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$25 Reward! It has come to our notice that some irrespontible person or persons have been tampering with the meters, seals and wires in some of the plaeces we are furnishing light and power to in Algiers, McDonoghville and Gretna. Notice is hereby given that this is strictly against the law and all sueach persons that may be found guilty of doing or allowing same to be done with a view of defrauding the company will be vigorously prosecuted. No one has any right to tamper with your wires or meter installed in your premieee unless they show a badge of the company. We are now making a careful investigatlon of all meters and wires and hereby offer a reward of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for evidence leading to the conviction of the guilty party or parties. Algiers Railway & Lighting Co., 222 Elmira Avenue. ALGIERS SAZERAC APP. ST. JHN'S MARKET SA LOO N JAO SCHERE, PrP. Oyster Loaves and Sandwiches Sandwiches of All Kinds Day and Night E. J. MOTHE UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER Phone, Algiers 29. No. 222 Morgan Street (C T4BLISHED 1853. John C. Meyer & Son. I JEWELERS I WATCHES, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, SILVER AND PLATED WARE. 133 SIeetur St., aM maar U. S. Mint, 1 New Orleans, L.uisiana. M. Abascal & Bro., Ltd. Dealers In Groceries aid Wester Plredtc, PELICAN AVE., Cor. Verret St. ALGIERS, LA. 'AAAil AAAAUUA" AAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAl AAA - Sierra Bros., -DEALERS IN GROCERIES. IMPORTED WINES. LIQUORS, CIGARS. TOBACCO. ETC. BellevllIe St. Opelousas Ave. ALAIuRS, LA. -wwwwwwww-vwwv MARTIN S. MAHONEY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. NOTARY PUBLIC, Offices: 121 Carendelet Street. U3S Pelican Ave. SO VEARP SXPERIINC* umesmeedlLg a sketch Lad deoert$Ion ma, quiet amesaln our opinion tree wbahet a Iaeitts ý proabely ý le Cama, b Uoe I letl eodMitashiNAl 9 on Patea oste tree eo ror teeuring pMtan SciretilfI Ilurka. "uoa or y o 91.rernltolle ]oury Tr. Tert.a ". e Ws st r retei. wes&Wgmea. CHARTER OF TIlE GULF STATES IAI;(NI. ALNt TIMBHR COMPANY, LIMITED. NITE STATES OF AMERICA. STATi OF OIAUISLANA. PARISH OF OR LEANS. ('ITY OF NEW ORLEANS. Ba IT Uxowx, that on this, the 14th dai oa August, In the year of our Lord one thanoad, line hundred and eleven, and of the ladepeadence of the United States one hundred cad thirty-fifth, before me, Marl Mayo oatne. a notary public, duly corn msioned and qualified In and for the Pr hb. of Orleans, State of Louisiana, and It the presoene of the undersigned competent --t1oe penosallcy came and appeared Edw-ad Nathan, Carence K Fettis and John 0. Eddy, all of whom relsde and anr domiclled a the city of New Orleans, State o f Loubana, who declared that availlan themselves of the general laws of this 8tat relative to the formation of corporatlosi they have covenanted, and do by these pre eats coveat agre, obligate and bind themselves, as well as such other persons as may hereafter become associated wit them, constitute and term themselves Into a corporation and body politic fer the urposeso an d objects and nder the a -es sand stlpalatloas ftoerle, to wit: Tin xraa Ax- rutsl ao this corpmortl shall be GU rarvss LooIne AME Trueis CoPAr, Irn., and by that name It shaM haveo ade 7 successic for a period o sine -snetoe. ea it, ed thate hve pesss, lease, Improve, e utd ac o n y, maege and hypothecate, n Its o t am property, bath real and pe esa-: to rrow money, lend the a m and Ie give and resive security therefr; ds bs d othr ev ldso debt, and the o wnd peor tng s aS aot ohibited , laws o this tat rroe errig to ssrp _ata eb a w O as k It are ti buy, sell. manufacture timlber; t purchase and sell timlber lands, as well a to purchase, sell antd manufacture timbe and all forest irodltcts. TIE: c'AI'ITAI. STacK of this corporatloi Is hereby fixed at Three Thousand bollars divided into thirty 4:t1o, shares of the pa value of cone lHundred ($ltHI.004 ilollar Iea.h, whicth shall I.e paid fir in casl, lablo done. tr prolperty actually received, in sanc manner andI at such tmlles as the board of directors may elect. No stntKIIHLsEnR: shall have the right tc sell the stock of this corporation withoul tirst offrlchg the same to the other at wk holders, in writing, who shall have the nrsi right to purchase the sam.e within a perio. of five (l. days at the then Isok value. Tillts .o ltttrlRATltN shall commence bstl ness as soon as Three Thousand Dollars ul Its capital stock shall have been subscribec fur; anslid It shall become a going concert when the said subscription shall have beer made. ALt. TIlE CtRIrORATE POIWERS Of this cor poratlon shall be vested In a Inard of dlrec tors composed or three stockholders, whi shall be elected by ballot on the first Wednesday of August of each year. excep, the first board. which shall be elected Im medlately follot ing the incorporation an the necessary subscrliption shall have beet signed. Sald directors may vote in person or by proxy In writing issued to any stock holder. Any vacancy In the board of direr tors