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CHARTER.
CHARTER OF ALGIERS PUBLIC SER
VICE COMPANY, INC.,
United States of America. State of
Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans. Be it known, that on this twen
tieth (20th) day of the month of Novem
ber, ir? the year of our Lord, one thous
and, nine hundred and twenty-two, and of
the Independence of the United States of
America. the one hundred and forty
seventh, before me. William John lien
nehser. a notary public, duly comnls
sioned and qualitied, in and for the Pariah
of Orleans. State of Louisiana, therein re
siding, and in the presence of the wit
nesses. hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared:
the Mseeral persona whose names are here
unto subscribed, all of the full age of ma
jority and residents of the City of New
Orleans, who severally declared that
availing themselves of the constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana, In
such cases made and provided relative to
the formation of corporations, particular
ly Act No. 267 of 1914, of the General As
senmbly of the State of Louisiana, approved
July Sth, 1914, they have covenanted and
agreed and do by these presents covenant
and agree and bind themselves as well as
such persons as may hereater become as
sociated with them. or their suc cessors.
to form and constitute a corporation or
body politic in law, for the objects and
purposes, and under the agreements and.
stipulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I-The name and style of this
corporation shall be the "Algiers Public
Service Company, Inc.". and under ita amid
corporate name it ahall have power and
authority to exist and enjoy succession for
the full term and period of ninety-nine
years from and after the date hereof: to
contract, sue and be sued: to make and
use a corporate seal and the same to break
or alter at pleasure: to hold, receive.
lease, purchase and convey, as well as
mortgage, hypothecate and pledge prop
erty. real, personal and mixed, corporeal
and incorporeal: to name and appoint such
managera. agents, directors and officers
as ita business. interest or convenience
may require: to make and establish, as
well as alter and amend from time to time
such by-laws and regulations for the
proper conduct, management and regula
tion of the affairs of said corporation as
may be necessary and proper: and to
have. posaesa. and enjoy all rights, pow
era, privllegee franchisee and Immunitci
now or hereter anthorised and granted
by law.
ARTICLE II-The domicile of this cor
pration shall be In the City of New Or
leans. State of Louslaiana: all citations and
other legal process shall be served upon
the president of this corporation, or in
case of his absence or inability to unt.
upon the vice-president, and upon the In
ability et both president and vic-presi
dent to act, then upon the secretary or
treaesrer.
ARTICLE III-The object or objects,
purposs or purposes for which this cor
peratlon t established and the nature of
te buslness to be carried on by it a
hereby speciled and declaned to be:
To build, construct, own, hold, acquire
by purchase or otherwise, lease, maina
tall, pl and operate one or more steam
boats, ferry beats, tow boats, barges and
other water craft ea the Mississippi river,
or other rivers or their tributaries, and
other water courses, in the State of Louis
iana, or elsewhere, for the purpose *o
transportation, eonvyig and arryilng
ur vehiles, catle and live-atec
of every hind, produce, merchandise and
freight ef every ind and character what
mever; to esse, purchase or otherwise
salre. own, hold, maltai sand operate
pards, wharves, sheds, warehouses,
landings, poeai ovator5, repair
shops and ether structures and apparatus
necessary, appropriato. convenient and
suitable for tlhei business and Its carrying
out of th primary objects and purpemes
of this corporation: to ase., own, enoy,
f sss sand purchase or otherwise acqutre
the frane grnt license, right. permit
or the authority from the dt o ow Or
leans or Mat of LeufItiaa or the oers
ing body t n sutab-drivision thereo, to
eIeste-Jray behts he nad neerse the
i a rvt i the city of Now Or
e Orleans, and every otht
of Ut state for the tnmaa.ra -
Severy antl or I e-stl k, pre
de aad freight of every
hind and nate w tsever: to lease, par
b w eretOrN acquire, ol, own and
S, ovablse o tmmvableasse *
pptby st ams, g electricity or
ether oW5s neesasary, appropriate, co
S ea e aand polnt for the
Sy acquire by purchase or eather
wise, the pr aty ad ssets o any par
seor pteu tnse Ir or we
ng es o eina i thea sasselbursid
r and eth s and for
the e ametr as
set shaB be pteeM el tld
ate rl se. ald as adjlucts there
to; is aelr i right ad phwe of
im nati delfn for l the. squlr i e of
Sethat may be e t sta and a
Ml r thY e carylnt g out e the bu -
amd tM primary objects and pau
Of thus eorperatian; and gnerally
" ld ril n w t hinmsul
r NA, aW. .3ilibls, and frncht is
,:eprntaend S o Iatbove t orU ee or
eng oI f.o each as may hereaer h
ARYUL I-th a capistal stock of ts
ablfhand dellan
cthe tm the ese ol. IeaO
- ' or th board o Ike
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AIDUI "
CHARTWL
n or be written prox'for each share
rf the capital stock held by the stock
holder, or the stockholder may shed his
vote by letter, the signature of which
must be acknowledged before a ntary
public or other officer authorized to -take
affidavits.
ARTICLE V-The corporate powers of
this corporation shall be vested in and
exercised by a board of directors to be
composed of eleven stockholders to be
elected annually at a general meeting of
the stockholders to be held on the third
Tuesday in January of each year. A ma
jority of the board of directors shall con
stltute a quorum fbr the transaction of
business unless the by-laws of this cor
poration. adopted by the board of direc
tors, shall provide for a lesser number.
