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CHARTERS CHARTER. OF SHERMAN BROS. & CO., INC. Ltted St..ti rs .\ .e rica, Slate of Louis iana, I lay of \N..w U:leani, Parisit of Orleans: ie it L.,wn an re:i n:teretd that on this Fth day uo thie r.'.::. .,t Julir, In thile )ear ot ,ar l rd tile. a, , .1f ::.e tn:ited S:tates ot America tie 0'ie launrel ard and frty-secod; Beicfu :e, .Me)ir .4smucl Dreaius, a No tary 'unlt d.J swo, nt:rssioned and qu.iifad. itd tr the f'arith and State aluresanl; .,.' in the presence of the wst neses her r:,l' '" r named and un:dersigned: let :s,:ailly t,::e and appeared the per So-ns whtue 1 e:'t' are hereto subscribed as suich, of the fu.1 age of majority, residit:g in the Parish ot Ocr;ans, who declared to tie. that availing themtie;.s ,a the laws of this State relative to the organizatlon of corpo rations, alnd mure pairtiularly of Act .'67 of the Acts of the Geniteral Assembly of the State of l,iiii.,a for tile year 1914, page 255. and Act 232 of 1910, page J93, they have covenanted and agreed, and by these pres ents do covenant and agree for themselves, and their successors and assigns to form themselves into a corporatilni and body poli tic for ihe ,o)jects tand pulrpses and under the stipulations hcreinattcr set forth, to wit: ARTICLE I.-The name and title of this corporation shall be "Sherman Bru-s. & to., Inc.," and under such title it shall have and enjoy slce5t:,n:l and existence for a period of ninety-lune years from date here of; it shall have power and authority to contract, sue aid be sued, make and use a corporate seal, wte sa:le to break ur alter at pleasere; to hold, sell, lease, mortgage. hypoths.ate or :iedge pr, , yci y real, personal or mixed, necessary, Incidental or prper Sor the carrying on of its business, and to name, elect and 'appoint ni:anlagers, directors and cleiLs or uther e ilpiyees to properly conduct its corporate business and to make such by laws. rules and regulationls, as may be found necessary or desiraule for the man agement of this corporat ion, and genterally to do cverty ol.her act, miatter or thing ne essary for the c:omple:e and proper carry ing on of sail business. ARTICLE 11.--The domicile of this coar puration shall be in tile City of New t)r leans, Parish oUt 4rleans, State of l.ouis iana, where all citation and other legal pro cess shall be served )upon the l'res:dent, or in the absence of the !'resident upon the Vice-President, or, in the absence of both, upon the Secretary-Treasurer. ARTICLE Ill.-The objects and purpses of this corporation shall be to conduct a business of buying and selling scrap iron. junk, new and second hat:d machinery, and steel rails, and any other articles if com merce, at wholesale and retail, and to do any and all acts necessary or incidental to the carrying on and conducting of the aforesaid objects and purpl'ses; and to e:n gage in the business of buying and selling steel and other metals and machinery; to engage in the reducing, refining and melting of such materials, and to do any and all things necessary or incident to the aboive. ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this corporation shall be Ten Thousand I).lloars ($10,00.00), divided into 100 shares of tahe par value of $lS1n.0 per share, and this cor poration shall become a going concern when fifty (50) shares of its said capital stock shall have been subscrtbed and paid for in cash, or its equivalent. 'No stockholder shall ever he held liable for the faults, contracts or debts of this cor poration on the shares of stock subscribed for by him, nor shall any nwre informality in organization have the effect of rendering this charter null, or of exposing any share holder to any liability whatsoever. ARTICLE V.-All the corporate powers of this corporation shall be vested in and ex ercised by a Board of Directors to be com posed of three stockholders, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorsum. The of ficers of this corporation shall consist of a President, Vice-President and Secretary Treasurer all of whom shall be members of the board of directors, to-wit: Abraham Sherman, President, 1835 Baronne Street. SMaurice Sherman, Vice-President, 1835 Ba ronne Street. Jacob Sherman, Secretary-Treasurer, 1835 Garonne Street. And these directors and officers shall hold their said office until the 10th day of June, 1919, or until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified. Thereafter the directors shall be elected annually on the 10th day of June of each year, beginning with the year 1919. All elections of directors shall be by ballot and each stockholder shall -be entitled to one vote for each share of stock standing in his name on the books of the c,,rporation, this vote to be cast in person or by proxy, and it shall require a majority of the stock present or represented to elect. ARTICLE Vt.--The board of directors shall meet and adopt by-laws, rules and regulations governing the management of the corporation as the directors may see fit. ARTICLE VII.-The several stockholders aenot to sell, transfer, donate or other wise dispose of any of the share, or shares, of stock held by them without offering the said stock to the corporation, which shall have the right within ten days from date of receipt of said notice by the President. to purchase the said stock offered for sale, ii whole or in part, at a price to be agreed up between the said corporation and the said shareholder, provided that the said i shall not exceed the maximum value of said stock so offered for sale, which value shall be determined to be the value of the said stock as it appears on the books of the aid portion as of that date. After such tis should the oporati.on decline to pur chse said stocks, the shareholder shall have t right of option to offer said stock for ale to any other person or persons, fisll or ARTl ILo VIII-Th is charter may be modified, or. altered, the capital stock thrc -of ireaed or decreased, or the eorporation ma a dissolved with the assent of two thbird of the oapital stci present or rep resented at any meeting of the stocklders haiod for that purpos, after pir notice thi wratia to eah stochiolder mailed to im at i last known poset officem adre, in aoerdarlce with t terma of Act 2, ihrt, or t the earlier dissolution of this eorie for any camuse, its taffaitrs shall he liqdaed by one or more liquidators to he i ated by the stockholaei, all o hafte Ishall held stoc in saed company a. te aid hmissioer are hereby vested with ll power and uthoriy to liaquidrate the acf fain of uid eeompny In rcordance with the tcam of Seetron 2C of Act of o9 f - ARTItE Xr-The a ppmsre.n herb de r t at they have subcrbed to the fo osglits their names, and their .i11sa urs hereto shall constiSate their original subscription to the capital stock of said cor poratio on the proportion set oppoite their brham Sbheman, 13 sharel. laeb Sherman, I shares. suie Sbermn, 2 shares. done and Passed n my office in the ty of New Orleans on the th day of June, iss the presene mof Herbert W. Kaiser nd Marguerite G. Stein, competent witnessre wha ave stigned these presenSta, together with said appearerS and e, Notary, after du readinl of the whole Witnees: H. W. Kaiser. N. C. Stein. A .Shenra, ii shares; l. Shermn, rby SNotariy Ptic "_e. Sand for the Parith of rleanl State of I[ uisanas, do hereby ertify that the saove mreIoin g Act of inorporation of the SBros. I Co., Inc., was this day uiir regIstered in my office in laok l, New Or& s, June -- 191O D Signed: EILE.i. eertify that the sbove and fore t is a true and correct opy of the o. secerd and on file is my Notarial MEYRt S. DiRUFU. Ine 13-a-I-JIgl 4.11-13. 