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CHARTER OF SOUTHLAND LUMBER AND TRADING COMPANY, INC. State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans. City of New Orleans. Be it known, That on this thirty-first day of October, i n the on this thirty first day of October, in the teen, before me, William Waller Young, a Notary Public, in and for the Parish of IOrleans, State of Louisiana, duly commia stoned and qualified, and in the presence of the witnesses hereinafter named and un dersigned, personaly came and appeared the several persons whose names are here unto subscribed, all above the full age of majority, who severally declared, that availing themselves of the laws of the State of Louisiana, and particularly Act 267 of 1914, relative to the organization of cor porations, they have covenanted and agreed to bind, form and constitute themselves, as well as all such other persons as may hereafter become associated with them, into a corporation and body politic in law, for the objects and purposes and under the articles, agreements and stipulations following, towit: ARTICLE I.-The name, style and title of this corporation shall be Southland Lumber and Trading Company, Inc., and under that name it shall have and enjoy all the rights, advantages and privileges granted by law to corporations, and shall exist for the full term and period of nine ty-nine years from this day. It shall have power to contract, sue and be sued; to make and use a corporate se al, and the same to alter and break at pleasure; to hold, receive, lease, purchase, sell and con vey, as well as mortgage, hypothecate and pledge property, real, personal and mixed, corporal and incorporal; to name and ap point such managers, directors, officers. agents and other employes as its interest and convenience may require, and to make and establish, as well as alter and amend. from time to time, such by-laws. rules and regulations as may be necessary and ex pedient for the proper management and government of the affairs of tlhis corpora tion. ARTICLE II.-The domicile of this cor poration is hereby fixed in the City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, and all cita tions or other legal process shall be served upon the President of said corporation. or. in his absence, on the Vice President or Secretary or Treasurer. ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur poses for which this corporation is estab lished, and the nature of the business to be carried on by it are declared and speci fled to be to purchase, own, hold, sell, mortgage, lease and alienate, receive, ac quire and deal in real estate. timber lands, timber or any interests therein; to engage in logging operations: to operate and maintain sawmills, plants or faetories wherein wood, logs and timber are manu factured, altered or worked; to buy, sell, export, import or otherwise deal in all sorts of timber and lumber products; to construct and operate tram roads in con nection with and facilitate its logging op erations; to own, charter and otherwise operate steamships or sailing vessels or other water craft; to acquire, lease, con struct and operate warehouses, sheds. storerooms and lumber yards; to buy and sell merchandise; to carry on a general store or comnissary; to conduct hotels, boarding houses and lodging houses; to act as agents, and generally to do and transact all things complementary or in cidental to any of the aforesaid objects and purposes. ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of one hundred thousand ($100,000.00) dollars, to be divided into and represented by one thousand (1,000) shares of the par value of one hundred ($100.00) dollars each; said stock shall be issued only for cash and shall be paid for at such times and in such installments as the Board of Directors may direct. The capital stock of this corpora tion may be increased to the sum of one million ($1,000,000.00) dollars. In the event the capital stock of this corporation is increased, the stockholders then of rec ord shall have the privilege of subscribing to the new stock, at its par value, in pro portion to the amount of stock then owned by them. At the signing hereof the sub scribers have subscribed to five hundred shares of the capital stock of this corpor ation, and the present or future owners of said five hundred shares of stock are here by given the privilege of purchasing the remaining five hundred shares of the cap ital stock of this corporation at par in pro portion to the amount of stock owned by them at the'time of the issuance of such stock. No stockholder shall ever sell or dispose of his stock without first offering the same to the other stockholders, through the Board of Directors, at its true book value, and the stockholders are to have the privilege of purchasing the said stock at its true book value In proportion to the amount of stock then owned by them according to the records of the crporation, the said offer of sale to be made to the stockholders through the Board of Direc tors by written communication to the Board of Directors. ARTICLE V.-All'the corporate powers of this corporation shall be exercised by a Board of Directors consisting of not less than three nor more than four stockhold ers, a majority of whom, either present in person or represented by proxy held by another director, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business. The Board of Directors shall elect annually from their number a President, a Vice President and a Secretary and Treaturer. The Board of Directors may Join the oRffices of Secretary and Treasure and may elect one person to hold both offices, or may elect a person who is not a stock holder or a member of the Board of Di reetors for the office of Secretary. The first Board of Directors shall consist of tour stockholders and shall be composed of John Lewis Dantaler, Edgar Rollins du Mont. John C. Morris and John W. Durel, with the said John Lewis Dantaler as President, John C. Morris as Vice Pres Ident, John W. Dunel a Secretary and Treasurer. The postofflice addressee of said directors are as follows: John Lewis Dantsler. 