The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-07-10
CHARTER OF PLANT LINE STEVEDoR-
ING CO., INC.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans. City
of New Orleans. Be it known, that on this
seventeenth day of June in the wear 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 are 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 stpulations follow
ing, ro-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The names, style and title
of this corporation shall be Plant Line Steve
dorlng Co., Inc, and, under that name, it
shall have and enjoy all the rights, advan-
tages and privileges granted by law to cor
po-atons and shall exist for the full term
aid 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 at
pleasure; to hold, receive, lease, purchase.
sell and convey as well 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 well as alter and amend
from time to time, such by-laws, 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
Orleans State of Louisiana, and all citations
or other legal process shall be served upon
the President of said corporation or, in
ms absence, upon its Secretary-Treasurer.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
OF this corporation and the nature of the
declared to be: To carry on business as
stevedores in the City of New Orleans. and
elsewhere; to buy and sell all kinds of ap-
plances necessary, useful or convenient to
inc proper operation OF said business, and
generally to do any and all things compli-
mentary or Incidental to the stevedoring
business.
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
Five Thousand (s5,000OO) Dollars, to be di
vided into and represented by fifty (5O)
shares, in the sum of One Hundred (slOo.OO
when, and in such instalments, as directed
by the Board of Directors The capitaI
stock of this corporation may be increased to
the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars.
ARTICLE YAH the corporate powers of
SAID corporation shall be exercised by Board
OF Directors consisting of three stockholders
majority OF whom shall constitute quorum
tor the transaction of business. The Board
OF Directors shall elect annually from their
number a President, a Vice-Presdent, and
Secretary Treasurer. The first board of
directors shall consist of Three StockhoId
erss and shall be composed of George plant.
Aloert X Lafonta, and Harold Lejeune, and
II snail elect from its number President
Niee-President, and a Secretary-Treasurer,
January 1920.
The Post Office addresses OF said Directors
are as follows: George Plant, lIlo Whitney
Central Building, New Orleans, La: Albert
X. Latonta. 247 South Carrollton Ave. New
Orleans, La; Harold LeJeune, $50 Hurst
sbnf New Orleans, La. These directors
January, 1920. or until their successors have
been duly elected and qualified The an
nuai meeting of stockholders for the election
qt directors shall be held on the second
said day be legal holiday, and then on
the next bank day thereafter ANY vacancy
occurring among the directors by death.
resignation or otherwise, shall be filled by
naming 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
TO one vote for each share of stock
standing IN his name on the books of the
corporation, to be cast in person or bv his
written proxy. A majority of the votes cast
shall elect
ARTICLE Win the event of the liouida
hon or dissolution of tins corporation. he
stockholders shall elect three liouidators
rom among their number at meeting CON
'ened tor that purpose, after fifteen I0 |