shall he filled by the remaining dlrec tors. A failure of the stockholders to elect a new board of directors shall not vacate any office, and the board of directors an the officers In office shall continue unti their successors shall be elected. Tills CIltARTEra MAY Ba AMENDED, modified changed or altered, or this corporation ma bhe dissolved with the assent of two-third' (2-3t of the stock represented at a genera meeting conrened for ihat purpose, aftet due notice In writing. In the event of the dissolution and liquidation of this corpora tlon. the same shall Ie carried out by thres Ilquldators, who shall hold office until the termInation of its affairs, and in the event of the disability or death of one of the same his successor for the unexpired term shal be selected by the remaining llquldators. THIS DONE AND PASSED I1n my office, I this city and state, on the day, month an, year first hereabhove written. In the prea ence of J. C'. Ilollingsworth and J. J. Ken nedy, competent witnesses, residing In thl, city. who have hereunto signed their namei together with the appearers hereto, and me notary. (NAMES OF SIGNERS.) Witnesses: J. ('. IIOLLIN(SWORTH. J. J. KENNEDY. ]M. M. BOATNER, Notary Public. I, the undersigned Recorderof Mortgages, in and for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing act of incorporation of the tluif States Logging and Timber Company. l.lmlted, has been this day duly recorded in my oflc. in Book No. 1051 folio .. New Orleans, Ia.. August 14. A. "D. 1911. r1MILE LEONARJ, D. R. I. the undersigned Notary Public, do hereby certify that the above and foroing Is a trite antd correct copy of the original act of Incorporstio of the Gulf States Log. ging and Timber Company, Ltd., of record In my offhIe.. In faith whereof I have hereunto set mn hand and the Impress of myr offlcali ml on the 14th day of August, A. D. 19e11. IM. M. BOATNER, Seal l_ Notary Public. Aug. 17, 24, 31, Sept. 7, 14, 21, 1911. CHARTER OF THE AMERICAN COMPANY. STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR. LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. Ba t Kn owN, that on thIs 28th day of July, 1911. before me, R W. Youing, a no tary public, appeared the pear s whose names are hereunto subscribed, who de. dared that they hare and do form them. selves into a corporation, nader the name of Tie AMuBCgA Corluy, for the pur os io iuIn i and sellIn rea estate hold la b tu tttng ad leulng the ame: pu=chasl ad su ellch n Pe esa roperty and Ty or cIdentl. ThIs corporato s ha l exst for flaeqt-aa years, and Its dmcle shall be in the City of New Orleans. Cita tlon shall be served aUpe the President or clcreta ry.Treaaa Tuar CT aa meg of this Pesati shall be Three Tbsmad $3,000) jelaM dirlded Into Thirty (O) lur of the value of One Huadrtd ($1(,.p) DeIt each. No traner of sto shall be bIdls eth eetrporsfo, lnak It be mad a its ks. T. vam o this wpemaejsm sa b vd Ie Beýard. t t s - of shall sgtw e a The . Itehell obress torsasall M b ae ol T r1 ?ahl e tabk I - "ý - 5 sý".:-a.t .mc 'r said election shall be held under the super vision of the Board of Directors. Each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock standing in his name on the books of the corporation, to be cast by him In person, or by written proxy. A cancy occurring by death, resignation or oth erwise shall ble Alled by selection made by the remaining directors. 'lte IEts: DtIssO..tItN of this Charter, by limitation or otherw-e, its affairs shall be liqeu.dated by the i're-sident and the Secre tary-Treasetrer. Should either be unable or cease to act, for any cause, the other shall continue the liquliation alone. tleigi-lal signed: (Names of Subscribers. Witneseses : L. S. IIYTE. JAMEI:S J. A. FuitTIER. W. \. YVOLUNt;., Notary Piublic. I. the undersigned Recorder of .Mortga;es in and for the Parish of Orleanu, State of lamlsiana:, do hereby certify that the above Iland forcgecing act of intcorporatioin of thle Alterican t'eoll,:tny wa . this day duly rc corded iln tly otice in lbook 1tl,1, folio 61. New ttrlhans, July '1.. 1911. S.i ned -' E \111 ": l O NA III,. I Sea.! It. R. A true coipy of the' original (Signedi W. W. Y lNe:, Not. 'llb. Aug. l0. 17, "4, :11; Sept. 7, 14, 1911. ('IIARTIER eF Till: t'e 0MtIt' IAL.. LAW ANIe AlI JISTMI:NT A;ENt Y, INC. I NITI le STATES 01F" AMEltle1A. STATE etF 1.ti ISIANA. PARISlI 01- ORIILEANS. ii: tI KNiowýN. that tcn the twenlty-eighth day of the mconth of July, in the year of cur Lerd tee thoustaned nine hundred and clethtn and (of the Independence of thce SIitledl States of America the one hundred t.Id il!irty -ixth. hbefore me, Sliney Frances ILulltbir. a notaury pulbiic, duly collemission.ed :lnd qtulttiied, in .and for thle lParish of ICr Iea.Itt. State of Louislana tfcresaid,. therein residing. and in the presence- of the wit e-.es hlecreinafter nalletd anti undermignel. personally c lame an appeared the several I per 'sins whosll names art hereunto sulbscrih eid. anti who are all of full age of majority and residlents of this city; and the .said up cpe'arers declared that, avalling thetmselves of the laws of