Notice of such meeting and of all other
stockholders' meetings shall be given by
written notice addressed to each stock
holder at his last known place of resi
dence and deposited in the post office at
least fifteen days before the date of said
meeting. In case the law should prescribe
a different notice then and in that event
the notice to said stockholders shall be
as required by law.
Any vacancy occurring among the di
rectors of this organization by death.
resignation or otherwise, shall be fill.-d
by election for the unexpired term by the
remaining directors. And the said board
shall likewise elect additional members in
case they should determine to increase the
number of said board.
The board of directors may, from time
to time, name and appoint all such other
officers, including one or more vice presi
dents or agents., as it may be necessary
for the purposes and business of this cor
poration. as well as the salary or com
pensation and the powers and duties, of
every officer, agent and employee, shall
be fixed and defined by the board of di
rectors, and all such officers, agents and
employees shall hold office and employ
ment at the pleasure of the board of di
rectors; and all officers and directors
shall hold office at the pleasure of the
stockholders who may displacce or elect
the successors of any one or all of them
at any time, at a meeting called for that
purpose, by notice delivered either per
sonally to the stockholder or deposited in
the post office at his last known address
ifteen days before the date of such meet
ing.
The president may at any time call
such meeting, and if the president or of
fcers of the corporation refuse or fall to
call such meeting when requested to do
so by the holder or holders of twenty-five
per cent of the stock of this corporation.
then such holder or holders of said stock
may call such meeting after giving the
notice hereinabove mentioned, at the of
ice of the corporation It. for any reason
the use of the office of the corporation is
refused, or it cannot be used for such
meeting, then the calles' or callers of such
meeting may hold such meeting elsewhere.
The said board shall also elect at said
meeting a secretary and a treasurer, or
one person may be elected to act in both
capacities, either of whom may or may
not be a member of said board.
The board of directors may make and
establish. as well as alter and amend, alli
such by-laws, rules, and regulatons not
inconsistent herewith, and deemer neces
sory and proper for the management and
affairs of this corporation, and said board
of directors, which is hereby clothed with
all the corporate powere of this corpora
tio, shall hove full power and authority
to acquire by purhase or otherwise,
property, reel personal and mixed, and
sell, convey, mortgage, hypothecate, lease
and pledge the same, borrow and lend
ney, isse notes and bonds or mortga e
aypothecate same to secure said
lean; to make or sign contracts or cause
same to be made and signed by officers
and directors. especially or generally an
thorlsrd for that purpose, and to do any
and all things reasonable, convenient or
neessary for the proper conduct of the
business and afairs of this corporatioan.
The Irst board of directors and officers
it this earperation shall consist of: Julius
Bedenser, whose post office address is
No. 157 Delaroade Street. New Orleans
La.; Edward W. rgis, whose post office
address is No. f3 Boeny Street, New Or
leans, Leulisiaa; Frank C. Duvic, whose
pot offiee address is No. 323 Morgan
street, New Orleans. Louisiana; Jerbert
L. Harding, whoes post office address is
11 Opelouas Avenue, New Orleans. Louis
lena; William . Hennessey, whose pot
aties address is to. 811 Peliean Avenue,
New Orleans, Louisiana; George Herbert,
r., whose poet office address Is No. 1S
Divier Street. New Orleans. Louisiana;
Dr. AlfredJ C. King, whosea poet office ad
rees Is No. 3 Valete street. Nw Or
leans. Loutsiana; Dr. Charles V. Kraft
whose post office address is No. m Ver
ret 8treet, New Orleans Louislana: Ralph
P. Nolan. whose post offce address is No.
1a Lavergae Street, New Orleans. Louis
ias ; August Schabel whose pest ofice
address Ie No. 01 Pattersoa Street. New
irleans. Loultaina: Adolph Spitafaden.
Jr.. whoe post ofDice address is No. Sb
Pelican Avenue, New Orleans. Louisiasa:
lith August Schabbe as president; Julius
odeger, vice-preddet: Dr. Alfred C.
lag, vlce.pre tt and Adolph Spit
-hdea, Jr., s secretary-treaseuer. wao
shall hold oice until ta third 5na
in January, 1, or util their essors
shal be duly elected and qualled.
A fallure to elect directors on the date
-speled for their electioe shah net dis
solve this cpooati or tmpair its cor
rate existence or but the
direetors then ia ole oeialr rema in of-I
ee watil their meeesors shall have been
duly elected ad quslke. I
ARTICL I--TIh et of incoruors
tion may be moddie cd ad, altered orc
ameed or the aptal so t o tlhis or
p·rstia may be h sed or decreased. I
a this corporatla may be dislved witth
the assent two-thirds o fth oustand
la steok eof tis earporatm peast a
preseated at a llaenal meet of the
stokwholder conved fe suc purpoes
p rpooe, after prevu mnte of sech
estli sal have been given to each
stocholder either ito perse or by notice
addressed to bthim at Js last hknown plac
of business, and depoeited i the mal ofI
the United States at least Iften days
reel to the date o sid meeting. na
m , r notice tsr a mostlag of such
charater be prescrbed by aw, In which
vent the seM notice shall be givae to
lew. -
Up the dissolution of this eorw ttloa
either by Imltatie or Mfr other cause
the stekhlers at a· eaal moeinM
aled sad eovn , ae due tes in
the manner herslabov prove, shaell
sleet trom mean their number three
equldators. with f llosr to sell and
uidaate Its a the ostatdt
smaney the e bJ s an d indvseto
th s r it t8 the pew and ~os rty
areas ab n a and pemSdb
Aw; t id uN*i u shall r i
ffee oti the afifer E thi sall sa mepatn
larllJ have be fqilvnquiavethed and i
a se erla this o har sau re
lsil beuos the a balasee *
ea men st oe te oe t aned in
ersm . * that th e ch arto m y t em rva at
th l sber ts Ma of be e e b por a es ,
h the meeath pato at
inforttmal t ti presoeen ht Claete ic
o.rem and Tea te nl edompeit
ha- writ be pnepate their as ee
-ORIGINAL b IGNWD n
Name es u lseon rpo te) at
hutsdnes: Clande s . Dednmy, 7. s t.I
" the ity of wOrlea Nestr. Pebye.I
Il the mnh anr B detr et Mebt
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* thrs eaeli t ut t n thie nr-I
A t1ee eopy,
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CUARTM.
