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NiRYL XANU ocO.1 LTOD. f America, State of of Orleans, City of 3it known, the t on of the month of June, t d , one thousand nine and of the Indepen "Usic States of Amerisa, the ,,t,.third, before me, Ed -- ;otary ,ubIC,. in and f Orleans, tate of Louir li- ed and qualified, and f the witnesses hereinafter , personall came and -- "yatt of this city, r and jenry W. Le re, Secretary and Treas. ' att Stationery Manu . Liited, a duly organized Stte dnniiciled in this tdef .an act passed before Notary Public, on May in the oftice of the of this I'arish in Book - ass ·a- annded by act ia ro Jr..n otary Pub oy of July, 19i6, recorded teRecorder of Mortgage s k 84o , f:io 320, and - heir said capacities and on tion, by rte of the by the stockholders eeral meeting held at the ico d on o f 2 n d . Company ,on une 2nd ertified .copyb f ths io the premises said annexed for reference; declared ir. their said rl meeting of the W. yatt Stationery y, Limited, was con of said Coneny on June of amvnding the Cr tion, of which meet notice, in writing, was iler by the President is or her residence; and a large majority of the seant, or represented, decided that Articles SVIII of the Charter diould be changed or al to be and read as Joe-The objects and purposes ion is organized, and i oieess to be carried on declared to be the manu in all its various Sad publishing books and all kinds of stationery, sad metail, and to do all sad lithographic work, to stationery business, and and supplies. the corporate powers of shall be vested in, and all fairs managed and di of Directors of said Cor 8sssd to consist of not less the majority of whom Squorntm at all meetings. as hereby declared to be Adolph C. Billet, Henry Blanche 11. Williams and with Arthur W. Hyatt C. Billet as iece Uary W. Lemoine as Secre .1 Directors shall remain * fourth Monday in June, rbss on said fourth Mon Sfelection for directors shall -- es of the Company, after s writing, shall have been --- olders by the Secretary. T1 take their seats immedi S-fetls, and shall proceed, fem heir number a Presi and a Secretary and ease of the death of the w offieer, prior to the ex iti. of office, said vacancy Ip the Directors; and, in the 'mmy occurring in the Board vaas y shall be filled by -a5 remaining members of Disectors shall establish rgslafions as may be control and general _ We rende Slwam If such sup. toea YOU, theI .our vaslptb*= roussard CIST .e*1swet A1o SERVICE" SKATE CO. h s wasM d Goods, Oysters and Flgs. Whers e Oc owr all Deposits defer their rsit to the bank, believing ueaparatively small amounts on hbend should be Iatii a large depoelt can be made. We weat. Lsirous of opening a bank account to know eosrage nthe habit of calling at the bank o'uea, advise regular deposits, regardless of the amaunt. pt tIn a hiding place not only lacks ptotec %quirzs constant watchfulness. youer business, irrespective of the else of sad will be glal to see you and your friends we can be helpful. itney-Central Banks Resources over **1,e***, JOHN P. VBZIEN, Prm. & Vezien Co., Ltd. Chandlers and Grocers to ealaresd Orders. * Sa evry. STEET. PEMsmZ ALsIES 2t. ar... Esrdwae. ssrsiss. Et. wises, Ldsers Sin l Kinds-Place Yomur Order With Us-Can Make amme diate Shmient. -V Crimp Corrugated & Son, 309-11-13 DecaturSt son Iron Works, Ltd. W ORLWUNS, LA. and mPass. na .ai hanVr . sad epairs o A ant Wee~s Veres i, Tk and spu s eqp sI . ?raTOseN Asu Smue mIU A1Im A u. . e l gs *' CHARTBc.8 management of the eorporation; shall fix the salaries of all officers, clerks and employees, and engage or discmthemm when asses sary. ,The Board of reor shall be the financial managers of said Corporation, with full authority to borrow money, negotiate for, or acquire by lease, purchase or other. wise, all such property, real or personal as they nay deem necessary and expedient to carry on the business of said Corporation, or to sell the same, or otherwise dispose thereof, and may accept, execute and deliver all contracts, writings and agreements. Each Director shall be required, to hold in his own name at least five shares of the capital stock of said Corporation, and the sale or transfer by any member of the Board of Directors of his stock, shall ipso facto vacate his office as a member of said Board, and the vacancy shall be forthwith filled in accordance with the provisions of this Charter. All checks and notes of this Corporation to be issued by the Secretary and Treasurer, and counter-signed by the President, or, in the absence of the Presi dent, by the Vice.President. ARTICLE VI.-At the termination of this Charter, by limitation, or on its dissolution as provided for, the business and affairs of said Corporation shall be wound up and li quidated by two commissioners, to be chosen and their duties and compensation fixed and determined by the stockholders at a general meeting thereof, which said meeting shall be called at least ten days prior to the date thereof, by written notices sent by the President to each stockholder, or his author ized agent, to his last known domicile. All elections shall be by ballot, and each share of stock shall be entitled to one vote. At all meetings of the stockholders a majority of the stock voted thereat, by the stockhold ers or their authorized agents, or attorneys in-fact, shall elect or decide all matters voted upon, except as herein otherwise provided. ARTICLE VII.-This charter may be al tered, amended, changed or modified by a vote of the majority of the stock present, or represented at a general meeting of thte stock holders convened for such purpose, after ten days' notice shall have been given to each stockholder, in writing, by the Presi dent, the same to be sent to each stock holder or his egent, directed to his resi dence. ARTICLE VIII.