The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-01-02
CHARTERS

| ARIlCLE 1ll.-lne OBJECTS ana purposes
| of this corporation and the nature of the
business to be carried by it are hereby
declared TO be to carry on business as steve
doreS in the City of New Orleans and vlcIn-
| ity; to load and unload freight to and from
railroad cars, and IN connection Herewith
| to buy and sell trucks, wheelbarrows, hoist
| ing machinery, apparatus, donkey-engines,
draft animals and all kinds OF appliances
necessary, useful or convenient to the
dores and generally to do any and all
| things Complementary or incidental to the
| stevedorIng business.
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock Of this
| corporation is hereby fixed at the sum OF
| Twenty Thousand CS20GO0O Dollars, to
! be divided into and represented by Two
| Hundred (2O0) shares, in the OF One
| Hundred (Sl0OGO Dollars each; said stock
shall be paid for when, and in such install
| tors. The capital stock of this corporation
may be increased to the sum OF Fifty Thou
| sand ($5O9OOO Dollars.
| ARTICLE V.-All the corporate powers Of
said corporation shall be exercised by 4
| Board OF Directors consisting OF three stock
| holders, a majority OF whom shall consti-
| tute a quorum for the transaction OF bust
ness. The Board OF Directors shall elect
annually from their number a President. a
| NICe-President, and a Secretary Treasurer
The first Board OF Directors shall consist Of
} three stockholders and shall be composed
| Of Gerard Raymond, John ID. Norman and
| Brenkie {. Pitts, and it shall elect from
| its number a President, Nice-Presideut, and
| a Secretary-Treasurer, who shall serve until
| the third Monday in November. 1919. The
| Postoffice addresses Of said Directors are
as follows: Gerard Raymond, 1921 Coliseum
| Street. New Orleans. La; John d. Norman,
l4l+ ITALIA Street, New Orleans La; Bren
kie c. Pits, 22lS Brainard Street New Or
| leans. La These directors shall serve until
| the Third Monday in November, 1919, or un-
I'll their successors have been duly elected and
qualified. The annual meeting Of stock
holders for the election OF directors shall
be held on the Third Monday in November,
Of each year, unless said day be a legal
| holiday, and then the next bank day
thereafter. Any vacancy occurring among
the directors by death. resignation or other
wise. shall he filled by election for the un-
expired term by the remaining directors
| Each subscriber hereto sets after his name
his postoffice address and a statement OF
the number OF shares Of stock which he
agrees to take in the corporation. At all
elections, every stakeholder shall be entitled
| TO one vote tor each share OF stock standing
in his name the books of the corporation
to be cast in person or by his written
proxy. y majority OF the votes cast shall
elect.
ARTICLE Win the event of the liqui,
dation or dissolution Of this corporation, the
stockholders shall elect three lqudators
from among their number at a meeting con
vened for that purpose, after Fifteen as
days written notice sent to each stakeholder
| bN mali 10 MS last Known duQIeSS, SdlU IL
quidators shall have the authority to wind uT
the business and affairs Of this corporation
In case Of the death OF a liquidator the sur.
vlvors shall appoint stockholder as sue
cessor 10 him.
ARTICLE VII-This charter NAV be modi
fled, changed or altered, or said corporation
may be dissolved, with assent of stockholders
owning two-thirds OF the entire capital stock
at general meeting OF the stockholders con
vened for that purpose after fifteen as
| civ
, TO each stakeholder, mailed to him at hi:
last known address.
| ARTICLE NIII.-No subscriber for stock
shall ever be held liable for the contracts
faults or debts OF said corporation in any
further sum than the unpaid balance, if any
due the corporation on the stock for which
he has subscribed; shall any stOckhodei
ever be held liable for such contracts, faults
or debts in any further sum- than the un
paid balance, II any, the stock owned by
him. nor shall any mere informality in or
ganizat!On have the effect of rendering thi:
charter null or rendering any subscriber OF
stakeholder liable beyond the unpaid amount
if any, remaining due his stock.
ARTICLE IX.-This corporation is orga
nized under the laws OF the State of Louis
lana, and especially Act No 267 Of 1914, anC
the subscribers hereto. for themselves anc
said corporation, and for its officers, direc
tors and stockholders, hereby accept, as par
of this charter and as conditions of this cor
poration, all the rights, powers, privilege.
and immunities granted to corporations, anc
granted to and conferred upon officers, d
rectors and stockholders of corporations by
said laws and said act; such acceptance be
ing as full, complete and binding if sale
rights, powers, privileges and immunite!
were set forth at full length in this instru
ment
ARTICLE X.-The said appearers declared
that they subscribe, respectively, to the fol
lowing number Of shares of the capital stoci
OF this corporations: Gerard Raymond, forty
seven shares. John D. Norman, forty-sever
shares; Brenkie c. Pitts, six shares Thirt,
shares of the stock subscribed for by Ger
rard Raymond shall be paid for and settled
by the transfer to this corporation of tn,
following described property, now used b!
him in the stevedoring business heretofore
! conducted by him; to-wit: Fifty-six larg,
cargo trucks; thirty-six small cotton trucks
, eighteen lumber skids; ten lumber uprig hts
and blocks. sings, sisal hooks and miscel
laneous. Which said above described prop
erty has been appraised by the Directors 0
! this corporation at the sum OF Three Thou
sand (S3,00O0O Dollars
, Thus done and passed, in by Notaral OF
tice,. in the City of New Orleans aforesaid
in the presence of Henrietta Arata, anc
/ George H. Terriberry, competent witnesses
of lawful age, and residing in this City, whit
hereunto subscribe their names, together will
said parties and me, Notary, on the day an(
: date set forth in the caption hereof.
Witnesses: Henrietts Arata, Geo. H
Ierriberry. Original Signed G. Raymond
shares, 1921 Coliseum ST., New Orleans
La; ] D. Norman, ~ shares, l4l4 Thaia St.
New Orleans, La. Brenkie c. Pitts, shares
22lS Brainard ST., New Orleans, La. w. w
YOUNG, Notary Public.
l, the undersigned, Recorder of Mortgages
in and for the Parish of Orleans, State o.
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing Act of Incorporation of the
G. Raymond Stevedoring Co., Inc, was this
day duly recorded in my office, in Book 1922
Folio 500. New Orleans, November 25th
1913
+ (Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, by. R
A true copy of the original.
/ W. w YOUNG, Notary Public.
Nov. 20; Dec. 5-l2-l9-26; Jan. 2.