The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-26
CHARTER
F WEST INDIA WAREHOUSE AM

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TANK STORAGE COMPANY, INC.
United States Of America, State OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of Orleans, City OF New orleans.
Be !. known, that on this twenty-third day
NJ the month Of March, IN the year one
thousand. nine hundred and seventeen, A.
d., before me, Charles Rosen, notary pup,
lie, duly commissioned and qualIhed, IN ana
for the above parish and State, therein re-
siding and IN the presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared: ,
The persons hereinafter subscribed, VINO
declared that avaiing themselves OF the laws
OF this State, relative TO the organization Oh
corporations, in such cases made and pro
yided they constitute themselves, their sue
cessors and assigns, a corporation under the
stipulations herein set forth, when 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. Its period OF AURA
| tlon shall be nlnety-nine years rom I'M ~
| date: and it shall have for the purposes OF
| he business to be carried on by 1t, al! the
] powers conferred by law upon corporations,
and shall generally exercise all the powers
| necessary to carry on SAID business ano
il shall have full power and authority &c
| contract, sue and be sued IN ITS coTporate
| name: 10 make and use corporate seal
and the same TO break or alter at pressure
| 20 hold, receive, purchase, convey mo- tsase
| bypothecate or pledge, property, real, per,
| s6nal or mixed; 10 issue bonds, notes anG
| otber obligations; TO have and employ sucf
| -1a,aoers directors, officers, agents, anC
| o,her EMPLOYEES as the interest and conVe
| nirnces of said corporation may require OF
| demand: to make and establish such oy
laws rules and regulations Tor the corporau
| management and control OF the business an'
| affairs OF the corporation as may DC ueeHe'
| necessary or eXpedlent.
kTtcile 1.-THE domicile of this corpo
ration shall be in the City OF New orleans
State of Louisiana, and all citation and othe
legal process shall be served on the presi
dent. and in his absence or disability upoi
Il the secretary treasurer. +
/ Article III.-The objects and purposes 10
Which This corporation is organized and IN
r,t,t-e of the business TO be carried on b
i are hereby declared 10 be: To carry o
and conduct a general and bonded ware
house and tank storage business; to isSu
and grant negotiable and non-negohaDL
warehouse and storage receipts ana ceru1
| Gates and in connection with and for IN
, ! purposes Of said business, TO purchase, rem
construct, or otherwise acquire, and to opel
ate warehouses, tanks and tTanspoTtatlo
eGuipments by land or water for the war;
| b6usIng. storing, Carrying, receiving, an
!, forwarding Of all kinds OF merchandise; an
in connection Herewith TO purchase, rem
or otherwise acquire, and own and operat
, steamships, barges, and other vessels car
: and other equipment, and all things niece
: saw or connected with the carrying on
said business; and generally 10 do any ar
> ali things incidental or appertainlng to u
: | aforesaid objects and purposes.
= Article IV.-The amount OF the capt
: stock of this corporation IS hereby deciar'
i TO be FIVE thousand (S5,0O0OO) dollars, viii
: shall consist of fifty shares OF the par val
!. Of one hundred dollars per SNARE all