-Transfers of stock shall be valid only when made on the books of the Company, subject to such rules and regu lations as the Board of Directors may pre scribe, but no stockholder shall sell, trans fer, or otherwise dispose of his stock until he shall have first given the President of the Corporation the option of purchasing said stock for the Company at its market value. The stockholder desiring to call upon the President to exercise such option, shall give him notice in writing so to do, and said option shall continue for a period of ten days, running from date of service of notice on the President. No transfer of stock shall be made until the expiration of ten days, ex cept to the Company; and this provision of the Charter shall be endorsed on every cer tificate of stock, or printed across the face thereof. And the said appearers moreover declared that in consideration of the premises and pursuant to the authority in them vested by the stockholders of the said "A. W. Hyatt Stationery Manufacturing Company," Limit ed, at said general meeting held on June 2nd, 1919, they do hereby formally declare. publish and make known that in the man ner prescribed by law and agreeably to the provisions of the Charter of said Company, the Articles III, V. VI. VII and VIII of the Charter of said "A. W. Hyatt Stationery Manufacturing Company." Limited. passed before said Notary, W. Morgan Gurley, May 30th, 1891 and amended by act passed be fore Andrew Hero, Jr., Notary Public, on July 10th, 1906, have been altered and amend ed as in above stated and set forth; and that they hereby direct and require that the above stated amendments to Articles III, V. VI. VII and VIII of the Charter of said Company be recorded and published as pre scribed by law, to the end that amendments of Articles III, V, VI, VII and VIII of its Charter shall, henceforth and at all times be, as is herein set forth, and bind ing on all present and future stockholders of said "A. W. Hyatt Stationery Manufac turing Company,' 'Limited. Thus done and passed in my office, in New Orleans aforesaid, in the presence of E. Web ster and Chas. A. Duchamp, witnesses, both of this City, who hereunto sign their names, with the parties and me, the said Notary, the day and date above written, after read ing of the whole. Witnesses: E. Webster, Chas. A. Du champ. (Original Signed) A. W. Hyatt. President and Manager; H. W. Lemoine, Secretary and Treasurer EDOUARD F. HENRQUES, Notary Public. I, the undersigned. Recorder of Mortgages, in and for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana do' hereby certify that the above and foregoing Amendment to Act of Incor poration of the A. W. Hyatt Stationery Manu facturing Co. Ltd., was this day duly re corded in my office, in Book 3228, Folio-. New Orleans, June 20th 1918. (Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, Dy. R. I certify the above and foregoing to be a true copy of the original act on file and record in my NotariD Office. EDOUARD F. HENRQUES, Notary Public. June 26-July 3149. C*iRTRO0? TF mW1RaITOR AINCY & REALTY CO., IC. United States of Aserica, State of Louis iana, City of New Orleans. Be it known, that on this eleventh day of the month of June, in the year one thousand nine hundred and nineteen; before me, Feliv J. Dreyfons, a Notary Public, duly commissioned and sworn in for the Parish of Orleans and City of New Orleans, therein residing; personally appeared, the persons whose names are here unto subscribed, who declared that, availing themselves of the provisions of the laws of this State, relative to the organization of corporations, and more particularly Act No. 267 of the General Assembly of this State, provided July 9, 1914., they have covenanted and agreed and do, by these presents, cove nant and agree, bind, form and constitute themselves as well as such other persons who may hereafter join or become associated with them into 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: "Furniture Agency & Realty Co., Inc.,' and under that name it shall have and enjoy all the rights, privi leges, 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 pleasure; to hold, receive, purchase, convey, mortgage, hypothecate or pledge prop erty, both real and personal; to issue bonds. notes and other obligations or negotiable instruments: to have and employ ouch man agers, directors, officers, agents and other employees as the interest and convenience of said corporation may require or demand; to make and establish such by-laws, rules and regulations for the corporate manage ment and control of the affairs of the cor poration as may be deemed necessary and expedient. ARTICLE II.-The domicile of said cor poration shall be established in the City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, and all citation and other legal process, shall be served on the President, in his absence, on the Vice-President, and in the absence of both, on the Secretary-Treasurer. ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes for which this corporation is organized and the nature of the business to be carried on by it are hereby declared to be; to deal in, buy. sell, consign and receive on consign ment furniture and other household articles; to act as agent for manufacturers, jobbers and merchants, to buy, sell, lease and im prove real estate; to build nouses, tenements and stores for the account of the Company or for others, and generally, to engage in any othi business. undertaking or enter prise co:.:,ected with, growing out of, or germane or incidental to any of the objects and purposes hereinabove set forth or con templated by this charter. ARTICLE 1V.-The capital stock of this corporation is fixed at the sum of Forty Thousand ($40,I0.00) Dollars divided into four hundred shares of the par value of One Hundred Dollars each. No transfer of stock shall be binding upon the corporatiol unless made upon its books, and all certifi cates of stock shall be signed b_y such of i:ecrs as may be designated by the Board of DIrestors. This corporation shall nar-e the right to increase its capital sti:k to the further sum of Seventy-five thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of cne hundred dollars each, provided said increase in the capital stock shall have been autoor ized by the stockholders at a meeting to be held pursuant to the provisions of Article V of this Charter. ARTICLE V.