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rofr t d A O fot a ereafter h * a' oten T. , inr.to h ,oro freansn . ton t- e a hils day of h e of ur Lord, nine I *-tio andi of the of the 'nitd Stats of tuhndre d ai n lfort -"ld"EN V MII LER. "'Pt S dWARI. \".1 'ait.r u d ljrIa dole aouth"i illilld lt d talj l l o the l'ari-lhi of ur- T tos a nd fora s h brokd n I reesidingnstd Lincr ttch or willted. e talitrs i r iu f rt l l nssder.l fe, I'e rn a ly a '"lio.i l 'a rl thelara l ,.rr t tlhoe *n l lt r ru ,.:.r d, alloy d l `,fa fl.oar-fiata rdative 14t Btater of crtoralio ., the lly 1' S4ste, end Ollind sanud aornl p bert afty r Ier ti ,a ilt. i , t its at ''rportna; n lI a ai f Fpq itis lea, for the-' al-to anld s ,Il Oraier treil. ,ew: Orleia U'in S Der the stlalal0r - ltere-t tr. all ofa whih they an - Slthe 'arlt er, t lo- it : i T ý_.M The nalle alld till,' Of Sly, is delared t, L"" ic- i s INC. . and uT.laer, sa. t. mal have fand enjly .."i".tj . I for a period af tb yV.ars t i ereof The donlihilbe ,f tti s blle in the' I.r , of S\. i, Se of Loileianal, tilre ill Pclalraat1.. r or 'niiin at e ee e and tualdlegsl rl 4 the mtaidero oor. ;etion be s poa tlre \ 1" arSalat riata ,t4 spon the , e.r,.t lhri I. The ea'iltal t'k of h*I t" on i ere l a d t the. t t iettP Thousan d lollar-, alihl,. 1aadred shares of ( tie Ilundrd "re Shares mat r paid ftra s l s perty. goal.-will ar fr r ta d to the cerparatin. anl a f Pirotrrs athall dle-trlaineo lt i anhd aflla f l, o 1 it, b-. vas mRonley ,aiccolrdiinI to tat" in t Ill. The obljets and four tlhi corporathn aire dal.lred t Scondt' ad carry 4t0n l *ulIh llforwardtig and fr.iigt hain t a to do a g-tenral a.atoaoso raon ais bidntes' an ll n av tay a al so ad neesar ta athig i-sao- tc with or tn'nt to alhe ano t Si ncUapOur,'s; to carry ot :tign Ot ig e buliess as ageu.t. hrLokr o t ag eab lfor inaurance a'ialaani ll e 1 e iie, i or, iLd a it, lthI . lia- Oa •ntion and liability, or ltay I.o lnurance authtorizd ta tI the e nOw or hereafter t ly the tlal U" to act as hlp or ata-tll- * at to act as ship l r rm rI - ot: to book cargo for a- o ie te orpratlon. orfr ,thers. Pta Sdo say and all acts necessary for Ial to carrying out said oijects et S This corlOratin shall p1e Spower to purchase real estate. n or mixed property, to daal in ' theld or ell same at its con ad to do eny and t ll thlngs po -r neessary connected with or r-s - s the objects and purposes s-e - ,ltemplsted In this charter. nr IV. The corporate powers by aj Oration are exprs.sed and ul b sectioa 7 of Act 26; of the pry Leuilature of 1e914 and aoil Ac a owersashall be duly employed su ,is" Is a board of fire direc - ll)orltY of whom shall constitute ma for the transaction of all bust- 1th 1 1stat Board of Dlrectors ahall fun Sad be: William P. Rosr. l0219 L 1pst, New Orlesna. La.; James cia l Otravier treet. New Orleans,. in SD Hunt, 728 (ravrler street. a esas, La.; Louis R. Hoover, 420 sal aal hbuildlnlg, New Orleansa ne Iarl Ledbetter. 2013 Palmer P owr Orlears. La., and from pr -iad there Jall be elected three I Ssmel, a Preident, a Vice- t a Secrtr -Treasurer, and p. Is shall be President co L ever shall be Vie-President. O A. Rosa Lhall be Secretary- L a the said beard and olff- lei ma as nch until the third PI Ssanuuary. 19133 or until co are elec ted and qualified. P Sthe tklden for elction be lu e hld yearly, on the T Is January. beginning S11W'; the Board ot DTirec t halve the right to elect, with- be d to a stockholders meeting. m to e a director, when- th Sshall exist on the Board tregh death or realgna- (I of the a veral ofircr ao Saith the by-laws of the pt which may be adopted by 49 Disetrs sad amended or D . fore any tockholdeM of o dpese f his stock in the Ie shall givre thirty days' I ~ e his Intentlon to do so a tsesate dduring which thirty b ti Itself shall have the as Shng thie stock at its book t VI. eo stockholder of this P shall ever he liable for any p be es poratlon other than the d e theiLr subscripton of - TI Amendmentl to thistln S sidtlelin a the eorpora- t tAie ll 2R4, al d al he sbject to the rules laid pa am Ul of the n Lonialaeg- ft a 3. The apltal etcl of IC as may be Inereaied by Sthi chartcr to any um t Ouo Hundred Thousunnd l S--il e on the day aend f . eIlUiaheve- ,wrttes. In my m ie Is tI City of New Or -ihihoee of C. O. Sperler 5 _L s i competest witnees. d utn, after a due reding ot d at ebeclrilher settinlg oppo- 01 s the amount they sub- 0] * maing thin an original b ...d: Wi. P. Ross. 6025 ti Mewn Odessa, 235 shares"Sa ,1 r'Ieret street. New 5 _* 41se; L. R. Hoover, 8015U . i, Mew Orleans. 1 share; AuI udubon Street, New d 1b; ae . 1. Lbetter. @013n r New Orens 1 share. fa _',. -WUn N v. MLLsR. I Notary Public. 5 '!sns. do heLrby ecrtify[ baS and ioreoing Act of In- t 51 the WILLIAM P. ROSS. - ' ll duly rerorded In myId n-__.--~D e D c. Ie Un- es- merliea State of, Sel Orleans, City of Lin It bnLown that on thin 1 the meout of MIckh, Inll l is, n Itnund nIne[ _ twent- . sa of thee , 5 t United States ofl em hundred and forty- [ ES, IDLM B. LEMLE, a I '- b, dilL enom usIoned snd - L e this City. Parish|I S-ie Iirein, and In thei *nsd pruonally came be pIetle whose nrame I _ sek 1 th e corportlion h osvealdly declred tol the Plresnee f th two l eease uin Act tf 14, adall ara i a i to a tIlrLe ad po loiti in e m b tody pei under galdt·bo Semul e CHARTER. mobile supplies and tires, storage bat teriesa aced parts thereof. sit To operate one or more or a chain or Tu systemn of wholesale and 'or retail stores. 1it dealing in the articles set out in the aft furegoing paragraphs. utn To applity f,ir. purchase or otherwise et, acquire iland to dispose of patents and lie acopyrights in the United States and else v 1.e-re. sl, To pturclhase or otherwise acquire all tic or any part of the business. good-will. re, riglhts. property and assets of all kinds. he and :-suinse all or any part of the lia- ti ,ilities of nnty c')oporation. ass,ciatiou. st, partnerslilp or person engaged in any ad oi-i.,e-s inctluded in the foregoing pur pl.se.s and objects. of Toi a,'-lqure and take over as a going tih c.toniern and to tcarry on th* blusini.ess t: of any person. firm, nassociation or cor- ste pnration entaiced in the ulisiniozis whiih ", this co-rpnratlon is nuthorized to carry 1:. on. and in coinaine.-tion tti rewith to a'- .T" qutire the good-will and nil or any part sh of the asr.-ts. and to nasutme or other- I.: wise plroide for all or alny of the lii. hIlities of the owntiar or ownters of iiant : :it sucih fusilness. or To ipurchase or others' ise acquire real -', st:ate and la 's, hoiti. tar any intettrest sl th.rein . in addition to suciti "i niavs le to, t nest'ary for the pliurposes heraintbosv' at s axlrielstd. and to own . hold or imipio'e it s,11 t and deal in tihe -:nitae. so far is anild tih to the exteant that s:lalt ntay i dtne o i, and tirfornied by corporationsa organ- It I ied ulindr the (eneral Corporation .\.-t th To lpuri tae* or otherwise a-,quire real. if Sli\end naln per-sonal prloperty of any '"~ kindl that may ba- lawfully a:i'quired :indl t. hi.l bly a corpiratinn organizted under the I;tltieral I orirationi .