The herald., 1919-07-31
ACT OF Incorporation OF THE NEW
ORLEANS GRAVEL COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.

United States of America, State of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
leans. Be it known that on this 23rd day
of the month of June in the year of our
Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Nineteen and of the Independence of the
United States of America, the one hundred
and forty-third. Before me, Charles 4;
Starkey, a Notary Public duly commissioned
and qualified, within and for the Parish OF
Orleans, State of Louisiana, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned; Personally came and ap-
peared, the several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who severally declared
that, availing themselves of the benefits and
provisions of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana and of the laws of said State
relative to the organization OF corporations
No. 267 of the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana for the year 1914, they have
contracted and agree and united to form and
do, by these presents, contract and agree
and bind and obligate themselves to form
and organize themselves as we'll as all such
other persons who may hereafter join or be-
come associated with them or their success
sors, into stock corporation and body poll:
tic in law, for the objects and purposes and
| under the conditions, covenants, stipulations
and agreements of the articles following, to-
wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be "New orleans Gravel
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said name, unless sooner dissolved in &C
cordance with law and this charter, it shall
exist and continue, and shall have and en-
| Joy corporate existence and succession fol
the date of this Act. 1t may have, hold
receive, borrow, loan, exchange, acquire by
grant, gift or purchase, devise or bequest
sell, ALLEVIATE, dispose of, convey, lease
pledge, pawn, hypothecate, cucumber ane
mortgage property of any kind whether real
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movable or immovable, ali subject to suci
/ limitations as may be prescribed by law.
It may make, issue and endorse bonds o.
| notes and other evidences OF debt. 1t ma,
accept mortgages, pledges or other forms o
security for money loaned or other debts
be implicated by its corporate name in an,
court of competent jurisdiction 1t ma!
make, adopt and use a common seal and aite
the same at pleasure. 1t may hold stock II
other corporations and its capital stock ma.
be issued for capital stock in other corpora
tons. 1t may name, appoint and emplo.
such managers, directors, officers, agents an
other employees as its business and conven
fence may require, and may fix their compen
sation, having due regard to the nature, char
/ acter and value of their services. 1t ma,
make and establish by laws, rules and regu
lations not inconsistent with this charter o
any existing law, fixing or altering tn
arrangements Of its property, the regulation
and government of its affairs and the man
4 ner OF the certification and registration OF It
stock. 1t may wind up and dissolve Itself
or be wound up and dissolved in the man
ner prescribed by law. 1t may conduc
business in this State, other States, til
Federal Districts, the Territories and pos
sessions of the United States ana any ioi
invest its Board of Directors with all or 1t
corporate powers subject to such restriction
as NAV be named in this Charter. And !
general shall possess all the powers, right!
privileges and immunities which corporation
are and may hereafter be authorized to po!
sess under the Constitution and laws OF thi
State and particularly under Act No. 2o7 {
: the Acts of the General Assembly of tn
State of Louisiana for the year 1914.
: ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this COZ
. poration shall be at the City Of New Orlean
Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, an
J all citations or other legal process shall Z
/. tion, or in case of his absence, upon II
. Vice-President, or in the absence of bot
of these officers, upon the Secretary of tn
/, corporation.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purpose
| for which this corporation is formed and II
; nature of the business to be carried on by
are hereby declared to be:
Section l. To purchase, buy, sell, deal
and operate any building and paving mate
4 raj an LOUISIANA anu eiseWhcie, " iee
own and operate sand and gravel beds, d
posts and lands and any other beds, d
J posits and lands, and to enter into oblig
!. tions, undertakings and engagements. and
/. make and do all things necessary and prop
|. in connection with the sand and grav
! business and further to do a contractin
!. constructing and engineering business an
!, especially to bid upon, accept and exccu
J. contracts for work of all kinds, give o.
|; and ub-contract or sub-let any or all
!. the said work, to construct and mainta
:. highways, roads, etc, and to furnish q
!. Imaterial necessary therefor.
s Section q To store. transport and sell .
o and any of the said products above spet
9 fled and for the convenient conduct of q
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