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BEFORE AND AFTER NOW. MA(2GIE - {oV F PAUL DFR I NOW -TIS' NCH't.AIR. f no~P SEEM: So \ZJA' u ADYL N6o1V UWCk7 HNJHE LEV M'SMF I W E COT HAL tiRE~ IM -ut W4YS HL OME AN P Car G7Mý NQr Cc; -r JUýk~ IN A S-zip! \~i H " AX-I f / 1 CHARTIERS. CHARTER OF PROGRESSIVE REAL -, TATE AUCTION EXCHAN, E. INC. United States of Ameriea. State of - nlaa Parish of urleans. tCity of New I ans. Be it known, that on this 27th d of the amonth of July, in the )ear of our Lord one thousand line hundredand twenty, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and forty fifth, before me, Rudolph J. We'innan a Notary Public, duly commissioned, sor and qualified in and for the Pi'arll f Orleans. State of Louisiana, and in the presence of the witnesses herein:ftr named and undersaigned. personally an" and appeared, the persons whose naes are hereunto subscribed, all of full age who declared that, availing themselves of the Constitution and laws of this State relative to corporations, they have cove nted and agreed, aid do Iby these pr et covenant and agree, and do hind themselves tas well as such other perso as may hereafter become asso,'iated wi them, to form and constitute a corporation and body politic in law, for the purpose, and objects and under the stipulations and conditions hereinafter net forth and .ex pressed, which they hereby adept as teir charter. as follows, to-wit: RTICLE i.-The name and title of this corporation shall be Progressive Real Es tae Auction Exchange, inc., uder which it shall enjoy succession for a period of ninety-nine (99) years from the date of this act. and its domicile is hereby established tn the City of New Orleans, La.; under its corporate ame, the sair corporation shall hae power and authority to contract, sue and be sued in the prosecution of its business as hereinafter defined; to adopt a corpor ate seal; to hold, rec'eive, purchase, n re, alienste, convey, mortgage peg property, real personal and mid to appoint or elect such directors, agents and eployees as its interests may re uire; to establish such rules, regulations and by-laws for the proper manageent and regulatiUons of its affairs as it may de expedient; and to do all other thigs permitted by law as shall be proper and eesary to carry out the objects of the said corporation. The President. or in his absence, l Vn-President, shall be the proper pers Upon whom citation and other legal ir ce shall be served. ARTICLE I1.-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: to conduct, operate and control, for profit the business of an auction exchange, o establlhment centrally located in the City of Nw Orleans wlherein auction blocks r stands may be leased or rented to idi viduals, firms or corporations, whether stockholders in this corporation or not, s as to give the said Individuals, flrus r corporations the privileges of the said au tisexchange and the use of the facilities therein when auctioning off property whether real, personal or mixed for sale or otherwise, under such rules and regul do as may by this corporation be adopted; to buy and sell real estate, either as principal or agent; to lease, rent, sulease, mortgage, pledge, convey, ansign, tanfer, set ever and deliver, sustain, o a options em real estate, either as prn ipal or agent; and generally to do d I perform all such business as may be neces ary for or incidental to the objects and purpees herein mentioned as fully as is rth herein. ARTICLE III.,-The capital stock of this erporatie is hereby fixed at five thou sand (1,0) dollars, divided into one hun ded (100) shares of fifty ($60.00) dollars vle, each, payable in cash at such times as may be determined by the Board of Drsectors.I The said capital stock may be increased to fifty thoueand ($0,000.00) dollars. No transfer of stock shall be recognil unless entered in the stock book. No stockholder shall have the right to sell h stock oa the market without having offered It, I writing, at its book value to the oed of Directors of this corporation, twenty (30) days prior to the contemplated sale of the stock, and if the said Board delre to buy it, purchase shall be made s behalt of the corporation, and the stock shall then and there become treasury stock. A notice of the obligation to so offer the stock shall be printed across ta c of each certiflcate of stock. ARTICLE IV.-The corporate powers this corporation shall be vested In and e esed by a Board of Directors composed of tn stockholders. of which a quorum I shall consist of five Directors, for the transaction of business, and their decisions shall be valid, corporate acts. The ld Board of Directors shall have the power to fill all vacancies on said beard arising from any cause whatsoever. The first election of directors under this chart shall take place on the secon Tuesday in January of each year, begin Sin 1921. Util which time, or until successors shall have been elected and qualified, the following stockholders eshall constitute the first Board of Di rectors: ames P. Turabull, 340 Barone Street New Orleans, La.; Alvin E. Johnson, I aradeolet 8treet, New Orleans, La.; d ward Murphy, 340 Baroese Street, New or la La.; e m B. Mathews, 322 Baronne ret, New Orleans, La.; R. L. Viguerie, SBaronmae Street, New Orleans La.; eor lseeman. 732 Common Street, New le.as, La.; Ashton Blum. 013 Commer- v l Place, New Orleans, La.; Carroll . Waamey, 718 Common Street. New Or s, La.; Arthur P. Mayer, s02 Perdido o reet, New Orleans, La.; M. P. Arsnou, t a are=a. - t., New Orleans La. e Daosd of Directors at its first mee afeesack annual electioe shall ela ts membes a Presldet, a Vice-Pre a oreteary, and a Treasure,; ficers shall sarve untti o e January. 1321. or nai a lsh e as their successors sball he b lected and qualifled, to-wit: lames P. Tuarbull...... Preeldeat Alrn 3,i Johnson.. ,Vice-Prsaldent _iar Murphy .........f 8ereatry a ion 3, Mathews '..........Treasurer h n to each asnual election of dimt hll h given by letter to be wrlitt daI ) s previous to said electio alates with te ads f g of fenieu ~l ro m any o e et the stipt arell ns tdeeslt corporation . etd, tdiseelvershM eem t Lshall c. a new meetingm em Wtee (II days'noies as h sonase C V.