The herald., 1917-04-05
CHARTER
OF GULF BARGE AID TOWING CO.,


OF GULF BARGE AND TOWING CO,
INC"
State of Louisiana, Parish IT Orleans, City
q New Orleans,
BE It known. tia, on this third G.I day
II April, nineteen hundred and seventeen,
before me. Charles SylueIlau. a notary pub
lie for the Parish of Orleans and City OF
New Orleans, State of Louisiana. duly COM
m,,eioucd and qualified, and IN the presence
IF the witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
ier-lgucd, personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names are hercunto
subscribed, Wlp >cycra.ly declared that,
awaiting themselves of The provisions OF the
general laws Of the state Of Louisiana pro-
yidng tor the organization Of corporations,
. and especially ACt ~ OF the Acts OF 1914
;hey have cbvcuauted and agreed. and do by
these presents, covenant, agree and bind
themselves. well all such persons as
may hereafter become associated with them,
TO form and constitute a corporation and
body polite IN law. and 30 that end they
state the following matters and things. and
execute and adopt these articles OF IucOrpo-
ration, As follows, to-wlt:
Article The name Of said corporation
shall be Gulf Barge and Towing Co., Inc
Article 1.-The purposes for which SAID
COOPERATION Is formed are: 70 engage IN a
general transportation and towing business;
to construct, build, equip, INT out, furnish,
purchase, sell, use, own, charter from other
persons or 10 other persons, maintain, operate
and navigate, tugboatS, barges, and other
boats, ships and vessels OF any kind or de
ScrIptiOn, whether propelled by sails, steam,
electricity, other power, and 10 use and
operate same, o. charter them 70 other per-
sons. IN connection with any business, trade,
enterprise. commerce, or navigation, upon
the Gulf OF Mexico or any OF the rivers,
lakes or waterways tributary thereto, upon
the ocean, or upon any seas, eStuaries,
sounds, CULTS, haTDOrS, bays, lakes, rivers,
canals, creeks, or other waterways, and to
furnish facilities for towing, lighterng or
transportation upon any such waters; 10 con-
struct, buy, maintain and operate, any works,
= IrrpS pr nFh pr hat he
necessary proper to carry the business
ot Sald corporation, and TO do any act
thing that may be necessary or proper TO
promote and further the interests and to ac-
complish the purposes and objects and to
carry the business OF said corporation.
Article lll.-Ihe amount Of the capital
stock of said corporation shall be forty thou
sand dollars tS+O,GOrD, all OF which shall
be common stock and none OF which shall be
preferred stock.
Article lN.-The amount 70 which the cap
ltal stock OF said corporation may be in
creased shall be two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars (S25O,OOOO.
Article N.-The number of shares Of which
the said capital stock OF forty thousand dol
lars tS+OOO00O) Of said corporation shall con-
Sist shall be four hundred 900 shares of the
par value OF one hundred dollars $4,000
per share, the shares of said corporation to
remain at one hundred dollars $4,000 in
the event of the increase OF the capital,
stock OF said corporation beyond forty thou
sand dollars (S4OOO.OO.
Article NI-The location of the domicle
Of said corporation shall be in. the City of
New Orleans, in the Parish Of Orleans, in
the State of Louisiana.
Article NII.-Ihe period of duration of said
corporation shall be fifty $50 years.
The number OF directors OF said corpora
ton shall be three. The officers of said cor
poration shall be those provided for by law,
and such other officers as may be provided for
by the bylaws. The names and post office
addresses OF the directors OF said corpora
frIrl r,n ea1o 81 ~,
year or until their successors are elected
and qualified shall be as follows, to-wit:
Robert p. Hyams, New Orleans, La, w. d.
collins Jr, New Orleans, La, James E.
HyamS as president, James f. Cunts as vice
president, and w. d. Rollins, Jr., as sec
rotary and treasurer.
Article lN.-The names and post office ad-
dresses Of the subscribers to these articles of
Incorporation and a statement Of the number
Of shares OF stock which each subscriber is
to take in said corporation are as follows,
to-wlt: Robert p. Hyams, New Orleans, La,
two hundred and fifty (25O) shares; W. d.
Rollins, j., New Orleans, La, one Cd
share, and James f. cunts, New Orleans, La,
Article N.-The subscription of Robert p.
Hyams TO two hundred and fifty (25O) shares
of the stock Of this corporation of the par
value OF twenty-five thousand dollars (S25,-
Wo.ol consists OF and is to be paid for in
property, to-wit: By the transfer to this COM
pany OF certain barge or vessel called the
llolliswood," an accurate. detailed and item
lzed description OF which said property, as
to amount, location, extent and character and
state OF Improvement, is as follows, to-wit:
SAID barge. or vessel called the Hollis
wood holding from the United States Gov
eminent Certificate of Registry Temporary
Register No. "a, Official No. 1926 X. l. n.
N, dated at the port Of Mobile, Alabama,
May 4th, 1916, according to which said Ger
uhcate Of Registry it is shown that said
vessel was built in the year 1893 at Boston. /
Mass, OF wood, as appears by copy of P. F.
No. s7, issued at New York. " Y, Nav IL.
l9lO, surrendered May 6, 1911, ?. & d. G. and
not since documented now p. & Rig
changed, and said enrolment as amended
having certified that the said vessel is a
barge; that she has two decks, no masts, a
billie head, and an elliptic stern; that her
register length is 1858 feet, her register
breadth $50 feet, her register depth 1872
feet, and that she measures as follows:
Tons lOOths /
Capacity under tonnage deck 953 II
capacity Of Enclosures on the upper
deck, viz: Poop 1897; trunk
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