4920 St. Charles avennue, New Or leans, La.' Edgar Rollins du Mont, 5624 St. Charles avennue. New Orleans, La.; John C. Morris, 357 Walneut street. New Orleans. La.; John W. Durel, 820 8pain street, New Orleans, La. These directors shall serve unti the third Wednesday of October, 120, or atMl their accessors have been duly elected sad qualified. The anual meeting ofet stockholders for the election of directors shall be held on the third Wed needay of October of each year, unless said day be a legal holiday, and then on the n.bask day therefter. Any vacancy among the directors by death, ti or otherwise shall be Siled by for the unexpired term by the g directors. Each subscrlber here ater his name his postorie .ad sand a statement of the number of hares of stock which he agrees to take ln the corporation. At all electioas every i stokhelder shall be entitled to one vote I for each share t stock standing in his same ea the beoaks of the corporation, to be ast in pern or by his written proxy. I A majority of the votes cast shall elect. ARTICLE VI.-uIn the event of the Iloul- I datiem or dissolution of this corporatio, the staekhelders shall elet three liquida tors fram among their number at a meet. I lag convened for that purpose, after if teen (1) days' written notice sent to each I steckholder by mail to his last known ad drnal said liquldator shall have the an- I thority to wind up the basinas and agalra of this cororation. In case of the death of liquidator, the survlvoras shall appoint a stekholder as sueeceseasor to him. ARTICLE VII.-This charter may be modfied, chanlgd or sltered, or said cow poaton may be dimsolved, with the assent of steckholee owilng two-thirds of the atire eapital stock, at a general meeting of the stakholders convened for that pur- 1 pse, after MtoeN (15) days' written no- I ,oe shall have been given to each stock. hold, mailed to him at his last known a addregs. ARTICLE VIII.-No snbscriber for stock shall evear be held liable for the contracts, faui ta ebt u of said corporation in any rthdt sam than the unpaid balance, if any, due the cerpeaties a the stoek fr i wh he has subeerlbd; nor shall any stoekhler everbe e held liable for suci cntrats. ftlts or debts in any farther ' than the unpaid balance. i any, an the stock owned by him: nor shall any nmea Lnarmlity i galntlona have the eect resndern charter sall, or rdrlg any abcruier a staokholder laMa he d the unpad amount. If any, rmain due e hisa stet. ARTICLE I.-This rnmate is or 1utsendr the laws or the State on t k4J Z and eseeltly Act No. ST et t 1 end th nabeee beete for tokm shees ead saiM ties. and fr Its -efe diretor an4 stocoUers, m heb d ag st pat Je e is a rtand rta and eea e t5s alorl, dru· the a stocholders 'l- ieprl mba y saMd laws and sai act' oame aen s b s a, ssal oaa infgmm a se sa rights. oioe, ha the ety e NEw Orldessa asa- a CHARTER. petent witnesses of lawful age, and resid Ing in this city, who hereunto subscribe their names, together with said parties and me, Notary, on the day and date set us, forth in the caption hereof. iat Original signed: T. J. Dobbins, D. Con the way Finan. the W. W. YOUNG. Not. Pub. a I. the undersigned, Recorder of Mort of gages in and for the Parish of Orleans, s tate of Louisiana, do hereby certify that c the above and foregoing Act of Incorpora In- tion of Southland Lumber and Trading red Company. Inc., was this day duly recorded re- in my office in Book 1231, folio -. New Orleans. November 3rd. 1919. hat (Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, Dy. R. so (Seal.) or- A true copy: W. W. YOUNG, (Seal.) Notary Public. Nov. 6-Dec. 11. asy im, CHARTER OF HIBERNIA SECURITIES w, COMPANY, INC. ler United States of America. State of Louis lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or tie leans. Be it known, That on this 31st day nd of the month of October, in the year of our ud Lord one thousand nine hundred and nine oy teen, and of the Independence of the ;es United States of America the one hundred all and forty-fourth, before me, Alfred Charles e- Kammer, a Notary Public, duly commis sioned, sworn and qualified, in and for the to Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, he aforesaid, and in the presence of the wit to resses hereinafter named and undersigned, n- personally came and appeared the several d persons whose names are hereunto sub -d scribed, who severally declared that, avail _ ing themselves of the provisions of the laws of the State of Louisiana in such st cases made and provided, they have cov e enanted and agreed and do by these pres d. ents covenant, agree and bind themselves. as well as all such persons as may here X- after become associated with them, to form t ad a corporation for the objects and purposes and under the articles and stipulations fol lowing. towit: a ARTICLE I-The name of this corpora- r r- tion shall be "Hibernia Securities Com W pany, Inc.." and under its said corporate d a- name it shall have power and authority to t '1 have and enjoy corporate existence and o r. succession for the full term and period of a )r ninety-nine years fronm and after the date hereof: to contract, sue and be sued; to d r- make and use a corporate seal and the t _ same to break or alter at pleasure; to to hold, receive, lease, purchase and convey. 