--Tbosea. of Director have ftUlljwer to use and umansg their~ o tdls crom~ri seiset w'ith gi ljocts and pu- r De and'9 wefr of the Company The mjDoe I arhe asthorised to frame- _ isuo an asmu it may ompany may •b masagmot thereo, and to mtlt, th Director ahaB dtehmin __mgue.__ mmemugsme DRn of e CHARTER. - ever be' held liahl. or responsible for any informality in orfganization, nor shall that have the effect of rendering this charter ,t. null. r Thus done and ipassed In my office In y this city, on the day and In the month iand or year first nbove written. In the presenr e ad of .T. A. Matthew and N. E. Itanu:garden. he competent witnesses. residing here. who y have signed these presents teether with a the said app.earers and tie. Notary. after rn due reading of the whole, th,, atppearers of idelaring that the following is th s.touck he subscription list: .r (Stgned) nT James F. Turnbull. 340 Baronne St.. New es Orleans, l.a., (4) four shares. e. R. L. Viguerie. 224 Itaronne St.. New Or of leans, La.. (41 four shares. to lBen It. Mathews. 3221 Baronne St. N.,w - Orleans, La., (4) four shares. i M. P. Arnault. 220 Baronne St.. New Or leans, l.a.. (4) four shares. S Meyer Eisemnan. per J. II. Morris. 732 ii Common St., (4) four shares. m Ashton IBlumn. 615 C'ommeriaiil Pnlace. New '` Orleans, La., (4) four shares. id Arthur P1'. Mayer. 802 l'Perdido St.. New SOrleans, La.. (2) two shares. r Edward Murphy. 340 Baronne St.. New Orleans. I a., (4) four shares. Liberty Realty & Securities Co.. hy S. V. SEdmlston. Sec.. 805 Union St. New Orleans. er La.. (2) two shares. ir Alvin E. Johnson. 316 Carondelet St.. ra New Orleans. La.. (4) four shares. Its Walmsley & Co.. Inc.. by C. It. Walmns y ley, V.-P., 718 Common St., New Orleans. to La., (4) four shares. e Carrol B. Walmsley. 718 Common St., id New Orleans, La., (1) one share. 4 Engelman & Mayer, 802 Perdido St., (2) Stwo shares. id Paul J. Leaman. 312 Baronne St.. New I; Orleans, La.. (4) four shares. to J. Edmond Douglas, 503 Marine Bank. SNew Orleans, La., (2) two shares. John J. Murphy, 340 Baronne 8t., New y Orleans, La., (2) two shares. ; Witnesses: d (Signed): J. A. Matthew, N. E. Baum e garden. e RUDOLPH J. WEINMANN. N Not. Pub. (Seal) N. O.. Aug. 2, '20. I, the undersigned, Itrecorder of Mort gages in and for the Parish of Orleans. State of Louisiana, do hereby certify that the act of incorporation of the Progressive SReal Estate Auction Exchange. Inc., was this day duly recorded in my office, in tBook 1242, folio t53. New Orleans, July7 28th, 1920. (Signed) M. J. DUNN, Recorder. I certify that this is a true copy of the r original on file In my office. SRUDOLPH J. WEINMANN. S Aug. 5-Sept. 9. Notary Public. I CHARTER OF CANAL SERVICE STA r TION, INC. S State of Louisiana. Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans. Be it known, that on the 26th day of July in the year of Our t, Lord, nineteen hundred and twenty. and of the Independence of the United States of America, the One Hundred and Forty d fourth; Before me, Warren V. Miller. SNotary Public, in and for the Parish of i Orleans, Louisiana. and in the presence a of the witnesses hereinafter named and undersigned, Personally came and appear ed, the several persons whose names are hereinafter subscribed, all of full age. who declared unto me. Notary, that avail nlag themselves of the laws of the Satte of Louiasiana relative to the organization of Corporations, they do by these pre seats, contract, agree, covenant, stipulate, and bind themselves, as well as such per d sons, as may hereafter become associated with them, to form and constitute a Cor poration and body politic in law, for the o objects, and purposes, sad under the stip ulations hereinafter set forth, to-wit: d Article 1. The name and title of this e Corporation shall be, "CANAL SERVICE . STATION, INC." and under such title, it i shall have and enjoy succession and ex i latence, for a period of ninety-nine years t from date hereof; it shall have the power k and authority to contract, sue, and be r sued, to make and use a corporate seal. o the same to break and alter at its pleas ure; to hold. purchase, lease, sell, mort gage or hypothecate, or pledge property, real, personal, or mixed; and for the pur pose of carrying on its business, to make and issue notes and other evidences of indebtedness; to name and appoint man agers, clerks, or other employees, for the proper conduct of Its business, and to discharge same at its pleasure; to make I and establish such by-laws, rules and reg ulations, as may be found necessary and + desirable for the management of the at fairs of the Corporation; and generally to I do, all and everything act or deed, for I Ithe complete and proper conduct of said business. I Article II. The domicile of this corpor-t a son, shall be in the City of New Orleans. State of Louisiana, where all citations and -other legal process shall be served upon the President, or in his absence upon the Vice-President, or In the absence of both I President and Vice-President, upon the Secretary-Treaaurer. Article 1Il. The capital stock of this corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of Five Thou sand (5,.00).0e Dollars, all of a which shail be divided into and repre- a seated bty Fitt (50) Shares of the par value of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars i each. Stock may be paid for in money, f In services rendered to the corporation, n or in property and good will regularly transferrerd to the rpoaton, all as shall be determosed by the Board of Directors. The capital stock may be increased to Fifty Thousand (P0,00.00) Dollars. Theren shall be no issue of preferred stock. Areticle IV. The objects and purpots rwhich this Corporation is foraed are dcMre to be as follows: To operate a gsaoiln and oil station or stations, and to sell, automobile acetssories of all kinds., including tires and Parts. etc. ;to malutain and operate repair and vulcanizing plants,d and genetally to do sand engage in any business germane to or operated in con-a nection with an oil filling a ad aesrsory and repair station. t Article V. The corporate powers of this 0 Corploration shall be vested in a Board of three Directors, a majority of whom sall| constitute a quorum for the trans.