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Pianos, Player-Pianos, Talking Machines All standard makes, each priced strictly to quality, in such wide range of selection that we can satisfy nay demand and at the same time abs. lutely guarantee the fullest satisfac tion. Ji sr GLAN(CE OVER THE LIST KNABE AND EMERSON ANGELUS PLAYER PIANOS HALLET & DAVIS AND CONWAY VIRTUOLA PLAYERS EMERSON DE LUXE AND AMPLICO PLAYERS LEXINGTON, BOWEN AND SIMPLEX PLAYERS PATHE-FRERES PATHOPHONK SOLUMBIA GRAFONOLAS SOLOPHONES, M-I-N-O ORA PHONES TALKING MACHINE RECORDS MUSIC ROLLS JPSimmons Piano Co,,Inc. "The Progressive Piano Store" 933 Canal St. Audubon Building E AT ODENWALD & GROS' Pure Custard Ice Cream DELIVERED ANYWHERE Odenwald & Gros Co. LMITED 619-- Canal St. -- 920 (248 PHONEi I1 5643 IAIN 12625 2553 Electric Light. The basic discovery of the pbssi bility of electric light was made by Sir Humphrey Davy in 1810, but for the next 50 years the developments were solely scientific and no practical use was made of them. In 1862. how ever, an arc light was Installed in a lighthouse at Dungeness, and this is generally believed to be the first elec tie lamp in regular service. Herror of Love. Be careful not to fall in love. Ac eording to an Italian medical journal researches have been made on the blood of people in love, and marked leacocytosis has been found. If the disease is not speedily cured, love may lead to neurasthenia and even lasanlty. Sometimes it even results ia marriage.-Boston Globe. Misquoted. "1 am never going to talk to a news paper reporter again," declares Mrs. Leoaidas W. Van Quentin. "Last week the reporter quoted me as saying 'I r nothing to say excegt that the mi r is alsea' What I really said s , It's all a frmeup, but I ain't gloing to spill anything to reporters this rlty in the ame.' "-Kansas City Itar. This Keynoting Thing. Trobleo with this keynoting thing te that themre are too many keynoters, and the ontafused singers produce some. thig that sounds more like a riot than me arud sweet sog.--Chicao Daily mr. Kindl of Neighbor He Llked. Lawyre--"What sort of a neighbor Is bhoe" Witnameo-"Beet one I ever ad. Idad net to him five years." "The you know him Intimately?" "Nevr spoke to him."-Life. Net So Foolsh. "Did you hear that chap ask the atsmn what time the 5:15 leaves? Wht a foolish question." "Oh, 1 jet know! That man has probably tamveled oa this line before" Nature FPish Culture. Newly formed ponds of water, cat r from alln communelation with rtv e brooks and lakes, are often found, ea a sdden, to contain aish, the avor. Re explanatory theory being that fsh egs are carried thither by birds, ether in their food or clinging to the le fr waders the mrwn, m n, o bit. tern and the mlke ANMIEDMNT OF TEn CARTEtR OF THE SOUTH LO)UISIANA LAND COMPANY, LIMITED. United States of America, State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans. Be it known, that on this the third day of March, 1917, before me, Arthur B. Leonpold, a Notary Public dly commissioned and quali-. Sed within and for the aforesaid Parish and Sa.te,. and in the prese ne of the witnesses herstafter named and underaigned, personal y came and appeared A. T. Dusenberry and r BA . Graves residents of the City of New Orleans heremlapnpenring in their capacities aU Chairma and Seremtart, respectively, of a Stockholders' Meeting of the South Louis-t isas Land Company, Limited, a corporation a deicibd in this city. orgnized by act pass ed eforoe R. A. Young, Clerk of the Sixth a Jdicial District Court and ex-olcio Notary a Pb ic in a.nd for the Parish of Onuachit. I State of Louisiana, ont February 9. 1901, and t under and by virtiue of a Resolution passed at the Stockholders' Meeting herein mention- C S. certi6ed copy of the minutes ersf h hereto anmezed u pert heret; \1 n i" .:,-Id I: at a general meeting : . .., ndJ . ut said crp ration, held -,t .- ca.1 at3ary, 1917, which S ..t : ,s ::,a: spenc ai purpose : Pi" l. g attrr 1itdm lit 1 ,r,,I :a '.,:1 % as adopt : .: i : t ; e ha.ders of ,- , present rcpre S . 1-. ,1 ,. ' 1 r:r': % tI am cnded so . . . ,. ,1 , , ea L~t t.h e 11: t.,ied 1).,ia:, t$itU.s ) .: it a price , it , 1 r S: , . - - ,.I , j 1' . .ai."d . . it I. \iiii . i n .: , ' ) :.ut-." ra-t - :,is :ec'IreV sal.: lt: 1 , llc a :, a:d S.: V"."',.agattd .. , o t ad liito ti L se d at:e R. A. t . .: i m dlea,,l - t r; n ctal ic ,a th P.J l of t h.t c a:t , n t li I tchr lI. lt. i< I i l d by s i1 . ' 1 )L LI. , .I,: .lI in \ sist S l I Ii ,k- :t 1 1 1 1)i : l , r r t I , ' oul , 1t - ,e I t t 12 .. .. N k o r, ,eit. Cng bar signd manoned. s crced da tp tait t Mlnlso wholeras ar tie il aatieras i and i 111. \I. t i .'c a'td \ I. t\il ).i-.,tv.\ rt sald ,1 •h , S c . 1~ , t said r. I . at , I1 t he o. I .in . :i ...i . th t s ,.i ts - .trpoe a -: t 't ha. In 'en c, o rt 1 aor n wa- ' a, at td I it u .tll it';:.