bind sand form and constitute themmlvaes
as well as such persons who may here
after join or become associated with them.
into a corporation and body politic in
law, for the objects and purposes and
under the agreements and stipulations
following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I-The name and style of
this corporation shall be Pallet. Inc., and
under that name it shall have and enjoy
all the rights, privileges and advantages
granted by law to corporations; it shall
exist for the period of ninety-nine years
from this day; It shall have the power to
contract, sue and be sued In its corporate
name; to make and use a corporate seal;
and the same to break or alter at pleas
ure; to hold, receive, purchase, convey.
mortgage, htypothecate or pledge property,
both real and personal; to itslue bonds,
notes and other obligations or negotiable
instrument; to have and employ sulch
ianagers. directors, offic'ers, agents and
other enmplloytes as the interest and 'uon
venunce of said corporation may require
or demnand; to make and establish such
y -laws, rules and regulations for the
corporate management and control of the
affairs of the corporation as may be
deemed necessary and expedient.
AtTICI.E II The donmiile of said
corporation shall be established In the
(ity of New Orleans. State of Louisiana.
and all citations and other legal pro-esa
shell be served on. the president: In his
absence on the vice-president; and in the
absence of both. on the secretary.
ARTICLE Ill-The objects and pur
poses for which this corporation Is or
ganized and the nature of the business to
be carried on by it are hereby declared
to be: to acquire, construct, own, le-ase
and operate planing mills,. saw mills,
sash, door and blind factories: to buy.
sell and deal In, for its own account, or
an commission. logs. lulmber and other
,uliding materials, and generally to en
gage in and carry on any other business
ur enterprise which may be germane or
Incldental to, or connected with. the pur
poses herelnabove set forth or contem
plated by this instrument.
AItTI('LE IV-The capital stock of this
rorporation is fixed at the sum of fifteen
thousand ($15.000.0U) dollars, divided Into
one hundred and fifty shares of the par
value of one hundred dollars each. All
shares of stock shall be full-paid and
non-assessable. No transfer of stock shall
be binding upon the corporation unless
made upon its books, and all certificates
of stock shall be signed by such officers
as may be designated by the board of
directors.
This corporation shall have the right
to increase its capital stock to the further
sum of fifty thousand ($50,000.00). to be
divided into shares of one hundred dollars
each, provided said increases in the capi
tal stock shall have been authorized by the
stockholders at a meeting to be held
pursuant to the provisions of Article
VIII of this charter.
ARTICLE 'V-All the corporate powers
of the company shall be vested in and
the management and control of its affairs
shall be exrclsed by a board of direc
tors composed of three stockholders. the
membership of which may be increased to
a number not exceeding five by the board
of directors at any of its regular meetings.
A majority of the directors shall consti
tute a quorum for the transaction of all
business. The directors shall be elected
annually by ballot on the third Monday
in Ocober in each year. Each stock
holder shall be entitled, in person or by
proxy, to a vote for every share owned
by him and all elections shall be held
nuder such rules and regulations as may I
be determined by the board of directors.
after fifteen days' notice by mail of such
slectuon shall have been sent to each stock
holder at his last known address. The
directors thus elected shall continue in
office for one year, or until their rueees
sors shall have been duly elected and
Inaltled. No failure to elect shall be re
garded as a forfeiture of this charter.
Anay vacancy occurring on said board
shall be filled by the remaining directors
ror the unexpired term; the said board
shall likewise elect the additional mem
bers in case they should determine to in
rrease the number of said board. Said
board shall have the right to appoint and
dishmss such clerks, manager and other
employee of the corporation as conditions
nay justify or the busalness of the cor
poration may require. The tenure of of
iee of all the employes of the corporation
hall be during the pleasure of the board
of directors. Any of the directors or of
leers shall have the right to appoint, by
written lnstrument, another director or
stockholder to act as his proxy and in his
stead at any and all meetings of the board
of directors. aild board shall also have
the right to elect a secretary who need
sot be a director or stockholder.
ARTICLE VI-No stockholder shall ever
be held liable for the contracts, falnts or
lebts of samid eorporation, nor shall any
nere informality ta its organalation have
the effect of rendering this charter null,
or of exposing a stockholder to any ia
bAlity beyond the nnpaid balance doe on
the shares owned by him.