1- as well as mortgage and hypothecate, prop I erty, real, personal and mixed, as well as a corporeal and incorporeal; to own and hold II stocks and bonds of other corporations; to 0 e nanme and appoint such managers, agents, t d directors and officers as its business, iS- 1 L- terests or convenience may require; and to 6 . make and ectablish, as well as alter and 0 II, amend from time to time such by-laws, 0 ill rules and regulations for the proper con- e to duct. management and regulation of the n- affairs of said corporation as may fe nec p- essary and proper. se ARTICLE II-The domicile of said cor or poration shall be in the City of New Or- n n- leans, State of Louisiana. and all cita- t Is. tions or other legal process shall be ad served upon the President of said corpor al ation or, in the event of his absence, upon Is, one of the Vice-Presidents thereof, or in to the absence of said officers, upon the Sec- 0 ad retary of said corporation. b n- ARTICLE III-The objects and pal-I ad poses for which this corporation is es tablished and the nature of the business a to he carried on by it are hereby declared to be: To engage in the organization, estab e lishment, floatation and financing of conm mercial and industrial enterprises in the r id State of Louisiana and elsewhere. d ad To buy, sell and deal in. for its own 0 -h account and or as agent or broker, real e estate, tenements, railroads, tramways. g a watercrafts, merchandise and other per- fl e sonal property, leases, mortgages, stocks. c te bonds, debentures, notes, drafts and other s securities or evidences of debt. To import and export merchandise and to engage in foreign and domestic com- e i merce for its own account and (ot) as fl d agent or broker. si To own or charter and operate ships p and other watercrafts. h To act as shipping agents and forward- o ers of freight. tI To own or lease and operate public and b e private warehouses and to accept and deal al in bills of exchange or other evidences of debt representing loans or advances on merchandise in warehouse or in transit. e( , To subscribe to and (or) otherwise ac- tl or quire and own the stocks and bonds of other corporations. To guarantee the bonds or other obli ,k nations of persons, firms, or corporations, re and the dividends on stocks of other cor. k porations. :o To act as insurance agent or broker. S To establish branches and agencies in a, the United States and elsewhere. e To acquire, purchase and reissue its own stock so far as may be permitted by 1 law; add To do and perform any and all things and to exercise and enjoy . any and all a rights or powers pertinent or incidental a to those hereinbefore specifically desig SARTICLE IVJ-The capital stock of this Ai In corporation is hereby fixed at one million hi Sdollars ($1,000,000), divided as follows: Se ofix hundred thousand dollars (600000) ly opreferred stockr represend by six di thousand (6,000) Shares of the par value rof one hundred dollars ($100) each, and Four Fhundred thousand dollars ($400. ey 000) of ommon stock represented by -r forty thoand (0.0000 shares of the par - value of ten dollars ($10) each. i The corporation shall be entitled to be s gin business when the respective propor f tions of its preferred and common stock d hall have been subscribed and paid for, s in the manner and to the extent pre. . scribed by law. e Preferred stock shall be and is entitled ad to preferenoe and priority over the com mon stock in the following manner, to is wit: To receive cumulative dividends at r the rate of seven per cent (7%) per an 4 nim. payable in one or more install Smerts as the board of directora may de Ster-ae, before any dividend on the com Smon stck shall be paid, and, upon the pa diseaolution ofi the corporation, rer all of 01 ites debtr sall have been paid. the re. maing asts, property ad effects shall p be applied to the payment of the pre- la Ser-ed stock at par witth any unpaid dlv- e idend accumullations thereon and before id any payment Is made to the holders of Cl the anmmaion esteb: the balance rmalning a s hall then go to the paryment of the ot- p h standlng comman stock pro rats. The _ Semmo stock shall be entitled to all net ni te earnings and profits in excess ofa the caum. t lti dividend af seven Ir cent per an- d All or ay part of the preferred stock 3. y as may, from time to time, be determlned 55 . by the bard of directors, shall be sub- Ba I Jct to redemption and retirement out of N i net profits or earned surplus, or any s , otbher funds authorised by law, on any H: day 3 hlich advided thereo. shal be H Spayable, at the prco Of one hundred and H a, five dollars ($105) per share and accrned Sc dividaanda, provided that notice of sueh irtention shall be published for ten con- fl secutive days in a daily newspaper pub h hIshed in the Unglihb language in the City of New Orleans, State o ouisiana, th frst publiraton to begtrn at least fifteen gr ,days before the date of said proapod re. St . demption and retireeent If any amount less than the whole of ti the ontatanding prefered stock shall e In retird, then the retirement shall he on a pro rats basis so thst each stockholder sall contribute his quota towards the The board of directors sball be author- fo. ised in their discretion to issue and dim- oti pose of at par and for cash proerfea - stock in lien and place of any preerre l54 astoc which may have been previuoty ~e -on deemed or retired in aecordane herewith. The preferred stock shall have and en- in aoy no votinq-powers whatsever,. f of thi orporation may be leread shall N a- be the m of two millio dollar ($2,000,00.0,wh.ich said increasd capital Cw stock may be of one or mare knds or e-s of said corporation shall be eted is !ii a, sad exrci-d by a Board of Directors toO aeo ecompoed af e le than fife nor da moe than thirty stckholders of the er poatido (the number of diretor to be an ele.ted fr the nsuin yer to be oter Iha Ul35) das efore tho date of le • els sur eetios) to be ectd manna -.at nersmting of stackholders to be in ihel e te seotnd Tuesdey in Jnuay l o td we year. A majority of directors a tion bsns.