The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-01-19
CHARTER OF LESTER +. ALEXANDER
GOMPANN NC

United States Of America. State of Lou
isiana. Parish of Orleans, City of Sew
Orleans. BE il known. That on this
Thirtieth day Of December in the year
of Our Lord One Thousand nine hundred
and Twenty-One 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
themselves, well such other persons
who may hereafter become associated
with them or their successors, to form
and constitute corporation or body
polite in law, for the objects and pur-
poses and under the agreements and stipu-
latiuns following tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style of
this corporation shall be Lester F..
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
officer of this corporation; he shall pre-
side at meetings of the Board of Direc-
tors and Stockholders.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur-
! poses for which this corporation is es-
tablished and the nature of the business
to be carried on by it 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 MANUFACTURES, buy, SELL deal in. and
| to engage in, conduct and carry on the
business of manufacturing, buying, selling
| and dealing in goods, wares ano
! merchandise of every class and description
| sign, transfer. lease. mortgage, pledge ol
otherwise dispose of or turn to account
or deal with all or any part of the prop
erty of the company, and from time U
time to vary any investment or employ
ment of capital of the company;
To borrow and lend money, and T.
| make and issue notes, bonds. debentures
! obligations and evidences of indebted
| ness OF all kinds, whether secured b!
mortgage. pledge or otherwise, withou
limit as to amount. and to secure the sam
by mortgage, pledge or otherwise; ant
generally to make and perform agree
ments and contracts Of every kind ant
description;
To the same extent as natural person
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 o
and deal in, lands and leaseholds. an
any interest, estate and rights in rea
property, and any personal or nike
property, and any franchises, rights
licenses or privileges necessary. con
purposes herein expressed;
To apply for, obtain, register. purchase
lease or otherwise to acquire and to holC
own. use, develop, operate and introduce
and to sell. assign, grant licenses o
territorial rights In respect to. or other
wise to turn to account or dispose o.
any copy rights, trade marks, trad
names. brands. labels. patent rights. lei
|
any other country or government, 1T
ventions. improvements and processes
whether used in connection with or 81
cured under letters patent or otherwise
! To acquire by purchase. subscription o
:. | otherwise and to hold for investment o
| otherwise and to use, SELL assign. trans
fer. mortgage, pledge or otherwise dea
= with or dispose of stocks. bonds or an
, | other obligations or securities or an
: | corporation or corporations; to merge Q
/, | consolidate with any corporation In sue
, manner as may be permitted by law; |
! | aid in any manner any corporation whos
| stock bonds or other obngations al
Z held or in any manner guaranteed by IN
company, or in which the company is ]
any way interested and to do any othe
T acts or things for the preservation, pre-
lection improvements or enhancement
: the value Of any such stock, bonds
other obligations, or to do any acts
: things designed for any such purposs
r and while owner Of any such stocks, Dons
: or other obligations to exercise all u
: rights. powers and privileges. OF owne
e shin thereof and to exercise any ana O
u voting powers thereon;
4 And generally to do all things necessai
d or convenient to properly conduct u
h business Of this corporation.
). ARTICLE IV.-This corporation ms
| she and be sued in its corporate nam
n hold. have, receive, purchase. convey, Sc
e mortgage, hypothecate. pledge. lease al
y sub lease. and enjoy real personal al