The herald., 1919-10-23
CHARTER OF THE GULF INTERNA-
TIONAL STEAMSHIP CO., INC.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans,
City of New Orleans, Be it known that
on this Fourteenth day of October in
the year one thousand, nine hundred and
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 nam
ed and undersigned personally came and
appeared the several persons whose names
are hereunt0 subscribed, all above the
full age of majority, who sceverally de-
clared, that availing themselves of the
laws of the State of Louisiana, and parti-
cularly Act 267 of 1914, relative to the or
ganization of corporation, they have
covenanted and agreed to bind, form and
constitute themselves, as well as all
such other persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them, into a corpora
ton and body polite in law, for the OBJ
jects and purposes and under the articles
agreements and stipulations following,
to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name, style and title
of this corporation shall be Gulf and
International Steamship Co., Inc" and un-
der that name, 1t shall have and enjoy
all the rights, advantages and privileges
granted by law to corporations, and shall
exist for the full term and period of
ninety mine 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 at pleasure: to
hold, receive, lease, purchase, sell and con-
vey, as well as mortgage, hypothecate and
pledge property, real, personal and mixed;
corporal 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, as well as alter and
amend, from time to time, such by
laws, rules and regulations as may be
necessary and expedient for the proper
management and government of the affairs
of this corporation.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poration is hereby fixed in the City of
New Orleans, State of Louisiana, and all
citations or other legal process shall be
served upon the President of said corpora
ton, or, in his absence, upon its Secre-
tary.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized,
and the nature of the business to be car
ried on by it are hereby declared to be
as follows
~ To engage in and carry, on a steam
ship business; to own, control and ac-
quire by lease, charter, purchase, con-
struction, or otherwise, steamships, sail
ing vessels, tugs, barges, lighters, vessels
and water craft of all kinds, or interests
therein, and to operate same for the
transportation of goods and passengers also
to purchase. build, construct, repair, lease,
sell, convey and operate vessels or all
kinds and all machinery, appliances and
appurtenances, incidentally necessary
or convenient thereto, or in any way con-
nected Herewith, with also power to do
a towing business, and also to purchase
own, lease, construct, control, and operate
docks warehouse wharves, dry docks,
and dock machinery appliances and appur-
tenances of all kinds, and with power
also to do a general ship-building, steve
doring, dockage, warehouse, snip agency
shin brokerage and commission business
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purposes to borrow money, and to issue
from time to time, to any extent, neces'
sary and convenient in the opinion or the
board of directors of this corporation ne
gotiable notes, coupons, registered OF
| other bonds or obligations of this corpora
| ion, and to secure the payment of the prin-
cipal and interest on the same by mort
| gage or pledge of all or any part OF tn'
property, rights, franchises and priv
| leges of the corporation then owned OF
which may be hereafter acquired by the
corporation, and also with full power Il
do all things proper, necessary, conven
! lent or incidental to the powers and pur
poses above expressed.
(2) To acquire by purchase. subscrip
| ton or otherwise and to hold, sell. as
sign, transfer, exchange, mortgage, pledg'
| or otherwise, dispose of any shares O
the capital stock bonds or other evidence
of Indebtedness Of any other Corporation
| or corporations, association or assoela
|
any business in which this corporation
may be authorized to engage. or the own
ership of whose securities would be ad
vantages or convenient in the protection
or promotion of any of the purposes
| interests of this corporation, but only T.
the extent authorized by the laws of tn
| State Of Louisiana.
| go To carry out all or any part of tn
1 foregoing objects as principal, factoi
agent contractor or otherwise eithe
| alone or in conjunction with any person
| firm, association or corporation, and Il
any part of the world and in carrying
on its business and for the purpose o
attaining or furthering any of its objects
to make and perform such contracts 9
any kind and description to do such act
and things and to exercise any and
powers as a natural person would law
fully make, perform, do or exercise, Pre-
yided the same be not inconsistent Wit
the laws under which this corporation
organized.