ARTICLE VII-This act of nacorpora
tion may be changed, modified or altered
or this corporation may be dissolved, with
the assent of the stockholders owning
two-thirds of all the stoeek of the corpo
ration, at a general meeting convened for
that purpose, and after at least ten days'
written notice of this meetma has bees
Riven through mail addressed to each
share lder at his last known place of
relded In case of disolutlon by the
sxpiratl of this charter or otherwise
the stoekholders shall -elect three liquids
tore from among their number to liqul.
ate and settle the businLess and alfalrs of
the company. In case of death or dis
abillty of any one of eld commissloners
r liquidators, the earrvlvorn of the re
alinag liquidators shall appotnt a sae
resor to him. The jid nldators shall
have power to tt the company's at
-airs, collect oatattanding debts, and dl
rided the remalning m ey and property
among the stoekholders. TIoy shall als
have power to meet and aet under the by
laws of the corporatisn and under regu
lations to .be made by a majority of smld
lquidaters: to ax th price and presrlobe
the terms of sale of sld property and the
manner in whleh the sale shall made
and take nte and hbonds seure by
mortgage and etherwise for part of the
purehaso pries for all or any parot s sid
ropert, prooled , howerver, that the
rlto hertln r erred Upon the liqdna
tore may be modlfed, ethaged or led
by a majority of the ar etof the capital
stock of the corporation The sid liqal
aters shall have authority to sn for and
recover the debts and property in the
same of the eerporation sad may be maed
i tnhe ame uam, aad they shall be liable
in solide to any ereditor or steehholder
tor the monies and property of the ecr
p tion which shall come to their hands
ir possesso as lipdators and for the
prer applicatieon and dstribution there
ARTICL VII--The enatire espital
Itck tof this porporatSion has be mb
uerild at the time of the ginsg of thisl
-harter, as follows: Haro1d L PBet, 38I
Barene treet. New Oris l are:;
Leoer Pallet, Daroane m ,New
r, M Baromne Streert, ew Oleans,
ARTICI IX-Until the eleetle to be
meld i Oetober, RU the followlag shall
atitutet the .t beard of dreetors,
ris: Harold L Pallet presimdent-treas
r; Icster Pallet, vice-presideat, and
oeph M. Graber, seretary.
Ths deoe and poased in my office, eon
ho day. m.nth and year, grst above wrilt
an. in the pmreee of ]Frank B. Twemey
ad Joseph L. Weiss, competent wit
esse who have si·aed witth the ap
tr n me, the notary, after readlag
Witnessms: IF. E. P. osm f. w. ome
(ORl SIOBD.) L Wes
aold I. Pallet, Joeph . Graber, Le
Pallet.
(Seal) FLIX 1. DRwUTOUS.
A tre espy trom the ornorl at:
(Seal) FIX f. blLnlacgt
Now Orless,i taarmIl
-. the underr thed of Meet
as the Parish fOlan,
-he abov and foresgon qt of in .ro
(Siged) ROBT. SbC ,
(Sel) 1tfElT~;. DRal ct.
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CHARTr.
bind themselves, as well as such other per
sons as may hereafter become associated
with them, to form and constitute a cor
poration and body politic in law, under
the stipulations and agreements follow
ing, which they adopt as their charter:
ARTICLE i-The name of this corpora
tion shall be "Electric Service Station,
Inc." and under its corporate name it
snall have power and authority to have
and enjoy succession for the full term
of ninety-nine (W9) years froin date here
of, to contract, bue and be sued; to miake
ansd use a corporate seal and the salme to
break and alter at pleasure, to hold. re
(ciSe, leus.e, purchaise and convey as well
us mortgage, pledge and hypothecate
property, rual, personal and mixed, cur
pl,'t.rtal and incorporeal, to name and ap
point such manalgers, agents, directors and
uflieers as its business interests and onu
venitrie nis may require, and to make and
estatilish, as well as alter, and amend
fromn time to time, such by-laws and regu
lations fur the proper government of the
atsairs of said corporation as may be
necessary and proper.
Ait'TICLtE I--The domicile of this cor
poratiotn shall be in the Parish of (Pr
al1anis, State of Louisiana, and all cita
tions or other legal process shall be
served upon the president of said corpora
tion or in the event of his absence upon
the vice-president thereof. and in the ab
sence of both of said officers, upon the
secretary-treasurer of said corporation.
AItTICI.E III--The objects and pur
poses for which this corporation is formed
are declared to be: 40 manufacture, re
pair, buy and sell electric supplies, tix
tures. equplnment and accessories of every
type and descriiption; to manufacture. re
pair, buy and sell novelties and make de
ien sl aid accessories of every type and
descriiption, all at wholesale and retail.
for imnport arsd export for Itself and as
agent, and generally to have all such pow
ers and privileges that, or relate to tihe
objects and purposes hereinbefore set
forth or may be necessary or convenient
tor affecting said objects and purposes of
this corporation.
ARTICLE Is-The capital stock of this
corlorpation is hereby fized at five thous
and ($5,000.00) dollars, divided into and
represented by fifty shares (50) of stock
of the value of one hundred ($100.00) dol
lars each. said stock to be paid for be
fore issuing and non-assessable. All
transfers of stock must be made upon the
books of the corporation and the original
certificates surrendered properly en
duorsed.
ARTICLE V-All of tae corporate pow
ers of this corporation shall be vested in
and exercised by a board of directors
composed of not less than three (3) stock
holders who shall be elected by the stock
holders at the annual meeting of the cor
poration which shall be held on the third
tuesday of November of each year. A
majority of the stockholders present or re
presented shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business.
The officers of this corporation shall be
a president, vice-president and a secre
tary-treasurer. They shall be elected an
nually by a board of directors from their
noumber of directors, and Officers shall be
elected for a term of one year. but shall
hold office until their " successors are
elected and quallfied.
