The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-02-02
CHARTER OF LESTER +. ALEXANDER
COMPANY. INC.

United States of America. State of Lou
iSiana. Parish of Orleans, City of Sew
Orleans. BE it known, That on this
Thirticth 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 a.
ganiZatiOn and formation thereof, they
have covenanted and agreed. and do by
these presents covenant, agree and bind
them selves, as well as 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 it 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
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.
~. hall he tha iva
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 adiuncts 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
! merchandise of every class and description
| To improve, manage, develop, sell, as
| sign, transfer. lease mortgage, pledge oil
| otherwise dispose of or turn to account
| or deal with all or any part Of the prop
I erty of the company, and from time Il
| time to vary any investment or employ
ment of capital of the company:
To borrow and lend money. and Il
make and issue notes, bonds. debentures
ness Of all kinds, whether secured by
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 an6
description:
To the same extent as natural persons
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. ant
any interest. estate and rights in rea
property. and any personal or nike
| property and any franchises, rights
licenses or privileges necessary. con
venient or appropriate for any of tn
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 o.
| territorial rights in respect to. or other
| wise to turn to account or dispose OF
any copy rights. trade marks. trad
|
tiers patent of the United States or o.
/ 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 o.
otherwise. and to hold for investment Of
| 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 OF an!
| corporation or corporations: to merge o
consolidate with any corporation In suci
manner as may be permitted by law; u
aid in any manner any corporation wnos
| stock bonds or other obligations ar
held or in any manner guaranteed by IN
company or in which the company Is II
| any way interested; and to do any othe
acts or things for the preservation. pro
lection. improvements or enhancement o
the value of any such stock, bonds
other obligations. or to do any acts
things designed for any such purpose
and while owner of any such stocks. bond
or other obligations to exercise all tn
rights. powers and privileges OF owner
shin thereof. and to exercise any ana a.
voting powers thereon;
And generally to do all things necessar
or convenient to properly conduct tn
husiness of this corporation.
|, ARTICLE Iv.-This corporation ma
sue and he sued in its corporate name
hold have receive, purchase. convey, sci
mortgage, hypothecate, pledge. lease an
suitcase. and enjoy real personal an