The herald., 1917-06-14
.cT or INCORPORATION

RAD States OF AmcIiCa' S'S'N -
laea CIV Of New Orleans. ,,,
ana W that on this fourteenth Q4th)
X a. -Donth OF April, in the year OF our
~ - ,bousaud nine hundred ana sew:
Ea 'S nom and Of the independence OF
t'i,a States OF America, the one nun
49, for,y.hrst; before me, Char.eS };
sa ,o,,ry public duly commissioned ana
wv. I, and Tor the parish OF orleans.
~ Iouisiana, and IN the. presence Oh
:. .;,,,,ses hereinafter named ana IhaTt
- oersonally came and appeared lne
- whose names are heseuH''
80. who declared Z - ,.,.-,I
la -. Stat, Of Louisiana IN such cases
"a crowded. and more particularly OF
~ ~ x5 Al the General Assembly OF the
s ~ y louisiana for the year 1914, taey
-. ,.,,nanted and agreed and have iothed
~ .-s,nired and do by these presents lolth
- ssS,ni,, themselves, as well as suCh
-, - nav become associated with theil,
= "A constitute a corporation ana oouy
-. IA law for the objects ana purposes
y uuder the stipula;lons fo!!o"ins'
l.;,l, The name OF TINS corPo'a''O"
.sT 1. D. Mercier's Sons, Inc. =,
80, II-This corporation shan eS'st
I. ..;ox succession for the full term OIL
1880. wears from the date hereof, uhIess
-, disscIyed in accordance with the P''
'I 49,, III-The objects and purposes Tor
"a ,h;s CORPORATION IS organized ana tAe
,,,.-, a the business 10 be carried on "
+ r, hereby declared to be:
7, ,rouire all the interest OF the co.On
"a n and 10 the clothing business anu
zSE,hn,at now being conducted unSe az
~, AZ D. Merciers Sons IN the lily u
yv Orleans ., ..;,.ss
"a s,,,rally 10 carry on a general het
s.sist. ary goods and clothing business
"A xhoesale and retail, and carry o"
hur.nent store business.
Lt;cie V.-The capital stock OF tn!S 81
,r1toa shall be ninetyt~o thousand oo',
&, tSamO), which may be increased ~
% hundred and thirty eight thousand u'''
a. HiN,0oO).
uus,itu,ed shall consist OF nine hundred anu
y,s,y shzre, of the par value OF one nun
ts iylsrs each. Stock may be PAID LOT "
psuty. IN services duly rendered 10 the cor
ssasa. or in property transferred to me
17orltion- ,.,
No transfer Of stock shall be binding upon
A, orrporat;ou unless and until made upon
I. books OF the corporation; and, no STOCK
nid,f shall have the right TO sell or oSPoSe
4 his stock, otherwise than by donaLIou
Eless and until the same shall nave oeeu
dert to the board OF directors OF TINS Got
prz,ioa, through its secretary, al the MARIE
AN. ar Al A price not in excess OF the
Ssk vain, Of said stock on the date OF sucr
ter and the said board of directors snai
n,. dirty DAYS from the date the one
9 nade 10 accept said offer, and to TINS eh
s-i all stock issued by this corporation
nal be ron-negotiable.
Article VI.-The domicile OF this corpora
s,a shall be in the city OF New Orleans
Nsi. Of louisiana, where all meetings o
ne stockholders must be held, provided ina
III The written consent OF all the directors
mid neetings OF the board OF DIRECTORS ma!
x he'd elsewhere than al its domIcile. q,
Article vIL-Service of legal process sinai
3 made upon the vice-president and IN nj
essence on the secretary -treasur
Article Vlll-All the corporate powers
as corporation shall be exercised oy an
~ hereby vested in its board OF directors
sneh shall ecnsis. of not less than hve no
M. Aan ten directors who shall be eiecte
ssaaally BY and from the stockholders o
al-d Wednesday of January OF each yea
saieh time the stockholders shall decio
A nsneef Of directors to be elected.
he krs, board of directors shall be con
eed Of the following named eight persons
ny bar Of whom shall constitute a quorui
ae transaction Of corporate bushes:
~ .asil serve until the next annual NEE
80 the stockholders in January, 1918, an
III her SUCCESSORS are elected and qua
- w: Anselme X. MERCER, whose pos
~ ADDRESS is New York. y. Y; Anse IN
ueSuys, whose post-office address IS Ne
aesss. La; Andrew Hyues. whose pos
ne address is go Music St, New o
- - Ia; Robert Upshur, whose postoth'
is 1l Dauphine St, New Orlean
tnester MERCER, whose post office a
- M Dauphine ST., New Orleans, La
J. Downing. whose post-office adore
WI baronne St, New Orleans, La;
M. saucier, whose post-ofice address
-, ehet ST, New Orleans, La; and He
b. Ierken, whose post-ofhce address
nuSs St, New Orleans, La; wi
M n MERCER as president; Anseln
Doys As yice-president and gener
s.ssssf; and Andrew Hyres as secretar
4. aee l&-This corporation shall have q
sees enumerated and granted 10 CO
s- sSIioas IN Act No. % Of the General A
,.,- 80, the State Of Louisiana for q
~ and it shall have power TO 81
", sued; TO make and use a commt
am. after the same al pleasure;
srIs. prvperty by grant, gift, purchas
Al eaAh " lN4ls AE AsCs WIZ
pledse and otherwise dispose Of sam
S,,;s,'n such officers and agents as 4
~, the corporation may require al
n ;,.i compensation; 10 make bylaw
N 1 u. with law, fixing and slte
erl,,s.- engagement OF its property, q
q and government Of its affairs al
Ssr - =. OF the certihcation and resistr
aea !" stock; to wind up and dissol'
seos,,.. @ wound up and dissolved
nA, q With law; to conduct busine
IN Su,e. other States, the Federal Di
rlsa Territories and possessions of L
"a 80. Ssta'es and in foreign countries:
azsv, =; N ether corporations and to {
ss: IN sioek for stock in other corpor
~, s ct which Corporate powers a
= MA sd IN and are to be exercised
xue,S.s ms act Of incorporation n
Md asl OF the corporation may be d
- ~, as rs Affairs liquidated in the ma
Ane1Ais y Act No. % OF the Gene
" the State of Louisiana tor /