All elections shall be by ballot. Each
share of stock shall be entitled to one
vote, and the majority of the votes cast
shall elect. Votes may be cast either in
person or by written proxy.
ARTICLE VI--No stockholder shall ever
be held liable for the contracts, faults or
dehts of this corporation, nor bhall anay
mere Informality in its organisation have
the effect of rendering this charter void
or exposing a stockholder to any liability
beyond the unpaid balance due on the
shares owned by him.
No stockholder, his heirs, assigas, ex
ecutor or administrator, shall have the
right to dispose, alienate or otherwlee
transfer his holdisng of stock In this cor
poration without aret having offered msaid
stock to this corporation for the benedt
of Its stockholders at the then book value
thereof, the book value of such stock shall
be ascertained, either by an agreement of
the parties, or of two competent and ex
perienced business men, one to be chosea
by the stoekholder and the other by the
beard of directors, when, it said two par
ties cannot agree upon a book value, said
two parties so chosen. shall choose a third
party, when the majority opinion shill
prevail aid offer shall be made in writ
ing ftteen days before so doing, and the
stockholders of said corporation shall
have the right and privileg of availing
themselves of the holdiang of stoek so
offered,
The first beard of directors shall conslst
of the following: Thomas 3. Bartlett. E.
A. Johnson and Mrs. Thos. 3. Bartlett and
the first officers shall be the following:
Thomas 3. Bartlett, premdent; Mrs.
Thomas E. Bartlett. vice-president, and
E. A. Johnson. secretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE VII-This act of nceorpera
tion may be changed, modified, altered or
amended. or this corporation may be dis
solved with the assent of stockholders
owning three-fourtha (l's) of the capl
tal stock of the corporation, present or re
presented at a general meeting convened
for that purpose, and after at least tea
(10) days written notice has been gives
through the mail to each stockholder at
his last known place of residence.
ARTICLE VIII-ka case of dissolution
by the expiration of said charter or other
wise. the stoekholders shall elect three
(3) liquidators trout among their number
to settle the busnless and aaeirs of the
corporatio.
Thous done and eoased 1n my notarial
office. in the City of New Orleans. State of
L.ouliana. on th date atoresaid. In the
resence o Jolhn Dart and Beajuamin W.
Dart, competent witnesses, who have here
nato silned their names with the smaid
parties, uad they have set out their ad
dresseo and the nhmber of shares held
by them, and me, notsry, 8after due read
iar of the whole.
niaeuss, Joh Dart. Beadls W.
Dart.
(ORIGINAL 8IOND)
Thumas . Bartlett, six shares, 812 Ca
rondelet street, New Orleans La. Mrs.
Themas E. Bartlett, mix shares, 8 Ca
remdelet eseet. New Orleans, La.: (by
Thomas U Bartlett): Edward A. Johnson,.
13 shares, 853 Careadelet street, New Or
enas, La.
(Seal) BENJAMIN W. KNRNAN,
Notary Publc.
I eertify that the f eon a o a trie
and corret copy of the o sfal charter of
Electrie Service Station, Inc., peased be
tore me Nov. 132 and oa fle in my
notarlal archives.
New Orleans, La., aNov. 1th, 1.
(meal) BENJAMIN W. KERNAN.
Nov. 8---Dee. M. Notary Pbli
AMENDMENT TO CeAUTEn oi
PEERLEss cIoar Oes 00., INC.
United States of Amerlia, State ot Lou
Isla, City of New Orleans, Parish of
Orleans, Be it known that e this 1th
day of theo month t Novemmber, ain the
ar one thoeUsad nlne hmndred and
entyotw, beore m Henrman L. Bar
net. a mnotary public, duly eommleioaed
and quaHlIMi in and tfor this eity and
pariash. therin resding, and tn the pme
sure of the wltnesse herelnatter named
nd underlgd, personally amnne and au
pedB. lhedma of this city, of full
-- am. and o. H. O r this
city, oiull lega1 8a, the amid apnearers
-,7metlvely, tiesmprdent and the
ised under the laws o the ti o
Louisana, ad ereated by et before
Hermas L. Barnett. notary pubic, a
the 9th day of November reened
in the Mertp Ofae * et
Orlean ti n 1S wlel
mid apperers deciared that at a speal
meting of the stockholders of the Peer
less Clar Bex Co. Inc. held t the
her, a, sa mstt hain bsn duly
called and at whc mee there were
present and reprsneted 1 e of the
aptl stoek of the corporsatln eat of
at number rt iue ssued and eut
st8andlir of 1 shame, this ben more
than two-thtdsa of all th epm steek
ot the corporato isd aind oustasta
lag, it was ualmh ly upon
motion daly made san that 1
Artle IV e the harter oe rl
igar ex Co., Inc, b amas t d
ma fe los ___
ARTICLE IT. "TM suptl ieek [
--po-t al ek a.
as e i tsa bye
st-kof LoiUm e n
hTEC I;~isbt
CHARTER
Ing attached for reference to the original
of this act of amendment.
And the said appearers further de
clared, under oath, that the reduction of
the capital stock of the corporation.
effected by this amendment to the char
ter. will not operate to reduce the capital
stock of this corporation to an amount
less than the corporate indebtedness.
Thus done and passed at my office In
the city of New Orleans, state of Louis
lana. on the day and date hereinabove
mentioned, in the piresent of I. de VIl
leneuv*e and (. S. Wren. comlletent wit
nesses, who have subscribed their names
hereto, together with said appearers and
me. notary, after reading of the whole.
