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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-10

FOR SALE-One 20x24x131zx2O-inch Nor walk compressor; one l3xl2-inch Bail engine; one 15x14-inch Ball engine; one 2ox4s-inch Corliss engine; one lsxl6-inch center-crank slide valve engine: one 12Ax15-inch hoissing engine. double drums 54-inch diameter; one 7xI0-ineh D. CD. D. hoisting engine and boiler. three 5xS-inch double drum hoisting en- zines and boilers; one 64x10-inch double drum hoisting engine and boiler: one Deane F and 20x101Ax12-inch duplex pis- ton pattern pump; one 26-inch by 14-ft. lathe; one 20-inch by loft lathe: one 1S-inch. by S-ft. lathe; one Hin. by eft. lathe; one 30-horsepower traction en- zine; one No. B. Koehring cement mixer; one 70. B. Koehring cement mixer; one No. Smith mixer, with gas- oine engine: one No. 1 Smith mixer with boiler and engine; two 125-horse- power hor tub. boilers; two 11O-horse- power hor. tub boilers; two 100-horse- power hor. tub boilers; one 90-horse- power portable boiler on skids; three Berlin planers and matchers, 4x9-in one Mississippi planer and matchers. 4x14-in. Charles T. Lehman. Birming- ham. Ala 5-21-tf-su FOR SALE-1000 bushels Bermuda grass roots, s1 per bushel, 6 bush els for s5. Now is best time to pant Paul Hoffman, Waverly. Ala.
 3-S-4t-su FOR SABE-One certificate in the Stand ard Home Co.,, on which 55 payments have been made; 16 shares of stock in Southern States Fire and Casualty In suranee Go. R. W. Jennings, West Point. Ga. S-3-3t-su
 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. FOR SALE OR RENT-Hoisting engines with or without boilers, concrete mixers, oi r0t rrpS qhla hoilprS Charles T. Lehman, 1923 Powell avenue, Birmingham, Ala. Both phones, main S65. 2-1S-su-wd-tf SAFES and vault doors. 40 per cent dis count for the next 30 days; prices $25 up; drop card and the representative will call. Chas. M. Jett, General De- livery. 3-6-St-we-thu-su FOR SALE-1705 9th ave, 50x100: 5 room cottage rents s30; reasonable terms. l.. G. Petty,ohn, 1702 9th ave.
 s50OO-s2OO cash, balance $35 monthly, buys new and strictly modern 6 room bunga- low: well located on South Highlands; has hardwood floors throughout: beauti- full chandeliers and wall paper; mrrored doors. furnace, cemented basement. Dem ton-Williams Realty Co.,, 401-6 Empire Bldg. Main 2S5, Peoples 961.
 S-3-3t-su-tu-th FOR ENHANCES acres between Idle wild and West End will exchange for South Highland home and pay cash diff ference. Mlnse, 2113 1st ave.
 $3750-SOUTH HIGHLAND COTTAGE. Six rooms, walking distance, convenient to cars; lot 70X10O; a bargain: $250 cash, balance $25 per month.
 JEMISON R. E. S I. CO.,. 211 N. 20th St. $2150-49th street, near 2d avenue, , room cottage, lot 50x140; no mort gage to assume; biggest bargain in Woodlawn. Bender S Varley, Cham Der Commerce Bldg.
 WE buy and sell high class securities, stocks and bonds; outright or on com mission; finance propositions of merit, and negotiate mortgage and collateral loans
 MDAVID, MEYER. GOLDMAN &
 TERRY,
 2109 First Ave.
 4,,4 II,
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FOR SALE-1O00 bushels Bermuda grass roots, s1 per bushel, bush els for s5. Now is best time to pant Pa1l Hoffman, Waverly, Ala
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NICE modern bungalow in Country club district: absolutely new, ready to oc- cupy: lot 50x175; easy payments; come in, we will make terms to suit you; pay ments like rent. Stret Realty Co. Bell
 phone 71S Farley Bldg. 3-9-tf
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s275O-s ROOM COTTAGE

