The herald., 1917-04-19
CH Ap TER

OF WEST INDIA WAREHOUSE AND
TANK STORAGE COMPANY, INC.
United States Of America, State OF Louisiana,
Parish Of Orleans, City OF New orleans.
Be it known, that on this twenty third day
Of the month OF March, IN the year one
thousand, nine hundred and seventeen, A.
d., before me, Charles Rosen, a notary pub
lie duly commi ssioned and qualified, in and
for the above parish and State, therein re-
siding, and IN the presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared:
The persons hereinafter subscribed, who
declared that aval!lng themselves OF the laws
Of this State, relative to the organization OF
corporations, in such cases made and pro-
vided they constitute themselves, their sue
CessorS and assigns, corporation under the
stIpulatIOns herein set forth, which they
hereby adopt their charter, to-wlt:
Article 1.-The name Of this corporation
shall be West India Warehouse and Tank
Storage Company, Inc. Its period OF dura'
tion shall be ninety-nine years from this
date: and it shall have for the purposes OF
the business to be carried on by It, all the
powers conferred by law upon corporations,
and shall generally exercise all the powers
necessary to carry on said business; and
it shall have full power and authority to
contract sue and be sued in its corporate
name; to make and use a corporate seal,
and the same 10 break or alter at pleasure
to hold, receive, purchase, convey mortgage
hypothecate, or pledge, property, real, per,
sonal or mixed; to issue bonds, notes and
other obligations; TO have and employ such
managers, directors, officers, agents, and
other employees as the interest and couve-
niences of said corporation may require or
demand; to make and establish such by
laws, rules and regulations for the corporate
management and control Of the business and
affairs of the corporation as may be deemed
necessary or eXpedlent.
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corpo-
ration shall be in the City of New Orleans,
State Of Louisiana, and all citation and other
legal process shall be served the presl-
dent and in his absence or disability upon
the secretary-treasurer.
Article III-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized and the
nature OF the business to be carried on by
if are hereby declared TO be: To carry on
and conduct a general and bonded ware
house and tank storage business; to issue
and grant negotiable and non-negotiable
warehouse and storage receipts and certih-
Gates and in connection with and for the
purposes of said business, to purchase, rent,
construct, or otherwise acquire, and 10 oper-
ate warehouses tanks and transportation
equipments by land or water for the ware.
housing storing, Carrying, receiving, and
forwarding of ali kinds Of merchandise; and
in connection Herewith TO purchase, rent,
or otherwise acquire, and own and operate,
steamships, barges, and other vessels, cars,
and other equipment, and all things neces.
said business; and generally TO do any and
all things incidental or appertaining to the
aforesaid objects and purposes.
Article IV.-The amount of the capital
stock of this corporation IS hereby declared
TO be FIVE thousand (S5,0O000) dollars, which
shall consist Of fifty shares of the par value
Of one hundred dollars per share, all o!