The herald., 1920-08-05
OF OYSTER SHELL PROD
UCTS CORPORATION, INC.

United States Of America state Of Lou
i>iana, Parish of Orleans. city Of New Or
leans. BE it known. that on this Eth day
OF the month of July, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
twenty, and of the Independence of the
Eltcd States of America the one hundred
and forty fifth: Eefore me. Scott f.. Beer.
Notary Public, in and for the Parish of
Orleans, State Of Louisiana. aforesaid.
therein residing. 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 here
unto subscribed. who Seyerally declared
thai. awaiting themselves Of the provisions
of Tn" laws of the State of Louisiana in
such cases made and provided, and par
tcularly of the provisions of Act No. 267
of the Acts of the General Assembly of the
state OF Louisiana for the year 1914 they
have covenanted and agreed and do by
THESE presents covenant and agree and
bind themselves, as well as all such per
sons as may hereafter join or become as
Sociated with them, 10 constitute and form
q corporation and body polite in law for
the objects and purposes and under the
articles and stiPulatiOnS hereinafter set
forth and expressed. which they hereby
adopt as the Charter Of this corporation,
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style of this
corporation shall be "OYSTER SHELL
PRODUCTS CORPORATION. INC" and
under It's said corporate name il shall have
sion for the full term and period of nine
lynne years from and after the date
hereof: il shall have power and authority
to contract. sue and be sued to make and
u" corporate seal and the same to alter
ana break at pleasure: TO hold. receive
lease. purchase and convey. as well as
mortgage and hypOthccate property. real
personal and mixed. cornOreal and incor-
porcal' 10 name and appoint such man
ayers. agents, directors and officers AS its
business, interest and convenience may re-
quirc. and to make and establish as well
as alter and amend from time 10 time
such bylaws. rules and regulations for the
proper government of the affairs of said
proper.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domiciIe or this cor-
pOration shall be in the City of New Or
leans. State of Louisiana. and all citations
or other legal process shall be served upOn
me Pre- sident of said corporation or in the
event of his absence. upon the Vice Presi
dent thereof. and. in the absence of both
thereof
ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur-
poses Tor which this corporation is organ
lied and the nature of the business to be
carried on by il are hereby declared 10 be !.
10 acquire. gather. treat, grind and other
wise make use of oyster shells and like
products OF the sea and other waters and
10 sell the same and their by-products: TO
acquire lease. mortgage. pledge and sell
real and personal property including
uItuSts' tugs, ScOWS ana other floating
equipment; TO operate dredges tugs scows
ana other floating equipment and to make
contracts Tor the hire of the same; to mr.
chase, hold, SELL mortgage. or pledge. or
otherwise dispose of shares of the caDital
stock of any other corporation or CORPORA
tons. and. while owner of said stock IN
eNerclse all rights. powers and privileges
OF such ownership, including the right TO
vote thereon; and generally 10 do all sucb
thlngS as may he incidental to or con
hected with the business contemplated i'm
this charter. "
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock Of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
twenty thousand dollars .($20O OOl. di-
Nlded INTO and represented by two hundred
shares OF stock, of the par value of one
hundred dollars ($lO0.00) each Said stock
snail be paid for in cash, at such time I'm
snch amounts and after such notice 70 tho
subscribers as may be fixed nv the BOARD
OF directors, or the same may be issued nt
not less than par for labor done or prop-
/ erty actually received by the corporation
ThTs corporation shall become a going
| concern and be authorized to do business
When ten thousand dollars $4,000 OOl of
is capital stock shall have been subscribed
and paid for ii"eu
me amount TO which the canitaI stool
OF TINS corporation may be- increased shall
De the sum of one million doIlars
$1,000 100000. uoiiars
ARTICLE V.--An the corporota no,.ous
oil said corporation shall be vested In and