The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-12-04
(Seal.)
CHARTER OF MARINE IRON WORKS.
INCORPORATED"

CHARTER OF MARINE IRON WORKS,
INCORPORATED"
United States of America, State of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
| leans. BE 1t known, that on this twenty
FOURTH CATH day of the month of No
yember, in the year of our Lord one
thousand, nine hundred and nineteen,
ll9l9). and of the Independence of the
| United States of America, the one hundred
and forty-fourth Q4ith); before me,
| Henry Leon Sarpy, a notary public, duly
commissioned and qualified for the Par
| ish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, and in
the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned -
PERSONALLY came and appeared the sew
eral persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed who declare that. availing
themselves of the provisions of the laws
| OF the State of Louisiana relative to the
formation of corporations, and particularly
Act 261 of 1914, they have cOnvenanted
and agreed for themselves and such other
ated with them to form and organize them
| selves into a corporation and body polite
| in law for the objects and purposes and
| under the agreements and stipulations
| hereinafter set forth, tO-wit -
| ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation is hereby declared to be
| Marine Iron Works, Incorporated" and
| by that name it shall have and enjoy
| succession for period of nine nine (99)
years from this date, and shall possess
| the enjoyment of all the rights, privileges
| and advantages accorded to corporations
| by the corporation laws of the State of
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
| poratiOn shall be the City of New Or
leans, State of Louisiana. All citations or
other legal process shall be served upon
the President, and in his absence upon
any one of the other officers of the cor
| pOration.
ARTICLE II.-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is or
ganized and the nature of the business
to be carried on by it are declared to be
to do general marine and stationary re-
pair work; to manufacture hydrOlic pumps
and feathers; to conduct and operate a
general machine and manufacturing works
for the manufacture and repair of ma
chinery of all kinds, engines boilers east
ingS, patterns, agricultural appliances, ve-
hicles and apparatus of every kind and
description and any and all articles made
from iron; to manufacture, make, con
struct and erect all kinds of mechanical
devices, appliances, inventions or Other
works and machinery, and to buy, sell
make and repair tools and instruments OF
every description and kind that are OIL
can be made out of or from brass, copper
iron, and other metals, or of wood; t
carry on turning plant, and to rent, sci
and otherwise dispose of machinery AMI
all apparatus and articles that may b'
made, handled, manufactured repaired
in the aforesaid plant or machine shop.
of said corporation.
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of THU
corporation shall be twenty five Thousand
dollars 25,OOOOO, to be divided into ant
represented by two hundred and fift!
(25O) shares of the par value of one hun
dred dollars ($10O.0O) each, all of which
shall be common stock, fully paid an,
non assessable. The capital stock ma!
be increased to one hundred thousand dol
lars ($100,0OOOO, or even beyond tina
amount by complying with the requisite
Of the Act 267 of 1914. No stockholde
shall sell or otherwise dispose of hi
stock in this company without first offer
ing it to the other stockholders through
J. the Board of Directors in writing, and tn
[ stockholders shall have five days from
the receipt by them of said written nOtic
to either accept or reject the offer.
I ARTICLE VAN the corporate power
Of this corporation shall be vested in ant
exercised by a Board of Directors which
shall consist of three 80 stockholders
two of whom shall Constitute a quorum t.
do business. Each member Of said bOar'
shall own at least one Q) share of un
encountered stock in his own name oil
the books of the company. The Director
shall be elected annually by ballot at
meeting Of the stockholders to be held II
compliance with Section 10 Of Act 267 o
l914. The first Board of Directors. t
serve until the first Monday in November
= 1920, or until their successors shall hav
Y been duly elected and qualified, shall con
4 sist of John G. Allen, of No. 634 Louis
4 ST., New Orleans, La, Gustave II. Dubu,
4, of No. 2S4S Baronne St., New Orleans, La
y and of John Walker of No. 914 Mort
. Solomon St., New Orleans, La, of whOI
John c. Allen shall be President, Gustav
r. Dubus shall be Vice President an
John Walker shall be Secretary Treasure
:. All vacancies shall be filled by the n
naming Directors for the unexpired tern
T The Directors shall have the power an
D authority to sell, mortgage and pleds
:. any kind of property owned by the col
Fl poratiOn: to purchase, lease and otherwis
4. acquire any property for the corpor'
| fn uaak a
notes and other obligations In the nan
i of the corporation, in fine shall have a
the powers and authority accorded sal
corporation by Act 267 Of 1914.
ARTICLE VI.-The appearers have sui
scribed to the number of shares set Of
posite their respective names, and the
signatures hereto shall constitute Il
original subscription list to the capt.
Thus done and passed at my office
n the city Of New Orleans the day, mon'
" and year first above written, In the pre-
70 ence Of Joseph NJ. Gore, Jr., and Louis
w. this city, who have hereunto signed the
names with appearers and me. Notar
after due reading Of the whole.
Original signed:
. GUsTAvE R. DUBUS, 20 Shares.
T. JOHN WALKER. 20 Shares.
o. Witnesses:
L. A. Ducros.
., ]. NJ. Gore, Jr-
HENRY L. SARPY,
Notary Public.
1. the undersigned, Recorder of Mol
cages, for the Parish of Orleans, State
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the for
NJ going Act Of Incorporation Of Mari
Iron Works, Incorporated" was record
in book 1921, folio 49,, of my once
New Orleans, La, December 1, .19l9.
(Signed) EMILE J LEONARD, ID. X.
IS A true copy, New Orleans, La, Decei
a. Der /, 1919.
ay HENRY L. .SARPY,
no Notary Public. :.
~, Dec. 4-Jan. 8.