%,t. and in l air- at ti ulalt" Ilnd-. ia-leaa holdi. shares of sto.k. ni mnortlgaces. ionds, dillebentulrea and other se - scurtiti,"s. l ,erchandin., hook debts and r ,lin -. co nyright. t niama uscri.rti , t r.tia a m nlarks, trilde nilns., lr:andns. :iabels. t e ltenitit av ats and p:alent rghts. licenc ns. r grlants and tone niiins. and any interest r in renal air peresonal tlropelrty.. To sillt anti lie sted;ll to iborrow monery; oii tIataka. tiaetipt. eiatiarsa., eailite anan Si.iue promlissory notes. hills of ex-change. ionds, dellhentullres and othlir ollcations. AN from time to tiame, for the putrchasa of propert.y, or for anly lpurpole in or about the hutsiness of the company.tV and to . aure the playnment of ainy suc(.h obli';tion bay mortgage, pledge, deed or trust. or r otherwise. r To enter into. make. perform and carry ' -olt contracts of every sort and kind , y which may tie naiJeessary or convenienlt t for the lbusiniess oif this compaiiiny. ior business of a simnilar nature, with any lf person, firm, corporation. private. publi- I" r oer muncilpa. body politid indei.r the government of the United States,. or any state, territory or colony thereof, or any y foreign government, so far as and to the a extent that the same may be donae and a Sperformted by .orporations organized under the General Corporation Actt. n To make and use a corporate seal. The foregoing enumeration of specific powers a.hall taut be deetmed to limit or ir restrict in any manner the general pow t ers of the corporation, and the enjoy ment andt exercise thereof, as conferred s by the laws of the state of Louisiana I. d upon carlaorations organized tinder the a provisions of the General Corporation s II Act. o ,d To do all and everything necessary. a suitable and proper for the accomplish- I g ment of any of the purposes or the tl i- attainment of any of the objects or the d II furtherance of any of the powers here- p t inbefore set forth, either alone or asso- t s elated with other corporations, firms or a s. Individuals, and to do any other act or t1 t, acts. thing or things incidental or per- P r taining to or growing out of or con- t s, nected with the aforesaid business, or a I powers, or any part of parts thereof, p m provided the same be not inconsistent a s with the laws under which this corpor- a .- ation is organised. ad ARTICLE III. The domicile of this c t corporation shall be in the City of New t iLt Orleans. Parish of Orleans, State of f r. Louisiana, and all citations and other a t- legal process shall be served upon the I rd President of this corporation: or. in tl case of his absence, upon the Vice- t d. President; or, In case of the absence of E an both of these officers, upon the Secretary t hTreasurer. p iT ARTICLE IV. The capital stock of c" this corporation is hereby declared to 1 h- be Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000), which c ,. may be increased from time to time. o In a. the manner provided by law, to Two 1 rd Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars . ($50,000), any part of which increase I rs may be preferred stock as hereinafter I he provided: y aid capital stock of Ten Thousand a or Dollars ($10,000) is divided into one 1 hundred (100) shares of common stock e er of One Hundred Dollars ($100) each, i ha which said common stock shall have a I ra voting power of one (1) vote for each so share of stock, which vote may be cast ty by the stockholder in person of by proxy. t he at all general elections or meetings of I oh the stockholders, and the aforesaid proxy I need not be a stockholder of the er ale peration. Said capital stock is to be I sy paid for in the manner provided by law. I he In the event of an increase of the I of capital stock of this corporation as t s herein provided. it shall be first offered to the stockholders of the company in la the proportion to their ownership of I a. stock as shown by the books of the com id pany, and should any stockholder re g. fuse or fall to purchase the stock allotted of to him, it shall be oRered to the re by mlainlag ,stockholders In proportion to mm their ownership of stock, and this pro ad cess shall be continued until all the stock is sold. It the stockholders fail or re ad fuse to parchase the stock, it shall be y sold to other persons. r- Preferred stock, when issued, shall not er exceed ten (10) per cent, cumulative s. dividends, payable annually, on suoch of dates as may be determined by the Board o- of Directors, out of any and all surplus b- or net proAts, before any divideads ahall tal be declared, set apart for or paid upon the common stock. Said dividends on o2j the pfeferred atock shall be cumulative, s. so that if thb corporation shall fall in w any iscal year to pay such dividends 11 on all of the issued and outstanding pre re; ferred stock, nsuch defeiency in the dirt w dends shall be fully paid, with interest o13 not to exceed'elght (8) per cent, be. fore any dividend shall be declared, set apart or paid upon the common stock. Subjaect to the foregoing provisions, the preferred stock shall not be entitled to l participate in any other or additional earnings or profts of the corporation Preferred stock may be retired by lot at any dividend period oat of the earn rt- gs of the company at One Hundred a and Five Dollars ($100) per share. i plus accumulated dividends and Interest In. thereon. 3 Ina the event of the dlaseoutton or liqul my datio of the corporation, or the sale of all of its assets, whether voluntary or tinvolntary, or in the event of Its in solvency or any distribution of its cap Ital, there shall be paid to the holders - of the preterred stock the per value thereo, to-wit: One Hundred Dollan of per share, and the amoant of all unpaid o accrued dividends and interest thereon, his before any aum shall be paid or any in assets distributed among the holders of lie the common atock and after the pay the meat to the holders ot the preferred of stock of its par value and the unpaid ty- accrued dividends, with interest thereon, a the remanlng asesets and funds of the ad corporatlon shall be divided among and rish paid to the holders of the comoma stock the according to their spective sharesm. ter The Beard of Directors in their dis nem cretlon out of the earnings or surplus mes may declare and pay dividends out of the the common stock concurrently, with divi eas dends on the preferred stock, for any fea dividend period of any fiscal year, pro to vided that all accumulated divldendads and two interest on the preened stock for all hat, previous iseal yesrs, as well as the car pro- rent dividends thereon, shall have been an paid in fll. n. All outstanding common stock shall be the entitled to ee (1) vete, either in peraso all or by proxy, at all meetinlgs of the atock nd holders, the plefaerred stoek net belaing er entitled to any vote. the No stoekholder shall have the right to ate sell his stoek untl he irst *fers the de same, through the Seentary ot the emrn eets pany, to the ether stckholde o the set company In the manner provided hr for the sale of inereased stclk ter a of period o tirty (S) days. at its bo. C. value, a. shown by the last tril