The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-03-30

,
: Contracting Co., Inc, and that the aboy
: and foregoing is true and correct cop
! of a resolution taken from the book G
minutes of said corporation, being cop
of a resolution adopted by the Board Q
Directors of said corporation on tn
above stated date.
/ further certify that George W. White
man is President and Henry c. White
! man is Vice President of said Whitema
Contracting Co, Inc.
In testimony whereof, / have heret
affixed the name and seal of said col
poratiOn by myself as it's Secretary, thi
the 18th day of January, 1922.
JOHN C. FOSTER,
WHITMAN CoNTRACTiNo
CO, INC.
Mch. april ID.
CHARTER OF CONSOLIDATED FUEI
CO, INC.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans
City of New Orleans. Be it known, tina
on the 9th day of February, nineteen hun
dred and twenty-five Q922), before me
George Montgomery, a notary public II
and for the Parish of Orleans, State o.
| Louisiana duly commissioned and quail
fed, acting under authority of the Cover
nor, for and in the place of James Z
cunts, another notary public in and fol
said Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana
! now absent from the State on leave a:
Will be shown by certificate of leave OF
absence granted said James +. cunts no
tary public, attached hereto and made part
hereof; and in the presence OF the wit
| nesses hereinafter named and under
| signed. personally came and appeared the
| several persons whose names are hereuntO
| subscribed, who severally declared that
availing themselves of the provisions OF
the general laws of the State of Louisiana
providing for the organization of corpora.
| tons, and especially Act 267 of the Acts
Of 1914, they have cOvenanted and agreed,
and do by these presents, covenant, agree,
| and bind themselves. as well all such
| persons as may hereafter become associ-
| ated with them, to form and constitute a
| corporation and body polite in law, and
| to that end they do state the following
| matters and things, and execute and adopt
these articles of incorporation as follows,
| tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of said corpora
| ton shall be Consolidated Fuel Co,
Inc"
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
for which said corporation is formed are
| as follows:
To carry on a general fuel business
both retail and wholesale; to buy, sell
store, deal in, export and import coal
coke, wood, and other fuel;
To build, equip. purchase, or otherwise
acquire, own. sell, lease, mortgage or
otherwise hypothecate barges, scows
boats and vessels, and all other watercraft
OF any kind and description, and to main
tain, operate and navigate the same. sole
ly, however, for the use and benefit of said
corporation and not for hire;
To build, equip, purchase, or otherwise
acquire, and own buildings, piers, docks
wharyes, warehouses, and all other things
necessary or proper TO carry on the bust
ness of said corporation and to sell. lease
mortgage, or otherwise hypothecate the
same;
To conduct a general brokerage bust
ness, including the business of marine
or vessel brokerage and agency:
To do a general agency business. in
Guiding the agency of marine insurance;
To charter, purchase, or otherwise ac
quire vessels. cargOes. and all maritime
property, and to deal in. handle and man.
however. for the use and benefit of said
corporation and not for hire;
To purchase and otherwise acquire.
hold, rent, lease, improve, mortgage, sell.
and convey, and deal in generally real
and personal property Of all kinds, and in
particular lands, lands under water and
riparian, buildings, vessels, barges,
scows, and all other watercraft of any
kind land description. piers. wharves,
docks, warehouses, and equipment there
of:
And further to do and perform any act
or thing necessary or proper for the ac-
complishment Of, or pertinent to the OBJ
jects and purposes of said corporation.
ARTICLE III-The amount of capital
stock of said corporation shall be fifty
thousand dollars $50. OO), all of which
shall be common stock and none Of which
shall be preferred stock.
ARTICLE IV-The amount to which the
capital stock of said corporation may be
increased shall be two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. $3.50 .OOO.0O).
ARTICLE V-The number Of shares Of
which the said capital stock Of fifty thous-
and dollars ($50,OO0.0O) of said corpora
ton shall consist, shall be five hundred
5000 shares of the par value of one hun
bred dollars (sIOOOOj per share. the shares
Of said corporation to remain at one hun.
dred dollars (s100O0) in the event of the
increase Of the capital stock Of said cor
poration beyond fifty thousand dollars.
ARTICLE vI-The location of the
domicile Of said corporation shall be in
the City of New Orleans. in the Parish of
Orleans, in the State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE VII-The period Of duration
of said corporation shall be fifty (50)
years.
ARTICLE vIII-The number of direc.
tors Of said corporation shall be five
The officers Of said corporation shall be
those provided for by law, and such other
officers as may be provided for by the by
laws. The names and post office addresses
OF the directors Of said corporation who
are selected to serve for the first year or
until their successors are elected and
qualified shall be as follows, to-wit:
Hardy r. Mccormack, Birmingham,
Ala; Robert p. Hyams, New Orleans, La.
Frederick Gilmore, Pensacola, Fla.
Henry c. Whiteman, New Orleans, La:
Robert J. Milling, Mobile, Ala: with
Hardy Il. Mccormack as president; Robert
+. Hyams as LIST vice. president and
treasurer; Frederick Gilmore as End vice. !
president; Henry c. Whiteman as Bird
and Robert j. Milling as
secretary.
ARTICLE IX-The names and post Of |
lice addresses Of the subscribers to these |
articles Of incorporation and a statement |
Of the number Of shares Of stock which |
each subscriber Is to take in said corpora |
ton are as follows. to-wit: Hardy E. Nc |
Cormack. Birmingham, Ala, fifty (5O) |
shares: Robert p. Hyams. New Orleans, |
La, fifty (50) shares Frederick Gilmore. |
Pensacola, Fla, fifty (5O) shares; Henry |
2. Whiteman, New Orleans, La, fifty |
l50) shares; Robert J. Milling, Mobile, |
Ala. fifty (50) shares.
ARTICLE Each share of stock shall |
De entitled to one vote. There shall be no |
voting.
ARTICLE XI-The board Of directors
II said corporation shall be, and are here
~ invested with all the corporate powers
" said corporation, including among
'ther powers the following, viz: the power
% make, alter and amend suitable by
avs for the government Of said corpora
ion; the power to borrow money, execute
Mortgages, issue notes or bonds, to sell |
" pledge the same, and generally to do
Ill things pertinent TO. or necessary for