this State relative to the or .:lnizationll of comeumercial corporations, they diut biy thee presents, contract, covenant, Itace anld bind eli themselves, as welIl de succh otllh.r persons as mansy hereafter Ieconle asato ijt!cied with theulm, to fcerui and constitute at corporation for the cbjects and pulrples iand undi.r tile articles and stipulations fol lowing, to wit: AlrhTI'LE I. The name and tit:e of this corporation sthall bet thle I'CteM ItEnICA. LAW AND ADaJUIT MENlr Ac.I:Nc,'. Incorporeateel. In its said name and corporate capacity it shall have. and enjoy succession for the term of ninety nine years from the date hereof, and shall halve the power and authority to contract, sule and lee sued, to make and use a seal, and the same to break and alter at pleasure; to receive. pu!rchiase, hold, lease, sell, ex chtiange-, donate, mortgage, pledge property, both real anti personal; to issue commer clal reports and commercial ratings, to Issue bonds, notes and other certificates or evi dlente of indebtedness; to name and appoint suchIt managers, agents, directors and officers ;as its business or Interest and convenience may require: anti to make and establish as we-ll as to alter and amend, from time to time, such by-laws, rules and regulations for the proper conduct, management and' regulation of the affairs of said corporation as may be necessary and proper. ARTIC'LE Ii. This corporation shall be domiciled in the t'hy of New Orleans, and all citations or other legal process shall be served upon I the president, or in his absence upon the secretary, and in the absence of both, then in the manner directed by law. ARTICLE Ill. The objects and purposes for which this I corporation is organized, and the nature of t the business to be carried on by it, is to do a general collection business, to deal in commercial paper, to issue commercial re- 1 ports and commercial ratings, for profit, to c buy, sell and otherwise deal in all descrip tion of bonds, notes or any other certificates E or evidence of Indebtedness, as well as to t buy, sell, mortgage, pledge and otherwise I deal in both real and personal property. ARTICLE IV. I The total authorized capital stock of this I corporation is Ten Thousand ($10,000) Dol- c lars, divided into Four Hundred Shares of 1 Twenty-five Dollars each. Subscription to 1 stock of this corporation shall be paid in I cash, or its equivalent In property, merchan- e dise, labor or value, at suc times and in a such amounts and with such notices to the e subscribers as the directors of the corpora- t tion shall deem for the best interest of all c parties concerned. No stock certificatei b shall issue to any person until the payment c in full of the shares subscribed. ARTICLE V. All the powers of this corporation shall i be vested In and be exercised by a Board of Directors, to be composed of not more b than seven nor less than three stockholders, who shall be elected by ballot, at a stock- I holders' meeting to be held for that purpose a on the First Tuesday of (he month of Au gust of each year, at the domicile of the c corporation. From and after the first Tues- S day of August, 1911, all elections of direct ors as well as of all meetings of stockhold- e ers, except for the purpose of liquidating or v dissolution, or as otherwise required by law, t ten' days notie sent by mail to his last designated address shall be given to each a person who appears as a stockholder on a the books of the corporation. ( Each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock standing In his name on the books of the cbrporatlon, to le cast in person or by proxy, and the c majority of the votes cast shall elect.. The n Board orf Directors shall have the power to a fill all vacancies that may occur on the b board. The failure to elect directors on the date above specified shall not dissolve the cor poration, but the directors then in office shall remain ia office until their successors are elected. Due notice of another election a shall be given as above provided, and such notices of election shall continue to be given until the election is held. A majority of the directors shall consti tute a quorum for the transaction of any business. At its first meeting following each annual election, the Board of Dilrec tors shall elect a President, Vice President, a Secretary-Treasurer, and such other of. icers as it shall deem necessary. The Board of Directors shall have power, In its discretion, to unite two or more of fes, and to confer the same upon one per. The Board of Directors may make and estabish, as well as alter and amend, any and all by-laws, rules and regulations neces sary and proper for the support and man agement of the busineas and affairs of the d corporation, not Inconasistent with Its char. u ter. The Board of Directors shall also have full power and authority to borrow money c through the iresldent or some other duly e authoriaed agent or agents to execute u mortlgage.s, sune notes, bonds or other obll- t) gations; Issue commercial reports and com-. a mercial ratings and, generally, to do things a reasonable and