Original signed: It. Friedman. Presi
dent; J. II. Oppenhelm, Secretary-Treas
urer.
Witnesses: I. de Villelneuve, c . S. Wren
IIEIlMAN L. IIARNETT,
Notary Public.
A true copy:
HIERMAN L. IIAIRNETT,
Notary Public.
IRecorded int M. O. It. 1279, Folio -
Nov. 213 Ihcc. M.
AMIEND)MENT TO (HARTER OF I'. N.
NOVELTY AND MANUFACTL IING
('OMPAN]-, INC.
United States of America. State of
SLouisiana. Parish of Orleans, I'it) of New
O rleans. Ile it known. that on this tirst
day of ih.-eniber in the" year of our Lord
one thousand. nine hundred anid twtenty
two Ibefore mile. Clarence dh- i.u,as, It no
tary public. in and for the l'arish of 4Or
Ilala., State of Louislana. duly comlmis
sioned, qualified and sworn, ipersona:lly'
camie and altuppeared. John Ieh rend. prea'l
dent of the I. S. Novelty and .Manufa.tur
ing (OIlmplany. Inc., and a; resident of the
Parish of itrleans. State of Iouisiana.
he-rein appiearing in his capacity tas the
lpresident of the U. S. Novelty and Manu
facturing ('ompany, Inc., a corporation
duly organized under the laws of thte
State of Louisiana by act passed before
t'larence de Lucas. notary public. In anti
for the Parish of Orleans on the 2.ith day
of October. I3r,2, recorded in the mort
gage Office for the Parish of Orleans in
liook 1279. folio 190, he declared:
That a s petal meeting or the board of
directors of the U. S. Novelty and Manu
facturing ('ompany. Incl.. was held at the
offire of the said company. :40 Chartres
street in the City or :Sew Orleans on the
2tth day of November. 1922. and a quoruum
being present, it was resolved, that a
tspecial meetting of the stocnkholders be
called for the purpose of increasing the
capital stock of the said U. S. Novelty and
Manufacturing Company, Inc.. fronm fif
teen thousanl dollars to one hundred
thousand dollars.
That at a special meeting or the stock
holders of the U. 8. Novelty and Manu
facturing Co., Inc., which was held at the
office of the company on the 29th day of
November, 1922, after due notice given to
the stockholders of the said corporation
in person, pursuant to a call by the board
of directors of the said company held on
the 28th, day of November. 1922. and all
being present all voted unanimously to
amend Article IV of the charter of the U
S. Novelty and Manufacturing Company,
Inc.. that he. the said John Behrend,
president, appearing herein was author
and directed to appear before me,
notary, and execute the proper notarial
act and declaration of said amendment re
quired by law, for the purpose of offer
ing authentic evidence and permanent re
cord which wfll more fully appear by re
ference to the certified copies of the
mlnutes of said board of directors' meet
ing and stockholders' meeting annexed
hereto and made part hereof.
That at said meeting of the stock
holders held at the office of the company
on the 29th day of November, 1922, Ar
ticle IV of the charter of the U. 8. Novelty
and Manufacturing Company, Inc., was
amended so as to hereafter read and be
as follows:
"ARTICLE IT-The capital stock of this
corporation shall be one hundred thous
and dollars, divided into one thousand
shares of the par value of one hundred
dollars per share. All stock subscribed for
shall be payable ten per cent (10%) there
of in cash or its equivalent in property or
services actually rendered at the time of
subscription, the balance in equal month
ly installments of ten per cent (lok%)
each, provided, that the subscriber at his
option may pay Ua additional amount, or
the whole face value thereof in cash at
the time of subscription.
"The capital stock of this corporation
is to be represented by common and ac
cumulated eight per cent preferred stock,
one-half or fifty thousand dollar thereof
is to be common stock and one-half or
fifty thousand dollars thereof is to be ac
cumulated eight per cet preferred stock.
"The accumulated eight per cent pre
ferred stock shall have no voting power,
but shall be accumulated as to dividends.
"The board of directors shall have
power to lssue full paid stock for property
transferred to said corporation or for
labor or services rendered."
Thus done and pased in my office in
the City of New Orleans, State of Louis
lana. on the day, month and year herein
above written, in the presence of F. H. U.
Fry and J, R. Wing, competent witnesses,
who have hereunto signed - their naeae,
together with said appearer and me, so
tary, after due reading of the whole.
Wltnesses: F. H. G. Fry, J. . Wing.
(ORIGINAL 81GN i D) n
JOHN BEHREND,
(Seal) C. do LUCLAS
Notary Public.
I, the undersigned Recorder of Mort
gages n and for the Parish of Orle.s,
.tateof Lislana, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing act tof amend
ment of the U. 8. Novelty and Manutactur
intag Co., Inc., was this day duly recorded
In my ofice in Book 1211 folio 30
New Orleans, Dec. 12th .
(igned) U OBT. SCOTT,
Deputy Recorder.
A true copy:
(Seal) C. de LUCAS,
Dee. 21-Jan. 5 Ntary Pub.
