The herald., 1918-12-05
CHARTER OF G. RAYMOND STEVE
DORING CO. INC

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D0RING 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, 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
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 consti-
tute themselves, as we'll as all such other
persons as may hereafter join or become as
ISOLATED with them. into a corporation and
body polite in law, for the objects and pur-
poses and under the articles, agreements and
stipulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name, style and title of
this corporation shall be, G. Raymond Steve
dorlng Co, Inc, and, under that name, il
shall have and enjoy all the rights, advan-
tages and privileges granted by law to cor
porations, and shall exist for the full term and
period of Ninety-nine years from this day.
1t shall have power to contract, sue and be
sued; to make and use a corporate seal, and
the same TO alter and break at pleasure; to
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 APP
point such managers, directors, officers,
agents and other employees as its interest
and convenience may rsqure, and to make
and establish, as well as alter and amend,
from time TO time, such bylaws, rules and
regulations as may be necessary and expedi-
ent for the proper management and govern
ment of the affairs of said corporation.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor.
poration IS hereby fixed in the City of New
Orleans, State of Louisiana, and all cita-
tons or other legal process shall be served
upon the President of said corporation, or,
in his absence, upon its cretary-Treasurer
ARTICLE III.-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 vicin-
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 convenient to the
proper transaction of the business of steve
dores, and generally to do any and all
things complementary or incidental to the
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
Twenty Thousand (s2o.OoOOO) Dollars, to
Hundred 600 shares. in the sum of One
Hundred $4,000 Dollars each; said stock
shall be paid for when, and in such INSTALL
ments, as directed by the Board of Direc-
tors. The capital stock of this corporation
may be increased to the sum of Fifty Thou
sand ($50000.0O Dollars
ARTICLE. V.-All the corporate powers Of
said corporation shall be exercised by a
Board of Directors consisting of three stock
holders, a majority of whom shall consti
tute a quorum for the transaction of bust
ness. The Board of Directors shall elect
annually from their number a President, a
Vice President, and a Secretary-Treasurer
The first Board of Directors shall consist of
Of Gerard Raymond, John d. Merriam and
Brenkie c. Pitts, and it shall elect from
its number President. Vice-President, and
Secretary Treasurer, who shall serve until
the third Monday in November. 1919. The
Postoffice addresses of said Directors are
as follows: Gerard Raymond. 1921 Coliseum
Street. New Orleans, La; John ID. Norman,
l4l4 Thalia Street, New Orleans, La; Bren-
kie c. Pits, 22l8 Brainard Street. New Or
leans. La. These directors shall serve until
the Third Monday in November, 1919. or un-
til their successors have been duly elected and
qualified. The annual meeting Of stock
holders for the election of directors shall
be held ON the Third Monday in November,
of each year, unless said day be legal
holiday, and then on the next bank day
thereafter. Any vacancy occurring among
the directors by DEATH resignation or other
wise. shall be filled by election for the I'M
Each subscriber hereto sets after his name
his post-office address and statement Of
the number of shares of stock which he |
agrees to take in the corporation. At all |
elections, every stakeholder shall be entitled |
to one vote for each share of stock standing |
in his name on the books Of the corporation, |
to be cast in person or by his written |
proxy. majority of the votes cast shall |
elect
ARTICLE Win the event of the liqui- |
dation or dissolution of this corporation, the !
stockholders shall elect three liquidators |
from among their number at a meeting con
vened for that purpose, after Fifteen (f9 |
days written notice sent TO each stakeholder |
by mail to his last known address; said Ii |
quidators shall have the authority 10 wind up \
the business and affairs Of this corporation. |
In case of the death of a liquidator, the sur
vivors shall appoint stakeholder as sue
eessor to him.
ARTICLE VII.-This charter may be modi-
fled, changed or altered. or said corporation 4
may be dissolved, with assent Of stockholders |
owning two-thirds of the entire capital stock /
at general meeting of the stockholders con-
vened for that purpose, after fifteen U5) |
days written notice shall have been given |
to each stakeholder, mailed to him at his
last known address
ARTICLE VIII-No subscriber for stock |
shall ever be held liable for the contracts,
faults or debts of said corporation in any
further sum than the unpaid balance, IL any,
due the corporation on the stock for which
he has subscribed; nor shall any stockholdtr
ever be held liable for such contracts. faults
or debts in any further sum- than the un-
paid balance, If any, on the stock owned by |
him. nor shall any mere informality in or
ganization have the effect of rendering this
charter null, or rendering any subscriber or
il any, remaining due on his stock.