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CHARTER.
CHARTER OF L. M. COHEN COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.
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si-,tel aI .d gaa:.d, t and f-tr the Parish :
o )r'ea:, .a:e of L s. n . therein re i'
s g it- ail In "e pi' reser t o f tie witnesse iS f
ilh:r:t;; t ::at ed a and unleslgine'l, 4erson- i :
!v i c, i r.,at apeared the s:veral persons
wh )se a'ntics ire heronto "-I',s:r: d, all of
the iu!t a.,"i o" :ajority, w!s, severally de- p
ciare : N:ary,r t:at availing themselves at
of the laws ,,i the ``a:e or Luisiana, in (C
such c.e, madeI an] pravicea, a:id mJre par- at
ct ''.a ly ,f Act 2,7 of the General Assembly ti
of the Stat,- of I,,Lusitana of i)14, relating v"
ti the crt-aton. irgantlat:on and formation
of ct,"lt.;-. suel, they have covenanted and :P
agreel, and -v Ithese presents do covenart
and agree at -bind themselves, as well a It
all suhi o:tIer persns as may hereafter be
n:e a.,at i with them, to tf r" a car ar
prati,: for the object, and ptirposes and .
ui-dcr the art;cles and stipulatiu;is tlloiw
ing, t , :t: i
ARiT I.E' I.--T~e Tnme and title of this he
cruprat:on tll be, I. M. tothen (,ompany.
Incorplirated, anid undel its corpl,orate name t
it shall have pwer and auithrrty to have
and t1i eni y corlp.rate existence for a pertl tl
of ninety-nine yetrs froimt date hereof un
less so,:e ir tiiss ined y li q:tidatton or othlier i
wl.i ; it ->hall hate pa ietr to contract, to site
and to !,e - l, t ::;k- and uae a corporatea t
seal arnd to alt:r ail 'i reak same at pleasure;
ta ho:d, rele-, e, receiv , tpurchase, transfer, (
assign, co: iey. tioStgage, hypothecate,
pledgIe ,r t c-wi- receive or dispu,se of
property, real, per-, iii and mixed, corporeal
andi inctrporlt.; to is ue bonds and if de
sired, t) ee n·te i sonie by nmortgage; tg,
buy arnd Ii , s'.k n titter cttpanites in
ci-lcnt ti the olje its and ptirpo-es or to.
the extianst-o of :he b:isiness interests ot I
the corplraittt-n; to name, elect aid appoint
suih nit:.titi r-, agrenti directtrs, or it- y
fiteet s 5 is Ir: iti;t ess interer sts may re
quire and to make anil eCta'lih, alter andl .
arend, its by-laws, rules and regulations
for its proper g iverim nent as may le deemedl
nceeasry ail Ipteri and generally to di
aity an-l all thin-gs incident t) or ncessary 4
and Iproper fir the extension of the busi
ness in which the corporation is engaged.
ARTICI.E II.- This corporation shall be 4
d miiciled in the City of New Orleans, in I.
the State of I.,tuisiana, and all citation or
other legal process shall lie served upon the it
President of the Corporation and in the i
event of his absence ulpon the Vice-President.
ARTICILE Ill.--The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized and
created and the nature of the business to be
carried on by it are declared to be as fol
lows: T'o engage in and carry on the gen
eral business of importing and exportit:g
goods, merchandise, raw products, live stock
and in fact materials, objects and property C
of all character and description. To nego
tiate, make, effect and execute, covenants,
agreements, contracts or obligations of all
sorts and character for itself or for others
covering or relating in any manner to the
importing or exporting of goods and prop
erty of every description or character. To
act as a freight forwarding agent and -to carry
on a general ship brokerage business. To
buy, sell, lease, charter, rent, hire, for it
self or for others on commission or other
wise and to enter into and execute any con
tract or agreement whatsoever relating to
vehicles of all sorts and character utilized
in the transportation of goods and property
of every description and character by water,
land or air. To engage generally in a
manufacturing business of any nature what
soever. To engage in foreign as well as
domestic commerce and in fact to carry on
any of the businesses aforesaid in the United e
States or foreign countries.
To conduct and carry on such other busi- c
ness as may be found necessary or convenient c
for properly effectuating the aforesaid pur a
poses or enhancing the value of the proper- h
ties, rights and privileges of the corporation. -
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this 1
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
Seven Thousand ($7,000.00) Dollars and shall
be divided into and represented by Seventy c
shares of the par .value of One Hundred d
($100.00) Dollars each. Said stock shall be c
paid for in cash or its equivalent as pro- t
vided by law and in such manner and at e
such time and in stch installments as may
be prescribed by the Board of Directors. .
This corporation shall become a going
concern and shall be authorzeae to commence
business when Thirty Five Hundred Dollars
4p3,500.00) of its capital stock shall have
'been subscribed for as provided by law, andi
when Three Thousand ($3,000.00) Dollars of
the capital stock shall in tact have been paid
for either in cash or its equivalent.
ARTICLE V.-The capital stock of this cor
poration may be increased to the sum of
Fity Thousand ($fSQOI.00) Dollars by a
two-thirds vote of all the stock present or
represented at a special meeting called for
that purpose, or at a regular annual meeting
of the corporation.
ARTICLE VI.--AIl certificates of stock
issued by the corporation shall be signed
b the President and countersigned by the
Vice-President or if authorized by resolution
of the Board of Directors shall be signed by
the President and countersigned by the Sec
retary and Treasurer.. The stock of this
corporation can be transferred only on the
books of the corporation and subject to such
regulations and formalities as may be by
the Board of Directors from time to lime
prescribed. No stockholder shall be per
mitted to sell or to otherwise dispose of his
stock without first offering the same in
writing to the other stockholders through
*he Board of Directors at a price not exceed
ing the book value thereof and the stock
holder shall have an option and first right
to purchase all the shares of stock to be
thus disposed of by sale of by the death,
resignation or otherwise of any of the stock
bolders of the corporation, and shall have a
period of ten days in which to accept or
decne such offer of stock.
Should the Board of Directors or the stock
holders decline to purchase said stock then
the stockholder or stockholders who made the
offer to sell or otherwise dispose of the
stock may sell or otherwise dispose of it in
any manner and at any price that he or
they may see fit. But each share of stock
is issued under the condition and understand
ing that no stockholder shall make a sale
or transfer of his stock in violation of this
provision; and such sale or transfer if made
shall be void and this Company shall be
under no obligation to list said stock on
its books or to regard the holder of the
certificate thereof.
ARTICLE VII.--The corporate powers of
this corporation shall be vested in and ex
ercised by a Board of Directors composed of
three stockholders, two of whom shall con
atitute a quorum for the transaction of
business. The Directors of this corporation
may vote in person or by written proxy at
any of the meetings of the Board of Direc
tors and the Board of Directors may dele
gate any of its powers to any officer or of
ficers or any other representative of the
Company by appropriate resolutions to that
effect.