S2750-6 ROOM COTTAGE
 On lot 100 front by 1s0 deep. on corner. we'll shaded. pretty lawn. excellent neighborhood. one block from car line. on paved street; this place has all con- veniences is nicely papered and other wise very attractive; easily worth s70 more than is asked; s500 cash, balance easy cThis is pickup.
 HENSON R. E. & I. CO, 211 N. 10th St. FOR SALE-Corner lot in business sec tion, $S0,000 H. l.. Rains Realty Co.,, No. 2127 Sd avenue. 3-10-5t FOR SALE-Two beautiful adjoining lots at East Lake; house on one lot, will sell cheap. Apply Edwin Weaver, 2012 3d avenue, Birmingham. FOR SALES room house, Fountain Heights; all modern conveniences. nice shade trees, nicely screened; price and terms to suits purchaser Geo. A. Gib- son, SS3 First National Bank Bldg $100 cash. 920 per month, 6 room house, modern, lot 50x150, all improvements in and paid for. faces south. Tusca- loosa avenue, West End. James B. Drake. 325 North 18th.
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FOR SALE-One certificate in the Stand ard Home Co.,, on which 55 payments have been made; 16 shares of stock in
 Southern states Fire and Casualty In- suranee Go. R. w. Jennings. West
 Point. Ga. 3-3-3t-su
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Boyles-Two choice lots at Boyles, one block from car line, three blocks from
 l.. X N. shops; $350 each on easy terms.
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HEIRS wanted at once 5O.0Oo estates seeking claimants. You may be one. Facts in booklet 1. Send stamp. Inter national Claim Agency. Pittsburg. Pa.
 3-6-l0-13-f7-2t-3l
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
 FOR SALE OR RENT-Hoisting engines with or without boilers, concrete mixers, air compressors, pumps, portable boilers. Charles T. Lehman, 1923 Powell avenue, Birmingham, Ala. Both phones, main S65 2-1S-su-wd-tf If
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s50oo will buy the best manufacturing site in Birmingham; over three acres; half block from car line access to three rail- roads; 300 feet railroad frontage; 70 blocks from Terminal station.
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$150 CASH,

BALANCE $15 MORE THAN RENT. Buys you swell, room bungalow on lot 50xls0 in the best part ef West End. New house, is complete in every re- spect: built of the best material; fine plumbing, pretty mantels and chande- Hers. In fact, you would not build a
 better or prettier home. Just come and
 let me show you what good home you can get by paying about $15 a month more rent. This is too good a propo- sition to last. Geo. O. Mabry, 2106 1st ave Both phones 2572.
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MARRY-Hundreds of wealthy members wishing to marry soon: description free. Reliable Club, Mrs. Wrubel. Dept. 2. Box 26 Oakland Cal.
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FOR SALE to home builder. Owner of high class, close in suburban divi- sion will sell to party who will buiu a home in keeping with surroundings a choice of % lots at about half price
 to desirable party. Address F-4S, care Age-uerald
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.ONE CENT A WORD

RATES--One cent word n day; no ad.
 taken for less than 25c for first inser-
 ton. Cash must accompany order.
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Remington No. 10. Used only short while. in good condition. Will sell at a bar gain and can arrange terms with re- sponsible party. Address A-106, care Aqe-Jarald
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-02-15
AMENDMENT TO
CHARTER
of LIE NEW ORLEANS, SOUTHERN &
"hAND ISLE RAILWAY COMPANY -
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE
QF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF OR.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE
Vr LOUISIANA. PARISH OF OR
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be 1t known, that on this fiftean+b aor
OF January. In the year of our Lord ons
thousand nine hundred and twelve and ~
the Independence of the United States ~
america the one hundred and thirty.sixth
~! 1eioIe me, Arthur b. Leopold a notary pub,
nc duly commissioned and oualified n an
Tor the parish Of Orleans. and therein resid,
ny, ana In the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned nerson.
any ~ came and appeared, Otto T. Maier and
r. howard McCaleb, In their respective 90.
paulotes as ylce-president and chairman, and
secretary respectively, Of the New Orlea ne
southern x Grand Isle Railway Comnanv q
corporation Instituted according TO the ia,vs
oi thls state by an act before me- notary ON
me nrst day OF February, 1911, duly record.
esu IN me mortgage Office Of this parish In
declared, that at special meeting Of tbe
Stockholders OF said company held on IN.
5Uth day OF December. 1911, after due poti6-
catlon sent each stakeholder as required nv
tne cnarter, and there being the legal repre-
sentation at said meeting REQUIRED nv 60 IA
charter, the following amendments n thu
charter were legally made, to-wit: That Ar
ucle l OF said charter be and the same wa
ssmended and re-enacted so as to read as
ARTICLE I.
The name Of this corporation shall no tho
NEW ORLEANS SOUTHERN a GRISD
Isle RAILWAY COMPANY, and under its
corporate name 1t shall exist and have snc
e eesns Tor a period Of ninety-nine (99)
and exercise for the purpose of its business
ali tne powers, rights and privileges CON
ierred by law on similar corpora atoms and
IL snaii De and Is further authorized and
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-02-15
ARTICLE THIRD.


