The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-02-09

| CHARTER OF LESTER +. ALEXANDER
COMPANY. INC.
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-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
| themselves, as 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-
| latiOns following tO-wit:
| ARTICLE Tine name and style of
| this corporation shall be Lester F.
| Alexander Company, Incorporated" and
! by that name 1t shall have power and
authority to exist and enjoy succession
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-
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 1t are hereby de-
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
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 to
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
Of oil md vvha
| mortgage, pledge or otherwise. without
| limit as to amount. and to secure the 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,
convey, mortgage or otherwise dispose Of
| and deal in, lands and 1easeholds. and
any interest, estate and rights In real
| property, and any personal or mixed
property, and any franchises, rights,
licenses or privileges necessary. con-
venient or appropriate for any of 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
tiers patent of the United States or of
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 or
otherwise and to hold for investment or
otherwise and to use, sell, assign. trans
fer mortgage. pledge or otherwise deal
with or dispose Of stocks. bonds or any
other obligations or securities OF any
corporation or corporations; to merge or
consolidate with any corporation In such
manner as may be permitted by law; to
aid in any manner any corporation whose
stock. bonds or other obligations are
held or in any manner guaranteed by the
company. or in which the company Is In
any way interested; and to do any other
acts or things for the preservation, pro-
lection. improvements or enhancement or
the value Of any such stock, bonds or
other obligations. or to do any acts or
things designed for any such purpose;
and while owner Of any such stocks. bonds
or other obligations to exercise all the
rights. powers and privileges OF owner.
shin thereof. and to exercise any ana all
voting powers thereon:
And generally to do all things necessary
or convenient to properly conduct the
bu sfness of this corporation.
ARTICLE Iv.AThis corporation may
sue and be sued in its corporate name /;
hold. have, receive, purchase. convey, sell:
m nr< ooOo hvnothecate. pledge. lease ana