3A3gTll OP hR ha 7 t em ti mt9 day oifth ae Id 0 lFale. la and feth -m. and ap Od .e CHARTERS shall have power and authority to enjoy A corporate existence and succeasion, for (i the full term of ninety-nine years, from and after the date hereof, to contract, JuE sue and bIe sued. to make and use a cor porate seal, the salme to alter at its pleas iure; to nacquire- by grant, gift or other wise, hold, recelve, hypothecate. convey, lecse, sell, pledge, mortgage and dispose of. property real, personal and mixed, to Sta issue negotiable bonds and notes or oth er evidence of debt, to name and appoint B such managers. agents. directors and offi cers as its business interest and conveni- mo nce lmay require; to make and establish. t hw as well as to alter and amend, from time to time. such by-laws, rules and regula- tar] tions for the proper manageneent of the iced affairs of this corporation, as the same Par may be necessary and proper; said cor- rest poration shall have the right to acquire, nes sell and dispose of the capital stock of 1' other corporltilons, and further enjoy and per exercise all the rights and privileges scr grantedt under the laws of this State, and ci more espe, ally under Act 267 of the Lou- Tana isiana l,egislature of 1914. of Artiele I.--The objects and purposes Act for which this c.orporation is organized, of and the nature of the business to be car- the rie.d oq by it. are hereby declared to be: ihe] To conduct and transact a general lum- here her. ttiher and tie business; to acquire sets by purchase or otherwise, own, buy, sell, Dece mllortg:Lge land deln in standing timber and cnto timbellcr lands, and to buy. cut, haul, drive, pose manufctullilre, Imortgage, sell, and other- wit; s is.e deal in lumber, ties. logs, and all kinlds of timber and forests products; to e hat tbuy, own, iemprove, handle, mortgage, and seII tund otherwise detal in any and all kinds of reatl anld persolnal property, eith er for itself, or as bIroker or agent for s, others: to acqulire, by purchaose or other wi e, to sell, pledge, exchaliage, and other- ma wise deal in ..cepital stocks, bonds and alte other securitie-s; to buildl. construct, tit, CSs eqeIip, furnish,. own. pulrchase, charter. rate ucse. mortgage, operate, deal in and seIll Ioats. barges and vessels, of all classes am:n :iand delscriptions. propelled by sail. steam. may electtricity, or other ipower, and also trans- the portation liines by land, in any state or Al .coleutry; to fulrnish and supply facilities ra,, folr allnd to engage in the bIusin.ess of ear- Orle ri:H e and tr;cansportation of freight. goods. tton wares iand mel.rchandise by land or water in anlly state or country, or upon the high in t seas; to furnish facilities for and engage denc in thie hbllsine'ss of towing and Ilterage cilione thie ocean and other waters; and. ; gencerally, to do and transact any other A] tsiniess incidental to or connected with for the genera:l objects of this corporation decl as heereinabove set forth, as the Board of 1n, IDirectors mllay elect or determine. aat Article Ill.-The captal stock of this dryi corporation is hereby tixed at the sum of all lifty thousl.land dollars. ($.iO.000.tO.). to be Ke relprese-nted by five hundred ("'(Nit) shares j1 of the par villue of one hundred dollars cer ($lit.1)) each. The capitial stock of this sell corplora;tion shall be Ilayable in such in- per, st;lli cents, and under such conditions as pur the tBoard of tDirectors miay determine. est The caplital stock of this corporation shall dia only lbe issued for casll, or for services cor rendered, merchandise, property or other gen Saliahllee considerations. enuring to this tal corlorportion, according to the excluslrs Icur judgment and findings of the Board of A Dlirectors thereof. This corporation shall the ia going concern and authorized to do care business, as soon as fifty (50) per cent of the authorized capital shall be sub scribed for, and at least fifty (50) percent tae of all stock so subscribed for shall be ' paid for. Tlhe capital stock of this cor poration may be increased to five hun- miai dred thousand dollars ($500,000.00). prO] Article IV.--The domicile of this cor- or poration shall be in the City of New Or leans, La., where all meetings of the stockholders of directors must be held, eac perovided that with the written consent ' of all the directors. valid meetings of the pro dirtectors may be held outside of the state, T or within the state, elsewhere than at its sai domicile. Citation shall be served upon c h the President, -or in his absence or dis- ic ability, upon the Vice-President, and in act the absence or disability of the latter up- nat on the Secretary. J. Article V.-AII the corporate powers of shi this corporation shall be vested in and " ri exercised by a Board of Directors, four 1.1 Stoi number, all of whom shall be stockhold- x* e ers. to hit elected on the third Monday in June of each year. commencing with the r I third Monday in June in the year 1919. wuith the understanding that the first Ev Ito:lrd of Dlirectors selected by the stock holders and named In this charter, as well cen i as the first set of officers, as hereinafter Si a amed shall hold office until the third tur Monday in June, 1919. or until their suc- rre i cessors have been elected and qualified. After the election of said Board of Di- th rectors, as herein provided. there shall be :hce eliected Iy said directors front their num- N t her, the officers of this corporation, which t:tc t re as follows: 1st: President, 2nd: a ic Vice-President. and 3rd; A Secretary and 'Treasurer which last two offices shall be comlbined in one person. The Board of ^f lairectors eay name and appoint an As- 'y sistant Secretary, who need not be a stock- s"n holder, as well as to appoint other agents A and employees, who shall, respgctively. par have such power and perform suca duties as may be prescribed by said Board. and e.. who may be removed at the pleasure of jori the Directors. tra The Directors shall have the right to fill all vacancies occurring in their num- A ber, whether resulting from death, resig- in d nation, or otherwise. reac e The first Board of Directors, and the wh' A officers of this corporation shall be the val e following, and which said Board of Direc- T e tors and officers shall serve until the elec- ant e tion to be held on the Third Monday of hol e June, 1919, or until their successors are in h elected and qualified. The addresses of ma Ssaid directors and officers are set oppos- da e ite their resapective names: William J. hol r Foye,. President, address: Omaha Nat'i. r Bank Bldg., Omaha. Neb.; Frank J. Treka. sue Vice-President, address: 1029 .Maison she SBlanche Bldg.. N. O.. La.; Herman R. .Schroeder. Beety-Treas. address: Omaha n Nat'l Bank Bldg.. Omaha. Neb.; Guy V. . Furay, Director, address: Omaha Nat'l hol t Bang Bldg., Omaha, Neb. or s Article VI.