The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-12-19
BENTLEY NAVAL STORES CO INC,


United States of America, State of Lou
isiana, Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans
Be it known. That on this fifth (5) day of
the month of December, in the year of
our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and
eighteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America, the one hun
dred and forty third. Before me, Charles
L. Denechaud, Notary Public duly COM
missioned and qualified, in and for the
Parish of Orleans, therein residing. and
in the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared: The parties whose
names are hereto subscribed all of full
age and residents of this Parish and
City, who declared: That availing them
selves of the laws of the State of Lou
isiana In such cases made and provided,
and particularly of the provisions of Act
81 and of the Acts of the General As
cemb.y of the State of Louisiana for the
year 1914, they have covenanted and agreed
agree and bind themselves, as well as
such persons as may hereafter join or
become associated with them to form and
constitute corporation and body polite
articles and stipulations hereinafter set
forth and expressed, which they adopt
as the charter of this corporation, to-wit I:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style of
this corporation shall be Bentley Naval
Stores Co. Inc, and under its said cor
porate name it shall have and enjoy cor
porate existence and succession for the
full term and period Of ninety nine 1907
years from and after the date hereof; to
contract, sue and be sued. to make and
use corporate seal, and the same to alter
and break at pleasure: to hold receive
lease, purchase and convey, as well as
mortgage and hypothecate property, real,
personal and mixed, corporal and incor-
poreal; to own and hold stocks and bonds
OF other corporations; to name and an
point 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
70 time. such bylaws, rules and regula-
tons for the proper government of the
AFFAIRS OF said corporation as may be
necessary and proper.
corporation shall be in the City of New
Orleans, State Of Louisiana, and all cita-
tlons and other legal processes shall be
served upon the President, or in the event
Oh his absence or inability to act, then
they shall be served upon the Vice-Presi-
dent, who is acting President, of said
corporation, and In the event Of his alb
Sence or inability to act, then upon the
Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE IH.-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is or
canned and the nature of the business
o 10 De carried on by it, are hereby de-
onarat 70 Pc %. own, possess, lease, sell,
1pe.ate ana work mines of any and ali
klnns, ana to own, lease, sub lease. buy
and sell lands, timber, turpentine. tur-
ana al the by.products Of timber; to
oP,snrate, establish and lease turpentine
stllIs or anything connected therewith: TO
own own, build, operate and lease railroads.
.ram-ways. steam-yessels sailing vessels
or any nature of watercraft that NAV he
a ned In connection with its business.
anu TO operate, sell or lease same: fo
engage In or conduct a general mercan.
TIE business, both wholesale and retail
az any point or points desired and 70
operate operate buy, sell or lease same; to manu-
ments. t,nachlnery or any kind Of imple-
zeal In agricultural property; to engage
IN IN the raising of live stock, or to deal
In same; and to operate, own or lea Sc
any kina OF manufacturing plant or bust
ness, not specially prohibited BY law. TO
ac. as Agent or Attorney intact for I'm.
carS,. or corporations and as such to
conduct any kind OF business for nersons
or corporations. ard buy and sell on com.
mission or otherwise, and conduct
general commission business. and ea,a
orally to do and perform any and all acts
OF business not contrary to the laws of
the state Of Louisiana; and ali the rights
herein granted may be exercised, and