The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-03-30
CHARTER OF MAssMAN AND COM
PANY INC

PANY, INC.
United States of America State of Louis
| lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
leans, Be it known, that on this tenth day
of the month of February, in the year one
thousand, nine hundred and twenty two
before me, Henry p. Dart, Jr., a notary
| public, duly commissioned and sworn in
and for the Parish of Orleans and City of
| appeared the persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who declared that.
availing themselves of the provisions of
| the laws of this State relative to the or
ganization of corporations, they have
co.. ehanted and agreed, and do, by these
presents, covenant and agree, bind, form
and constitute themselves, as well as such
other persons who may hereafter join or
become associated with them, into a cor
poration and body polite in law for the
| objects and purposes, and under the agree
ments and stipulations following. to-wit
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style Of this
corporation shall be "Massman and Com
pany, Inc, and under that name 1t shall
have and enjoy all the rights, advantages
and privileges granted by law to corpora
tiOns; 1t shall exist for a period of ninety
nine years; II shall have power to con-
tract, sue and be sued in its corporate
name; to make and use a corporate seal,
and the same to break or alter at pleas
ure; to hold, receive, purchase, convey,
mortgage, hypothecate or pledge property,
both real and personal; to issue bonds,
notes and other obligations; to have and en-
ploy managers, directors, officers, agents
and other employees as the interests and con-
veniences of said corporation may require
and to make and establish such bylaws,
rules and regulations for the corporate
management and control of the affairs of
said corporation, as may be deemed neces-
sary and expedient.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of said cor
poration shall be in the City of New Or
leans, In this State, and citation and other
legal process shall be served on the presi-
dent, and In his absence, on the vice.
president. In case Of the death of the
president of this corporation, or in the
event Of his inability to act as such, his
duties and functions shall devolve upon,
and be fulfilled by the vice-president.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur-
poses OF this corporation are to engage in
trade and commerce in all its forms.
Shapes and phases; to import and export !;
to deal and operate at wholesale and re-
TAIL as principal, agent, on commission
or otherwise in c00perage, cooperage stocks,
lumber, timber, box and barrel shocks,
and general merchandise; to manufacture
and sell the same and the finished pro-
oucts tnereof; to own, operate and con-
duct mills, machinery, tools and appli-
ances Tor the uses and purposes Of the
business and the same to change, alter,
substitute, sell and hypothecate at will
trade in, and sell, al goods, wares and
merchandise Of every description; to have,
hold, acquire, possess, sell, let, ALLEVIATE
and transfer trade marks and patents, and
patent rights, privileges and inventions !;
10 build. own and operate railroads and
tramways incidental to its business; to
own, control and acquire by purchase,
lease, charter or construction, teamships,
steambots, sailing vessels, tugs, barges
lighters, vessels and water craft Of all
Kinds, or interests therein, and to oper-
ate the same; to purchase, own,
Lease, control. construct and oper-
ate docks, warehouses, wharves, dry
docks and cock machinery, appliances
ana appurtenances of all kinds; to hold
STOCK In other corporations and bonds of
the same and of the United States and
State of Louisiana; and generally to do
and perform all things, needfui, neces-
sary, proper and useful for the accom-
plishment of the purposes of the corpora.
ton, the whole in the State Of Louisiana
the states, Territories and possessions of
the United States, and in foreign States
and Territories, with the right to have Of
noes and places Of business, and agents
ana representatives In any and all Of the
same.
ARTICLE Iv-The capital stock of this
corporation Is hereby fixed at the sum of
one hundred thousand dollars ($100 600 00),
divided into one thousand shares Of the
par value Of one hundred dollars each,
which shares shall be paid for in cash
SAID capital stock may be increased to the
sum OF five hundred thousand dollars
$500 OOO.O0l. All shares of stock shall
be full paid and worcestershire. No trans
Ter OF stock shall be binding upon the
corporation unless made upon its books
ana all certificates Of stock shall be signed
~ sucn on1cers as may be designated by
the board Of directors.
All stock In this corporation shall be
aeid upon q condition precedent and under