The herald., 1917-07-26
CHAR
OF SOUTHERN TRANSPORTATION COM
PANN, INC.
nl,ed states Of America. State Of Louisiana.
Parish OF Orleans, City Of New Orleans

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United States Of America. State Of Louisiana
faTish OF Orleans, City Of New Orleans
! Be il known, that on this 9th dav Of ,be
| month OF June, in the year A. ID 1917 and
| the Independence Of the United States the
| one hundred and forty-first. before me. Henry
&. Bloch. notary public. duly co,,-,i stoned
| and qualified in and for this CITY and nar;sb
| 81 orleans, therein residing. and in the nres
cnce Of the witnesses hereinafter named ard
Undersigned personally came and appeared
| the persons whose names are he-euntd s,,bl
| ScrIbed, all Of full age. who declared ~,
avaiIIng themselves OF the provisions of the
! laws OF tins state relative TO co-po-,tiors
| ihey nave covenanted and agreed and do bv
these presents covenant and agree and b;,J
| themselves well as such othe- ne-s1,s as
may hereafter become associated with then,
!" FORM and constitute a corporation and
BODY politc IN law for the objects and pur.
poses and under the Stipulations. articles Ard
charter as follows, to-wit:
Article THE name and title Of said cor
ppfdtion snail be Southern TRANSFORMATION
company, Inc, and its domicile is hereby
eSS'1'HsAed IN the city OF New Orleans, State
OF LOUISIANA, and under its corporate name
>aid corporation shall have power and an
'h',lty 10 contract. sue and be sued 10 make
ana use a corporate seal and the same To
2reaK and alter at pleasure, 10 hold, receive
ease purchase, improve and ALLEVIATE and
convey sell, borrow, pledge. mortgage and
hypo'hecate under its said co-porate rar,e
~ oPery real personal or mixed, 70 own
>'ocA IN other corporations and sell the same
|" name and appoint such officers direr,o-s
ana agents, managers and EMPLOYEES as tho
interest or convenience of said co-po-a,ior
may require; to make and establish bv-I,v,s
aues ana regulations for the proper manage
ncnt and regulation of its affairs as r,ay i.
deemed necessary and proper and the s,,c
- change and alter at pleasure and n do
all other acts and things permitted Inv Isty
or as snail or may be necessary and prone
70 carry out the objects and purnoscs az
said corporation VI
SAID corporation. unless sooner dissorv.d
IN accordance with its charter shall exist
ana continue for the period of nircty.nine
'|l years from and after the date hereof
he president. or in his absence. the vice.
president, shall be the p-oper ne-son -
be served. p'o'es' shail
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes for
"hich this corporation is organized and The
nature OF the business 10 be carried on bv
II are hereby declared to be:
o,, 10 nulld, construct, ut, equip. furnish.
lEate boats, barges and vessels of all cIa.s,s
ana descriptions propelled by sail. steam
etCtrlclty' or other power. and to use and |
oPerdte the same IN lawful business, trade
commerce or navigation upon the ocean az |
upon any seas: estuaries, sounds CULTS, har. |
oors bays, lakes, rivers, canals c-eets ~ |
other waterways, and to furnish faciI;,;,s
Tor towing. lighterage and transDor.a.ior
upon such waters.
To furnish and supply facilities for aud
20 engage IN the business Of carriage +-a,s-
portation, storage and lading OF freigbt |
goods, wares and merchandise, mails oTon'
cry or passengers upon such waters or va
terways. VI "d-
To construct buildings, bridges. machinery
SHIPS, boats, engines. cars and oth,- eor;1
-nent railroads, docks slips. elevators
water works. machine shops, electrical wo-ks
.ldun0''; aqueducts, canals. and anv Other
means OF transportation, and 10 sell the sam.
~ otherwise dispose thereof or 10 ma;n1a;r
and operate the same
To construct. lease. own o- sell .-,,s,.
'a''n line or lines by land or water in anv
,ta'e "r country, subject 70 the laws of srcb
state or country either directly or through
ownership OF stock OF any corporation AID
permit. construct. provide, acquire cary Cut
MAINTAIN, improve, manage. devotion control
take or sell. lease, let. license 10 vol and
dispose Of the same. anu
To engage in. permit, conduct and o,--,
1n the business Of ship chambers in all ;,s
'rancheS. and to furnish and st1pply arv ard
an ARTICLES necessary, useful or desirable in |
ne navigation OF ships steamboats, and other
'e.Se!S and provide supplies thereof
Article ili.-The capital stock Of this cor.
'oraion shall be and is hereby fixed a, the
,, Ut o. twenty-five thousand dollars (s25..
""l divided into 500 shares OF he ma
'a.ue Of fifty dollars $4,000 each: the can |
tal stock Of this corporation shall a. no
me oe increased 70 sum exceeding one
hundred thousand dollar, @lOOCOcM.
he full amount Of each share of stock
hail he paid for in cash, or its equivalent
property, or labor at the time same ;s
SSred ard no stock shall be issued until
ully paid for.