-d bactin of business. The absent directors myveto at say meeting of theDeetr byp roy to say other Dite D that particuler masting. The firet Board of £ Directors shtall cosuast of: with Mrs. III. p an V. Simroeas, 3126 Dedoto street, as prsient; with W. V. Simmons, SOS N. Larrotlton avenue, as vies-president, and A with Jesse Daniel, 3124 Deote stree, as secet-yzreautar sad such Directors and Oficrsshll serv as such until the d second Monday is July, 1321. or satil their 0 s.ucessmors are elected sad qualified,.c ..me~lgs g t e 8t ekrlds for the elec- o Leaof irctos kaHbeheld yearly os o the second Monday in Jul- ..naingp with theye.r 1321. The Bor of irct ore shal have the right to elect without e --c--lera Dreto, whenever a 'vacascy shal_ ezi. os tl. Beard of Ditr f.4o the Bear of Dietq may be s- ay n timne hg Pre- lism - Then_ done sad sine _en the day .-ini -d- s Hmm . ee~pe Ist Utsss ag me, Notary, afise a dueda CHARTER. fyreadling -of til l. ot,: the subs-llritl;-r at Statei of ppouisite hnar Parish of trhe ans.t t City of Nsk they subs rie forit knoin, thit on this third day of the gnonlh of .alst. Inn the year of uddress Am ord. e thount Skd i tne hundres ofd and twentysusribr, andbefore me.ount All W'itnesses:- ( tl1g1-iih Antu ttl.Uajin .Nit ii hoan 11. k'cltll. tsiguesl 1Warren V. 3lilkcr, itaymond ery a Notary ubli. du. t the ollisioned aerslued uRelfore lir and f or tggsi dfor he P aris h of rOrlan, at of loisina. SStatherei n residing, and iher present ofhat the abovwitnesses hed foregoinatg rIt of l nrld or detsignoed, perso nally Servicae tatio, Iwred tMr. Alfred Blanco, and Mr. Fred 1,. Ar. wold bothis of the full age of ain ujorit. and residek 12ts of the City of New Orlhans. the said Alfredo Blank's herein actling in| his capacity of President. and the J. eona Fred. L. Arnold hereiun ating in his eapa city of Setqretary of the Cres'entt Print k.lng Company, Incorporated, a corporattiotn organized under the lcops of thee origitalte on Ill. SLouisiana. domiciled in the City of New Orleans, Instituted by an Act passed be fore the undersigned Notary on the first da in my of thfice. Warren V. Miller. otA. r. iPubic. r- and recorded I. n the Mortgage ff :32 AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF THE CRESCENT PRINTINIil (OMl'AºN1, w INCORPOK.%TEIJ for thate Parof Louisiana Parih of Orb-s.leans in ook . folio 531., by virtue of a resolution adopte-d at a general meeting of the stockholder. w of s aid corporations. Beat its office No, tt 61ti7 Bleaville street, this city. un the s' on thio third day of August, 19"IO. a certified exst, V. tract of the yearinutes of Ourid Lr. uting beingd Shereto attachhundred and twmade part hery before fme. All IaymoAnd the saidry a Nppoary Public. dul that at n8aid meeting of the stockoldohers of said t.. coisrporationed Article IV of the, hurner wafor amended by the Oradditionate of the followuisiana. ing clause. "No stockholder shall have the righnt to dispose ut his stock without having first - offthered it, resid writing, iat its thelen book valu the witnesses herei Board of Dired -trn to the other stoekholder:,% who shatll have the firsiged.t right to its purchase for terd t., Mr. Alfred B~lanco, and14 Mr. F-red B.. Ar nold. both of the datfull age of ajaid writ.ten offer, should no stoekhodler purchase wiane. tihe Board resof Directors shall have the rigats for the saidnext succeeding five das tigo puri hiase said stock at said price ford the saior w F'red. L. Arnold herein acting in lily c-apa city of Secretary of the Cre-s-enlt Print k. lporatg Con, mpanyd said sncorporated, a corothen ration otreasury stockunder to be ladisposed of aSte ofa be determinea doled iby the iyBoard of Direwtr for cash, propinstituted brty actually receivt ed, obe labor actually pundersignformed Notary on the ficorpora-st day of the mon01th of lila-ember. A. 10.. t- 1ion1, and rec forded stock In ther Mortgrationf." or the ame may be used to dIn reake the1201. f capital stock to the of amount allowed and .In the manner provided by law.'" at a general meeting ofthep the stokhoaid apperer, were dulyders authorid orporation. helred to caus offie aNo. . 617 itiamenvilldment to charter ofreet this city, on the said Cre s, oud day of August, 192'0. a certified ea Stracent of Pr inting C ompanyf Incorporated toeig be hereto attachdied a notarial act. eref. Now. therefore, in accordance with said isoaton, they the asaid apperer declarers acting a latheir atoresaid capacities, having ap peared before me, Notary, for the pur n pose of plameeting ofd amendmt to the stockolders of y corhoration Artiler of the said Crescent Printing Cor was any, Incorporaended by the addition of thei follorm b tag clause. Snotarial act, do now decll hare that Art tole dispV of said act of Incorporation be, and the offaered it, in writingded, atso aits to here- book v after be and read a follows, to-wit:ors to Art he other stockholders, who shall have the fcorporation rigl hereby ied at to its he aufor ten 1- days from the date of saiud (,0) Dollawritten offer di shouvided into stockhoand be represented by Twohe BoaHundred of(200) Diharetors stok ofhave the paright for tvaluhe next succeeding fiv($) Dollars to eachur id thase said stck at s e aidce for capital 'or stck of this corporation, and said stock wilhern become be increased is hereby disposed at the um ta Fs ty determined (by0.000) Dollars.d of Directors foAll cashare of stoy actually receivsued aof fullabor actually performed for the corpo trans fon, or for stock shall be binding other corporatio-s. poration, unless record used on its books.e the To issue shareta of stock up to the amount allowed d i amount the manner provich under this charter thew." SAnd thep, the increased, the resolution to duly SIncrease shall be read at one meeting of authe Boarized of Directors and laid over for a Saction adment the next meeting of the Bosaid Cres-rd before it is adopted, and on such action the ent Printing Companyll b first offeredporated to he a betin stockholders in the proportion Now, therefore, hodings