or the owners or charterers thereof,
to build, buy, sell, equip, operate, own, main
tain, hire and charter steamships steam
boats sailing boats barges and vessels of all
classes and descriptions propelled by sail,
steam, electricity or other power: to use and
operate the same in business, trade, commerce
Dr. navigation upon the or upon any
seas, estuaries, sounds, CULTS, harbors, BAYS, ,
akes, rivers or other waterways and TO fur
niSh facilities for towing lighterage and
upon such waters; and gen.
rally to do and engage in any other bust
ness, undertaking enterprise connected
With, growing out OF, incidental or germane to
my of the objects and purposes hereinabove
et forth or contemplated in this charter.
Article IV.-The capital stock of this cor
'oration is hereby fixed at the sum Of &genty-
i've thousand dollars (S2S,0OO0O, divided into
md represented by two hundred and fifty
2S0) shares of stock, of the par value of one ,
hundred dollars $4,000 each. Said stock
hall be paid for in cash, at such time, in such ]
mounts and after such notice TO the sub =
Cribers as may be fixed by the board of
directors, or the may be issued at not :
ess than par for labor done property actu-
lily received by the corporation.
This corporation shall become a going con-
ern and shall be authorized to do business
s soon as one-half of its capital stock shall {
ave been subscribed and paid for. ,
The amount TO which the capital stock of
his corporation may be increased shall be