The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
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OF AMERICAN ENFORI CO. INC.
United States OF America, State OF Louisiana,
Parish OF Orleans, City OF New Orleans
Be Il known that on this first day OF the
month OF February in the year OF our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and seventeen,
before ne, George JanyIer, a notary publlc
duly commissioned and qualified in and for
the state and parish aforesaid, therein re-
siding. and IN the presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared: The several per
sons whose names are hereunto subscribed.
who declared that, ayailing themselves OF
the laws Of the State OF Louisiana in such
cases made and provided they have covenant
ed and agreed and do, by these presents,
covenant and agree and bind themselves. as
well as all such persons may hereafter
become associated with them, 10 form cor
pOratIOn for the objects and purposes and
under the articles and stipulations following,
;O-wIt:
Article THE name and style of this cor
poraiion shall be: American Export Company.
Incorporated. and under its corporate name
II shall have and enjoy corporate existence
and succession for the full term and period
Of ninety nine years from and after the date
hereof; and It shall have power and author
Ity TO contract, sue and be sued; TO make
and use a corporate seal and the same 10
alter and break at pleasure; TO hold, receive
lease, purchase and convey, as well as mort
gage and hyPothecate property, real, personal
and mixed, corporal and incOrporeal; 10
borrow money and 10 lend money on secu-
rity; to buy, own and hold stocks and bonds
OF other corporations and TO vote the same !:
TO name and appoint such officers, directors,
managers and agents as its business, inter
ests and convenience may require and to
make and establish, well as alter and
amend, from time 10 time, such bylaws,
rules and regulations for the proper gov.
eminent Of the affairs OF said corporation as
may be necessary and proper, and 10 like
wise do and perform any and all acts neces-
sary TO carry on the business Of said cor
Poratlon as IN the judgment Of its board Of
directors
Article 1.-The domcile of said corpora
ton shall be IN the city Of New Orleans
State OF Louisiana. and all citation and
other legal process shall be served on the
president Of said corporation, or, in his ab-
sence, upon the yice-president thereof, or,
in the absence Of both of said officers, upon
the secretary Of said corporation.
Article lIl.-The objects and purposes for
which said corporation is organized and es-
taolished and the nature of the business to
De carried on by II. are hereby declared 70
To do a general exporting and importing
business either in its own name and for its
own account or commission or as agents
for others; to act as forwarding agents and
70 do general commission business; 70 act
as steamship agents or brokers and eeuer-
ally to do and perform any and all acts and
things necessary or convenient for the car
rying on Of the objects and purposes above
enumerated.
Article IV-The capital stock of said COR
Poration is hereby fixed at the sum OF 1--WE
thousand dollars (s5.0O0OO). divided into and
represented by fifty shares of the par value
OF one hundred dollars $4,000 each. The
said stock shall be paid for in cash, at such
time IN such amounts and after such notice
to the subscribers may be fixed by the
board OF directors, or the same may be issued
for labor done or property actually received
by the said corporation, but when said stock
IS SO issued it shall not be issued at less
than par.
This corporation shall become going con-
Germ as soon as twenty-five hundred 60 500
dollars shall have been subscribed and one
half Of the said amount so subscribed shall
have been paid for.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars (S2S 10000 is
hereby fixed at the limit 10 which the cap
ital stock of this corporation may be in
creased on complying with all the provi-
Sons OF the laws of the State Of Louisiana
on the subject.
All transfers Of shares Of the capital stock
Of this corporation shall be entered on the
stock book Of the corporation and no transfers
shall be in any manner binding on this cor
Poratlon until 50 entered
No stakeholder shall have the right TO
sell the shares of stock in this corporation
owned by him until he shall have given the
remaining stockholders in this corporation in
proportion to their respective holdings the
privilege Of purchasing his said shares of
stock. at such price as shall be bona hde