The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-08-30
CHAR
UNITED STEVEDORING COMPANY.
United States Of America, State Of Louis
ana, City OF New Orleans.

UNITED STENEDORING COMPANY.
United States Of America, State Of Lousi-
ana, City OF New Orleans.
Be it known, that on the 18th day OF the
month OF July, Ia the year OF our Lord, one
thousand nine hundred and seventeen, and
Of the Independence Of the United States OF
America, the one hundred and forty second,
before me, Philip Gens.er, j., notary public
duly commissioned and qualified IN and for
the Parish OF Orleans, state OF louisiana
and an the presence OF the witnesses here
matter named and uudersl gned personally
came and appeared, James J. Legal, John
3. Honor, Randall +. Legeai, Carter Ear
hart, who declared that avaIling themselves
OF the laws Of the State OF Louisiana, Tor
themselves, their heirs, successors and as
signs, they do hereby form themselves INTO
corporation, as follows:
Article This corporation shall be known
under the name and style Of the United
Sleved0rIng Company and under said name
and title It shall continue and exist Tor
and during a period OF nInety-nIne years
from the date hereof.
Article 1.-THE capital stock OF this cor
poration shall be nye thousand dollars
$4,000 Fifty per cent $500 OF all stock
subscribed tor must be actually paid IN be-
fore the corporation engages IN business
and the remainder within twelve 90 months
thereafter. Said stock shall be divided into
nifty l5J shares OF one hundred dollars
$1,000 each.
Article III.-The object of this corpora.
ton shall be the business OF loading and
unloading steamships and steamboats,, and
The fitting out OF said vessels tor the carry
ing Of particular lines OF goods, and gen
orally TO do such business as Is usually
carried on by steved0res in the city OF New
Orleans, Louisiana.
Article IE.-Thls corporation shall have
the power TO sue and be sued under its cor
porate name, IN any court OF competent
Jurisdiction; TO make and use a corporate
seal, and alter the same at pleasure; TO &C
luire property, by grant, git, purchase or
1equest: 10 lease hold, or dispose OF and
10 mortgage and pledge the same; TO appoint
such officers and agents as the business OF
the corporation may require, and 10 TX their
compensation; TO make bylaws not Incon-
sistent with existing laws; to TX and alter
the management of its property, and the
regulation and government OF ITS AFFAIRS TO
conduct business in the city OF New OF-
leans Louisiana, and in other States; 10
hold stock in other corporations, and 10 en-
plov and dispose Of the property according
10 the laws Of the State of Louisiana.
Article N.-The domicile Of this corpora
ton shall be the city OF New Orleans, Lou
upon the president, and in his absence upon
the ce-president or secretary.
Article NI.-The officers OF this corpora
-ion Shall consist Of a board Of four direc-
Tors out of which shall be elected presi-
dent, a vce-president. and .secretary-tTeas-
urer The following board Of directors Will
serve until the next election, which Will take
place on the second Thursday in July, 1918,
or until their successors shall have been
elected and qualified. namely: James J.
Legal, John B. Honor, Randall F; Legea,'
Carter Farhart. In the case OF the death
or anv disability OF any director, his execu-
tor. administrator or curator shall have the
right to select his successor on the board
Of directors.
Article VIA meeting Of the board can
We called by the president, or in his alb
sence. hv the vice-president, by written no.
lice mailed one week previous to said meet
ing \ meeting OF stockholders may be
called by similar notice ten days previous
IN said meeting. All the corporate powers
shall hold office above stated. or until
their successors shall have been elected by
the new board Of directors.
Article Nlll.-Thls corporation may be DIS
solved BY a majority vote OF the stockhold-
ers, who shall elect from their number two
liuudators. with full power TO settle its al
fairs, collec; outstanding debts, sell and
convey its property, and pay its debts.
Thus done and passed at my Office in this
city Of New Orleans Louisiana, on the day,
month and wear FIRST above written, before
Edwin T. Mer-ick and Paul Chasez co1pe-
tent witnesses, residing in this city, who
have he-eun:o signed their names. with the
appearers and ne, notary, after due reading
Of the whole.
Original Signed Names of subscribers
omitted
Witnesses: Edwin T Merrick, Paul Chaser.
PHILIP GENSLER, JR., Notary Public.
l, the undersigned Recorder Of Mortgages,
in and for the parish az Orleans, State Of
Louisiana. do hereby certify that the fore
going Act OF Incorporation OF United Steve.