The herald., 1919-05-08

CHARTER OF EXPORT TRANSFER
COMPANY, INC.
state of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans.
City of New Orleans. BE it known, that
on this fifteenth day of the month of
April in the year of our Lord Nineteen
Hundred and nineteen and of the indie
pendence of the United States of America
the One Hundred and forty third, before
me, j. Henry FOrcelle, Jr a Notary Pub
lie in and for the Parish of Orleans State
of Louisiana, duly commissioned, sworn
and qualified and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed; personally came and appeared, the
several persons whose names are hereto
subscribed, who severally declared that
awaiting themselves of the provisions of
the general laws of this State. providing
for the organization of corporations partic-
ularly Act 267 of 1914, they have covenant
ed and agreed and by these presents
covenant. agree and bind themselves as
well as all such persons as may hereafter
become associated with them, to form and
constitute Il corporation and body polite
in law, for the objects and purposes and
under the stipulations and agreements
following tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be Export Transfer Com
pany. Inc, and it shall exist and enjoy
succession by its corporate name and for
a period of ninety-nine 800 years from
date hereof, unless sooner dissolved. with
all the rights and powers now or hereafter
conferred by law upon similar corpora
lions. Its dOmicile shall be i'll the City
of New Orleans, Louisiana. and all cita-
tons and other legal process shall be Serv-
ed upon the President and in the event
of his absence or inability to act. upon
the NiCe-President or Secretary, in the
order named.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business to be
carried on by it are declared to be to
conduct a general drayage and carriage
business, TO own, have or hire carts.
wagons, drayS, trucks, floats and other
vehicles. to hire the same. to contract for
the hauling and delivering of goods and
materials of any and every description
to all or any part of the City of New
Orleans or surrounding Parishes, to own
and operate repair shops and generally to
do anything necessary touching or con
corning the business herein contemplated.
ARTICLE III-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at Ten Thou
sand Dollars (Sl0.O0OO0) to be divided into
One hundred 600 shares of One Hundred
Dollars (S10000) each: which said stock
shall be paid for in cash or in property
and good will transferred to said corpora
ton or in work done for, or services
rendered to said corporation, as may be
decided by the Board of Directors and
upon terms to he fixed by said Board of
Directors. All transfer of stock shall be
made on the books of the corporation.
and no transfer of stock shall be in any
way binding on the corporation unless
and until it is made in the above described
manner. NO SIOCknOluPT OF InlS corpora
ton shall at any time offer his stock for
sale. either privately or in the open
market. without having previously offer
ed to sell said stock, at its book value,
I'd the stockholders then of record in said
corporation. which option to purchase
must be exercised within ten days. Each
share of stock shall entitle the owner
thereof, either in person or by proxy to
cast one note at all general meetings. The
capital stock of this corporation may be
increased to Twenty five Thousand Dol
lars (S25O00.00l.
ARTICLE IV.-An the corporate powers
of said corporation shall be vested in and
exercised by Il Board of Directors com
posed of at least three stockholders. TO
he elected at an annual meeting of stock
holders to be held on the first Tuesday
in April of each year; if the date fixed
for said election fall on legal holiday,
then said election shall be held on the
first day thereafter not a legal holiday.
All such elections shall be by ballot. Of
such elections at least fifteen days previous
notice shall be given TO each stakeholder.
either personally or by depoSiting the
same in the Post Office, properly ad-
dressed. \ majority of the votes cast
shall elect, and each share of stock shall
be entitled to one note to be cast by the
owner in person or by proxy. The Direc-
tors thus elected shall serve and con
| tinue in office for one year or until their
successors shall have been duly elected and
shall have qualified. failure to elect
Directors on the date above specified shall
| not dissolve the corporation, Out lHe tA-
| listing Board shall cause another election
| to be held within thirty days thereafter.
whereof fifteen days previous notice snail
| be given as above provided for. Any
vacancy occurring in the officers or Board
| from any cause whatsoever shall be filled
! for the uneXpired term by the remaining
| Directors. Any Director who may be alb.
| sent from the City of New Orleans shall
! have the right to appoint any shareholder
! of the corporation to vote for him at any
meeting of the Board and such proxy
| shall have and exercise all the powers OF
| such Directors appointing him. The OF,
| ficers of this corporation shall consist OF
| President. Vice President, Secretary and
| Treasurer, but the offices of Secretary
| and Treasurer may be filled by one and
| the same person. The Board of Directors
at their first meeting following each
| annual election, shall elect from their mum
! Der President, NicePresident. Secretary
and Treasurer, who shall continue in Of
| flee for one year from such election OF
until their successors are elected and have
| qualified. Said Board of Directors shal
have full power and authority TO exercise
all the powers conferred on this corpora
/ ton by these articles of incorporation, OF
which are or may be permitted by the
! laws applicable to corporations. The Board
of Directors shall fix the number necessary
to constitute quorum of said Board foi
| the transaction of all business.
| ARTICLE V.-This act of incorporation
NAV be changed, altered or amended OF
this corporation may be dissolved ana
! liquidated at any time, in any manner
! not inconsistent with any provisions tina,
| NAV be prescribed therefor by the laws
| of the State of Louisiana.
! ARTICLE Vino shareholder shall ever
be held liable or responsible for the con
| tracts or faults of this corporation, in any
! further sum than the unpaid balance
due on shares of stock owned by him; mol
shall any infOrmality in organization have
| the effect of rendering this charter nul
| or of exposing any shareholder to any
| liability beyond the unpaid balance du'
on his stock; nor shall any informant!
or irregularity in organization have th'
effect of rendering any shareholder haDi'
as Il partner.
ARTICLE VII.-The following named
persons shall constitute the first Board o.
| directors and shall serve until the sflrs'
| Tuesday in April 1920, or until their sue
| cessors shall have been elected and guam
fled to wit: William j. Harrison. 2l'
Board of Trade Building, New Orleans
La George J. Philippi, lob Barrack:
| Street New Orleans, La. George >
Ricau 210 Moth Peters Street. New Or
leans, La, with William J. Harrison al
President, George j. Philippi, as wee
President and George J. Ricau as Score
Itary-Treasurer. The incorpOrators hav'
set opposite their signatures their re
spective addresses and the number o
shares to which they have each subscribed
| so that this act of Incorporation sinai
also serve as the original subscription us
| TO the capital stock of the corporation.
Thus done and passed, in my office; a
the City of New Orleans, on the ia!
month and year herein first above written
in presence of Messieurs Louis Robichau'
and Louis Lion, competent witnesses, re
siding in this City, who have hereuht'
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