St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-10-14
CHARTER
Of the
SLlDElL SHIlpBUlDlNG COM.
PANY, INC.
United States Of America, State of
Louisiana, Parish OF st.
Tammany.

II
Louisiana, Parish OF st.
Tammany.
Be it known that on this day
of October, in the year OF our Lore
one thousand nine hundred sixteen
before me, Benjamin NJ. Miller, .
Notary Public, duly commissioned
and qualified in and for the parish
Of st. Tammany, Louisiana, and il
the presence OF the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, per.
aonally came and appeared the sew.
eral persons whose name are here
unto subscribed, who declared that
availing themselves Of the laws Of
Louisiana, relative to the formation
! and Organization OF corporations,
they have covenanted and agreed,
and do. by these presents, covenant
and agree and bind themselves, az
well as those who may hereafter
become associated with them to form
themselves into q corporation for the
objects and purposes. with the name
and under the stipulations following,
tO-Wit:
ARTICLE NO. l..
The name and style Of this cor
poration shall be Shdell Shipbuilding
Company, IncOrporaAed, and by said
corporate name it shall have success
sion and existence for a period Of
ninety-nine years from the date here
Of, unless sooner dissolved in the
manner provided by law and the
articles OF this charter, and under
said corporate name 1t shall have and
enjoy all rights, privileges and inn
munities which are now conferred
upon, or may hereafter be granted to
corporations OF the came kind and
character.
ARTICLE NO. 2.
The domicile Of this corporation
shall be in Sidell, Louisiana, where
all citations and other legal process
shall be served upon the president,
or In case OF his absence, upon the
vice-president, or in case of the alb
serce Of both such officers. then in
the manner provided by law.
ARTICLE NO. 3.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation Il organized, and the
nature Of the business to be carried
on by 1t, are hereby declared to be:
To carry on and operate one or more
shipyards, drydocks, and other SINH
lar plants tor the purpose Of build
ing, altering, repairing and docking
ships and vessels of all kinds, wheth-
or OF wood, iron, steel, or other ma
terial; to own, purchase, lease, chart
or, or otherwise acquire, and to sell
or otherwise dispose Of, ships and
vessels Of every kind; to build, pur-
chase, lease, or otherwise acquire,
and to sell, or otherwise dispose OF,
and to operate, (but not as a COM
mon carrier,) ships, vessels, docks,
wharfs, ferries and transfers, ware
houses, and all buildings structures
and appurtenances necessary or con-
venient to the conduct Of all such
business; to procure, by lease, and
otherwise acquire and obtain, and to
sell, lease, grant licenses in respect
to, or otherwise dispose of, or use
patents, patent rights, trade marks
and trade names, and inventions, pro-
cesses and improvements of all
kinds: to purchase or otherwise ac-
Quire, hold, lease. improve, mort
gage and sell real estate; to pur-
chase. construct, lease and operate
tram roads. railroads, tank cars,
terminals or landings, but not as
common carrier: to operate saw
mills; to carry on . general mercan-
tile business. and generally to engage
IN any business convenient, neces-
sary. or incident to or connected
with the operation of the business
and industries above mentioned.
ARTICLE NO 1.
The authorised capital stock of
this corporation IL hereby fixed at
the sum Of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($10O.00O.00), represented
By One Thousand 10000 shares Of
par value Of One Hundred Dollars
t$1OO.O0) each, to be paid at such
time and In such manner rs are pro-
vided by law, and as the Board OF
Directors may require. and such
stock may be issued for cash or in
payment for property or services ac-
tually received by, or rendered to, the
said corporation. The parties here
to declare that they hereby sub
scribe for the number Of shares set
opposite their respective signatures
hereto, or an aggregate Of Sixty ave
Thosuand Dollars ($65.0O0.0O.)
The capital stock Of this corpora
ton may be increased to the sum Of
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars