The herald., 1917-07-12
CHARTER
OF JEFFERSON WAREHOUSE COMPANY
INC.
nitcd States ot America, State Of LoussI.
ana, ParIsh u O-leans, CITY Of New
Orleans

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| sand nine hundred and seventeen. A d,
| rcip:c ne. Charles K .scn, a notary puhIi,,
! duly commissioned and qualified, IN and tpr
! ne above PARISH and state, therein residing
! and IN the presence Of the witnesses here.
! matter named and uudc-s. gucI. PERSONAL y
/ came and appeared:
The persons hereinafter subscribed, all of
! The full aye ot majority, who declared tina;
| 1v4i.'ng themselves Of the laws OF tins s;lfe
! cc.d'lvc - the organization ot computations
| IN such cases made and provided, ;hey con.
! Sttu'c themselves, their successors and as.
! signs, corporation under the scqu'atlon>
! hereinafter set iI;h which they hereby
| adopt as their chartc-, to-wit.
Ar;ic.e The name Of this corporation
/ Shal. be Jefferson Warehouse Company Inc
! Is period q duration shall br ulnety-nlne
/ years from tins date; and - snail have to,
| The purposes OF the business 20 be carried
| on by Il all the powers conferred by Law
/ upon curpora'.ons. and shall generally eNer
s'Ne all The powers necessary 70 carry ou sald
! business.
! /, shall have full power and authority 70
| contract sue and be sued under Its corporate
! name. and 20 make and use a corporate seal,
! and The same 70 break or alter 81; pleasure;
! 10 hold. receive, purchase, rent, convey, mort
| gage, hypot1ecd;e, lease. OF pledge, property,
! real, personal. or mixed, - issue bonds,
| notes, and other obligations, 10 have and
| employ such managers, directors, officers,
agents and employees as the interest and
convenience OF the corporation may require.
rules and regulations for the management.
and control OF the business and affairs OF
! The corporation as may be deemed necessary
or eNpedICut.
Article 1.-THE d,u.icile OF this corpora.
tion shall be IN the City OF New Orleans.
Louisiana; and all citation and other legal
process shall be served on the president,
and IN his absence or disability upon the
| secretaGy-treasurer.
Article uI.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation Is organized. and the
nature Of the business TO be carried on by
II, are hereby declared 10 be:
To carry on and conduct general and
bonded warehouse and rank storage bust
ness; 20 issue and grant negotiable and non
negotiable warehouse and storage receipts
and certificates; and IN connection with and
Tor the purposes OF SAID business TO puT'
chase, rent construct or otherwise acquire.
and 10 operate, warehouses, tanks, and trans
portation equipment; by land or water for the
receiving, warehUuslnE, storing. carrying and
forwarding OF all kinds OF merchandise; and
IN connection Herewith TO purchase, rent,
or otherwise acquire and to own and operate
cars and other equipment and all things nee.
/ e>S3Ty or connected with the carrying on OF
sara business and generally TO do any and
all things incidental 10 or aPpertalnIng to
the Aforesaid OBJECTS and purposes.
Article IN.-The amount OF the capital
| stock OF this corporation is hereby declared
/ 10 he ten thousand iSlO,0pul dollars; which
shaI consist OF one hundred shares OF the
/
! per share; htty per cent Of which amount
,AaI be subscribed before the hl!ng OF these
Articles Of Incorporation. Fifty per cent OF
| an STOCK subscribed tor shall be paid IN
| before the corporation engages IN business,
and the remainder within twelve months
thereafter At such times as shall be desIg.
mated by the board OF directors.
The amount TO which the capital stock may
| ne increased IS nifty thousand (S5JuU.UJ
dollars.
! ~ STOCK >hal! be sold mortgaged, pledged
! "' disposed o. oF otherwise alenaied or en-
| tuM2cTcd without hrst being offered 10 the
| EeNA'ning stockholders through the board OF
| directors Tor thirty days at the book value
| and all stock issued shall be held subJeC Ct
to the terms OF this provision.
| Article N.-The powers Of this corporation
! shall be vested in. and the business and
| affairs Of the corporation MANAGED by 2
! board Of not less than three nor more than
| hve directors, who shall be elected annually
| at a meeting OF the stockholders on the sec.
| Ond Monday Of June Of each year, or as soon
| thereafter as practicable The first annual
meeting shall be held on the second Manday
| of June, 1918 until which time the officers
and directors named in this charter shall
act, or until their successors are elected and
qualified. Should the stockholders elect less
thar five. the board may elect the additional
directors.
The names and post-office addresses of the
board OF directors to serve for the FIRST wear.
or until their successors are elected and
qualified, as follows:
Maurice G.. WOgan, 1898 Berlin Street New
Orleans, La; Henry ]. Hoffman. SSl Clouet
Street, New Orleans, La; Wilbur G. NcIn.
tyre. 1917 Robert Street New Orleans, La, :
Benjamin Harrison, $50 Pine Street, New Or.
leans, Id; with Maurice 6. Wogan as presi-
dent; and Henry J. Hoffman, secretary-treas.
urer.
The officers of this corporation shall con.
SISt Of ! president and a secretary.tr surer
and such other officers as the board of direc.
tors may from time 10 time designate
The office Of secretary-treasurcr NAV al auv
time be divided by the Stockholders or the
board; and rhe SECRETARY IN such event
need not be a member Of the board of direc-
tors.
All elections by the stockholders shall be
by ballot at the office OF the company, under
the supervision of two commissioners 90 be
appointed by the board Of directors
Notice of such meetings shall be given by
the secretary-treasurer in writing, delivered
20 each stockhOlder in person or mailed 10
his last known address at least fifteen days
be waived by all the stockholders, At ali
such elections and at all meetings OF the
stockholders, every stakeholder shall be en-
titeld to one vote for each share OF stock
standing in his name al the date of such
election: said votes 10 be cast in person or
by written proxy, and a majority OF the
votes cast shall elect.
The failure to elect directors at the annual
meeting snail not dissolve or affect the cor
poration nor impair ITS management in any
respect ana the directors IN othce shall re-
nam IN ONCE until their successors are elect
ed ana quaiihed.
| eject as soon as possible after their own
elecuoh' a president and secretary-treas.
urer' ana such other othcers as they shall
| determine ana may grant 10 each othcer