The herald., 1917-08-09
CHARTER
UNITED STEVEDORING COMPANY.
United States of America, State of Louis
ana, City of New Orleans.

UNITED STEVEDORING COMPANY.
United States of America, State of Louisi
ana, City of New Orleans.
Be it known, that on the 18th day of the
| month of July, in the year of our Lord, one
| thousand nine hundred and seventeen, and
| OF the Independence of the United States OF
| America, the hundred and forty second
| before me, Philip Gensler, Jr., notary public
| duly commissioned and qualified in and fol-
| the Parish OF Orleans, State of Louisiana
| and IN the presence OF the witnesses here
came and appeared, James J. Legal, John
| b. Honor, Randall +. Legal, Carter Ear
| hart, who declared that availing themselves
OF the laws of the State of Louisiana, for
themselves, their heirs, successors and as
signs, they do hereby form themselves into
| corporation, as follows:
Article This corporation shall be known
under the name and style of the United
Stevedoring Company" and under said name
and title it shall continue and exist for
and during a period of ninety-nine years
| from the date hereof.
Article 1.-The capital stock of this cor
| poration shall be five thousand dollars
| (S5,OOO.00. Fifty per cent 5000 of all stock
subscribed for must be actually paid in be-
| fore the corporation engages in business,
and the remainder within twelve Q2) months
| thereafter. Said stock shall be divided into
fifty 800 shares of one hundred dollars
$4,000 each.
Article Iu.-The object of this corpora
ton shall be the business of loading and
unloading steamships and steamboats,, and
the fitting out of said vessels for the carry
ing of particular lines of goods, and gen.
orally to do such business as is usually
carried on by stevedores in the city of New
Orleans, Louisiana.
Article IV-This corporation shall have
| the power to sue and be sued under its cor
porate name, IN any coud OF competent
/ 1.zN.A e. avNA raf "a
seal, and alter the same at pleasure; to &C
quire property, by grant, gift, purchase or
bequest; to lease, hold, or dispose OF and
TO mortgage and pledge the same; to appoint
such officers and agents as the business OF
the corporation may require, and to fix their
compensation; TO make bylaws not incon-
sistent with existing laws; 10 FIX and alter
the management of its property, and the
regulation and government OF its affairs; 10
conduct business in the city of New Or
leans, louisiana, and in other States; to
hold stock in other corporations, and TO en-
ploy and dispose of the property according
to the laws of the State of Louisiana.
Article N.-The domicile of this corpora
ton shall be the city of New Orleans, Lou
isiana, and service OF process must be made
| upon the president, and in his absence, upon
the vlce-president or secretary.
Article VI.-The officers of this corpora
ton shall consist OF board of four direc-
tors out of which shall be elected a presi-
dent, vice-president, and secretary-treas.
urer. The following board of directors viii
serve until the next election, which will take
place on the second Thursday in July, 1918,
or until their successors shall have been
elected and qualified, namely: James J.
Legeai, John B. Honor, Randall F: Legal,
Carter Earhart. In the case OF the death
or any disability of any director, his execu-
tor administrator or curator shall have the
right to select his successor on the board
of directors.
Article VIA meeting of the board can
be called by the president, or in his ao-
sence, by the vice-president, by written no
tice mailed one week previous to said meet
ing. A meeting of stockholders may be
called by similar notice ten days previous
10 said meeting. All the corporate powers
shall be vested in the board of directors, who
shall hold Office as above stated. or until
their successors shall have been elected by
the new board of directors.
Article NIII.-This corporation may be DIS
solved by a majority vote of the stockhold-
ers who shall elect from their number two
liquidators, with full power 10 settle its af-
fairs. collect outstanding debts, sell and
convey its property, and pay its debts.
Thus done and passed at my Office in this
CITY of New Orleans, Louisiana, on the day,
month and year first above written, before
Edwin T. Merrick and Paul Chaser, compe-
tent witnesses, residing in this city, who
have hereunto signed their names. with the
appearers and me, notary, after due reading
Of the whole
Original Signed Names of subscribers
omitted.
Witnesses: Edwin T. Merrick. Paul Chaser.
PHILIP GENSLER, JR.. Notary Public
I, the undersigned Recorder Of Mortgages.
in and for he parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the fore
going Act of Incorporation Of United Steve