mecessary fer the proper 5 carrying on of the bianess of the orpora- i tion, and also to Issue and deliver fullpald S shares of stock, or bonds, or obligatlon of tl said corporation in payment of labor, or t money borrowed, or property, or rights et. t nally received by the cooration. b Any member. of the rd of lDirectors ce who may be absent from the doilelle of J the corporaton, or who may be prevented LI by sickness rrom attending, may gie a writ- a ten proxy to any other member of aid ti Batrd of Diretorsa to repreat hlm in all matters at any maeting of the Board of Directors, whether general or spclal, ARTICLE VIL hene.ver this orporation my he diI solved, either by limitation or by any other P cause whatevdr, Ita aairas shall ellqndat. aed by three omilllonera, to be apintedt t a general ma ting of the stockholdersa or thne purpoe of lqlidatng, a hereinater f t provtaed, aeah share being entitled to one a vote in persao or by prox. ol Said commluloers sl rem o f Ice until the aai[rs of said eorporatlonl shall have ben fully settled and lquIdated, a and shall have .full amthorlty and power tI to transfer and n title to all the asset and property o thee corporatlon intcase of the death, disablilty or eg nation of one or more of said coom-l-.. ers, the vacancy shall h f-illed by election by the survlvigl ommislonsra or cmmis..i. sioner. . v m, ered by a th-ioura s rvote of the etir * stock, cat at a. meetng called fr that urpos,, tose.ll te entre asets of th h in some tther ,v at B. ore any dtociosolder dbsof ls this eorat.o . hes oder same to the pu Board of i,-c-tors this coruratiios for the corpoe n provided the sane shall 1e parehass wthin t das fom date ol ofr, --- the sale shall be ofectd at the This act o ie.rporaug. may be rmalo. nwll ~~ da)v*awc tb, kn er- Any chaaUe whic may be proposed or tch made, Ia reference to the capital stock of for this corporation, shall be made in accord me ance with the laws of the State of louisi ast ana on the subject :and the said capital A stock may lie increased or diminished upon va compliance therewith upon an affirmative th- vote of two-thirds of the stock oif the cur. by porat ion. ARTItTli'LE VIII. by No stockholder shall ever lie held liable be or responsile for the enotralcis or faults re- of this cortorsoratin In any further sum thaa or the unpaid Il;atnce due on the shartes of all stock owned ty himnt: nor shall any mere informality In organization have the effect of rendering this charter nlll or of expos ing a stockhu,hldr to any liability b.yond the amount due on his stock. ARlTII'ILE IX. The tir-t meeting of the stockholders of this cpoporation shall is' held without fur ;es ther nothice, on the tirst day of Augitst, is of the year nineteen hluidred and eleven, and iv- the following named stockholdlers shall com ie phse the first Btoardi of lirectors. who sha . re- sire llntil thll next annual meeting, to take pilac on the First Tuesday of August. 1!912. or lint ii tIher sunice.sors have si-en dily eleted and Installed, namely, Wiilliain M. Aviry. president ; Loulis E. Schritver. vice plresident ; Maurce, it. (;uerin, secretary tr. -'t'i er. AtTI'C.LE X. ;lid ii corporation shall colmenlce biusiness Isa, siln as one hundred anil tw5enty shares if tihe' cpital stock shill have been siih .iirih-d and pail for. anti in order that this cha rter mniy alsi serve as the original suill script iot I1<t. all sitsi , ribers herelto have Ii- t oppli-.is thisir respect. l' names the nunt t.r of sharesi of stock sublscril.,li for by all of them. fE Thus done and passed at the city of New I(Itrlens,. tile dayi, tninth and year tirlt abtorvt is ritton. in ti lpreseince of Messieurs M. I " Ibl Shralf anti Emile 1'T. omhe, competllent it- I iof neises, whoi harve hereunto signed their t nt names tog-ether witi: the said aplipearers and hL I mi. I.notary. , after readling of the whole. ed t (Original sig ,led it Woslit. M ry ..120 tshares d .. E. Schriever.. :t shares r- M. It. Gurin....120 shares in Witecs-es : it . . Si 'IilARIIF.t 1. EMILE T. (II01lt:. al SIIsNEY F. GAI'TIERIt. i- Notary I'ublic. ty I. the undersikned liecordcr of Mortgages ip in and for ti I Parish of Orleans. State of I. Louisiana. do hereby certify that lie above r. and foIrl-goilg act of incorporatltin of the ey '('I.IIt'IAI. IAt. lw AD It.I EST MSNT A;ENSct, t Intcor'poratlcd, is:s this iday dilly reicorded lu I ,ih my office, in Iook 10.(151. folo G4. I New I rleans, La.. July 31. 1911. t- (Sillned) EMtI LI- LEONARItD. cs ('lerk. - A triue copy from the original of rectord andt on tile in my noitarial office. New Orleans, Aug. i . . 1911. nn SIDNEY F. GAUTIER. T- (Slt Notary l'tblic. Id Aug. 10, 17, 24, 31;: Sept. 7. 