belace I ofl the eempany. late ARTICLU V. The powers a this cot prtSe t saBU he rested in and Wesr pu- be of three direetors, two 01 sl) whom sha cnttute a quorum. The afllirt Bea o Dietr: Eltmnd e saIp. r New Olanse, IA.: Jese P. lei, uts- New Onlsams, Is., an ia /A Well, fawn - Fre. m b t U P~r r Said Board of Directors and officers All shall continue in officeruntil the second share Tuesday in the month of January,. A. D. the in 192"1. on which date, and annually there- At after, their successors shall be elected. Ie ec uIunless sali date be a holiday. In which or by event the electlon shall be held on the stock Inet legal day thereafter. of ti Failure to hold an election on the day sitck lecifled shall not dissolve the corpora- which tion. but the directors shall hold their hoLo respective offices until an election shall said hle held after thirty days' ntic.e of the \R tine and place thereof. mailed to each c ,er stockholder of record at his last known f:jnts address. shall AItTICI.E Vi. The namnes and poist- atioi office addresses of thie souhltecrihers of ere the-e articles of Incorporattion and a t -t:It,ment of the nnumber of share of stock which each asrees to take In the i corporation are as followe : Ferdinand hire I:. Stern. New Orleans. l.a.. 50 shares; : lre id .Tesse '. Ste rn. New Orleans. Lan. 4t, Lted shares: Mliss A.reale Weil. Ne.w Orleans. lln l.a . I share ieupl A.ITIL('I.F VII. Whenever this eorpor" i mcien is dissolved. either by limitation ti flin or for any other can.-. Its affairs shanll \: I le li idatied lby the. lBoard of Direet-or. 1,,1. w ho ere hcrehy vted ithl full power ,,,ereo, to .eelI ainy cr all ansets of the ceirpor- I atiieon. either separately or In a neass. t,, andrl to conve y full and etneIlete title .ii .ee th, re i. tand shatll h:ave full ipower to ahl dt, :rand perform ill nets ne.tcasary and sieht i pree r to fully and cmplrte.ly hliqulitato ihave the af:Ifars and i-Istrihut the proeiece''I. its 1+ if :iany. amongO tile stockholders of thi -n,,. ,,r0,ration to the aeonnt of s htk hel f:ailur r TICIE VIII. Thi nlat of In.orpor- tl4irt ation mai y hIe alima ndied. alteretd iand it its n ,n ditied. or this corpo-ration mar Pie dis- in ill rh olved. in the miannilr pro dh.,d by law. . , i Thus dlone and pllssed in rlcy notarial tion e oflice. In the C'ity eof New Orlleans, on ocr at the' l day. mlontth andil ear first nliove dic l Sritten.l. in the t, resetnce oif celnllpetehlct ,, nil a wit ts:,-c. who hlereicntc sign their Icoi. i m ell: . toLether ewi thee plarlies hereto 'rtclCr and lme-. N tlry. after at readlin of the liose . wi, li.. j• icai . I Original signed: .esse P. Stern. Anmalie ic.l.h Weil. F. It. Stern. ef re f Witn esws:. the ,e S M.AIRY F.. KEfjYl. wise. t:I.AI.YS E:. r l it. liquIk .SEI.IM I;. I.EMI.E. stt r Ntarty P'ublic. porat I. the nndersiacn*ed It-,c'order of Mort- In vaaes in and for the Pa:rish ef Orleans. of se Sitate of Lt.ouisiani:. do hiereey cerlify sure tha:it thle hove and forLeclin Act of In.- case ,,orl(porat t n of the STEIRNS. IN(. was on hi Sthim day duly reieerded in Iacy ofice,. in up t bo,,ok 12'.Q. folio 1.,. Thi New Orleans. March 17. 19f2 the 1 SlSigne-d) ROIT. SC'OTT. (;ar I y. itec. here S The above and foregoing is a true and apretw d correct copy. of it d SELIM B. T.EM.E. Ort Notary Putli. schars Apr. 6-May 11 F. CHARTER OF SIMPLEX SLEEVE VALVE COM PANY. INC. d United States of America. State of a Louisiana. Parish of Orleans. City of I. is New Orleans. Be it known that on this care D seventeenth day of March, in the year State of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred the t r, and twenty-two, before me. CLARENCE atlon I- DE LUCAS. a Notary Public. in and for CAM is the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana. cord, o duly commissioned, qualified and sworn, 1.:5. e- personally came and appeared the par- Ne a- ties whose names are hereunto sub ,r scribed and who declared that, availing or themselves of the laws of this State and A tr r- particularly Act No. 267 of 1914, relative a- to the organization of corporatiobs for ir any lawful business purpose or pur- Apr. f, poses, they have covenanted and agrbed. at and do by these presents covenant and r- agree and bind themselves, as well as such other persons as may hereafter be Is come associated with them, to form It w themselves into a body politic in law Lout of for the objects and purposes and under New er articles. terms and considerations follow- the he ing, to-wit: in : in ARTICLE I. The name and title of nine e- this corporation shall be SIMPLEX CAl of SLEEVE VALVE COMPANY, INC., and lie, y under its corporate name it shall have Stat. power and authority to have and enjoy and et succession for the term of ninety-nine wite to (99) years from the date hereof. To sign :h contract, sue and be sued; to make and the in use a corporate seal, and the same to here ro break and alter at pleasure; to hold, re. of re ceive. lease and purchase under its cor- Stat se porate name, property, both real, per- clar er sonal and mixed, and the same to sell. benm mortgage, pledge. hypothecate, lease or tion ad otherwise dispose of; to lend any por- the ue tion of its capital stockl or income from ors ek other sources or mortgage or other Act h, security; to contract, make and endorse of a bills of exchange and promissory notes; men ch to issue bonds; to name and appoint and It such officers and agents as the Interest core ;y. of said corporation may require; to make as a of all necessary by-laws for the proper join iy management of Its affairs; to acquire thel or* stock and bonds of other corporations; and be to increase or diminish its capital stok., and w. and generally to do and perform in this and he State or any other State all such things folli as and exercise such rights and powers per. A ed mitted by law to corporations. this in ARTICLE II. The objects and pur TIL of poses for which this corporation isco in- organied and the nature of the busainress s re- to be carried on by it are hereby de yes ed clared to be: To acquire the United cor re- States and foreign rights for an auto- dat to matic sleeve valve devised by John H. by ro- Stockholder of New Orleans, Louisiana. t, ek together with the inventions, processes, col re- apparatus and devices included there- and be under or connected therewith; to take ad opaer such United States or PForeign Let- wel rot ters Patent as may be issued for such her Ile Inventions and improvements, and par- toe ich ticularly all rights under Letters Patent ity ird No. 1385401 therefor, dated July 26, 1921; ad is to prosecute such other Inventions and pro all improvements In the aforesaid patented tic o article as are not already so protected: cor on to hold all such letters patent, and to a vs operate and manufacture thereunder and in to sell the manufactused product, or to the ld sell and asUign the said patent or the re- rights thereunder in whole or in part; vi or to grant licenses in respect thereof; eat or to dispose otherwise of, and tuars to be- account any or all of the same in shoi set manner as may in the judgment'of Itsae ck. Board of Directors be for the best