The herald., 1917-04-12
CHARTER
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WEST INDIA WAREHOUSE AND

OF WEST INDIA WAREHOUSE AND
TANK STORAGE COMPANY, INC.
United States Of America, State OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of Orleans, City Of New Orleans.
Of the month of March, in the year one
thousand, nine hundred and seventeen, A
d.. before me. Charles Rosen, a notary pub
lie duly commissioned and qualified, IN and
siding, and IN the presence Of the witnesses
herein tier named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared:
The persons hereinafter subscribed, who
declared that awaiting themselves OF the laws
Of this State, relative to the organization OF
corporations, III such cases made and pro-
vIded, they constitute themselves, their sue
cessors and assigns, corporation under the
stIpulations herein set forth, which they
hereby adopt as their charter, to-wIt:
Article 1.-The name Of this corporation
shall be West India Warehouse and Tank
Storage Company, Inc. It's period OF dura-
ZION shall be nIuety-nine years from this
date: and II shall have for the purposes OF
the business to be carried on by II, all the
powers conferred by law upon corporations,
and shall generally exercise all the powers
necessary 70 carry on said business; and
il shall have full power and authority TO
contract. sue and be sued IN its corporate
name; 20 make and use a corporate seal,
and the same 70 break or alter at pleasure
TO hold, receive, purchase, convey mortgage
hypothecate, or pledge, property, real, per.
s0nal or mixed; 70 issue bonds, notes and
other obligations: TO have and employ such
managers, directors, officers, agents, and
other employees as the interest and conve-
nieuces of said corporation may require or
demand; 20 make and establish such by
laws, rules and regulations Tor the corporate
management and control Of the business and
affairs Of the corporation as may be deemed
necessary OF eXpedleut
Article 1.-THE domicile Of this corpo-
ration shall be in the City OF New Orleans,
State Of Louisiana, and all citation and other
legal process shall be served the presl-
dent, and in his absence or disability upon
the secretary-treasurer.
Article III-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized and the
nature of the business to be carried on by
II are hereby declared TO be: To carry on
and conduct a general and bonded ware
house and tank storage business; to issue
and grant negotiable and non-negotIao-e
warehouse and storage receipts and certih-
Gates, and in connection with and for the
purposes Of said business, to purchase, rent
construct or otherwise acquire, and TO oper-
ate warehouses, tanks and transportation
eouipments by land or water for the ware
housing storing, Carrying, receiving, and
forwarding Of all kinds of merchandise; and
in connection Herewith 70 purchase, rent,
or otherwise acquire, and own and operate
steamships, barges, and other vessels, cars,
and other equipment, and all things neces.
sary or connected with the carrying on OF
said business; and generally 20 do any and
all things incidental or appertainlng 20 the
aforesaid objects and purposes.
Article IN.-The amount Of the capital
stock Of this corporation is hereby declared
10 be five thousand (sS0O000 dollars, which
shall consist of fifty shares of the par value
Of one hundred dollars per share, all OF