The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-04-14
CHARTER OF J. 5. WATERMAN COM
PANY, INC.

United States of America, State of Lou
isiana. Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans. BE ii known, That on this ninth
day of the month of March, in the year,
one thousand nine hundred and twenty
one. before me, John Il. Upton, notary
public. in and for this City and the Parish
of Orleans. State of Louisiana, therein re
siding, duly commissioned and qualihed,
and in the presence of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed, VINO
declared to me, Notary, that aVailing them
selves of the provisions of the laws of this
State relative to the organization OF cor
poratiOns, and particularly to Act 2o' OF
| 1914. they have cOvenanted and agreed, ana
by these presents do covenant and agree
signs, to form themselves into corpora
| ton and body polite, for the objects ana
purposes. and under the stipulations here
matter set forth, tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be j. S. Waterman X
| Company. Inc, and under such title II
shall have and enjoy succession and exist
| ence for period of ninety mine years from
| the date hereof, unless sooner dissolved
| it shall have power and authority to con
| tract sue and be sued; to make and use a
| corporate seal, the same TO alter and break
at pleasure; to have, hold, buy, sell, lease
| mortgage and hypothecate or pledge prop
| erty, real, personal or mixed, necessary,
| proper or incidental for the carrying on OF
| its business. as well as to issue bonds or
notes secured by SUCH mortgages; to make
| and issue notes and other certificates OF IN
| dpbtedness; to name elect and appoint
| managers directors, clerks and other EN-
| plOyeS to properly conduct its corporate
| business; to make such bylaws. rules and
| regulations as may be necessary or round
| desirable for the management of its bust
| ness and affairs; and, generally, to dc
| every other act, matter or thing necessary
| or desirable for the complete and proper
| carrying out Of said business. both In the
| State of Louisiana, and elsewhere.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmicile of this cor
poration shall be in the City of New Or
| leans, Parish of Orleans. State of Louis
| lana, where all citations or other lega
process shall be served upon the Presl
| dent or in his absence on the N1ce-Presl'
| dent and in the absence of both on the
| Secretary.
| ARTICLE IH.-The objects and pur
purposes for which this corporation is or
ganized and the nature of the business tC
| be carried on by 1t are hereby declared
| and stated to be: To buy, sell. deal IL
| general merchandise of every kind anC
character, and TO do a general merchandise
| and brokerage business, including that o.
buying and selling on a commission basis
and for itself; to do a general importing
and exporting business, both domestic and
foreign to build, own, lease and operate
stOre-roOms or warehouses for the st0r
age of merchandise, or cold storage pur
poses; to store goods of all kinds in sucl
| stOre-rooms or warehouses for itself anC
others, and to make reasonable charge
for services in storage of goods; to iSsu
receipts in exchange for goods stored, an'
to dispose of said goods for account of tn
owners thereof upon their failure to com
ply with the conditions of such storag
contract; to make loans on goods store'
either in the stOre-rooms warehouse
of the corporation or others: to issu
notes and other securities in the purchas
of goods; to represent others as agent o
otherwise in the same line or similar line
Of business; to act as manufacturers agen
and receive and sell goods on tonsign
ment; to acquire and own stock in Othe
corporations; and, generally, to do an
perform any and all things necessary o
convenient to carry out said objects AM
purposes.
ARTICLE Iv.-The capital stock Of thi
, corporation Is hereby fixed at four hun
dred thousand (S4OO, 600 O0) dollars. divide
into four thousand $4,000 shares of the pa
value of one hundred (S100.O0) dollar
each; provided, that the amount to whic
, the capital stock of this corporation ma
! be increased shall be one million dollar
($1.OO0OOO.OO) or ten thousand 10000
. shares.
-Four thousand (4,0O0) shares, or fou
hundred thousand dollars $500 100000 o
the capital stock Of this corporation mus
be subscribed before the filing Of the art
J cles of incorporation. The subscribe
( capital stock of this corporation shall b
, | payable in cash, property (real or pei
sonaD, goodwill, or for labor and sery
ices rendered and performed.
: No stakeholder shall ever be held liabl
E or responsible for the faults, contracts o