accordanced with satheid thirty days privilege to pay for the samcting d- in their aforesaid capacities, having alp befored befor the smc Notary, for the pur pose of placing sad amendment to theother peons. t'charter of the said Crescent Printing Coin -pany, Incorporated, in authentic form by notarial act, do now declare that Article The IV of said actck of this corporation be, and the dt same is hereby amena provided, so as to ere No stckholder shbe and read a foll aowse the right to-wit: Artdisposle of his stck wcapithoutal stock of thavings Soffered it, in writinged at ts then boos 01 r Fivalue, throusandgh the Bo(5,00)d of Direc, tors tobe d e vided into and be represented by Two the other (tokholders, who sohall have the par rstvalue of Twenty-five ($)prchase for ten daysch, anfrom the date of sad which the said capital o stock of thi s corporation may here Board I be increased is hereby fixed at the sum 01 Fifty Thousand ($50.000) Dollars. ADirectors shallres of stock shall be issued as full paid and non-assessable, sad no tran fer of stock shall be binding on the cot- I poration, unless recorded on its b tooks.r mTo issue shares of stock up to the I property actually received by or labor actualhy performed for the corporation, or amount tok which under thr corporations, charter the I stock may be Incrdto decrased, the capresolution to ncrease shall be read allt one meetiad e man-g of I theBad appeaof Directors and eclaidre that they for iaction at the next meeting of the Board. before it is adoptedri, and on such action the new stock shall be first offered to the -exOting stockholders in the proportion d of their severai holding. and with thea thirty days' privilege to pay for the same beforae any o e stope tivs offere ad bdngfor sale or subscrlption to other persons. The stock of this corporation may be 11 diminishedone and parovided by law. notarial No stockholder shall have the right to c dispose of his stock without first having h vaoflue, in throug City of New Orleas, onrs to he daythe other stockholderst above writtenho shall havein the c first right to its purchase for ten days a from the date of said written offer; should ld and M no stockholder purchase same, the board to A. ied. Arnold, M. C. rologalatre. A.R. BEARY, Not. Pub. Diretorse eshal have the nmsightsfo thenert succeedin -five d oeays toprcaegosaidA0t stc .at saidn po ricefor sth Icorporation, n for stock ie thrtn corpations, ors. t samera m n~htay busdtderase thecapital al stoc to te am ount allowed-and the mn-s nor, provide by law. hia ,e ,,- S aidm apesre. fute decar that.hey.. amendmen topby uyi.oprte not _oara frm.an toe reode ]n m. the - sam may . be opertiveand bining,1 p4. Thns done and passe In tmy notarlalm Buo~r Arnrg C('I I.RTEIR. r. Our lord. one thousand. nine hundred andril 'It nineteenl' . and of the' Itd-petd.it c'. of th," hit Uniitld States of .ltin.rlt,:. the oni. hue dred and forty -third. hefYrt. nti. It):3 ttlind ,'k II. r tl. t Notary Pi ublic. duly i l otinnal.t . rdo ed h and ,iualihied, w ithin and fr thte iari-h t ttirl ,ans. State of L.ouit: :s, therein reSitd th in l. a n d in th e tp reg . ln . , o f th e w itt i. s. , 'z I, ho'rin:aft.r nalml d and u hder .iln d. 1-'-r ,on.sallny care and appeared 1 tr th,' .i. rai lrt- rso s t ho f us n iin.ti r ' her.'unto silb ts s rihed, w ho sev,.railly de lviar.d that, .l\aal at IiSng ute th ofeelves. i the htetrits ntri irti iorn ns of tiphe 'O utitution of thei St.,t, d t Loutis'iana anid of the lane. ot .gaid state r- lative to the o irgantiat i n of o r rl, ..: h tions. and parthi il rlr of the pir.. ua. n 0o f .lo f 't N o . _9'i7 o f th e G e n l'n 'ra l .% ,- -,' lV o , ithe tate of Lr ouisiana for ithe ltar ltil. rirthey hIt:'e united to fit rin. tand do 1,i these preselntls form and srganii-i themu selves, as wea all ls all tiid otner lpert.,r lwho may hereafter jt-in or apioiea .i., I elated with the t hht ir d utlt' or . , intoi a stock corporation for the objects .and purposes and under the *'ovenU~uats. .Mii"tl lations alnd agreementdsp s f.llowil. , tIo- it A rticl'e I. Thr n ar e o nd title of thit , s. corporation shall be "The Stebbins hl' | aat prity. In....i and o l ende.r liand by sril o ie. st., unless s.ooner disul ed it, ai inrdii n.,.e kith ild. the tIw und this chaiirtter, it ishall exit :ilad ait continue, and shall btave alnd enjoy tcorpitr I. ate existen.e and succession for ai period iof or ninety- uie (19J) years from and after th, nta. date ofi this ade t. It imaiy ihati,' . p lt r' 'f evive, borrow. lend, exchange., acu ire bl. i grunt. gift or purlha l,. dev'se or bleiona. ed sell. alienate, dispose of. tons0,y, leas. tr pledge, pwn, heypothnutsof, en-urii-hr or -,w mortgage property of any kind. whi.th i-r ,. reatl. personal or mixed. corporeal or in in 'rlea i corporel. eoble i in iovable ,l stui id ja't to such lihitations as may be pre a i'ribed by law. It iny maIle, issue and atendorse bonds or notes and oithier evi u. dences of debt. it imay aept imortgallste of pledges or other formiis of set-liurity for w money loaned or other debts. It ma.) con Stract, sue and be sued, plead or he o li lt pleaded by its corporate nasne in any court .of compretent jurisdiction. It maitiy litake. co adopt and use a 'umonnio seat and slter 11 the same at pleasure. It liay hold slot k ed in obter corporations., and its capital stock r may be issued for capital stock in other . corporations. It may name. appoint and employ such managers, director:., otfi - cers, agents anid othier iemployltees s its ig said business and conveniencetts nmay re quire, and nmay ixt their compillensation. Shaving due regard Ito the naturei. char Sauter and value of their servi-es. It mii) make and establish by-laws, rul.es anl - regulations not inconsishtent with this riiir ter or any existing law. tixing or atltering the management of its lprolperty, the regu to lation and governiment of its affairs. iandil t the manner of the certifliation iand regis k traition of its stock. It taiy wind iup and to dissolve itself, or bie wound tip ani di i solved in the mnanner Iprescribed by law. SIt may conduct business in this SItate, r other States, the Federal listricts, th.ii Territories and possessions of the United it States. and in any foreign country. It r- generally shall possess all the tpowers. r- rights, privileges and immunities which Scorporations are and may hereafter be autohrized to possess under the Consti Stution and laws of this State. and partic u larly under Act No. -'U7 of the .tAits of Sthe General Assembly of the State of Louisiana for the year 1914. And it shall i have the power to invest its board of dir d ectors with all of its corporate powers. subject to such restrictions as may be y named in this charter. d Article II. The domicile of this corpor ation shall be the City of New Orleans. 