`t '1y le tolt ' il a tit ~t aat ii i nuct- td wth r Igd Ie il ta. e llr charter as ai \c.ald tat .ti' , til , t O -iandt . t ,ara, n t . l:it-d o it aert .l . tir' a.t,,e cr pa .t n the of e T o ttt S,, tl t . , lat aetl , i I a t a a ,t etr l li.. ! anItd . ,tn. t . llar, diided t '' tt' and l represent ei iy . fty i .irt haret, of the lpiar value on tiie Ilnied Dollars (t10j.tA). Sl .d stock ShalI pa, i fo r in istall:, ientts if rticit amoiutt in attdl at such tines as the tard c I ilanrecters may deter hltme, but any art or parcel otf said stock may be pi sued atl :dli<' , tiElt l M ilt,,av. I l ,. o nl '" rt, il board ci darectors at nit less than atr, adn mes t ing t.l-wai.or done o rerty actial\ y ,received by said c.rp~ ratiotni the c(`h rte ration shalol cotrlaence business ait le d ging ctcerni as saIn as Five thou at;t i Dollars t$5, rail l i ts tanital stick ashll have been subscrIbed for, and tu s I harter signed and exesitited by the incnr ihSti lrk r u ,ter ' MeetitI dg.o te, Notary, t paut said at enetin as uthen tic ifnr, I di by these presents receive said trt o aIl atel ident toiay tce pro t uigated : aty arid bati d tl. it tuo e read ints the a afreall origtal charter passed before said io n Pierre . Atoinr. Notary Public in and for aT the larash of Orleans, on February 28, 1910 c This diate and sigied at my othee an the i City f New Orleans ont the dayt and T date h witnesses, who hereunto sign theiar names o withn the said appearers and me, otary, ater t amendme on the for m t, of this public but, and 1 d ide adot reading of the whole. a(Origital Srigned) A. ar. Dusen berry, Chair tatn, A. 1. Graves, Secretary. . Wititesses: E,.Gilthorpe t L.F.pEiackson.t Phierre) halve b Nu d otary Public.or I the under signed d eputy Recorder ofi M ortgages for the Parish of rleans, do here y certify that o the foregoing act amending i age (oipany, Li mited, w as this day duly ot nitnelsses, wn thereunt sor n of ts ubh nam, at reitrd tad the Mortgage Records of the Par ihe of Orleans an book 1206, folio -. 0 Deputy Recorder ETAOIN ,andYd,J:ticate el iNew Orleans, March 3rd, 1917eu ay anod.r t going as a true copy of thene original act of Pti Ade rdment of the Charter of the New Or s corder of Mortgages, cretaryll of whsch is now of t recorltneme .ttil Oy threiO . a. Ofrdfi (Seall) ARTHUR B. LEOPOLD, d Notary Public. or march 8 15 t 2 29 aprisl 5 12 eas mhr he 'hrtroi th e tran DetD in initet States of iAmerica, State of Louisiana, th l oe it known, that on this the third day tof as March 1917o before me, Arthur B. Leopold, a a Notary Iublic duly commissioned and qual ied wethin aneed for the aforesaid Parish a-nd e oinState, and an the opresence of the witnesses cio hereitafter namedd undersigned, personal- of A. B. nraves, residents of the rCity oft New as Chairman and Secretary, res tively, of ea a Stockholders' Meeting of the Wter Gard en Drainage Company, Limited, a corpora- th tim domicile1! in this city, organized by act se passed before Pierre D. Olivier, Notary Pub lic of the Parish of Orleans, on February 2, si 1910, aid under and by virtue of a Resoluw he herein tnientioted, a cert ofied copy of the fir inutehs weoi hereunto annexed as part i o declared that art a general meeting of . the stockholders of said corporation ,held on dr arthe 28th day of February, 1917t, which han Or been convened for that special purpoe sac- (w acording to law, thore following amen menat o a the charter ofb said corporation was adopted sa stock of said company present or represented sa at said meeting, thro-wit: tho e ine e Article IInI of said Charter was amended rso so as to read as follows, to-wit: i The lea stock ofe thri c ohe irt niasi os llabrs n n) diviedry ntor atd rvepe a bya ft (ck0ers sha res of the pinter Galdu otnon ed Dollars (in $ ) pot Said stock shall be paid for in instarllments d ,of such amounts and at such times as the I Board of Directors may determine, but any for part or parcel of said stock may be issued by Ge said Board of Directors at not less than par, sit n payment of labor done or property act thally received by said corporation. ct this corporation shall commence business yei and beaicnas concern as soon as Five Thou- eS sand Dollars (5,00ot00) of its capital stock car shall have been subscribed for, and this char- aim TIr signed and executed by the incorporators." not Sexekd etised compny teeinutes of said sht And the said appearers having requested 'o me, Notary, to t said amendment in authen Ci"t of New Orieans on th sday c ad dati A Shere i ed abt the preset ive o sadof an recorde unrd thuas b rainto th a 8 .ne-*e'4. who hereunto sign their names d a ith the said appearers and me, Notary, after h ie tcadlRg iof the whole. e rI ):al Sig,,ed) A. T. Dusenbcrry, Chair S it , . II. 4(.raves. Secretary. \\ .::< -- : 1.. P,:!thorpe, L. F. Erickson. f ARTIIR B. LEOPOLD, Notary Public. 1 hte u:!l'er-igned Deputy Recorder of 0 l . .r'agaM fir t:e I'.Par h Uo Pirleans, do here : . i:; it 1l the f iregouig act amending :lthe \\ ifteer iGarden Drainage , ..1;,.. .;:: :ted. a. thii day duly record i . ' 't' I t r R h c.rds ut the Parish of 1 1 .t ,- , . I ,A , 't , , '.EMI1I.-. LEO(NARD. lDeput:y krio:drr. , , ! ..':-. 1.i. M.1 :ch 5;d, l1-1. . q,') "T : "e ,rIg2 al. S .\R 1111'R It. l.E: L'( 1.1 ,i AMENDMENT OF THE CHARTER i I ll '. II kit IIt(NE I..\Nl) i11 '.\NY. I I ITII). l " . . h:.., , ,. . ., 1-.t ,. 1 ' " i t " ( 1 i l g, i >.. _ , 1 ,.', ,`:: i.- " '1 i". " , d o',> hr ... +.. t: I: r Ilt , t I, i'he \I.:·ic< ,, , . w e i·,y u, ly 1. 1,:..r e i td, " ,e:\ I " "- , 1 .0 . M r I.z. ,' III 17. I hreb crtYif " h, t the , . ,, v anh,'l flrh " e - , " kt 'i, .,. r t . , , y I thi S -" 1i , . . . : ,ri I ,. ..:' ,- .,f :,"1 t !epu 'ty ,.e ude o M , t - a' esi" : all iof whl h i , .In w of ,.t r lPtu it, (,f' S.\SNHOLM~l, It I lClRPORAT ED. n -. . 