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

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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
persons, whose names are 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 consti-
tute themselves, we'll all such other
persons 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, 6. Raymond Steve
| dorng 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 corporate seal, and
| the same to alter and break at pleasure; to
| hold, receive, lease, purchase, sell and con-
vey, we'll mortgage, hypothecate and
| pledge property real personal and mixed,
| corporal and Incorporate; to name and APP
point such managers. directors, officers,
| agents ana OtncG employees ds It's lHlcIcSt
and convenience may require, and to make
| and establish, 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 eta.
tions or other legal process shall be served
upon the President of said corporation, or
hts ahs "a IN -Irea Strrer
| ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
of this corporation and the nature of the
business to be carried on by il 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 appliance:
necessary, useful or convenient to the
proper transaction of the business of steve
dores, and generally to do any and al
things complementary or incidental to The
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock OF thi!
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum o.
Twenty Thousand (s2o,oOoOO Dollars, tc
be divided into and represented by TIVE
HUNDRED (slOoOO Dollars each; said stool
; shall be paid for when, and in such install
ments, as directed by the Board of Direc
tors. The capital stock of this corporation
sand (S50OO0OO) Dollars.
ARTICLE Vail the corporate powers o
said corporation shall be exercised by i;
Board of Directors consisting of three stock
holders, majority OF whom shall consti
tute a quorum for the transaction of bust
ness. The Board of Directors shall cleo
annually from their number President.
Vice President, and Secretary-Treasurer
5 The first Board of Directors shall consist o
{ three stockholders and shall be compose
: of Gerard Raymond, John d. Norman an
e Brenkie c. Pitts, and it shall elect iron
e its number President, Vice-President. an,
4 a Secretary Treasurer, who shall serve unit
! the third Monday in November, 1919. Tn
/ Postoffice addresses of said Directors ar
as follows! Gerard Raymond. 1881 Coliseur
: Street. New Orleans, La; John d. Norman
o l414 Thalia Street, New Orleans, La; Bren
, kie c. Pits, 22ls Brainard Street, New Or
y leans, La. These directors shall serve unit
{ the Third Monday in November, 1919, or un
e til their successors have been duly elected an
e qualified. The annual meeting of stock
e holders for the election of directors shall
i be held on the Third Monday in November
: of each year, unless said day be lega
: holiday, and then on the next bank da
: thereafter. Any vacancy occurring anon
v the directors by death, resignation or other
I expired term by thu remaining director:
Each subscriber hereto sets after his nam
his post-office address and statement o
the number of shares of stock which h
n
y elections, every stakeholder shall be entitle
d to one vote for each share of stock standin
in his name on the books of the corporation
to be cast in person or by his write
!, proxy. A majority OF the votes cast shal
r elect.
y | ARTICLE Win the event of the liqui
dation or dissolution Of this corporation, tn
$ stockholders shall elect three liquidator
from among their number at a meeting cor
e vened for that purpose, after Fifteen Us
> days written notice sent to each stockholde
d by mail to his last known address; said Ii
: qudators shall have the authority to wind u
y the business and affairs of this corporation
d | In case of the death of liquidator, the SUI
: vivors shall appoint a stakeholder as sue
i cessor to him.
d ARTICLE VII-This charter may be mod
i | fled, changed or altered, or said corporatio
= may be dissolved, with assent of stakeholder
l. owning two-thrds of the entire capital stocl
il at general meeting of the stockholders cor
e vened for that purpose, after fifteen Us
: days written notice shall have been give
Il to each stakeholder, mailed to him at hi
| last known address.
r ARTICLE VIII.-No subscriber for stoc
d hall eyer be held liable for the contract:
Il aults or debts Of said corporation in an
d urther sum than the unpaid balance, If any
. lue the corporation on the stock for whic
{ lie has subscribed; nor shall any stockholde
G ver be held liable for such contracts, fault
| VI debts in any further sum than the un
'aid balance, if any, on the stock owned b
+ lim. nor shall any mere informalty in OF
G ANIMATION have the effect of rendering thi
| harter null, or rendering any subscriber .
{ | itockholder liable beyond the unpaid amount
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