The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-01-26
CHARTER OF LESTER +. ALEXANDER
COMPANY, INC.

l
isiana. Parish Of Orleans. City of Sew
Orleans. BE it known, That on this
Thirtiath day of December in the year
of Our Lord One Thousand nine hundred
and Twenty-Five and of the Independence
Of the United States of America the one
hundred and forty sixth. Before me.
James Zacharie Spearing. a Notary Pub
lie. in and for the Parish of Orleans.
State Of Louisiana, duly commissioned
and qualified, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed. Personally came and appeared
the parties whose names are hereunto
subscribed. who severally declared that
availing themselves of the provisions of
the laws of this State relative to the or
ganiZation Of corporations and the
ganiZatiOn and formation thereof they
have cOvenanted and agreed, and do by
these presents covenant, agree and bind
them selves. as we'll as such other persons
who may hereafter become associated
with them or their successors, to form
and constitute a corporation or DOdy
polite in law. for the objects and pur-
poses and under the agreements and stipu-
lations following tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style of
this corporation shall be Lester +.
| Alexander Company. Incorporated" and
| by that name il shall have power and
authority to exist and enjoy succession
for the full term and period of ninety
nine years, commencing on and to be
computed from and after the date and
day hereof.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
pOratiOn shall be in the City of New
Orleans, State of Louisiana. All citations
and other legal process shall be served
upon the President of said corporation
or in case of his absence or inability to
act. upon the Vice President; or, in the
absence or inabality of both the Presi-
dent and Vice President to act, then
upon the Secretary of this Company:
The President shall be the executive
rE.. e NfT.v he hnn M
side at meetings of the Board of Direc-
tors and Stockholders.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is es-
tabIished and the nature of the business
to be carried on by IL are hereby de-
clared to be as follows. to-wit:
To do contracting, building and con-
structiOn work of every kind or character
on land or navigable waters or other
waterways. bodies Of water or streams.
To own. build. buy. SELL lease, rent,
control. and operate tugs, power driver
water craft of every kind or character.
and barges and all kinds OF floating
craft or floating equipment and the neces-
sary adjuncts and accessories to any or
all of them.
To manufacture. buy, SELL deal in. and
to engage in, conduct and carry on the
business of manufacturing, buying, selling
and dealing in goods. wares and
merchandise of every class and description;
To improve. manage. develop, sell, as
sign, transfer. lease. mortgage, pledge or
otherwise dispose of or turn to account
or deal with all or any part of the prop
erty of the company, and from time 10
time TO vary any investment or employ
ment of capital of the company;
To borrow and lend money. and to
make and issue notes, bonds. debentures.
obligations and evidences of indebted
| ness OF all kinds, whether secured by
| mortgage, pledge or otherwise. without
! lin; to nj IN same
by mortgage, pledge or otherwise; and
| generally to make and perform agree
ments and contracts of every kind and
| description:
| To the same extent as natural persons
| might or could do. to purchase or other
| wise acquire, and to hold, own maintain,
work develop, sell, lease. exchange, hire.
| convey, mortgage or otherwise dispose OF
and deal in. lands and leaseholds, and
| any interest estate and rights in real
| property, and any personal or mixed
property, and any franchises, rights,
licenses or privileges necessary, con-
| yenient or appropriate for any or the
| purposes herein expressed;
| To apply for. obtain, register, purchase
| lease or otherwise TO acquire and to hold
| own. use, develop, operate and introduce
and to sell. assign, grant licenses or
| territorial rights in respect to. or other
| wise to turn to account or dispose or
any copy rights, trade marks, trade
| names brands. labels. patent rights, let.
| tprS patent of the united StaIes OF Vi
1 any other country or government, IN
ventions. improvements and processes
whether used in connection with or Sc
| cured under letters patent or otherwise
| To acquire by purchase. subscription OF
| otherwise. and to hold for investment OF
| otherwise and to use, sell, assign. trans,
fer. mortgage, pledge or otherwise dea
with or dispose Of stocks. bonds or any
| other obligations or securities or any
corporation or corporations: to merge OF
consolidate with any corporation In sucf
manner as may be permitted by law; U
aid in any manner any corporation wnos'
stock bonds or other obligations ar
held or in any manner guaranteed by TN
company, or in which the company Is II
anv way interested; and to do any othe
acts or things for the preservation, pro
lection. improvements or enhancement
! the value Of any such stock, bonds
other obligations. or to do any acts Q
things designed for any such purpose
, and while owner OF any such stocks, bona
or other obligations to exercise all IN
rights. powers and privileges OF owner
I shin thereof and TO exercise any ana
voting powers thereon;
! And generally to do all things necessar
or convenient to properly conduct III
: business OF this corporation.
Q ARTICLE IV.-This corporation ma
: | she and be sued in its corporate nam'
: hold. have. receive. purchase, convey. Sc
Z mortgage, hypothecate, pledge. lease ar
sub lease. and enjoy real personal al