The herald., 1917-04-26
CHARTER
OF NEW ORLEANS SHIP CHANDLERY

Co, INC.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City
OF New Orleans.
BE it known. that on this the ninth day
IF the month of March, in the year of our
Lord, nineteen hundred and seventeen, and
Of the Independence of the United States of
America, the one hundred and forty-frst,
before me, Edward Paul Foley, a notary
public, duly commissioned and qualified in
and for the parish of Orleans, State of Louis
lana, therein residing, and in the presence of
the witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed
Personally came and appeared the per-
sons hereinafter subscribed, who declared
that availing themselves OF the provisions
Of the laws of Louisiana, relative to the
formation OF corporations, and particularly
Of those of Act No. 267 of the General AS
sembly OF 1914. approved July 9th, 1914, they
do by these presents, for themselves, and for
others, who may hereafter become associated
with them, form a body corporate and pol
tic. under the following stipulations and
conditions, to-wit:
Article THE name of this corporation
shall be the New Orleans Ship Chandlery
Co., Inc" and its period of duration shall
be ninety-nire (99) years from and after this
date, and it shall have for the purposes of
the business to be carried on by it, all the
and shall generally exercise all the powsrs
proper or necessary, for carrying out the
business of said corporation.
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corpora
1iOh SAldil pc III city OF new orleans,
State of Louisiana. and all citations, or other
legal process shall be served on the presi-
dent, and in case of his absence or inability
| TO act, upon the vice-president or the secre-
| tary-treasurer of this corporation
Article lll.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized, and the
| nature OF the business TO be carried on by
| It are hereby declared to be the following:
| The supplying of ships, steamboats, and
| all other vessels, with groceries, wine
liquors, oils, rope, and etc, ETC., in whole.
sale or retail quantities, and generally &c
| do and perform, any and all things, Incl
dental TO, or appertaining to the Ship Chand
lery business.
Article IV.-The amount of the capita
stock u this corporation is hereby declared
to be five thousand (SS,0OOOO) dollars. divided
| into fifty 500 shares of the par value of on,
| hundred $4,000 dollars per share, fit,
| 5000 per cent of the said capital stool
| shall be subscribed and paid for before III,
| filing of these articles Of Incorporation.
| The remainder of the authorized capita
| stock of this corporation shall be paid 70
| in accordance with the Act No. 267 of tn
General Assembly of 1914. All stock shall
be paid for in full, either in cash, labor dom
| for the benefit of this corporation, or propert,
| actually brought into this corporation.
| The amount TO which the capital stock o
this corporation may be increased is fxet
al the sum of twenty thousand $4,000 90
| dollars.
No transfer of stock shall be binding upor
| this corporation unless made upon the book
OF the corporation, and no sale or other dis
| posal OF stock, in this corporation, shall b.
| valid, unless first offered to the remaining
stockholders of this corporation, for thirtI
GOD days, at price not in excess of tn