14, 1911. CIIARTER OF OZARK LAND COMPANY. UNCITED STATIES OF AMERICA, STATE ce OF IOUISIANA, P'ARISII OF OR s LEANS. Is to Be It known, that on this the twenty as sixth day of July, in the year nineteen hun id dred and eleven and the one hundred and /n thirty-sixth of the Independence of the United States, before me. James Barkley Rosser, Jr., a notary public, duly commis e siiuned and quallitied, personally came and c ar appacred, In my ofice In this city, the par an ties hereto subscribed, who declared that pe pursuant to the laws of this state they n hereby form and constitute themselves into Ii a corporation, under the name of "'OZARK LANL C'OMPANY," for a term of ninety- 1 is nine years, with a domicile in this city. ýf where all legal process shall be served on to the president, or 'Ice-president in the ab- I' In sence of the president, with the obect of e- buying or otherwise acquiring and selling a to or otherwise alienating lands In the United p States, Improved and unimproved, and gen- I s erally all things appertainlng thereto and :o with all powers and rights granted to cor e porations: with a capital stock of one hun dred dollars par value each, which shall be paid for when sluscribed; all corporate is powers to ie vested in a board of directors. I- composed of three stockholders, who shall f tie elected at a meeting of stockholders to o be hi:d as soon as this act is signed and n passed and whose successors shall he elect 2. ed on the frst Monday of June. 1912, and n annually thereafter: immediately after its te election said board of directors shall select t- from their number a president, vice-presi 11 dent, and secretary-treasurer, who shall K -j hold oice until June 1912, when their sue. It cessors shall be selected by the board of di- 'I rectors to be chosen in that month, and all vacancies in ofce and board shall be filled It 1I by the remaining directors and at its disso- t d lution this corporation shall be liquidated -e by its president. a, This act shall constitute, alse, the orig I- anal subscription list of the corporation, as e signed. t- Thus done and passed, in my omee at the It e city of New Orleans, on the day, month and It s- year first before written, in the presence of F t. Alphonse J. Cuneo and James Thrlmfy, a I- competent witnesses, domiciled In this city, y r who aien with said appearers and me, no r, ta.', after reading the whole. st (Original signed) : Earl A. Bernard, 20 a h shares: A. G. Young. 5 shares: Ed. Gaut- 1 n schi, 5 shares. (Witnesses): Alphonse J. C'uneo, James Thrlffileyr. e J. B. Ross-a, Ja, Not. Pub. a n I, the undersigned recorder of mortgagesl I, in and for the parish of Orleans, bhereby - e certify that the above and foregoing act - e of incorporatfon of the "Ozark Land Co." o wss this day .duly recorded in my ofce In e book 1031. folio--. New Orleans, July 27th, 1911. S (Signed) ExILE LONASD, D. RL e tr . B.:B soasn. Ja.. Not. Pob. 419 Hibernial Bldg. aug 3 10 17 24 31 sep 7 1911 SCHARTER 1OF THIE DAN W. FEITEL BAG COll- J I'PNY. LIMITED. t STATE (OF LOIUISIANA. PARISH OF OR-c y LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. ci dRE IT KNOWN, that on this twenty-lth p e day of August, in the year one thousand u n*ine hundred and eleven, before me, Wil- w liam Renaudln, notary publie i and for the w e il'arish of Orleaas, State of Louisiana, duly 7 commissioned and qualified, and in the pree I ence of the witnesses hereilnafter named and e undersigned, personally came and appeared . - the persons whose names are herenato sub- di -scrthed, ali above the full age of maJority; at a who severally declared that availing them- ye r selves of the provisions of an act of the legislature of thils State, known as Act No. SS36 of the seslon of 1888. as well as of i these of the general lawa of this State rela- lI r tive to the orgalniation of corporations, al they have formed and orllganised and do be by thewse presents tormt themselves into and s s constitute a body politic in law, for the o- a f Jeets and purposesa and unader the stlpula- ti I tions snd agreements hereinafter set forth a rand expresed, which they hereby adopt asa ntheir charter, to wit: - ARTICL3 I. The name and title e the corporatioa m - hereby formed is declared to be the iutA as W. I'mtsL BAo CoPureT, Lilunlm." Its to domicile shall be in the City of New Or- as leans, 8tate of Louiotsina, and It shall haveit Sand enjoy saoecession by its corporate name Sar a period of leeth-ete years from and All eltationas and other legal process shall c - be served upon the President. and.in the ti Sevent of his absmence or inability to act from h any case, the name shall be served upon the Seretary-Treasurer. S&RTICIZ IL i The objects and urpos for which this l eorporasion is formed and the nature of Sthe brsiaes to be artled on by It are here by delared to be to arry on a wholesale ad retabli ba e in lIia l ad sellnlg Iaew and second-h d riap twines, di l lute, sisal, bcep, bgg . ts etc., to v s m anml the same e to act as ei a distributors and aents and genel to do or nd e tge. n any ad ail uines under- at t teat or eateprise comneeted with or a a at of, or iacideats1 to any of the as a parpse therein set Lath. C [ ARTICIaL II I. The capital sab ef thMi earpeatIe Is betelt v t sasb shl t e he eriv in icsa t be U bee1 k eme at r Iee ettms ?d in 8 om m - a see n es ath mlum ou mbe ststmn~i mpmm ' wa r ARTICI',E IV. f - I" This corporation shal Ih:nve powir andi aalithority to '.ntr c, t. -site and Il' sltd in ItlIs rerpol'rate ina e, matlke antd ot" i cr" *t -rlt 'l Ithe1 st:ie to chan'i or al telr at Splear, . i hol., ril',eive, lase, hitre. pit rhltase, s.i l l and i onvey. 