CEARTUR @F Wuua. a BB WoUS, Ix
taited 8tates of Amerlea State of
LeooIslaan, City of New Orlenas, Be It
known, that on this fourteenth day of the
month of December, in the year om theos
and, nle henadred and twenty-two, before
me eli 5, . Dreyfo, a notary publicle
Iuly eommsiedoned and sworn in for the
Parish of Orleans and City of New Or
leans, theismn reidin., personlly ap
peared the pron whose names are here
unto subsribed, who declared that, avail
intg themselves of the provisions of the
laws oft this satM. relative to the organila
tionD ofe corporations, and more particlar
ly Act No. 267 of the General Assembl of
this state,. approved July , 1514. tey hvp
coveanted and agreed and do by thm
preents, covenanst and agree, bind, form
and constitute themselves as well as such
personas who may hereafter join or be
come assciated with them, into a cor
poraton and body politic In law, for the
.obcat nd lnder the arements and
stiulatoa fUllowing, to-wit:
AITICLI I-The name and style of this
corporation shall be: "WeCle & Dreyyfas,
Incornorated." and under that name it
shall bave d en*oy all the rights, privi
leges and advnties grtd hlaw to
corporations; It shall eist forte peled
of nlnetry-nilne years from thi day; it
shalt have the power to costrnaet, sue and
be sued in its corporate name; to make
and use a corporate seal, and the same to
break or alter at pleasure; to hold, re
ce,. purchase, convey, mtrtlge, hypo
thmcte or pledgo property, bothreal and
peronal; to Ias bonds notes and other
obipgations or negotlable lnatruments; to
have and employ such managers, directors,
officrs U agets and other employee u the
intmet and eonvenienco of a rp raogr
tlon may requr or demands; to mak and
establish suhe byJ-Iaws rules and reular
tioan maP equirm or demand; to make and
control tof the afas of the corporation as
maR ch ee to ry and expedet.
ARTICL Il-The dmle of said eor
poratLen shall he eta oa lthe City
eo New Orlsu, 8tate t Louisiana,
all eltatlean a other prcess shall
be served on the presid ; in is absence,
en the vice-preseat; and in the abseme
ths orporatlon is ornnlsd are to pra
tce the profeesios of nrCMseeturo and
ngllanry In this citytr elsewhre, and
nrl tolen a any other uadertak
$__whieh may _m bpna to, or ma
ae axre at the pt
alon r undertak above enumet.
cee tht 6 -a of twen maty
int hundred (rol shar it tha par
alse of if t m dlarseahm.a A
shMrel Ifopa~id and no
ee sh ine been ue tieren
the doebbeie es at aa
sis.. hel
CHARTER.
bu1sin4e. The, direc-tors "6h:,lI 11 ,th . t 11
aIIIIIn:ally by I a,. llot ofl l h. -,,,Iw I, ti.:,
II , :May iii each yi e.ir. 1l"::. -t ti t .h:..i ' r
hatIl h.e entith.d. in t,'rs,,n ,,r t.h .r,,a\
, i a vote for every shatr . n.. " ll- I h him
.1nd4 all . 1ls ti . Shall be 14 . 1 .1 4huh, . l r "-1, 6
ruIhs 41d regulationii :is n l .i. h t '.r'
1in4,ed by th' - hoard if ar,.,i t,,r- . ' ti.r
fiftle, d ra " nll l'ot ,i b. n.I1I ..t ih - i..1
tilt sh lIl 4 u1he ." U 1 t .:.", h "'.r. '
holder at h nl Inst k4,,o.tn ii,.tr..-. i h,.
dire. torss Ihn l t eth.i'hd1 s rll ..4,al44.. ,
,fli.r f.or tilon. 4year. o r untl tiir -s.
'or. 4 ll1 1h li have b14.4i dul ll * "..*l anl-1
luali4te. . No failurr. to .4., it -hl l II " r."
g.rilded s aI forf4it4r," oflh t .l . I rL, r. A.\n
-i"aa tnle y o bcur~' ' on 444 di1 6 . rI b:.11 Ih
nlld byv tlhe r.Li:I iiiint dir.., or- f4,r iv 4,
lI .xlpir d I t.rtll: Ithe s. id11 h,.1r, l r i .1 1 hk.
-is.e el t'l lh- t. additiol al ni. lui*r' - ill , ,.a
they shoul d ti,rmliin i, in, r.,,." tit,.
nulihe.r of ai, 1 hoardI. ~.ii, tl .ardl l,.ill
a4t4 the1. right to 4iltloi't :i i dii-ui-
SlsH.c rks, tunnagers ot and hn.r emtple
f t14he corporation 1 w4on ltin' a I'It
ItI'ify or the bl-sli.- of th*. ,'or-l'l ....'I,,i
lmay r.qu iir.. Tho t,,r i. f 'ofi..,. o .f .nli
the e r'lloy s oi f ti, 1 l4 rpol4 ir.n it n s4ilj.l I."
duringthe l, . l ,-Ioret ofl th heirad o f Ill
r.ctors. Any .,f tl dI ir.,tol r- . r ,,fll -.r
shall hai the rilght Ito, ppotint. b wr.ttei
i4ltrlument, ainother .lir.'toI r otr .sto k
holder to int ti, lhi prito.Y and il I .i
1te d at aniy 4 Ind sin .ilt n.*t rin s of T4l,,
hoatrd if dir..ltors. naid h :il, a s) . hall hrr .
tie. right to s.. r.g4 t-i, the ofTi. ,. of 4.'r. -
Ilry tr.e surel r. and 4.41- t I '.' rt.4tr4!
