The herald., 1917-08-02
CHAR
UNITED STEVEDORING COMPANY.

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 one hundred and forty second,
before me, Philip Gensler, Jr., notary public,
duly commissioned and qualIhed in and Tor
the Parish Of Orleans, STATE OF louisiana,
and in the presence OF the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared, James J. Legal John
b. Honor, Randall +. Lcgea, Carter Ear
hart, who declared that availIug themselves
Of the laws Of the State OF Louisiana, Tor
themselves, their heirs, successors and as
signs, they do hereby form themselves into
a 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 1t shall continue and exist for
from the date hereof.
Article 1.-THE capital stock OF this cor
poratlon shall be tive thousand dollars
(S5,OCOOO. Fifty per cent t5OfcD of all stock
subscribed for must be actually paid IN be-
fore the corporation engages IN business,
and the remainder within twelve I'D months
thereafter. Said stock shall be divided into
nifty (5O) shares OF one hundred dollars
(SlBUJ) each.
Article II.-The object of this corpora
ton shall be the business OF loading and
unloading steamships and steamboats,, and
the fitting out of said vessels Tor 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 IN.-This corporation shall have
the power to sue and be sued under its cor
porate name, in any cOuIt OF competent
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SEAL and alter the same at pleasure; TO ac'
qulre property, by grant, git, purchase OF
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 hX theli
compensation; TO make bylaws not lncon'
siStent with existing laws; to Tx and alter
the management OF its property, ana Inc
regulation and government of its affairs; "a
conduct business in the city OF New Or
/ leans Louisiana, and in other States; tC
| hold stock in other corporations, and to EN-
| ploy and dispose Of the property according
| 10 the laws of the State OF Louisiana.
Article N-The domcile 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, upof
/ the vice president or secretary.
Article NI-The officers of this corpora
/ ton shall consist of board OF four direc
| tors out OF which shall be elected presi
/ dent, a vice president, and secretary treas
I uTer. Inc following DOdGu OF uilSNtolss "
! serve until the next election, which Will taxi
/ place on the second Thursday in July, iSlS
! or until their successors shall have beer
/ elected and qualified, namely: James J
! Legal John D. Honor, Randall F. Legeal
/ Carter Earhart In the case of the 'deatf
| or any disability of any director. his eXecu
/ tor administrator or curator shall nave tnt
/ right TO select his successor on the bearc
/ Of directors
/ Article VIA meeting OF the board car
| be called by the president, or IN his ab
/ sence bv the vice president, by written no
/ tice mailed one week previous TO said meet
/ inc meeting OF stockholders may bt
called by similar notice ten days previous
| 10 said meeting. All the corporate powers
/ shall he vested in the board OF directors, wht
| shall hold Office as above stated, or unit
! their successors shall have been elected b,
| 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 tive
! liuuidators. with full power TO settle its at
| fairs collect outstanding debts, sell anC
/ convey lis property, and pay its debts.
Thus done and passed at my Office in thi!
! city of New Orleans, Louisiana. the day
month and wear first above written, before
/ Edwin T. Merrick and Paul Chasez compe
| tent witnesses. residing in this city, wht
/ have hereunto signed their names. with thu
| appearers and me, notary, after due reading
| of the whole.
Original Signed Names of subscriber
! omitted.
| Witnesses: Edwin T. Merrick. Paul Chaser
PHILIP GENSLER, JR., Notary Public
! I, the undersigned Recorder of Mortgages
| in and for the parish of Orleans, State o
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the fore
going Act of Incorporation of United Steve