0 Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, and all citations or other legal process shall d be served upon its President, or in the g event of his absence, upon the Vice-Presi i dent, or in the event of the absence of r- both of said officers, upon the Secretary. e Article Ill. This corporation shall have ' the power to conduct its business in all of Sits branches in any States, Territories or poasessions of the United States, as well Sas in foreign countries, and may have one or more offices outside of the State of Louisiana. The objects and purposes for which the t said corporation is formed and the nature of the business to be carried on by it aret hereby declared to be: (1) To carry on the business, both a wholesale and retail, of selling tools, int r plements and accessories of all kinds made Sfrom steel and other kindred products; to buy, sell, manufacture, fabricate and deal In all kinds and combinations of steel. Siron or other metals, or either or any of I them. or in which steel, iron or other metal forms a substantial part, including tools, Implements, machinery, railway e boiler parts, accessories and general sup e plies and specialties and to transact a gen a eral steel and iron manufacturing, jobbing. f fabricating, machinery and supply busi- I r fess. (2) To purchase lands or otherwise ac quire lands and buildings in this lState or elsewhere for the erection and establish nent of a manufactory or manofactories and work shops, with suitabel plant, en gines and machinery, with a view to buy Saing. selling, Importing and exporting or otherwise dealing In, either directly or in- d directly, through the medium of agents or otherwise, iron and steel equipment, ac cessories and supplies for railroads, ship builders, oil fields and ship yards, as well as accessories manufactured from steel and kindred producta, and to acquire by pur chase or otherwise, patents, patent rights and privileges, or improvements or secret processes for or in any manner relating to all or any of the objects aforesaid, and to grant licenses for the use of or to sell or otherwiae deal in any patents, patent righta said prinvieges, improvements or Secret proceses acquired by it, and to sell, _mortgge, ileas or otherwise deal with rel and personal property of the corn pany. a3) To act as the agent or reprsent-A alie of corporatioens nrms and individualsl aon as suehl to develop and extend the business interests of corporations, firms and individuals and carry on the busi ness generally of manufacturer's agent; to do a general business as a commission merchant, selling agent and factor in the manner and tothe same extent as natural perslons could do; to make and eater into al manner a tnd kinds of con tracts, agree- is meats andh Obligalons by or with any per- let sona or persns.N, corporation or corpora-l of lions for theo purchasing, acquiring, hld- Lot ing, manufacturing and 'selingp or other-| wise. disposing of, either as p~rlncipal or JUt a gent, u pon commission or otherwise, iron I anda steetl products of all kinds and nature | as well as any other articles of personal sle property whataoever, and generally with l full power to perform any and all acts~i conasced~tt thlerewith or aria ing therefrom ih_ or taddaeatal thereto and any and all acts so: pro~per or necessary for the purposes of lwi the business; to act as manufacturer's lde agent and purchasing ageat of any and all ]pr persons, firms, corporations or associa-flti tlions; to ow-a and operate warehouses and tht p laicesi+forn the storlag of goodsl and mer- b cnaudiuse of all .kindl _and ge~nerally to act/b as a storagle san freilght forwarding agrent; ;we sad generlly to egjro and u4 dertake li sadllut gi~ikl, Itransaclos or/min operat ion comonl care O or under- ie -!l lilScomisasion men fa- lthi actu_ lui_.i.lrer's aeentn and in the to, cors of such busise to draw, acet, endeseaquire and sell all or any negrot- t* ferth sem. lil t eg nn ofl the per--a t` i OýUEY 2 -SEVEN BoVI. -ý-< 7ý,7' , )V 'LOCk~ ý. Ho-2-- AN' YOU WAEtSnA VUOLL-y- ,. I 1F ( l.ASNE[? TO Your. \Z;'Hrflý" r \Vt YMC APoo COULDNT FLCr7 { rj NO x1 LOAN' 3, kEL M E I N ,y - SPENItNG MONEY-"II _ iLK : ;,vj ~n~ ('CHARTER. fill eltunhlir:r8ted or iliilntall to the power h." herein nmsed or which sthall at any time S ap eal,, r T ondulive or .xs plt ient to Ith." I1l prot,' tionI or hen.-efit of t:me orpotratlion. .1I either as hold.ers of. or inte.rete.d In any of pr ,prtl or otherwls . with pill the lL1w,"rs i - Inow or heretafter .onftrred by the law s ,of the state of Louistli :l Iupon- eorl orI nl ll. r organized und,.r litaw laws" t this stat. Artl , I.e IV. lThe a: th.rize. d ,. piat sto.. I. ,, ~f thil , ,surporation I- h,.r.-hy ,1.h .,re.1 to SI.be tiht- sllll of Five Thlaisn.111I nd ...4INNMINh 1 Il.iIr. hich capita:l to'k ma} h,. in ,t a r Jd in the m nillr provided h} la%% to the. shtll of llte llundre.d ''hol. ls d I t-4l58. 4011(! I ollars. The pres.ntly nu thor,.rd capital stock of this corporat.ion I .hall I.r. re.pr.snted by 1-ifty 4844 S.harr. lof the .,,r salue of nth.l ]IIt1ndre.d $1 tli 4t , 18 ollars .a,h. 8 -ail capitaal s.-ck shall b.e fully paid andlll nuolln a .a l. . wh issued; shall be rer"ns.,8t.d by err tiliat,.. t and shall he p- rs.nlal trop.erty. N., tra., l fer of said l ll capital st.,k 1hall he1 himli:, I8lupon this corpora.tion nil8l.. made in :n" Scordal.ce withI this lcharter anld b, I.l-% and re, orde.d on the books tIsert-of. - \rtile V. The l.uine.. and affairs of tI tthis conrporation shall be I18managed n1,t all i" the orpt.ralte il er shall be, testd ill t and exe.r'i.