The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-01-01
OF MARINE IRON WORKS,
INCORPORATES"

| United states or America, state or Louis
| lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
leans. BE it known, that on this twenty
fourth (2ith) day of the month of No
vember, in the year of our Lord, one
| thousand, nine hundred and nineteen,
| 1919), and of the Independence of the
United States of America the one hundred
| and fOrty-fOurth (144th); before me,
Henry Leon Sarpy, notary public, duly
commissioned and qualified for the Par
| ish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, and in
the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
| named and undersigned -
Personally came and appeared the sew
eral persons whose names are hereuntO
subscribed who declare that availing
themselves of the provisions of the laws
of the State of Louisiana relative to the
formation of corporations, and particularly
Act 267 of 1914, they have convenanted
and agreed for themselves and such other
persons as may hereafter become associ-
ated with them to form and organize them
! selves into a corporation and body polite
in law for the objects and purposes and
under the agreements and stipulations
hereinafter set forth, to-wit:-
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title Of this
corporation is hereby declared to be
Marine Iron Works, Incorporated" and
by that name it shall have and enjoy
succession for a period of nine nine (99)
years from this date, and shall possess
the enjoyment Of all the rights, privileges
and advantages accorded to corporations
by the corporation laws of the State of
Louisiana
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
pOration shall be the City of New Or
leans, State of Louisiana. All citations or
other legal process shall be served upon
the President, and in his absence upon
any one of the other officers Of the cor
poration.
ARTICLE II-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is or
ganized and the nature Of the business
to be carried on by 1t are declared to be
to do a general marine and stationary re-
pair work; to manufacture hydrolic pumps
and feathers; to conduct and operate a
general machine and manufacturing works
for the manufacture and repair of ma
chinery of all kinds, engines, boilers cast
ings, patterns, agricultural appliances, We
hicles, and apparatus Of every kind and
description and any and all articles made
from iron; to manufacture, make, con-
struct and erect all kinds Of mechanical
devices, appliances. inventions or other
works and machinery, and to buy, sell.
make and repair tools and instruments of
every description and kind that are or
can be made out of or from brass, copper.
iron, and other metals, or of wood; to
carry on a turning plant, and to rent, sell
and otherwise dispose Of machinery and
all apparatus and articles that may be
made, handled, manufactured or repaired
In the aforesaid plant or machine shops
of said corporation.
ARTICLE Iv.-The capital stock of this
corporation shall be twenty-five thousand
dollars (s25, OOOO0), to be divided into and
represented by two hundred and fifty
l25o) shares of the par value Of one hun
dred dollars (s100.00) each, all of which
shall be common stock, fully paid and
worcestershire. The capital stock may
be increased to one hundred thousand dol |
lars ($1O0,OO0.00). or even beyond that
amount by complying with the requisites
Of the Act 267 of 1914. No stockholder |!
shall sell or otherwise dispose of his |
stock In this company without first offer |
ing 1t to the other stockholders through |
the Board of Directors in writing, and the |
stockholders shall have five days from |
the receipt by them of said written notice /
to either accept or reject the offer.
ARTICLE V.-An the corporate powers /
OF this corporation shall be vested in and |
exercised by Board Of Directors which |
shall consist OF three ca stockholders.
two Of whom shall constitute quorum to
10 business. Each member Of said board
shall own at least one ~ share of un-
sncumbered stock in his own name on
he books Of the company. The Directors
shall. be elected annually by ballot at a
meeting Of the stockholders to be held in
compliance with Section 10 Of Act 267 Of