-The annual meetling of the not stockholders of this corporation for the a n election of directors shall be held on the the third Monday of June of each year, com- ser Smencing with June, 1919, until which time els the officers and directora named Ia this can charter shall continue in office, oar until stheir successors have been elected and ma SquaUlded. The election for said directors ' I shall be by ballot, and the majority in sisi o amount of the stock voting, shall elect dec Sthe persons for whom they are cast. Each T Sshare of stock voted upon to be counted b b for but one vote. Said stock, shall not be the I- entitled to cumulative voting. of a The Board of Directors shall give at dec least fifteen days notice by mail of the bin election of said Directors, and shall ap- Tre point one or more stockholders to preside n at such election. Any faillure from any whi Scause whatsoever to elect directors on the Sday named for that purpose shall not dis - solve the corporation, but the directors a r and officers then n office shall bold over tor until their succesasors are chosen and ac qualllfed. da Article VII-No stockholder shall ever be held liable or responsible for the ron tracts, faults or debts of this corporation, C nor shall any mere informality in its or- O., ganisation have the effect of rendering J this charter null, or of expeosing its share- Orl rholders to any liability beyond the un- P paid balance due on the stock owned by Se them. J. Article VIII.-The namee and poatoffice who addresse of the subscribers to these ar- A Stices of aincorpoeration, and the number of ata shares of stock subscribed by each are as thi follows: wit Wmn. J. Foye, Omaha Nat'l Bk. Bldg. in, i Omaha, Nebraska. 247 shares: Frank . a STreka. 1029 lMaisen Blanche Bldg., Newp e )rleana, La., 1 share; Herman R. Schroed- aa e er, Omaha Nat'l. Bk. Bldg., Omaha, Ne r braska, 1 share; Guy V. iFray, Omaha the , Xat'l Bk. Bldg., Omaha, Nebraska, 1 law Article IX.-This charter may be amead. L ed, altered or changed, at a special meet lag of the stockholders called for that purpoore, after fifteen days notice by mail Shas been given to the stockholders of re- ae ord. by a vote of two-thirds of all tho out- pur standing capital stock. th Article X.-This corporation may be dls. unt solved, by the vote of two-thirds ot alt hal *etstanding stock, sad upon complyina ts with the requinrements of Section 28 s Act S t e Loulisnu Legisalature of iv 1014, nd in the event et snuc disoluties visi tluidatoer shall be named and appolatoe *f with allU the nessonary powers and auther- A thIus doe and paed in my ol es, a the day and date irst above written, is eor the prefeeo et ]ga M. a cabn pa and William . Cakertn both cmp ow eat witnesse, demd lated in thL Vlty, .l who ign the togther with tef puL and ·K,-Inyr a a due read- I ari eot t wh eb o the eret ait stock at this erporntle whie shall eon stitute the original onbaciptien Bet of all an stack subaned in the epeenrtlea. t 1r aase; har n . 1 rqeh sa hem 'eum~m:a m lu dm W F.I CHARTER A true copy of the originaL (Seal) THEODORE A. SCIIUBER, Nosb Pub. Jun 13-20-27-Jy 4-11-18 ACT OF INCORPORATION OF IVAN HALL MERCANTILE CO., INC. State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans: Be It Known, That on this 17th day of the month of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and eighteen. Before me, Charles F. Fletchinger, a No tary Public, duly commissioned and quali fied, in and for the City of New Orleans, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, therein residing, and in the presence of the wit nesses hereinafter named and undersigned. Personally came and appeared, the several persons whose names are hereunto sub scribed, all of lawful age and all residents of the City of New Orleans, State of Louis iana, and, availing themselves of the laws of the State of Louisiana, particularly of Act 237 of the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana, for the year 1914, relative to the organization of corporatiois, state that they have covenaited and agreed and do hereby covenant and agree to form, them selves, as well as such persons who may brecoime associated with them or succeed the:n, into a crporation, for the objects and pur poses and under the following Articles, to Wit: ARTIC'.E I.-The name of this corporation shall be Evan lhall Mercantile Co., Inc.. and under said corporate name it shall have successi n f.-r ninety-nine years, unless soner dissolved, and shall have power and authority to contract, sue and be sued; to mnake and use a corporate seal, the same to alter or break at pleasure; to make all nec essary rules and regulations for its corpr rate management and control; and it shall have and e:ijy all the rights, priv:leges and inmmunities which are now conferred upon or may hereafter be granted to corporations of the soam kind and character. ARTICLE II.-The domicile of said corpo ra:io-i Is hereby iused In the City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, and all c.ta ttons and other legal process shall be served upon the President of said corporation, andl, in case of his absence, upon the Vice- Prei dent, and in case of the absence of both, iup'ai the Secretary-Treasurer. ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes for which this corporation is organized are declared to be: To buy, sell, trade and deal in, at wholesale or retail, or both, hard aare, groceries. provisions, fiod supplhes, drygoods, wares, vegetables, produces and all other articles and things incidental t, a general grocery, vegetable, fod supply, poultry. fish, game, produce, provision and mercantile business; to manufacture, buy and sell, groceries, nrrrchandise and ar:icles fr personal, d.omestic and housei!l use; to purcha-e, lease or otherwise acquire real estate arid to hold, improve, mt rtgage and dispose of the same; to own stick in other corporations and to vote the same, and generally to do any and all th:ngs incidcn tal or germane to any of the objects and I.urpises above specified. ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of said corpratoion is hereby fixed at the sum of T erlve Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars t$:2.9sY'00), divided into one hundred and twenty five (125) shares of the par value of (nc jhundred Dollars ($10000) each, all oi w uiih shall be common stock, and the same may be issued for cash or in payment of property or services actually received by or rendered to the corporation. At all meetings of stockholders each stock hclder shall be entitled to one vote for earc share of stock standing in his namne. a,ld vote to be cast in person or by written proxy. The parties hereto declare that they have ,.:,rlbec for the number of shares of the c.ltial stock of the said corporation se: ;poslte their respective names, so that this act of incorporation shall serve as an origi nal suhbscription. J. T. Landaiche. a subscriber to forty-five shores and Charles E. Thibodaux. a stubh scritber to thirty-six shares of the capital stock of said corporation, have and do here. :,y convey, transfer and deliver to said car p-ration, in part payment and liquidation of their respective subscriptions, all the ex isting business of the Evan hall Store, on Evan Hall Plantation, in the Parish of As cension. now owned by them, includitg stock oa hand, book accounts, fixtures anl furni ture and good will, as shown on the state rnent filed herewith, giving a detailed item n-< description, together withr the value thereof, as appraised by the directors of this ca:rporatioi. \, tr.onsfer of stack shall be binding upon th - c.-p-oration unless made and recorded upo"i its I s. I :e a:--tn: to which the capital stock of said c'rloration may be increased is here by filed at the sum of One lhundred Thou sand Dollars ($1a',000.00). ARTICLE V.-All the powers of said cor poration shall be vested in and he exercised v a Board of Directors. composed of not iele than three (3) shareholders, and a ma jority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business. A majority of the Board of Directors voting, in person, shall be required to pass any resolution or adopt any by-law, which. when so passed or adopted, shall become valid corporate acts. The Board of Directors shall be elected annually, at a general meeting of the share holders, to be held on the first Monday in April. 1919. and on the same day and month in each succeeding year, after ten days written notice mailet to each share holder at his last known address appearing upon the books of the corporation, unless such notice be waived in writing by all the shareholders appearing as such upon the books. The failure, however, from any cause. to hold the annual meeting of the stockholders, or the failure to elect directors thereat. shall not operate the forfeiture of this charter nor impair the corporate management, hut the directors and officers then in office shall serve until their successors have been fully elected, qualified and installed. Any va cancy in the Board of Directors shall be filled for the unexpired-term by the re maining directors. The officers of this corporation shall con sist of a President, one or more Vice-Presi dents, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The office of Secretary and Treasurer may be held by one and the same person under the name of Secretary-Treasurer; the offices of President and Treasurer and Vice-Presi dent and Treasurer may likewise be com bined under the names of President and Treasurer and Vice-President and Treasurer. There shall also be a General Manager, who may or may not be a member of the Board of Directors. ARTICLE VI.--The first Board of Direc tors and officers, who shall serve until the annual meting to be held on the first Mon day in April, 1919, shall consist of: . T. Landaiche, McCall, La., who shall be President. Charles E. Thibodaux. Belle Alliance, P. O., La., who shall be Vice-President. J. C. LeBougeois, 1525 State Street, New Orleans, La., who shall be Treasurer. P. J. Stouse, A2 Broadway, who shall be Secretary. J. I. Rodriguez, Belle Alliance P. O., La., who shall be General Manager. ARTICLE VI.-This act of incorporation say be changed, altered or amended, or thais corporation may be dissolved by nd with the consenit of the holders of tws-a in amount of its, then outstanding stock at a general meeting convened for that pur pose after thirty days' notice in writing mailed to each stockholder's last 'known ad one of the daily newspapers published in the City of New Orleans, as prescribed by law. If this corporation should he dissolved by limitation or otherwise, its affairs shall b liquidated under the supervision of three cam isionen to be elected at a general meeting of shareholders convened for that purpose, after notice asr above provided in this article, aInd they shall remaoin offiei until the aIfairs ot the orporation shall h de baen fullyls uidated; and in ea of the death or dirabilty to act of one or more of the said liquidators, the survivors or sar vivor shell continue to act unde the po visions and mi acordnce with the terms of Section ~ of Act 357 of 1914. ARTICLE VIII.--No shareholder of this eorporstion shall ever be held liable or re sponeille for the contracts or faults of this corporation in any further sum than the un. paid balance, due upon the shares of stock owned by him; no shall any mere infor mality in the organization have the effect of rendering this charter null or of expos. the unpaid balance due upon his stock; nor shall any informality or irreguhlaity in the and year -first bemin-bo-e written. n the o and m atthde od ? b. -ma. 3_--a-- 3h ls B --A -. CHARTER J. C. LeBourgeois, New Orleans, La., 16 shares. P. J. Stouse. New Orleans, La.. 8 shares. Witnesses: F. Eisler, Burt W. Henry. CIIAS. F. FLETCIIINGER. Notary Public. I, the undersigned, Recorder of Mortgages. in and for the Parish of Orleans, State o, Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above and fioreong act of incorporation of Evan Hall Mercantile Co. Inc., was this day duly recorded In my pffice, in lBeik 122,' Folio-. New Orleans, La., June 19, 1918. EMILE J. LEONARD,. D. R. State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans: I do hereby certify rnat the above and foregoing act of incorporation of the Evan Hlall Mercantile Co., Inc., is a true and correct copy of the original act of incorpora tion of said Company passed before tume, on the 17th day of June. 1918, now extant and on file in my Notrial achive,. In Witness Whereof, I have iet.eutnto set my hand and affixed my official seal of office, this the 18th day .,f June. 1')8. CIIAS. F. FLETclIIN;ER, June 0-.27-July 4-11-18-25. Notary Public. CHARTER OF BELLE ALLIANCE MERCANTILE CO.. INC. State of Louisiana. Parish of Orleans. City of New Orleans. Ie it known, that on this 17th day of the mnonth of June,. in the year of our L,ord, one thousand, nine hundred and egllht,-een. before llSe. Charles F. F'letchin ger, a Notlry Public, duly commnissioled atnd qualified, in and for the City of New I rleans, Parish of Orleans. Stalte* of Lou Isi;tna, therein residing, and in the pres enl'e' of the witnesses hereinafter namlled tand undersigned, personally came and ap peared: The several persons whose names are heireunto sllbscrlted, all of lawful age and all residelnts of the City of New Orle'ans, State of Ioutsiana, and, availing Ith,'Im selves of the laws of the State of Louis lans. particularly of Act 267 of the ;Gen oral Assembly of the State of l.ouisiana, for the year 1914, relative to the organ ization of corporations. state that thiey have tcoveuntuanted and agreed and do here bIy covenant and agree to forem themselves, as well as such persons who may become associated with them or succeed thenl. in to it corporation, for the objects and pur poses and under the following articles, to-wit: Article l.