The herald., 1917-08-16
CHARTER
UNITED STEVEDORING COMPANY.
United States Of America, State Of Louisi-
ana, City OF New Orleans.

UNITED STEVEDORING COMPANY.
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 public,
duly commissioned and qualified IN and Tor
the Parish Of Orleans, stare 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 +. Legeai, Carter Ear
hart, who declared that avaIling 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
Stevedorii.g Company" and under said name
and title il shall continue and exist Tor
and during a period OF nlnety-nIne years
from the date hereof.
Article 1.-The capital stock Of this cor
poration shall be 1--WE thousand dollars
| is 10000 Fifty per cent $500 of all stock
subscribed for must be actually paid IN be-
fore the corporation engages in business,
and the remainder within twelve ll2) months
fifty 800 shares OF one hundred dollars
$4,000 each.
Article III.-The object of this corpora;
ton shall be the business of loading and
unloading steamships and steamboats,, ana
the fitting out OF said vessels for 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 IV.-This corporation shall have
| the power to sue and be sued under its cor
porate name, in any court OF competent
jurisdiction; TO make and use corporate
| SEAL and alter the same at pleasure; 10 ac-
quire property, by grant, gift, purchase or
bequest; to lease, hold, or dispose OF ana
| TO mortgage and pledge the same; to appoint
| such officers and agents as the business OF
| the corporation may require, and 10 NIX thelr
| compenSation;. to make bylaws not lncon-
sistent with existing laws; TO nix and alter
| the management of its property, ana the
| regulation and government OF Its affairs; 10
| conduct business in the city OF New Or
| leans, Louisiana, and IN other States; 10
| hold stock in other corporations, and to en-
| poy and dispose of the property according
| 10 the laws OF the State of louisiana.
| Article V.-The domicile of this corpora
| ton shall be the city of New Orleans, Lou
| iSiana, and service of process must be maue
upon the president, and in his absence, upon
| 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 presl-
| dent, a vice-prssident, and secretary treas,
| urer The following board OF directors VIII
| serve until the next election, which will take
| place on the second Thursday in July, l9lS'
| or until their successors shall have been
| elected and qualified, namely: James J.
| Legal John b. Honor, Randall +. Legeai,
| Carter Earhart. In the case of the death
| or any disability of any director, his execu-
| tor administrator curator SHAH nave the
| right TO select his successor on the oeatu
| Of directors.
| Article VIA meeting of the board can
be called by the president, or IN his ao-
sence, by the vice-president, by written no
| tice mailed one week previous TO said meet
ing meeting of stockholders may DC
| called by similar notice ten days previous
| TO said meeting All the corporate powers
| shall be vested in the board of directors, who
| shall hold Office as above stated, or uhtiI
| their successors shall have been elected oy
| the new board of directors.
| Article NIII-This corporation may oe as
| solved by a majority vote OF the stockhold-
| ers. who shall elect from their number two
| liquidators, with full power to settle us al;
| fairs, collect outstanding debts, sell ana
convey its property, and pay Its debts.
Thus done and passed at my Office in this
! CITY of New Orleans, louisiana, on the day,
| month and year first above written, before
Edwin T MeIrick and Paul Chaser, comRe-
| tent witnesses, residing in this city, who
| have hereunto signed their names, with the
appearers and me, notary, after due reading
Original Signed Names of subscribers
omitted
| PHILIP GENSLER, JR, Notary Public.
I. the undersigned Recorder Of Mortgages,
in and for the parish of Orleans, State of
| louisiana do hereby certify that the fore
going Act of Incorporation of United Steve