hI l~ i.-4e d not ie a director . of ... likh Id,.r
Al tTll'l.E VI No rle olr 4other itrnf4.r
of shares of stoC,'k in this nrp.orl ati shall
i. v1ltd until anLd unlessht h opportunit
has been first aflfordd the. l reholders of
record at the date of sc1h tra:if.r. a r r
it.er alilenation. to p-' ,tch se suh. I sto.'k
at true vale, i4tl value to be a-"certa.iln '
In the lannilr hrein pres.ri.ed. Thle richd
to llequire saiid Istock h.r.ov tir.t v'est
in the ,.tlher >.ockholders of r,.ord shall
follow the stock tinto any hands to whi4ch
It may pass and may Ie e4enrised against
the aoil"rs th! re. f within tiftee.,n days
frinom the time anyill sale or transf.'r there-of
hasl bee n offerred to be entered on the
books of tih assao.ation. i
It shall beh, the duty of any hohhl.r of
stock In this .orlporaton who int.ends or
delires t", se11. t r:t1sfer. alinate or ohleri
v iset, edlpoe of the same. to give tl..ten
days' notl~ie of suchl intentllolln or desiro to
the board of dire.tors of the corporation
who are hereby con4tituted agents of the
other stockholdcrs for the purpose of asilh
notice. and stid Luard of directors shall
give immedlat Information there.of. In
writing, to all the otber stockholders of
rc(-ord. iBefo'e the expiration of the fll
ten darys from the releipt of aild notice
el the board of directors, any shareholder
of record may offer to purchase, and may
.equire the rit:n- to ;:urchase said stoci.
ty n.otifying the board of directors !n
writing and the. -after 'hall deposit tLe
price of saild stock In cash with the cor
poration on or before ffteen days from
the date last mentioned.
1-pon the r. aipt of the first mention.d
notice, the ooir'l -*f directors shall ads,..e
the person owning said stock, his agent
or representative, to join said board in fix
lig the value of said stock, which value
shall be established on the basis of the
market value of the assets of the corpora
tion. taking also nto account the last an
nual or semi-annual statement or report
of the corporation and the last monthly
trial balance preceding the date of such
otlce, and to the value thus found and
establlahed there shall be added ten per
cent, and the sum thus found and estab
lished shall constitute the value and price
of said stock.
If lrithin twenty-four bours after such
notice, the owner, his agent or representa
tire. does not join with the board in es
tablishing the price or value of the stock.
the board may proceed without frther de
lay to fix the said value, using the report
and trial balance aforesaid for that pur
pose, which writings are declared to be
conclusive evidence for and against all
parties it lnterest ia the premises, whether
the value is established by the Joint act
of the owner, his agent, widow, heirs or
representatives or by the board of direc
tors actlng in default of the co-operation
at said peraon or persons.
Upon receIpt of the offer or acceptance
of any shareholders to purchase said stock
and upon obtaining guarantee satisfactory
to said beard for te pr thereof, the
board of directors mall thereupon give
motice thereof to the owner of the stock.
his agent or representative sad before the
expiration of the period of afitee days
aforesaid. shall call int the cericate or
eart.lcates representing such stock and
pay the price or value thereof minus the
Indebtedness of said stockholder to the
vompaiy, if say, sad scause same to be
Irauterred on the books of the purchaser.
The preference option and right to peur
base heretofore vested by paragraph lrst
a the other shareholders shall exist in full
orce and effect in their favor to acquire
the shares of stock of a deceased share
holder or one who shall retire from an ac
tire participation in the buasies oft the
*orporation, and the formalities and eeoure
of procedure, the teems, conditions, stipu.
lations and delays hereluabove established
In said paragraph shaH apply In all re
spects to the procedure to be followed in
ase of death or retirement. Immediately
spes receipt of information of the death
r tay shareholder it shall be the duty
f the board of Jiecters to cause the
necessary steps to be takes to carry oueat
and estorce these provisleis.
The preference, option and right oi par
rhase hereliabove established shall run Is
aver of seach shareholder of record for his
irla share in proportion to his exietng
horldInL I th N sto ck. birt el aly
hs ega rd Ihsble ort shal psibe to and he
rided at atllhe ower. in widew, herls or
salons the offers to purcead the saIm
al eic ludae tad cover th entied ty of
ARTICL VII -TNio setoeklder poaD
eve rae beld lable or respnsible for lte
ion, i n rpohati any .mre informaiy wIts
.rgatastiot ave the bfeet of renderingl
three-iftths of all the steok of the corpo
,I I
F
is considered a better cithem
bachlor, and every yO
of tberigbt stufhd loob f
time when he can have hisb
nest and wife and babieL
Your Big Desire W I .
alined Sooner If You
Savings Account
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r 6oid( a tabig,.
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't"kholdern ish.U j1~e
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t t he 'uI'ton nh -
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r"",,r.r Th,, c apital t~ .~k~0~~4
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and pril 11, ty lfor tadreletý
ii nj.3 ahal the
t'r 11 my lk~C~ rOL
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.M itct their Cý2I!U, ley
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ofand for "1 rihution tº yP i
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tilt- tune of the 'ta i
l 0 . eta rl: Leon ItY~th~
I. Julia, tsyj * . If
ý, ifalrtta 100 shareA
.1 R\ITI('I.E Z"-Cali( ,
till in flay 1923, the .t '1
rýtitltc · th Int k ºaitl +1 h
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fIus. ral re de I
t trr-trrasorer. ~ i3
Thlau done dpd
the day. montl h 1y
tn. ian the pre in Jbl e
of Hod III Qhb L" lu
Irrrerr. 'Ira have M ýý 1r"~l
a atd nac, notary, M4
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