The first Board of Directors of this
Company shall be composed of the follow
ing: Louis M. Cohen, Morris B. Redmann,
and William J. Goste, all of New Orleans,
l.a., with the follow-ing as officers: Louis
M. Cohen. President; Morris R. Redmann,
Vice-President, and William J. Guste, Secre
tary and Treasurer.
And they shall serve until the fourth Wed
nesday in June, 1919, or until their succes
sors are e'ected and qualified. The Direc
tonrs shall be elected annualI' by the stiek
holders at a meeting held on the fourth
Wednesday of January in each year there
after. Notice of such meeting shall be given
fifteen days prior to the date of the ameeting
in writing and shall be sent to each stock
holder at his last known address. Each
stockholder shall at such annual meeting or
-- er meeting, general or special be entitled
person or by proxy to one vote for each
ssre of stock owned by him. Elections
ll be held under such rules and regula
tions as may from time to time be deter
mined by the Board of Directors.
The Directors when elected shall hold
: office for one year or until their successors
: hall have been elected and qualified, and
Sfalulre to hold the annual meeting of stock.
l: idrs or to elect annually the Directors
s- sEt operate the forfeiture of this char
m-  r y rights thereunder. Any vacancy
" rg l. thea Board of Directors may be
1.lt ti th Dirtictors for the unexpired
VL 3 YIll.--1is charter or act of
Sba tlms ai s cahagaLd, modified, ai
a agMaedsg tg d with the consent
all e ischdtesant at any
SeO h a ssmay s e aterial
Slmitatio n as
eas me~ ibusiubefsks set.
g ea4 r faersase la .he esptal tsa e
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CHARTER.
!v law i'a'll be given in the manner pro- op
I" i t giving notices in case of election, sh
ths. sae shall have beer waived. sa
.\t!u I ILE X.--In case of the dissolution, ;f
oat ' t.n oi r ter nina:ion of this charter i'
0v n..itat:on or otherwise the affairs of this sa
iC , ra;" in shall: be liquidated by one or
1i ,' jFailatrs elected fy the stockholders ho
I, :.y i,:vide the number of said liqui- th
Sand vest them, with such power anl thl
ri as ::cy by law be permitted, and st
ic tI;e terms and conditions upon which pr
.v hall serve, f:x their compensation and of
,pr.sidc that in case of disability of any one ar
if said liquidators, the remaining liquida- mn
tors may fill the vacancy or continue to act to
'' ! .Ialf of the corporation. :I
ARTICLE I I.--No" stockholder of this cor
i,.ration shall bc liable or responsible tr
any costs, contracts, debts or faults of this
oilnpanty, or any of its officers, nor shall
any mnere informality in organization have
the effect of rendering this charter null and
v,id, or of exposing a stockholder to ally t
,~ab:iity beyond the unpaid balance due onil t
:he stock held by him.
ARTI('LE XII.--The subscribers hereto ol
have written opposite their names the nutl or
her ofi ihares subscribed to by each of them er
and their lst office addresses, so that this ,
charter may serve as the subscription last to
of the corporation; all of which subscriptions :1
are payable in the manner and form set out pr
herein.r
Thus d .ne and passed at my affice in the ga
(ity of New IOrleans, Ioui:siana. on the day, of
month and year herein first above written in pa
the presence of Rallh J. Sch wairz and Paul It
E. ("'asez. competent wit; eses. who have <
here-an-t signed these presetnts with the sa:d .l
allparers an l n.e, Notary. after due reading (i
,if the whle. ue
\t\itr l:l; Ralph J. Schwarz, Paul E. uo
i rigi:'nal Signedl Names of subscribers
omitted. th
(Seal)
IIERMAN I.. BARNETT. Idt
Notary Public. i,
I, t ihe ::letsgned. Recrter of MoIrtgages, ith
In i 1ii f r the Parish ,'-f Orleans, State of hi
bu , , d her ibv certify that the above it
:,Il firegoing act ofi incorporation of the I. N
1M. (,iCher: t'ompany. Incorporated. was this 5:.
lay duly recorded in my office in Bi-'k 'c
1 2 y . 1 , ,l i , tr o . a :
New 1)rleans, I a.. June 3Yth . 1919. t
(Signied) E.MI:ILE J. LEONA)RD. fo
Dy. Recorder. "i
State of Louisiana,
I'arish of ()rleans.
I hereby certify that the above and fare-'st
goiin and attached act of incorlpration of 't
L.. M. Ciohen ('tmpany. Incorplirated, as a' ti
riue and correct c ,oy oif the original act of i'
iiirlprat on i of i,td corpration, passed he
fre e -in the 2hSit, day of June. 1919, and rt
, fie in my office, t New )rleans. La. tL
In witness w.hereof I have hereto set :ny :s
n and, affixed imy seal, this 3rd day of of
July. 1919, at New rleans, l.a. s
IERMANI L. BARNETT, it
Notary Public.
July 1O 17-24-31; Aug. 7- 14. i
CHARTER OF NEW ORLEANS TOWAGE fi
& LIGHTERAGE COMPANY, INC.
United States of America. State of Louis- IH
iana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or- V
leans. lie it known, that on this 30th day
of the month of June, in the 'year of our re
I.ord. One Thousand, Nine Hundred and tI
Nineteen. before me. William J. Guste. aL
Notary Public. duly commissioned and quali- T
fied, in and for the Parish of Orleans, State c
of Louisiana, and City of New Orlkans, there
in residing, and in the presence f the wit- h
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned.
personally came and appeared, the several it
persons whose names are hereunto sub- ,
scribed. who severally declared that avail- o
ing themselves of the laws of the State of i1
Louisiana, in such cases made and provided. a
iand more particularly of Act 267 of the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana of Is
.914, relating to the creation, organization, h
and formation of corporations. they have c
covenanrrted and agreed, and by these presents 1
covenant and agree, and bind themselves, e
as well as all such other persons as may a
hereafter become associated with them, to
form a corporation for the objects and pur- o
poses, under the articles and stipulatoins fol
lowing, to-wit: it
ARTICLE I.-The name and style of this b
corporation shall be. New Orleans Towage ,
& Lighterage Company. Inc., and under its u
corporate name it shall have power and au- t:
thority to have and to enjoy corporate exist- n
ence for a period of ninety-nine years from M
date hereof, unless sooner dissolved by li- I
quidation or otherwise; it shall have power to b
contract, to sue and be sued, to make and ,
use a corporate seal, and to alter and break .
same at pleasure; to holdl, receive, lease, pur- t
chase, transfer, assign, convey. mortgage, hy- t
pothecate, pledge or otherwise receive or c
dispose of property real, personal and mixed, d
corporeal and incorporeal; to issue bonds. I
and if desired secure same by mortgage, hy
pothecation or pledge; to buy and hold stock o
in other companies incident to the objects
and purposes or to the expension of the in
terests of the corporation; to name and elect a
and appoint such managers, agents, directors. c
or officers as its business interests may a
require, and to make and establish, alter f
and amtend, its by-laws, rules and regulations
for its proper government as may be deemed
necessary and proper, and generally to do
any and all things incident to or necessary
and proper for the expansion of the business
in which the corporation is engaged.