-All the corporate powers of the company shall be vested in. and the man agement and control of its affairs shall be exercised by a Board of Directors. composed of three stockholders, the membership of which may he increased to a number not exceeding five by the Board of Directors at any of its regular meetings. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business. The directors shall be elected annually by ballot on the second Monday in June in each year. Each stockholder shall be entitled in person or by proxy to a vote for every share owned by him, and all elections shall be held under such rules and regulations as may be determined by the Board of Directors, after fifteen days' notice by mail of such election shall have been sent to each stockholder at his last known address. The directors thus elected shall continue in office for one year or until their successors have been fully elected and qualified. 'No failure to elect shall be regarded as a forfeiture of this charter. Any vacancy occurring on said board shall be filled by the remaining direc tors for the unexpired term: the said board shall likewise elect the additional member in case they should determine to increase the number of said Board. Said Board shall, at its first meeting, after its election, nominate out of its number, a President, a Vice-President and a Secretary-Treasurer; it may divide the functions of the last named officer and may even elect a secretary who need not be a director. Said Board of Di rectors shall have the right to appoint and dismiss such Secretary, clerks, managers and other employees of the corporation as con ditions may justify or tie business of the corporation may require. The tenure of of fice of all the employees of the corporation shall be during the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Any of the directors or officers shall have the right to appoint, by written instrument, another director or stockholder to act as his proxy and in his stead at any and all meetings of the Board of Directors. ARTICLE VI.--Nq stockholder shall ever be held liable or responsible for the con tracts, faults or debts of said corporation, nor shall any mere informality in its orga nization have the effect of rendering this charter null, or of exposing a stockholder to any liability befond the unpaid balace due on the shares owned by him. ARTICLE VII.-This act of incorporation may be changed, modified or altered, or this corporration may be dissolved with the assent of the stockholders owning two-thirds of all e stock of the corporation, at a general meeting convened for that purpose, and after at least ten days notice of this meeting has been given in writing, through mail, ad dressed to each stockholder, at his last known lace of residence. In case of dissolution y the expiration of this charter or other se, the stockholders shall elect three li quidators from among their number, to li quidate and settle the business and affairs of the company. In case of disability by the expiration of this charter or otherwise, the stockholders shall elect three liquidatora from among their number, to liquidate and settle the business and affairs of the com pany. In case of disability of any one of said commissionth or liquidators, the sur vivors or remaining liquidators shall appoint a successor to him. The said lignidator shall have full power to settle said Com pany's debts, and divide the remainina money and property among the stockholders They shall also have power to meet and act under the by-laws of the corporationt and under reutlations to be made by a majority of said liquidators; to fix the price and pro srin'be the terms of sale of said propertl and the manner in which the sale dshall be made and to take notes, and bonds, secaured by mortgage or otherwise for part of the purchase price for all or any part of said roperty, provided however, that the righte etals tonferred he liquidators ma. be modified, or denied by a majurit of the sharesof t t.calitl k tolo - the ceo poration. The said Iqiidators shall have uthority to sue for and recover the debto and property In the namse of the corrp~tios any stay be seed br the same name, and the, shall be liable in solido to any creditor ot stockholder for the monies sad progperty t the corporation which shall ome into thel_ hands or possession as Ii.idstors and fo the proper application an diatribution there of. ARTICLE VIM.-The entire capital stel of ethis oortin hasu heen ebaied a the time of the sirning of this chater a oBollowL vi.: Jeremah C. Healy, whobse a·d dreds dres . Solomonl Street, ew shar -ad Mrs. Mary Berteniere whose addre ss 42 Canal Street, New Orleans, La., te, ARTICLE IX.-Until the election to h held in June, IMU the following shall consti tut the first Boad of .Directo, via: J-r wish C. Mealy, PeaMalt; Winnifred I Mealy, Vee4'eldent, end Mrs. mary 3m tanere, S~tary.-reasurr.:_ Thus da ad pasd in my offece. ot the day, month and .yar, first ah.o writ te, i the pmoace of Joseph L Weise an Geor As Dreyfea, competent witnr who have slged with the appearers an ,th do Notry, y cfter tify the whoe, , -Winas E . re c , i Ge . , a Dre in Or . a, t g teh. D D oloia, do eeby ertifthat the ho. ,1.. it-re'=" Acy & Reaft7C~" 5C-.' wi c~~a 1LRI~LIA0r D~ lm~aano tJ* NJ Unt517t · C_5lYl- e01 i 0CULO cE3nlNJlc i coInnu _,RcoPnonaA. 