The herald., 1918-06-06
CHARTER.

OF THE BAY ST. LOUIS NAVAL STORES
COMPANY. INC.
Re 1t Known. That this 10Th day of
the month of May, in the year of our Lord
Nineteen Hundred and Eighteen; before me,
Lawrence NJ. yanin, Notary Public. duly
commi ssioned and qualified in and for the
City of New Orleans, Parish of Orleans,
State of Louisiana. therein residing, and in
the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned
Personally came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hereunto subscribed,
all of lawful age and all residents of the
City of New Orleans State of Louisiana, and
availing themselves of the laws OF the State
of Louisiana, and particularly of Act No.
267 OF the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana for the year 1914; relative to
the organization of corporations, state that
they have covenated and agree and do
hereby covenant and agree TO form them
selves. well such persons who may
hereafter become associated with them or
succeed them, into 4 corporation for the OBJ
jects and purposes, and under the follow
ing articles, to-wit:
ARTICLE THE name OF this corporation
shall be, Bay St. Louis Naval Stores Com
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized, and
the nature of the business TO be carried on
by it, hereby declared to be:
To own lands, suitcase. buy and sell
lands. timber, turpentine stills, saw-mills.
planning mills, and all the by-products of
timber
To operate, establish and lease turpen.ine
stills, or anything connected herewith.
To engage in or conduct a general mercan-
tile business, both wholesale and retail, at
any point or points desired.
To manufacture machinery. or any kind
of implements, to buy, sell, lease or deal
in agricultural property.
To engage in the raising of live stock, or
to deal IN the same. and generally to do all
things which may be incidental or appurte-
nant to any of the purposes hereinbefore
specifically noted.
ARTICLE III-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
One Hundred and Sixteen Thousand, Eight
Hundred (Sll6,S000O) Dollars, to be divided
into Eleven Hundred and Sixty-eight shares
Hundred Dollars $4,000 each.
ARTICLE IV-The amount to which the
capital stock Of this corporation may be in
creased is hereby fixed at the amount Of
Two Hundred Thousand CiO,Op0b Dol
ARTICLE V.-The domicile of this cor
poration shall be in the City of New Or
leans. in the State Of Louisiana.
ARTICLE NI-The period of duration of
the corporation shall be ninety-nine years.
ARTICLE VII-All the powers of the cor
poration shall be vested in and exercised
by and through Board of Directors consist
ing Of three stockholders, to be elected at
a meeting of the stockholders to be held
annually on the 10Th day of the month of
May In each year. The first Board of Di-
rectors of the corporation, who shall hold
office until their successors shall be elected
and qualified shall be the following persons,
to-wit:
Name. Address
w, b. Chilean. New Orleans, La
Buckner Chipley, New Orleans. La.
ID. J. Herrin, New Orleans Ia
ARTICLE ViII-The following eA are Id the
names and post office addresses of the sub.
scribers OF these articles of Incorporation
and statement of the number of shares
which each agrees to take in the corporation:
~ Number
ID: j. Herrin, New Orleans, La. One
W. b. Chilean. New Orleans. La. One
Buckner Chipley. New Orleans, La. One
Thus Done and Passed at my office in the
City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, on
the day, month and year first above written
IN the presence of Clifton c. Crook and
fhllp Develin, competent witnesses, who
hereunto sign their names with me- Notary,
after due reading of the whole The sub
scribers hereto have set opposite their names
respectively the number of shares to which
they, have subscribed to the capital stock
OF the corporation.
Original Signed
w. b. Chilean, Buckner Chipley, d. J.
Herrin.
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LAWRENCE NJ. JANIN.
Notary Public.
/. the undersigned, Recorder Of Mortgages.
in and for the parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing Act of Incorporation, of the
Bay st. Louis Naval Stores Co., Inc, was
shis day duly recorded in my office. in
Book 1919, Folio 7si, New Orleans, May Nst,
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