-d by a board of three. I:i r diretors-, to be ..r.lcted rom nu8n8le8.? thI , toc.kholdrs, a llmajority of wholm ,.ithr,. Spresl ntl i88l p ,rs,.n or r.:;.re-. tl:le.d b13 prosy, shall constitute a iqulorum. I I The .a lloaird s-hIall elect from 8lnI8ong Stlheir u m er al President. a VI~'I l'fr-1 iI.-ent. it Se-8ret, ryn at Treasurer. TI'he offi , e of Treasurer may be combined with that r of 88ny other 88ffi 18. The se.bre-tary n88.81 88- not .e.e a . r.ly be a . ie, r of the I, ord l ;. of Dir-ectors. " IThe loard of Ilire, tors shall have. full id and complete 8control ,of the property of ;- the turnpanvy, and th,.y shall unduct. 8ian age 88an8d u, the n. as8 in their dis.re ar tion lthey may deem b.est. if not inconsist a- eut with the obje.'ts of the company and I the welfare of lisame. iThe said Board of rt Ilirectors shall have the further power to e. m nake, alter and a8nnul such by-laws, rules -r and regulations for the government of the k 8corporation as they may think proper, k trThey shall appoint all agents, clerks or -r employees; lix their salaries and conmpen ad ubation, with term of offie., with the right i- to disttlss them at pleasure: and the sahid Is Hoard shall have the further right to tix 8 8 and determine the salaries, of the several ,. officers herein provided for. r Any vacascy 0o8uring in the ioalrd of D. Iirectors, either by death. res-ignation or 8Id otherwi.e. shall be filled by the r.'"liu - ling mnembters of saill Ioard fr 1th tiun Stxpired term. at any i8mee.ting of saiid I Board of lircrtors. Article VI. The first Btoard of lllre.tors i8 shall be composed of A. II. Stebblus. whlose . postoffice address is 142s Past i814h t.. SChicago. Illinois; W. J. l.uder-on., wlhose l postoftice address Is No. 816 iIoward ave.. 1 New Orleans La.; and Jos. N. Stebbins. d whose postoflde address is No. bitl liow - t ard ave.. New Orleans. La.. with the fol- lowing officers, who shall serve until the h first annual meeting of this corporation. as hereinafter set forth, and until their sue cessors shall have been duly elected, qual tied and installed; Jos. N. Stebbins. lresl ii dent; C. M. MMcMillan. Vice-President; W. i J. lHenderson. Secretary and A. U. Steb 11 bins, Treasurer. Said Board of Directors shall serve until 4. the first meeting of the stockholders for e the election of Directors. or until their successors are duly elected. qualified and Installed. . Article VII. On the first Tuesday in II February. 1921, and annually thereafter on II the first Tuesday in February of each year, e a meeting of the stockholders of the cor poration shall be held at its domicile for f the purpose of electing Directors for the ensuing year. and at such meeting the stockholders shall have the right of cumu lative voting in the election of Directors, r and at said meeting said stockholders shall elect said Directors. A failure for , any cause whatsoever to hold the mnnual f meeting of the stockholders, or the failure to elect Directors thereat shall not dissolve the corporation, but the Directors and officers then in office shall remain In office until their successors shall have been duly elected, qualified and installed. Article VIII. This charter may be amended and the capital stock of this cor poration may be increased or decreased or this corporation may be dissolved in I the method and manner provided by law. Article IX. No stockholder of this cor- I poration shall ever be held liable or re- 1 sponsible for the contracts or faults of this corporation In any further sum than I the unpaid balance of stock for which he has subscribed, nor shall any mere in- 1 formality in organization have the effect a of rendering this charter null or of ex posing stockholders to any liability other I than as above provided. Thus done and passed In my office at c the City of New Orleans. Louisiana, on the day, month and year first hereinabove written, In the presence of Edward L. 8zabary and Roberts C. Milling, competent witnesses, who hereunto sign their names with said appearers and me, Notary, after due reading of the whole. t Name, Postoffice address and number of shares subscribed: J. N. Stebbins, 816 ° Howard ave., New Orleans, La.. 4 shares; A. H. Stebbins, per J. N. Stebbins. 14211 East 06th at., Chicago. Illinois, 20 shares; W. J. Henderson, 816 Howard ave., New Orleans, La., 1 share. Witnesses: E. L. Bzabary, it. C. Milling; N R. H. Baal, Notary Public. I, the undersigned Recoraer of Mort- " gages, in and for the Parish of Orleans, t State of Lonialana, do hereby certify that t the above and foregoling Act of Incorpor atlon, of The 8tebbina Co., Inc., was this day duly recorded in my office, In Book 1242. tolo 648, New Orleans, July 27th, 1920. (Bigned) Emile J. Leonard, Dy. tec. A true copy. New Orleans. La., Augusat 3rd, 1920. R. H. Sail, Notary Pub Aug. .-espt. 9. CHAITER OF KILPATRICK-NAY • a COMPANY, INC. United States of America. 8tate of Lou- o1 Islans, Parlsb of Orleans, City of New O(r- M leans. Be it known that on this fifth day fa of the month of June, in tbe year of our Lord one thoseaand nine hundred and i twenty, and of the Independence of the hi United States of America. the one hundred s and forty-fourth, before me. Henry P. re Dart. Jr.. a Notary Public, duly commis sloned and qualified, in and for this city of and the Parish of Orleans. therein resid- cc lug. and in the presence of the witnesses bi herelinafter named and undersigned, per- pa saonally came and appeared. the persons of whose names are hereanto subscribed. who th declared that. availing themselves of the of provisions of the laws of the State. rela- sa tire to the organiasation of corpo rations. pa they have covenanted and agreed. and do Bi by these presents covenant and agree. pa bind, form and constitute themselves, as a well as such other persons who may here- fe after Join or become assoieated with tha into a corporation and body politic In law th r the obje cts and purpoae, and under pr the agreements and stipulations t ollowing. d to-wit: an ARTICLE I.