The herald., 1922-04-20
Apr. 20 May %
CHARTER OF
LNkES BROS. STEAMSHIP CO, INC.

cldtt VI lOul>ldnd, IdrlSn OF crledns,
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, a 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
.he organization Of corporations. they
have coyenanted and agreed TO bind
form and constitute themselves as we'll
as all such other persons as may hero
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 l. The name. style and
title of this CORPORATION shall be LYKEs
BROS. STEAMSHIP co. INC. and
under that name ii shall have and enjoy
all the rights. advantages and privileges
granted by law 10 corporations. and shall
exist for the fun term and period of
ninety nine years from this day. 1t
shall have power TO sue and be sued
TO make and use corporate seal and
the same to alter or break at pleasure
TO hold. receive lease. purchase, sell and
convey. as well as mortgage, hypOthecate
ana pledge property, real and personal
and mixed. corporal and incOrpOreal;
10 name and appoint such managers.
directors. officers. agents and other EN-
plOyees 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 may be
necessary and eXpedient for the proper
mo naer s,ral IT he
fairs Of said corporation.
ARTICLE II. The dOmicile 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 corporation: or, In
their absence upon its Secretary.
ARTICLE III The objects and pur-
poses Of this corporation and the nature
of the business to be carried on by il
are hereby declared to be: To buy. own.
hold. mortgage, sell and deal in real
estate and personal property of every
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.
pledge and dispose of stocks in other
corporations, bonds. mortgages or other
chooses in action, OF any and all char
acters whatsoever, for purposes Of spec
! ulation or profit, or as agent or broker
or factor for other persons or corpor
ations; 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
| rers by water of freight and passen-
/ gers between ports in any of the States
/ OF the United States or between ports
in any OF the States of the United States
and 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 its own account and as agent.
| broker or factor for other persons or
/ corporations, of any article or commo-
| dity of any character whatsoever; 20
/ borrow 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
7
| Indebtedness, and to lend money upon
| individual security or pledges of per-
sonal property, or upon mortgages on
real estate or any other security; TO sell
and dispose of any and all Of its prop
| erty at any time for cash or on credit.
| upon terms to be approved by its Board
Of Directors, and to mortgage or pledge
| any or all of its property for the pur-
| pose of raising funds for carrying on
its business or enterprises, and gener-
1 all 20 a. I'D oil hfrfr A
| to the purposes for which the said cor
poration is organized; and the enumer-
alton of special authorities and powers
| granted to the said corporation. as above
| set forth. shall not be held to be a re-
| strictiOn or limitation upon the powers
of said corporation; but said corpora
ton. in addition thereto, shall have all
the rights and powers usually granted
! to corporations and authorized by the
laws of the State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE ". The capital stock of
this corporation is hereby fixed at the
sum of One Million Dollars $1,000. OOo.OO)
to be divided into and represented by
Ten Thousand 10000 Shares, in the
sum of One Hundred Dollars (s1O0O0)
each said stock shall be paid for in
| cash or property.
The capital stock of this corporation
may be increased TO the sum Of Two
Million Dollars $500 100000
This corporation shall commence doing
! business and be a-gOing concern at once
ARTICLE V. All the corporate powers
| of said corporation shall be exercised
by a Board of Directors consisting OF
not less than five and not more than
nine stockholders. a majority OF whom
shall constitute quorum for the trans
action of business. The Board of Direc-
tors shall elect annually from their num-
| Der President. one to five Vice-Presi-
dents. Treasurer. and Secretary
which two latter offices may be filled
by one person. and which person on
persons need not be stakeholder In
this corporation. The President or
Vice President may also act as Treasurer
or Secretary.
| The first Board Of Directors shall con-
sist Of six stockholders and shall be
composed Of r. f. Upton. ]. NJ Lykes
J. T. Lykes. II. T. Lykes. F. F. Lyke'
and George H.. Sykes. with J. NJ. Lykes
as President. r. p. Upton. +. i. Lykes
Fl. T Lykes. J. T. Lykes and George
II. Sykes as Vice Presidents. 7. NJ
Lykes as Treasurer. and r. f. Tiptor
as Secretary. The postoffce addresses
of said directors are as follows: J. VI
New Orleans. La: George Fl. Sykes Gal
weston, Texas; II. T. Lykes. Tampa
Florida: ]. T. Lykes - Beaver Street
New York, n. Y; F. f. Lykes. p. o
Box 7Ss Havana. Cuba. These direc
tors and officers shall serve until tn.
second Tuesday in January, 1923. or unit
their successors have been duly elected
and qualified.
Directors may vote by written prox,
In favor Of another director.
The annual meeting Of stakeholder
for the election of directors shall h.
held on the second Tuesday in Januar,
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