The herald., 1919-12-18
OF REFINERY WAREHOUSE
CO., INC.

United states of America, State of Louis
| lana, Parish of Orleans. BE il known. that
on this 18th day of the month of Novem-
Der, in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and nineteen (1919), and of
the Independence of the United States of
America the one hundred and forty-fourth,
before me- Watts X. Leverich, a Notary
Public, duly commissioned and qualified
in and for the Parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, therein residing, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed who de-
clared that, ayailing themselves of the laws
OF this State relative to the organization
of corporations they have covenanted and
agreed, and do by these presents covenant
agree, bind. form and constitute them
selves, as well as such persons as may
hereafter join or become associated with
theIn into a corporation or body polite
in law. for the objects and purposes and
under the agreements and stipulations fol-
lowing, tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of
this corporation shall be Refinery Ware
house Co., Inc, and under its corporate
name IT shall enjoy succession for the full
term and period of ninety nine years from
ana after the date hereof, and shall have
power and authority to contract, sue and
be sued; to accept and receive mortgages
pledges or other hypothecatiOns; to make
ana use corporate seal and the same
10 break and alter at pleasure; to pur-
acquire and convey, as well as mortgage
and hypothecate under its corporate name
property both real and personal and mix
ed. to borrow money and make and is
sue bonds and other evidences of debt
and to secure the same by mortgage and
otherwise; to hold stock in other CORPORA
tons; to acquire, hold and reissue shares
of its capital stock; to carry out all of
the objects and purposes hereinafter set
out; to name and appoint such managers
ana directors. officers and agents, as the
interest and convenience of said corpora
ton may require: and to make and estab-
lish, as well as alter and amend at pleas
ure, such bylaws, rules and regulations
Tor the management and regulation of the
affairs of the corporation as may be neces-
Sary, proper or convenient; and generally
to do all such acts and things as general
trading corporations are authorized to do
under the laws of the State of Louisiana
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poratlon shall be in the Parish of Orleans,
stare or Louisiana, and all citations or
other legal process shall be served upon
the President of the Company or in his
absence, upon the Vice President. or in
the absence of both the President and
wee President, upon the Secretary Treas
urer.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is organ
lied and the nature of the business to be
carried on by it are hereby declared to be
10 conduct and carry on a public or pri-
yate warehouse business in the Parish of
Lafayette, or in any other parishes of the
State of Louisiana, or elsewhere: TO take
ana receive goods, wares, merchandise
fruits, vegetables, sugar, molaSSeS, grains,
cereais: agricultural products, and other
property of every nature and kind on
storage; to issue warehouse receipts of
any and all kinds therefor; to apply for
ana obtain certificate or certificates as
puDnc warehousemen, and own, lease and
operate warehouses for cold storage and
dry storage, bonded and not bonded, pub
nc and private, and generally to do all
thlngS pertaining to the conduct of the
business or public or private warehouse
man, or of cold or dry storage plant
10 exchange its entire capital stock or any
part thereof, for stock which it is hereby
authorized to acquire. or to exchange its
entire assets and business, in whole or in
part, for money or stocks or bonds or
other obligations of other companies; and
to do any and all such acts and things as
may or shall be necessary and proper to
poses.
corporation is hereby fixed at five tbous1
and (S5OOO.00l dollars, divided into fifty
lo0) shares of the par value of one hum
a ao t$lo0-0O9 dollars per share. The
fifty thousand (s5OOOO.Oo) dollars.
ARTICLE v.-An the powers of this
corporation shall be vested in and exer-
cised by Board composed of three Di
rectors. Said Board shall be elected an
nually by ballot at a stockholders meet |
ing called for that purpose on the third |
Monday of January of each year Tor the |
next legal day if that day be a holiday. |
after due notice given to the stockholders |
by mail at least fifteen days before the |
date of said meeting Each holder of stock |
shall be entitled to one vote for each |
share of stock standing in his name on |
the books of the corporation said vote to |
De cast IN person or by proxy, and the !
majority of votes cast shall elect The |
Board of Directors shall have the power |
70 NIL all vacancies which may occur or |
In any manner arise or be created on the |
BOARD, even though no quorum remain at |
the time such vacancies are to be filled |
Fallure TO elect directors on the day above |
specified shall not dissolve the CORPORA i
ton, but the directors then in office shall |
remain In office until their successors are |
elected and qualified. The Board shall |
elect from their number a President Sec
rotary, Vice President and a Treasurer;
provided that the Board may elect such |