1"ar :h ," '.rlea n , ( iy of a t . ew ne L t "no w" th't in t'is t ,nty-ighth do of the mnth~ January in the year of ucr Lonr i one thousand nine hundred andi .ve nt , n. ;, ir , m -. J, h ,, ent" n ,ai 1y. a n t .ry .ubliC" 1 't ly .mm it ined and e .u..li.i.. I f" :,.r the parish of Orleans.'' S-at i' Lua~ia, and in, the presence of seeral p,-ridur whr"e, names are heren 'I e "'hat n vt al ing, th.tlve - of- " te prot - Ivi ,ns ,0 the laws of Louiian relative, toht cr\, : ,, , F-.lthey do by thltlr se presents. A R R i,. -E( , - - its rt' Ii'e -I, unite ,: ,im and rli l titute a corporation "n ' ' , la, , litic In la-g. unier the s thei lat , tand 'r''ments hereinafter set forth, \Artcle I.-.he nam.ie of this corporation ' gto'l- EMILE, LELIOARD, Ihall i it the axnholm, Incorporated, and itse .it p. -'ri granted by Act e267 of the ien 'ral: A t' cltetly oif this S tate, session of of91 ] it '1e"t ie 1 in' te Deputty Reh Article II.-T-he: corporation's domicile shall a all .legal I.roesis shall fe on any of it of Noar crlic. ArtIcle III.-'The ph.jects and purposes for t which ths ctrporltn is organized a hnd the12 .usin-. to ,-e carriTER on y It are de- t clared to ae the purchase of thate Story plan-t tati nf the month f Januay in the yepararsh of St. Bernard t art 1her.1 one tha u ell as other lahundred and , sevparith or elsewhefore and the cultivation, im provey a nent and development thereof, or the d C tale thereof in all f the dvarish f Orleans StArtile IV.The apital stock of the is cor- of tlon ise herey inafter at the sum ounder twent.-ivc- I.hu.arn ($25,th00) dollars,3c divided into andaly areprese anted aby two hun several perseds w$1hie dnlaes are herein-. may :e pai, for ,n cash, or said stock may t ,rnritl that aailig therselvest of the pr o. rsin .f the aor s of Louisiana relative to or oT brpordtions, they do iy trese plaresents to iunite said stock an on such terms and corporationd such conditions, (not prohibited of y law) as it o a y litic in la uner the stip at5on..w ) dhllars wih the same par value. The corporation shall ne a going concern 'Atr a . Ii the Sn corporate powerd of the of wnicd shtate ysitute a quorum for the. 'rala. 'rrliyhf tiSaean, ssion of 1914. Aril -The okth atlion dirc thors shat die inf tire Itirh of Jranay in aderviar of alltr ltheg oirn mesetsaint te ndirec rs anfetr isecretary and treasurer.ai o i nd Almeetings shall he under the supervl anI Sati of ithe boarn of direor and Shll ern e o he in accordancl e awi the la tow. i The r follwin aperson s shall constitute the dpellocrate . in thery dhoe at the ie s au o twnty-iv t,) lrm and ((latitute dcollarsioN I Orleans, Li.,t and Bernard b c losey tpu dsed Ifty 0sr s of aet par t al tue o ae herndr d halnemeni hriol as ftera n w hic aluding the increase or decrease of the cak p d a stock, shall btne made in accordance with al The liquidrtion of the sfhai h of the eor pratlon shall be made by two liquidotors, elected according to lan. al for, i the provasons of said Acts and of the th al neral Assemblys State of Louisiany, Ses Tlhuse done aind ascd in moy iontce aed t city of snew Orleans on the fiy mtho and year first hepreinabove written, in the prn aence of Edward Hare and orrirs insella, to Articompetent witnesses who have hoereunto thr poration s hte bereadv oteda the se.me o0 iOrsednal Signed: Bernard YcCloskey, t or ofwhom sHorale rKnaprp e share; Oliver S. at Mreetdifg f t eci shares of dietrs all o ehoneldo h hurdr d e$Hr0 dary ian . Fbrucar eac year, p frng in thoe year 191c a I, the unders igned recordere or af te All m id n sfalor the he eha th Sue no u to isofue ad sork of dech tors and sha boer And foreso - act of incorporation of the m Sat hom I(nwh r postd woe ats dqre dulys 61 Netr Orlank. irdi 1e O19. bL eti oe eoYran . o dto ic a. Oei v .i tLvdashas president, the b e Railroad Schedules. n' NEW ..ORLEANS,.. FT. ..ACKSON .& c. GRAND ISLE. of Ce Algiers Station. ig WEEK DAY TRAINS: Lv. Ar. 6:30 a. m. HERO LOCAL .........6:55p. m. 8:u5 a. m. Lower Coast Special ....:55 p. m. r 4:u5 p. n. *iluras Mall ..... ......... 45 a. m. "On Saturday, leaves at 5:00 a. m. SI. NDAY TRAINS: Lv. Ar. :00 a. m.Buras Excursion 9:45 a. m. I :1 U. mi. lu.ar Excursion ......7...:45 p. m. ri p. :n, giprtman Special _. 8:40 p. in. (Daily except Sunda,) SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES. 1 1I)k ,rt. Arrive. ::; TXAS 1. CAL for Ilous Sin a::d all stations inter S n:d'l..,:e ........_ . ........ 5:10p. m. 11 '. inI. SUNSET LIMITED for S:,n .\n:uno, El Paso, New .l xico, Arizona, Apache T1:rail and California..... ..- 8:30 p. m. 11 .5 ... I.1. SUNSET MAIL for Hlous ton, Galveston. Austin, Wr \aco. Fort Worth. Dallas, San Antonio, Del Rio and iintermediate .......... 7:50 a. inm. i3 5p. m.. LAFAYETTE LOCAL for L afayette and all srations d intermediate . ...............11:40 a. m. .45 p. m..TEXAS LIMITED for lHouston. Galveston. Austin, i Fort Worth, Dallas and other North Texas points.. 6:50a. m. I ?,p. :n..SUNSET EXPRESS for Ilouston. Galveston, Waco, Fort Worth, Dallas, San Antonio. El Paso, Apache Trail, California and inter mediate points ..............._ 6:45 p. m. CHART'ER. 1. It l L.\NA.\ I.IV:E SiT i K l iMI'ANY. INt vORli IR.VT'I . (;-i ,t l ti. . if New (brlean:-. Ie l : k" . :ihat ,n th:-. the .nl daJ y of • . i the. i.i . i. .I our , Sforty-:irst, before me. Wear F. Milling, a :: tan p:ts, i , d ' c , nm: esnn ,l and qua! Id. . w ien a:sl ot the I'arnsh of Orleans, ,tr ,f I., ::, n.. tiertein re .dl: g, and in : he preerne of tihe witnesse, hiretllafer tI".c d .+n1 i n I: .rlte , it-.si. a1 i v :, atne and pptir t the s.evenal pteron, , hoe nam. ,s r :e he senti uio tritled, w .i severally det , rI, d :It it. A.v iling then selves ,f tile hene si- anlt pr i,.,in t f the cinsttiuin of the I f I. -~an ti aol l iof the I.a s of said -t.'ee re-i.::ve t, i the organization of corpor ti ., .i, piiarticularly ,if the provis ions of A, t N.,. 