The herald., 1922-04-27
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF
.uIIaM T.. ROSS. INC.

Be ,ha wear of our LOrd, nine
yrch, N IA and twenty-five. and OF the
t1 hunuIea hea Of the United states OF
lndepenu,he The one hundred ana IoTSS
Lnenca, me WARREN V. NIL; Lhh,
fttn, public. duly commissioned anu
Nosa; IN and for the Parish Oh Ut
SSinnes, therein residing, ana III the
nps of the witnesses heI ll'ei
fnsss'. and Undersigned, personally Cahle
hs's s.neared the several persons mhoS1
DO Wy are hereinafter suDscrioeu' al
W. ~ AZ full age. who declareu 70 .ha
nas a,, that availing themselves oi ime
w. n the State OF Loulsla.h leaiau ,haT,
A. organization OF corporallohS' r'
L % stinulate and bind and form
w~has. as well as such other per-
hMrn NAV hereafter become asso-
sns ,rI,h them, into a corporation ana
siea .ai,tc s in law, for the objects and
ndl r snd under the stipulations here
pfpOs. forth. all Of which they ac-
az their charter, to-wit;
T,r,rrr 7 The name and title OF
Ahliorat,on Is declared to be WILL
ns y ROSS, INC, and under such
LAa .haIl have and enjoy succession
us Is,.,snce for a period Of fifty years
~ as,s hereof The domicile OF this
nn n.,,ap ss shall be in the City OF New
..s state Of Louisiana, where all
wrsa s.,.., and legal processes shall Dc
S an rnon the President: or, In his
er@ pnon the Vice President; or, In
y. .hsspce. upon the Secretary. .
mpTIcIF III. The capital stock or
"A ,a,noration is hereby fixed at the
ns .s y Tffty Thousand Dollars, divided
nn hnndred shares Of One Hundred
NY n.g.,. Zach. Shares may be paid for
p,. msnsv nroperty, goodwill or for
- ,sndered TO the corporation, and
s' pa.rd Of Directors shall determine
\. msrner and method of payments,
~, tLsn in money, according to law.
sPqICLE III. The objects and pur,
-. al this corporation are declared
IA. To conduct and carry on a gen
-, f,siebt forwarding and freight haul-
mo business; TO do a general commission
a agency business, ana do any anu
m pssdful and necessary things con-
,.rted with or incident to the above
sblscts and purposes; to carry on gen
mi insurance business as agent, proket
n general agent for insurance companies
Ssne A life, fire, accident, health, ma
tps compensation and liability, or any
s,ber form of insurance authorized 10 p'
urried on now or hereafter by the Statt
n Inuisiaua: TO act as ship or steam
I'm agent: 10 act as ship broker ol
eksrtering agent; to book cargo Tor ac'
,unt Al the corporation, or for others
,,d Ia do any and all acts necessary
A. Incidental to carrying out said objects
md purposes This corporation shai
lave the power to purchase real estate
personal or mixed property, to deal III
nne. TO hold or sell same at Its con
whence, and to do any and all things
redful or necessary connected with Of
rrnane to the objects and purposes Sc
iortb or contemplated in this charter.
ARTICLE ". The corporate powers
q this corporation are expressed ane
NJ forth By Section of Act 267 OF th'
louisiana Legislature Of 1914, and al
urporte powers shall be duly employed
b. and vested In a board Of five direc
lefs q majority Of whom shall constitute
I quorum for the transaction Of all bus1
msz The first Board Of Directors shal
consist Of and be: william p. Ross, 6O2
freret street, New Orleans, La; Jame
4 Ross, 72s Gravier street, New Orleans
Ia; ". ID. Hunt, 72S Gravier street
New Orleans, La; Louis r. Hoover, AZ
Whitney Central building, New Orleans
IA, and Karl Ledbetter, 2013 Palme
renue New Orleans, La, and from
msh Board there shall be elected thre
efaeers. namely, a President, a Vice
President and a Secretary Treasurer, an,
william P. Ross shall be President
Louis R. Hoover shall be Vice-Presideni
nd James A. Ross shall be Secretary
Irasnfer, and the said board and offi
on shall serve as such until the thir,
Wednesday In January, 1923. or unit
taA
Ae>fings Of the stockholders for electio
dlfectors shall be held yearly, on tn
ufc Wednesday In January, beginnin
wa the year 1928; the Board of Direc
nu shall have the right to elect, with
~ reference to a stockholders meeting
ny stoekholder to be a director, when
~ vacancy shall exist on the Boar
directors through death or resigns
The duties Of the several officer
Ill oe set forth In the bylaws Of tn
pesaton, which may be adopted b
boafd Of Directors and amended Q
oaed at their will.
AkIiCLE v. Before any stockholdt
- sell or dispose Of his stock in th
yonron, he shall give thirty day
ea notice Of his intention to do s
ue corporation, during which thirt
me corporation itself shall have IL
1 OF purchasing the stock at its boo
ARTICLE vi. No stockholder of tn
p0sstion shall ever be liable for an
su the corporation other than Il
ssr portion Of their subscription I
~ and no informality herein sha
sprtnem tnem to such liability.
AiCLE VII. Amendments to tn
NJ. and liquidation of the corpori
snail be subject to the rules la
h,s,..m Act 261 Of the Louisiana Lei
s'afe Of 1914. The capitaI stock
~ corporation may be Increased I
shdnent Of this charter to any su
M e3ceeding One Hundred Thousar
',1as tsl00,000.OO)
A. sss done and signed on the day an
s.ss.,st nfst herelnabove written, In m
~. oinee, in the City of New o
na the presence Of c. o. Speri
"a l.; bordelon, competent witnesse
~ s notary, after a due reading
- sAve' ,ss' The subscribers setting opp
rr,As names the amount they su
uhw,,,sr making this an origin
hnM signed: VIM. p Ross sO
Ia street, New Orleans, 225 share
0yl~. ROSS, 602S Freret street, Ne
yss.s, ~ shares; l.. r. Hoover. so
street, New Orleans, 1 shar
or,.,,. Hunt, 1928 Audubon Street, Ne
pahss share; K. ]. Ledbetter, 20
avenue. New Orleans, / share.
c Q. sPERIER.
4 L. B0RDELoN.
~ sssss % copy of the original on file
WARREN v. MILLER.
l, tAs -, Notary Public
nm Undersigned Recorder of Mo,
hsh - ana for the Parish Of Orlea,
nat w VI Louisiana. do hereby certi
ssn.s ne soove and foregoing Act of i
mcuoa Of the WILLIAM P. RIOS
Nsv book 1858 folio 123 "
of'eans, March Z. 1922.
tSigned) R0BT. SCOTT,
Asssxayn by. Rec
oe ANENDMENT To CHART,
~ v.sflGKNT Co NC
etatss Of xmer,cs o s,.,.
-S kszish Of Orlean, '- ne
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