The herald., 1919-04-24


Notary Public.
April 17-May %
CHARTER OF EXPORT TRANSFER
COMPANY, INC.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans.
city of New Orleans. BE it known, thar
on this fifteenth day of the month of
April in the year of our Lord Nineteen
Hundred and nineteen and of the indie
pendence of the United States of America
the one Hundred and fOrty-third, before
me- j. Henry FOrcellp, Jr, Il Notary Pub
lie in and for the Parish of Orleans, State
of Louisiana, duly commissioned sworn
and qualified and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed; personally came and appeared. the
several persons whose names are hereto
subscribed, who Seyerally declared that
awaiting themselves of the provisions of
the general laws of this State. providing
for the OrganiZat ion of corporations partic-
ularly Act 261 of 1914, they have covenant
ed ana agreed and by these presents
covenant. agree and bind themselves as
well as all such persons as may hereafter
become associated with them to form and
constitute corporation and body polite
in law, for the objects and purposes and
under the stipulationS and agreements
following to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be Export Transfer Com
pany, Inc, and il shall exist and enjoy
succession by its corporate name and for
Il period of ninety-nine 900 years from
date hereof unless sooner dissolved with
all the rights and powers now or hereafter
conferred by lay upon similar corpora
tiOnS. Its dOmicile shall he in the City
of New Orleans, Louisiana and all eta
tons and other legal process shall be Serv-
ed upon the President and in the event
of his absence or inability to act. upon
the Vice President or Secretary, in the
order named.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
/ for which this corporation is organized
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carried on by il are declared to be TO
/ conduct general drayage and carriage
/ business, TO own, have or hire carts.
wagons. draws, trucks. floats and other
vehicles. to hire the same. to contract for
! the hauling and delivering of goods and
| materials of any and every description
| to all or any part of the City of New
/ Orleans or surrounding Parishes, to own
! and operate repair shops and generally to
| do anything necessary touching or con
corning the business herein contemplated.
| ARTICLE III.-The capital stock of this
/ corporation is hereby fixed ut Ten Thou
sand Dollars (Sl0.nO000) to be divided into
/ One hundred (100) shares of One Hundred
/ Dollars (Sl0O00) each: which said stock
| shall be paid for in cash in property
and good will transferred to said corpora
ton or in work done for, or services
rendered to said corporation, as may be
decided by the Board of Directors and
upon terms to be fixed by said Board of
Directors. All transfer of stock shall be
made on the books of the corporation,
and no transfer of stock shall be in any
way binding on the corporation unless
and until ii is made i'll the above described
manner. No stakeholder of this corpora
ton shall at any time offer his stock for
| sale. either privately or in the open
market without having previously offer
ed to sell said stock. at its book value,
| to the stockholders then of record in said
corporation. which option to purchase
must be exercised within ten days. Each
share of stock shall entitlp the owner
/
east one note at all general meetings. The
capital stock of this corporation may be
! increased to twenty-five Thousand Dol
| lars 1896. 100000.
| ARTICLE IV.-All the corporate powers
/ of said corporation shall be vested in and
exercised by a Board of Directors com
/ posed of at least three stockholders to
| be elected at an annual meeting of stock
! holders to be held on the first Tuesday
! in April of each year; if the date fixed
! for said election fall on legal holiday.
then said election shall be held on the
! first day thereafter not legal holiday.
| All such elections shall be by ballot. of
| such elections at least fifteen days previous
notice shall be given to each stockholder.
same in the Post office, properly ad-
| dressed. \ majority of the votes cast
! shall elect. and each share of stock shall
! be entitled to one note to be cast by the
\ owner in person or by proxy. The Direc-
tors thus elected shall serve and con
| tinue in office for one year or until their
successors shall have been duly elected and
shall have qualified. \ failure TO elect
| Directors on the date above specified shall
not dissolve the corporation. but the eN-
| listing Board shall cause another election
to be held within thirty days thereafter.
whereof fifteen days previous notice shall
be given as above provided for. Any
vacancy occurring in the officers or BOard
from any cause whatsoever shalr be filled
| for the unexpired term by the remaining
| Directors. Any Director who may be alb
| fro, hn ~ nf NnW
have the right to appoint any shareholder
of the corporation to vote for him at any
meeting of the Board and such proxy
| shall have and exercise all the powers OF
such Directors appointing him. The Of
| ficerS of this corporation shall consist OF
a President. President, Secretary and
| Treasurer, but the offices of Secretary
and Treasurer may be filled by one and
the same person. The Board of Directors,
| at their first meeting following each
annual election, shall elect from their num-
| Der President, icePresident, Secretary
| and Treasurer, who shall continue In Of
| flee for one year from such election or
until their successors are elected and have
qualified. Said Board of Directors shall
have full power and authority to exercise
| all the powers conferred on this corpora
| ton by these articles of Incorporation, or
which are or may be permitted by the
| laws applicable to corporations. The Board
of Directors shall fix the number necessary
| to constitute a quorum OF SAID Board LOT
| the transaction of all business.
| ARTICLE V.-This act of incorporation
may be changed, altered or amended or
| this corporation may be dissolved ana
| liquidated at any time, in any manner
not inconsistent with any provisions that
| may be prescribed therefor by the laws
of the State of Louisiana.
| ARTICLE VINO shareholder shall ever
| be held liable or responsible for the con
| tracts or faults of this corporation, in any
| further sum than the unpaid balance
| due on shares of stock owned by him; nor
| shall any infOrmality in organization have
| the effect of rendering this charter null
| or of exposing any shareholder TO any
| liability beyond the unpaid balance que
| on his stock; nor shall any informally
or irregularity in organization have the
effect of rendering any shareholder llaDle
| as a partner.
| ARTICLE VII.-The following named
persons shall constitute the first Board OF
| directors and shall serve until the first
| Tuesday in April 1920 or until their sue
ceSsors shall have been elected and quail
| fled to wit William j. Harrison, III
Board of Trade Building, New Orleans
La. George J. Philippi, 1223 BARRACKS
Street, New Orleans La. George }
| Ricau 30 North Peters Street, New Ut
leans. La, with William J. Harrison as
President, George J. Philippi. as Vice
President and George J. Ricau as Secre-
| tary-Treasurer The incOrpOrators have
| set opposite their signatures their re-
1 spectiye addresses and the number oil
| shares to which they have each subscribed
| so that this act of incorporation shai
| also serve as the original subscription hs'
| to the capital stock of the corporation.
Thus done and passed, in my office; al