in- t the terests of the company. ar to ARTICLE III. The domicile of tbla suc al corporation shall be in the City of New the on Orleans. Parish of Orleans. State of ma lot Louisiana, but it may establish offices ai n- and agencies throughout the United a red States of America. All citations or other ire, legal process shall be served upen the Ot et Presidest of said corporation; or, In the Ool event of his absence, upon the Vice l- President; or, in the absence of both, se of upon the Secretary-Treasurer. th or ARTICLE IV. The capital stck eof s Sthis corporation shall be Tea Thoasand d ap- Dollars ($10.000.00), to be divrided into er two hundred shares of the par value of le Plfty Dollars (p10.00) each, which shallH a be paid for in cash or its eqeivalent. aid for property, fer labor performe4 or d n, services acetually rendered. The amount c ay to which the capital stock of this cor- at of poratlon may be increased shall be the asy- aum of One Hllundred Thousand Dollars. t red This corporation shall be a going con ald cern and authorised to begin business p on, as soon as fiftty per cent of the capital th the stock has been subscribed for and paid h and into said corporation. e ck The Board of Dnaetors shall have c power to issue full paid atock for prep lim- erty transferred to salid corporation or l lns for labor and services rendered by the ARTICLE V. All eof the corporate lv- powers of this corporation shall be vested ay in and exercised by a Board of Direc r- torn composed of qpt less than three t and stockholders, who aharn be elected by the all stockholders at the annual meeting of ar- the corporation. wbhich shall be held on an the third Nonday of the month of Jan- o nary oif ech year. A majority eof the be stockholders shall constltute a quorum ten for the trnasetion of business. k The officers of this corporatea shallt lag be a Pre~leat. Vice-Presideat and a Seeretary-Treasure?: provided. hwever, to the Seeretary-Treasurer may be one the officer or two eiers. They sahal be m-elected annutly by the Board a Dire- a the torn from asmeang ther aumber: all dire- be rein teors and einern shall be elscated for a be Sterm i e year, but 1shall held ofae h until tle ce e are elected ad at iuaq alied. Any vaany to the Beard ot Dietors t r- r etlees frm whatever esas sha be sI ssi Silted from aong the stecholders by I Sthe iemalini members o the D ar Th. The eard oI Directees shal have sh the pwer, witet slee to the Lsharel . holdaer c the y mto b l- -i O A\Jhl.d --=tb CHARTER. All l1'thtonas shall be by ballot, each stao,' share shall be entitled to one vote, and mluiln the majority of the votes Etat shall elect. suchI At all meetings each stocakholder shall aInd be entitled to one, vote, either in person ne't or by written proxy, for eac-h share of irllpti stock Ist:lndiA in this tllnme on the Iooks lhe of the crpoiration: provided that no (I':. stock shall he voted :at any mlieetitng shalli whlich liln Ieen triranferried up|on the tir. "books withtin thirty days prior to the Kith I Iaid mnetiing. I Iei L aI TI 'I. IE VI No .toc.kholder shall to cir e hehli Ii e for thie onltract. il: fanits .,r debt. of this cortporation. nor it Ihallt any tmoi re itf.,rnillity in its organs- if z:tion have ithe t effect of reniiring thi diiu chairte.r voidi. or of elxposing stockholider lt to any liability beyond the unpaid bal- natl. :ul,'" due in the shares owned by hIlrn. Istool I tl'ltTI . VII. The r irst Board of Itir i.tore shall .,nsi.st of L. M1. -ialgarn. ,the i'r- ide nt. whose puistoffite addrr.ss isr 303 1 tint I on i-i.ot:t : t ldlingtl .l & !. " (No rle .asi . : i J o h n II. S t ,ck l dihl ,r. V ice l're ide .nt. 4t114 .\ l l.tphinhhe Stre.t. New ( trillleans. i.a., and -lihJ . \It,, t .. .l .Scretary Treasulrer, - ;2V :atd '.iftiit .\ it'liie . N. -w I rlr . lans, l.a. i %l it .\1:'rT'l.E ViII. No, sti.ukhl lder may t1i1i. -,,11. assi .n or transfier hi Mtc k in this ' tl: , - ji,l- lnoticit in .i lritin of sinch iatentiilt I'lt to .lII. :-sictn tr tr insfer s iI sto, k ae nt cih n tl the co lpany p oel ,ioad to said -t.'" sal., a"--l" lnnsit or tranlster. :lnd n olln c."lh t such lntice the floird of airi -tors shall port its bl k value by rIeft rn 'lie to the li tt-I tw I n,'c , sheet of l th. .I: t ti,:0l ,tear- . I pon I l'lt failunre if the oa:ird of ilirector-i to pa. di, i a r.c.sintion luf-ore the expiratlion of or ltlirtv (::nI I t !: i t urichase a stnhl to.k fer : it it. l ook v:alite. -t:lit stock ma1y he sold hIll in the ,ope'n ma:lrket Ilii .1ItTIC('I.E IX. Thits act of incllorplr- t it ion t i l:tl be Ichanged, ll l. odiied. alttered a aIt I oIr amelllded orlll this cnrporation inns le I ,/ld ldisolved withl the ass, t ,f tlockh,,ler beer l ul ail g tireei-fl olrths of the stock of thei.t Siorp orr.ti n pre sent or repre . iltied at "a .1 0 general r iieitin conclluirred for that pur- ir-. e poe, tand after it .i-:t ten days' written toi notice li-d lean given through mail to ,lar Ie eah stoikholder at his last known place ,,14, of reldence In case of dftssolution by tlhe etllr tion of this chnrter or other- . wllse. Iltl stikhtolders shall eliect tl hre.. l: 1 liluisit.'rs from tamong their nllumler to ou sttl, the buising.is an Iaffairs of the co- Pori In ca:se of death or disaility of any Sof salid commissioners or liquidators. the . i survivors -hall elect or appoint ta slte-. Irl ,Occ.,r to him : and if they fall to arree Iet on his appointment, then they shall wind to Stiup the affaitrs of said corpor:ation. r. Thus done and passed at my office In iho the presence of IT. M. Ansley and E. S. fir (;:ardnler. competent witnessesg who have ''IO heireulnto signed their names with said of d aplparers and me. Notary, after reading T of the whole. enti Original signed: T.. M. Dalgarn, 1 rely share: John IT. Stockholder. 198 shares: wit F. W. Abel. 1 share. curl S Witnesses: oth IT. M. ANST.F.Y. and E. S. (ARDNIER. this C. DE T.T'CAS. T if Notary Publlc. out af I. the underined Recorder of Mort- wit is cages in and for the Parish of Orleans. ir State of Lonislana. do hereby certify that or d the above and forecoine act of ineorpor- of E ation of the SIMPLEX SLEEVE VALVE riti ir COMPANY. INC.. was this day duly re4 gu a. corded In my office in book 1285, follo n. l15 . I r- New Orleans. March 1R. 1922. the b- RORT. SC(OTT. ag DI. Recorder. the ad A true copy. to re C. DE LUCAS. atr Notary Public. er r- Apr. 6-May 11 ter d. Or] Id CHARTER OF ma e THR MERCANTILE SERVICE CO.. INC. but m 'nited States of America. State of se w Louisiana. Parish of Orleans. City of me er New Orleans. Be it known that on this rem -- the fourth day of the month of April. tea in the year of our Lord. one thousand am of nine hundred and twenty-two. before me. of 1 CARL C. FRIEDIIRICHS., a Notary Pub- for ad lie. in and for the Parish of Orleans. pr ve State of Louisiana. duly commissioned ny and qualified. and in the presence of thh P0 te witnesses hereinafter named and under io signed. personally came and appeared ad the several persons - whose names are p to hereto subscribed, all above the full age e- of majority and citizens of the United 11l r- States of America. who severally