- Hotice of sueh mei and of all other th n tsopre thewt netls eo ye suc meti1 shll be deeit, at leat iMsun i ae ot de date of sd 534 |ib ee lab kIre hu iu 4u- ~ sW the LI CHARTER. - I Id- corporation alone shall be entitled to obe vote, and every such stockholder shall be les entitled to one vote for each share of said set common stock standing In his name on the books of the corporation, to be cast by n- him in person, or by his written proxy. and the majority of such votes cast shall elect. rt. Any vacancy occurring among the di as, rectors of said corporation by death, res at Ignation, or otherwise, shall be filled by a. election for the unexpired term by the ng remaining directors. ed A failure to elect directors on the'date above specified shall not dissolve the cor poration, nor impair its corporate exist ence and management, but the directors then in office shall remain in office until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified. The Board of Directors at its first meet. - ing shall elect from its own number a 8 President and one or more Vice-Presi dents. They shall also el-ct a Secretary and Treasurer, or one person to act as both Secretary and Treasurer, either of Is- whom may or may not be a member of r- said board. sy The Board of Directors from time to or time may name and appoint all such other e- officers (including one or more vice-pres e dents .not members of the Board of l)i ed rectors) and agents as it may deem neces es sary for the purposes and business of said 8' corporation. The said board shall have he power to fix and define the duties of every a, offlcer and employee and all officers and t emplloyees shall hold office and employ d, ent at the pleasure of the board. b- The board may make and establish, as well alter and amend, all such by-laws. rules- and regulations necessary and *h proper in its judgment for the conduct and management of the business and af fairs of said corporation. The Board of l Directors shall have full power and au P. thority to borrow money, to execute mort m gages and to create liens: to issue bonds, 'g notes and other obligations, and to secure same by mortgage, pledge or otherwise: and generally to do any and all things reasonable, convenient and necessary for '- the proper carrying on of the business ' and affairs of said corporation; and. In its te discretion, to create and elect an Execu : tive Committee to be composed of three d or more of its members, to which com )f mittee the Board of Directors may grant [e all or any of its powers to be exercises :o during the interim between meetings of 1 the board itself. ARTICLE VI-This act of incorporation - may be modified, changed, altered or es amended, or the capital stock of this cor Id poration may be increased or decreased, :o or this corporation may be dissolved, with , the assent of two-thirds of the outstand 1_ ing common stock of this corporation to given and obtained at a general meeting d of stockholders convened for such purpose or any of them, after previous notice of such meeting shall have been given to each common stockholder by registered mail, addressed to him at his last known place of residence and deposited in the mails of the United States, at least fifteen r- (15) days previous to the date of said r- meeting, unless other notice be prescribed 1- by law. in which event notice shall be e given in conformity to law. r- Whenever this corporation may be dis n solved, either by liquidation or from any on ther cause, Its affairs shall be liquidated by Ave (5) commissioners to be elected by the stockholders at a general meeting con vened for the purpose of liquidation. as above provided, and after due notice: a "l majority of the common stock present and Arepresented at such meeting shall be re quisite to the election of such commis sioners. The said comnmissioners shall eremain in office until the affairs of said e corporation shall have been fully liqui dated. In case of the death or resignation a of any one or more of said rommission er.a, the vacancy or vacancies shall be s" filled by the survivor or survivors. In Sthe event of any disagreement among said c. commissioners, the action of the majority Sshall control and prevail. d ARTICLE VII-No stockholder shall - ever be held liable for the contracts or t faults of said corporation in any further I sum than the unpaid balance due the cor a poration on the shares of stock owned by him. nor shall any mere informality inE organization have the effect of renderingn this charter null, or of exposing a stock Sholder to any liability beyond the unpaid c I amount remaining due on his stock. a ARTICLE VIII-The following shall constitute the first hoard of Dirtcors of this corporation: C. B. Allgeyer. New Orleans, La. a H. G. Dufour. New Orleans, La. I C. P. Ellis, New Orleans, La. F. W. Ellsworth. New Orleans. La. George J. Glover, New Orleans, La. e R. S. Hecht. New Orleans. La. Charles F. Herb, New Orleans, La. A Alvin P. Howard. New Orleans, La. Adolph atz,. New Orleans. La. S Ernest M. Loeb, New Orleans, La. t Blernard McCloskey. New Orleans, La. Hugh McCloskey, New Orleans, La. s W. P. Simpson, New Orleans, La. I B. W. Wilmot, New Orleans. La. a I P. H. Wilkinson, New Orleans, La. The said Board of Directors shall hold f office until the second Tuesday in Janu- a Sabry, 1921, or until their successors shall a Shave been duly elected and qualified. q The subscribers to the capital stock e said corporation and their respective ad H. G. Dufour New Orleans, La. t C. P. Ellis. New Orleans. La. F F. W. Ellsworth, New Orleans. La. r George J. Glover, New Orleans, La. d Rh S. Hecht, New Orleans, La. ..harles Fp. Herb. New Orleans, La. S AlRin P. Haoward, New Orleans, La. t Adolph Katz, New Orleans, L' " Ernest H. i. Lob, New Orleans, La. Bernard McCloskey, New Orleans, La. Hugh McCloskey, New Orleans, La. W. P. Simpson, New Orleans, La. R. W. Wlnmot, New Orleans. La. P. H. Wilkinso, New Orleans, La. Hugh McCloakey, trustee, New