1s ,ll.1 as mIrll t gaz. ' : dInl ht 1p th-,'r'.ll prop. rt " I stIl re,:1! ind l.,rsonal to bhrroa mo' i yl' , , ir" ue, e note--', hani s ;il"ir other e lble ln ll' ' of inI lebt"d Stit'er' and ag-ilts tl. 1h' new , ii..-it uhl €rill f venit. ni .-. of this -.,rp nrittitn mIiar re. i. e maike tidn esta, lish such b--lals. rui.u . anti t. 1:tlolin- for the ipro;er e nataingg tett itlt xe'litltn of its affarls as may lie n-e. -1 try inttid l irollr. mlnIt uiter, amunli dltl anI, hA it ii the' sttu tt t f plea - f tin.-- t Al tT. le - r v. lP ;stitulte a u tlIn.t fir the tr-ati' tin of all Lhujinttss. c 'Tht tirn- Ioourd of dircrtuors ,.f this 'or pra:tion shallo -unslAt of Dian W. I'i-tel. A. S.I. hSpe:irlng .nt Morris I ttIllkal with theil .m ld!" aniti IirrL I hurke,, as Sle cr eitary- ireast rer call of whi t,, steal ho ly uffire eho l M t the tin-I r," l, u shall hate i eth duly al i- t.l h i anll iualttied. Tin ii. irst Mondar i - hugu :, 19 ., anti r'atinlly therafter r li.l l ltion for ditcerl toss lhill he hl ell ii lllth nit, lh IIof Ie . I mi r ..i. il r t lap. i te a by theI' tL r iil nt, at;tller tieni ri prit h rie t nu r shall hateti r alt 'i rkhavh lnl t i rIl itll1 :hi it' I he l it - r l itt kni lit i ire lett e . .rl pll. of I u,"ilin s. ant, ithe dirertitra then thl ettr d shall inut.-k tiatet.ly I ake their- s, t tnt ho d uffire unt .il th3 ii rlla t iur: shalt l hit it . n duly electl anr :hinll rle it lloni shall ite by i tilrt, ' lian e a larh ,Iare of slit ct li iall bil enl itrld tlrt one' ioti, eitll r in p- 'n -li r :tby a t ru,l at i-ll Iiiltlslt, it Inll Ile ll " dll ti t¢eti I I lit [ mere"tings of the stnk "ckh t ers. MIie til (inancies oIt trh rl* it tinll h .e boarldof It -tirslih front any oru eit shall be fi e.d i'by the r-a ' ining directors. titil i. nilt or alt iren. or this orporl tion mat, I .ti dir llted i t th ith n ent ofli tht Irr e furl thii . iof the-l apital sitt lk pr-.et or rtl pru-t -l iontir hi- taor that plerp ie utter thirty days tilit tilt ithier s all halive be.n gill , l irll lietrtin in 't.- of hr ' niy newspapers1 Apu lishtil t int ti e ,'ivt of eal I rleais, live rtime. dtrig slid Chitty r ..t r AltT'l' l '1.1 1 I. i h ntll, iler this orptrat lii 'iitl litl . a y tither by liritalin of its tc'harter, or froth any other cause, Itin afir shall iuidt d by three eirtll all i n r ail pi l Ii ntl fro nnthe *n it, ist'rkoil-n -rs at a geIeral no tIt til of the stloki .,ller' il nvene fh r that ag li t ti, ritn I ittl itil . B It. hitti ii. Itlit url.-. after thihrty daul ys prior wutit, ofi sidt ml etlttig st h ll havtt e t .tt n iv'en Ity ilpubl lie'tioln it. one if tlh. daily newsiap-rs nt ililfo it in the i'itl of New Ii r ,iea , ti'e iues lurlingI sat thirty days. Said o hall uit e to ai -'.E II AltTtrL n' Viii, I stockholder oft this orporli ifn shatll teer l at hald litabe or respioi sil e for theil contrac ilor fali sMtl, it .tr hin any furthr f lti.i lIa W. ('lltnh Bag Company . , n-qI {l' Ile, w h a u i in my of-ci. I Isum than the uip hlr llatne due to the cnr porntioel on h shares '3ned l !. hits nor have the irtfic of rendering this charter rall e nor of exposing a stockholder to any lichilitl lheynd the amiount ot his stuck. Ti IIt Iro r ad 'lysEt in toy notarial c sabseriba their names together with AB.it A, indd I. ltEAl'INI. at ll l sep 1- sha1re....... i t oct . A. ENCHARTEK. WM1. IENA1 RIlN taryOF E ' b. liTATE . OF I OISIANA'. i IT' OF hEW , the undr, thatn ed, thle tde of Mort day os, n and for the yeari of our lnrd Snate ofn hundred and ere certify thatme John Wa.ner, a notary public In and lor this paria, and in the g oing act of incorpothe heration inalter named wtlnehser, personally came ofand appearen the F everal mpany, ihom namesd, are hereunto d urecordbed in my of de clared that availingf- themselves of the lawnsI New Orleans, loa., August :w. 1911, F SignedL relative to the EONAlItlsI,on o corporaton hereby c ertify the foreg elve and witheir oct a trueign and ucrre t copy of the or-ig nal at of oporaton or the obects and purpoes nd Feltel hag ('ompany, Lemit."h together' ` witunder the certipu te of einther et orth.der of orch they do adopt a their charter, toand ARTICE I. he ame d ttle o this Augusorporation, A. 9halt he ..a.L.. a O N," and u1 der sid name shall hae and ey. corpor yearary ublic. agl citation and other legl pre s1hall. he rved on the Piresident, and in hlisraW ac I or diabw ility on the Vce Pnyeliaet and n the ahsence ar tdisaybeir of oh o-n aIl haerey poerd to contract, n e and he ed; to maker aad une o corporate al the Ior moinsy and to eincte noesa ; to mahe rn let and by-laea orte ts overanat the same a t o alter or amend or uane aed, o dle a and ato do all i thng oseesary to carry on . it buaines W ARTICLE I. d The objets and this "trportowhn this af corporation A oranied and the nat ura o a the bersne to he arrdeld on by it, are me hereby declared to do an r generale bouthes