The herald., 1919-07-03
CHARTER OF PLANT LINE STEvEDoR-
ING CO., INC.

State of Louisiana, Parish OF Orleans. City
of New Orleans. BE it known, that on thi s
seventeenth day of June, in the year One
Thousand, Nine Hundred and Nineteen. be-
fore me, William Waller Young, a 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 names herunto subscribed, all
above the full age of majority, who severally
declared that. availing themselves of the
laws OF the State of Louisiana, and especially
the laws relative to the organization of cor
porations, they have covenanted and agreed
to bind, form and constitute themselves, as
we'll as all such other persons may here
after join or become associated with them,
into corporation and body polite in law.
for the objects and purposes and under the
articles, agreements and shpulations follow
ing, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The names, style and title
of this corporation shall be Plant Line Steve
doring 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 al
| pleasure; to hold, receive, lease, purchase
sell and convey as well as mortgage hypothe
! cate and pledge property real, personal and
| mixed, corporeal and Incorporate; to name
| and appoint such managers, directors, officers
| agents and other employees as its interest
and convenience may require, and to make
and establish, as we'll 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
| Sfata nf I aoI al
| or other legal process shall be served upor
| the President OF said corporation, or, il
his absence, upon its Secretary Treasurer.
| ARTICLE III.-The objects and purpose.
OF this corporation and the nature of the
business to be carried by it are hereb,
declared to be: To carry on business a.
| stevedores in the City of New Orleans, anC
| elsewhere; to buy and sell all kinds of ap
| planes necessary, useful or convenient Il
| the proper operation of said business, auC
generally to do any and all things compi
mentary or incidental to the stevedorin,
business.
ARTICLE Iv-The capital stock of th
Five Thousand (s5O0o.oO Dollars, to be di
vided into and represented by fifty $50
| shares, in the sum of One Hundred $4,000
| Dollars each; said stock shall be paid 70
when, and in such installments, as directe,
by the Board of Directors. The capita
stock of this corporation may be increased t
the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars
ARTICLE V--All the corporate powers o
said corporation shall be exercised by a Boar
OF Directors consisting of three stakeholder:
majority of whom shall constitute quorum
tor the transaction of business. The Boar
OF Directors shall elect annually from thei
number President. a Vice-President, an
a Secretary Treasurer. The first board c
directors shall consist of Three Stockholt
ers and shall be composed of George Plan
TaEz
snail elect from its number a Presider
! Nice-President, and a Secretary Treasure
who shall serve until the second Tuesday
January 1920.
: The Post Office addresses of said Director
e are as follows: George Plant. Ills Whitne
d K. Lafonta, 241 South Carrollton Ave, Ne
: Orleans, La; Harold LeJeune. $50 Hur'
r Street, New Orleans. La. These director
e shall serve until the second Tuesday
e January, 1870, or until their successors hay
. been duly elected and qualified. The al
Y nual meeting of stockholders for the electio
/ of directors shall be held on the secor
: Tuesday in January, of each year, une:
!. the next bank day thereafter. Any vacanc
: occurring among the directors by deaf
n resignation or otherwise, shall be filled /
o election for the unexpired term by the r
h naming directors. Each subscriber here
e sets after his name his postoffice address ar
) a statement of the number of shares of stoS
which he agrees to take in the corporatio
. At all elections, every stakeholder shall
entitled TO one vote for each share of stot
standing in his name on the books of Il
' corporation, to be cast in person or by h
/ written proxy. A majority of the votes ca
shall elect
ARTICLE Win the event of the liquid
ton or dissolution of this corporation, Il
. stockholders shall elect three liquidato
: from among their number at a meeting CO..
: lvened for that purpose. after fifteen Il