Orleans, R. 8. Hcht, trustee, New Orleans, La. (Number of shares omitted). The subscribers hereto have written op- a o poaste their respective names the number s Sof shares of capital stock in said corpora t Sthis act of incorporation shall also serre 0 as the original subscrlptlon list of said corporation. r c Thls done and passed at my offce in the i f City of New Orleans, on the day, month and year herein first above ritten, in the presence ao Eugene Thorpe and Jacoab F. unto signed their names, together with b the said ,appearer sad me, notary, alter y due reading of the whole. (Original igned) C. E. All H. a DNour. C. .. Ell . W. Ellaort', oe. - Iard. Adolph .et (by Alvin p. Howard) eI rnard nc lose ey, R. W. ilmot, i3rneg e _ -. Loeb (by H. G. Dafour) W-p-- tl on (y C. F. Herb), numb H P ti" a Hngh eCloakbey trustee, R f Nolk ie H. Wilkinson (by R. 5, Hcht) , 3, 3. a Hecht trustee. (Number of s-r s sub, . . scribed for omitted). r l I Witnesses: Eugene Thorpe, Jacob F. Ia AL. C. KAMMgR a Nota7 Publlc. V I the underslged, Retrder of Mort. 5 Sin and or the Parish of Orleas, ti -State of Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above and foreingAct of Incorpora. 0 tlion of "Hiberais ,c.,.r. C--.vit ,. ole in ]B ok--l1 " ./. recorded in my New Or0eans Nove mber 3 191j I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the t original act of inorporarton of ."HUbena ' Scurities Co3lst day lJe I " ..... befr l mn on the 3Ist r,- 313, oeod In Faith .ybreoi. I have bereunto see AL. C. gAXXa, 3 Nov. --D. 11 Notary Public. in United States of Americ'State of Lou isaa. Parish of Orlens, City o New _ Orlvean . 3. it known that on this sxth day o- the mont, of October ns· the yeas dI f Our Lord on thousand undme re.d l and n mnete n efore me Charles 0. Gill at I puanmis and for the Pasieh of Or, 5t a1n in the Prsce .- ..* witnese.5h- ni Inaft.a named an u_ nmi gedmm n iI ally came and apear d thee, names are hereunto.i ..""' I - and ndeP CHARTR. to ARTICLE I-The name and title of this be corporation shall be "The Shelcote Man id ufacturing Co., Inc.," and under this he name it shall have succession for a period >y of ninety-nine years from this date and y. shall have and enjoy all the rights and ill privileges granted by law to corporations: it shall have power to contract, sue and II be sued in its corporate name, to make .. and use a corporate seal, and the same to y break or alter at pleasure; to have, hold, be receive, acquire, purchase, convey, mort gage, hypothecate or pledge property both real and personal: to issue bonds, notes e and other oiligations; to have, employ r- and appoint such directors, officers, agents and employees as may be required; to rs make such by-laws, rules and regulations I as may be deemed proper and requisite ly for the managemept of the corporation and the control of its affairs. ARTICLE II-The domicile of this cor 1- poration shall be in the City of New Or *y leans, State of Louisiana, and all citation and other legal process shall be served on the President, and in his absence on of the Secretary of the company. ARTICLE III-The objects and pur to poses for which this corporation is form er ed and the nature of the business to be s- carried on by it are hereby declared to be I- to manufacture, buy, sell and deal In roof s- Ing and roofing materials; to do a general d contracting business for roofing and fol re the use and application of same, and to y engage in any other manufacturing, in d dustrial, commercial or mercantile busi ness in which said corporation or the di rectors thereof may desire to embark, and , generally to do and perform any and all s things connected with or incidental to the d purposes of said company. 't ARTICLE IV-The capital stock of this c- (orporation is hereby fixed at the sum of If two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000), I- divided into two thousand shares of the p-ar value of one hundred dollars ($100) c, each; all stock subscribed for shall be is e sued for cash or its equivalent, or for labor done or property received, and un 'a der such regulations and terms and con r ditions as the Board of Directors may de s termine: all stock when issued shall be a fully paid and non-assessable; no trans - fer of stock shall be binding upon the cor e poration unless made upon its books; and i- all certificates of stock shall be signed h3 it the President and the Secretary. The a capital stock of this corporation may be f increased to the amount of three hundred thousaand dollars ($300.000) when author ized at a meeting of the stockholders to br e held in conformity with law. The capital stock of this corporation 1, shall-consist of two separate classes, com b mnon and preferred stock. n referred Stock-*The portion whi h is preferred stock shall be one hu.dred thou eand dollars ($1000000). represented by one f thonsand (1.000) shares of the par value 0 of one hundred dollars each. The pre d ferred stock shall be entitled to a fixed ndividend of eight (R) per cent per annum, I payable quarterly on the first day of Jan e uary, April. July and October of each I n year. which dividend on such preferred £ d stock shall be paid before any dividend d whatever shall be paid on the common ' stock. This corporation shall have the I right to retire all or any part of the said - preferred stock at any interest paymente y period by giving sixty days notice and by ( d paying the face value thereof, plus a pre y mium of one (1) per cent for each year or I i- part of a, year that said stock has been Soutstanding up to five years from the date i a of the issue of said stock, and thereafter I d the corporation may retire all or any part t of said preferred stock by giving the par t value thereof plus a premium of fire (5r II per cent thereof. Not less than five per fd cent of said stack may be retired within five years from the date of