The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-08-02
CHARTER
OF THE NAVAL WAREHOUSES. I

OF THE NAVAL WAREHOUSES, INC. |
United States OF America, State OF Louisi-
ana, Parish OF Orleans.
Be il known, That on this 10Th day OF the
month OF June, in the year OF our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and seventeen l9Hl;
before me, Watts X. Leverich, a notary pub
lie in and for the parish OF Calcas'eu, State
Of Louisiana. duly commissioned and quail
ned. and in the presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereuntO subscribed, all OF
the age OF majority, who declared that, avail
ing themselves OF the provisions OF the laws
Of this State relative TO the organization OF
CORPORATIONS, they hereby form themselves
into and constitute a corporation for the OBJ
jects and purposes and under the supula-
lions hereinafter set forth.
Article 1.-The name OF TINS corporation
shall be Naval Warehouses, Inc.
Article II-The objects and purposes Tor
which this corporation IS established are de-
cared TO be: to conduct and carry on a pup
lie or a private warehouse business IN any
or all OF the parishes Of the State OF Louisi-
ana or elsewhere, and 20 take and receive
on storage goods, wares, merchandise, inc!ud-
ing particularly rosin, turpentine, naval store
products and other property OF every nature
and kind; 10 issue warehouse receipts OF any
and all kinds therefor; 10 apply TOR and o.
tain certificates as a public wareAolsemah;
I 20 own and operate warehouses, bonded ana
not bonded. public and private; 10 do all
things pertaining 10 the conduct OF the Ousi-
ness Of a public or private warehouseman'
10 act as agent and representative OF others
in the warehousing and custody OF goods
and generally, 70 do aRy and all other acts
and things as may be necessary, proper or
! convenient TO carry out any OF said objects
and purposes.
/ of this corporation shall be the sum OF hve
/ thousand CS5O0OO) dollars, divided into and
I -eDresented by fifty (S0 shares OF the par
value of one hundred $4,000 dollars per
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and paid for in cash, at par. This capital
stock NAV be increased up to the sum OF one
hundred thousand CslOOOOOo) dollars.
Article IV.-The domi.ile. Of this corpora
ton shall be in the Parish OF CalcasIeu,
State Of Louisiana. and is duration shall De
for nlnety-nine (99) years. Service OF cita-
ton or other legal process shall be made upon
the president, or in his absence, upon the
E-ticie V.-All the corporate powers of this
corporation shall be vested in board OF di-
rectors to consist Of three CD stockh3ldeTs
to be elected annually at a stockholders
meeting 10 be held on the first Monday IN
lure of each year. The directors so elected
. Shall remain in Office until their successors
are elected and qualified. The board OF d.
/ -ectors shall elect from their number a pres
den yice-presitent a secretary-treas-
! and such other officers as they may tnlnS
proper or convenient, and shall have power
Z TO unite two or more Offices and 10 CONFER me
same upon person, or 70 dispense WIFE
auy Office in their discretion, and 10 hN the
salaries OF all officers, agents and employees
The directors shall have power 10 MI a!
vacancies occurring on the board even tAousf
/ M quorum remain az the time such vacan
cies are TO be filed majority OF the d.
rec.ors shall constitute quorum Tor th'
transaction OF business. Al any meeting o.
the board Of directors, any absent 1iEeclol
nav be represented by any other director
/ who NAV cast the vote Of the absent dIrecto
: according to the written Instructions: eIthe
general or special, of said absent director
The directors shall have, power to make, IS
. / .abl;sh. alter and amend, all bylaws, Tule'
|; and regulations. and to borrow money, exc
, cute mortgages. and issue notes and pledges
: bonds or other obligations, as they tAin'
proper. without reference to the stockAoldeIs
! as we'll as TO exercise all OF the other power
with which the corporation IS vested by law
! Until the annual meeting in 1918, the boar'
! Of directors shall consist Of the following
: J. VI. Walker. post ONCE address, ear
, C6mmercial-Germauia Trust and Saving
I Rank. New Orleans. J. G. Hamilton, pos
: Office address, Lake Charles, Louisiana;
Viza-d. r., post Office address, Lake Charles
r louisiana; with J. NJ. Walker as pTeslIdenh,
! J. 6. Hamilton as vice-PTesldent ana y
/ Wizard. r.. as secretary-treasurer
: Article VI-The names and post ofhce az
{ dresses Of the subscribers OF these article
: OF incorporation. and a statement OF the nun
her OF shares of stock in the corporation 70
~. which each has subscribed, are shown ~ N
A signaru-es OF the said subscribers heret
i appended All subscriptions are 10 be PAL
a Thus done and passed at my Office, at Ne
d Orleans, La, on the day, month ana yea
i 6rst above written. in the presence OF Mont
!. N. Lemann and Walter J. Sutton, j., con
i petent witnesses, who have hereunto SUI
II scribed their names, together with me, n
d ,ary, and said appearers, after due readir
e of the whole.
Names Of Subscribers omitted
" Witnesses: Monte M. Leulann, Walter
!. '''" WATTS K. LEvERICH. Not Pub.
RI June q July Il 10 8 Aug