The herald., 1922-03-16
CHARTER OF CONSOLIDATED FUEL
co, INC.
NU., INI
Mch. 9.-April Is.

State of Louisiana, Parish OF Orleans
/ City of New Orleans. BE 1t known, tina,
| on the 9th day of February. nineteen hun
drcd and twenty-five Q922), before me
| George Montgomery, a notary public in
and for the Parish of Orleans, State OF
| Louisiana. duly commissioned and quail
! fed, acting under authority of the Cover
nor, for and in the place of James f
cunts, another notary public in and for
| said Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana
| now absent from the State on leave as
! will he shown by certificate of leave OF
absence granted said James f. cunts, no
| tary public, attached hereto and made part
| hereof; and in the presence of the wit
| nesSes hereinafter named and under
| signed, personally came and appeared the
| several persons whose names are hereuntO
| subscribed, who severally declared that
availing themselves of the provisions of
| the general laws of the State of Louisiana
providing for the organization of corpora
tons, and especially Act 267 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 bee ONE assOci-
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:
both retail and wholesale; to buy, sell.
| store, 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.
hna and nd oil OIL Nxratn of
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 consuct 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.
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.
seows, 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
M nf SQfh
ARTICLE III-The amount of capital
stock of said corporation shall be fifty
thousand dollars ($50000.00), all of which
shall be common stock and none of which
shall be preferred stock.
ARTICLE lV-The amount to which the
capital stock Of said corporation may be
increased shall be two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. (s25O. OOOO0).
ARTICLE V-The number of shares of
which the said capital stock of fifty thous-
and dollars (s5O.oOOoO) of said corpora
ton shall consist. shall be five hundred
| (5OO) shares of the par value of one hun
dred dollars (S100.00) per share, the shares
of said corporation to remain at one hun.
dred dollars (s100.O0) in the event Of the
increase of the capital stock of said cor
poratiOn beyond fifty thousand dollars.
ARTICLE vI-The location of the
dOmicile of said corporation shall be in
the City Of New Orleans. in the Parish of
Orleans. in the State of Louisiana.
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 be
those provided for by law, and such other
officers as may be provided for by the by
laws. The names and post office addresses
OF the directors of said corporation who
are selected to serve for the first year or
until their successors are elected and
| I'm FfA1 chAy h 81 iii
Hardy f. Mccormack, Birmingham,
Ala; Robert P. Hyams, New Orleans, La.
Frederick Gilmore, Pensacola, Fla. ;
Henry c. Whiteman, New Orleans,s La. I;
Robert J. Milling, Mobile, Ala; with /:
Hardy Z. Mccormack as president; Robert
treasurer: Frederick Gilmore as End vice.
president: Henry c. Whiteman as 3rd
vice-president, and Robert J. Milling as
secretary.
ARTICLE IX-The names and post Of
flee addresses Of the subscribers to these
articles Of incorporation and a statement
Of the number of shares Of stock which
each subscriber is to take In said corpora
ton are as follows. to-wit: Hardy K. Nc
COrpack. Birmingham, Ala, fifty (50)
shares: Robert P. Hyams. New Orleans,
La, fifty (50l shares; Frederick Gilmore,
Pensacola, Fla, fifty t5O) shares; Henry
c. Whiteman. New Orleans, La, fifty
500 shares: Robert J. Milling, Mobile,
Ala, fifty (50) shares.
ARTICLE X-Each share Of stock shall
be entitled to one vote. There shall be no
cumulative voting.
ARTICLE XI-The board Of directors
Of said corporation shall be, and are here
by invested with all the corporate powers
Of said corporation, including among
other powers the following, viz: the power
to make, alter and amend suitable by
laws for the government Of said corpora
ton; the power to borrow money, execute
mortgages, issue notes or bonds. to sell
or pledge the same, and generally to do
all things pertinent to, or necessary for
the objects and purposes Of said corpora
ton, or which are or many be permitted
by the laws applicable to corporations,
the above recital Of powers granted to the
board OF directors not being exclusive.
the intention being to invest the board Of
directors with all such other and further
powers as may be proper to accomplish
the objects and purposes Of said corpora
ton.
ARTICLE XII-Stockholders' meetings
for the election of directors of said cor
poration shall be held annually on the first
Monday In February Of each year.
ARTICLE XIII-The president and the
vice-presidents, the secretary and the
treasurer shall be authorized to receive
service Of all legal process.
Thus done and passed, in my office, in
the City of New Orleans, in the presence
OF p. L. Pierce and John G. Foster. COM
petent witnesses, both Of legal age, who
have hereunto signed their names with
the said appearers and me, notary, on the
date and day hereinabove first written,
and the said subscribers do hereby sub