de- to er- dared that. availing themselves of the of II. benefits and provisions of the Coastitu- o or ton of the State of LouIslana and of ar- the laws of said state relative to the te am organizing of corporations. particular~ in Ier Act 267 of 1914 of the General Assembly c me of the State of T.ousiana. and all amend- th sa; ments thereunto. they have covenanted it and agreed. and do by these presents a at covenant and agree and bind themselves. e ke as well as such persons as may hereafter bu .r join or become associated with them and 0a Ire their snecessors. to form themselves unto is; and ordain and establish a corporatioe tk. and body politic in law for the objects se and purposes and under the stipulations mi to following, to-witt : an sr- ARTICLE I. The uanle and title of this corporation shall be THE MERCAN- co mry TILE SERVICE CO., INC.. and under said , is corporate name It shall have and enjoy it i succession for. the period of ninety-nine di Syears from the dote hereof, under its s ed corporate name. commencing with the to- date of this act, unless sooner dissolved H. by the actioR of its stockholders or in st ma the manner provided by law; under its a esm corporate name It shall have and enjoy Pt r- and exercise all the rights and powers ah he and - privileges herelsafter set forth, as b et- well as those now granted or that may re ich hereafter be granted by law to corpora- o Slions of this character, with full author- g entity to contract, sue and be sued, plead P 21; and We Impleaded, appear, answer and Lnd prosecute iw any and all courts of jus- c ted tice and elsewhere; to make and use a ca Nd corporate seal, which is hereby described in to as follows: to STwo concentric circles having, within the words, "The Mercantile Service Com- t -.pany, Inc.," Iew Orleans in the margin, of and an Eagle design in the center. To name and appolnt such directors. t offleers, managers, clerks, attorneys, t tagents and other employeea to admin- st in- slater its tfairs ma m ey e desme e. c sary and proper; to make and ordain t such by-laws, rules and regulatilons for the proper management of Its afalrs as r o may be deemed necessary and proper, it o and the same to repeial, amend and alter ct at pleasure. ARTICLE II. The domicile of this he corporation shall be in the City of New tl the Orleans, State of Loulslana., and all cita- a Ite ons or other legal process shall be r eth. served upon the President of said corpor- a atlon: or, in the event of his absence, upon o the Vice-Presldent, who is aetlng presl- e d dent; or, in the absence of both, as the 0 lato 1w directs. o ARTICLE II1. The epltal stock of ell this corporation is hereby ixed at Bix a Hundred Sharee, of which Two Hun- a dred (200) shares shall be eight per cent u cumulative partleipatlng preferred stock ont at Fifty Dollars ($50.00) each and Four Hucor-ndred (400) shares shall be commoen re stock having no psr value, to be paid for by tle subserlbers thereto, by money. eel property or labor done at the time of the subscription. The preferred stock ali of this corporation is never to exceed Thirty-three and one-thtrd (2 1-3) per centum of its total espital stock. The aecontrol and management of this corpor Sation, Ineluding the votlng power and all other corporate powers, sually exerIsed te by it, to be vested In common stock to rte the exeluston of the preferred stock herein created. r aid stock hll be represented by cer tlcatesof stek, signed by the Preel the dent and Treasurer: and, in the bseoce of the President, by the Vlce-President, n sad shall be treansferred on 0the books - of the company only upon srrender of tu proof of loes or destructIon of the ont standing certlcate.: and no stockholder shall be entitled to vote on any shares trentrted to hblm wtthin thirty days precedlng the day upoa which bhe st on tempts to vote sare. be The capital astock shall be fally paid re- and oa-assesable; when issued It shall oe b-e represented by certiLtcate and shall a be persoa property. STrsofers of the stock of this corper and atlon hlH be made enly on the books of this crporatlon by the stehholdes t tars in persna or by written preoy, and be under sue resgulatlon as the Berd o y Directers may presrIbe. &RTICLU IV. The pr rd stok ve shall be enttlted. ut of say and all sr al every enrt heresftsI. in preroe and - d urn iSOII1 toa h pymoat of Idmd en , C ma -r~ CHAIRER. h stock and for any ulani e thait wiay re- Loui-in d Istiii (in ue (.n ac(Umuillative dividends on \1..· 1, I. tiIch prIferred stock for preceding years, tl ir lty 11 and if there shall r,.tain any surlIls ill lhe in net profits not nececsary for nmaintenancell., Isll 1, if it rov t.'ltents or enilargementils. It .iall I) al.p,. F he di-tributed as follows: 'Tw.lnty-ti0 " "%I. I , 1) .1 pe.r c'nlt Iof <ail a urpins n"t ' protita 1\xt,. Sshall be pl:aceid tl a sinlking fund to re- . l.LN I e ire. said iprferrced sttock it *i4..4rdalln'i Sitioned i tith Arti cle V of tlhis charter; balantce. , 'I ,.. se.. ity tl e (75) per cent, to be, applied il r.-iF I to dilid,1nd1. o c.ninotn stoc-k lnot to \11itn., eIt ,",eed t+itiht Dolla:irs I (,001 per shar, . .r Itle S -alantic,' of this 1.%en-tyit -ive lri peir cent. the s r if there he any. shall be applied to extra h,.r, to dividend.s ei ually dividlhd pi.r .har. h ar' -is u.ajorit n oth preferred :and l'1 1in n shlare. duly , r iIn the e lint of tIhe dissolution or termsl- ll,41. I I nation of tie' corporation, t. e piref.rre. Ili-tlrit stock and hi lersi. thereofi , hall I . ti ll i Pari.h thd t.. lrelritc' it tih, di.tributiion of on th. thIt.' a--ts alnd Irop.,rty of the curpor- l,,tt.n r :.ilull. r, id.il S A :TI,'I. V. Th,' pr.-fcrrti. .-toc.k is l I. rt d d cul.pjt toi red t. ltip ,ti t ton huundrei, la - of U ..il ten (t11L) 1per c'.itumt and rlii edrllei 'tallyi drI i idt.t1 . to, dal,' ro.diclupti, l. it beiiig 1IIII44 y uillershtood that thet. , rloration .halli I:111! or I I:aset tl h riuht to r tirt . all or any part form t a .of its prtferrr d .tt,,k toli any dit idet d l-r. ti, iihplyent dartl by going ity days'' d , and lU I.. n tli ,' " f it ". i t -ei u t tI , dI , .o4. , l i . t s a id li. t ht .tck I tih rilly a-,ing ..iti-tied4 all cati- tlhihi I .,'ll. oill the toclk looks of .ild cor- I thir t i arati n" t ti I . ,it Atl I0t.l V1. A .tinklnt fund of aurIe t Itr Cihty - e 1 l: ,'-r tcent of tl. sturpliso fotrmi.'d i, L .rt Itto f thC ite pa,:tittnt of prcferr,-t d &i , I di, id,' "mi hall bI.e .'t aside to retire all , il, l l ri l r :illy part of the out-standin pre- I, oip, Sferred stock :it one hundred1 t d a t,'t ic li' ( Id |1 1, per ',lit per share. plus ac.rue.[ e.itatiot Fili id td. to date i f r,'deimlttion i The .iPr, Il naid -ikiking fund of ttiity-ve (2'1 Itp of hiis S'lnt of surpnlus nt cprintits to be st tle %'i1 ,' "a-id,' ,fort. any divid entds lshall ha+ve .1 l tben paisd on a, 41 a1o1t st, ock. l I0 t'he Al:'Tl'Il.l V-lI. The objects and pur- o,.litro ipo-vs $or w hi-h said corlporation is of uth, ti I lto ie t c rritil on iy it is h.r,- y di - to clared to b.: To gather dnta, general To r Satitd speciatil ieiforn:ition iln ti interest UtIOs u of 1nd for exporters anlld itnporters.; to looe. r c tid :,id as-i.t in the buying, selling and tio buy dealing in all kinds of cotnmoditi,'s I terials ito tout and .