This corporation shall have power to buy
and sell, in wholesale or retail quantities,
liquors. wines, whistles, brandies, cordlals,
beer, ale, stout, mineral waters, natural or
artificial, or Otner alcoholic or non-alcohollc
products or compounds, except drugs, to
own, acquire by purchase or lease all Such
beer, ale, stout, mineral waters, natural or
phernalia that may be incidental to their
said business to own and operate all such
wine stores. warehouses, depots or offices as
may be needful in their purposes or BUSH
ness incidental or necessary thereto, to own,
operate conduct or manage such saloons,
bar-rooms or mail order house or houses in
the city of New Orleans or elsewhere as
may be needful, to borrow money and 10
issue notes, cheques, drafts, bills of lading
or warehouse receipts incidental to said bus
mess and generally to do a general whole
sale or retail liquor and tobacco business
or either at will, to have a corporate seal
and the same to alter or break at will, to
appoint all officers, agents, clerks, managers,
or statesmen that may be needed and to nx
their compensation and the same TO dis
charge at pleasure.
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ARTICLE ".

The corporate powers Of this body which
are hereby vested in the stockholders, shall
be delegated by the stockholders and vested
dent and secretary; the president shall be
the general business manager and treasurer /;
and he. with the yice-president and secretary,
snail exercise all such powers and perform
such duties which shall be provided for and
specified by the bylaws; which by laws shall
De adopted and provided at the time Of the
signing Of this act, or as soon thereafter as
practicable, by majority vote of all the
stock issued or subscribed for. and same
may be altered or amended at any regular
or called meeting Of the stockholders by the
afhrmatiye vote of all the stock issued as
recorded on the books of the body.
The first officers shall be SCHUYLER r.
Coleman, president; Dave v. Johnston, vice
president, and Louis LeSassier, secretary.
who shall exercise all the powers and per-
form all the duties of said Offices respect
lively until their successors shall be elected
and take office.
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ARTICLE FIRST.

This corporation shall be styled the Hill
LER-ABRAHAM LIQUOR COMPANY, LIN
TIED, and in said corporate name shall have
rover to do business, to buy and sell mer-
chandse, such as liquors, cigars and tobacco,
in wholesale or in retail quantities, TO make
all necessary contracts in reference TO SAID
business or Incidental thereto, TO establish
stores, warehouses and depots for offices in
the state OF Louisiana or elsewhere for the
purpose OF conducting their business. 10
operate one or more saloons or bar-rooms In
their said business in the city of New Or
leans or elsewhere in the state or Louisiana,
to contract in the corporate name, TO borrow
money, to execute notes, drafts or cheques
and to execute acts of pledge or mortgage
as may be needful, TO purchase, own or
lease by the month their saloon or bar room
building. or to build, own or acquire such
real estate or buildings thereon as may be
needful or incidental to said business and
shall have and enjoy corporate existence,
with the right to sue and be sued In the
corporate name for the full term of ninety
nine 500 years from the date Of this act
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ARTICLE SECOND.

Citation and all other legal process shall
be served on the president Of this corpora
ton or, in his absence, on the secretary
treasurer. and the dOmicile OF said corpora
ton is hereby declared and established TO
be in the city of New Orleans.
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the stock book Of the corporation and other
wise according to Act $50 of 1910 1t may
begin business as soon as the full amount
ofsits capital stock Is subscribed for
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ARTICLE EIGHTH.