6 0f United States of America, State of Louis a ians, Pariah of Orleans, City of New Or- th leans. Be it known, that on this sixth day er of the month of June, to the year of our ho Lord one thousand nine hundred and nine- po teen, and of the Independence of the United of States of America, the one hundred and Ft forty-third; before me, Arthur A. Moreno, a Notary Public, duly commissioned and . qualified. in and for this City and the Par- ca ish of Orleans, therein residing, and in the by presence of the hereinafter named under signed witnesses, personally came and ap- de peared the following persons whose names are hereunto subscriben together with the n amounts of their respective subscriptions to n the capital stock of the corporation to be formed, who severally declare that, avail- s ing themselves of the provisions of the gen- e eral laws of the State of Louisiana relative a to the orghtization of corporations, they a' have covenanted and agreed, and do by these presents covenant and agree, and bind (' and obligate themselves, as well as such dr other persons as may hercafts- became as- 11 siciated with them or their successors, to n form and constitute themselves into a cor- sa poration and body politic in law, and for the st objec:s and purposes and under the agree s mcrts and stipulations following, to-wit: st ARTICLE I.-The name and title of this corporation shall be the Lightning Chemical th (Company. Incorporated. and by that name It said corporation shall have power and au- th thority to have and enjoy succession for the hi full term of ninety-nine years from the date ki hereof; to contract, sue and he sued; to bor- at row money; to make and issue its negotiable to promissory notes or other evidences of in- In debtedness; to create debts; to make and be use a corporate seal; to purchase and re- in ceive. lease. hold, sell and convey, as well he as mortgage and hypothecate. property, real. st personal and mixed; to name and appoint to such officers and agents as the interest of said corporation may require; and to make and establish such by-laws and regulations l for the proper management and regulation of its affairs as may be deemed necessary, I and the name to change, alter and amend at pleasure. ARTICLE II.-The domicile of this cor- a poration shall he in the City of New Or leans, Parish of Orleans, and all citations and other legal process shall be served upon a, the president of said corporation, or in case er of his absence, upon the vice-President, or, ci i~ case of the absence of both of these of n ficers. upcon the secretary thereof. tI ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes for which this corporation is established, and the nature of the business to be carried on by it, are to buy. manufacture, compound, sell, handle and otherwise deal in all knoas of chemical products; to do all things inci dental to said business; and to employ and - use s'ich means and instrumentalities as may be useful, necessary or convenient for the conduct of the affairs and business of this corporation. ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this corporation shall be Five Thousand ($5.000.00)4 Dollars, divided into fifty (50) shares of the par value of $100.00 each, and may be L increased to the sum of Twenty-five Thou- t sand ($25.000.CK )I Dl)ollars, divided into Two hundred fifty (250) shares of the *ar valueS of $100.00 each, and this corporation is to o be a going concern when one-half of the capital stock has been subscribed for. Each , snare of stock shall be entitled to one vot either in person or by proxy, at all general elections or meetings of stockholders. Should the capital stock of this corporation a ever be increased over the sum of Five Thou sand ($5.000.00) Dollars. then such ad.littnal e shares of stock that may be issued shall first ti be offered to the holders of stock at the time of issuance a' the 'took value of said new stock in the proportion in which the said stockholders shall at the time of is. a suance hold stock in this corporation. ARTICLE V.-No stockholder shall ever be s held liable or responsible for the indebted- fi ness, faults or defaults of this corporatioan, nor shall any mere informality in the or ganization of the corporation have the effect of rendering the charter null or of exposing N the stockholders to any liability beyond the I unpaid balance, if any, on his stock sub scription. Should any stockholder desire to sell his stock, he shall first offer the same to the stockholders of the company at its C book value through its board of directors w and the stockholders who desire to purchase i shall have the right to purchase the same a in the proportion to their holdings of stock rn in the company. Should said stockholders t in fifteen days after the notice having been a given, in writing, fail or refuse to purchase s the stock offered for sale, such stock may Y be sold to any one. No transfer of stock shall be made or held to be valid and bind ing unless made in pursuance of the pro- ( visions of this charter. ARTICLE VI.-This corporation shall have c all powers granted to such corporations by law and shall have the power to contract. sue and be sued in its corporate name, and to own, hold. receive, loan, lease purchase, sell and convey or mortgage any and all of its effects or to hypothecate its property I and to do any and all acts and things of any I other kind, nature or description, as may I be necessary to carry out the objects and I purposes of said business as its interests and conveniences may require. ARTICLE VII.