-The name of this corporation shall be "Belle Alliance Mercantile Co.. Int.." and under said corporate name it shall have sucession for ninety-nine years. unless sooner dissolvedt, and shall have power and authority to contract, sue and be suted: to mal:tke and use a corporate seal, the sa;llte to alter or break at pleasure; to mllake all necessary rules and regulations for its corporate management and control; and it shall have and enjoy all the rights. irivileges and inmunitties which are now conferred upon or may hereafter be grant ed to corporations of the same kind and character. Article II.-The domlcile of said corpor ation is hereby fixed in the City of New Orlehans, State of Louisiana, and all cita tions and other legal process shall be served upon the President ,f said corpor ation. and. In case of his absence, upon the Vice President. and in case of the ab sene'e of both, upon the Secretary-Treas orer. Article 11I.-The objects and purposes for which this corporation is organized are declared to hbe: To buy, sell. trade and deal in. at wholesale or retail, or both, hardware, groceries, provisions, food sup Ilies, drygoods, wares., vegetables, pro ducce and all other articles and things in c'idental to a general grocery. vegetablie, food supplly, poultry, fish, game, produce, provision and mercantile business; to man uifacture, buy and sell, groceries, merchan dise and articles for personal, domestic and household use ;to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire real estate and to hold. inmprove, mortgage and dispose of the saine; to own stock in other corporations and to vote the same, and generally to do any and all things incidental or germnane to ltlny of the objects and purposes above specltied. Article IV.--The capital stock of said corporation is hereby tixed at the sum of twelve thousand, five hundred dollars ($12.500.00), divided into one hundred and twenty-tive (125) shares of the par value of one hundred dollar. ($100.00) each. all of which shall be common stock, and the same may be issued for cash or in pay ncent of piroperty or services actually re ceived by or rendered to the corlporation. At all meetings of stockholders each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock standing in his name, said vote to be cast ill person or by written proxy. The parties hereto declare that they have subscribed for the number of shares of the capital stock of the said corporation set oppostlte their respective names, so that this act of incorporation shall serve as an original subscription. J. T. Landaiche, a subscriber to sixty three shares and Charles E. Thibodaux, a subscriber to forty-eight shares of the capital stock of said corporation, have and do hereby convey, transfer and deliver to said corporation. in fall payment and Li quidation of their respective subscriptions,. all the i, lsting business of the Belle Al la aee Store, on Belle Alliance Plantation. in the Parish of Assumption. now owned by them, including stock on hand, book accounts. fixtures and furniture and good will, as shown on the statement filed here with, giving a detailed Itemised descrip tion, together with the value thereof, as appraised by the directors of this cor poration. No transfer of stock shall be binding upon this corporation unless made and recorded upon its books. - The amount to which the capital stock of said corporation may be increased is hereby fxed at the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00). Article V.-AII the powers of said cor poration shall be vested in and be exer clased by a Board of Directors, composed of not less than three (3) stockholders, and a majority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business. A majority of the Board of Dlrectors voting, ia person, shall be required to pass any resolution or adopt any by-law, which, when so passed or adopted, shall eome valid corporate acts. Theo Board of Directoars shall be elected annually, at a general meeting of the shareholders to be held on the IArt Mon day in April, 1919, and on the same day and month in each succeeding year. at ter ten days previous notice mailed to each shareholder at his last known ad dress appearing upon the books of the corporation, unless such notice be walved in writing by all the shareholders appear ing as such upon the books. The fallure, however, from any ceausP, to hold the annual meeting of the stock holders, or the failure to elect directors thereat, shall not operate the forfelture of this charter nor impair the corporate man agement, but the directors and officrs then in office shall serve until their suc cessorsn have been fully elected, qualifed and installed. Any vacancy in the Board of Directors shall be filled for the unex pired term by the emalning directors. The officers of tliis corporation shall consist of a President, oo or more Vie President.s, a Secretary and a Treasurer. - 'he otice of Becretary and Treasurer may be held by one and the same persto under the name of Seeretary-Treasurer' the office of President and Treasurer and Vice President and Treasurer may likewise be combined under the names of President and Treasurer and Vice Presialdent and There shall alsoi be a General Manager, ho may or may not be a member of the Beard o Dlrectors. Artile VI.-The first Board of Directors and offleers, who shall serve until the an nual meetin to be hold on the first Mon day in Aprl, 1919, shall consist of: Charles B. Thibodaux, Belle All ane ,Post Oftfic Louhiana, who shall be Prednt; . T. Ldache, Mc Call, La., who shall be Vice President; J. C. LeBeurgeeol, 3 8tate street, New Or lMs. La.. who shall be treseasurer; P. . Stousset 828 Broadway, New Orleans, La., who shall be Secretay; J. I. Bodri-ues, Belle AlUlane p. 0, La.' MArtic VI.