-old iy. exporting and iii- ol a ,porting e i.nltiie s in the United Stutes :.iity . and ii foreign countries'. tracts. i l 'I maintain and opeirate for profit a -ctt ,1 etrade information tureau for the ctl- r - lerting atlnd supplyling of information as Ina'eu Sto foreign land domestic' arkets., as to ancid credit anlld standing of lirtlis, corpora- thiciV in tions and ndividuias asit to merchandie Itlert Sfor title or exchange, as to available un- rnlt. v1e ' til'towd Ihlor. and it to other subjects nanuf id of trade interest. till.r-. nC To join or cotnsolidate with and to teiaet enter into agreemeints and o-operative lito .' 1 relations not in contravention of law -uire, ta with any persons, firms, associations oi dispos corporations, governmental. municipal o1 patent otherwise. In and about the carrying on purnch and out of all or any of the purposes of to hi this company. mortg, To enter into, make. perform and carry any oa out contracts of every sort and kind or ot: rt with any person, firm. association, cor- oth,-r ' poration, private, public or municipal, ei:tlio tat or body politic, and with the government foreig of the United States, or any state, ter- which CE ritory or colony thereof, or any foreign ized government. whose to To purchase, own and improve build- or co tng or buildings already constructed ia motioi the City of Ngw Orleans, or to erect terest. and maintain building or buildings In the et the City of New Orleans a part thereof, State to be used as an exhibition hall for the mortg accommodation of exhibits in the in- real, terest of exporters and importers and genert the maritime interest of the port of New sary Orleans and foreign ports, and also to AR maintain a hall n the said building or capita fC buildings for the accommodation of as- hercl of semblies and lectures or other entertain- Iund of ments and parts thereof to be used for dii isi reading and writing rooms, billiards and of l ril. tenpin alleys, and such other games and oa lad amusement devices as may by the Board may me of Directors be deemed necessary, and sable Sfor the further purpose of furnishing or tran s providing for lecture, exhibitions, ea- of 11 t tertainment or trade educational pur- to s thb poses in connection with said exhibitions. may len- To seek for and secure openings for Fifty Sthe sale of American goods sad the em* a vo are ployment of American capital in foreign holde age countries and elsewhere. To prospect. this ed inquire, examine, explore and test, and going de. to dispatch agents and commissions to Dolls the secure trade information for the benefit has I It- of the company's subseribers and stock f holders. To advance the industrial in- Buf the terest of its subscribers and stockholders stock in the United Statee and such foreign first countries as it will be possible to reach meml d- through the merchant marine officers its b ted sailing on American ships out of this offer nts and other ports of the United States, and steak res generally to carry on and undertake such respe fit, business, undertaking, transaction or after and operation commonly carried on or under- AR into taken by the mercantile agencies or asso- the ion nations organized for the purpose of shall gets athering and distributing trade infor- soars mation in connection with the importing one and exporting of American and foreign than commodities, and in other business which goon of seems to the company capable of being The o- venlently carried on in connection he aid with the above or calculate directly or to joy indirectly to enhanc hethe value or raen- oi der profitable any et the company 's undertakings. property or rightsl offlic aig The several clauses contalined In this New in statement of purposes shall be construed whoa its as both purposes and powers, and the stane statements contained in each clause L. z rr shall, except where otherwise expressed. g s be in no wise limited or restrlicted by Char a reference to or inference from the terms dres a of any other clause, but shall be re- leana tro. garded as independent purposes and whoa lead powers. Stres and ARTICLE VIII. The affairs of this Zata jus- corporation shall be managed and all Zatat a corporate powers thereof shall be vested C. 2 ibed in and exercised by a Board of Direc- shall tors composed of not less than five nor Thum thin more than ten stockholders, and not less succ om than fivre of such board shall constitute qual g, quorum for the transaction of its bus lore ARTICLE IX. Upon dissolution ofth teys, this corporation by the action of its o a ala- stockholders, or at tohe expiration of its to ge charter, its affairs shall be liquidated by of iain three commissioners appointed by a ma- wni for jority of the stockholdersa present or rep- A as resented and voting at a general poet- Boa iper. ng. The mannr of liquidating, the fc ter compensation and the powers of the com- pro miseloners and all other matters pertain- Al this ing to the liquidation of this corpora- co New tios shall be fixed and determined by a and ita- majority of the stockholders present and blq be represented and votiag at such general cp por- meeting of stockholders. pro pon ARTICLE . No stockholder shall wit res ever be Ilable for the contracts, faults who the or debts otf thi corporation, nor shall p any mere inbormality in the organisa- tea of tion of this corporation have the effect to x of rendering this charter anulL or ren- kno1 Inn- derlnag any stockholder liable beyond the Al cent unpaid amount, if any, remaining due of dock on his stock. ble our ARTICLE II. The first Board of any oDreetr of this corporation is hereby due paid ed at five in number, and shall be own Scomposed of: Walter V. Callaban, 423 for e o Carondelet street; dney Story. 201 De- fet pstreet; Wm. H. Parham, 328 Napoleon beyi Te avenue; Bealth . Hermana, 423 Caro- T delet street. po- Thus done and passed in my notaril it offia e in the City of New Orleans, a ea ed aforestid, in the presence of e. . Con- pete k nolly and H. Baurhean. competent wit- city nesses of lawful age and residlng is this ame city, who hereunto subseribe their names, and re together with said parties and me, No- whe tary, on the day. month and date set tforth la the caption hereof. 0m dekt. Original srgaed: Harry 1. CaIlaan.a, e 423 Caroadelet street. 1 ashare preferred: a Walter F. Callahan. 42 Careaondelet street. ed 1 share preferred: B. ,. Hermana, 421 elder Carondelet street. 1 share common; C. 8. ares Barnes, 51 Grsvier street, 2 shares pre- i days terred 4 at- Witnaeses: I, J05. H. CONNOLLY gag paid H. BAURHBEINN. Stal shall C. C. FRIEDRICBHS, tha shall Notary Publc. A1 I. the underslged Recorder of Mort- d orpr gage Is and for the Parish of Oreans, 1S tooks S ta of Lolsaai, do hereby e.rtity 1 adee that the above and foregloing aeCt of ina nd corporation of the WIRCANTILE f1. d e VICE COMPANT, INC., was this day duly reeorded in my ofiee in book 118 foliot -the s New Orleas, April , 1.3. d tro e e .