2t, of the (;eneral Assembly of the S:a:e ,f l..u:nlia:na for the year 1914, they h.,se un:,ited to form, and do,. by these pre, rr:t,, -,rot and oIrganlie themcelve., as well as all such other pers.ms wh may hereafter I.in lor becanme asiociated with them or their ucce ,irs, into a stock crpo.ration for the ,jest- and purposes and under the covenants, :ipulatins and agreement, following, to-wit: Article I -The name and title of this cor p,rat:on s-hall he I.ouiiana Live Stack Com pany. Incorporated, and und:er andl by said naime. unless so nier dissolved in accordance S:th law and thls char:er, it shall exist and contin'e, and shall have and enjoy corporate existence and ,ucces-ion for a period of nine:y--ine I'I9 years fr im andl after the date of this act. It may have. hold, receive. )orrow, lend. exchange, acquire iby grant, gift or purchase, devisce or hequest.. sell, .il enate. dispose of- convey, lease, pledge, pa n, hiypothecate. encuren,,r or mortgage Iroperty of any kind, whether real, personal ,,r mixed. corporeal or incorpireal. movable or immovable, all subject to such limitations as may he prescribed lby law. It may make. issue and endorse bonds or notes aind other evidences of debt. It may accept mortgages. pledges or other forms of security for money loaned or other debts. It may contract, sue iand ,e sued, plead or be implieaded by its corpolirate name in any court of competent jurisdiction. It may make, adopt and use a corporate seal and alter the same at pleasure. it may hold stock in other corporations and its capital stock may be issued for capital stock in other corporations. It :nay name, appoint and employ such mana gers, directors, officers, agents, and other em ployes as its said business and convenience may require, and may tix their compensation. having due regard to the nature, character and value of their services. It may make and establish by-laws, rules and regulations not 4nconsrs:ent with this charter or any existing law, i.xing or altering the management of its property, the regulations and government of its affairs, and the manner of the certifi cation and registration of its stock. It may wind tip and dissolve itself, or be wound up and dissolved in the manner prescribed by law. It may conduct business In this State, other States, the Federal Districts, the Terri tories and Possessions of the United States, and any foreign country. It generally shall possess all the powers, rights, privileges and Immunities which corporations are and may a hereafter be authorized to possess under the (institution anl Laws of this State, and particularly under Act No. 267 of the Acts if the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana for the year 1914; and it shall have the power to invest its board of directors a with all of its corporate powers, subject to such restrictions as may be named in the Charter. Article II.--The domicile of this corpora tion shall be the City of New Orleans, Par- c ish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, and all c citations or other legal process shall be a served on its president, or in the event of his I absence, upon the First Vice-President, or in the event of the ablsence of both of said officers, uplon the secretary. a Article III.-This corporation is organized a principally for the purpose of carrying on d Ind doing a general live stock business, and q shall have the power to conduct its business e in all of its branches in all of the States, a Territories and possessions of the United States, as well as in foreign countries, and may have one or more offices outside of the O State of Louisiana. In the carrying on of its business and conducting or its affairs, it is especially empowered and authorized to do 8 and perform the following acts: t First: To acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise, cattle, sheep and hog farms or a ranches, and to operate the same either indi vidually or through agents. To buy, sell. grow, ireed, raise, import and export, and s generally deal in cattle, horses, mules, hogs, sheep, live stock and poultry of all kinds, and to carry on a general cattle raising, live a stock and agricultural business. Second: To erect and build abattoirs, cold tI storage warehouses, sheds and other buildirngs necessary or expedient for the purpose of te b (Company and to slaughter cattle, sheep, hogs, il and poultry. To pack and preserve meats. a To buy and sell at wholesale or retail in the E United States or elsewhere, all kinds of it meat and generally to carry on the trade and i busitcss of a meat dealer in all of its t branches. To mnanufacture and deal in tallo*, lard and kindred products. To manufacture il the offal of animals into merchantable ro ducts and sell the same. To cure and dal in hides, pelts and skins. To manufacture, o buy and sell provisions and other articles u of merchandise commonly manufactured, tl bought or sold by packing or provision houses o1 and to slaughter cattle, swine, sheep and other animals for food, Third: To carry on a dairy business and m to manufacture, buy, and sell, and otherwise t deal in and to export and import produce of re all kinds, butter, oleomargarine and butter mne; to establish, construct, maintain and IS operate refrigerating plants and Plants for et the manufacture