--The name of this corpora- da ties shall h e Kplntric-kHay & Co, Inc.. and nader ita eorporato same it shall haveh .ad enjoy emaatenee and smcession for or --SotgLm, I d llo npo Io to es Is CHARTER. r- .ue or bie ued ill its corporate ntm,., to k' mIak "e and usi. a rcirporate seail and rth h :" Isne to break. alter or discontinue iu. pleasure. .l. l'lI'Lg II. The, dotrrmlile of this ~or r poratior s all b.e N-w trleaus. ILoui-i:, ' 4 it;tiolL , andt other I. :al proese s hlill hb l .rve.d ou the lrc-sider nt. ill his aisel l.. on the Vice Pr.- toet. or se retllr . or onl 6 the rehrtary Treasurer. liould lth.e,. ti i ff'is ."ee e,"r: in, db i i in one pli rson S .11:TII f . I ll The oijet, iarni pinr tpose for is hif this corpl oration is estila - liishd.,I : ti the nature of thte lb-iies. to b, r undu-ited by it. is that eof epourt fr.eighlt brokers and forwarding aents. in n I l cliln here lunder itrtarte at iiland and ' it isintrd bound frei.ihts,. to lengage freight l irn from carriers of iler hintidite vy II laud. watllr and sea. to ait is ship hrokeIrs. i and generally to do any andil all things usIful. prper or lniessary to 'carrty ot the i aid olil-t, rnd piirp .es; the wihole il for itsel-f i pIrii. ipu l. or .s la etl ts, llrok er'- or repIresentativs of others. .1 :TIC'lE IV The ,capital stiok of this Sortioration shall bten l thouanid dollars. of aliindu l into o tiif lred shares of eon. ll hinrtd dollars itbl. represernteltd by t iI tilt-ate. of sto.k. sigue.t by the l'r.e.i SIllt and Secretary. or stlli other officer Smi i:ayV frolm ti me to time lnth dsignatei.d ir 1i'. the Iitrd i of Ilire,.tior. This stock shall I.. issured full paid and norn-assessa tie for moneyl . piroperty arnd labor paid to iandll re-eived by the corporalion. All suicr t stIok shalll t# riobt an. o l1 hair ad su nd ll "i-e` erqual rights in the ciorporation. Ther It apittl stock tioy be ilireased to two il ihundred, fifty tlhouisand dollars. No stork shaill ble soldl or transferred until It hai first been offered in writing to the icor I loration for the use and lbnetfit of all otheir stockholders of re,'ord at the time if af snch offer. Such stockholders. and atri of theirni. shall have the right to pnirihaise said stork in iroportion to their holding rind also such as may not be so taken. it bd ook value as established by the as I statement of the corporation last preced Siug such offer; should more than three, s months have elapsed since such statement 1e was made, the profits and losses subse r. quent thereto shall be ascertained by thi ir Board of Directors and added to or de Sducited from the hook value, as the ease it may he Siuch right shall he exercised an. t the prite paidl in cash within thirty days Safter the offer ins eomm uniat,.d to tytr l stoc"kholder. and it shall bet the dutly the toard of lirectors to transmit so, ia offer prolptly to the other stokhtolder. lr Irl se if death of any stockholder. the r suirvvind stockholders and anty of them T ihall htem-o the right to relqure the liorere of liireI'tors to call the stock held by the Ile-eased stockholder for pu rtohase ars hereinaefore set out. and the widow, heirs sad liegal representatives of the Ideceas r t Sshdll also have the right to tender suril, stork the tie i'orporation on the soar n. olaeris i lei on failure of the stockholders to take thelt. site to require the dissolut io and liuindation of the corporlation lt te to oin year after such offer. The rllet herein created shall cease unless ex i reised within ninety days of the death of stlreh stockholder. AltTIl'L: V.-. All the corporate powers vesated in corporations by law. or by this charter. h hall be exercised by a Board of Dlrec.tors, composed of three stockholder. tov e elmeted on the first Monday of June al21 ant t annually thrteeaer, from whoet Sshall lbe selet•ted a President Vice Presi. r tary. shall be the. offcers of the corpora. I tion. The Lecretary need not be a stcrk. holder ors a member of the Board of PI reactors The Board of Dlirector is vested with sole. power to manage. condult and direct the affairs of the . orl raton. to fix the salaries of officers and a ompensa. tion of the membera of the l Board saed of sall employees; the right to declare divi d enda; to create and masintain a reserve surplus or undivided profit account before declaring dividends, and in Its judgment to inherease or decrease the said accounts for corporate uses. The Board sbell have the right to stll the corporation, to merge the same with another corporation, to fix the price, terms and conditions of such sale or merger, and to receive bonds, stocks or securities in lie.u of cash therefor, pro vided this is done with the consent of a majority of the stock, given at a meeting duoly called for the purpose of onsidering that subject. Notice of elections for Board of ire torsa shall be given in writing to by mail, at least ten days before such ele- 1 tpons. At such elctionl, each share of stock shaoll be entitled to one vote, to be cast in person or by proxy, which proxyn nry be y wire, letter r procuration, and the majority of votes so east shall elect. The annual meeting may be adjourned by those present and represenited at the same and failure to hold said meeting or to elect tsolve the corporation., and the Board in office shall continue to serve until its suc ce"sor is elected. Vacancy In the Board shall be filled by the urvivors. even i though less than a quorum. Any Director I absent from New Orleans may appoint an- I other Director, by letter, wire or usual proxy, to attend for him the meetings it said Board. ant d such proxy shall be en titlerd to exercise all the rights, duties and powers of hia principal. The first Boare' of Dtirectora shall .be composed of Harry •. Kilpatrick, Irwin M. Fox and Robert J. Warrick, with the first named as Pres ident. the second as Vice Pmresident and a the third Secretary-Treasurer. a ARTi('LE VI.