The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-03-11
CHhRTER on THE MNKINE IRON
WORMS, NTED.


United States Of America. Stat. of Lon.
isiHnH. Parish OF Orleans IT,. il known
THAT an this SECOND day of ill, month of .
February. in the Year OF our Lord one .
thousand nine hundred aud twenty Ip.ul
ana OF ia" Independence" of rh. United
states "I America. til" ON" hundred and
tortN-fourth OiitI, before me. H,ur.
Leon SarPy a Notary Public. duly com
mI>>Iou"d and qualified for the Parish
OF orleans. Louisiana. and ia Tn. presence.
"i III" witnesses hereinafter named aud
Undersigned, personally cam" and ru.
p"ar"d thu several persons who's, names
ar" h"rrUntp subscribed. who declare. that
aSalliHg themselves OF the provisions Of
! TIA" laws Of u" Stat" OF Louisiana relative
/ to tho formation OF COMBINATIONS 9ur
particularly Act 20 OF lgI4 they have
Ic"N"uaut"d and agreed tor Themselves and
/ such other persons as may hereafter be
| con" associated with them 10 form aud
| or=dnIlr them selves into q corporation
and body polite in law for the objects
! and purposes aud under the agreements
and >tipulatiOu> hereinafter set forth to-
/ wit.
ARTICLE T.. The name and title Of thi,
corporation j. hereby declared 10 be- The.
! Marin" Iron Works. Incorporated" and 10y
| that nam" It shall have and enjoy sue
re>>ion for 81 period of ninety nine Cs9l
years from this date. and il shall have
ana possess enjoyment of all tn" rights
! privileges and advantages accorded 10 cor
! p"ratt0n~ 10y IA" laws OF the State of
| Louisiana
ARTICI 1.-THE domi,iIe az thi, cor
roration shall To-. the city of New Orleans
! stat" of Louisiana. All citations or other
legal process shall To- served upon the
! Pr ~id"ut. and. in his absence upon any
/ ON of the other Officers OF IA" corpora
! ton.
ARTICLE III The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is or
! gained and the nature of the business
to h" carried on by it are declared To be-
Ito do - general marin" and stationary
ma, hin"ry repair work. 70 manufacture
/ hNdrauli" pumps and feathers. % conduct
ana operate general machine" and manu-
featuring works for IN" manufacture and
! repair al machinery of all kinds. engines,
boilers. castings. patterns. agricultural
appliances. vehicles and appliances of
every kind and description. aud any and
all articles made from iron: To manufac-
turc. make. construct and erect all kinds
Of mechanical devices. appliances. inven-
riOn> or other works and machinery: and
to buy. sell make and repair tools and in
strum'ntS and supplies of every drScrip-
ton and kind that are or can he made
out of or from brass. copper, iron and
| other metals. or of wood; to carry on Il
turning plant: and 10 rent. sell and other
wis" dispose of machinery and all aPpIra-
tuS and articles that may bc made. han
died. manufactured or repaired in the
aforesaid plant or machine shops of said
corporation.
ARTICLE IV.-Thc capital stock of this
corporation shall he fifteen thousand dol
lars ($l5.OO00OD divided into and repre-
scented by one hundred fifty GjW shares
Of the par value Of on" hundred dollar,
tSI000Ol each. all of which shall he com
mon stock. fully paid and worcestershire
This corporation shall become gOinG
concern when One-half Of the capital stool
shall have been subscribed. The capita
stock may be increased M to twenty five
thousand dollars iS2j. OOO0Ol by q vote O
n majority of the Board of Directors a
any time. without a meeting of the stock
holders. or amendment of the Charter
{ Any increase of the capital stock in TX
cess of twenty-five thousand dollars (S2J.
IOoOO0D shall be made by two-thirdS (2-3
vote Of the stockholders and an amend
ment of the charter as required by law.
4 No stakeholder shall sell or otherwiS
: dispose of his stock in this company with
q out first Offering it to the other stock
O holders. through the Board Of Directors
e in writing. aud the stockholders shall hav
: five o. days from the receipt by them o
{ a written notice from the Board of hi
Z reCtOrS within which to either accept o
= reject the offer.
J. ARTICLE V.-An the corporate power
Of this corporation shall he vested in ant
S he exercised by Il Board of Director
J. which shall consist of three stockholders
1.-TWO of whom shall constitute quorum
: to do business. Each member of sal
l. Board shall own nj least one % share o
: unoncumhered stock in his own name o
' the books Of the company. The Director
IS shall be elected annually by ballot ut
y meeting of the stockholders to be held /
!, compliance with Section 10 of Act 26T q
!, 1914. The first Board of Directors. {
: serve until The first Monday in February
a | 1927. or until their successors shall hav
~ been duly elected and shall have qualified
shall consist of: John Walker. 9l4 Mort
r Solomon street. New Orleans La; Alber
r j. EraI. 1920 Howard street. New Orleans
'r La and William Rigncy. 1866 Annuncia
10 tiOn street. New Orleans, La, of whOr
IL John Walker shall be President Albel
!. krail shall b. Vice President. and Wi
r liam Rigney shall be Secretary Treasure
p All vacancies occurring i'm the Board
?; Directors shall be filled by the remainin
In Directors for the uneNpired term. TT
l. Board of Directors shall have power an
" authority on behalf of the corporation
el purchase lease and otherwise acquire an
property: to sell mortgage. pledge
Is IhypOthecate the same; to make loans. no
OF row money. issue notes and other Oblig!
to lions: in fine. shall have all such pOw'
ne and authority invested by Act 267
$ 1914.
ho ARTICLE VI.-The appcarers have Sul
- Scribed to the number Of shares set opp
,d site their respective names. and their 81
IN natures hereto shall constitute the origin
or subscription list to the capital stock
to this corporation,
Il. Thus done and passed ar my Office,
ch the city Of New Orleans. the day, mon
IN aud year herenabOve first written. in &
Isl presence of MeSsieurs Henry W. Robins
n and l.. W. Rawlings. competent witness
lc- residing in this city. who have hereun
III signed their names with appearers al
Iy me. Notary. after due reading of {
nu whole.
III Original signed John Walker. q
North Solomon street. 100 shares; Able
rs J. krail. 1870 Howard street. 10 share
nc William Rigney, 1866 Annunciation sire
De 10 shares.
a Witnesses: II. W. Robinson, L.
Id Rawlings.
)i- HENRY L. SARPY. Not. Pub
'ge I. the undersigned Recorder of Mo
re- cages for the Parish of Orleans, state
iid Louisiana do hereby certify that the 70
I've going Act of Incorporation Of THE y
'ge rine Iron Works, Incorporated" was q
no day duly recorded in my office in 70
rst 1928. Folio -.
;cb New Orleans. La. February 18th, ~
as (SignedD EMILE J. LEONARD, by. II
,k l. the undersigned Notary, do here
nal certify the above to he a true and corr
nd COPY of the original Of record in my OIL
ten In faith whereof | have hereuntO set
TO hand and have afTixed the impress of
Id official seal at New Orleans. La, this ,
the dav of February A. u. 1920.
ave (Seal)
my HENRY L. SARPY, Not. Put
ors Mar 4-Apr. s
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