ARTICLE II.-This corporation shall be t
domiciled at the City of New Orleans, in the t
State of Louisiana, and all citation or other
legal process shall be served upon the Presi- (
dent of the corporation, and in the event of
his absence on the Secretary, as provided
by law. ,,
ARTICLE III.--The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized and
created and the nature of the business to
be carried on by it, are declared to be as
follows:
To tow, transport, lighter, move, and
otherwise handle, vessels of all kinds; to
engage in the general business of towing,
transportation, lightering, and movement by
water of all vessels, on all canals, inland
water-ways, lakes, and other bodies of water,
natural or artificial, or should occasion arise
to move and transport vessels overland. I
I'o buy, sell, repair, build, operate, char
ter and rent, vessels, boats, launches and
ships of all kinds and descriptions and ma
terials together with all articles, appliances,
apparatus, tools and materials, in any way
relating to the business of constructing, op
erating, selling, chartering, renting, repatr
ing, buying and building of vessels of all
kinds; and generally to carry on anything
relating to the buying, selling, constructing.,
repairing, operating, renting, chartering,
transporting, towing. and lightering of boats
and vessels of all kinds.
To hold, lease, own, operate, shops. ship
yards, repair plants, docks, wharves, ways,
factories, offices, in connection therewith;
to issue bonds and secure same by mortgage
or otherwise for the carrying on of its bust
ness or incidental to its general purpose; to
mortgage, pledge, exchange, or otherwise dis
pose of stocks, bonds, or other evidences of
indebtedness of other corporations or asso
ciations, foreign or domestic, engaged in
similar business to this corporation, that
will extend the progress of the business
hereby sought to be conducted; to issue its
own stocks. bonds or ether obligations in
payment thereof.
To purchase plants, docks, ship yards,
warehouses, or other property, real or per
sonal, necessary and incidental to the busi
ness, and to maintain and operate same; to
contduct and carry on business in all States
throughout the United States of America and
in the Territories thereof, and in all foreign
countries, and generally to do and perform
anything incidental to or necessary and
proper to, or which may carry out the pur
pose of or extend the interest of this cor
Sporation in the development and growth of
Sits business.
ARTIOLE IV.-The capital stock of this
"corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), and
Sshall be divided into and represented by two
Shundred shares of the par value of One Hun
dred Dollars each; said stock shall be paid
for in cash or its equivalent as provided by
law; and in such manner and at such times
and in such installments as may be pre
scribed by the Board of Directors. This cor
poration shall become a going concern and
d shall be authorized to commence business as
soon as Ten Thousand Dollars of its capital
d stock shall have been subscribed for, and
Five Thousand Dollars of its capital stock
Sshall have been paid for, as provided by
law.
SARTICLE V.-The capital stock of this cor
d paoration may be increased to the sum of
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), by vote
of two-thirds of all the stock at a special
I. meeting called for that purpose or at a regu
it lar annual meeting of the corporation.
y ARTICLE VI.--Al certificates of stock
* issued by this company shall be signed by
rl the President and counter-signed by the
a Secretary. The stock of this cotporation
ecan be transferred only on the books of the
-l cr#ration and subject to such regulations
sad formalities as muy be precribeds by the
k 36.1 e Direcrs from time to time. No
Ssttes ssshall be permitted to sell or
r oetewise dispose f his eseck witheat first
same in writin to the oher
at se t el e wti fe~es these
1 mi. the asM abaR d an e las I
CHARTER.
option and first right to purchase all the ft
shares of stock to be thus disposed of by e
sale, death. resignation or otherwise of any d,
of the stockholders, and shall have a period cr
of ten days in which to accept or decline tl
said offer. o
Should the Board of Directors or the stock- P
holders decline to purchase said stock, then e
the stockholder or stockholders who made ti
the offer to sell or otherwise dispose of the n
stock may do so in any manner and at any b
price he or they may see fit, but each share a
of stock is issued herein upon the cond.tion a
and uiderstanding that no stockholder shall P
make a sale or transfer of his stock in viola- s
tron thereof, and such sale or transfer it
:nmade shall be void, and this Company shall c,
be under no obligation to list said stock on T
its boks or to regard the holder of the cer- o
tificates thereof.
ARTICLE VII.-The corporate powers of a
this corporation shall be vested in and ex- I,
ercised by a Board of Directors composed of o
three stockholders, two of whom shall consti- r
tute a quorum for the transaction of business,
but said Board of Directors may be in
creased to five by a majority vote of the t
outstanding stock at any annual meeting t
or at any special :neeting of the stockhold- c
ers called for such purpose, and without tile r
necessity of any further a:lrrndment or al- u
teration of this charter. The Directors of b
this corporation tnay vote in person or by r
proxy at any tneetirng of the Board of Di- a
rectrs, and the Board of Directors may dole a
ga:e any of its powers to any officer or ti
officers or other rep:resentative of the Coin- v
pany by approlpriate restlution to that ef- I
tret. lhe fiita Ilt-ard of Directors of this a
coipiration >::all 'e composed of the fvl- t
liow ing: Louis Wieianid. ViVllitiu J. IBrys- s
i I. lier:an t lL. Barnett, who shall serve
uitil the Secornd Tues day in October, 1919, or
until their successors are elected and quali- t
fied.
Slie Directors shall be elected annually by
the stockholders at a meeting held on the
iccond Tue-day of i)ctoer. in each year after
date hereof. Not:ce of said meetings shall g
le given fifteen days prior t, the date of
the neectieng, in s aing, sent to each stock- '
holder at his last known place of residen.ce,
or by publication tn a daily newspaper at
Ner ()rleans, at least once, tell days f-ire I
caid meeting. The Board of Directors may
chalnge the date of said annual mieeting to
any other date in ()ctiber. t by written no t
tie- t that effect sent at least 15 days tie
fore the date to which the said annual nmeet- t
trig a is been changed, directed to each of the
.trckhi-lcrs at his last known place of resi
dence or by publication as aforesaid. Each
Ustockholer shall at such annual meeting, or
other meetings. general or special, be en -
ti.tled il person or by proxy to one vote
fir every srhare of stock owned.
