The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-03-17
ACT OF INCORPORATION OF THE BUR
BANK COMPANY, INCORPORATED.
FEBRUARY 18TH, 1921.

United States of America. state or LOU
lana. Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
leans BE ii known, That on this eighteenth
day of the month of February in the year
of our Lord. one thousand, nine hundred
and twenty-one; before me, Charles
Theodore Starkey. notary public. duly
this city and the Parish of Orleans. there
in residing, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed. personally came and appeared the
several persons whose name are hereunto
subscribed. who s.verally declared that.
ayailing themselves of the benefits
and provisions of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana and of
the laws of said State relative to
the organization of corporation and par
ticularly of the provisions of Act No. 261
of the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana for the year 1914: they have
contracted and agreed and united to form
and do. by these presents, contract and
agree to bind and obligate themselves TO
form and organize themselves as well as
all such other persons who may hereafter
join or become associated with them or
their successors. into a stock corporation
and body polite in law, for the objects
and purposes and under the conditions.
covenants. stipulations and agreements of
the articles following to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be Burbank Company. In
corpOrated. and under and by said name
unless sooner dissolved in accordance with
law and this charter. il shall exist and
continue. and shall have and enjoy cor
period of ninety-ni years from and after
the date of this act. 1t may have, hold.
receive, borrow, loan, exchange. acquire by
grant, gift or purchase, devise or bequeSt,
sell. ALLEVIATE, dispose of. convey. lease.
pledge. pawn. hypOthecate, cucumber and
mortgage property of any kind. whether
real. personal or mixed. corporal or in
corporal. ENJOYABLE or immOvable. all sub
n MOI hn
scribed by law.
1t may make, issue and endorse bonds
or notes and other evidences of debt II
may accept mortgages. pledges or other
forms of security for money loaned or
other debts. 1t may contract sue and be
sued, plead or be impleaded by its cor
pOrate name in any court of competent
jurisdiction. 1t may make. adopt and
use a common seal and alter the same mt
pleasure. 1t may hold stock in other cor
poratiOns, and its capital stock may be
issued for capital stock in other corpora
tons. 1t may name. appoint and employ
such managers. directors. officers, agents
ana other employees as its business and
convenience may require and may fix their
compensation, having due regard to the
nature, character and value of their serv-
lees. 1t may make and establish by lawsA
rules and regulations not inconsistent with
this charter or any existing law. fixing
or altering the arrangements of its prom
erty, the regulation and government of its
aHalrs and the maner of the certificatiOn
and registration of its stock Ii NAV wind
mp and dissolve itself or be wound mn and
dissolved in the manner prescribed by law
IL may conduct business in this State other
states the Federal District. the territories
and possessions of the United States and
any foreign country. 1t shall have the
power TO invest in Board of Directors
WIN all OF its corporate powers subject
10 such restrictions as may be named i'm
Inis charter, and II generally shall possess
nrrN
munltles which corporations are and NAV
hereafter be authorized to possess under
the constitution and laws of this State and
Particularly under Act No. 267 of the Acts
Louisiana for the year 1914
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poration shall be at the City of New Or
leans, Parish of Orleans State of Louis
lana and all citations or other legal process
shall be served upon the president Of This
corporation or in the case of his absence
upon the vice-president or in the absence
ot k opth OF these officers, upon the secretary
OF this corporation.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and nur-
poses Tor which this corporation is formed
ana the nature of the business TO he car
RED on by IL are hereby declared to be:
Sectlsn 1. To purchase. buy, sell. deal in
ah0 operate any building and paving ms-
IerIal IN Louisiana and elsewhere. to lease.
own and operate sand and gravel beds do
posits and lands and any other beds ana
10 enter into obligations, undertakings and
engagements and to make and do all things
necessary and proper in connection with
the sand and gravel business and further.
10 90 a contracting, constructing and en-
gneerlng business, and especially TO hid
upon, accept and execute contracts for
WORK OF all kinds, give out and sub-con-
tract or sub-let any or all of the said
WORK, TO construct and maintain highways.
ROADS. etc.. and to furnish all material
necessary therefor. '"'
Section 2. To store, TRANSPORT and sol,
all and any of the said products above
speclned and for the convenient conduct
OF the same. to maintain such control and
orahch ofhcers as'may be found necessary
Section 3. To apply for, purchase or
otherwise acquire and use. operate. sell
assign, transfer and otherwise dispose of
processes, formulas, patents, licenses and
other rights in any and all inventions or
improvements whether secured or NOT nm
der letters patent. domestic or foreign.
Sectlon 4. To carry on all allied and as
sociated lines of business which NAV he
directly connected with or may further and
assist the conduct of its main business as
above specified.
Section 5. To construct, purchase. lease
or otherwise acquire and own, maintain
and operate, steamboats,, sailing vessels.