The herald., 1917-05-03
CHAR TER
OF GULF BARGE AND TOWING CO,
INC"
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans, City
Of New Orleans.

OF GULF BARGE AND TOWING co,
State Of louisiana Parish Of Orleans. City
| oi New Orleans.
| BE 1t known, that on this third (5rdI day
| II April. nineteen hundred and seventeen,
before me. Charles Schneidau, a notary pub
public for the Parish of Orleans and City Of
New Orleans, State OF Louisiana, duly com
| mls>Ioned and qualified, and in the presence
| 81 The witnesses hereinafter named and un-
| designed, personally came and appeared the
| several persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed. who ,everally declared that,
! ivaiilng themselves Of the provisions Of the
general laws OF the state OF Louisiana pro-
vldIng TOY the organization OF corporations,
and especially Act 267 Of the Acts OF 1914
they have covenanted and agreed. and do by
these presents, covenant, agree, and bind
themselves, as well all such persons as
may hereafter become associated with them,
10 form and constitute a corporation and
body polite in law. and to that end they
state the following matters and things. and
execute and adopt these articles OF IucOrpo-
ration, as follows, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name of said corporation
shall be ",lult Barge and Towing Co, Inc
Article 1.-The purposes for which said
corporation l. formed are: 70 engage in a
general transportation and towing business
To construct, build. equip, TIT out, furnish
purchase, sell, use, own. charter from other
persons or II other persons, maintain. operate
and navigate, tugaDatS, bargeS, and other
boats, ships and vessels of any kind or de
Ncnptlon, whether propelled oby sails. steam.
electricity, or other power, and to use and
operate same, or charter them to other per
sons, IN connection with any business. trade.
enterprise, commerce. or navigation upou
the Guit of Mexico of any Of the river,
IakeN or waterways tributary thereto. or upon
Inc ocean OF upon any seas, estuarieS.
sounds, guiiN, harnorS. bays, lakes rivers
canal, creeks. or other WATERWAYS and TO
furnish tacrItie, for towing, ilghtering or
transportation upon any such waters; to CON
struct' buy MAINTAIN and operate, any works.
structures, or other facilities that NAV De.
necessary or proper to carry on the business
Of SAID Corpoatou, and to do any act or
thing that may be necessary or proper TO
promote and further the interests and to ac-
comPll'h the purposes and objects and to
carry on the business of said corporation
Article III.-Ihe amount of the capi;al
STOCK 81 SAID corporation shall be forty thou.
sand dollars 100000, all of which shall
be common stock and none of which shall he
preferred stock.
Article IN.-The amount to which the can.
ital stock of said corporation NAV be in.
creased shall be two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars (S250U1OO).
Article N.-The number of shares of which
the said capital stock Of forty thousand dol
iars lS+WOUOD Of said corporation shall CON
SiSt shall be four hundred 600 shares of the
par value Of one hundred dollars (SIOOOO
remain at one hundred dollars ($lOOO in
the event OF the increase of the capital
stock Of said corporation beyond forty thou
sand dollars (S4OOOOOOD
Article VI.-The location Of the domicile
OF said corporation shall be in the CITY Of
New Orleans in the Parish Of Orleans in
the State of Louisiana
Article NII.-The PROD Of duration Of said
coerportaion shall be fifty 500 vars
Article VIII.-The number of directors
OF SAID corporation shall be three. The
officers of said corporation shall be those
provided for by law. and such other Off.
GERS as may be provided for by the by
avs. The names and post Office al
dresses, of the directors of said corpora
tion who are selected to serve for the first
year or until their successors are elected
and az qualiid shall be as follows, to-wit:
ROBERT +. Hyams, New Orleans, La. w. ID
Rollins, Jr., New Orleans, La, lanes F
cunts, New Orleans, La, with Robert p.
iiyams as president, James f. cunts as vice.
president, and w. ID. Rollins. Jr, as sec
rotary and treasurer
Article IX-The names and post Office ad
dresses OF the subscribers to these articles
Of Incorporation and a statement of the mum.
Der OF shares Of stock which each subscriber is
to take IN said corporation are as follows
to-wit: Robert p. Hyams, New Orleans, La,