The herald., 1920-05-27
CHARTER OF NEW ORLEANS STEVE
DORING COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.

DORiNG COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.
Iuir"d States of America. State of Lou
iSiaua Parish of Orleans. Be il known,
that on This seventh day of the month of
April ia th" year of our Lord. One Thou
sand Min" Hundred and Twenty. and Of
the Independence of the United States Of
America. I'll" one Hundred and Forty
fourth. B"for. me. Gustavc Joseph Rirau
4 Notary Public. i'll and for the Parish
Of Orleans state of Louisiana. and in
the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned. personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are herCunto subscribed, and all
of ag" who SeVerally declared; that avail
ing themselves of the provisions of the
laws of the State of Louisiana. in such
cases made and provided, aud more par
ticularly Of Act Pa of the General As
>embly of the State of Louisiana. for the
year 1914, they have "OVenanted. con
tractcd. agreed and bound themselves aud
do 10y these presents covenant. contract.
agree, and bind themselves as well as all
such persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, to form themselves
into and constitute a corporation and
body polite in law. for the objects and
purposes and under the StipulatiOnS here
in set forth, which they adopt as their
Charter. tU-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this Cor
poratiun shall be New Orleans StevedOring
Company. Incorporated, which may be alb
brryiatcd to y. q. StcvedOring Co, Inc.
ARTICLE 1.-THE object and purposes
for which this Corporation l. formed and
the nature of the business 10 he carried
on by il are hereby declared 10 be: To
carry on general contracting and steve
dOring business, to haul, transport, load,
and unload. or store all classes of goods
and merchandise in cOnnB'tOn with
same: and to own. operate and employ all
necessary machinery, implements and la
bOr requisite to the business, and To do
all things connected Herewith, and to en-
gage in any other business germane or
incidental thereto, that is lawful per
Missile under the laws of this State.
ARTICLE III.-The amount OF the capt
tai stock of this corporation is hereby fix
ed at the sum of Twenty five Thousand
(S250oO.OO) Dollars, and which capital
stock may be increased to the sum OF
Fifty thousand CSJ0.OO0O0) Dollars. said
capital stock divided into two hundred and
fifty shares of the par value Of one hun
dred (SlO00O) dollars each. sud the stock
shall be paid when subscribed for or may
be issued in whole or in part at not less
than par, for the property and good VIII
actually purchased or received by ii. No
fractional shares shall ever be issued.
ARTICLE Iv.-The location of the domi-
ellie of this corporation shall be in the
city of New Orleans, State Of Louisiana,
and service of citation or OF all legal
process shall he made upon the President
of this corporation, or in case of his alb
Sence or inability to act, on the Vice
President, Secretary or Treasurer IN the
order named, and said Corporation shall
have and enjoy succession by its corporate
name for period of Ninety nine years
from the date of this Act.
ARTICLE V.-The business and affairs
of this Corporation shall he conducted by,
and all of the corporate powers vested
in. and exercised by a Board of Directors
composed of five stockholders to be elected
by the stockholders. annually. by ballot,
| on the second Monday of the month of
November of each year. beginning in the
wear 1920 or any subsequent date an
nOuncpd by the Board of Directors. in
case no election shall take place on said
date. after fifteen days notice which shall
be given to each stakeholder by written
notice mailed to each stakeholder at his
last known Post Office address; and said
election shall he held at the office of the
Corporation under the supervision of two
| commissioners. appointed by the Board
of Directors: at said election each stock
holder shall he entitled to east his vote
as specified in Section III of Act 267. of
the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana. for the year 1914. or any
amendments thereto. the stockholders re
Ceving majority of the votes cast shall
be- declared elected. The Board of Di-
rcctorS 80 elected shall Immediately there
after proceed to elect one of its members
to be President, one to be Nice-PreSident,
one to he Secretary, and one to he Treas
urer of the Corporation. and they shall
serve until their successors are elected and
qualified
ARTICLE VI-The first Board of Di-
rectOrs shall he composed of the follow
ing five stockholders W. ]. kearney, 40
Jackson Ave-, New Orleans. La; Jas
Kearney. Charities and Mandeville SITS.
New Orleans, La; Charles Casterede, 1924
North Derbigny ST., New Orleans, La.
Miss o. Kuhnell, 100 Harmony St. New
Orleans. La: Ed. kearney. 3l46 Maurepas
ST.. New Orleans, La, of whom w. D
Kearney shall be President. James Rear
ney. Vice President, Charles Casterede.
Treasurer, and Miss O. Kuhnell, Secre-
tary. and they shall serve until the sec
Ond Monday of November. 1870. or until
their successors are elected and qualified
Any vacancy in the officers or directors
shall be filled by the remaining directors
| ARTICLE yu-Stockholders' meetings
or other meetings for the election of di-
| rectors may be held as prescribed by sec
ton 10 Of Act 267 of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana for the year
1914. or any amendments thereto.
ARTICLE vIII-This Corporation and
the officers and directors thereof shall
have all the rights and powers, and this
Corporation may be amended or dissolved
it's affairs liQuidated as provided by the
provisions of Act e6I of the General AS
| sembly of the State of Louisiana for the
year 1919. any
ARTICLE IX.-No stakeholder shall ever
he held liable or responsible for the con-
| tracts or faults of this Corporation In any
| further sum than the unpaid balance on
the stock for which he has subscribed, nor
| shall any mere infOrmality in the orga-
nZation have the effect of rendering this
Charter null or exposing stOckholder To
any liability other than as herein pro
vided.
The parties hereto have annexed here.
| with an accurate, detailed and itemlZed
description of the property to be transfer
| red to the said Corporation in payment
| Of the stock subscribed for, together with
| the value thereof as appraised by the
Board Of Directors herein named.
The subscribers hereto have respectively
written opposite their respective names
the amount of the stock in this corpora
| tion subscribed to by each of them 50
| that this Act of Incorporation shall serve
| as the original subscription list OF said
Corporation Ia be recorded and publshed
according to law.
Thus done and passed. in my office
at New Orleans, La. on the day and in the
| the presence of Messrs. John r. Baldwin
neSses. who hereunto sign their names
with the said appearers parties and me
Notary. after due reading Of the whole.
(Originad Signed) Names Of subscrib-
| ers omitted.
Witnesses: ]. p. Baldwin. Rene ]
\ Waguespack.
| GUS J. RICAU.
Notary Public.
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