The election shall be held under such
rules and regulations as imay be fruoru time
to till dBete-mined by the iBard of Direc
t;rs. The Directors when elected shall hold
office for one year or until their successors
shall have been elected and qualified, and
failure to hold the annual meeting of stock
holders or t > elect annually the Directors
shall not olperate the forfeiture of this char
ter or any rights thereunder. The first of
ficers of this corleirati-on, who shall hohld
office until the second Tuesday in October.
1919. or until their successors are elected and
qualified. William J. Brysson, President;
Herman L. Barnett, Vice-President; Louis
Wieland, Secretary and Treasurer.
Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Di
rectors may Ie filled byv the Directors for
the unexpired term. The first Board of
Directors shall hold office until the second
Tuesday in October, 1919, or until their suc
cessors are elected and qualified. The Sec
retary of the corporation need not be a stock
holder.
ARTICLE VIII.-This charter or act of I
incorporation may be. changed, modified, al
tered or amended by and with the consent I
of two- thirds of all the stock at any meet- I
ing. general or special, held for that purpose, i
and such amendments may be material or
I immaterial, subject only to limitation as may
be by law provided, and this corporation shall
have the right and power to increase or de
crease its capital stock as hereinbefore set
out, and any increase of the capital stock
exceeding the amount -herein named as the
amount to which the capital stock may he
increased. may be made by three-fourths vote
Sof all outstanding stock.
ARTICLE IX.-Notice of any and all meet
ings referred to in this charter or required
by law shall be given in the manner pro
vided in giving notices in case of election
unless the same shall have been waived. In
the case of dissolution, liquidation or termi
nation of this charter by limitation or other
wise, the affairs of this corporation shall be
liquidated by one or more liquidators elected
by the stockholders, who may provide the
number of said liquidators and vest them
with such power and authority as may be
by law permitted; fix the term.s and condi
tions upon which they shall serve, and their
compensation, and provide that in case of the
death or disability of any one of the said
liquidators, the remaining liquidators may
fill the vacancy or continue to act on behalf
of the corporation.
ARTI,CLE X.-No stockholder of this cor
poration shall be liable or responsible for
any acts, contract, debt, or default of this
company or of any of its officers, nor shall
any informality in organization have the ef
fect of rendering this charter null and void,
or of exposing the stockholders to any lia
bility beyond the unpaid balance due on the
stock held by them.
ARTICLE XI.-The subscribers hereto have
written opposite their names the number of
shares subscribed for by each of them and
their post office addresses. so that this char
ter may serve as the subscription list.
Thus done and signed at the City of New
Orleans, Louisiana, this 30th day of June.
1919, in the presence of Paul E. Chasez, and
\Walter Revertiga, competent witnesses re
siding at New Orleans, State of Louisiana.
who have signed these presents, together
with the said appearers and me, Notary,
after due reading of the whole.
Witnesses: Paul E. Chasez, Waiter Re
vertiga.
(Original Signed) Names of subscribers
omitted.
(Seal)
WILLIAM J. GUSTE.
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 Act of Incorporation of the
New Orleans Towing & Lighterage Company,
Inc., was this day duly recorded in my
office in Book 1228. Folio 682.
New Orleans. Louisiana. July 2d, 1919.
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, Dy. R.
I he.reby certify that the above and fore
I going and attached is a true and correct copy
of the original Act of Incorporation of the
New Orleans Towing & Lighterage Company,
Inc., passed before me the 30th day of June,
1919.
In Witness Wshereof. I have hereunto set
my hand and seal this 30th day of June, 1919,
at New Orleans, Louisiana.
WILLIAM J. GUSTE,
Notary Public.
July 17-Aug. 21.
SCHARTER OF SOUTHERN SELLING SYN.
DICATE, INC.
t UniteI States of America. State of Louis.
iana. Parish of Orleans, City of New O:
Sleans. Be it known, that on this 15ti day
of the month of July, in the year of t.ur Lord
one thousand nine hundred and nineteen.
B Refore me, Joseph A. Casey, a Nocary Pub
lic, duly commissioned and qualified, in and
-for t:-t Parish of Orleans. State of Louisiana,
Stherein residing, and in the presence of the
s witnesses hereinafter named and under
d signeld: Personally came and appeared; the
i several persons whose names are hereunto
t subscribed, who declared that, availing them
u selves of the provisions of the laws of this
state, relative to the organization of corpo
rations, they have covenanted and agreed,
i and do by these presents covenant and agree.
bind. form and constitute themselves, as welt
Sas such persons as may hereafter join or
f become associated with them, into a corpora
d tion and body politic in law, for the ob
o jects and purposes. and under the agreements
. and stipulations follqwing, to-wit:
d ARTICLE I.-The name of this corporation
y shall be the "Southern Selling Syndicate,
s Inc.." under which name it shall exist for
n- ninety-nine years from and after the date
r- hereof, and shall enjoy all the power and
d authority to contract, sue and be sued; to
is accept and receive mortgages, pledges or
il other hypothecations; to make and use a cor
& porate seal, and the same to break and alter
k at pleasure: to purchase, receive, lease, hold
y or otherwise acquire and convey, under its
porporate name, property, both real, personal
. and mixed, and to secure same in such man
r ner as the Louisiana law may permit; to name
e and appoint such managers and directors, of
i ficers and agents as the interest and cen
. venience of said corporation may require, and
to make and establish, as well as alter and
amend. at pleasure, such by-laws, rules and
k regulations for the msanagement and regtla
i tions of affairs pf the corporation, as may be
e necessary, proper or convenient.
a ARTICLE 1I.-The domicile of this corpo
e ration shall be in the city of New Orleans,
ts State of Louisiana.
to A2'llCOLE Ill-The objects and paoses
. for which this corporatio is establided
r and the nature of the business to be
at on by it aI heretby declared and specified
s to b: To act a 4tyIa gaIag aogats
a, fee sureauts nd mimfoetmes In the U .i
ed 8atea sat at freiga eamtrils; te bry
a sad sal say sad aB emalm ties; to set as
CHARTER.
forwarding, export and financial agents; to
establish and conduct warehouses, and to
do all kinds of commercial, brokerage and
commission business; and, in connect:on
therewith, to own, hold, lease, buy, sell or i
otherwise acquire real, personal and mixed 'i
property of all kinds; to borrow money. to t
execute securities therefor, including nego
tiable bonds, and to do any and all thinlgs
necessary or incidental to the conduct of any i
busines or businesses this corporation is~
authorized by its charter to conduct; to hold
and exercise all such incidental powers anld .it
privileges relative to the objects heretofore
set forth.