(Ugae) ROUT. SCOTT. Sof Depty Recorder. A SAp. fl-May21 - 3. **UAUA s or . nM a sa3 a. a 3ens . ios I·_lles St:~iAtes eL. Amui~ller'T agsat4 S'CHIAIRTER. re- Iluoi-ai: :. P'ari-h of rrleanl. City of i-ir .i OIn \."n I'r.T I ;i.I. It,' it knotn that oil this t.I I-r t ars, I thirty-llrt t day of the month of Mlarch I.I: I: II plu1s i tihe t1. ar of lir Lord, one thoui,:ai l f r th." ni e'. I l"e Iunlll red and twen ty.-twe. allsl t* :11.. " hall Illdp.*.tl :" e of thll I nlitd Stat, " of .. "1t -tit .1'r:. I v:. th one htludr,,d and f,,rtu y- n t+, ... i otits I.th., h fore n ,- 11 W I 1.1.1.\1 1 J F1 .. alc'* uio ed and q1u.-li-i l, inl and fir the i'Ity t-, i, tlit I .| l~\ tii llrn '.111j l l .:lv lf ( Ii l, llli, Ih,,r- .12, , ll' . Itce ii t I i ll tile7 PSItu ri.I of.ii i :ii .Ii , the:iri - ii died in r-idinh . A lid in th lt , r.-el ,, of i , th, r.. i :itit Ili\ itt'. - ii tl .l :lltt '-ir lI.rtll I ll I l i-ctllht ' T tot- i hiiir t i l:- rt, . rit:at- r i nt .-, ; u n entt. ith" e.t. r. : ,. rtie.i q .hi.. I :Il r. . a :l xIra hi.rteo Pit l-r. fi, . Call of t i-rihe full :l r-e -f , ,:,,:, to.tlji it%. eT'x , ,t l:\nl e .% Zl'. tstr;lil. .Ir. - ; " ,,' I're - d ly i , nis.l , i- tll, i lt y j .llti . ti .t of thel .. .. rl ll l ,on. ,Ir'l r I'.ar ,r, .Jud , .-. f the 11 ts t -. re ld l i trilct t', urt. li l i- iin "It. . t rn thie .,,' !" Sof Ion tih . :rl i to i. .f ar- 1! 2. iln the Flrt- r~.ttr NI . 1 .lir'ui ; of it-t d,1o (t. anlbo all l. 1-. re.id.nlt-f o hia i it,.ilOUns. thoe ra roly dut-l is * l .ren d thl at ,ri: t.I l thfr t , hi -lh i.l of the t... I.. dir e lait ofi i t t, .tt, oi,,l Lt.,ise ;ta at **t " n- e rued tilly of .\tu t bu;. f 114, in l it. nod l , 1;l0, , . llu: ad, ]li' and ,urot il td, th* y riilh:t. fi-uried. , .d - hall I lldl ort, na.. d. anl 1"y III-,. lepre'-nts do ,,' i , t part form and. oraltni thtil all into :o1 cor- -h.lli , tin td -,r.atin fp ,r ti ... l.- i .'-. ati ll ptlrpi.aes "".1t , du dispose o an trade akdr t rde stip . :nl :lr i-ll-t itl lsaid Inthase. subscri tion ort ther ser. and carry- anwhi shares oy the cy l tccept bonds ii 7 odr- thoir the r eidences o ede oan tto it: of 1ratlls i title o orthi cirpor..ti nI hs i IIr PlIsI formed I ,hd ,l. r,.l to he 1: .\ Z T.','h I. 1N . rripad i& .lN. I N'.. shociati:on h domestic or it...r , all .,i . , in I, I.. ',,t ,,{ \ ."a' ,,r, .. , and """'.: . '. . " '," . prmet foreig n, t nga.-d l aony busines in ',,t.- i! treign ized to lear< fror the olierf.ship ot fr. Ii ruild- oitatie or nthr in thal protection orll pro- Tn r Thd i motion ot any ol 'r*he purpo-ior iind in ta- Ic, per ot f hite s ol this cor i iliont but only to t. upon ~tI the etentridt ored by retary-Tra o theurer haveeo. State ol Ioua ; to purchase. e., '- the h ortje, . lease and rl otheris e acqr . hi ti n , . puand orpenerally to do ran and all th nee.ur I" ,ith SNew ary in and th e busi nes. to l ro on r -r i 5 h.erilyv ielar.td t the m r Oneto erti- To l mand ufare ur, ous l nd otherwise di(s- 10 . r. . ,'rest pose of. at whols.tj, or retail. the Pap- .11:'1I So divide Food Prone thout and in(1id000)ntally res . and to necar ay i redients and reli Thl aitisnd Irials thr.for; to n:) eacntureh buy and t 1hird iand ble or cth oris dior prse of all a ndd t or tran kierred f forod proldut ed by vinegatrs, ex-rd hit . tract , larectors oi r orins. corendimered nts. s it a idt drinkcorpor. rtol n.era . fruit jtc.'., f in A olon ro b, Increased to To Hndchemical and phar * i, as r ty utihoa ndl com ollpounds, he ra20000.00) productsby an Sto and maote rils frein which all of the currin orel abovlders may e movided and all bArticle V ducts rn dipet, thereof to carry on the omusness ofb can leto un- n Ir, lhttlers. p"ck.r , coopers, and to rL... n n oets manufconcture, buya loonl dal Sin, ad in m any to Dolanner u." a0nd or itI ate pital ces. dre I l fillners, cany sotto a nd all kands of rie- in the 'eto ceptacles and containers: to obtain. ret- ( ..... autiv n later, purchase, lease and otherwise ac- ,i h". law de quire, useto an operate ell and othe rwisal t r ch dispobera of trae Boark. trade nator at name i ofr atent booand inventions; to accquire bysaid to Ston purchase, subscription or otherwise and pro ,es of to hold. sell. assign, transfer, exchange, .I:l1 mortgage. pledge or otherwise dispose of 'f thi, carr and t shares of the capital stock, bnds lect. kind or other evidences of . ldebtedness of any thrlu cor- other corporation or corporations, aso ldl ipa, lshaltioln or associted ations, domestic or 'a m rtien foreign, engagd n any business inthree to old t. snt , ter- which this corporation may be author- favr beign ized to engage, or the ownership oaln ohair whose rsecrit es- would be advantageous b"'sii uild. or convenient in the protection or prol- rt. " ed an motion of any of *he purposes or eet n. New cree erect terests of thi corpe addreation but only to ssnt id in the extent authorized by the laws. of the The ereof, State of Louisiana; to purchase, sell. si-t of clar the mortgage, lese and otherwise acquire cornpt e n- real, personal and mmlixed property, ar.d ad F. and generally to do any and all things neces- Smith New sary in and incidental to the business. Homer StreeARTIC NLE III. Orlapital StLa.. th. he tre i thr capital stock of this corporanton is The f as' hereby fixed at the sum of One tor. nl d all Zatad Thouand Dollars ($10and C.00.0r. Dort frc- sdivhaied into one thousand (,000) t hares ,lnaS. Sa norof Th par value of One Hundred Theu s ollrs ($ve100.00) eahen, whcly appoh intoed andk third Board may be issued full pad ana non-thereasses- their eland sable for caDish or for property actually and ag or transferred for value fixed by its Board stockkh on of Dire tors, or for sporviceson a redered orm s pur- to said corporation. Bald capital stock in Ap o it mar by the ncreased to Two Hundrd and time 1 fs for Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250.000.00) by hank o em- toa vote of two-third of all the stock- currin ted by holdiers, asho provided for in Article V of re le this clharter. Thhis company shall be a lctn t and going concero as soon as 81zty Thousand miain Sto Dollar (00000.00) of its capital stockbeen e has been l uby electbed. rthr Sin- incorpore any stokholder shall oer his inamended the older stocby nd thio an outsider for ale de shall toluekh oreign corst ofer nream to the then exlstitg for ea r members of the Board of Directors at namhere f acers itsb the y accassentept said to be r hall prpoer said member shall pu(1rchase saidaysd rox s, an- tek at that price in proportion to their et. Such respective holdings, withiled ninety days At Sren- after acceptance. liqui id ter ARTICLE IV. Board of DireNo tors. All thionem Sdna othe crporporate ion wers of the corporation liquid Sor thhall be ested in and exercisthered by a me ard oard of Directorsm tonsisting of not more after ereby due than sx npo r les than three stockholders, sent all bea majority of whom shall constitut a mn- l ai. 2 quorum for the transaction of busleess .shall el1 D The first Board of Directors shall bor dusis srioan eomposed of thoe followder o any liabildeity ton cas apolon beyond t . Ztnpald am nt r., whole post- urvi office addrtss 