The herald., 1922-04-13

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poration by myself as its Secretary, this
the 2Sth day of January, 1922
JOHN C. FOSTER.
(SeaD Secretary.
WHITMAN CONTRACTING
CO, INC.
Mch. april 13.
CHARTER OF CONSOLIDATED FUEL
CO, INC.
State of Louisiana, Parish OF Orleans
| City of New Orleans. BE it known, that
| on the 9th day of February, nineteen hun
drcd and twenty-five C922), before me.
| George Montgomery, notary public in
| and for the Parish of Orleans, State OF
Louisiana. duly commissioned and quail
fed. acting under authority of the Cover
nor for and in the place of James +.
cunts. another notary public in and for
said Parish of Orleans, State Of Louisiana,
now absent from the State on leave as
| 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,
| ayailing themselves of the provisions Of
the general laws of the State of Louisiana
providing for the organization of corpora
| lions, and especially Act 267 Of the Acts
of 1914, they have covenanted and agreed,
/ ana 90 Dy these presents, CONeHdHt, dSree,
and bind themselves. well as all such
persons as may hereafter become associ-
ated with them, to form and constitute
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 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 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
I 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,
| necessary or proper to carry on the busi-
| 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
age and dispose of the same, solely,
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 and 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 ESQ 100000, all Of which
| shall be common stock and none Of which
shall be preferred stock.
| ARTICLE 1V-The amount to which the
capital stock of said corporation may be
increased shall be two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. $3.50 !OO0.OO).
ARTICLE v-The number of shares of
which the said capital stock of fifty thous-
ton shall consist, shall be five hundred
(5O0) shares of the par value Of one hun
dred dollars ($100.00) per share, the shares
of said corporation to remain at one hun
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 (5O)
years.
ARTICLE vIII-The number Of direc-
tors Of said corporation shall be five
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 OF
until their successors are elected and
qualified shall be as follows. to-wit:
Hardy E. 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 z. Mccormack as president; Robert
p. Hyams as LIST vice-president and
treasurer; Frederick Gilmore as End vice
president: Henry c. Whiteman as Bird
ice-president, and Robert J. Milling as
secretary.
ARTICLE IX-The names and post Of
flee 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 (50)
shares: Robert P. Hyams New Orleans
La, fifty (50) shares; Frederick Gilmore
Pensacola, Fla, fifty (50) shares; Henry
G. Whiteman, New Orleans, La, fifty
(50) shares; Robert J. Milling, Mobile
Ala. fifty (50) shares.
ARTICLE X-Each share Of stock shall
be entitled to one vote. There shall be nc
cumulative voting.
ARTICLE XI-The board Of directors
Of said corporation shall be, and are here
by invested with all the corporate power.
Of said corporation, including among
other powers the following, viz: the power
to make, alter and amend suitable by
laws for the government Of said corpora
ton; the power to borrow money, execute
mortgages, issue notes or bonds. to sci
or pledge the same, and generally to d.
sill things pertinent to, or necessary fol
the objects and purposes Of said corpora
ton, or which are or many be permitted
by the laws applicable to corporations
the above recital Of powers granted to thu
board Of directors not being exclusive
the intention being to invest the board o
directors with all such other and furthe
powers as may be proper to accomplish
the objects and purposes Of said corpora
ton.
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