The herald., 1918-11-28
CHARTER
CHARTER OF G. RAYMOND STEVE
DORING CO. INC

State OF Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City
| OF New Orleans. Be it known, that on this
Twenty-third day of November, in the year
One Thousand, Nine Hundred and Eighteen
before me, William Waller Young, a Notary
Public, in and for the Parish of Orleans
/ State OF louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified, and in the presence of the wit.
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned;
personally came and appeared the several
! persons, whose names hereunto sub,
scribed, all above the full age of majority.
who severally declared that, availing them.
| selves of the laws of the State of Louis
lana, and especially the laws relative to the
| organization OF corporations, they have cove,
mated and agreed to bind, form and constN
tute themselves, as we'll as all such other
persons as may hereafter join or become as.
sociafed with them. into corporation and
body polite in law, for the objects and Dur.
poses and under the articles, agreements and
stipulations following, to-wit:
AkIiILE The name, style and title of
this corporation shall be, G.. RAYMOND Steve
dor,ng Co., Inc, and, under that name, it
shall haves and enjoy all the rights. adyan-
tages and privileges granted by law TO cor
porations, and shall exist for the full term and
period of Ninety nine years from this dav.
IL shall have power TO contract, sue and be
the same to alter and break at pleasure: 10
hold, receive, lease, purchase, sell and con.
vey; as well as mortgage, hypothecate and
pledge property real personal and mixed
corporeal and incorporeal; to name and ap.
point such managers. directors. officers
agents and other employees as its Interest
ana convenience may require, and to make
and establish, we'll as alter and amend.
from time to time, such bylaws, rules and
regulations as may be necessary and expedi-
emf Tor the proper management and govern
ment OF the affairs of said corporation.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor.
Po,ation Is, hereby fixed in the City of New
Orleans. State of Louisiana, and all cita-
mons or other legal process shall be served
upon the President of said corporation. or.
IN ms absence, upon its Secretary-Treasurer
ARTICLE 1II.-The objects and purposes
OF this corporation and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it are hereby
declared to be TO carry on business as steve
dores in the City Of New Orleans and v;cin.
ity; to load and unload freight to and from
railroad cars and in connection Herewith
to buy and sell trucks, wheelbarrows. hoist
ing machinery, apparatus, donkey engines
draft animals and all kinds of appliances
necessary, useful or convenient to the
proper transaction of the business of steve.
dores, and generally TO do any and all
things complementary or incidental to the
stevedoring business
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
twenty Thousand (S20.0O0OO Dollars, 70
be divided into and REPRESENTED by Two
Hundred zoo shares; in the, sum Of One
shall be paid for when, and in such install. |
nents, as directed by THE Board of Direc-
tors The capital stock of this corporation |
nay De increased to the sum of Fifty Thou. |
sand (S50.000O0 Dollars.
ARTICLE V.-All the corporate powers Of
said corporation shall be exercised by 4 |
board OF Directors consisting of three stock. |
holders, majority of whom shall consti- |
ute quorum for the transaction of bus;-
less. The Board of Directors shall elect
'nnuaiiy from their number President a /
Iice-President, and a SUPERINTENDENT
me first Board of Directors shall consist OF |
nree stockholders and shall be composed !
! Gerrard Raymond, John ID. Norman and
1renkie 1. Pitts, and it shall elect from
is number President, Vice President. and
secretary Tree Surer, who shall serve until
ne third Monday in November 1919 The
'ostottice addresses of said Directors are /
5 follows: Gerard Raymond, 1921 Coliseum
'treet. New Orleans. La. John D. Norman /
4l4 ITALIA Street, New Orleans, La: Rren.
ne Z Pits, 22lS Brainard Street New Or
cans. La. These directors shall serve until
ne Third Monday in November, 1919. or nm
u tneir successors have been duly elected and
ualified The annual meeting of stock
~ders for the election of directors shall
E held on the Third Monday in November.
each year. unless said day be a legal
oliday. and then on the next bank day
hereafter Any vacancy occurring among
ne directors by death. resignation or other
use, shall be filled by election for the un-
xpired term by the remaining directors
.ach subscriber hereto sets after his name
IS post-office address and statement Of
ne number OF shares of stock which he
grees to take in the corporation. At all
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