92 Valmont Street, New uLo- iee otaria Irleans, nLa. th Ed. J. presnaral, whoesre post. . Rent an TNew Orler ans, A.; John a. sn Jr. on-, Torpo s, Con-whose postofnese addres is dent o Con- Oaen St- citye treet, New Orleans, cribed. Miltoer said.f th namesL. nd mestrn, whose postofftere addein ois the wltp e No- Charles C. thZatris, whoise postoffe ad ritts te dress inals 1918 Uieprln street, New Or- eah llab leans, La.omitted, ad Emile . tar , Jr. ast d whoe postofe sddress i:s 92 Vlmot A i treeA, NewB. OrleanZIs, LJR., with . . to S Ztain, r., as President. Ed. ontr Ztarsi asnde Vie-Prdet: and Cho art-les Iort C. Ztarain ands eor rete Parsh oy-Treal r, who npae shtat hold their offics until t hereby crt ati SThursday of March, 1923, Incorpor untion l oe tbat blc. suAesrTA ave been duly appointed and verp I ost- darh, 923 orded annuall my itherefter in o the is eletion for Directors shall be held t e the off rle of the La.orpor tion as provided N i for by thre pby-laws Fallm the iInat any tlept officers, as heen provided, shall not ile dssolv. the corporation, but the acting NEtaly Pulc dEn ta ARTICLE V. Amendments. This act of in ror InAorporton may be changed or amended thon I wole aptal stock conveed for that boom - sten notice of nh meetiar shall be given , Sto each stockholder mrlled to haw last ofn - S-known addresa. of 1 _tRTICLE VI. iLabllty. No stockholder them ble for the contraets or faults thereof, la ers. ii clya erogms eaheset CHIIARTER. } .ir tille tiiou and i,.l 1 n tir. d anII, t. t.i t, tio .'-fore, nlo'. A 11.11 .\ W\ A I. 1. I l : .r l. N ;. I i N o tr .' t P u birl in :111 hl fo r th1 " ' .,ris lh of 4idr e .oi , r . ,t " L o u i ::II.h , . "[ I'. t','!1 ,1 1 -- l,1. II ;, , \ ,, .1.11li 1., .hl , n,.l · 1 1 " it, .111.1 1111-1. r-I,'. l t , '''. '"r 1\.' I *+. th,,"1- ,l '3- . t i ti,.' ,\- ,,f rt.. , . l r-" - 4. . 1' i rI.. T ir . " i-. . 1I , I. 1 111: " 1." , t. |i :11 ll :1II1 1- 1 , 1 {,. 1,,t+r ! . I- 1" . and Iil 1 :1ts 1 ' " tI. :1 " 1111 . A11 11 I:. I I II, . ' , .t . ,11 t . , , . r .n " l. v . . "rb, 1. 1 <" I S 11. 1 I.. 1. i IT . ,. . 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I L- 1 1,TICL - is 14. 11( 1 -tr.-..i I .f 9r 9l ..f r ,, ",,.- ,t, r ' ti- "' i l- +,ll to8 i f T'r ..rti :e Ti.hl r.1 1 v'lollar ,- , :.-h,, (,, , to , .." d i-l+ .. ,' in, ', : n, rep - j t ii v r ! , I oil Iit t , ri I :.,t .!,,l . # Fifty _l',1 i. share in the .in .rltf (itae riun ldr l Tlol. r :Ir l Plli lna • : (l4id stooklr : 1- h:h ll ' onil it i--1 t fnr ' a- or in rai ,s In nt ir l of ro jTIrv to. l. , -i'-n tl I or cU,! ,ha-,id h I dIiir iinrs t. , Po 'h." andl l in . r -re di to tt- n tin t of 1II.. Milltw , f I of this r , r orain. " rrh" l-rr.i d The f'i- a rdn of Ti. rc ior-. e'n itinl cof l h,'tos are as tholld-rws: .. t'. iorith. n. P. , ,l hc l l , F. n t . Situt l . ai l for the ranr lrEls. of I n. " s . Thi - dir.l Ir " n:lV - inott in person or h v ,i,'tt.",i Proxy in r. favor of anoth'r dir r ,'tor. The Itoird of These ciretors shall l. 'r' :e until the Lak third Tuidayr in Arl. 93. oridnt andil a- their reau'er andr have een u-P . elected n and qaretr-Tred rer. Any two ffmetin to or bie he. bol hld on te third Tneayy. he The firt o each ar . of T tor saidll dayon 11d aof lthreeal holidakh and then on the ne br bank daom thrpoterd of W. . AnSmith vacancy P i-hell ad a nd F. W. rthe lmen. rth term bsaid th r a- inith directora. Pent and Trasubsurier heretoand is. t ater Frhi name as his porsidentl ad Seress tary-Treasurer.ment o the number hne tare' ol tocL r whih he agrr. to taeP. . n hell. . W corporation. At all of Nelections Or ed stoclholder shall h e ntitled to one ilote ek third Tuesday in April. 1423, . or until es- their easuccessors have beek standl n lctd Tly and qualifred. The annual meeting of Trd stokholders for the eltin corporatin. ed torse ast in ersld on orth thid Turittensday k in April A mor of eh yer. unlvotess said dshall Cit elect. d a legal holiday aIn the event o the quby bank day thereafter. Any vaan ts cornr k-All rrion. t he t r shall ely ec athre of resignaton or therwise shaller number atyb a election conv rthed unepired termhat pbyrp the, ore after fiteenr his name his portfftten noticead 4r5 nApit to each strckhonlder by mal ta hi. dress and a statement ofsaid the nqu tor shares of the autk which he areind to takhe be bsinnd aar o this corporation. At all elections every ur In cae of the death or a liquidator. the all survivtokholder shall ape entitled a sto holder vote alt. ARTICLE VIt. Tuheir t'larr may be n f or each share of stackh standing o-t hisr to nam the entire capbooks a to at a corporati i eeto oan the peholdrs by his writtened or .; thar purpose. after fifteen (15) days' Or- each stolckholder mailed to him at hio ad proxy. A majority of the votes cast ahall eir elet. O1t ARTICILE VI. In the event of the liquidation or dissolution of this corpor ation. the stoc shalkhold ever bers shall elect three n liquidators from among their number at at meeting convened for that purpose, ore after ffteen (15) days' written notice rs sent to each stockholder by mal to hli subscribed;t known address: said liqudators ea. ormall have the authority to wind up the Ssucrcessor to him.subscriber or ti ARTICLE VII. This tocharter may be. e can er semodified, changed or alterwned, or him in thin corporation may b d nyold, with the S ou nt of st ockholderin owning two-thir i of ing of the other ckholders convened forough ded that purpd ofictr afer fifte then booday' I owritten notice shall have bthen given to l the death o a tockholder, mailed to him aright ie thlast oknown addrsval.e. t ARTICLE VIII. NoThis c orporationr Sstock shall evendr be held lable for thet Scontrats, faulta or debts of ciall Actd col r poation n191 and the sfurther sum than ohe unpaid baIder themselvesance, id any due the corpon and ad a condition ono thise tk for wcnrporh he has. sor dubscribedtor; nor stohall any tockolderpra lt tnever be saild liable for s aiduh contracts, ofe. acceptance debtin any further sum plete and u-the e pand mbalance, it any. on the stok t. owned by hims nor shall any mert. in formality din orge and pation have the effectarlal thu of r endering thit charter Orlen. oren rers ribers and user .iber or hne. tockholdertent thliable ltwyond the unpaide amount, ri any, hi cr.ming dueho hereunsto k.rl their o eNo s tohethder ith said parties ond mecan ever aNl the datok owned bydate setm iorth n this corporation, or any part thereof,. without .first offe bscring the rsame in writ-tted) ert- i. therd of Derslrned Recorder then bookrt Srvalue, who will oave the Parit ofption to Stpurchat the samebove and in the event ofi e crporthe deathn of a stockholderA. the right s Boothelisby rrved to the rin maling stoice ik book vale21. olo - r tARTICL IX. This corporatoder. t orgised nd ert the lawb of the and tate theof Lorlaana, atnd peDally Aet po. ta f rof 1914c andt the eubcrdero hotoge for Sfor iie ofader do rectord an ytokhold-e r, ferabt werept, as part oh th ebrtr aand a conditieon 'o tsaent dof eo all the rightD , power- privilegesaand erir and olr . Kohnke. com tent forth in the eaption thereof. *** w. w. remeo.