--This aett of incorporation may e cangsed, altered or amended, or this eorpotion may be dlsolved by and with th eoeat oe the hoiders of two thirds la mount eof its themn outtatandlag stek at a gaeeral meeting eoavenod for thPt psrpoeafs ttr thirty days' notic in ~rrtlg, mailod to each stolders'last known addnre ad after tteen days' pub .inctios ia en of the daily newspapen pub If this eorportinm shoul be dissved by nfatnn or others et, atstr shall be iliquind unde the speIIg *o three calmmdsmern to be td at a I afte s ertist as abow_ -- la ag bSagga aof thesaa - h-- Seco eor1 musl InWe tMlb CHARTER any mere Informality in the organization have the effect of rendiering this charter null or of exposing ally shrehlolder to any liability beyond the unpail balane due upon his stock, nor shall any infor mnality or irregularity in the organlization hase the effect of retndering any share holder liable us a partner. Thus done and passed in my office, in the City of New Orleans. on the day. month and year first hereinabove written. in the presence of Messieurs. Frances Eis ler and Burt W. Henry, comlpetent wit ilesses, who hereunto sign their nnames with the said appearers and ine'. Notary, after realing of the whole, and tlhe said alpearers have hereuntit signed olpposite tlelr naltes tlhe number of shares of stock of this corporation subscribed for by them. J. T. Landaiche. McCall, La.. .31 shares; ('lhts. E. Thibodaux. Itelle Alliance. Le.. 4% shares; J. 1. Rodriguez, Mciaull. L.u.. per J. T. Landaiche, l shares; l.e-lour geols & Bush, Inc.. by J. C. Lellourgeois. Pres. New Orleans, l.a., 4 shares; J. C. Lellourge-ois, New Orleans. L.:., :3 shares; P'. J. Stouse, New Orleans, l.:.. 1 share. Witnesses: F'. Eisler. Iturt W. lHenry. CIIAS. F. FI.ETIt'lllN;:lNGERt. Not. l'Pub. I. the' unedersigned. Recorder of Mort ,'ages. in and for the IParish of O)rlean. State of Louisiana, do hereby certify that the' above and foregoing Act of Incorpora tion of tihe lielle Alliance Mercantile Co.. linc.. was this day duly recorded in mily of lice. In book 1":2~', folio --. New Orleans, June 19, 1918. (Signed) EM.II.E J. LEONARD. Dy. R. State of I.ouisi:ina. Parish of Orleans. I do hereby certify that the above' and foregoing act of incorporation of the lh'lle Alliance Mercantile eCo., Inc., is a true and correct copy of the original act of incorporation of said conlpanty passed before Inle. on the 17th day of June. 191x. now extant and on tile in my Notarial archives. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set nyt han:ld and affixedl icmy offtilal seal of otTiel, this, the lbth day of June, 1918. c.ll.\S. F. FLETCIIINGER, Not. Pub. Juon .2)-21 Jly 4-11-18-2i CHARTER. LUni'ed States of America. State of Louis iana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans: BIe it known, that on this Fourth day of the month of June, in the year one thousand nine hundred and eighteen. IBefore nw, Andrew M. Buchmann. a Not ary Public, duly commissioned and sworn in and for the Parish of Orleans. State of Louisiana, therein residing, personally came and appeared the persons whose names are hereunto subscribed, who declared that, avail ing themselves of the provisions of the laws of this state relative to the organization of corporations, and m,-e particularly Act No. 267 of the General Assembly of this State, approved July 9. 1914. they have cove na:r:ed and agreed and d, by these presents covenant and agree, bind, form, and con stitute themselves as well as such persons who may hereafter join or become associated with them, into a corporation and body poli tic in law, for the objects and purposes and under the agreements and stipulations fol lowing, to-wit: ARTICLE I.-The name and style of this corporation shall be: "Liberty Machine ahnl Welding Company, Inc.," and under that name it shall have and enjoy all the rights. advantages and privileges granted by law to corporations; it shall exist for the period of ninety-nine years from this date; it shall have power to contract, sue and be sued in its corporate name; to make and use a cor porate seal; and the same to break or alter at pleasure; to hold, receive, purchase, con vey, mortgage, hypothecate or pledge prop erty both real and personal; to borrow money: to issue bonds, notes and other obligations or negotiable instruments; to have and em ploy such managers, directors, officers, agents and other employees as the interest and con venience of said corporation may require or demaad: to i make and establish such by laws, rules and regulations for the corlo rate manragement and control of tlw affairs of the corporation as may be deemed neces sary and expedient. ARTICLE II.--he domicile of said cor poration shall be established in the City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, and all c:tations and other legal process shall be served on the President, and in his absence on the Secretary-Treasurer. ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes for which this corporation is organized and the nature of the business to be carried on by it are hereby declared to be to conduct a general machine foundry and repair shop. c-'hbrac': r the manufacture and repair of :natchinery and work of every description; :o buy and sell at wholesale and retail all kinds of Mill. Machinery, Plantation and Marine supplies. including Engines, boilers. fittings. etc., and everything incidental there to; and generally to conduct any other husi ne-u, undertaking or enterprise connected with or incidental to the said objects and purposes. ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this corporation is fixed at the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), divided into fifty shares of the par value of one hundred dollars each. All shares of stock shall be full paid and non-assessable. No transfer of stock shall be binding upon the corpora tion unless made upon its books, and all certificates of stock shall be signed by such officers as may be designated by the Board of Directors. This corporation shall have the right to increase its capital stock up to the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars ($100.00) each, provided said increase in the capital stock shall have been authorized by the stockholders at a meeting to be held pursuant to the provisions of Article V of this charter. ARTICLE V.-AII the corporate powers of the company shall be vested in, and the man agenment and control of its affairs shall be exercised by a Board of Directors composed of not less than three nor more than five stockholders. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transac tion of all business. The directors shall be elected annually by ballot, by the stock holders, on the first Monday in January in each year. Each stockholder shall be en titled in person or by proxy to a vote for every share owned by him, and all elections shall be held under such rules and regula tions as may be determined by the Board of Directors, after fifteen days notice by mail of such election shall have been sent to each stockholder at his last known address. The directors thus elected shall continue in of fice for one year, or until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified. No failure to elect shall be regarded a a forfeiture of this charter. Any vacancy oc curring on said board shall be filled by the remaining directors for the unexpired term; the said board shall likewise elect the ad ditional members in case they should deter nuine to increase the number of said board. Said Board of Directors shall at its first meeting after its election, nominate out of its number, a President, a Vice-President, and a Secretary-Treasurer, who shall also serve until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. ARTICLE VI.