The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-01-05
CHARTER OF LESTER +. ALEXANDER
COMPANY, INC.

COMPANY. INC.
United States Of America, State of Lou
iSiana. Parish of Orleans, City of Sew
ORLEANS. BE it known, That on this
Thirtieth day of December in the year
Of our Lord One Thou 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 oil
ganization and formation thereof, they
have covenanted and agreed. and do by
these presents covenant. agree and bind
themselves, as well as such other persons
who may hereafter become associated
with them or their successors, to form
polite in law, for the objects and pur-
| poses and under the agreements and stipu-
! latiOns following tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style of
this corporation shall be Lester F.
| Alexander Company. Incorporated" and
| by that name il 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
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
fha Of -
The President shall be the executive
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 adjuncts and accessories 10 any or
all of them.
To manufacture. buy, sell, deal in. and
business of manufacturing, buying. selling
| and dealing in goods. wares and
i mercha ndise of every class and description
| To improve. manage, develop. sell. a.
| sign, transfer, lease. mortgage, pledge oil
| otherwise dispose of or turn to accOun'
! 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 t.
make and issue notes, bonds debentures
obligations and evidences Of indebted
ness OF all kinds. whether secured by
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
work. develop, sell. lease. exchange, hire
convey. mortgage or otherwise dispose o.
and deal IN. lands and leaseholds, and
any interest, estate and rights in rea
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 oil
| territorial rights in respect to. or other
wise TO turn to account or dispose Of
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 oil
i otherwise, and to hold for investment oil
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 any
corporation or corporations; to merge Of
consolidate with any corporation In suef
manner as may be permitted by law; Il
| aid in any manner any corporation whose
stock bonds or other obligations arr
held or in any manner guaranteed by th'
| company or I'm which the company Is II
l any way interested: and to do any othel
| acts or things for the preservation. pro
lection. improvements or enhancement Of
the value of any such stock, bonds oil
| other obligations, or to do any acts OF
things designed for any such purpose
and while owner OF any such stocks. bonds
/ or other obligations to exercise all th'
rights. powers and privileges of owner
shin thereof, and to exercise any and al
| voting powers thereon;
And generally to do all things necessar!
or convenient to properly conduct tn
business of this corporation.
| ARTICLE IV.-This corporation ma!
sue and be sued in its corporate name
hold. have, receive, purchase. convey, sell
mortgage. hypothecate, pledge. lease AM
suitcase, and enjoy real personal ant