issue and five pa er cent thereof may be retired each year thereafter until all of said stock is retired. e In the event that the quarterly divli " dends are not promptly paid at any divi- c dend maturity and remain unpaid after ninety days. then upon the written de- c emand of a majority in amount of said 1 referred stock, the preferred stockhold-I era shall call a special meeting of said r preferred stockholde.rs for the purpose of electing three members as a Board of Di- e rectors of this corporation, who shall be gin at once the performance of their du tioes as directors and shall have all the i Spower and authority of directors of thisec corporation and shall hold office for a term of one year, or until their successors shall be elected, and thereafter said di Srectors to be chosen by the preferred stockholders shall be elected annually, provided that they shall cease to hold office if default in dividend payments shall cease: provided, however, if default e in payments of dividends shall be due to d general panic or general financial or in- K dustrial suspensions or war, this right to P elect directors shall not be exercised. P All retirements of preferred stock shallt bea by lot: all dividends on the preferrec stock shall be payable at a bank to be designated by the Board of Directors and the funds therefor shall be deposited in said bank prior to dividend maturities. C' No dividends shall be paid on the common C stock until the preferred stock dividends S are paid. The holders or owners of the said pre Sferred stock shall have no right to hold office in this corporation or to vote for c I officers or directors of same. or to vote on 0 questions before stockholders' meetings. except in the event of default in dividena n pasrmeants as above provided for. a Common Stock-The portion of the cap ital stock which is common stock shall be y the sum of one hundred thousand dollars eI (8100.000), represented by one-thousand is (1.000) shares of the par value of one hun- I. dred dollars ($100) each. r stock of this corporation I shall consist of the amount represented by a the common stock, and the holders there of shall then have full control and man- oi agement of the affairs of this corporation. This corporation shall engage In bust ness when fifty per cent of the capital " stock bas been subscribed for and fifty per cent of the amount subscribed for has 0 ARTICLE V--A the -orporate powers i of this company shall be vested in and the si management and control of its affairs shall be exercised by a board of not less than three nor more than five dirctors who shall be stockholders; two members of said board shall constitute a quorum for the tranaction of business. The di- cc rectors shaIl be elected annually by bal lot on the first MOnday in the mouth of ci January in ech .yer each stockholder shall be entitled in perSoa or by proxy to a vote for every share of stock owned by 'him, and all eletions shall be held under b such ruesahnd regulations as may be de fifteen days written sotice by mail to aci ° stockholder, addressed to his last kiowa 01 nddress The dlirectorr thus elected shall si ontinrue in offe for one year, or until 01 their succssors shall have been duly elected and qualified, and no failUre to elect shall be regarded as a forfeiture o a thie charter- any vacancies occurring on said ~arhall be filled by the remain. membersto said beard elect additionsa P should deem it advisable to increse the number of said beard sd board shal at its first meeting aftr it election nom asts out of its number a P ident, n ha :iee-Ptsddent ad a Scetrr-Treurer; to aid bitrd may divide the oe of te~el need not be a diretor; any director or st officr shall have the right to appoint by al written instruament another director or stockholder to act as his proxy at any and all meetings of the Board of 3)'j. Cl The Board of Directors shall make such hi by-laws, roles ofnd _'¶~utions for the th management of the anralrsof com- co pany as it deems proper, and may change, a alter or. amend sane at p _uue. They shall also have full power and authorlty aI to make all purchase, sales and eon- o0 tracts: to hire and discharge employee and fix all aries; borrow' money and ab make leaus; pledge securlties and use the name of the company for sinaurte and ah Indorsement; and to do all other things necesry to be dose-tke whole mng -ah meat, control and disposition of the bsl nes and property of said corporatlon be- Ru lag hereby vested i sid Board of DI The first oard Dirctor shall con sist of the folowing: .on street w Orleans, La.: Emil 1. tI natlw the Irst Monday oauary,,- 1 ore AToICLE VI--o holder of omm n st , shal hsave the right to sell, trasfer 0I or ua mannrn disps of his stockh k sorM ceum sck nll he ----d unise d.o m and of Oh. e o tmt; ad t itks le last he o,-- " io lb - CHARTER. It have failed to or declined to purchase n- same. Its ARTICLE VII-No stockholder shall od ever be held liable or responsible for the ad contracts, faults or debts of this corpora- I ad tion, nor shall any mere informality in its s: organization have the effect of rendering Rd this charter null or exposing the stock ke holders to any liability beyond the unpaidt to balance due on the shares owned by him. Id, "t- ARTICLE VIII-This act of incorpora th tion may be amended or ch'l:anged by the es corporation, mniay be dissolved by the Dy vote of two-thirds of its stock at ia generul ts nlecting called for that -purpose after due to notice to tile stockholders as provided in na Article V of this charter. In case of dis te solution of the corporationl. y e.xpiration pn of the charter or otherwise, the stock holders shall elect fronl tlheir nIUlmll.. three conlnlmmissioners or liquidators ti. set r- tle and liquidate the busilless and affairs r- of the corporation, who shall have author In ity to till vacancies in their number. 