The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-03-31
CHARTER OF ROSS & HEYS, INC.
Mrch 3-Apr 8.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans
! IT! OF NeW Orleans. BE il known That
On TINS tWenty-eighth day of February in
the , year one thousand, nine hundred and
| tWehty-One; before me, William Waller
! nouhS' a notary public. in and for the
| faflSh OF Orleans, State of Louisiana. duly
commissioning and qualified. and in the
| p aeseict OF the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned. personally cane
| anu appeared the persons whose names are
| hertuhto subscribed, all above the fuU oga
| oI majority. who severally declared thar
| aNdlilhg themselves of the laws of rho
| state of Louisiana and esDeciolIv tho Ia,,S
/ Irl'IlEt TO the organization OF corporatinns
| my nave covenanted and agreed TO hind
! Urn III ana constitute themselves as well as
! az Nuch other persons as NAV hereafter
| JON or become associated with than, irta
a corporation and body polite in Law. for
me OBJECTS and purposes and under Tho
! lowing tO-wit: i0i
NJ ,h; lloLE THE name style and title
| VI ihIS corporation shall be Ross 81 Hrvn
Inc. and under that name II shan ~, ~,
ana ENJOY all the rights advantages and
privileges granted by law to corDorationS
anu snail exist for the full term and nerind
VI mlnetN-nlne years from this day II
snail have power to sue and no S1,d. 80
aahe ana use corporate seal and tho
same 10 alter or break at pleasure. to boId
~ ~, Iease' purchase, sell and convey.
N II
PIeuse property. real, personal and niyad
,oiPoreal ana incorf oreal: TO name and an.
point such managers. directors ofHcers
o., ana other employees as its inter.
~ may require. and to make and estab.
!!Sh' as We'll as alter and amend from
ilme 10 time. such bylaws rules and regn-
1tions as may be necessary and expedient
tlt proper management and govern
heHt Oh the affairs of said corporation.
AhilCtE 1.-THE domicile of this cor.
[ 1 hnR nh,-
New Orleans, State sof Louisiana and al
cltaIlon or other legal process shall d.
served upon the president or vice-president
Un sdiu corporation, or, in their absence
| upon Its secretary.
f AKTlCLE IH.-The objects and pur.
! or the business to be carried on Nv - un'
hereby declared to be to buy Nown soil
: hlre' charter, control construct buiId ra
Pair ana alter maintain and operate boats
snIps' Darges or any other water Graf,
, Whatever, to carry and convey nasS.noars
f soous, wares and merchandise or otba,
= PIoPnry or commodity of this corporatior
OF an others Tor profit, and to charge and
oohect compensation therefor: TO act os
= agents and steyedores for ships ana o,ba,
water craft, or the owners master char,
tersrs or -charterers thereof: TO LOAD
afi unload ships or other water craft
aIIohu cars, drays and other vehicles fol
user ana others for profit and TO cbarp,
anu anu coiIect compensation therefor; to buy
; ntIi, hlre' or transfer commodities of nj
2 Kinds and to act as agents for rho oyrrar,
OF merchandise of every descrintinn 20 Aio oa
as custom brokers': to engage in the in
SuIance management and insurance apenC,
i BUSINESS; with the rights and power to d,
= any and all things necessary or conrac,o,
= with or in any manner Incidental or cor,
Y pleniehtary to the objects and purpose
o herein set forth
h ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of tbi
: corporation is hereby fixed at the sum O
il forty thousand (s4OOOOOO) dollars, TO b
f dNlaed into and represented by four hun
= 1rfd lfoOl shareS, In the sum of one hun
9 dred lS1OOOO) dollars each: said stock shall
: be paid for in cash.
:. Inc capital stock of this corporation ma,
o be Increased to the sum of two hundre,
o thousand tS2OOOO0OO) dollars.
!. This corporation shall commence doin
= Iutd es ana De going concern as o
u date March list, 1921.
o ARTICLE VAN the corporate power
e of said corporation shall be exercised b
, a Board OF Directors consisting of not les
4. than three and not more than five stock
. holders, majority of whom shall cor
= Stltute quorum for the transaction O
u business. The Board of Directors sha
n elect annually from their number a presi
" dent, vice-president, n treasurer and a Sc,
,, rotary. which two latter Offices may
= hlled- by one person and which person @
. persons need not be a stakeholder in thi
n corporation.
l. The first Board Of Directors shall col
g sist of four stockholders and shall be con
4 posed of William =. Ross, John NJ. Heyl
s. Lewis r. Counce and Paul II. Kleinpete
of with William p. Ross as president. job
ST NJ. Heyn as vice-president. Lewis
he Counce as treasurer and Paul II. Klein
n peter as secretary.
" The postoffice addresses Of said Dire
IN tors are as follows: WILLIAM p. Ross, 60:
r. Freret Street, New Orleans, La; John y
De Heyn, 10 Richmond Place, New Drlean
lg La; Lewis r.. Counce, Metairie Ridg
st New Orleans, La: Paul III. Kleinpete
k 22l0 Nashville Avenue, New Orleans, La.
~ These directors and officers shall ser'
I'd until the first Monday in February, 1872
be or until their successors have been dul
be elected and qualified.
rs The annual meeting of stockholders Il
=, the election of directors shall be held 9
~, the first Monday in February Of each we;
IN =. unless said day be a legal holiday, ar
~ then on the next bank day thereafte
W Each subscriber hereto sets after his nan
r. his postoffice address and a statement
the number of shares of stock which
h ~ agrees to take in the corporation. At q
u elections, every stakeholder shall be e.
titled to one vote for each share of sto'
r. standing in his name on the books of Il
to corporation, to be cast in person or
ed his written proxy. A majority of 4
IS votes cast shall elect.
20 ARTICLE Win the event of the liqu
~, dalton or dissolution of this corporatio
al al the stockholders shall elect two liQuidato
n from among their number at a meetil
- convened for that purpose, after ten day
-, written notice sent TO each stakeholder
Ia mail to his last known address; said lqT
ne datOrs shall have the authority to Wi
iS' up the business and affairs Of this &C
on poration.
or In case of death of either of said liqI
ed dators, the survivor shall appoint a stoc
or holder as successor to him.
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