The herald., 1917-06-07
lcr OF INCORPORATION

OF d. MERClEkS suns I'M.
r-,,d States Of America, State oil LouiSI-
~, CITY Of New Orleans.
u h known, that on this fourteenth C4th)
A. a the month of April, in the year OF our
"a ane thousand nine hundred and sew
80 1sID. and Of the independence OF
:. LATED States of America, the one hun
- and forty-hrst; before me, Charles }:
~, notary public duly commissioner and
.-.iS,d in and for the parish OF Orleans,
S,,, a louisiana, and in the presence oil
4, xituesses hereinafter named and under
s,u.d personally came and appeared the
,rnns whose names are hereunto SUD
xrbed, who declared:
N, ayailing themselves OF the genera!
H., a the State of Louisiana in such cases
-. and provided, and more particularly OF
4, N M Of the General Assembly OF the
I a., AZ louisiana for the year 1919, they
iv, eoyenanted and agreed and have formed
"A orvanized and do by these presents form
4 ~ organize themselves, as well as such
.s,x q NAV become associated with them
az and constitute a corporation ana oouy
rGts in law for the objects and purposes
"a under the stpulations following 10
W: ..;,-,
Artcle 1.-The name OF this corporation
III Be D. Mercier's Sons, Inc. =,
And. I.-This corporation shall exist
1 "a ,nioy succession for the full term OF
,,,,.,. rne years from the date hereof, unless
,pu.r dissolved in accordance with the pro
sspas Of this act.
Arrl. III.-The objects aRd purposes for
ssd this corporation is organized ana tAe
mn, Of the business TO be carried on oy
d u. hereby declared to be:
70 acquire all the interest OF the co-o"n-
n in and to the clothing business ana es'
attainment now being conducted under the
me Of D. Mercier's Sons in the City OF
kx Orleans
u esrtinue the operation of said business;
nd generally to carry on general mer-
candse, dry goods and clothing business,
kA wholesale and retail, and carry on
tgNrinent store business.
Ariele IV.-The capital stock OF this cor
rztiOa shall be ninety-two thousand Dol
la tS2mO0), which may be increased 70
ne hundred and thirty-eight thousand DOL
IN 4lH,mOO).
Article v.-The capital stock as presently
instituted shall consist of nine hundred and
ner;y shares Of the par value OF one hun
trt dcllars each Stock may be paid tor IN
rssy, in services duly rendered to the cor
frn0a. OF in property transferred to the
aYsr,tion.
" transfer Of stock shall be binding upon
"a corporation unless and until made upon
y books OF the corporation; and, no STOCK
sasr shall have the right to sell or dispose
BIS stock, otherwise than by donation,
rkss and until the same shall have been
re'ed to the board of directors of this cor
ptton, through its secretary, At the market
NR OF Of price not in excess OF the
kst raise Of said stock on the date OF SUCH
Hr; and the said board of directors shall
I'VE thirty days from the date the offer
nadt to accept said offer, and to this ex-
al stock issued by this corporation
nh oe unacceptable.
hueie W.-The domicile Of this corpora
~ saall be in the city OF New Orleans,
~ Of louisiana, where all meetings OF
Hoekholders must be held, provided that
" NE written consent OF all the directors
~ meetings OF the board OF directors may
20 elsewhere than al its domicile.
e NL-Service Of legal process shall
1oe upon the ce-president and IN his
aSaee on the secretary treasurer.
Mnae Vlll.-All the corporate powers OF
0pofasion shall be exercised by and
srsy vested in its board of directors,
- mall consist of not less than fve nor
man ten directors who shall be elected
4. ay 6y and from the stockholders on
nrd Wednesday OF January of each year,
snes time the stockholders shall decide
noer Of directors to be elected.
- nlst board Of directors shall be COM
.. me following named eight persons,
var Of whom shall constitute a quorum
q, transaction Of corporate business
= nan serve until the next annual meet
~ ,s ae stockholders in January, 1918, and
/ ~ az H successors are elected and quail
=, ~, ~: Anselme X. MERCER, whose post
heeueS Is New York, y. Y: Anselme
4.ays, whose post-ofice address is New
~ IA; Andrew Hynes, whose post
II j.. ,adress is go Music St, New Or
49,. ~ Robert Upshur, whose postoffice
a. wi Dauphine St, New Orleans,
q. !. ~ = Mereier, whose post-ofice ad-
jsrA Dauphine ST., New Orleans, La.
m Downing, whose post-office address
6s,r, soelonne St, New Orleans, La; J.
n is;.. y whose post-ofice address is
IA 81, New Orleans, La; and Her
y n,s.s whose post-office address is
lneIns = q, New Orleans, La; with
np,,- MERCER as president; Anselme
sH.s.Vs as viee-president and general
hznr,. snd Andrew Hynes as secretary
4 rs.. .A-Ihis corporation shall have all
es,csss !, enumerated and granted TO cor
Nroly a - aet No. & Of the General As
NJ ia. ne State Of Louisiana for the
- e,.s a II shall have power TO sue
~ s,d ~ 70 make and use a common
8ee p-n,.e. tne same at pleasure: 10
+ 10 q 1884, oy grant, gift, purchase,
Il ~ pled,. sueS and TO hold, lease, mort
: ppsiss and Otherwise dispose Of same;
sen a - othcers and agents as the
h de-, ne corporation may require and
| = ispps,,sm superstition; 10 make bylaws,
IL nm. with law, fixing and alter
atm ,nSnent OF Its property. the
= H,rpe, - government Of its affairs and
;,s ne eertihcstion and registra-
1. to wind up and dissolve
ha< -, wound up and dissolved in
4 - Sal. Jaw; to conduct business
u s.ner States, the Federal Dis.
- &a,ss torres and possessions of the
NJ 3 an. sad in foreign countries; to
- y 49, osr corporations and to ex-
q 4 stock in other corpora
en Corporate powers are