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of said
clrporatiin is hereby fixed at One Hundred I of
Thousand ($100llt5 .0i)) doiars, divided into , t
or represented by one thousand (:OU)J shares
of 'ine hhundred (.$100.4) dollars each. 'Thel
whole of said stock or any part thereof IIay
ie issued and delivered to any person, firm
or corporation for the acquirement of the
r.glit:. privileges, contracts, permits. fran
i!ices, property. servitudes, leases, or any
part thereof,. ow.ied or controlled b) sai'1
person or coriporation also in payment, set
tlement and aldjustmnent of the costs, fees.
charges and expenires incurred for services
rendered in tile formation and organization ,"
of this co-poratlon, and in acquiring and tl:
bringing abiut th e purchase of the property,
rights. perlmits and franchises aforesaid, it
also for cash or in installments of such s
a:mounts as the Board of Directors may de- w
termnine; also for property received or ser- ti
vices ac:tually rendered to this company. T!ie .
Board of Directors herein created is specially u,
authorized to disposre of the stock or any part or
thereof, for any and all of the purposes above g;
stated, and it is particularly authorized ti
ii tpie of said stock, or any part thereof . ir
t:, Edwin J. Gillan. iIn exchange ior a col l
tract lie has with the Southern Selling Sy:n c
ihcate, a commercial partnership domiciled
:n the City of New Orleans, by which said I
Southern Selling Syndicate has agreed to pl
t:rra over to raid Eidwin J. Giilan all its t
good w ill, archives and all other assets. u
ARTICLE V.--All the powers of this cr la
poration shall lie vested in and exercised by It
a Itoard of five (3) directors, a majority ofI C
whlom shall const:itute a quorum. Said
i., ird of Directors shall lie elected annu- ii '
a;ly on the first Monday of Septe nier of
each year, the first election to lie held in
the year 1919. All uch! elections shall
lie viva voce at thei oiice of the crpto:a
rtin, and of all such meetings, as well a. l
all imeetingy of stockholders. except when c
otherwise required by law, fifteen days' no
tre shall be given. either personally or liy
depu rting in the l',st Office, properly iad
driesed to each stockholderr, such notice lie ci
mig addresseed to the stockholder's last desig- '
rated address, or at the General Delivery c
at New i irleans. Louisiana. if Ihe has inot t
designated anl address, and announcing the
tIi.e, and place of the nleeting. Each share
holder shall be entitled to one vote for each
lare of stick standing inll is nanle on the
!,,oks of the company. said vote to be cast t
ii person or by proxy, and the majority of
the votes cast shall elect. The Board of k
Dlrectors shall have power to fill all vacan-a
cles which may occur on the Board. Failure c
to elect the Board of Directors on the day
above specified shall not dissolve the cot- I'
ipranton, but the directors then in office shall a
remain in office until their successors are
elected. Due notice of election shall forth- i
with lie given, as above provided, and such t
notice of electoin shall be continued to he P
given until an election is held. The Board
of DIirectors at their first meeting following
each annual election shall, out of their S
number, elect a President, a Vice-President, ,
and they shall likewise elect, but not neces- p
sarily from their number, a Secretary, a
Treasurer, and such other officers as the
kBoard of Directors shall deem necessary. c
The Board shall have power in its discretion s
to unite two or more offices, and the same I;
to confer upon one person, and shall have n
the power to fix the salaries of all officers.
The Board of Directors shall have power to a
make and establish, as well as alter and t
I amend, all by-laws, rules and regulations r
necessary and proper for the support and ,
t management of the business and affairs of 1
said corporation, and not inconsistent with i
its charter. Said Board shall also have full 1
power and authority to borrow money through f
the President or some other duly authorized s
agent or agents, to execute notes or other
obligations in such amnount and on such e
terms as in their judgment may be advan
tageous, and generally to do all things rea
sonably necessary for the proper carrying n
on of the business of the corporation; also
to issue and deliver full paid shares of stock Ii
or obligations of said corporation in payment r
of money borrowed, labor or services, or
property, or rights actually received by said t
corporation as heretofore set forth, and shall
have power to do all such acts and things
as may be necessary to carry out the ob
jects and purposes for which this corporation
is organized. The majority of the existing
board shall constitute a quorum for the trans- t
action of any business at any meeting of the
Board of Directors. Any Director absent
from the meeting shall be represented by p
any Director by a written proxy.
Until the next general meeting to be held
under this charter, on the first Monday of a
September, 1919, or until their duly quali
1 fied successors are elected and installed, the
Board of Directors shall be composed of
Edwin J. Gillan, Louis K. Purdom, Osa J.
Smythe, Horace V. Place and Leonard L.
Minthorn. all of whose Post Office address- t
es are New Orleans, Louisiana; with Edwin
J. Gillan, as President and Treasurer, Louis
K. Purdom, as Vice-President and General
Manager, and Osa J. Smythe, as Secretary.
ARTICLE VI.-Whenever this corporation
shall be dissolved, from any cause, its af
Sfairs shall be liquidated by three stock
holders to be appointed at a general meeting
of stockholders convened for the purpose of
Sliquidation, as hereinafter provided, each
, share of stock being entitled to one vote to
r be cast by the holder, either in person or
, by proxy. Said commissioners shall remain
in office until the affairs of said corporation
shall be fully settled and liquidated, and
they shall have full power and authority to
transfer and give title to all the property
and assets of the corporation, and to distri
bute the proceeds. In ease of death, dis
ability, or resignation of one or more com
missioner or commissioners, the vacancy 1
shall be filled by the surviving commissioner
or commissioners.
ARTICLE VII.--This act of incorporation
e may be modified, changed or altered, or this
Scorporation may be dissolved with the con I
sent of three-fourths of all of its stock, rep
r resented at a general meeting of the stock
holders convened for such purpose, after pre.
vious notice shall have been given in one ot
more daily newspapers published in the
Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, once
y a week during thirty days preceeding such
e meeting, and upon the date of such meeting,
, nd by notice mailed at least fifteen days
Sprior to such. meeting to each stockholder
who appears as such on the books of the comr
t pany, to the Post Office address designated
), by him; and in case of failure to designate
an address, to the General Delivery, City of
New Orleans. Any change which may be
proposed or made in reference to the capital
stock of said corporation shall be made in
accordance with the laws of the State of
- Louisiana, on the subject-matter of altering
r. the amount of stock of said corporation. It
may be increased or diminished upon com
pliance therewith.
The capital stock may be increased to a
Smaximum of two hundred thousand ($200,0000n)
dollars. No stockholder shall ever be held
Sliable or responsible for the contracts or
d faults of said corporation in any further sum
Sthan the unpaid balance due on shares of
Sstock owned by him, nor shall any mere
Sinformality in organization have the effect
* of rendering this charter null, or of expos
le ing any stockholder to any liability beyond
Sthe amount due on his stock.