-No stockholder of this cor poration may offer for sale, sell, assign or transfer his stock in this corporation with out giving to the other stockholders twenty days prior notice of such intention, which notice shall be iven in writing to the Presidemnt of the corporation and shall by said President be inmmnediately made known to the Directors of the corporation, and the other stockhelders shall have the privilege of purchasing said stock at the book value thereof. said privilege to be exercised with in thirty days from date of delivery of said notice to the President. ARTICLE VII.--No stockholder shall everc be held liable or responsible for the con tracts, faults or debts of said corporation, nor shall any met informality in its org nization have the effect of rendering ths charter null, or of exposing a stoekbolder to any ilialility beyond the unpaid balance due on the shares owned by him. ARTICLE VIII.-This act of incorporation may be changed, modified or altered, or this corporation may be dissolved, with the assent of the stocldiolders owning two-thirds of all the stock of the corporation at a general meeting convened for that purpose, and after at least ten days' written notice of this meeting has been given through mail addressed to each shareholder at his last known place of residence. In case ofdis alatL. by the expiration of this charter or otherwise, the stockholdeer hall elect three lisqidators from amoni their number, to liqunidate and settle the business and iffairs of the company. In case of death or dis ability of say one of said commissioners or liquidators, the survIers or remaining li nldtator.ssall appoint a uecesaor to him. TIhe aid liquidaor 6~ have fsl power to meet and act ader the h-laws of thei or tion and oder to a made * maigity of a to fix pace ad prcri e th terms sale of said &¶3ert sad the musar in weieh the sdle a bo madean d take metes and be, secured by aortg oar othewia, for part of the pureas pree fr all or any part of sai tmoet, redda hweWr, that seest b amatealt ad UI -me the a4k m a the mel -o CHARTERS mon:ies and property of the corporat:n, wh' h shall :,me to their hands or pis-es ,.,n as liqui at.irs and for the proi.tr a; plicat: .n and distriution t!here,,f. A ARTlllE ' IX -Five thous.an d ::I Ii.() ha, !eenr subscri.,ed t, the c.i;.. I1 :0o of this corporation as fllas: I. A. Rtligenberg, whose adldress is S . No. I elachaise Street, New Orleans. La., twae:' ,hates; Charles L. Rossie. whose ad lre is N J. 4i8 Henry Clay Avenue, New or leans, La. twelve shares, and I~;rs l.I bacher, whose address is No. 418 ller Clvay Aven'te, New Orleans,. La., five shritr All of whihi stlbscriptijOns are in cash excep' ten! shiires subscribed by John A. RInger: berg, crhich is represented by and paid f -r .y the following property, wh:ch has bee; dtivy appraised by all of the signers her-rt. as fully wor h the sum of one thousand , lars ($I.0>1IO, viz: 1 15"' Rorkf..rd Lathe 1 21" Drill Press; I No. I IBrainard Mtl:ir g Machine; 1 5 II. P. Gas Engine; 1 24" Lath:r. I Disk Grinder; I Emery Wheel Stan-d; 3 Lathe Cthucks; 3 Drill Chucks; I Line, Shaf:. Pulleys and Belts: 1 Blacksmith Forge, A:' vil, Tools and V'se; 1 Milling Cut:ers. al 1 Lot Twist Drills ai-d Reamers. All . which will be forthwith turned over t t thl.s corporation. ARTICLE X.-Until the election to he held on the second Monday in January. 1'19. the following shall constitute the fir,: Board of Directors. viz: John A. Ringr berg. Charles L. Rossie and Louis Fa',acr'er, with John A. Ringenberg as President. Lo:i' Fabacher as Vice-I'reauient. and Charles L Rossie as Secretary-Treasurer. Thus Done and Passed in my notarial of fice in the presence of May A. Ke:r asp! Joseph L. Mott, Jr., conmretent witnesses w!: have hereunito signed their name, with the said appearers and me. Natary, af:er read ing of the whole. Witness: May A. Kier, Jos. L. Mott. Jr. (Signed) J. A. Rmgenherg. 20 share,; ('hia L. R,.ssie, 12 shares; Lo,uis Fabacher. 5 shares. ANDREW M. BUCIIMANN, Not. Pub. I, the unersigned, Recorder of Mortgages, in a",1 for the parish of Orleans. State of I.:aisiana, do hereby certify that the ahve I in I fiCresoLng Act of Inc rporation. of the I.iberty Machine and Welding Co., Inc., was this day dulrb recorded in my office, in It ,.k 1222. Folio 105. New Orleans. June Ith. 1918. EMILE J. LEONARD, Dy. R. A true copy. ANDREW M. BUCIIMANN. Not. Pub. June 13-2027-July 4-11-18. CHARTER OF THE I)ELTA SHIPBUILDING COMPANY INCORPORATEID. United States of America. State of T.ouis Ianna. Parish of Orleans, City of New Or.'ans. Ie it known, that on this the eighth day of the mollth of Junet in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eighteen. and of the independence of thel United States of America, the one hundred and forty-sercond, before me,, Joseph Slual a notary publllic. duly commissioned and qualified. in and for the Parish of Or leans. therein residing, personally camen and appeared: The persons whose names are hereunto subscribed, who declared that availing themselves of the provisions of the laws of this State relative to the organization of corporations, and more particularly of Act 267 of the General Assembly of this State. approved July 9th. 1914. they have covenanted and agreed, and do by these presents, covenant and agree, bind, form and constitute themselves, as well as such persons who may hereafter join, or be come associated with them, into a corpor ation and body politic in law, for the objects and purposes and under the agree ments and stipulations following, to-wit: Article I.-The name and style of this corporation shall be the "Delta Shipbuild ing Conmpany. Incorporated," and under that name it shall bare and enjoy all the rights, advantages and privileges granted by law to corporations; it shall exist for the period of ninety-nine years from this date: it shall have the power to contract. sue and be sued in its corporate name; to make and use a corporate seal, and the same to break or alter at its pleasure; to hold, receive, purchase, convey, mort gage. hypothecate or pledge property. both real and personal: to issue bonds. notes and other obligations or negotiable instruments: to have and employ such managers, directors, officers, agents and other employees as she interest and con venience of said corporation may require, or demand: to make and establish such by-laws, rules and regulations for the cor porate management and control of the af fairs of the corporation as may be deem ed necessary, convenient and expedient. Article 11.-The domicile of this corpor ation shall be in the City of New Orleans. State of Louisiana, and all citations and other legal process shall be served on the President. or in his absence, upon the Secretary. Article IIl.