of ice; to equip, maintain C and operate refrigerating cars, and to do any SI and all things necessary and incidental to at the operation of the company in the premises. h; Fourth: To carry on the business of cold ui storage and warehousing and all the business ic necessary or imspliedly incidental thereto; at and to further carry on the business of gen- t eral warehousing in all its several branches; s to construct, hire, purchase, operate and main- t tain all or any conveyances for the trans. (2 portation in cold storage or otherwise by land cc or by water of any and all products, goods st or manufactured articles; to issue certificates of and warrants, negotiable or otherwise, to re persons warehousing gods with the Corn- h pany, and to make advances or loans upon or the security of such goods or otherwise; to 6 manufacture, sell and trade in all goods usually dealt in by warehousemnen; sto con- Js atruct, purchase, take on lease or otherwise t acquire any wharf, pier, dock or works caps. ye ble of bei advantageously used in connec. c tis with he ihpping and carrying or other th Fith:" To .enstrueg_ purchas, le m or ,theri'se squire, and own, maintain and in oiu aeib sasling wesl, bige h c~rafct, piare, docks, wham of Who Will Take Yur ittle Girll And which relation will get that boy of yours to raise? If you died tonight, somebody would be ask ing these questions, unless Unless your family is provided for. Is it? Think it over. Then join 300,000 Members Over $21,000,000 of Assets Benefits Paid, $90,000,000 Think it over! You don't want those kiddies packed off to the relations while your wife looks for a job. Think it over. r THE "TENT" IS OPEN-COME IN JNO. SCHRODER. E. A. LALANDE, Commander Record Keeper CAPT. JOS. CARUSO. Teat Deputy ·,,1. , .1.1 w : v:lc t I. . :a l:seta ,r -. ,t' "i: - :',+:, 1. .ily 1:i r ]il t'.,r":terprise of hi," t , .v',lm). wit:' .t.1 ntctaTy s'de'rank-. n, d , 1, r n , hou ses and ei i: tt ip:,Att.t i: ce--. iry to. the operation pA - . :<. d. k, wh:tarvr.s, bridges, traim w, t, r M , and the tr ttic thereon, ;,' ,h th s: ti'- ,: ,ln -h0l., n,,t have 1", hb , a u .t tct. . ..vi, ex ;,1, . ! ,ui- td f.a ni-; grow S , t: s i tiro~ .5 r c:- th carry , r , t I t i ' t"'.r:t':, . : r .t i f.t:idtgc rai I il ,: !g i: , UI ri Cotnrr~ct or inder the dig, - -t1, 1. k, I: tu. gs, t. lr.lghten. widen, deep - " ,I t ,: ,l ',li o ni cer- .,r court-, and to do .t i tlliy ,.l a gtenLe: l :.edginig and drain 1 e I"t , :L stt .li d T ,r that purptse t~ own and, Ilc ter . t , ii titi, ret, drdging and draining S. : I , "' it ,t m.a ll chi ery, tools, rntple t Scent-. .11 (Age i,, , ditcht ng sc.,wq, lght -. di " ::, k-. vc~t'l,, engine-, car,, wagons .Ill .i l :;!y il c-ery cass and description c,,tlK e nt or necessary thereto; to deal in, Is a~, 1 acquire, lease, sublet or farmr for its uwni account or fo.r the account of others, r real c-tat, lands ansd tenements, and to sur* vey, .ul)divide and plan such lands for the ,p:i p ,se ot .ale, arid to mptove and develop the samie by thle cec tiro of houses and build tigs therIon and to do such other lawful acts as mnay be needful or desirable in and about the said improvement or development inet if, tr any purposes, and generally to iputcha'se. own. hold. lea.e, convey, mortgage, pledge, transfer or otherwise acquire or dis pose of landt , water rights, mills, factories, isuhidtings and other structure,, anid all other proitrti). both real and personal of every, la.' atl deicript in, or any interest therein u:-e,,-.y or des.lrable for the carrying on of ;le aforesaid busineises or either ot them. To prospect, bore, drill for, mine, quarry and p ,out :e .l, gas or other minerals or metal; , cut tilmer arid deal in timbrer and lumber; to opera:e sawrmills, lunmber yards, and carry . .I a c. eretal saw mill business. Nnth: fu encourage inriigration into the State of Louisiana and to develop generally, the agricnltural and manufacturing interest. of the State and to assist in the advancement if the riaterral prosperity and progress tnere of; to organize, found, establish and encour at clinie it the .,tate of Lou isiana and elsewhere. Tenth: To enter into, make, performn and carry out contracts of every sort and kind with any person, firm, association, corpora tioni, private, publlic or municipal, or body pol :tic and with the government of the United Statis, and territory or colony thereof, or any foreign government. Eleventh: Generally to do all and every thing necessary, suitable, convenient or proper for the accomplishment of any of the purposes of any uone or more of the objects herein enumerated or incidental to the pow ers herein named, or which shall at any time appear conducive or expedient to the protec tion or benefit of the corporation, either as holders of or interested in any property or otherwise, with all the powers now or here after conferred by the laws of the State of Louisiana upon corporations organized under the act herein referred to. Article IV.-The authorized capital 'stock of this corporation is hereby declared to be the su!n of one million, five hundred thousand dollars ($I,500,000.00,) which is divided into and represented by fifteen thousand (15,000) ,hares of the par value of one hundred dol lars ($1i0.00, per share. Said capital stock shall be fully paid and non-assessable when Issued; shall be represented by certificates and shall be personal property. No transfer of said capital stock shall be binding upon this corporation unless made in accordance with the charter and by-laws and recorded on the books thereof. Article V.