The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-08-23
CHAR TER
UNITED STEVEDORING COMPANY.
United States of America. State Of Louisi
ana, City OF New Orleans.

UNITED SlENEDOKlNG OOMiAN1.
United States of America. State of Louisi-
ana, City OF New Orleans.
Be il 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 puoic'
duly commissioned and qualIhed IN and tor
the Parish OF Orleans, STATE OF LOUIS ana,
and in the presence OF the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared, James j.. Legal Iohn
B. Honor Randall +. Legal, Carter Ear
hart who declared that availing themselves
of the laws of the State OF louisiana, tor
themselves, their heirs, successors ana 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
Steyedoring Company" and under said name
and title it shall continue and exist Tor
and during a period OF nInety-nlne years
from the date hereof.
Article 1.-THE capital stock OF this cor
poration shall be five thousand dollars
| (S5OOO.OO Fifty per cent 5000 OF all stock
| subscribed for must be actually PAID IN De-
| lore the corporation engages IN business
and the remainder within twelve (l2) months
| thereafter. Said stock shall be divided into
| fifty 500 shares of one hundred dollars
| Article IH.-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 Ne"
| ATticIe IV.-This corporation shall have
| the power to sue and be sued under IT'S cor.
| porate name, in any court OF CoihPelen'
| Jurisdiction; to make and use a corporate
| he az pleasure;
| quire property, by grant, gift pun Shase VI
| bequest; to lease, hold, or dispose OF anc
| to mortgage and pledge the same; to apPoin,
such officers and agents as the business ..
| the corporation may require, and to NIX theli
| compensation; TO make bylaws not ihCoh
| sisteut with existing laws; to NIX and altel
| the management OF its property ana '.I'
| regulation and government OF us aHdIs' ~ ~
| leans, Louisiana, and in other States u
hold stock in other corporations, and 10 en-
ploy and dispose of the property. ACCORDING
to the laws OF the State OF Loui ,s ao-nOr,
| ton shall be the city of New Orleans, Lou
| isiana, and service of process must De mdu'
5Son the president, and in his absence, upoi
the ieePTeIsidsRt or secretary; This coroora
| ton shall consist OF a board OF tour diTec
| tors out of which shall be elected pfesl
i dent, a vice-president, and a secretary-'Tea
urer. The following board OF dTeen lois wi, WI
place on the second Thursday IN july l9le
or until their successors shall have pee
| elected and qualified, namely: James
Legal Iohn r. Honor, Randall +: Legea,
| CaTter Earhart In the case OF the dead
~ anv disability of any director, his eNecn
| tor administrator or curator shall ha'e IN
| right TO select his successor on the o0at
AT,icIe VIA meeting of the board CA
he caIIed bv the president, or IN his ab
sence. bv the vice president, by written no
&c. mailed one week previous TO said meet
inc meeting of stockholders may D
! | caiIcd nv similar notice ten days pTevlou
~ said meeting All the corporate power
| sbau he vested in the board of directors, WI
| sb,U hold office as above stated, or unit
,be;- successors shall have been elected b
the new board of directors. :,
Article VIII.-This corporation may De as
solved by a majority vote OF the st9ckholo
ers who shall elect from their number tw
lquidators. with full power 10 settle us a.
fairs. collect outstanding debts, sell an
convey its property, and pay its debts.
Thus done and passed at my Office in thi
city of New Orleans. Louisiana, on the Gay
: | month and year first above written, betor
Edwin T. Merrick and Paul Chasez compe
. | ten; witnesses, residing i'll this city, VIII
{ have hereunto signed their names, with IN
appearers and me, notary, after due readin
OF the whole.
/ Original Signed Names of subscriber
E omitted.
Witnesses: Edwin T Merrick, Paul Chaser
PHILIP GENSLER, JR.. Notary Public
I I, the undersigned Recorder Of Mortgage
in and for the parish of Orleans. State {
Louisiana. do hereby certify that the for
G going Act Of Incorporation OF United Stew