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tIDrIA ML SiTES 11 4 i lA Cor aration wli an4! i I r 'ite .,- i11 'Id \ u
N GOLD and SILVER t charged Take Elevater. 307-30 Hannen r . Strict Privacy o JOO,0..09 I'et .t'r t, i,,rr: er.
309 ermn W g. trit Pivac of4j0,089.0 J
Spring Hats
Why pay the hi-h Canal St.
prices for ytur Spring liats
when you cat sa1C trei
50o to 60'
by making your purchases
liss S. Palmer,
321 Camp Street
CL.e4 16 Second Floor
Many Canaries Imported.
Wig fto the i:mi . 7
IIenries were l.s iy '! Oi
agirvey during tit, I: . ' \.
ACT OF INCORPORATION
OF D. MER'ILRK " \'. N
r, States of Anitr . 1
, City of New (0-'":'
bIt bass, that (n
# ,d the month f , Apr: I -',
l4 ees thouisard : .e "I'" "1 I
o (1yt7), an. . t e : ; ". '
M Ulitd States ,t A.:
hi ad forty-ir ; br , . ,.e
a setary pullc d'i.y : . ,.
is and for 'he ,
Ima s a. a;i ::: ".' "'a "
I asseses herenantr :e:.
ag ponally caoni r ,
whose ratei a 1
si who declared
LM aongol thete .c '"
ha the state , ' - . -
d prl ovided. ni1 m': r : "-'"t Y ,
a a of the (,:Iat A-;% h
h d lassiana '" . :4 .
tneassauted and ag . i
d mtsw4e and d,, b :< :
IdlilOe themselves. . w'. . s:li
mi a ly became a, .. 1 , I ::
SM matdJ:e s at t : . ''
ir is law for the , ,e
d Ir the stipurla ig,:: - ' t." , L
d 1L-The name - :
dL h D. Mercier's ,n-. :
ie II.-This cJ,'J 'I ".f i ' \:,
d si srucehssion ir " il "Ir:-n n
io years from the .1 ' v .'::le'
afI tnLed in acc:o' r ;"' t :r ;p:
ie d this act.
hl I11.-The o0'etts ant i - srs
Ia d the business t, e
t haby declared t, i,
b ire all the interest: .1 :her , win.
aIai to the clithbr I,:-. ' .-1 o
I ld sow bcng cirind:
Sd D. Merrciers Sons ihe
luartI the operat on ,t 51:d I,- ,is;
ly to carry n a general ime
I goods and cl)otht': t , h.nes,,
and retail, and tarry on a
Mre business.
IV.-The capital stock of th.s car
ril be ninety-tw,- th uald d l
UtB), which may ie :a: "cased t1
Ie&e Iand thsrty-eight tho:iandl dil
b.-The capital stock a- pre-entlv
SallS conmst of nne hrlt'it.ed an::
of the par val:e of ,i:l hun
sah. Stock may be paid f ,r in
in service duly ren --redt t tthe cr
or is ,roper'y trai..ferred to the
ler of stock shall be lnding upon
unless and unt:: made upon
of the corporation; and, no stock
.1 have the right to sell or dispose
ilk. etherwise than by donation,
_ a til the same shall have been
M the beard of directors of :his cor
isCgh its secretary. at the market
I at a Price not in excess of the
1114 usaid stock on the date of such
i. the said board of directors shall
days from the date the offer
i bNpt said offer, ant to this ex.
S issiued by this c 'rp ratzon
Vl -7. domicile of this corpora
Ie in the city of New Orleans.
- Iswiana, where all meetings of
must be held. pr,vided that
itaea srnsent of all the directors
- the board of d ret:trs may
daiwhere than at its domic:le.
PI.-Service of legal process shall
"L a the vice-pres:dent and in his
a the seretar,-treasurer.
