The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-08-09
CHARTER

OF "RENAUD TRANSFORMATION COM,
PANY, INCORPORATED"
United States of America, State of Louisiana,
Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans.
Be it known, that on this thirteenth day
Of the month of July, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and sew
enteen, before me, Edouard F. Henriques, a
notary public, duly commissioned, sworn and
qualified, in and for the Parish of Orleans,
State of Louisiana therein residing and in
the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned personally came and
appeared, the several persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who severally de-
clare that, availing themselves of the laws
OF the State of Louisiana, in such cases made
and provided, they have covenanted and
agreed, and do by these presents covenant
and agree and bind themselves, as we'll as
all such persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, to form a corporation
for the objects and purposes and under the
articles and stipulations following to-wit:
Article 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be "Renaud Transportation Company,
incorporated. and under its said corporate
name 1t shall have power and authority to
have and enjoy corporate existence and sue
ceSsiOn for the full term and period of
nirety-nine years from and after the date
hereof; TO contract, TO sue and be sued, TO
make and to use a corporate seal and the
same to alter and break at pleasure; 20 hold,
receive, lease, purchase and convey, well
as mortgage and hypothecate property, real,
personal and mixed, corporal and incorpo-
real; to name and appoint such managers,
agents, directors and officers as its business
interest and convenience may require, and
to make and establish, as we'll as alter and
amend from time to time such bylaws rules
and regulations for the proper government
OF the affairs of said corporation as may be
necessary and proper.
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corpora.
ton shall be in the City of New Orleans,
State of Louisiana, and all citations or other
legal process shall be served upon the pres
ident OF said corporation, in the event of
his absence, upon the vice president thereof
and in the absence of both of said officers,
upon the secretary-treasurer of said corpora
ton.
Article lII-The objects and purposes for
winch this corporation is organized and es-
tablished and the nature of the business TO
De carried on by II are hereby declared 20
be: TO carry on the business of engaging,
receiving transporting and delivering mer-
chandise or passengers for hire between any
port OF the United States, or any ether port
or ports Of the United States and particu-
larly upon the Mississippi River and its
Tributaries; the business of owning or char.
tering vessels therefor; the business of oper-
atlng vessels in such service; the business
Of contracting or arranging for the transpor-
tatlon OF merchandise or passengers TO or
IRON any OF such ports by rail, boat or other
wise, or to any inland coastwise place o.
places; to enter into contracts for the car
rage OF mails, passengers, goods and mer-
Chdhdlse by any means, either by its own
vessels, railways or cOnveyances, or by or
over the vessels, railways or conveyances OF
others. 10 construct, purchase and operate
vessels OF any character, and generally carry
on the business OF steamship steamboat
owners 10 gather, receive, distribute and
deliver goods and merchandise, and TO carry
on general freight transportation and ras.
senger business; to carry on the business OF
storage, wharfage, warehousing and forward
ing, and the doing of every act or acts.
thing or things, incidental or growing out OF
or connected with said business.
Article IV.-The capital stock of this cor.
poration is hereby fixed at the sum of
twenty-five thousand and 00EO. ($25,00.0o),