'd The subscribers hereto have respectively an written Opposite their nliames the anmount of stock subscribed for by them in this corporation so that this ait of incorpora r- tion may also serve as the original sub ' scription list. i Thus done and passed at my office in the e City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, on al the day, month and year herelnabove first written, in the presence of Alice E. Jordan and Louis E. Gruber. comlpetent wit nesses, of lawful age and residents of this city, who hereunto sign their nan:es with said appearers and tile, notary, after due a Id reading of the whole. II Witnseses: A. E. Jordan, Louis E. I Gruber. (Original Signed) Henry W. White, Emil J. R:eluger, John Eugene Hall, John i is T. Hlaile (per IH. M. White). If C. G. GILL, Notary Public. C ). I, the undersigned Recorder of Mort- e " gages in and for the Parish of Orleans, A )) State of Loulsiana, do hereby certify that I the above and foregoing Act of Incorpor- a ar ition of tihe Sheleote Manufacturing Co.. I1 I- Inc., was this day duly recorded in my " t oufi.e in iook 1231. Folio 405. New Orleans, October 15, 1919. EMILE J. LEONARD, Dy. R. 1 A true copy from the original act. r . C. (I. GILL, Notary Public. Nov. 6- Dec. 11. ie -e I - ClHARTER OF THE CIIENCENT CON- t :o TRACTIN(i CO., INC. a State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans. Be it known, that on this thirty-first day of October, nine is teen hundred and nineteen, before me t-. Charles Schneidau, a notary public for 8 e the Parish of Orleans and City of New , re rleans, State of Louisiana, duly commis -sioned and qualified, and in the presence ii d of tile witnesses hereinafter named and a R, undersigned, personally came and appear- c ed the several persons whose names are h hereunto subscribed, who severally de d clared that, availing themselves of the p d provisions of the general laws of the State a n of Lousiana providing for the organiza- ci * tion of corporations, and especially Act p d 267 of the Acts of 1914,. they have cove- ti It nanted an dagreed, and by these presents, ti y covenant, agree anrd bind themselves, as o well as all such persons as may hereafter b r becole associated with them, to form and n constitute a corporation and body politic e in law. and to that end they state the r following matters and things, and execute t these articles of incorporation, as follows, r to-wit: ,1. The name of said corporation shall ' be "Crescent Contracting Co., Inc." e 2. The objects and purposes for which r this corporation is established and the I. nature of the business to be carried on by it are declared to be to carry on a general contracting and construction business, r covering buildings, street paving and construing, railways construction, the i foregoing mentioned works not being in tended to be exclusive. it being intended to carry on the construction of all other f buildings, works or improvements of every kind and descrription. 3. The amount of the capital stock of - said corporation shall be ten thousand a ($10,000.00) dallars, all of which shall be Scollnon stock- and none of which shall s be preferred stock. 4. The amount to which the capital stock of said corporation may be increased shall be one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars. The number of shares of which said t capital stock of ten thousand ($10,000) dollars of said corporation shall consist shall be one hundred (100) shares of the par value of one hundred ($100) dollars per share, the shares of said corporation to remain at one hundred ($100) dollars in the event of the increase of the capital stock of said corporation beyond ten thonsand ($10,000) dollars. 1 6. The location of the domicile of said corporation shall be in the City of New Orleans, in the Parfish of Orleans, in the I State of Louisiana. 7. The period of duration of said cor poration shall be fifty (50) years. 8. The number of directors of said corporation shall be three. The omcers of said corporation shall be those pro vided by law, and such other ofcers as may be provided for by the by-laws. The names and postomce addresses of the di rectors of said corporation who are selected to serve for the first year or until their successors are I elected and qualified shall be as follows, I to-wit: Edward J. Ross, New Orleans, La.: Raphael Ross. New Orleans, La.; John F. Brennan, New Orleans. La., with Edward JT. Rosn as president, Raphael Ross as Tice-president and J. F. Brennan as secretary and treasurer. 9. The names and postomce addresses of the subscribers to these articles of incorporation and a statement of the number of shares of stoek which each Ssubscriber is to take in said eorporatiqd are as follows:: Edward . Roses, New SOrleans, La., twenty shares, par value $2000; Raphael Ross, New Orleans, La., fifteen shares, par value $1,500; and John . Brennan, New Orleans, La., fifteen shares, par value $1,300. All of the above subaceriptoins to be paid in cash. 10. Each share of stock shall be en titled to one vote. There shall be no 11. The oa of DMreetors of said corporation shall be, and are hereby vested with all the corporate powerta of Isad corporation, including among other powers the followlag, vis.: The power to make, alter and amend suiatable by-laws for the government of said corporation; the power to borrow money, execute mortgsges, issue notes or bonds, to sell or pledge the same, and generally to do all things perinat to or neceseary for the objects and purposes of said corporation, or which are or many be permitted by the laws applicable- to corporations the above recltal of powers prnted to the bo ard or dretors not being exclasive, the intention being to vest the board of directors with all such other and further thae o rbjc ts and purpotses amd o orpor toekholders' meetlngr for the lection of dlretors of rlad corporation salo be held annually on the third Monday of Oc tober. 