-Whenever notice is re quired by law. ori by this charter, the same may be given In person, or at the address recorded with the Secretary or the last known address of the person in P terested. and twenty-four hours will a e. I sufficient for all purposes, unlesa other. wise provided by law, or by this charter. and all notices require by law or by this rcarter may be waived by unanimous con sent of the Board of Directors or the atcokholdera, as the case may be, and such waiver shall be entered on the minutes of the meeting to which they apply. Such waiver may be w agin trry wire or orally at the meeting, and the meeting may be held thereonder at such place as may be agreed upon. changed, modified, altered, amended, or the corporation disaolved with the assent of the majority of the stock In all cases save that of dissoutinon, and of thre-e a general meeting of the stockholders held tor that purpose, convened after notie. a: helrein required, except in the case of dis ARTICLE VIII.-tUpoa the termination of the charter or the dissolution of the -orporation, its affairs shall be iquidated of Louisiana, or hereafter in force. In under the law to wind up the business of isndo- hav ihen.t ersmddngr thii ('IIARTER. )o chart, 'i l...r , ' ,m tb.k, he ,r to l 4i) 1 tI il , yod- --d s l .l balance. - ,sue. ual 'hu .. n,,l It in my office,. in the ('lty of NeW Crl.n SIart and i:"n" in rt. - comc wntn .,.,.., ..'ho h:.e hr-unto sig d a Ar. its te"tlpa i and: h -i artlt. .t ut thr r.- aid an the er r* .hareIs1L by th.14 aid nle, Notrc.b r'adin a," tith. w ,lo,.. hr "I n I t\ " cr " I ndlldl. John Dart, Baa S t ri in:l -i.n I ) larry II Kllptc, S New rlan. . . . :t. Ii shares; Ro t patri, k. .\ct . I ,shares: Irwin M'Y . N,.w ~ rln. Ln.. :n4 .hars. St ilENIY I' IltIAT. JR.. Not. Pil I ',ertify that th,. foreeoing FePy a t charter of Kilpatri.k Hay & .. I sa t I aid . uorre, t o, y of the original art e file' 1 n m,y not: rial re, urds. Jun. ,rh. 1 :0, II.NRY 1' DPIARlT. JRlt.. Not. Pub. Jil.l) 15 Aug. 1`. .MIENDMI)tENT TO) ('IART.ER OfP L LE.tN* COTTON MILLs, INC. r, k IUnited States if America. State of te. k ianan. Parish olf OCrltalns. 'ity of New O. 11.ans1. I it known. that on this th da 0 of lthe mon)tll of .ily. ill the. year at a lIr.or'd onl thousa:nd nine- hundred a tWellt). and of the Independence tf tj Inited S.tate1, of .\me.rica. the 0oe hI. 0 drt"d and forty -fifth. before me. Alfr k ('harb.. Kaln ,r. a Notary Public, hdli ,coniiii.,nel. sworn and qualified ta W for the Parish of 4|rleanu. Stlate of LeAs. anns. there-in residing. and in the praeace Sof tit. witnesses hereinafter named ua undersigne.d, personally came and ap. peared. W. I.oeelr .Landau. President a Orleans Cotton Mills. Inc.. who degrltl unto me. Notary. that a meeting it th stoc.khohlers of Orleans (otton Mills, I was held on the 15th day of July. 11 a eleven o'clock a. m.. at the offi.e t l a t ompany. In the City of New Orleas, La, pursuant to a resolution of the Board a Dlire'tors of said Company. passed at a meeting of said Itoard on the 12th day It July. 19"). and pursuant to a waiver of noticea . x".'uted by every stockholder of the ('ompany. said stockholders' mes having been ':alled for the purpoae alnending the charter of said CoIpaqy s as to increase its capital stock, that at said meeting of sto(kholders as held a the 15th day of July. 1920. at elevem eclet' a. im.. It was resolved by the uUastnLms vote of all of the stockholders prona and represented at said mlneeting, then he. Ing present and represented at sid medt. ing the total issued and outstaading cya ital stock of said comnpany (a certtifiede of the minutes of which ateckheoid.' mceeting is hereto annexed and made put hereof). that the charter of this Cmpaqu b,' amended as hereinafter set forth. Aid the said W. I.oeber Landau, the Predag of said Orleans Cotton Mills, Iae, feathr deauired unto me. Notary, that sU der authority of said stor'kkholder' malli held on July 15th. 1920. he appears heite me. Notary. for the purpose of embedyla the amendment of the charter of Orulau Cotton Mills. Inc.. In notarial tenm aM he now declares unto me. Notary, that At. tide IV of the charter of Orleaas CattI Mills. Inc., shall be amended so as to lad as follows. to-wit: "The capital stock of thl earpents Ia hereby flxed at two hundred aad Md thousand dollars ($250.000), to be diaMdI into twenty-five hundred ( 1 sh it the par value of one huadred ($100.00) each. 8aid shares shaU he plM for in cash or property or ervle s ow dered and shall be full paid and assa ueasable." And the said appearer further 4ddrel unto me, Notary, that the original eaWd of Orleans Cotton Mills. Inc., was erlNd by an act of Ineorporation passed bels Charles Rosen, Notary Public, no the M1 day of January. 1901. recorded ia the eme of the Recorder of Mortgages for the I Ish of Orleans, in Book 67f , Folio 31& "Kohlmann Cotton Mill & Maasfaentme Co.." and that the charter of said Cl pany was thereafter amended. chasmlag s name from Kohlmann Cotton mINB aI Manufacturing Co., to "Orleau Calls Mills, Inc'." Thus done and paesed, at my eflt~ik the City of New Orleans, oa the day, month and year herein first above wraths, in the presence of Joseph A. . 8. Barry a Jacob F. Iraer, competent wtMaesas, who have hereunto signed their aumes) tI gather with the said appearer, and im, - tary, after due reading of the whole. Original signed: W. Loeber LIsads President. Witnesses: Joseph A. S. Barry, Jadj F. aner. AL. C. KAMMR,. Not. P1. I, the undersigned, Recorder of II$0 gages, in and for the Pariah of Ordafi State of Loulslana. do hereby certify that the amendment to the act of lacerpeta of the Orleans Cotton Mills, Incl, was. day duly recorded in my offlee Is Mad 1242, Folio -. New Orleans. July 26, 190. (Signed.) EMILE J. LIEONARD, Dy. 3. I hereby certify that the above sad 1I going is a true and correct Capy it amendment to the original act araellpr ation of Orleans Cotton Mills, Ina, II and of record in my officee, t etoif _Ib the certificate of the Deputy IReefw Mortgages thereto attached. Witness my hand and seal of eome it New Orleans, La., thisa 28th day of 5* 1920. (Neal.) AL. C. KAMMER, Ne. Pu July 29-Dept. 2. N. Abascal & BRas.. L onOCERIES AND MW WFM PRODIWI Pellca Ave., Cor. Vene I, Long Distance Phone Algiers 221 AWIIERS, LA. BREAD We have the bist brem aeUN we IPay the hlbit IgIE fer the bet Sou. No erdW large or too smalL H. Martinez, 417 LIUIRA AVJIEU rbm Algime Un