IC ARTICLE VIII.--The said contract of the
to Southern Selling Syndicate with the said
SEdwin J. Gillan, heretofore fully described
s in this charter, which is to be conveyed to
" this corporation, for twenty thousand ($20,
, 000)00) dollars par value of the stock of this
e. corporation, is hereby appraised by the stock
1 holders of this corporation as being fully
ar worth twenty thousand ($20,000.00) dollars.
SAnd in order that this charter may serve
as the original subscription list, the sub
s scribers hereto have indicated opposite their
respective signatures, the number of shares
an of stock subscribed for by each of them.
e, Thus done and passed in my office, at 4e
or City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, on
te the day, month and year first above written,
ad in the presence of John J. Reilley and Ben.
to Hocke, competent witnesses, who have here
or unto subscribed their names, together with
rr me, Notary, and said appearers, after due
er reading of the whole.
Id Witnesses: Jno. J. Reilley, Ben. Hocke.
ts (Original Signed) E.J. Gillan, 1200 St.
al Ferdinand St., 200 shares; E. 3. Gillan, 1200
n- St. Ferdinand St., 100 shares; L K. Purdom,
se 1532 Foucher St., 100 shares; Osa J. Smythe,
f 8311 So. Claiborne Ave., 100 shares; H. V.
n- Place, 8211 So Claiborne ve., 50 shares;
ad Leonard L. Minthorn, 5303 Magagine St., 50
ad shares.
ad - JoS~ A. CASEY,
a- Notary Public.
e I, the undersigned Recorder of Mortgages,
in and dtor the Parish of Orleans, State of
o- Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
s, and foregoing Act of Incorporation of the
"Southern &elling Syndicate, Ine.," was this
s day duly recorded in nmy office in Book
1231, Polio
New Odlem, La., Jaly , 199.
IM LE 1. LDONRD, Dyr. I.
A A true sopy.
L- J3OS. A. CAS!,
r~ Natyr Plic.
as Jir tr-Ass. a
CHARTERS.
ACT OF INCORPORATION OF MAIN
DRUGS, INC.
aiaa, (lty "f Wi- =' , : .cr l-:-. Be it k",.a ,
t ha t , na "! - . iy.:' ir d i - la y , i t .e
mi -t! oi I.j i:e :' "'e year oi i uer IL )ri, at. ,
ih ,,and n h i:t e ht- .I:rug lnd tintc bit e C,
:t es t 'ha11 e - J. R~: et, a N1 t.iry lP ublic, d - y. y
'n i- ,elP and u d.oe in anid for In
lParih ,f <)rlek .::-, -tates of L ,uis iana, and
i in the prc.ence ,ft t!he witnes es ` ltemnaftter
imnied aitn :;ler -,:g:! ed, pcr,::rs lly ca ne al I
appealed it- persi:, hlse ltnament are he e
unto suiscI:bed, who declared, t-ait, avail
I;g themselves of, thie Ip' siii on of the law , .
-if the St. ,: ,e i L .aur: aia rel tive to ie
icrganiirertin of rpo.ratiros, they have Ce;
na id a i. L agrc c d !- an to -re-i
e:it; c ,vnan:t n id aigriee and corstitute
themselves, asi ell as such other person i
whoii may here itf'r j in ,r bel, rime associatcl Ir
with them, :ntt a , rpiration andwl bdy polh
i i iU law fir tIe ,,,o ts a l pur ipses airi
iundler the agree:ue tt, and stipu iatia s fal- t
I lowing, to %it.
.1ITlil'' I.-The narne and title of :hi
cirl,ration shi ll bii ' Main Drugs, Int., ani
tinder this nau e it shall hive and enjoy all
the rights, advantages and privileges gr.in
icd byl law to c 'p ,ratlion, It shall exist
Irr a per:d tf :.rnety-ninre years, unless
s-Iner dissolved in accordance with law or
with thle prv'Sir ofr this act of rnl c rporit -
ti-n; itt shall have pwer to siue anld l :e
sited in its crp-Irate namre; to nake an l
use a corporate seal, and thie sa ire to break i
,r aliter ,at p,'.'a- rc; t c nt act and .i lli
gate itself: to ha-,,I receive, purchase, c n
vti, mirtgage, rledge, r -yp-thec.ite alienate i
ind o-therw-~ci acq ire arid dirspse it property
inivabde Iand iu r vade, c rporeal and in
c",rpoi re. al: 1 -ie bon!d-, in tes o r other
,,lgati,:; - have an-! eimply r manag'ers.
d -ect e. - iff:i'er- iagents a.d other cn 1,
ply-eet, as tie Interest and convelnience oft
the c , poratioir i may require; to make, have
and esta lisi i i ch l -i w. rules, and reau
lati-ns for the n:.tuage:nrht and contral of
:i aftairi as irs dlre-,t )ri- :niay deem expeal
ent ir neceasary: an 1. to da do all thring
sit i.ev'r t t .are pe-rniited by law to be ,.
dorie biy c rporations, a.
.ARTI- 1I.E II .-The objects and purposse, ti
f..r which this c ,rp{ ratinri is organired andl ,I
ntie iature -f tile b s:nee . tou be carrie- I ,
on by it are hereby declared to be: to own. ,a
cllrnduct, maniage, and operate drug stores,.
,,ft drink establishnrents, perfumrery stores,
onfeciti --crs anrd tallicco st rresa to clo- r It
ipound, manul.facture and mnake drugs, m.edi- i
cinres remedies, powderis, perfutreres, non- ir
ec ential oils, syrups soft drinks, ice-cream. ,
candi es and other articles of merchandise; -i
t haiy and sell anti deal in all sorts of
drugs. miedicines, re-nedies, powders, per
lu-n ries, nr-n -e-ential oils. syrups, so-ft
lirt ks. sida waters, ice-cream, dairy pro
dust, ecakes, biscuits draggists' sundries. no
t:.-n, to.% art les for personal, dtomestie
and Ii.useho ,l use, and merchandise of all f
ki-nd and whatsc-ever else may be conveni- cr
ent!y sh ld in any store rperated by the 11
corloratinn; to purchase and otherwise ac- ,l
quire the god.will, st ock, stock in trade and r t
property of other businesses whose objects a
and piu arposes are simi la r incideental tof
those of this crporation; and, generally, to
do any and all things incidental or germane
to the above mentioned objects and pur
Sposes.
ARTICLE l III-The capital stock of this at
Scorporation is hereby fixed at thie siun of
r Six Thousand Dollars ($6.01.00) which may
ire increased to fifty thousand dollars ($Si,
000.00).
