The herald., 1918-05-02
ACT OF INCORPORATION OF THE
LIBERTY SAND AND GRAVEL CO.,
INCORPORATED.

STATE oE LOU lSlANA, PARISH OF
ORLEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
Be IT known. that on this 22nd day
of the month of April, in the year of our
Lord. one thousand, nine hundred and
eighteen, and of the Independence of
the United States of America, the one
hundred and forty-Second before me,
Oscar Schneider, notary public, duly
commissioned and qualified, within and
for the Parish of Orleans State of Lou
iSiana, and in the presence of the wit
nesSes hereinafter named and under
signed personally came and appeared.
the several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who severally de-
clared that, aYailing themselves of the
benefits and provisions of the COnStitu-
tiOn of the State of Louisiana and of the
laws of said State relative to the organ
ization of corporations, and particular
ly of the provisions of Act No. 267 of
the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana for the year 1914, they have
contracted and agreed and united to
form and do. by these presents. contract
and agree and bind and obligate them
selves to form and organize themselves
as well as all such other persons who
may hereafter join or become associated
with them or their successors, into
stock corporation and body polite i'm
law, for the objects and purposes and
under the conditions covenants, stipula-
tons and agreements of the articles fol-
lowing. tO-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this corpora
tiOn shall be Liberty Sand and Gravel
Company, Incorporated and under and
by said name, unless sooner dissolved in
accordance with law and this charter. it
shall exist and continue, and shall have
and enjoy corporate existence and sue
cessiOn for period of ninety-nine (99)
years from and after date of this act. 1t
may have. hold, receive, borrow, loan. ex-
change, acquire by grant, gift or pur-
chase, devise or bequeSt, sell, ALLEVIATE,
dispose of, convey. lease, pledge. pawn.
hypothecate, cucumber or mortgage
~aVnA H.
sOnal or mixed, corporal or incorpOreal.
movable or immovable. all subject to
such limitations as may be prescribed
by law.
1t may make. issue and endorse bonds
or notes and other evidences of debt. 1t
may accept mortgages, pledges or other
forms of security for money loaned or
other debts. 1t may contract, sue and
be sued, plead or be implicated by its
corporate name in any court of compe-
tent jurisdiction. 1t may make, adopt
and use common seal and alter the
same at pleasure. 1t may hold stock in
other corporations, and it's capital stock
may be issued for capital stock in other
corporations. 1t may name, appoint and
employ such managers. directors. Off
GERS, agents and other employees as it's
business and convenience may require
and may fix their compensation, having
due regard to the nature, character and
value of their services. 1t may make
and establish bylaws, rules and regula-
tons not inconsistent with this charter
or any existing laws, fixing or altering
the management of it's property, the
regulation and government of it's af-
fairs, and the manner of the certifca-
ton and registration of it's stock. 1t
may wind up and dissolve itself, or be
wound up and dissolved in the manner
prescribed by law. 1t may conduct BUSH
ness in this State. other States. the Fed
eral districts, the territories and pos
sessions of the United States, and any
foreign country. 1t shall have the pow
re to invest it's Board of Directors with
all of its corporate powers. subject to
such restrictions as may be named in
this charter And it generally shall pos
sess all the powers, rights. privileges
and immunities which corporations are
and may hereafter be authorized to pos
sess under the Constitution and laws of
this State. and particularly under Act
No. 267 of the Acts of the General AS
sembly of the State of Louisiana for the |
year 1914.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall !
be at the City of New Orleans. Parish |
of Orleans State of Louisiana, and all |
citations or other legal process shall be
served upon the president of the cor
the vice president, or in the absence of
both of these officers, upon the secre-
tary of this corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which !
this corporation is formed and the ma
ture of the business to be carried on by |
il are hereby declared to be:
Section l. To purchase, buy, sell. deal |
in and operate any building and paving |
in Louisiana and elsewhere. to |
lease, own and operate sand and gravel |
beds, deposits and lands and any other |
beds, deposits and lands. and to enter |
into obligations, undertakings and en- |
gagements, and to make and do all |
things necessary and proper in connec- |
ton with the sand and gravel business. |
And further, to do a contracting, con- |
Ctr nn hu cir
specially to bid upon, accept and execute |
for work of all kinds, give out |
and sub-contract or sublet any or all of |
the said work, to construct and main |
tain highways. roads. etc, and to fur
nish all material necessary therefor.
Section 2. To store, transport and |
sell all and any of the said products /
above specified and for the convenient |
conduct of the same, to maintain such
central and branch offices as may be
found necessary and desirable.
Section 3. To apply for, purchase or
acquire and use. operate, sell. /
assign, transfer and otherwise dispose
Of, processes formulas, patents, licenses
and other rights in any and all inven-
lions or improvements, whether secured
or not, under letters patent, domestic or
foreign.
Section T. To carry on all allied and
associated lines of business which may
De directly connected with or may fur
her and assist the conduct of it's main
business as above specified.
Section 5. To construct, purchase,
ease or otherwise acquire and own.
and operate, steamboats, sail
ng vessels, bargeS and other water
craft, piers, docks, wharves and such
ines of tramway or railway as may be
necessary or incidental to
my business or enterprise of the cor
DOratiOn, with all necessary side-tracks.
locomotives, cars, depots, round houses
md other equipment necessary to the
operation of said vessels, piers, docks.
vharves. tramways or railways and the
raffic thereon; provided that this cor
Doration shall not, without an amend
nent of this charter, be a common car
'ier or have the right to exercise the
power of eminent domain.
Section 6. To enter into, make, per-
'orm and carry out contracts of every
Kind not contrary to law, with any per-
son. firm, association or corporation, and
% carry on any other business which
lnder the law it may be entitled to
larry on, which may seem to the cor
)oration to be calculated, directly or in
iirectly, to effect the aforesaid objects
,r either of them, or to facilitate 1t in
he transaction of it's aforesaid business
he transaction of any other lawful
business that may be calculated. direct
y or indirectly, to enhance the value of
IT to render profitable, any of the cor
,oration's property and rights, and gen.
rally to hold and exercise all such in
idental powers and privileges as relate
o the objects and purposes hereinbefore
let forth or as may be necessary, use
ul or convenient for effecting said OBJ
ects and purposes.
ARTICLE w.
The authorized capital stock of this
Corporation is hereby declared to be the
um of Fifteen Thousand (s15, 00000)
which capital stock may be
aw. to the sum of One Hundred Thou
and $500 O0O .0O) Dollars. The pres |