--The business and affairs of this corporation shall be managed, and all of the corporate powers thereof shall be vested in and exercised by a Board of Directors of not less than five (5) nor more than twenty-five (25) directors, to be elected from among the stockholders, and five (5) of the directors at any time in office, either present in person I or represented by proxy, including the Presi- c dent and other officers, shall constitute a quorum. The said Board of Directors shall t elect from among their number a President, one or more Vice-President, the number to be determined each year by each Board of Directors, a Treasurer and a Secretary. The office of Secretary and Treasurer may be com bined by the Board and filled by one and the same person. Neither the Treasurer nor the Secretary need necessarily be members of timhe Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have the full and complete control of the property of this c corporation and they shall conduct, use and manage the same as in their discretion they may deem best if not inconsistent with the objects and-purposes of the Company and the t welfare of same. The said Board of Di- d rectors shall have the further power to make, t alter and annul such by-laws and regulations f for the government of this corporation as they may think proper and shall have the right to appoint an Executive Committee, to be composed of such number of directors as they might determine, and shall have the s authority to delegate to and confer on said o Executive C(ommittee such power and author- e rty as they, the said directors, may in their t judgment deem necessary and conducive to e the best interest of this corporation. h The Board of Directors shall have the fur ther power to appoint a general manager and all agents, clerks or employees and fix their t1 salaries and compensation, with term ofa office, with the right to dismiss them at pleas a ure, and the said board shall have the fur- it ther right to fix and determine the salaries S of the several officers herein provided for. i Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Di- n rectors shall be filled by the remaining I members of said board for the unexpired term, at any meeting of said Board of Di- a rectors. A9rticle VI-On the 3rd day of February, 1917, all persons who shall then be stockheld- t crs of this corporation, shall convene in the f City of New Orleans, Parish of Orleans, c State of Louisiana, at the office of the corpor. f ation, if any has been selected, or if no office ii has been selected, at some place to be agreed upon by them, and hold a stockholders' meet. ti og at which meeting they shall elect from w amtng their nurber, a Board of Directors, , to be composed of such number as they may a agree upon, provided such number is not less t than five (5) nor more than twenty-five a: (25), all of whom shall be stockholders of the p corporation, and the stockholders thus elected I shall constitute the first Board of Directors is of this corporation, who shall serve until the f regular meeting of the stockholders to be held on the third Tuesday of December, 1917, al or until their sucesors are elected, quali- E bed and installed, Article VIII-On the third Monday of January, 1918, and annually thereafter on the ct third Monday of January of each and every year, a meeting of the stockholders of this at corporatmion shall be held at its domicile or t the purpose of eleoting directors for the ensu. to ing yrear and at uch meet ing, the stockhold. at em shall have the riiit of cumulative votig in the election of directosn. The said stec di holders shall irst by vote, Lx the number C e directors fot the eniusu year, prwided I Ss, i .n lid tstalled . , ise -elhr di si..t a.ill : d",p al . l tr . 'i f tTr St i kht l th et s :. , i,c ,.,tl, :11 hlie Mianler pi )vide-d by .l.1 alid a.1 l: s .k:ldtr i' iee inglt. ihail be hel d in ,. lat "e :1:a la d n ill i the ll anl r p :ovul d S .y v !r y-.itss of the corporation. .\: ti e "'ll .- 'his charter r :ay lie amen rl l 1i, the cap:tal stock of tht orp'oratlion z:ut.s r s ,~ ed or dscre.t-ed or ti, c , :i:,,u n y ti . dis olved tl ine i e ill arind a::Intc p--,vldcd by law. SArticle 1 \.-No stockholders of this c",r i.aI:i l .iall ever lie held liabl or rce;on -li" l,r the contract or faults of this c r ,.:a .;1 iln a:ny further suet titan the unpa d l a . t. >,,t : , i for !iich lie has sube rtoed, n lir si all ily tlere intOrunility in organiza It.ý have t tc" etiect of rendering this charter ri ,l t- otf Xlst hing stockholders to anly ha t iy Uihei tan as above provided. 111us done aIul passed, in my othee, at the l its if N- I irleans, l ulnisldiana, on the d(lay, S-iti and )ar hi reinalove hit written, ifn i e t pr c .Jl 1.. A. kalnos antd U. V. Iell i(nss, c ipietent witnesses, who hereunto sign Ihti:r nillt l ithlt said appearers and tile, ,i:r), alter due reading of the whole. ii:Ig Ial Igunedi: h.. A. P'harr, Trustee. oi Morgai I sty, La., 1,,45) shares, $64,500.Uti; .. A. 