| NO stockhoider OF said corporation shall
ever be held liable or responsible for the
any further sum than the unpaid balance
due the company on the shares owned By
him, nor shall any mere infOrmality in or
ganization have the effect of rendering this
charter null or OF exposing any stakeholder
to any liability beyond the amount of his
| stock.
Thus done and signed at New Orleans
Louisiana, this 10th day of January 1912, In
The presence Of Girault Farrar and Anna
=. Carey, competent witnesses, who sign
said subscribers after due reading of the
whole.
Original signed) Names Of signers and
subscription TO stock. witnesses Girault
FArrar, A. E. Carey.
BERNARD TITCHE,
Notary Public
|. L, 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
Hiller-Abraham Liquor Co., Ltd, was this
day duly recorded in my office in book 1851,
New Orleans, Jany. 18th, 1912
CSigned) EMILE LEONARD, d. R.
]. the undersigned notary, hereby certify
that the foregoing Is a true and correct COPY
OF the original charter Of the Hitler Abraham
Liquor Company, Ltd, except names of sub
scribers and amount Of subscriptions, exc
cuted before me on the 10th OF January
1912, together with the certificate of the
recorder of mortgages thereto attached on
file and Of record In my Office
In faith whereof / have hereunto set my
1912.
BERNARD TITcHE,
jan Is feb Is % 20 1912 ''
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ARTICLE ii.
ARTICLE III.

The capital stock OF this corpora ton shall
be the sum Of three thousand dollars. divid-
ed into thirty shares OF one hundred dol
lars each, said shares to be paid for in cash.
or property, real or personal, rights or cred
its, at not less than its fair or market val
ne. which shall be agreed upon by the stock
subscribers before any certificate OF stock
shall issue, and no transfer of any share of
said stock shall be made or have effect
against this corporation until recorded in
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CHARTER
OF THE LLER-ABRAHAM LIQUOR
COMPANY, LIMITED.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF Or
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

Be it known and remembered, that on
this tenth day Of January, 1912, before me,
Bernard Ttche, notary public in ana Tor
the parish OF Orleans, duly commissioned
and sworn and in the presence or the under
signed competent resident witnesses, per
sonally came and appeared lsidore Hitler,
Louis Abraham and Dominic j. Tortorlch,
all residents OF the parish OF Orleans, state
Of louisiana personally known TO me, ana
whose genuine signatures are respectively
hereuntO signed, who jointly and seVerally
declared that availing themselves or the
constitution and laws OF the state OF Loulsi-
ana and especially of the provisions OF Act
No 80, of the General Assembly of LOuisi-l
ana OF 1855 and Act No. 7S OF 1904, or SAID
General Assembly, they had mutually coven-
anted and agreed and bound themselves,
their heirs, executors and assigns, to and
with each other and to and with such other
persons as may hereafter become associates
herein as stockholders, to unite together and
to form corporation for the purposes and
objects and with the corporate powers and
under the corporate name as follows, TO-
~Fs
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:, l, the undersigned Recorder of Mortga ges.
louisiana, do hereby certify that the aboya
ana foregoing act sof Incorporation Of The
Acme Sand and Gravel Company, ltd, was
INF day duly recorded in my Office in book
!Usi, follo o5I. New Orleans. January 90
1917. EMILE LEONARD, ID. R.
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CHARTER
ACME SAND AND GRAVEL COMPANY,
LIMITED.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF OF

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
LEANS.
Be Il known, that, on this 22nd day OF
January, 1912, before me, Charles i. Dene
chaud, a, Notary Public, duly qualified in
and for the Parish OF Orleans, State of Lou
isiana, therein residing, and In the presence
of the hereinafter named and undersigned
witnesses, personally came and appeared the
persons whose names are bereunto sub
scrIbed. all residents of said parish and OF
lawful age, who severally declared that,
ayailing themselves OF the provisions OF the
1t No. IS of the year 1904 OF the General
emily OF this State, as well as the gen
laws of this State relating to private
business corporations their organization
md government, they hereby form and con-
with the powers hereinafter set forth and
which shall constitute its charter.
ARTICLE /.
The name OF this corporation shall be the
'iAcme Sand and Gravel Company (LIim-
ited)," with power of succession under such
corporate name for twenty-five years from
date hereof, and its domicile and principal
Office shall be in the City OF New Orleans.
Ii shall have power to contract, sue and
be sued In Its corporate name; to make and
use corporate seal, TO hold, lease, hypoth-
ecate, purchase and convey, under its cor.
porate name, ZEAL and personal property !:
and to make and establish such bylaws and
delegate such authority as II may deem nee
essary for its purposes. Citations and other
process shall be served upon the president,
or In his absence or disability, upon such
other officer performing his duties.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes OF this corpor.
alton and Its powers are, to mine, buy, sell,
lease, deal In, prepare for market, and trans
port, by land or water, sand and gravel
within the United States; TO manufacture
and prepare sand and gravel separately
or combined, or In conjunction with other
minerals or materials, into products for
use In the construction and repair OF build
ings. bridges, dams, reservoirs, or other
structural works; TO make all contracts for
the construction, repair or destruction OF
such structures or works, wherein sand,
gravel or the manufactured products Of the
corporation may be or have been req Tired or
used; to construct and operate railway spurs
and tracks and barges and other water craft
over nayigable waters necessary for trans
portation In the conduct OF its business and
to provide and operate all needed equip
ments for such transportation.
ARTICLE III.
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ARTICLE III.

