The herald., 1922-04-06

minutes of said corporation, being copy
of n resolution adopted by the Board or
Directors of said corporation on the
above stated date.
l further certify that George W. White
man is President and Henry I. White
man is Vice President of said Whiteman
Contracting Co, Inc.
In testimony whereof, 1 have hereto
affixed the name and seal of said cor
poration by myself as its Secretary, this
the 2Sth day of January, 1922
JOHN C. FOSTER,
~ WHITMAN CONTRACTING
Mch. april Is.
CHARTER OF CONSOLIDATED FUEL
CO, INC.
State of Louisiana Parish of Orleans.
City of New Orleans. BE it known, that
on the 9th day of February. nineteen hun
dred and twenty-five 1922), before me.
George Montgomery, notary pubnc III
and for the Parish of Orleans, State or
Louisiana, duly commissioned and quail
! fled, acting under authority of the Cover
nor. for and in the place of James Il.
cunts, another notary public In and Tor
said Parish of Orleans, State OF LOUISIANA
now absent from the State on leave as
will be shown by certificate OF leave or
absence granted said James +. cunts, no.
| tary public, attached hereto and made part
| hereof; and in the presence OF the wiz
nesses hereinafter named and under
| signed, personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names are hereuntO
| subscribed who severaly declared that.
| availing themselves of the provisions OF
| the general laws of the State of Louisiana
providing for the organization or corpora
| tons, and especially Act 26l OF the ACTS
| of 1914 they have cOvenanted and agreed,
and do by these presents, covenant, agree,
and bind themselves. as well as all such
persons as may hereafter become assocl-
! ated with them, to form and constitute a
corporation and body polite in law, and
| to that end they do state the following
matters and things. and execute and adopt
! these articles of incorporation as follows,
| to-wit:
ARTICLE THE name of said corpora
ton shall be Consolidated Fuel Co.,
Inc"
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
for which said corporation is formed are
as follows:
To carry on a general fuel business
both retail and wholesale; to buy, sell
Astore, deal in, export and import coal,
coke wood, and other fuel;
To build, equip. purchase, or otherwise
acquire, own, SELL lease mortgage or
otherwise hypothecate barges, scows,
boats and vessels, and all other watercraft
of any kind and description, and to main
tain, operate and navigate the same, sole
ly, however, for the use and benefit of said
corporation and not for hire;
To build, equip, purchase, or otherwise
acquire, and own buildings. piers, docks
wharves, warehouses, and all other things
necessary or proper to carry on the bust
ness of said corporation and to sell. lease
mortgage, or otherwise hypothecate the
| same;
To conduct a general brokerage bust
ness including the business Of marine
| or vessel brokerage and agency;
To do a general agency business, In
Guiding the agency of marine insurance
To charter. purchase. or otherwise ac
| quire vessels. cargoes and all maritime
property. and to deal in. handle and man
age. and dispose of the same, solely
however. for the use and benefit Of said
corporation and not for hire;
To purchase and otherwise acquire
hold, rent, lease, improve, mortgage, sell
and convey, and deal in generally real
and personal property of all kinds. and In
particular lands. lands under water and
riparian, buildings, vessels, barges
scows, and all other watercraft of any
kind and description. piers, wharves
docks, warehouses, and equipment there
of;
And further to do and perform any act
or thing necessary or proper for the ac
complishment Of or pertinent to the OBJ
jects and purposes of said corporation
ARTICLE III-The amount of capita
stock Of said corporation shall be fft,
thousand dollars (s50.OOO.OO), all of which
shall be common stock and none of which
shall be preferred stock.
ARTICLE 1V-The amount to which thu
capital stock of said corporation may b
increased shall be two hundred and fift!
thousand dollars. 250.OO0.O0).
ARTICLE V-The number Of shares o
which the said capital stock Of fifty thous
and dollars (s50,O00.O0) of said corpora
ton shall consist, shall be five hundred
I 5000 shares of the par value of one hun
dred dollars (S100.O0) per share, the share
of said corporation to remain at one hun
m a event
increase of the capital stock of said cor
poration beyond fifty thousand dollars
ARTICLE vI-The location of tn
domicile Of said corporation shall be II
, the City Of New Orleans. in the Parish o
! Orleans, in the State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE VII-The period Of duration
of said corporation shall be fifty $50
? years.
ARTICLE vIII-The number Of direc
tors Of said corporation shall be five
The officers of said corporation shall b
those provided for by law, and such othe
, officers as may be provided for by the by
) laws. The names and post office addresse
; of the directors of said corporation VIII
. are selected to serve for the first year o
until their successors are elected an
qualified shall be as follows, to-wit:
Hardy f. Mccormack, Birmingham
, Ala; Robert p. Hyams, New Orleans, La.
{ Frederick Gilmore, Pensacola, Fla.
|, Henry c. whiteman, New Orleans, La.
Hardy f. Mccormack as president; Rober
P. Hyams as LIST vice president an
treasurer; Frederick Gilmore as End vice
, president; Henry c. Whiteman as 3r
0 vice. president, and Robert ]. Milling a
. secretary.
ARTICLE IX-The names and post OF
' flee addresses of the subscribers to thes
, articles of incorporation and a statemen
Of the number Of shares Of stock whic
e each subscriber is to take in said corpora
. ton are as follows. to-wit: Hardy e. Nc
D Cormack, Birmingham, Ala, fifty $50
: shares; Robert p. Hyams New Orleans
La, fifty (50) shares; Frederick Gillmort
, Pensacola, Fla, fifty (50) shares; Henr
G.. Whiteman, New Orleans, La, fit
D (50) shares; Robert J. Milling, Mobile
!, Ala. fifty (50) shares.
ARTICLE X-Each share Of stock sha
' be entitled to one vote. There shall be n
D cumulative voting.
, ARTICLE XI-The board Of director
I, of said corporation shall be, and are here
D by invested with all the corporate power
: Of said corporation, including anon
r. IoIYz ,-su H.