The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-07-31


CHARTER OF PLANT LINE sTEvEDoR-
ING CO., INC.
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City
of New Orleans. Be it known, that on this
seventeenth day of June, in the year One
Thousand, Nine Hundred and Nineteen, be-
fore 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 witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned; person
ally came and appeared the several persons
whose herunto subscribed, all
above the full age of majority, who severally
declared that, avalling themselves OF the
| laws OF the State of Louisiana, and especially
| the laws relative to the organization of cor.
poratons, they have covenanted and agreed
to bind, form and constitute themselves, as
well as all such other persons as may here
after Join or become associated with them
| into a corporation and body polite in law,
| for the objects and purposes and under the
articles, agreements and stipulations follow
| ing. ro-wit
ARTICLE 1.-The names, style and title
of this corporation shall be Plant Line Steve
doring Co., Inc, and, under that name, Ii
shall have and enjoy all the rights, advan-
tages and privileges granted by law to cor
po-ations and shall exist for the full term
aid 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 % alter and break at
Pleasure; to hold, receive, lease, purchase,
sell and convey as well as mortgage hypothe-
cate and pledge property real, personal and
mixed corporeal and incorporeal; to name
and appoint such managers, directors, officers,
agents and other employees as its interest
and convenience may require, and to make
and establish well alter and amend,
from time to time, such bylaws, rules and
regulations 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
poraton is hereby fixed in the City of New
Orleans State of Louisiana, and all citations
other legal process shall be served upon
the President of said corporation, or, in
his absence, upon its Secretary 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 business as
stevedores in the City of New Orleans, and
elsewhere; to buy and sell all kinds of ap-
planes necessary, useful convenient to
the proper operation of said business, and
generally to do any and all things compli-
mentary incidental to the stevedoring
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
Five Thousand (S5,OO0.0O) Dollars, to be d.
vided into and represented by fifty (50)
shares, in the sum of One Hundred $4,000
Dollars each; said stock shall be paid for
when, and in such installments, as directed
by the Board of Directors. The capital
stock OF this corporation may be increased to
the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars
ARTICLE V.-All the corporate powers of
sad corporation shall be exercised by Board
of Directors consisting of three stockholders,
majority of whom shall constitute quorum
for the transaction of business The Board
of Directors shall elect annually from their
number President, a Nice-Presdent, and
Secretary Treasurer. The first board of
directors shall consist of Three Stockhod-
ers and shall be composed of George Plant.
Iafo nd 7 II
1t shall elect from its number President,
Vice-President, and Secretary-Treasurer,
who shall serve until the second Tuesday in
January 1920.
are as follows: George Plant, Ill9 Whitney
Central Building, New Orleans, La; Albert
r. Lafonta, 2437 South Carrollton Ave, New
Orleans, La; Harold LeJeune. $50 Hurst
shall serve until the second Tuesday in
January, 1920, or until their successors have
been duly elected and qualified. The an
nual meeting of stockholders for the election
Tuesday in January, 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,
election for the unexpred term by the re-
naming directors. Each subscriber hereto
sets after his name his postoffice 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 the books of the
corporation, to be cast in person or by his
written proxy. A majority of the votes cast
ARTICLE Win the event of the liquidx.
ton 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 U0
written nOtiCA "a IL H.
oy mail to his last known address,; said
liquidators shall have the authority to wind
up the business and affairs of this corpora.
ton. In case of the death of a liauidator.
the survivors shall appoint stakeholder as
successor to him
ARTICLE VII.-This charter may be modi.
tied, changed or altered, or said corporation
may be dissolved, with the assent of stock
holders owning two-thirds of the entire capt.
tai stock, at general meeting of the stock.
holders convened for that purpose after fit.
teen u5) days written notice shall have
oeen .given to each stakeholder, mailed to
him at his last known address.
ARTICLE WILING subscriber for stool,
shaii ever be held liable for the contracts
faults or debts of said corporation in any
further sum than. the unpaid balance, if any.
he has subscribed nor shall anv stocthoIdi
er ever be held liable for such contracts
faults or debts in any further sum than tbs
unpaid balance. il any, on the stock owned
- h.ih' HoE Snail any mere informalty in
organization have the effect of rends-;nn
this charter null, or rendering any subscribe
or stoekholder liable beyond the unpaid
amount, IT any. remaining due on his stock.
ARTICLE IX-This Corporation ia orr,.
nized under the laws of the State of Louis.
ANA and especially Act No. 267 of 1914. ana
tne subscribers hereto, for themselves and
SAID corporation. and for its officers. d;1rc'
20 ,9rs ar, and stockholders hereby accept, as part
81 ms cnarter and as conditions of This
rfUhte
ana immuuities granted to corporations. and
s granted to and conferred upon officers, di
said laws and said act; such ,cc.n,aOn oy
ing as full. complete and binding as if said
r,sn.s, powers, privileges and inmun;t;es
ment. IN tnis anstru.
81 mus done and passed in my Notarial OF.
nc; nee, IN the City of New Orleans aforesaid
~ me presence of Frazer L. Rice and Tbomss
iossepn Doobins, competent witnesses of law.
herea ass . a5d 5sssdns in this City. Who
said parties and me Not.sr - MLtn