The herald., 1917-05-24
CHAR TER
OF THE CENTRAL WAREHOUSES;
INC

United States of America. State of Louisi-
ana Parish OF Orleans, City OF New
Orleans.
BE it known that on this eighth day Of
the month Of May, in the year OF Our Lord
one thousand, nine hundred and seventeen,
and of the Independence Of the United States
Of America, the hundred and forty-iirst:
Before me, Theodore A Schuber, a notary
public, in and for the Parish of Orleans.
State OF Louisiana, duly commits sioned sworn
and quallhed and IN the presence Of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed Personally came and appeared: The
several parties whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who severally declared that,
avallIng themselves Of the laws of the State
Of Louisiana, in such cases made and pro-
and do by these presents covenant and
agree, and bind themselves, as well as all
other persons who may hereafter become as
ISOLATED with them, to form a corporation.
and body polite in law, for the objects and
purposes. and under the articles and stpula-
tons following to-wt:
Article THE name Of this corporation
shall be the Central Warehouses, Inc" and
under ITS said corporate name, it shall have
power and authority to enjoy corporate ex-
stenCe and succession for the full term of
nlnety-nine years, from and after the date
hereof, to contract, sue and be sued, to make
and use a corporate seal to alter and break
the SaTe at pleasure, TO hold, receive by
pothcCate convey sell lease or pledge and
mortgage real and personal property, to
issue negotiable bonds and notes or other
evidence OF debt, to name and appoint such
managers, agents, directors and officers as
its business interest and convenience may
require; to make and establish as well as 10
alter and amend from time to time, such
bylaws, rules and regulations for the proper
government OF the affairs of this corporation
as may be necessary and proper.
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes for
which this corporation Is organized. and the
nature of the business to he carried on by
it hereby declared TO be:
To conduct a general public warehouse
business for the storage OF all kinds of goods
and merchandise, whether cold storage
United States bonded warehouses, or other
wise. This corporation shall have the right
and power to engage in any other business
enterprise connected with, growing out of
incidental or germane to any OF the objects
and purposes set forth in this charter or
contemplated thereby, and this corporation
shall also have the right to build and erect
such buildings, sheds or other structures, as
it may deem necessary for the carrying on
lis business; and generally TO do all things
that may be deemed necessary for the car
rying on of a general public warehouse bust
ness.
Article III.-The capital stock of this cor
pOratiOn Is hereby fixed at the sum- OF five
thousand dollars (S5,O0OOO), divided into and
represented by fifty shares OF the par value
IF hundred dollars (SlOOOO) per share
Said stock shall be paid for IN cash, or
property actually received by the corpora
ton. The capital stock Of this corporation
may be increased to the sum OF fifty thou
sand (S5O,OO dolaras. This corporation shall
be a going concern, as soon as the entire
capital stock Is subscribed for, and at least
one-half thereof, the sum of $2500.OO is
paid IN in cash.
Article IV.-The domicile Of this cor.
poration shall be in the City Of New Or
leans, La, where all meetings OF the stock
holders or directors must be held. provided
that with the written consent of all the di-
rectors valid meetings OF the directors may
be held outside of the state or within the
state, elsewhere than at its dOmicile. Cita-
ton shall be served upon the president, or
in his absence or disability upon the vice
president, and in the absence or disability
Of both. upon the secretary.
Article V.-All the powers OF this corpora
tion shall be vested in and its business and
affairs shall be managed by a board OF di-
rectors consisting of three stockholders of
this corporation. The names and post Office
addresses Of those selected to serve as di-
rectors of this corporation. for the first year,
and until the first annual meeting of the
stockholders to be held on the first Mon