The herald., 1917-05-03
CHARTER
OF WEST INDIA WAREHOUSE AM
TANK STORAGE COMPANY. INC.

OF WEST INDIA WAREHOUSE AND
TANK STORAGE COMPANY, INC.
United States Of America, State of Louisiana
Parish OF Orleans, City OF New Orleans.
BE II known, that on this twenty-third day
OF the month OF March, in the year one
thousand nine hundred and seventeen, A
d., before me, Charles Roser, a notary pub
lie, duly commissioned and qualified, in and
Tor the above parish and State, therein re-
siding, and III the presence Of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared:
The persons hereinafter subscribed, who
declared that avalllng themselves of the laws
OF this State, relative 10 the organization of
separations, IN such cases made and pro-
vlded, they constitute themselves, their sue
cessors and assigns, corporation under the
stlpulatlons herein set forth, which they
hereby adopt as their charter, to-wit:
Article The name of this corporation
Storage Company, I.c. It's period of dura.
ZION shall be uinety-nine years from this
date; and il shall have for the purposes of
The business to be carried on by it, all the
powers conferred by law upon corporations
and shall generally exercise all the powers
necessary TO carry on said business; and
il shall have full power and authority to
contract, sue and be sued in its corporate
name; to make and use a corporate seal
and the same to break alter at pleasure;
10 hold, receive, purchase, convey, mortgage,
hypothecate, or pledge, property, real, per-
sonal or mixed; TO issue bonds, notes and
olHcI OoLlSdllOns, 10 nave ana employ Such
managers, directors, officers, agents, and
other employees as the interest and conve-
nlenccs OF said corporation may require or
demand; to make and establish such by
laws, rules and regulations for the corporate
management and control Of the business and
affairs OF the corporation as may be deemed
necessary or expedieut.
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 on the presi-
dent, ands in his absence or disability upon
the secretary-treasurer.
Article IIL-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized and the
nature OF the business to be carried on bv
I 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-negotiablc |
and storage receipts and certih- |
,ates, and in connection with and for the |
purposes of said business, to purchase, rent, |
construct, or otherwise acquire, and to oper- |
.te warehouses, tanks and transportation |
equipments by land or water for the ware |
lousIng storing, Carrying, receiving, and |
orwarding of all kinds Of merchandise; and |
n connection Herewith to purchase, rent, |
" otherwise acquire, and own and operate |
md other equipment, and all things neces-
AIRY or connected with the carrying on of |
aid business; and generally to do any and |
III things incidental or appertaining TO the |,
Itoresald objects and purposes.
Article lN.-Thc amount of the capital |
tock OF this corporation is hereby declared |
o be FIVE thousand (s5.0OOOO) dollars, which |
hall consist of fifty shares of the par value |
Il one hundred dollars per share, all of !