The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-03-23
CHARTER OF MAssMAN AND COM
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-five
before me, Henry 2. Dart, Jr, notary
public, duly commissioned and sworn In
and for the Parish of Orleans and City of
New Orleans, therein residing; personally
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; enanted 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 it shall
have and enjoy all the rights, advantages
and privileges granted by law to corpora
tons; it shall exist for a period of ninety
nine years; it 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-
ahSpnCQ
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 cooperage. cooperage stocks
lumber, timber, box and barrel shocks
and general merchandise, to manufacture
and sell the same and the finished pro-
| ducts thereof; to own, operate and con-
| duct mills, machinery, tools and appli.
ances for the uses and purposes of the
business and the same to change, alter
| substitute, sell and hypothecate at will
and In BRIEF to produce, acquire, handle
trade in, and sell. all goods, wares and
merchandise Of every description; to have
| hold, acquire, possess, SELL let, ALLEVIATE
| anu tTduSler trdue HdrkS ana patents, anC
patent rights, privileges and inventions
to build. own and operate railroads and
| tramways incidental to its business; Il
own, control and acquire by purchase
| lease, charter or construction, steamships
| steambots, sailing vessels, tugs, barges
lighters, vessels and water craft of al
! kinds, or interests therein, and to oper
ate the same; to purchase. own
lease, control construct and oper
ate docks, warehouses, wharves, DIR,
docks and dock machinery, appliance:
and appurtenances Of all kinds; to hole
stock in other corporations and bonds O.
the same and of the United States ant
state OF Louisiana; and generally to d,
and perform all things, needful, 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 o
the United States, and in foreign State
and Territories, with the right to have Of
hces and places of business, and agents
and representatives In any and all Of tn,
| same
ARTICLE Iv-The capital stock of thi
| corporation Is hereby fixed at the sum o.
one hundred thousand dollars ($1O0 600 OO)
divided into one thousand shares Of tn,
which shares shall be paid for In cast
or In the purchase Of property, and tn,
| said capital stock may be increased to the
! sum Of five hundred thousand dollars
| $500 .000.O0). All shares Of stock shall
be full paid and inaccessible. No trans
fer OF stock shall be binding upon the
corporation unless made upon its books
and all certificates Of stock shall be signed
by such officers as may be designated by
the board Of directors.
All stock In this corporation shall be
held upon q condition precedent and under