.I.L..-si the corporate tiiers of
shall be exercised by and
adsl in its board of d'rector.,.
amist of not less than live nor
la directors who shall he elected
. d from the stockholders on
y of January of each yea:.
lin the stockholders shall decdle
-- d directors to be eleited.
hJad of directors shall be corn
t fIllowing named eight perstns.
rlwhla shall const:::te a quorant
a actien of corporate business;
Serve antil the next an-.al meet
- hIlders in January, 1918, and
alners are elected and qual
*': seLe K Merrcier. wh .ev jos;
-l I Iw York, N Y.: .arnt-me
p.l .aost-office add,, s is New
S Hynes. w'-.e post
Musoc S. New (r
-- Ur hshiur, -bhse postoftice
upatoe St., New (1-ieans
ircier, whose -.t office ad
a. ine St., New 'O-eans, I.a
whose past-ortice addrr's
, New O-le a.,. La.; J
whose post-office add-ess is
C Orleans. La - and ler
whose post-ofice adlress is
- n. e erleans. l.a.. w .
- i. e as president: Anre!me
Sipresiden, and general
SLU dg Hynes as secretary
I oserporation shall have all
'rted and c-anned ta cOr.
S11. 27 oIf the ;General As
b te of I.ou:siana for the
It hll have power to sue
e and use a commnt
;h , ame at l eacure: to
IItheewise dispooe of same:
Iaers and age.-t as the
Smpnrlttn may reirtre and
Ilses ; to make iy-laws.
ith law, fix:ng anf alter.
It o It it propert, the
nt of its affairs and
eattification and rteitre
t wind up and dis·olve
a up and dissolved in
aw to eanduct busnims
ad possessions of the
, a r countrites te
[ k ia ether corpora.
1e-te powers are
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AMENDMENT
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L s't u e' i T erri I b be i
ni,1 ick' I 1 x" - i p, - t t s, ,e :l on
. ti - T-ihIsa p iat:-tI a s ime al of:
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i a: e 1' 1 !- i •e ," c). ,,! -r" . , i n tie
y - ~,':-. of . -tseven c y is i the l nrri i-. i
\ 2 ·, dr.. , ,- ; !: a " d y:den I i a ::ny ,,"
,r . refer' k. a n ee-. e:it: t,- the,.:
Snoe .-i he '.io ?atpeskd
"f tie st" `, .V l' ti- i-; c. " ar: - ' -,",N "th:
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e ' at id - -r' ' -a ai s th,,-arl rs h ' the m
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~ant" t :·e nef of ven l ued uhn d elr. te:n -
" .-, f tio"-in et,! ti ' d '" b ted he the
-n o ti sv n-e -i te --t hialdpt ers i ,
'e preft--"l - t . 'k ,i a ;d o e e: ght .: t, thie
\ r: T . i 1 w- --d d asc-: laiend
• 4,',c l p. etl : e,' c e. t he io th e O: n -es'
haf ot Secaon :.i an pardtiy in thea
S" h ha r t e.r ::.;n nt. I t: ) ick Ns 113
I e', ta , ' ,l2- i t'--i-' ea .p a e an tof n dt
,w Thalcr an. " non de a'l:, m:der al rpghr
- .:: t nd ,t" ise' nine a- e, ai ll m:nerdal
• 'tis wt-4 h t,' e 0,-,r al is-c f r nd ap
- an: -re'rfr -n- - nt: c -e undetr t: e p-Io
; . ire ad th " i:t: W' :g i a. a nd >te. ay theW
' alr l as l,.n -i : -. Te-s patn;ra d Lf thes
half of S's-on S, in . a' n p- r-tly - n the
,erai: the sei trd th::e('n-ea and of Ice.
, . lt r. n s Iare m:n riln clairie. dsl tnatr -
l'.:re 4and arn p ts:he to. c of fni y asprs
" Ie; sant oHils in a:n l ,. T besna loy:red
-• r ' s rrd:.,n ; aeti pren: , in Sra t:no
Sa rd :fer drec.a: nme r:afm: e mna:e: l al:s
-'te fil vah: h o tw, 'a l hu n.d r oand do!'
Al ' ha:re of tec entfrely in c Ecrtion sl.
: -a 11. as perr eid not-:e and plan of the
Tie- m.nwrhle as :io nai Cflly naprple by
ef::e i f the trcr e ,a the le erta Land Off1c,
h: At:n. in tt e e'as e of Texas. n
And ans te rs dry rappar ng sh avinig . urieu
eand other min erolt Th e s aa d a me:nte i
'e heard of dirm c d hdrb n te a:er nameds at
Ai haidres of sert: in of this c.roration .hall
Ti' whole as will mon f'uller appear by
'efrere; to the annexed certd aied o f of
'. minutes of ea nd stocah alderd' mdetina.