'hiarr, ot .Morgan City. La., 1(3 shares, io.umll; J. A. Pharr, of Berwick, per E. A. h O"r, l00 shares, $1tiJOJU.J.; Warren B. Reed, ot .lrg.ain t it), La., 8t) shares, $i6,tA30.IO. WV. . MILLINGI, Notary Public. \V :nes.cs: l.. A. Ramos, O. V. lielnl:ers. I hereiby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original on file in my notarial register. New Orleans, La., February 19, 1917. i . F. MILLING, Notary Public. Mnch 1 8 15 =2 =, Apr- 3. - CHARTER I"F 1E14.ER CONFECTIONE}RY, INC. i nited States of America, State of Louisiana, l'arish of Orlean,, C:ty of New Orleans. lie it kn,iwn, that on this 23rd day of the moninth of Fetiruary, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, before nSi, John Alonzo \\oodville, a notar) putlhc, duly cinnlisnioned and qualified ii and for tie Pariah of Orleans. State of Lou iani.l, tiherein residing, and in the presence of the itnilSes t hereinafter named and un ders.gried, personally came and appeared: (1 Motress ( aroline W\'ngerter, wife of Charles Enle Redler; (21 Iharies Emile Redler, her husband, uil John L. Landry and i 4) ( has. J. Landry, all residents of th:s smt)y whlo declared that availing themselves o thie law of tile State of Louisiana rela tive to the organization of corporations and erpecially of Act No. 2a7 of 1914, they have conitr auted and agreed and do, by these presents, contract and agree and bind theti selves, as well as such other persons as may hereafter becone associated with them, to, toil i and constitute a corporalon for the otiects and purposes and under the Articles and stipulations to-witi: Article I.-The name of this corporation shall be the "Redler Confectionery, nc.' and, under this name it shall have power and authority to have and enjoy corporate ex istence and succession for ninety-nine (991 years fromt date herein; to contract, sue and be sued; to make and use a corporate seal and the same to break or change at pleasure; to own, hold, receive, acquire, pur chase, lease, alienate, dispose of, convey, mortgage, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise encumber both real and personal property; to issue bonds, notes or other evidences of debt; to appoint such officers, agents, man agers and cmplojees as the business may require and to fix their compensation; to establish such by-laws, rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper and the sanme to amend, alter or abolish, and generally to do and perforam all such acts that may be proper and necessary to carry out the purposes of this corporation. Article II.-The domicile of the corpora tion shall be in the city of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, and all citations and all legal process shall -be served upon the presi dent, and in his absence or inability to act, upon the vice-president and in his absence or inability to act, upon the treasurer of the corporation. Article I11.-The objects and purposes for which the corporation is esta.blished and the general nature of the business to be conducted by it are generally declared to be: The erect:on or acquisition, operation and conduct of a general bakery concern with such branches as might be necessary and to manufacture, sell and distribute bread, cakes, pies, candies and confections of all character, such as might be considered an integral part of said business. Article IV.-The capital stock of this cor poration shall be fixed at the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), seven thousand dollars ($7,000.00) of which said stock shall be issued, fully paid, for the sale and trans fer by Mistress Caroline Wingerter, wife of Charles Emile Redler, and her said husband, Charles Emile Redler, to this corporation of the -bakery business now being conducted by the said parties at 924 North Claiborne street, in this city, which sale includes not only all thhe moables contained in the said establishment or used in connection with the said bakery business including machin ery and fixtures of all character, stock in hand, and more particularly the following de scribed real estate: A certain lot of ground, together with alli the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, and appurtenances thereunto blielonging ori in an wise appertaining, situated in the Second District of this city, in square No. 17, bhounded by Claiborne, St. Philip, Du niaine and Robertson streets, designated by the No. Four of square No. 71, on a plan of Voilquin, Surveyor, dated December 27, 1835. and deposited in the office of 1I. Pedeclaux, then a norary, in this city, as plan No. One; the said lot of ground measuring, according to said plan, in French measure, thirty-six feet, seven inches and one-half front on Claiborne street, by one hundred and twenty feet in deltn, and ehirty-five feet pine inches in width in the rear. This sale shall include the assumption by this corporation of any an4 oll indebtedness which is due by the said Mistress Caroline Wingerter, wife of Charles Eanile Redler, and her husband. Charles Emile Redler, to the French Market Homestead Association and assumed by them at the time of their purchase by act before John F. A. Hebel. late notary, on November II 1909, and reg istered in the Conveyance Olce, Book 230, This corporation is standing in the place I Emile Redler and her hutsband, Charles Emile Redler, as the same now appears on the books of sad Associatian, entitling thisi corporation to ill the rieghtl to which they stock fully paid in the said hwn of seven to the said Mistress Charles Emile Redle: and Charles Emile Redler, her husband, in the proportion of six thousand five hundred dollars ($1L ..O.) to the said Mistress lars (P00.60) a her said huumand, Charles ! 