--The business of this cor poration shall be directed by and vested in i a board of directors of three members, two of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the said direc. tors as first constituted shall be John T. Logan. John D. Bailey and John Davidson, I and they shell hold office until the first Tuesday in May, 1920, and on that day and r on the same day thereafter, elections, shall be held annually for the directors it the principal office of the corporation. Failure to hold an election on the day specified shall not dissolve the corporation, but the directors in office shall hold their respec tive offices until an election shall be held after thirty days notice of the time and place thereof given to each stockholder. The annual election shall be held on the first Tuesday of May, 1920. and thereafter on the first Tuesday of May of each succeeding year, and the election shall be held between the hours of ten and twelve a. n. All va cancies on the board of directors for what ever cause shall be filled by the remaining directors. John T. Logan shall be the first president, John Davidson shall be the first vice-president and John D. Bailey shall be the first secretary-treasurer, and they shall hold office until the first Tuesday in May, 1920, or until their successors are elected, and each succeeding board of directors shall elect its principal officers for the term of their election and only stockholders shall be eligible for election as a member of the hoard of directors. Directors may act either in person or by proxy. ARTICLE VIII.-Whenever this corpora tion is dissolved, either by limitation or for any other cause, its affairs shall be liqui dated by the ·board of directors, who are hereby vested with full power to sell any or all assets of the corporation, either sepa rately or in a mass, and to convey full and complete title thereto, and shall have full power to do and perform all acts neces sary and proper to fully and completely li quidate the affairs and distribute the pro ceeda, if many, among the stockholders of the said corporation to the amount of stock held by each. ARTICLE IX.--This act of ineorporation may be amended, altered and modified or this eorporaltion disrsved in the manner pro vided by law. Thus done and passed, in my notarial of ice, in the City- of New Orleans, on the day, month and year first above written, in the sresence of Aselie &Bennett and Ruth M. eier, eompetent witnesses, who have hereunto signed their ausea together with the parties hereto and me, Notary, after a reading of the whole. Witnesses: Aselie Benett, Ruth N. Seiler. ,(Original Signed) John T. Logan, 24 shares, Texarkana, Ark.; J. D. Bailey, 34 shares, 510 Carondelet St, New Orleans, La.; John Davidson, 2 shares, 510 Carondelet St., New Orleans, La. A. A. MORENO, _ d Notary Public. , the adm.rnd esader of aotae.s, in and for the Pariash of Orleans, State of Louisiana, do hereby certify that the Act of Ineorooration of the ihtning Chemical Co., tn., was this day duly recorded in my office in Book 28, Polio 9. New Oleans, June th, 1919. <Signed) BIISLE 3. LEONAD., Dy. 3. A true copy. A. A. MORLENO. SNotary Publie. -IAIIDIIET TO CATlt 0i ]DlirLI INO P0ONAT]LD. a SUnited States of America, State of Louis ias, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or leans. Be it known, that on this 13th day of the atm thof May in the year of our trd one tbousand wine hundred sand nineteen and of the Independence of the United States of . America the one hundred and forty-third, be fore me. Arthur A. Mereo, a Notary fublie, duly ommissioned ad qudlified in and for this City and the Pariah of Orleas, therein residing, and in the presenee of the witnesses Shereinsafter nuamed ad undersined, person. Sally eame nd appgeared; Daniel 3]. Hayes, Swho declared that at a general meeting of the stockhelders of the Dixte Furniture Cor poty, lsepoeated, a erporaton onised b set - before me, the undersignd otary, m, 4n th I reorded in the -ogage Office of this Parish in Book 113, folio , sad amended by sot before me CHARTER nitmre Company, Incorporated, on the 13th any day of May, 1919, he was elected president his of the said stockholders' meeting, as will A appear by a certified copy of the minutes of tal the meeting annexed hereto for greater refer- pori ence, and he as president of the said stock Scri holders' meeting, was authorized and em- It) powered to appear before me for the purpose stoc of atending the said charter of the Dixie i Furniture Company, Incorporated; aO,` And the said appearer, as president of sait a' ' stockholders' meeting and acting in sa:d I (i capacity and on behalf of said corporation : by virtue of the authority conferred upon hi:n hewi at the general :meeting of said stockholders. rf. n declared that the charter of the Dixie Fur niture Company. Inc.rporated. passed before ri me. the undersigned Notary. on the 4th day of June, 1'17. and a:tendedl as above de- Na scribed has been changed altered and amend i1. ed so that Artc!e IV of said original charter rIEi and all the amiendments thereto shall read dFr as fi!lu~s: The capital stock of this c F. paration is l:erthy fixed at Fifty Thousandl J. I ($51.O~o.00 Ihllars. divided into five hun- lien dred (510) shares of the par value of ('1-e Sr. llundred IS$1I)) dollars each. and may he W. incr. ased to the sum of One llundredl T:i .i- M. sand ($tI.() .ti) Dl)lars. Each share iT stock shall be ent:itled to one vote in pe: son or by proxy at al meetings i f t:e I. stockholders in And the said appearer moreover l clared Lii that in consequlence of the foreging a",l and -at.,, t t. the authority in hin'. vsted ty .J1:. the sto lholders of said (ontpany. ne der 1ln. hereby fiorially declare publicly and t aki i:l know n that in the manner prescribed by la a N and agreeable to the pr,,visions of the char ter of the said Dixie Furn:ture (iompa:ny. A Incorporated. passed before me. Notary. has been changed altered and amended as here inabove set forth and writttn, and lie d,e hereby direct and require that the above A stated changes and amendments of the char ter of the Dixie Furniture Company. Incor porated, be recorded and published in the t manner prescribed by law, to the end that lan. the said changes and amendments hereafter lea: and at all times be as hereinabove set ,f forth, as regards all persons that are now lr or may hereafter become stockholders of the ;crr aforesaid Company. Sta Thus done and passed at my office in the frt City of New Orleans, on the day. month Not and year herein first written, in the pres fired ence of Azelie Bennett and Ruth M. Seiler, of competent witnesses. who hereunto sign their' pre! names with the said appearer and me. No- and tary, after a reading of the wnole, pea Witnesses: Azelie Blennett. Ruth M. Seiler. this (Original Signed) I). M. Haves. reta A. A. M(ORENO. '"an Notary PI'aublic. l.a Recorded in M. O. B. 12.8, Folio l12. Cit July 3-Aug 7. beft gus CHARTER OF M. & L. OIL ASSOCIA- o. TION, INCORPORATED. ni dnll U'nited States of America. State of Louis- the iana. Parish of Orleans City of New Or- cen: leans. Be tt knawn that on this fourth day cre; of the month of June. in the year of our ($1 Lord one thousand, nine hundred and nine- Sec teen, and of the Idependence of the U'nited and States of America the, one one hunlred and FeL forts-thirdl hefore me, William Ardill a No.