of r inll penarTre atinrer, and erelrag;o t ham are oer to r all It e and matoeria d necearedy to carry on sid uslaes, and the Ia do bI craatkonr neceasary; and to en- a Te caipiale sratoek ol the corpnration io bhereblt atnd puten toptud bollr, nto be dhid e into four tndrse as are at the par n 11 tisdto :esea oarry on Tlmbbe f nase antd tive dotlreh horelth shl buy sad sell silAatared mOaAte,"hall be norl-a nasib es Trall heb aof stok shalt he bdae only on the bska o the emapnd, to established by tho heard of diretor - This ohedesatlin oshall es es brorulnes shaen a Inrll th a dolo e lanslar o ouslaeal e an hI lptat o this ete peotmea shall hei ventd e a au te tad d drtoa eaOd d o ob thrre lato fohheasrd idireors sall he p eleted a bnllty b the toctkole rs the t tat i sha co-r muer. b st ercrat-In teach smed dorsa toc po er Do You Kno That in the average three-minute teletli: t:; nversati least 300 words are spoken? That, unlike the telegram, a telephone ,,: is a sent and answer received? That this is accomplished at one and t:he -:e time for same price? What would the cost be if you sent by te'e raph the number of words spoken in the ordinary te: colone coa tion? Our splendid facilities go everywhere. The rates are reasonable. Save time and money by patronizing uý. We transmit money by telephone on re>a nable tet ' Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co,, - --- FOR YOUR Comfort and Convenien OUR ELEGANT AND COMPLETE LINE OF CABINET, ELEVA OVEN AND STANDARD RANGES NOW ON DISPLAY AT 8ALESROOM. INQUIRE ABOUT OUR NEW CIRCULATING WA HEATERS. N.O.Gas Light Compa S. C. Oswald, SewePinb , OUR SPECIALTY PROMPT ESTIMATES. 401 OPELOUSAS AVE. PHONE ALGIDg stokhader. shall .W held o nly after ten d:I y'" noti le l uh l oi"ttling shall harve l.tn liven lv 1 the aSetary-Treaiitsrer in writing. either in Iwru or by miail, to each stockhlllder ten days prior to said meet ing. Ans membenlr of the board absent from the. clty or unable to attend a meeting may ive hlil proxy to allotlh,.r director to rep iresent him at such mlltings. The Iaral of directors .hall, immnedlia1tly after their ele' tion. alppoint out of their nitwlar a Presi dellnt. a Vice President and a Secrettary Treasiurr. The tlilt Ioard shall hold office untlll Feb,. . 19,1:1. or until their successors are alrteed, and said first IbaWrd of dlrectors sha;ll is composeld of J:.ames S. autltreautx. .Iea'pi Italhes and Michel S. Mallhes. with J:lanas 4. alntllhreaux. P'r,,silent: Josephll ýlaillhe, Vie lresident. and Michel S. taillies., Secretary Treasutrer. ARTICLE VI. This charter may le amendedt or the ror rmaralton dtls.lvewd or ordlt.r.d lilquidated by three fourths of the stock present and vot inc at a nmeeting of the swt,ckholders called fotr that Ipurleose. after the notice Is given as aIovre profiled for. ARITICLE VII. Whlenever this complany shall be dissolv el. eithaer lby Iqlulitation or expiration of charter or otherwise. three ilquidators shall i.a alppointed by tile stackholders at a gen eral u-llltting held after the notiter ablove shall have been given. The liquidators shallll remain In office ilntil the full liqli dation of the comlpany. and in case of death aor resignatlion or inabllity to act of one of the liquidators, the stockholders shall elect a succerssor as albove providle for, and until siuch applolntment the surviving liail dators shall act. ARTICLE VIII. No stockholder shall ever be held respon alble or liable for the faults or obllgations of the company beyond the unpaid balance that may be due by them in the stock sub scriaed by them : and no Informality in or ganization shall have the effect of render nlg this charter null or exposing the stock holders to any liability beyond the said unpaid balance that may be due on their stock subscription. Tnta ta NF. AND rAIar, in my office. 317 C'arondelet street, this city, on the day, month and year hereinablove written, in the presence of Meslseurs William Chris tlanson and John J. McCloskey. competent wiltnesses who hereunto sign their names with the said apelarers and me, notary, the said appearers writing opposite their names the numler of shares of stock sunliecrited by them, which shall act as thle stock subacrip tion list. (Original signed) NAMES OF AlI'IEAIRFR$. JOllN Mlc'LAiSKEY. WILLIAM ICIItISTIANSON. JOHN WA(GNER. Notary Public. i, the undersigned. Recorder of Mort gages, in and for the Parish of Orleans. State of Iouisiana, do herebla certify that the above and foregoing act of incorporation of the Mallhes and Company was this day duly recorded In my office in Book 10o1, folio 153l. New Orleans, Aug. 25. 