The herald., 1922-04-27
CHARIEIk 0E
Apr. 90 May -

LNkES BROS. STEAMSHIP CO. INC.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans,
City of New Orleans. BE il known that
on this fourth day of April, in the year
one thousand nine hundred and twenty
two, before me. WILLIAM WALLER
YOUNG, Notary Public, in and for
the Parish of Orleans, State of Louis
lana, duly commissioned and qualified,
and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned. per-
sonally came and appeared the persons
whose names are hereuntO subscribed,
all above the full age of majority who
severally declared that, availing them
selves of the laws of the State of Louis
lana, and especially the laws relative to
the organization of corporations they
have cOvenanted and agreed to bind,
form and constitute themselves as well
as all such other persons as may here
after join or become associated with
them, into corporation and body polite
in law for the objects and purposes and
under the articles, agreements and stipu-
lations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I. The name. style and
title of this corporation shall be LYKES
BROS. STEAMSHIP CO., INC. and
under that name it shall have and enjoy
all the rights, advantages and privileges
granted by law to corporations, and shall
exist for the full term and period Of
ninety whine years from this day. 1t
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to make and use a corporate seal. and
the same to alter or break at pleasure ;
to hold, receive, lease, purchase sell and
convey, as well as mortgage, hypothecate
and pledge property, real and personal
and mixed, cOrpOreal and incOrpOreal; /;
to name and appoint such managers
directors, officers, agents and other en-
ployees as its interest may require and
to make and establish, as well as alter
and amend, from time to time, such by
laws, rules and regulations as may be
necessary and expedient for the proper
management and government of the af-
fairs of said corporation.
ARTICLE ii. The domicle Of this
corporation is hereby fixed in the City
of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, and
all citations or other legal process shall
be served upon the President or Vice
President of said corporations; or, In
their absence. upon it's Secretary
ARTICLE III. The objects and pur-
poses OF this corporation and the nature
OF the business to be carried on by it
are hereby declared to be: To buy, own
hold, mortgage, sell and deal in real
character whatsoever in the State OF
Louisiana, or in any of the States of
the United States, or in any foreign
country, in which the Board of Direc-
tors of said corporation may determine
to engage in business; to buy. own hold,
corporations, bonds, mortgages or other
chooses in action, of any and all char
acters whatsoever, for purposes of spec-
ulatlon or profit, or as agent or broker
or factor for other persons or corpor-
atlons; to act as agent, broker and fac
tor for individuals and corporations,
and for this purpose to maintain offices
and places of business and branch estab-
hshments at any place in the United
states, or in any foreign country, that
may be designated by the Board of
directors; to own, hold, charter and
operate steamboats,, steamships, sailing
vessels and other transportation prop
critics, and to act as agent for the same
and to generally engage in business by
any appropriate means as common car
rlers by water of freight and passen-
gers between ports in any of the States
or the United States or between ports
In any of the States of the United States
ana ports of foreign countries or be-
tween ports in foreign countries; to
maintain general stores and mercantile
establishments of every character what
soever, and to act as importer into the
United States or into foreign countries
on lts own account and as agent
broker or factor for other persons or
corporations, of any article or commo-
dlty or any character whatsoever; TO
oorrow money and to give mortgages
notes or bonds as evidence thereof. and
TO pledge any or all of its property
and holdings as security for the pay
ment thereof; to buy, own, hold and
discount notes and other evidences of
Indebtedness, and to lend money upon