The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-04-18
CHARTER OF
LAKE CHARLES NAVAL STORES c.
INCORPORATED.

United States of America, State of Lou
isiana, Parish of Orleans, City Of New
Orleans.
Be IL known. that on this thirtieth day
of the month of March, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and
eighteen. and OF the Independence of the
United States Of America, the one hundIe ed
and forty second, before me, Charles I.
Denochaud, Notary Public, duly COM
missioned and qualified, in and for the
Parish of Orleans, and therein residing,
and in the presence of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned, personal
ly came and appeared:
The parties whose names are hereto
subscribed. all of full age, who declared
That availing themselves of the laws of
the State of Louisiana in such eases made
and provided, and particularly of the pro-
visions OF Act 26I of the Acts Of the Cen
eral Assembly OF the State of Louisiana
for the year 1914, they have covenanted
Sagreed and do, by these presents 3,
Int and agree and bind themselves,
as such persons as may hereafter
Or become associated with them, to
and constitute corporation and
" polite in law, for the objects and
1der the articles and stipulatiOns here
znafter set forth and expressed, which
Pthey adopt as the Charter of this cor
poration to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and style of this
corporation shall be Lake Charles Naval
porate name II shall have and enjoy cor
porate existence and succession for the
full term and period of ninety nine (99)
years from and after the date hereof; to
contract, sue and be sued. to make and
use corporate seal, and the same to al
ter and break at pleasure; to hold, re-
eeive, lease, purchase and convey, as well
as mortgage and hypOthecate property
real, personal and mixed. cOrporeal and
incorporeal: to own and hold stocks and
bonds or other corporations; TO name and
appoint such managers, agents, directors
and officers as its business or convenience
may require and to make and establish,
as well as alter and amend, from time to
time, such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the proper government of the affairs
OF said corporation as may be necessary
and proper.
Article 1.-THE domiclle of said corpor-
alton shall be in the City of New Orleans.
state of Louisiana, and all citations aud
other legal processes shall be served upon
the President. or in the event of his eb-
sence or inability to act, then they shall
be served upon ths Vice-President, who is
acting president, OF said corporation, and
In the event of his absence or inability to
act. then upon the Secretary Treasurer.
Article 1lI.-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized
and the nature OF the business to be car
ried on by 1t, are hereby declared to be:
to own, possess, lease, sell, operate and
work mines of any and all kinds: and to
own, lease, sub lease, buy and sell lands,
TIMBER, turpentine, turpentine stills, saw
mills, planning mills, etc; and all the by
products OF timber; to operate, establish
and lease turpentine stills or anything
connected Herewith; to own, build, oper-
ate and lease railroads, tram-ways, steam
vessels. sailing vessels, or any nature of wa
ter-craft that may be necessary in connec-
ton with Its business, and to operate, sell or
lease same; to engage in or conduct a general
mercantile business, both wholesale and
retail, at any point or points desired. and
TO operate, buy, sell or lease same; TO
manufacture machinery or any kind of
implements; to conduct, buy, sell lease
or deal in agricultural property: to en-
gage in the raising of live stock. or TO
lease any kind of manufacturing plant or
business, not specially prohibited by law
to act as Agent or Attorney-in-fact for
individuals or corporations, and as such
to conduct any kind of business for per-
sons or corporations, and buy and sell on
commission or otherwise, and conduct
general commission business; and gener-
ally to do and perform any and all acts
or business not contrary to the laws of
the State of Louisiana; and all the rights
herein granted may be exercised, and bus |
mess conducted, at any place or places |
that the said Company may see fit so to
do, without any restrictions whatever as
to States or Counties.
Article IV.-The capital stock of this |
is hereby fixed at the sum of |
81 900, 10000, divided into 10000 shares of |
$4,000 each, which said stock shall be |
paid for In cash or its equivalent, at such |
time and In such manner as the Board of /
Directors may determine, or may be is /
sued at par In payment of property actu-
ally purchased and such stock so issued /