1911. (SignedI EHIILE LEONARII, Ii. R. A true copy. JOHN WAGNER. Notary Public. Aug. 31, Sept. 7, 14, 21, 214: Oct. 5. CHARTER OF THE VINTOlN OIL DRILLING & OPERATING COMPANY. UNITED TbATES OF ADMERICA, STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. Be it known, that on this the Slit day of the month of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eleven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and thirty-sixth, before me, Alexis Brian, a notary public duly commissioned and qualied within and for the parish of Orleans, state of Louisiana, and in the presence of the witnesses herein after named and ndersned personally came and appeared the several parties whose names are hereunto subserlbed, who declared that, availing themselves of the privileges granted by the laws of the state of Leusi ana, they do by these presents form and organile themselves and such other personas as may hereafter jola with them into a corporation, for the objects and purposes and under the agreements following, to-wt: IARTICIL I. The name of this eorporation shall be the "VINTON OIL DRILLING " OPERATING COMPANY," and under said name It shall enjoy corporate existence for a term of ninety nine (4) years from date hereof. Its dom iele shall be in the city of New Orleans, where all legal process directed against it shall he served upon Its president; in his abses upon the vie-president, and in the absence of both of said oceas, upon its secretary. It may have, hold. lease, pur chase, sell, eonve, mortgage, or pled pro perty personal, real, or miled. It may sue -r le seed and may have and use a coro rate mseal end may Lave and enjoy all such ether rights, pewsrs ad prerogatives as are sow or may heraat be e joye y corpora tides genlly and by epratlems of a like character une the geeral and spcial lws of thin ste.t AlCLwc IL --~ _ _o 'w at manage, conduct and operate ai refineries and their acesaorle; sell the stocks and securlties r poratlons engaged lu similar Town and op, rate commrlsar and general.y to do any and things that may be necessary, incidental to the carrying out If poses. ARTICI.E III, The capital stock of this hereby tixed at four hundred sand dollars 1 -i3U.OQt4u.1 d agidsg represented by forty-tire thousaa shares of the par t.rhue of t It$1O.,U per share, whi-ch shall SIn calh or property. otn such such times as the board of pr-esrixl. The subscription to stock of this corporation evi signatures appended hereto, tive thousand dollars it($.000 capital stock has been sutsc oratlon shall become a going be authorlized to do bu. Incas s shares of stock of this corpo full paid and non-assessable. ARTICLE IV. The business and affairs of shall he managed and con hoard of directors consisting of holders. J. S. BIrady. ( orge A, 1'. '. Wells shall nstin t-tLN of directors, who shall hold oL second Monday of July. 1912, or successors are duly elected wii On the second Monday of Jly, annually thereafter, at electig shall be held at tthe oce of m. lion In the city of New Orl which meeting shall he given each stockhoihler at least ten (10. thereto. At all elections, a shall be allowed one vote for stock that has telen standing be on the books of the company Igt days prior to such meeting, rt vacant-v occurring fronm any the board of directors, or a the vacancy shall Ile tilled by directors by the election of a fill said vaca.ncy, who shall ie a successor is elected at the meeting. ARTICLE V. The orfiers of this co:fporati slat of a president, a vice tary aad a trreasurr.r. To dent and treasurer may be he stockholder. i'ntll the 'secod July, 1912, or urntil their have been duty elected and Brady shall is. president and Sells shall I.e vice-presldeat Wd Slmms shall ite secretary. Monday of July. !912, 1mm annual stockhhlceprst meeting thereaftr, the Isard of dl such annual lcetitg shall alsa their own numlber a presldmt, and treasurer fruu among thea and from aillng the at tary. ARTIt'IE VI Two members of the shall constitute a quorum. directors may ad.tt a code of change or nat.nd the same at member of the Ioard shall bhe delegate In writing his a member to any otlher membe ARTICLE. VILI This act of Incorioratios in all particulars not othe law, or the corporation may a meeting of thile stokholdgs especial purpose in the mimE calling the annual meetigi to be called ,y the atscre ten request of any stoc at such meeting or at any holders shall be binding opl tlon unless the holders of at of the issued stock shall be or by proxy and voting. AIITICLE VILI Upon the termination of limitation or upun the corporation by actloa of its business and affairs shlM by three commlssmioners ae the stockholders at the mt shall order the liauildatio death of any comlutisslios commissioners shall selectb among the stockholders. a AIITICLE I i.' No stockholder shall be contracts or f:luits of the omcers or agent.s, l.yond aq that may be due on thesharM ed by him, nor shall any in this act have tile ffect of charter void or if exposill liability beyond the atnout Thus done and prs.sed 1i city of New ctrl.uan. on the herein first aier n entionu of I. It. Saal and t; W. eat witnesses, hli. herenW names with sahl aplp.'rer after due readiing "f the (Orlnal signel, L: J. S. D. C. Wells, 1 share; Ge shares. (Wltnesses L 1, Schweitzer. At.exts Baeu, I, the undersigned, mortgages, hereby certl act of incorpor:lnn of t Inl a & Operating tupany corded In this ofi'e In boof New Orleans, l.a., July (Sigled) I hery ertify the ep yo the oricainsch Olliiing & Operating wtth the certificate ofl of mortgagee thereto a Mew Orleans,ls July 5 Wea) aug 3 10