The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-05-31
or INCORPORATION

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*, Civ Of New Orleans .'..-...,.- G4,h1
st sos 49, Of April, n the year OF on
b. q DC No. aLo"l,.,rd nine hundred ana sew.
ri '1 ':,, 1O- nd Of the independence o.
sr.1 w ss,,,ss o; America, the one nun
= Val. t so.ty.frs;; before me, CAa'!Se y
&C ina ~ n,blic duly commissioner anu
irt no'A., Tar the parish OF orleans.
ElAael T.-,sis1a. and in the presence o.
sst u t's' 'Slsre,uafter named and uAlTF.
= s'a s.,so,,ny came and appeared ,t9
d,- E.Los, names are heTeunt0
80 Who declared: 49, g.,e-ai
-. sealing themselves OF INC So.
~, :, Sat. OF Louisiana IN sNCA
"A o-oyided, and more paTnC =
y III Of the General A''e'"C ,l -
=, Il louisiana for the yea .,-,,,sd
:. ,,y.rsn,ed and agreed ana cav 10 -
y s S.'.;,s5 and do by these presents t1tI'
-. themselves. as well as suC'
~ become associated Win t'ei''
- constitute a corporation and oDus
law for the objects and purpose
= ,s5,r the s,ipulstI0ns toAo"i"s' ~
e.. I-Tb. name Of this corporation
"a = D Merciers Sons, Inc. 8, -,
-. U-This corporation sha4 eN''s
.-;,v succession for the full term, o.
.-,,.ss. wears from the date hereot, uN.I
-, hssoiyed in accordance Win INC P'0
r,sss Of this act. .-.s <,~
~ his corporation is organized anu ~
| rsu- Of the business 10 be cafEIeu o'
4 I, hereby declared to be: =. .,-,,,r.
| I, Iucuire all the interest OF 'he "a e..
~ IA the clothing business and e.
-, row being conducted under INC
=. = n Nerciers Sons IN the Ci'y u
ys Orleans :I L,,s;-sss.
:; s.,,-.ilv "a carry OF a general me-
snSs,. DIV goods and clothing business
- xAo,ssal. and retail, and carry on =
| tnrneni store business. -. .L:- -,r.
~, V.-The capital stock OF thlS 81
,-,s5n dali be ninety-twO thousand ~
= snm0O. which may be increased -
4, huadred and thirty-eight thouSa"u u''
lsss vine capital stock as presently
a.rivted shall consist OF nine hundreu GU
ra,y shares OF the par value OF one
ri 3alars each. Stock may be psla Loi -
.n.y IN services duly rendered 70 tae ~.
rrsa Or in property transferred !"
a11rston ,.,,
L ,.ast.r Of stock shall be binding upon
u Drpora,ion unless and until made upon
\ b,ois Of the corporation; and, no STOCK
Scr hal have the right to sell or dispose
I Ii s,ock. otherwise than by dona!loH'
nI,u and until the same shall have oeen
dad % ne board Of directors OF TINS COZ.
uatcn, through its secretary, al the mar =
RR Or AZ price not in excess OF ~
Nj value Of said stock on the date OIL suCn
DR. and the said board of directors saa''
I'VE thirty days from the date the one
md, 70 accept said offer, and to this eR
nj al stock issued by this corpoEA''o"
cal Dc non-negotiable.
kHiele VL-The domicile OF tins CoIPoL1
IN shall be in the city OF New Orleahs
sss Of louisiana. where all meetings o
4, s,ockAOlders must be held. provided tina
I'd he written consent Of all the directors
uit meetings Of the board OF directors ma!
held elsewhere than at its domcile. q,
Araele Vll.-Service Of legal process shA'
made upon the vice president and N III
sisact on the secretary treasurer.
haele Vlll-An the corporate powers
~ corporation shall be exercised by an
y hereby vested in its board OF directors
saeA shall consist of not less than hvc no
ar thaa ten directors who shall be electe
esually BY and from the stockholders o
y nfd Wednesday OF January OF each yeai
= sneh tine the stockholders shall decid
z ,unber Of directors to be elected.
ne INST board of directors shall be com
tsd Of the following named eight person:
~ bur Of whom shall constitute a quoru'
ne transaction Of corporate business
ny shall serve until the next annual NEE
90 the stockholders in January, 1918, an
neir successors are elected and qua
w: Anselme X. MERCER, whose pos
S address is New York. y Y; Anselr1
OeSuys, whose post-office address IS Ne
aas la; Andrew Hyues, whose pos
- address IS go Music St, New ~
= IA; Robert Upshur. whose postottlc
,iS 70 0l Dauphine St, New Orlean
nester MERCER, whose pos,-ofice aC
a Dauphine ST., New Orleans. La
y Downing. whose post-othce add-es
"a baronne St, New Orleans. La;
1 Saacler, whose post-office address
aS 81, New Orleans, La; and He,
M Gefssn, whose post-ofice address
sass 81, New Orleans, La; wit
sss K Mercier as president; Auselm
Gsuys as vice-president and gener.
stasarer ny
1. N 0-This corporation shall have a
s,sn enumerated and granted 70 Co
,rssi .Ds = IN Act No. 20 Of the General A
p.- the State OF Louisiana for II
~ and il shall have power 10 81
aed; to make and use commo
srr,. after the same at pleasure;
~. p'eperty by grant, gift. purchasD
IN ~. oequsst and to hold, lease. NOR
s,.se and otherwise dispose Of SAINT
ksi,,,, y saca officers and agents as Il
= & 80. me corporation may require an
~ 49, compensation; 10 make bylaw
q s a. with law, fixing and slte
sra,s.. engagement o. its property. Il
& rs-ane government of its affairs ar
"a 80 o. the eertihcation and registrt
aeE sock; to wind up and dissol,
saa,.." @ wound up and dissolved
en VIM law; to conduct busine
- ne Territories ana nc.s...;on. 81 4
s, ssaies and in foreign countries:
esse y other corporations and to {
~ I'M steek for stock in other corpor
W watch Corporate powers a