- tha tary Public, duly commissioned and quali- hob fied and and for the City of New Orleans. pan Parish of Orleans. therein residing and in stow :he presence of the witnesses hereinafter One named and undersigned, personally came and to I appeared the several parties whose nanmes ($14 are hereto subscribed, all of the full age of of majority and resident of this City, who sev- 1914 erally declared that availing themselves of of the laws of the State of t ouisiana, and dat especially of Act 3b7 of 19i4. i., such cases ord made and provided, they have formed and stot organized, and by these presents do form Cor and organize themselves into a corporation cap for the objects and purposes and under the. cre stipulations and agreements hereinafter set san forth and expressed, which they hereby ac- Thu cept and adopt as their charter, to-wit: by ARTICLE I.-The same and title of the ter Corporation hereby formed is declared to be: el Mississippi and Louisiana Oil Association , Fel Incorlporated Abreviated "M. & L. Oil As- Itt sociation, Incorporated." 1911 ARTICLE II.-Its domicile shall be in the wa. City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, Do' where all stockholders and Directors' neet- IIu ings must be held; provdied, that with the ev written consent of all the directors valid to meetings of directors may be held outside of (Co the State or within the State elsewhere than No at its domicile; and shall have and enjoy ,1 succession for a period of ninety-nine (99) sto years from date hereof. sar ARTICLE III.-All citation or legal pro- ele cess shall be served 'on the President and dre General Manager and in case of his absence fur or inability to act, upon the Vtve-President hol or Secretary-Treasurer. wa ARTICLE IV.-The objects and purposes thi for which this corporation is organized and aa the nature of the business to be carried on fCh by it are declared to be: To locate, pur- thi chase, lease, sublease, acquire land and at leases to land with the exclusive right to 14 prospect, drill, bore sink, oil, gas and sul phur wells; to buy, sell and lease lands and sai leases to land to produce convey and trans- sai port oil, petroleum, sulphur and gas; to carry 1000 on the business of storing and prospecting sat for, producing, storing, piping and transport- adI ing buying and selling oil, petroleum, gas am and sulphur and the products and by-products COT thereof; to buy sell, furnish and supply the of same; to operate, build, construct, pump aad Hti maintain oil, gas and sulphur wells; to adi build construct, purchase maintain and op- val erate warehouses, pumping plants, pipe lines, cal refineries, factories mills, workshops labora- TO tories, and dwelling houses fur workmen and others; to build, construct, operate and main- Sit tain telephone lines; and generally to do to and perform all things necessary to properly d conduct business for which it is incorpo- act rated. di ARTICLE V.--The capital stock of this thi corpoation is hereby fixed at the sum of of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), divided pa into Five Hundred shares (500) of the par itt value of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) each, of of which Twenty-seven Thousand Dollars its ($27,010.010), or more than one-half of the capi- ai tal stock has been subscribed for; which stock the may be issued full paid and non-assessable thi for cash, or for property movable, immovable aft or mixed, transferred for value or for ser- to vices actually rendered to said corporation. in Said capital stock may be increased to Two ar Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000). ail ARTICLE VI.-AII the corporate powers of cot this corporation shall be vested in and ex- he Sercised by a Board of Directors consisting of wi stockholders, the nmajority of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business. The first Board of Directors en shall be composed of the following stock off holders: Fred L Wilson, residing at 848le Carondelet St., New Orleans, La.; L. . Dal- 191 garn, residing at 1309 Nashrille Ave., New of Orleans, La.; Karl A. Bugbee residing st 1523 St. Charles St., New Orleans, La.; . I. Traphagen, residing at 1703 Jackson Ave.,of New Orleans, La.; M. L. Meyer, residing at 338 S. Hapn Ave., ,New Orleans, La.; Henry h Gayle, residing at 19 St. John St., San An- L Stonio, Texas: Capt. J. C. Kselber. residing at le O. ,. Corps, U. S. Army, New Orleans, La.; sh E. G. Larson, residing at 4224 St Claude of St., New Orleans, La.; W. F. Sargeant, resid- ca ing at 725 Jourdon Ave., New Orleans, La.; who shall hold their office until the 1st at Monday of June, 1920, or until their suces Smrs have been duly appointed and quali-l The first officers of this corporation shall as be: Fred L Wilson, President and General Manager; L M. Dalgarn, Vice-Preesident, and U Carl A. Ltulbee. €cretary-Treasurer. who shall hold their office until the l1t Monday of co June, 190, or Intil their successors have been ( duly appointed and qualified. In case of 00 the resgnation or death of any of the Di- (1 rectors durisng their term of office, the said ha serving directsr shall appoint and fill all fu vacanctes from among the stocldholders. On the 1st Monday of June, 1920, unless said day ot be a Dies non, then in such case on the first th succeeding judicial day and annuamly there- to after, an election for Directors shall be held at t.the office of the CompSany, under the sup- st er.ion of three ammnussionoers, Notice for (8 onhtl meetings and for etckholdersa' meet- of ings shall he given by the Secretary-Treas- as sarer, to ech stockholder, either in person o or by depositin a written notice in the Post di ffice,pr ly addressed to him, at least ft 15 days before said meetnag. he All stoekholders eball vote, at all stock- s holders' meetings, by a balklot, and a majority ol of the stock present shall govern on all th questions, sae as otheeie provided by.t law. Eah share of stk shall he entitledp to one vote, either in person or by written a ARTICLE VUI.