1 1'v a notat ,in and.ta h:cb shall . .. in farv 1 , ! akcry , , . ..: the salid t ct1 .. t oIf Si'. y the S'' 'i , , !', .. due y th a -. t .i - . . , k, c ,l r, a n d h e su S-I iii:,, Re ndler, t :,:i'`: 1 ,, I A Ieto Assoitihe I l.i..', . r detailed : " i i"' ,htlify the t, .' ,,kl shall be or t :, i. .,ai i r lii:1 p operty r ".t , t :,., erv s re li i e detefr ined o t. e cn onformaty I .,I. of Act taf of PA Sthe right to 0 tI'e "t e, .'',i,: : li., ,,,ik dl the - i:' r I ,, ,:', ,t . r :; r i f the rcorllip " s secretary·t l ure:. oi ?ic" I ti a :e c:ary and trtUla a rlc t " fi:r, c t;or: . t d : l ,, prlo r nttolo sicIt! ,: . tii lint een:tl and the os S k ,',i t :. iti h. e ;Ie ftrst pr il I'tll'. i-f :. !i l t,t itk aa the book e :hereof I r a eri od tf fteen dlays e ,i . t:l . n ,:.I sou!ld no stockholder nrw at : I,vcge within said fin rtt .{tors and shallie.l act shall be ma te S p,'i-t": ..a the secretary or sectey. :dt' l r l i "n tihe i,'ld certicate of m ., ,lh : .k my then be sold in the s In.rktLt. MlrttIIng purchlasey .tall ikciv.,. hie t quired to first ror tI t r t I eIlt'ikhl ie, ofi the corporatyh Ia i1,1 ",tit. .t-lllIlrent or transfer of a& : l fe ,cnftrarv t this article shall le s ,g/d ;by :h, corporation or shall tbe M upon Ihr l,,,ks ot hi coit alrphratioh.or :.ip~ttal s.ik s: all, Ie divided into a a. res t hie par value of lifty dollars edi Article \'.--All the powers of the non ,hall bIe ,vested I: and exercised .,,nard , dIrectors to ibe composed of stockholders to le elected annually on the irst M:,rniay ,of January of each year, I. rlllnll in thle year l918. The majority d hec board h;all constiitte a quorum for tih ;ran.,sa t:,,n ,t .ill hbus:'ie.. All such eke. :osi sihall lie Ihl!d a: the lthe of the to praiti tio anid hall bhe y h.tlot under the ,iUt tr,TI of a cIir. ,i u hJIIt e I .. lie te 5 ed by t he i bt i. l oi dar ,," . t nt fie sof lsl ele c tli.r at hal al it bc :l : i t.e Ilrd ockhf rler :n peron bly dlect :ting Ia ec lv ,tolce a :.f c e t, er vc f .- 1 " irtei. } a -r .tar d to tis :,t ,kh ldtr at ii it: .sil'l - ,it least if. a.pee ,t a trea rer :it. need inut tae adetoct other .rtklsi the ,tt e of:. secretary be htl .rahaurr a.red cb:n tn , he ,: d of directors wh,'n ,rdl.:e by tII I,,, of t5'0 of tie ,u'-t i,:l.:i - ,t k if the , ,:p ration. At tori na:, .frn tanIe t tal sch corpname and rp',lo trkh r s hall be entatives as theyll deem ne cessaryt for the purposei , t.ck stiandsi f the orort ,on. They b k of the corpore ix ,c .d t ne the duties-, of r by wntrl rpy, ; ty -:omb it by letter when the representatives shall hold has been dy nt .at tle pleasure .lry pubof he or thmayr alsor quae and t, take afidats sad .e n:1i:,J ty .,f , ht: votes , ',t shall elect. Any alter antd atited,t an andg the dlirectors dat! regulations,:. necessa rwe, shll be .,he conduc ft,r suppo rt .a:ndt proe term by t ,en'aining drei . A tallure to elect a ductr, up tlirt ate above specnt ied or at ny andue :air s of thll eort disrsolve ta e corporation mayr Ipair dits, ,rorate DIM ,gemntb t, [,ut the durt- rs then in office sll .of3mn in othe uncaptil stocr sucers hall of sckhted and quanvend. he board oe f d tor s hall elect a:oeleg themselves a p ri. awnt, o vice-president, a secretary and shall appoint a trease urcr, ho need not be a stockd ironer, uanlo the ttlces of secretary ,reasurcr are combined. The I.ard of diree torts may from tme t the t ime, name and 1ap point such clerks, managers, agents or Nt employees or representatives as they MI deem necessary for the purposes and basism affa f the corporation. They shall have fll*y i dx and deine the duties of every o al employee; to combine the ofices of tary and treasurer, and all em O repremsentatives shall hold office ad tent at the pleasure of the boerloth may also make and establish, ato 9ll alter ande amnd, any and all bylaws I td regulate I tions, necessary ant.d he conduct, support and proper shall a duct, support and management of the ness and affairs of the corporati al t he certification and registry o itstl Article V.-fThlis act of is charter l be moditied, added to or chi ord. corporation may be dissolved withtie I of 2-3 of the capital stock at a of st a ckholders convened for ch after notice as provided aboal fve fr r the of stockholders to elect direcr .and w - ever the cor poration on is disslvd either dated by three nnUeiatonersly up to be from arlong the stockholder aIt ao meeting of the stockholders iselectd l I missioners ,hall remain in ofcl.t.120 d affairs of the corporation shall be l dated and settled. In case of the u any commissioner, or his inability 1 Mal the remaining cmmee,ssioner city Johalln U. A changes proposed to be made i ree M the objects and purposes of the r or with reference to the capital atock md e made in accordanc until e with al elaws State of Louisiana on the subject . Article VII. N stockholder shall e held held iable f-or the cntract or the fauslt the corprtatii hrto any further shall oIa unpaid the a.rlaiei i the corpoatn li shares of s'otk owned by hiu, aor any mere l nformality in orgaa Q tist aw. the effect of renderlawfung thi charter aa of expd sing t stockholder to sane l F.' beyond the unpaid balance which ta y due on lhis subscrption to stock. f he reof. Arttc. IX.-The r .following t have been chosen and10 sharelected to I, the first lard gnef dilrectors odf ther of oin wat: I harles Eri le Redler ns uiMrsiana. 'a, he Wingerter wify that e o ndle Red cnr, secretary-treS Inc., dulhi rtce until the next annual J .ew ,, - Mleday. February 1912 , 1 g"ehus ,!, IEe an I-ed Ln ay ___ J. Aman a. WOL MargI et QuantI, march 1 1 19 pr shil res