Anhd the said appearers habing requested
ne. notary. put th es y in. ,
.,e u thenic eform do, b t (;these prLand i re
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AMENMENT TO10 THE CHARTER
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I lse g-:P, -re, d . m .rtgage-,
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I ,, • i d e :•": v that the ab., - ove
Is \ '.o '- ' ", c Apr:a " "
,it : . :. . . ,+ - m ,, t :.w w i:t the 1
of ' :Be re-. -er of m rtgage , of thep
A Pt . In - iprat: n of Regura I .
, "erengher ," , nn ,Il"e and of record :n my
mel :a- c- fir lv c-In 're vfl lcet
.t ERNEST T. FLIARANCE, Not. Pub
s " : i r'. 1 '3 1 - 17 24 $"1 : I .
S: - Apr'l 12 191
to', vr wT," :.AT : :EMAA AMERICAN COFl L n.
SFFr.l"1 C. II I.F .FN a. I. R ,.
- 1 Parn -W of O in t o-fng N i sr
neie-e iot. thend c o he :
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FRE. RNET T. EIaRA\CE, Not. Pub.
l- & iv j5' te:i-ed 17 a' d , d tan ane
I,..-:! e.r. ,) r ,d g.- . and ',han the ae nc
. \ea 'st'-d pt r s, lly' and app,,rdc y erd :e n
d' April 12. lt, .
Ic Id TIall it AulTEM AL.A AMERICAN COF
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. i ~j a'a: ns of Aper:e:a St theoe I-uteri
rl aned w:tness, of trat ns, C:it of sew Or
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,: L a Af lar:!, in the epara of eour Lc-d.
d -'. . o ed ndne hudnd-d and Sevetheen.
n t I ra tie :".depenn ce ofthe L n:ted S:tats
- ' es t. o tr- on e handare and f'rt: th:e
' RN s T.ll ah s ShneidiR aE no:tr Pub
nits-inned a nd q upahtioed in and
e i ,i- :IeN- of Orlrans. State of [-un:.
repo. 'cnn gwor po. anh d in the predsenc
n if :re w: niAT hereinafter named and fin
n Ie;aied personally cbGe and appearedr
i, s "'.-at"  n~ce nam e, are he veu nto en s -
c .edco. a: 'f full age, dho declasr ed to
" - bl: d:-v i n the presence of the uandr
f,,r " np-h of the laws of the Saue of
ed a!'er'nd reed., and do, by these
,:h-e-r covenant rnd agrtee nd bind 'her
* ,e- as wer as such otner persons aspeare
.I e-' (-- ger beome nasociated wrth them, to
fe-·n and cansritute a corpatewio arnd bold
y pol-:c in law for the purposes and objectr,
-iei-cina 'ter set forth, to-wit:
, Article I -,The name and title of Shim
!i corpan dlat be Guaorpor ateinal Americha
C ,offee Co a, agee, and it d oicile thee
a e.abshoed at New Orlean lath P aish
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S , i.n a '-<ece ..f any d, re tn from
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inn " ba w -ttin t---y. any it-
t at an!d v te for h-m at all
:1., .in . e-v . , . er, of,., 'he
ati 'on shall be signed both by the
- 3. .he scc- a-arv . teasirer
A."v fa'" ire f :n any ca-se whatsoever,
n -it d-recor-s on tie due named for
p. e shall not dissolve this corp..
, the recot then in t.ice. as
ie a. the of, cers f th,, ' c," pa :v. shal:
i ver ant:: tue:r success-i-s are cho-en.
S . ete " , -n . p-c es. 'le t s, al : :a' se an
" r ect:n":t ti he held ia th-2rte (. i days,
S-'a:. g Cve n.t"ee there-f as ave pro
. " 'p.on o, f d rec7Lirs <hili i, by hbal
. a- a : -.- a i.:t, it a-o":ant of th:e votes:
ii. , pl e ec:. the per.: n o, r per ans foar
ha0no flew bave been cast.