-1Tbis Act of Incorporation it mry he chbaned, mdified, or amended, orat this corportion may be dissolved with the assent of two-thirda of the capital stock is- a sed at a aeeting of the stockholders con- fI eted for pt urpose, after thirty (30) days _ r written notree of us meeting shal o Save been msailed to he lIt addre of each [ stockholder by the Seretary-Treasmurer of the Complny and should at ay meeting it soulld itl be doeided to dissolve the corporation, either . e by limitation of its charter, or ftq, any other( eause, its affairs shall be liuidated by three l (3) commissioners to be selected Iem among , in the stockholders. Said oemmi.sioners shalt i es emain in office until the affairs of the cor-e t O postios shall have been liquidated. In ealse s, of the death of any of said comminioners, a of vthe sr'ior or sarvivors shall continue to ed ARTICLE VIIL.-N-o otoeealder of this ed Coporation shall ever be held liable for the he tOnllacts or faults thereof, i any further 3, min then the sanpmd alance due to the 1 me. corporatimi on the shares-of stk ond by , ist,.aor shall any mere Informal r, i.n oa -ho altisl ave the eff ce resuleath I Ur hebstr null er expasl a g tek a CHARTERS. any liability beyond the unpaid amount of evide his stock. hlte ARTICLE IX.-The subscribers to the capi- Oi tal stock of this Corporation have set op- W. It posite their names the amount of stock su,- Tay!, scribed for by them:, wh:ch subiscription is i .to stand in lieu of a formal s:lbscriptirn to "1t stock. hu,ls dne and passed. i: the (:ty of Newt tlr (rnears. I.a. on the day, i-nrh lnd l eri bs t above written, n the presence of .\er' ir-i' The th Air's A:tierson and ;e,,rge J. Ma . c,,:pe:rent witnesss of lawful agc. who ha:xI hereunto subscrilied ther a:. s.i lt,gt Ive with said appeariTrs a d ni-. N-.tar.. ,f:,. r re inr g of '.:e whle. \\inn s-es: th.i . A dler-, n. Ge,,. I t. .I .nap stgntd, I. L. At. . '. . 1a, I... Nash,..! Av .v 3.., - hare-; 1. C. Ka( l' r. \1. rps, '. . . A :n: , . K.r,-: . , lugie-. 1523 S:. 'ihtr!vt A\e., - Fredl I.. \' i:- r.. 1 nl(,t I I , 'r,; Si.. '. G;. I r-,.. 4224 st. (!.,lt S .. , . - J. I. FraIatien, 1703 lack-, t Av lienry (a.l', per p:n. \ . 1. .argea 'i M1. L. Myer. 3 '. l.ai Ai . '' c \ atci, \\1I.1.i.\M1 A RIiII.l.. i' ` Nota:s I'- ;, . I, t:e un.brs g'e d. Rt, "e r l r 't . :\ .tc.ac , - iII and for t hle at 'i i I, > s LI,. wa: !ti day d lnyn :t.",,rdc, :i :.i ,u' , in l it,,,,k 1_-2(. F,.!i x~t i'ir New trir.iLu . ) III 4th. 1"I EMILE 1. IE IN\ARI Dyl R It Li:vdy.:otte Af uvic ra.t-a.,rt I. al tt .l ?,i ian.a. l'trish of drlctau., (:ty ~f Nei to, l'an,. Its is kn ow n, tl.t 4'. tIi s Ist ,t. I. oft to:e "':.th i f June in thne )car ,i o'r LI-rt. ',lit thlui,and, n:ne nundred .niii I : 'an d. .td f the li:d ,redence of thl e 'mteI i it t.l i , atii, sf i't A er' a, the ,oie u dred t: i frts ord; efr me, Wi. .iorgan , uritle, i ,Ntarn Publc, duly com:m.niIUnrnd and ql - ýl 'ed in and fu r the Parish ,f Orleans. t it of New Orleans th-ereiti res:diing anld in the presence of the witnesses here.-ai ttr n,:i:e I A and undersigned; pertInally carms aid l.I,' peared. Mr. J, hn A TaIyls r, a retid:.il i this ':tv oi f fill age of majority, anl S. retary io the We Stern Natai Sto.res (CIi ; patny, a corporat-oIl ,irgaiiized tindelr lti s lawr, of this State, and di'nsciled in tl1h: City, created by) act of Incorporatio pai-ed -tit k before me, the undersignied Notary on Ai iN gust 21, 1707. and recsrded in the MSlortg.,g office of this Palishl in Hok Ni. 881k . Fol;,, No.. 3301; which said corporation was orgai nized with a capital stick ,of fifty :h us,,,Il t dollars $50.I.oll (it ,; that by a rev , It-lnii ot :he stockhilders iegally calt and h l)e i re cember 10, 1914, said capital stock was In creased to (Sie llundred Thusaind .Dollar ($100,000.00) as show n lby certificate of tile Secretary of State, dated Januatry 17. l1'11. and attached to act of Aimendient da'e'l February 1., 1917 in my notarial record-; that. by subt iniel it re-sluti,,:n if the stork holders of the Western Naval Stores ( ., n pany legally held March 31. 1914 the capital - stock of said torliration wa. ircreased ,Irnl One Hundred Tih,,ouland Ilollar . ($100.31dT ,s , to ne Hundred andI lForty Thoiusand). 1)1.1'a ($140.10(1.(01 as evidenced by the certit,,tec of the Secretary of State, dated April 14. 1914. and attached to an Act of Auiend nen: of said WVestern Naval Stores C(iorpany dated February 12. 1917. in lily Notarial rec ords; that by subsequent resolutiun of the stockho!ders of the Western Naval S:vre Company legally held February 6, T17, theI capital stock of said corporation was in :creased from One Hundred and Forty Thiun sand Dollars ($140.tl0(.001 to Five lI:ndred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) as evidenced by notarial act of Amendment to said char ter of WVestern Naval Stores Company, pa-s ed before me, the undersigned Notary. a in February 12, 1917; that by, subsequent resi lution of the stockholders of the Western Naval Stores Company legally held April 1. 