12. The President and the Vice-Prsil dent and the Secretary and Treasurer Thus don and sdigned in my oee in the City of New Orleans, in the presene of nCharnlott he L. Te nd Roy Raymond, competent witneses, both of this city,who have hereunto signed their names with the aid tppearera teo these artcles of lin orporation, and me, notary, on the date and day first above written, and the aid subseribers do hereby sbscribe for and agree to pay for the numner f roe set opose their several names. hSine) Raphael Bose , e ifteen (16) (Signed) Edward J. Ross, twenty (0) (Signed) John F. Brennan, teen (16) witrnese: Charlotta L. Thie, Roy L Raymond. ) CHARLES SICHNEIDAU, (Sel) Notary Public. I, the undersigned, Recorder of Mort IC. 1· ·.for the Parih of Orls, I d·:1z iana, do hereby ertify that the sh~ove. a foregoing act of Incorpora tion .e th C.resn.t Contracting Co., Inc., New Orleans, La., November 5 19. (Signed) MEILE LEONARD, eal) Dy. . CIhrls Seheldan, a notry pnbtte in and or th Parish of 0rLa and Cfty o. _me Orleans Stat, s of ouis do hereby -etify that th above and fore g.ng is a true nd correct copy fom the cet Cuntractg C., Inc., u wonl u of the certifcate of tLh Recorder of Mrt tefmo t dppmded the whale on aLe In fMath wereof,, I have hemnto set ARLEIZ L IlIDA!T k.a ter y zt il .. CHARTER le CHARTEB OF CONTINENTAL CANIDY COMPANY, INC. le 'nited States of Amnericta. Sttate of L.oli. I- lan. l'arish of Orleans, ('ity of New cr 5 ltans. lie it known that on this tith dt:i g of the mlonth of Novenmber... I. 191!. I,,. - ore lme, Edward it. Ellis. Notary P'l|di,,. l duly conillllllsiolled inI atInd for the above, i. ilted plrish ttand llater, tpersotnally. tti.h tnd appeared the several persons whi-in names are hleretunto subscribed, . ho, u, .e the presence of the t itnsses ,hr.inifit.r namied and undltersigned, eaih anld all dt, I. lnred: That availing thelim-.Iv,s, of tlih e Iaws of the State of ,ollisiatllI, on th, , ' jett of the lu.rporaltioll of corpor:l ti,,ll.t iand especially of Act No. 267 of 1914. thi. I have orgalnized, aind do bly thesee present. orgtnize and constitute thetsnelves. is well tu all other persons who may htereafte become associated with the.m, Into a 'or poration and body politic in law, t, enjoy acorlporate existlenle during a leriod o ninety-nine (1lit) yitrs after thils dlate. lin t less sooner dissolveid, and under ithet ful t lowing sltipulations which tihey herebv a dopt itas their articles of incorporortion,. r charter, to-wit: AITICLE I. -The tname of this corpora: e tion shall be ('ontillental C'andy ('o., IIi'. e and its domicile is hereby declared to lIi in the City of New ()rleans, state ll o Louisiana. and all citations or otlher legal process shall be served oui the P'residentl Sand, in Ills absence, on tIhe Seciretary. ARTICLE 1I.--The objects and purpose.s e of this corporation, and the lltullre of the biusintess to be carried on by it. are here, lhy declared to be as follows: ToI a-trry on and conduct a general wholesale and re tail candy and iannufacture business; I I mllanufacture, buy and sell ctIndies. pecaus, syrups. soda water, mineral water, ii, creanam and all confectionery articles of every descriptioni to buy, use, and sell all nuch materials aIs mlay ble used ill, or Ial niecessary in conducting the uanullfacture, and sale of candies; to own, purchase., lease, sell or construct and operate asuch iimanufacttories as lmay be necessairy or ad visable for the condulct of this busitness. or of anlly of the Ipurposes or objects her.e in stated; to purchase, lease, own, sell or rent property, both movable and imllnov able, and generally to do all things that may be required or necessary for the ae- complishntiet of the objects set forth; and to make all contracts necessary or ex - pedient to accomplish any of said pur poses. And this corporation shall have - the power to do bsillness in this State and in any other State or States, and In any foreign country. ARTICLE III.--The capital stock of this Scorporation Is hereby fixed at he sum of thirty thousand ($30,000.00) dollars. all of which shall be common stock, and which shall consist of three thousand shares of the par value of ten ($10.00) dollars per rshare. Which stock may be increased to $100.000.00. Said stock may be paid for in money, services rendered to the corpor I ation, or in property transferred to the corporation. ARTICLE IV.-AII of the corporate I powers of this corporation shall vest in e and be exercised by a Board of Directors, composed of four stockholders of this cor t poration, to be elected at a meeting of the stockholders held for that purpose at the domicile of the compiny on the sec ond Tuesday of November of each year. beginning with the second Tuesday of Life's Pleasures are bestowed by destiny upM those who have the judgme to practice frugality and foe sight. Don't spend all ym earn on the passing show. Good things come To Those Who Save Now Join the growing number of young so who have a savings account in ow c . WHITNEY-CENTRAL BAN "NO ACCOUNT TOO SMALL FOR US" RESOURCES OVER $60,0**,O. Buy UNION MADE SHOE1 for Men and Boys AT SCHUMACHER'S 228 . ROYAL STREETS- i_ " All Kinds-Place Y r Roofing diate Shipment SRubber---V Crimp Corrup B. V. Redmond & Son, 309-11-13 DecaS; The Johnson Iron Works, Ltt NEW ORLEANS, LA. 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I:IIielh i. ths ,I-Tb, i e b u i, r (frured or isi rlvii in Seordan 0?ttip 4 I i .i t n of the s hll - 'rilljon for to thei Ia yit ins tr' ronsu LOelala, ,a b No.eritr 1919, e feD. 4· 11 Oli,:tii of b o sUblcriberla t j tiere. aff'unicini t heir . ta , 7 the f undrsognted St l c ofr s, ii and for the n qa t New t ta of Louisian, do usa , - thf Mboe and forter an -l - ation of the Coctle er t S.bet fllor by thma y - . trheo cei opy. EDWARD e. ITa1,1 :aer. -, In an. d fort-1 h-1 e.