Ai ce \' I: sha1 "he lawful fr, the 'stock.
S "s :of th' c -'o-rat-r. at a general mee:-e
rc-,r ,:ecd fr · that puuc:e. to make an,
I i ,Ca n add-, , tions or cha-ie sn ths.
S f cn apIora:e n. or to dissolve it, ws:h
Se::: g h a¢'cal e gvenf as prre t i ro
At: cc IV Lir the ecr-in of 9 rect >rs
At-t I e VI -No stocki- t., r 'f thus cite
S--at "n shall ever, l e he! I-i. aye or rMe
i ice fir the coatraci* or faults thereof
v oCn furth:er .m: than the unpaid balan ce
Ire the aompany t,[ the shares of sta-r
Aiscrhvil fir or owned iy ~ , nore shallr
i-"v :'., ma't -t in r, n or zat:on hoave the
.:ct of r-ender,• s hns charter null, or of
n:e;-,i ri:g a stockholder n o an! .ail:t ie.
v-! e - the unpa:d balance, . if any, of his
A-:tcle VII-To caei of disoolution of ter
ta:- i.if its charer or f-c any rhe r cause,
the l: quidation of it:s affairs shall be con
iducted three (3) hliquidatn :hrs selected froma
the stockholders of the hcompany hby a ma
| rity of the votes cast at a meeting called
'for that purpose after notice shall have been
given, as provided in Article IV hereof fort
the election of directors. Said liquidat ors
shall remain in oflice ntil the affairs of said
CHARTER
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a - he s 1 ' '-an"ualv on therd:
S- iv li. e nn'h Apri The
b0 - I '- h tius: mose n "b
h cr . a te c T'e '~"l a- ; q.l e• i
S '. . .hi- a' Ic - of the fi -
'av he a- 1I1 'ra:' 1iii Sicath P1'ters
4 . i ,-'" p. -- . New 0 h-leans. La..
", 1t 'w es ", l •I - :had '' e . ,,...' :..
", i; I i :e i' ,i a :-, 1715 D nI. .ne:
.+ ". t d ,r -C 'a . IC. a-id of t're ab ck
' ed directors, . .e ow' ng shall be the
, -I o'"n s-ha h ad he r l des until their
t - rs a"r - Leted and q alife d.
. e a ,'- -be .v a':t ,at :he Tffite
n c cn ,. 'r a d , , u pnir fhe 't erv:ii ;
• . - :. n-s ' L a.e a', po-i: r tad - y the
i'- .'I .. each s'ccho."l. N at ,rleast Hi
-" da. s p er :to sai . l e-t i on, ether a
a -s-v- 'c ::-nar 'i s c''r en:. At all sach
\.. . ra: a 1 rretinds of the stock
-e edirecvtors, t ck 'rin sha lli ben: the
1," ;',, I:h " ..' ,, v:. e ; res,! de : M:s c Ca.
· yv :e r each 'hate of stock stands lng
S "n sre iail the -areks: of: the crrati their
- ",--. a",- e!ec and q:' i" al n.
e ,:e`" ^cr -".1" be v ha:! , t at the rofice
S:is c rp: of scha lect.n or teceng; said
v -', to -e cast n pce'in tie by w-itten
"A ,- and a rajerty of thae ivotes ast
S-the fa :e :rctor hld te fanhal meetiing
v respect, bit the dicrs the in r:offtin
-:1 re,'ran in office unt-: their saccessors
are eected and qualified.
Each s:lbsd uen t hoard of directirs shall
S:.ct f- rn its  umber as so at s possible
Sempl"oyees as the boar d of directors may
cr-n proper, aied may grant :. such officers
All vaesncies in the hoard for whatsoever
"lu'e shall be filled by the renainng d'e
Srerto's. Any member of the board may'l
''appoint any other person his proxy to act
in his place and stead at any meeting of
Said corporati on shall have e teright te
make s amend hb thes brd of, de r sitrca,
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before me, notary, for the purposle oi placing
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infe. " tios m.rnl ran'ous croup. They
had an' edot. 'i . haging up all over the
house
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Phene Main aS New aoarn.
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