1918, the capital stock of said corporation was increased from Five Hundred Thouisanid Dollars ($51f0,000.00) to One Million, One lundred Thousand Dollars ($1,100.00t.00) as evidenced by Notarial Act of Amendment to said charter of Western Naval Stores Company passed before me, the undersigned Notary, on June 14. 1918; That said corporation now has a capital stock of One Million, One Hundred Thou sand Dollars ($1,100,000.00) divided into - eleven thousand (11,000) shares of One Hun I dred Dollars ($100) each, and said appearer Sfurther declares, that a meeting of the stock Sholders of the Western Naval Stores Company was held at the office of said corporation in S this City, after due notice being sent to Seach stockholder in conformity with the I Charter of said corporation, and the laws of ' this State. That said meeting was held at the office of the said corporation on May 0 14, 1919, in conformity with said call. That there was present and present and represented at said meeting the entire isse issue of stck of said corporation, viz: Eleven thousand (11. 000) shares who took part in and voted at said meeting and that said stockholders adopted a resolution to change, alter and s amend Article IV, of the Charter of said corporation, so as to increase the capital stock of said corporation by an addition of Six Htndred thousand dollars ($600.000.00), to be divided into six thousand (6000) shares par value of $100.00 each; thus making a total capital stock of this corporation of One Mil lion, Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1.. S700,000.00) the increased amount thereof, viz.; Six Hundred Thousand Dollars, ($600.00f0.00 to be an issue of preferred stock entitled to s the common stock until the unpaid dividends of the preferred stock shall have been fully repaid. T e peferred stock shall also be en r titled in case of liquidation or dissolution I of the company, after the payents of all of ' its debts, to the payment in full of the par amount thereof and the unpaid dividends k thereon, before any amount shall be paid to I the stockholders of the common stock and c after the payment of such par and dividend to the holders of preferred stock, all remain Sing assets shall be paid to or distributed o among the holders of such common stock; all as will more fully appear by a ce-tified i copy of the rsolution referred to which is t hereto attached and made a part hereof and f which reads as follows. to-wit: 11 "New Orleans, La., May 14th, 1919. SA meeting of the stockholders of the West Sern Naval Stores Company was held at its [office in the Canal Bank Building, New Or Sleans. Louisiana, on this 14th day of May, - I 1919 for the purpose of amending Article IV i of the Charter so as to increase the capital t stock of this corporation from $1,100.000.00 to $1,700,000.00 and to authorize the issuance I of cumulative prfreerred stock. t Present: W. B. Gillican holding 5746 y shares; John H. Kirby, holding 5250 shares; 1' L. M. Autrey, holding 1 share; Buckner Chip It Icy, holding 1 share; J. A. Taylor, holding I lshare; D. B. H. Chaffe, holding I share. All i1 of the stockholders representing the entire " c apital stock issue and otstatnding. SEach stockholr der declared that he waived t any and all notice of said meeting, whether "provided for by the Charter of the Corpora. " tion of by general law. Mr. Gillican acted I as Chairmn of the Meeting and Mr. Taylor II as the Secretary thereof. al The following resolution was proposed by id Mr. D. B. H. Chaffe: 1 Whereas, Article IV of the Charter of this of corporation provides for the eapital stock of t One Million, One hundred thousand ($1,100, of 000.00) Dollars divided into eleven thousand i-1 (19000) shares of $100.00 each, all of which id has been issued and heretofore paid for in II full; and In Whereas, for the due carrying out of the ty objects of this corporation, it is desirable at that the said capital stock should be increased e- to the snum of $1,0e0,000.00, the increased id amount thereof to be an issue of preferred p stock entitled to dividends of eight per cent. or (8%) per annum, accumulating from date it. of issue. The dividends shall be cumulative s- and no dividends shall be declared or paid n on any of the common stock until the unpaid t dividends en the preferred stock have been t fully paid. The preferred stock shall also be entitled, in case of liquidation or dis k. solution of the company, after the payment ty of all of its debts, to the payment in full of ill the par amount thereof and the unpaid divi- - vy dends thereon, before any amount shall be ed paid to the holders of the common stock andrd en after the payment of such par and dividend to the holders of preferred astock, all remain oa in assets shall be paid to or distributed or among the holders of each counoan stock. he Now, Therefore, be it resolved; That the is- apital stock of this eroratlon be increased t- from the sum of One Million, One Hundred yss Thosammnd ($Il,1O,000d) dullars to the auto il of One Million Seven Hundred Thousand lch Dollars ($1,70,000.00), by the issue of six e thousand (6,00) shares of Preferred Stock at ld the par value of $10060 each such new stoEk ser to be entitled to an annual dividend of eight ser ((8%) per cent for each and every year same may be outataudhig and to e preferred, as Sto the par value thereof and all unpaid dip i af dends, to full payment out of the assets of or. this corporation over ay_ issue of stock now ac existent, all as more fully set forth in pre is, amble hereof. to That the aid referred stock shall be paid for in cash and issued and alotted proor tIis tionatly among the stockholders of this the corporation, er sold or disposed of as the her direetors may deem proper for the benefit the of the Compny. by The above resolution being put b the I Chairman, was adoted ar n voted for by hieach and every stockholder to the full ex to test of all aoutstanding capital stock, as Ie OHARTER. eviden ed by the signatures ."f al the stoxk hollers appended to these minutes. 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