The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-03-31
ACT OF INCORPORATION OF THE BUR
BANk COMPANY, lNCORPokAIhD'
FEBRUARY 18TH, 1921.

United States of America. State of Lou I
lana. Parish of orleans, City OF New Ut /
leans Be it known. That on this eighteenth
day of the month of February III Tn IN IN
of our Lord. one thousand, nine hundred
and twenty-one: before me, CharIes
Theodore Starkey. a notary pubic dul!
commiS>io and qualified, IN ana lor
this city and the Parish of Orleans. there
in residing and in the presence of tse
witnesses hereinafter named ana uhuer-
signed. personally came and appeared me
several persons whose name are ner'uhlo
subscribed who severally declared that,
awaiting themselves of the DEMENT'S
and provisions of the CONSTITUTION
of the State of Louisiana ana OF
the laws of said state relative TO
the organization of corporation and par
ticularly of the provisions of Act No. 26I
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 ana
agree to bind and obligate themselves 10
form and organize themselves as well as
all such other persons who may hereafter
Join or become associated with them or
their successors, into 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 anu
continue, and shall have and enjoy cor
1 porate existence and succession for
| period of ninety nine years from and after
| the date of this act. Ii 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 ana
mortgage property of any kind. whether
real personal or mixed, corporal or IN
corpOreaL movable or immOYable. all sub
I iAct mi rs
scribed by law.
1t may make. issue and endorse bonds
or notes and other evidences of debt. IL
may ACCEPT mortgages, pledges or Other
forms of security for money loaned oil
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 anC
use "A common seal and alter the same a
pleasure. 1t may hold stock in other cor
poratiOns. and its capital stock may b'
issued for capital stock in other corpora
? tiOns. Ii may name, appoint and employ
, | such managers. directors officers, agents
and other employees as its business an'
convenience may require and may nix thei
, compensation, having due regard to tn
! nature, character and value of their serv
ices. 1t may make and establish by laws
? rules and regulations not inconsistent witt
! this charter any existing law, hXini
: or altering the arrangements of its prop
] erty, the regulation and government of il
affairs and the maner of the certihcatio
{ and registration of its stock. 1t may VIM
+ up and dissolve itself or be wound up an
f dissolved in the manner prescribed by law
IL NAV conduct business in this State, othe
r. States. the Federal District. the territorie
and possessions of the United States an
:, any foreign country. 1t shall have tn
q power to invest in Board of Director
: with all of its corporate powers, subjeC
to such restrictions may be named~i
| this charter, and II generally shall posses
S all the powers. rights, privileges and i'm
l. munities which corporations are and ma
d hereafter be authorized to possess undo
II the Constitution and laws of this State an
h particularly under Act No. 261 of the Act
h of the General Assembly of the State
d Louisiana for the year 1914
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this co
- pOration shall be at the City of New o.
a leans, Parish of Orleans, State of LOui
3 lana and all citations or other legal process
70 shall be served upon the president of tn
Ia corporation or in the case Of his absenc
I've upon the vice-president or in the absen
~ of both Of these officers, upon the secretai
In of this corporation.
De ARTICLE III.-The objects and pu
n, poses for which this corporation is form,
s. and the nature of the business to be ca
of ried on by il are hereby declared to be
n Section l. To purchase, buy. sell, deal
er and operate any building and paving IN
Ill terial in Louisiana and elsewhere, to Leaf
gs own and operate sand and gravel beds, d
of pOsits and lands and any other beds a.
all engagements and to make and do all thin
er necessary and proper in connection wi
lis the sand and gravel business and furth
ID to do a contracting, constructing and G
ew cheering business, and especially to
d. upon, accept and execute contracts
ne work of all kinds, give out and sub-cC
re- tract or sub-let any or all of the 81
'or work, to construct and maintain highwa
me roads, ETC., and to furnish all mater
be necessary therefor.
ny Section 2. To store. transport and s
~ all and any of the said products abe
an specified and for the convenient condr
ay Of the same. to maintain such control q
eIi branch officers as may be found necessi
all and desirable.
ice Section 3. To apply for, purchase
nd otherwise acquire and use. operate s
ion assign, transfer and otherwise dispose
al processes. formulas, patents licenses q
led other rights in any and all inventions
he improvements whether secured or not
mo der letters patent, domestic or foreign
oct Section 4. To carry on all allied and
CO. ISOLATED lines of business which may
md directly connected with or may further
m assist the conduct of its main business
as above specified.
of Section 5. To construct. purchase IL
the or otherwise acquire and own, maint
her and operate, steamboats,, sailing vess
The barges and other water craft, piers, doc