The herald., 1916-06-22

81 se as the interest and convenience
" make and establish such bylaws NIL.
u regulations for the corporate manage.
ent ana control of the affairs OF said cor.
pedent. SN necessary OF eN'
| hrneie 1.-The objects and pur,os.s f.
~hich this corporation is Organized an5 ~
! .uIe OF the business 10 be carried on Inv
go, are hereby declared to be: 10 construct.
steaT,bos,s 80 h,epair or alter steamships
] 80 a I'll sailing vessels and water crafts
-, az khdS, Characters and descriptions and
| reo,rTe the same In any manner or form,
! trfHiLeu by commerce; and to engage in the
| wafer; and generally to buv. sell Ia al
! ~ 4CI us own account or for the account of
any individual, hrm or corporation. real .s
tsrs-,n-. a. timber and agricultural lands,
| ~ ana conduct plantations or farms
70 9uy' sell and deal in ali charactsT or
nus n-rus OF commodities; to lease, hire or rent
ib csiet Iands and tenements; TO make
Eases as lessor or lessee: and oerr-,1I, -
% and engage in any other bTsin.es -. 20
| aN'"e o' enterprise connected with g-ou,.
,Ls OIt o. gtrnlane or IuCiiatal 10 any Of
f~.t 49, anu purposes IeEc.nabOye Sc,
'O''" OF contemplated 10y this charter
Artc.e lIi.-Ihe capital stock Of ,hrs cor.
PU."',oH : hereby liked at the sum of sew.
J my I'VE thousand dllars, which ar,9,,-,
- Increased % sum not exceeding
- "InitSd thousand dollars. divided intS
Z
'a'Ec Of one hundred dollars. each. which
a'a1i ne paid Tor IN cash. on such tens mi
N"9il'Hs As may be decided by the b,a-i
~ u'i'N.'is' or NAY lie issued fCr not les,
tJeS actually rendered - said cGrra-s,lo,
~ s.'''es II stock shall BE full. pald an.
iso" as se>'1h!e No transfer Of stock Shall,
NJ. n''H1"S upon the corporation unless made
sH''' DC signed 10y the pres dent or vice.
f.vs'1eAt and the secretary O. SAID CORPORA
Articie ,Iy.-The donriciIe OF said CORPORA.
50 S-G' De IN the city Of New Orleans.
80 oi louisiana, and all citations and
Diner legal process shall be served on fb-
preside Il. and IA his absence on The VIC
p r-'- II n' sad corporation. In case Of the
80" Or inability o. both of said officers
'..VH s4ld process shall bc served on the
sec staTy Of said corporation.
SAID corporation shall have the righ, and
f."ti 70 establish and maintain and CON
a . "h'I'N Throughout the United States Of
america and foreign countries
Article N.-Au the CORPORATE bowers q
IN, company shall 0e vested in, and the
management and control VI rs business ard
AFFAIRS shall I've exercised by hoard Of de-
49,, ,'''I"s'd "i seven stockholders, which
ME-, -, ~, ,ss ie increased 70 no more than
.''1'" AZ me discretion OF the board OF d.rcc.
t''N' majority OF whom shall constitute .,
quorum Tor the transaction Of all busin,ss
,,-.u uic1,nEs snail he elected every year on
T.
holder shall be entitled IN person or Inv ,yrit.
Ken proxy 10 one vote on every share ~
S s'. owned hy. him and standing in his
,, ,. o. r'S '@'HS OF the company. All cleo
mons Nhal. be held under such rules and req.
H!"'tons as may be determined by the board
OF directors and after At least ten days' M.
ti'e III writing OF such election shall have
,tth gwen to each stakeholder az his last
known address, OF bv puhIiCarinr j.. on. - ~
nc ua'y newspapers published IN the Eng.
llNh .aHgudge IN the city Of New Orleans
~ al least ten days preceding such election
ne directors thus elected shall coutIrue in
office for one year or until their s,frrcSsors |
Saall have been duly elected and qua!ifed
-. Ldi.uie u eject snail be regarded as a
LolISI'ufe OF ms charter. Any vacancy &C.
curing on SAID board of directors shall be
hlcd Dy the remaining directors for the IN.
expired term. The said board OF directors
snail likewise elect the additional members
N case they should determine 10 increase
me number OF the board, as above provided
SAID board Of directors shall, at its first
meeting after its election, elect from among
'heir number president, one or more vice. |
PIeS'ush'S' secretary and treasurer. It |
may combine the two last mentioned officers
INTO one, and may even elect a secretary.
VINO need not be a StoCkholder Said hoard |
81 directors shall fill all vacancies among The |
oheers OF the corporation and shall have the |
night to appoint and dismiss such clerks |
managers and other employees of the corpo.
ration, including the secretary, who is not |
a a, sI9chnoideT' as conditions may justify, or |
me tenure OF office Of all employees Of this |
corporation shall be during the pleasure OF |
the board of directors
Article NI.-The original subscribers 10 |
ms 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 |
CrIears,, La, Vito p. Longo, whose post
7ttlce address is New Orleans, La, Joseph |
ID Carlo, whose post Office address is New |
Orleans, La. Ovidio Ruiz, whose post office
address Is New Orleans, La, and Jos Can
Sc!oSi, whose post office address is New Or
cans, La.
Article Vino stakeholder shall ever be
made liable or responsible for the contracts,
aults or debts OF this corporation nor shall !
any mere lntorTnallty in It's organization have
he effect Of rendering this charter null or
II exposing stakeholder 10 any liability be-
'ond the unpaid balance due on the shares
# stock owned by him.
Article NIII.-This act of incorporation
nay be changed, modified or altered, or this
may be dissolved in full in &C |
oTrdance with. the terms and provisions as
uly set forth in Act 267, of the General
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana, for the
rear 1914.
Article IX.-At the first meeting of the
tockholders which shall be held subject to
directors shall be elected who shall serve
until the election to be held on the first
Monday of October 1917
Thus done and passed at my office in the
lty of New Orleans, the day, month and
ear herein first above written, in the pres.
nee of Theodore a. Beck and Miss 0dle
iusson, both CT this city, competent wit
esses, who have hereunto signed their names
With the said appearers and me notary, after
ue reading of the whole.
Original signed: Names of subscribers
mitted Witnesses: T. A. Beck, Odile Mus
on.
WALTER L. GLEASON, Not. Pub.
/, the undersigned recorder of mortgages
n and for the parish Of Orleans, State Of
.ousiara. do hereby certify that the above
nd foregoing act Of Incorporation of the
iexican Fruit & Steamship Company, In.
orporatcd. was this day daily recorded in
~ office in book lls9. folio -.
New Orleans, La, 9th day Of May, 1916.
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, by. K.
\ true copy from the original act
WALTER L. GLEASON, Not. Pub.
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