The herald., 1917-05-10
CHAR
OF Gulf BARGE AND TOWING co,
INC"
State Of Louisiana, Parish OF Orleans. City
Of New Orleans.

OF Gulf BARGE AND TOWING co,
INC"
State Of Louisiana. Parish OF Orleans. City
Of New Orleans.
Re it known, that on this ;hird Srdl day
of Ap-il nineteen hundred and seventeen,
before me. Charles Schneidau, a notary pub.
public for the Parish OF Orleans aud City OF
New Orleans, State OF LOUISIANA, duly com
missioucd and qualified. and IN the presence
OF the witnesses hereinafter named and un-
dersIgncd, personally came and appeared the
several per sons whose names are hereuntO
subscribed. who severllly declared that,
avaiiiug themselves Of the provisions Of the
general laws OF the state OF Louisiana pro
vid!nE Tor the organization OF corporations,
and especially Act 2o7 OF the Acts OF 1914,
they have c0venan:ed and agreed. and do by
these presents, covenant, agree, and bind
themselves as well as all such persons as
may hereafter become associated with them,
to form and constitute corporation and
body polite in law, and 10 that end they
state the following matters and things. and
execute and adopt these articles OF incovpo-
ration, "a follows, to-wit:
Article The name Of said corporation
shall be Gulf Barge and Towing Co, Inc. y
Article 1.-The purposes for which said
corporation Is formed axe: 10 engage IN a
general transportation and towing business
to construct, build, equip, MT out furnish,
purchase, sell, use, own, charter from other
persons 10 other persons, maintain, operate
and navigate. tugboats, oarges, and other
scrption, whether propelled oby sails, steam,
electricity, or other power, and 10 use and
operate same, or charter them 10 other per
sons, in connection with any business, trade,
the Gulf Of Mexico of any OF the rivers
lakes waterways tributary thereto, or upon
the ocean. or upon any seas, estuaries
sounds, CULTS, harbors, bays, lakes. rivers,
furnish facilities for towing, Tightening OF
transportation upon any such waters; 20 con.
struct, buy, maintain and operate, any works
structures, or other facilities that may be
necessary or proper to carry on the business
Of sad Corpoation, and to do any act OF
thing that may be necessary or proper &c
promote and further the interests and TO &C
comphsh the purposes and objects and tc
| carry on the business Of said corporation.
Article III.-The amount of the capita
stock OF said corporation shall be forty thou
| sand dollars (sa0,0O0.0Ol, all of which shall
be common stock and none of which shall b,
| preferred stock.
Article lV.-The amount to which the cap
| ital stock OF said corporation may be in
creased shall be two hundred aad fifty thou
sand dollars ($2SO,00.0O).
| Article N.-The number Of shares OF whcl
! the said capital stock of forty thousand dol
| lars (S40.G0Ol of said corporation shall con
| sist shall be four hundred (4OO) shares of III
! per share, the shares OF said corporation L
remain at one hundred dollars i$lOlOW i
| the event OF the increase OF the capita
| stock Of said corporation beyond forty thou
| sand dollars (S+O.OOO0O.
Article VI.-Thc location Of the domicil
OF said corporation shall be in the City G
New Orleans in the Parish Of Orleans, i
| the State OF Louisiana.
Article VII-The priod Of duration Of sal
coerportaIon shall be fifty $50 vars.
Article NIII.-The number Of direc.o,
OF said corporation shall be three. Til
officers OF said corporation shall be thos
provided for by law, and such other off
GERS as may be provided for by the b,
laws. The names and post Office az
dresses Of the directors OF said corpor;
ton who are selected TO serve for the FIR
year or until their successors are electe
and qualifd shall be as follows, to-wi
Robert p Hyams, New Orleans, La, w. I
Rollins, Jr., New Orleans, La, James
} cunts, New Orleans, La, with Robert
Hyams president, James E. cunts as vic
president, and W. d. Rollins, IT,, as Sc
: rotary and treasurer.
| Article lX.-The names and post Office a.
dresses Of the subscribers TO these articl,
OF Incorporation and a statement of the nun
Der OF shares of stock which each subscriber
to take in said corporation are as follow
to-vit: Robert P. Hyams. New Orleans, L.