-The objects and purposes for which this corporation is organized, and the nature of the business to be car ried on by it, are hereby declared to be as follows, to-wit: To build, make, operate, maintain, buy, sell, deal in and with. own, lease, pledge and otherwise dispose of ships. vessels and boats, made of concrete and of every nature and kind whatsoever, together with all materials., articles, tools, machinery and appliances entering into, or suitable and convenient for the construction or equipment thereof, and together with en glunes, boilers, machinery and appnrten ances of all kinds, tackle, apparel and furniture. To construct and maintain for the use of the company, or for letting out on hire. graving and other docks, and other conveniences for the bnildlng, repairing or docking of ships and other vessels, and to aid in or contribute to the con struction of any such works. To buy or otherwise acquire ships and vessels complete or not complete, sound or out of repair, for the purpose of im proving, repairing. reselling, letting eat to hire, or otherwise make a profit out of the same. To buy. lease or otherwslae acqulre real estate necessary for docks and dock ta ellities, and to tfurniash material necessary in the furtheranee of the purposes of the company: to acquire rights of way. for the construction of a line of railway; to survey, construct, build, erect, own, lease, mortgage, operate and maintain. sell or otherwise dispose oft a line or railway for the purpose of carrying into effect the above named objecta and purposes. To own. manage and operate stores in aid of the objects and purposes above named. To rubseribe to any association, insti tution, or company cealeulated to benelit the eompany, or persons employed by the company, or persona having dealings with the company. And generally to do and perform any thing or act necessary, conlvenient or proper for the carrying into effect of the above named objects and purposes. Article IV.--The capita stock ot this corporation is fixed at the sum of ninae ty-nine thousand nine hundred dollars, ($99.900.00), divided into ninety-nine hun dred and ninety share of the par value of ten ($10.00) dollars each. All shares of stock shall be full paid and non-asses• able. Bald stock shall be paid for in cash. or the same may be issued. at not less than par, for labor done or for services rend ered to the said corporation, or for prop erty or rights aetually received by said corporation. This eorporatiQn shall have the right to increase its capital stock up to the further sum of fve million dollars ($5,000. 000.00), or any part thereof, to be divided nato shares of ten dollars ($10.00) each. provided said increase in the capital stock shall have been authorized by the stock holders at a meeting held pursuant to the provisonas of the law. Tbhis corporation shall have and enjoy the rights to purohase shares of atock nla other corporations, partnerahips or other interests as may be found necessary, ex pedient or advisable. 0 This corporation shall be and become a going eoneern when fifty (10) poercent ot ita stock shall have been saubscrlbed for. Article V.-All the corporate powers of this corporation shall be vested in, and exerieed by. a Board of Directors com posed of not less than five and not more than nine stockholders, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction oft all business. The Board tof Directors herein nasmed shall have the power and authority to augment its nimber by any addition up to the maximum number olf nina menm bers. The Directors q)all be elected annually by balloet, by the stockholders, on the seeond Monday of June in each year. The Irst election under this charfer shall be held on the second Monday in June. 1920. Each stockholder shall be entitled in persn or by proxy, to one *ote for every share of steeL owned by him, and all eleetona shall be held er suh ruaes and raguiatiags a sy Do snecified byl tho Beard of Dtiretoer siter Iftee (10) daya notioe ot smch election shall have en set to eaeh stoekholder at his last h salaro to l oeet DiLreeter shall be '~ae ae fora atro of this ecarter. * 'I' CrE toi . r of irtt - 'i rnzt and a dn i1je .ti Its ji' ... o , . ' "frti office an t. . . . . f: r b he ri- ing, o .\rt, !," I Rehard S e r , N tiarleans il"' ' o. " T * I' toThe stuck d ;. , . r". . A. Koh. Air" i. \, ý , .r f a tIS oi t, . l u l' toiffral q J a |hr po ver . o rfi w the r -hr tl :i-rlf the i f nurh t \ lie 1 .... ,"'- ent A E 4 Sr"."t-,+r, r . said ('pansr tr. rm r r..rr i ntd i the n, de r\ , , hIll btt ii ik I * '' . ii r o r ual or :j 1I hilt.n dSl aly eg .t; 'i t 1.--Thalse of thir,!- ,! :hI the nsto el ;It :r h. -.1 Ieltnfgllg pIhrr , n ll after ao t ""nr r. n lihr-ly or al tl I , :. .. t, prh sta r.. s .e r.o iirl, .,iir, ris.n lease I tr o . ,leiration of ir ,r"ill .- r.!-iTr compfa -a,,, 6L.l, hall elt Ift fr'tinrrr lu theior nufbe Sl 'o, tht1, thie 1, sand o I ,orat o . ii, h T sai im q do !t.. :i nd r lib idetr ee the .. t f thet dea a ofe lriin :tori . a ths poer to fix thpesai th." the dr of sale ofray te I theiI" in who h tce 111:1d.'. Tbh yr shall be vnQ o11. ind up rsind e i i and k tl:ir, of the me, yo .\r I." .'I iI.--No stkl· _ ohe lirl, ,r rew lpone. ble . fault of lts of saa. id .ll ah, undere Ined, tio,n of\. the delrt .incororat ..r. wa tis to all li lffl int beook l t { due 01 the shHres Of s/seý or Oid rlean him. .rti,'le IN.--Ths 01 --k" hpay, re-,'ctively wr llm nlirnul .te amountK lporation subscribed be so thlt tht, act of e,,rve ila the original Strue corporation. nithu do Strtes of A l, the koity of June, iO month and year berdn ten. in theousand e* Le lll.ne and ( .). ad at nesses, res·iding is tilh f te nited tates p , the oold t, whole. (Original signed) Wituesses: Chas. I - JOSlPH I. tlii undersigned, gageskilni and ior the Mtate of ulhereinaer do thperonall camne ad tiulon of the, of ncorl,poratd. was tL- k in lily offi,.e in book -i -.ý New Orleans,. La., t (Signl, d1 E.MILEE J. d true ctopy. JOSEPIB .Tun -2red Jherein for a AMENI)MENT TO 0 SHEL.L REACH.I L MENT COvmnt Com UnState. and do ofild by la. PaNsh Of Iaepd herein under sad nit held on the mee it known. that he stockillh of Jsaid u flord, of, thousaid icharten (191). of d said of fore t'nh;d Staes. the fority-econd. bested polda Notary Pub and amend saliided, in d Oirliealini, ariash of r,.Tolng, and in the neLtse iherentitneall originally came and Milton P. DonrLLL PArtcl Dollut, . of New Orleans, nnd declared, to me, the ,eared herein for and ji .to,'kholders of the Improvement Coand I other property, tion organd, i ad h oprate. and domtelsd l by and ct onduct a un, dersigald Not regingtered in the herein a ny work piers, docks, by t tions, and to s eing thero tthed o That the manufactl ang meting corpshora tion t may seem calc alate therebysented iset htake part oin thead carrying out ord this corporatiod i weandll amend Win .inl Today amend date al. original signed: l i.or P. hioullt. Ideared theo ne, prthe abovment ad oenter of the Shell pmrent Company, I.r recordein any wormy i Nler, dOrleas, railroads, rllwE t buildings alyd4 brindg, and deo may lem BeachnLi me32t. celnt. a Wel thlng c all at thle said ap nvesver tg. gages, il nd a ro tse I Pitat o olMll. the bo and I U,