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this v:
corporation shall be divided into sixty (60) 1r
Sshares of the par value of one hundred dol- ti
lars ($100.00) each, all of which shall be com- s
mon stock. 1)
The said stock shall be full paid and non- "
assessable, andi shall be represented by cer- i
tificates of such form as the Board of Di
reDtetors may determine, signed by the Presi- cr
, ent or Vice-President and the Secrtearty
f Treasurer. Stock may be paid for in labor
Sdone or nmoney or property actually received ti
by the corporation. No sale or other trans
i fcr of shares of stock in this corporation al
shall be valid until and unless the oppor- n
r tunity has been first afforded the stockhold- t
ers, of record at the date of such transfer. of
sate or other alienation, to purchase said ,
stock at book value established on the basis
of the last annual report or statement of the
o corporation. The right to acquire said stock n
hk lereby vested in the other stockholders of of
trecord may be exercised against any holders a
r of said stock within sixty days from the a
time any sale or transfer has been offered c
I to be entered upon the books of the cor- f
poration.
It shall be the duty of any holder of stock
who intends or desires to sell, alienate,
transfer, or otherwise dispose of same to
give written notice of such intention or de- e
sire to the Board of Directorse of this cor- il
poration, and said Board of Directors shall
immediately give information thereof, in oI
d writing, to the other stockholders of record, si
f and said stockholders shall have ten days sl
from the receipt of the notice by the Board I
e of Directors to purchase said stock. The a
f right to purchase said stock shall run in p
favor of each stockholder of record for his ti
virile share in proportion to his existing hold- r.
ings. But should any stockholder fail to n
n exercise his right to purchase the said right d
s shall pass to the other stockholders. The r
i said right of the stockholders to purchase
gock offered as aforesaid shall exist in their ti
favor in cast of the decease of a stock- t
n holder under the same stipulations and con-a
ditions hereinabove specified, except that
the only notice necessary for the Board of
Directors to proceed to offer the stock of the
Sdeceased stockholder to the other stock- i
holders of record shall be information of thes
Sdeath of the stockholder. And immediately
r upon receipt of information of the death of a
a stockholder said Board of Directors shall
Stake the necessary sateps to offer his stock
: to the other stockholders. d
g The stock of this corporation shall be non- h
. negotiable and non-transferable except under
S. the conditions and stipulations hereinabove
. set forth, and no transfer whatsoever shall
y be biding upon the corporation unless and q
r until made upon its books.
ARTICLE V.-The domicile of this eor
n poration shall be in the City of New Or
is leans, in this State. Citation and other t
Slegal process shall be served on the Presi- c
dent, and in his absence on the Vice-Presi- r
Sdent .c
ARTICLE VI.-a II the corporate powers
Sof this corporation, and the management and h
e control of its affairs and business, are here
Sby vested in and are to be exercised by its
SBoard of Directors, which shall be composed o
of three stockholders, any two of whom shall
Sconstitute a qsorum for the transaction of
the corporate business. a
d The first Board of Directors shall consist i
t of the three incorporators of this company,
zf namely: . Frederick Robert Duplantier, d
Swhose post office address is New Orleans, k
al La.; Ben Botham, whose post office address
n is New Orleans, La.; and J. H. Charles Riv
It et, whose post office address is New Orleans,
g La., with Frederick aobert Duplantier as
[ President, Ben Botham as Vice-President and
. J. H. Charles Rivet as Secretary- Treast.re
Annual meetings of the stockholders thl
a the purpose of electing directors shall be
held each year on the first Monday in July
Id that is not a holiday. The first Board of a
SDirectors shall serve until the ilteannual meet
m ing to be held in July, 1920, or until their
Ssuccessors are duly elected and qualified.
re Immediately after their election the direc
ct tors shall choose from among theit number
s a President, a Vice-President and a Sec
ad retary-Treasurer.
ARTICLE VII.-No stockholder shall ever
be held liable or responsible for the con
id tracts, faults or obligations of this corpora
t tion, nor shall any mere informality in its
organization have the effect of rendering
this charter null or of exposing a stockholder
to any liability beyond the amount due for
stock subscribed for and unpaid.
. ARTICLE VIII.-This act of incorporation
re may be amended, and the corporation may be
b- dissolved and its affairs liquidated in the
ir manner directed by Act No. 267 of the
s General Assembly of the State of Louisiana
for the year 1914,
he ARTICLE IX.--The incorporators have writ
ten opposite their names their post office
Saddresses and a statement of the number of
shares of stock which each agrees to take in
the corporation.
ne Thus done and passed, at my office in this
City, the day, month and year first above
te. written, in the presence of Roger Arnauld
Sand Alphonse Coutin, Jr., competent witnesses
Sresiding in this City, who have hereunto sign
, ed their names with appearers and ie, No
e, tary, after due reading of the whole.
V. Witnesses: Roger Arnauld and Alphonse
ri; Coutin, Jr.
50 (Original Signed) Namespof subscribers
omitted.
CHARLES J. RIVET,
Notary Public.
I, the undersigned, .Recorder of Mortgages,
ye in and for the Parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that ts. above
and foregoing Act of Incorporation of the
ok Main Drugs, Inc., was this day duly record
ed in my office in Book r2m, -Folio 663.
New Orleans, June 30th, 1919.
(Signed) EMEE 3. LEONARD, Dy R.
I, the tuadersined Notary, do hereby cer
tify deht the above sad foregiag is a true
Ia my slites.
CIHARTEIR.
1. : , ` f 1 1.11_ ;
t- np 'ItARLES J. l.*lV ' i'.
CHARTER OF PAGE BAKERIES, INCOR
PORATED.
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Ihall tt riii , aH ,und th i an. t'i " r'. i .i
lla. . l l- ,. l: .s'.iy itr nt ,,f it tt h ,ap I lit.
S,-t i ln, cri ,ca in i-e t ifie s ieall  it I
can , e ifg l a t i e . . . r ed, l l c .'rt . l, i lr . .ti l .r
t'e-r.l tIe f t r th e 't a ,l h , in ctr-: t h
cri tik Iticrration shall i tytl ' itn ti Iren in
,i tl.,i ., t l . t ,la t- t '1u.t Ine ftc er.,i ,t n
,ttl Vtrve i, f tir eh t. e a:1 :e r , t' t i e -e_ .r
th e tftuitstig cotact otnf this cnirpii oa
crporation i s ay rhallert pam n the as idtt ii
.1r I everI. If "h.at c or'he i: i i't, ir oi -
t.he tau. t tr ,t (t)- t it det. ,,l tin.,, i-tntt.lr.I
aflce dte  t the corporatnhe hares ir ,t
st ick uc. tsri ien foeh ly Iti not. r shall tiy
Sermee I ,if I l' t n p re- ort , gaitia t ite
the effect of re Iering this charter mitill
of expsing any shareh tilder tol any liability
whatsaever.
if tle catital sttck shall 'have een issue1 and
ctotlly taid itt. either ,in cash r in toper y,
c a- m inall lc riititie , I puor, u - :il trk!nd. ,:
an afoiresait. If any of the s of this thrs
for property, in that event the trvisions f
Section three (S) of Act 267 oit 1914 sitall
be strictly complied with r rt
and fARTICLE V-Aill the corporate pltwer
this ciortowtratitn shall ite reted in ani ex
I" trised hy a oar d of directors t. acilosed or.