The objects and purposes for which this
corporation Is organized and the nature OF
the business TO be carried on by IL are
hereby declared to be as follows: To own.
hlre and operate steam and sailing vessels
or domestic ports 10 carry freight and pas
sengers; TO lease and charter said vessels to
others. and TO carry on any and all business
incidental to the operation OF steamship
lines to domestic and foreign ports.
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hereby certify the above and forapoiny
70 be true and correct copy of the orig.
maj act OF Incorporation of the Acme SAND
a .i uravei company, Limited, together with
office. VI Nie III my
In faith whereof set nv Official hand
ana seal this 26th day OF January, 1912
CHAS. I. DENECHATD
Feb Is % 20 March 'ary ruoiic'
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ARTICLE II.

The domicile Of this corporation shall be
in the City OF New Orleans. State OF Louis
lana all citations and other legal process
shall be served upon the president. and in
the absence OF the president. upon the vice
president, and in the absence OF both OF
these. upon the secretary treasurer Of said
corporation.
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ARTICLE ".

The capital stock Of this corporation is
hereby fixed at the sum OF three thousand
dollars (S3,O0Ol. to be divided into thirty
900 shares Of the par value OF one hundred
dollars t$lOOl each, payable in cash or its
equivalent; this corporation to become a
going concern as soon thirty 800 shares
OF stock shall have been subscribed for and
paid in.
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ARTICLE VII. =

No stakeholder shall ever be held liable
or responsible for the contracts or faults OF
ms corporation In any further sum than
the unpaid balance due TO the cornora ton
on the shares owned by him nor shall any
mere informallty in organization have the
eneet OF rendering this Garter null or OF
exposing a stakeholder to any liahiIitv no
yond the amount Of his stock.
In lieu Of formal subscription list the
suOScrlDers nave written opposite their sew
eral names the number of shares ~ stool
subscribed for by them. ON-
Thus done and passed in my Offices. in
the E1ty OF New Orleans, Louisiana. this
twenty-second day Of January. 1912 in tbs
presence of William p. Huey and i r
rlerson, competent witnesses, who have sub.
scriDed their names hereto, together with
appearers and me, the Notary. after due
reading. uue
,(original Signed S. B. Coleman. d V.
Huey, ]. +. Pierson. W.
CHAS. |. DENBCHAUD.
Notary Pubic
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ARTICLE FOURTH.

All Of the powers of this corporation shall
be and are hereby vested in a board of three
directors who shall hold Office for one year
and who shall serve until their respective
successors are elected by ballot at the an
nual stockholders meeting and indicted into
office. Said board shall consist of three
stockholders, one of whom shall be presi-
dent, the other vice-presideht and the third
secretary and treasurer. The first board
shall be the following, to-wit Isidore Hitler,
president; Dominic J. Tortorich, yice-presi-
dent, and Louis Abrahm, secretary-treasurer.
Said board shall have power to adopt by
laws to govern said corporation and to nix
the compensation of each executive officer
and OF all employees by the month, week,
day or year. The president shall be the
general executive officer, and In his absence
the vice-president shall preside at board
meetings or stockholders meetings. The
board shall meet at such times and places
in the city Of New Orleans as may be de-
termined by said board hereafter. The
stockholders shall hold an annual meeting
once each year on the first Monday In Janu-
airy. A quorum of said board shall consist
Of three members. In case of sickness, abb
sence from the city Of New Orleans or other
inability to be present, any member of the
board can with the assent of the other two
members Of the board, give his proxy to at
tend a board meeting as well as a stock
holders meeting, said proxy having full
power to act for and in behalf Of said man.
datary,