three (3) stockholders, each of whot shall
own, in h.is own rgiht. during .his term of
office, at least one tull-paid atnd unplrv dg
.:rtee, ;ii f,,rczth1 oe ult rlrt'. as tat, c,1, I)r
share of the capital sto ck, which shaf ll
crlratn i hewritten declard ation, thewo (2)
whom shall constitute a quorum for the tras
action of t usdiness. Theol ) Iollacers of this c
Itreitnt ahund ged eral manager, and a sare par
vahle of )lne hundred ($1(0) iDoiiars etch.
rary aned trehat the am nd hi the same person
tay be k elected tohi the orp ffrat ices it vcere t
shall he Onie lHundre Thous. and I$100.(00 ll'r
dent ars. Fifty er cent to the officeapital se
retary and treasurer.
re the filingoard of directors of artices cf orporation,
to-wit: Robert C. Perkins, Clin stockn Fulton,
cond on Pae with ayRoable in cash rkins asin
prmanagpert, real and persClinton Fulton asNo stecretary
threasurer ,and these direct, orfs andthis officers
hall serve until the secoum thand Monday in al
angust duin the year 1920, or unti l their sucaressos
have been duly elected and qualified. There.
I after, the directd for shall be elected annually
on th second Monday in August of each year,
mbegre innig formaith the year 1920; all elecganization aes of
share of stock starendering in his ch name on the
j of exposing any shareholder to any liability
Thibooks of the corporation this votengage into be
I cast inually paeri.on or by proxy and it shall re-rty.
Safqure a majority oany f the stock presentck of trehis
Sscornd Matonday in August, 190,in whole or annuallyrt
r thereafter, in tshall not evenwork thea forfeituresi of this
charter, ionut three (3)old boardct of directs shall
ARTICLE ei.-Altl the corporate psors re,
eeth ed cororatid n shall be vested in and ex
ercised by a The board of f directors composed hall
h old regular meetngs at seach times whoas shall
shbe fixedn in writthe by-laws of ti cor poration.
wThese meetings shall e helquorumd foat the dotrans
, of the corporation, but the president mity
all spection of business. The officers of thdirs ct
tors at such times as he may deen advisatle.
and he shall be requnsist of a presidall hent, a vice
meetaryings whenever requested the so by erton
may bes elected toof the oard of dicrectors. There
dent and noticeaner of su ach sp the offmeetices of sec-hall
be given in wtreasuiting to the directorsre. unle
d Th following nar meeting aftersons such vacancysti
rectors of this corptorati of this corporation,
to-wit: Robert C. Perkins, Clinton Fuogovernent
tf this corporatien, which moay ite altered.
faended or change.P as the exigence, of tile
iton may be transferred, Itrovide such trtal
- fer shall he recorded utpnn the boks na f thi
-r mtrporation betore it shall ibe retiuiredt tnt
recognize the transfer or the nels htlelsr tf
saul stock. The -total anlilunt of the ..-li
r scribde stock, as herein set forth, is tile sumin
. of Twenty Thtusand qu.0002.0) Ioillarsl . hirh-l
. is hereity authorized to be issuctedl fully ld
s and non-assessalle, for cash, or in excallnge
g for pr pertya r servtces, according tit law
:r Tihat save as hereinafter provide1l. nlo ohare
dr or interest in the company shall at any titoe
hie transferred to any perstn not alrcealy a
n shareholder. so long as any slarehnale er is
we willing to purchase said share or interest
oat the prescribed price. That in order to ab
Scertain whether any sharehouler is wall:ngr
la to purchase anty such share or interest, tpe
person, whether a shareholde of the crsmlpanty
thr not, proposing to transfer the sate, here
t. inafter called the "retiring shareholder," shall
:e give notice in writing to the cormpany that
f he desirel to transfer the same, antI such
b notoce shall constitute the company, his agent
for the sale of the share or other interest li
Sany shareholder of the company at the pre
ascribed price. That if the comlpany shall
Swithin the space of thirty days after suchl
waive_ of_ oticeissgnedyth diretors
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prased .s .ar ofi, . Irect ifrairsf i
,r tre liiauati se t fos
sexsit te osra ttum ntlearked Eahibit
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(srv rty \ew Orlians. un the day, mt
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tsse.r ss i se sliquidatgn ed the .
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together h t he said appearers, besg
:otars,· after iie reading of the sI.
i. tt i:e,,"..... : t. lair Adathe cms, J. 3
(: riginal  s ii -rdl Robert C.
llx and t . t sird ,: t Streets; Cli
Sixty s, x' atd two-thirds shares; A W.
fiftyt- . \\ I'har A. W. Pag East Jfeai
I'tw thir I s share .. t two t
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i tn uI !.,der. igned. Recothirder (
c 'I,.- -: ! -'tPar ish on of Orl .
Louisianal , vdo tereby certhify thall be ftll
an fireg.lg Act of I n the transfer by
SBakeries Iicorporated.quity , tite
trecordedt i ::ny offi . ce rtin leeook of t
Neus ttrltean .A, ferry Street i6, 19
Ai ,,~Eu ,.ErILE J.Alabama, together NAID
p h 'tl " to ' Uiiprlrelilt ," a bakery and oft·
.,ual Iproperty situated at umber 1 -
erry StrMone y in the City of Mdl ,
Su te.you that you can itemized
and dmany of youid prpery eiIl
ed hereto, to he read in connectioa
and ence the ,il t proper" havin beank y
Spraied y counthe ar of director f tf
ipr ca n have valuation set foth lh
annexell memorandum nmarked ghibi -
T littl de n passedffort if yo
('ity of New Orleans. on the day, goad
makeear firt a you written, In the
St. youlair A earms ning J. . Swin
witnessebank who have signed tphes
toqether with the said appelaers, al,
Ntary, after duthe reading of the t is
W'itnesses: St. ('lair Adams, J. I.
riinal Siged how easy trt C.
six and two-thirds shares; Colip
Sixty x accountd twothirds shares;
fifty-.two shares: A. W. Page, fN'i.,
two-thirdsop shars.
FRANCIS P. BV1II "
s. the undersigned. Recorder of
in an d for the Parish of 3%Orleu
Louisiana, do hereby certify th i
tand fregoing Act of I&norpotMis
Bakeries, Incorporateds wu thiL
recorded in :ny office in Book 
Nets O)rleans. August 6, 1919..' %
EMILE J. LEONAI.> !;- ;
A true copy. -
FRANCIS P. M ;
Aug. 141-21.2; Sept. 4-11-18f
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