The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-05-24
Art OF INCORPORATION

VI " .; America, State OF Lousi-
,ra City OF New orleans .., ,,,.t,
an. 80, that on this fourteenth ll4th)
=, month Of April, IN the year OF onF
~, onr thousand nine hundred anu SeH
-, 0olD, and Of the independents Vi
4. ITn;ted States OF America the ohe nun
- forty.hrst: before me, Char!es },
- ~, notary public duly commissioner and
80 IN and for the parish OF orleans:
-. - louisiana, and in the presence OF
s@s .a.ss,s hereinafter named and under
- o.rsonaIly came and appeared the
,',ssrs whose names are heTeunto SUI
rid who declared: -,r
TS,t ayailing themselves Of inc seLet q.
-, :. n, State Of Louisiana IN Such cases
-. I'd crowded, and more particularly OF
~ n. nj AZ the General Assembly OF the
g., !. louisiana for the year lSI|, thcy
~. ,ov.nanted and agreed and have formed
ID orvaniIed and do by these presents form
=. oSvznize themselves, IS well as suCl
-f1,r, As nav become associated "i'h tHeIi'
mo and constitute corporation anu ooty
-, in Law for the objects ana purposes
- nnd,r the s,ipulations following, to-
VII -. -,.;,,,
,al be D, Mercier's Sons, Inc.
I,.rl, II-This corporation shall exist
nd enjoy succession for the tull term OF
n1,ty.nine years from the date hereof, uhIes'
0oaei dissolved IN acCoIud'NC "'
usiSns Of this act. E.
vhich this corporation is organized ana tle
,,ture Of the business to be carried on OS
Il ar. hereby declared TO be:
r, ,eouire all the interest OF the co-o~n-
n IN and 10 the clothing business ana 6
Enlistment now being conducted uhIer 'hF
nine Of D. Mercier's Sons IN the Ii'g Vi
Ms Orleans.
"a continue the operation Of said business;
,as generally to carry on general met'
aand,se. dry goods and clothing business
s,h Wholesale and retail, and carry on
inrmen, store business.
Article IV.-The capital stock OF this COT
Nrsiion shall be ninety-two thousand dol'
ls $4,000, which may be increased 70
me hundred and thirty eight thousand dol
as (,lSm0).
Atisl, V.-The capital stock as presently
5astituted shall consist OF nine hundred ana
nenty shares OF the par value OF one nun
4rd dJars each. Stock may be PAID Tor IN
Rsa,y, in services duly rendered to the cor
priOn, or in property transferred 10 'he
separation.
AS corporation unless and until made upon
he books OF the corporation; and, no STOCK
hdtr shall have the right TO sell or dispose
q bis stock, otherwise than by dohatlou'
srlsss and until the same shall have been
fered to the board Of directors OF this cor
psaton, through its secretary, at the maTkeI
ulue or al a price not in excess OF tne
hsk value OF said stock on the date OF such
der; and the said board OF directors shall
NV, thirty DAYS from the date the ofer
= made to accept said offer, and to this eH-
sai all stock issued by this corporation
val be non-negotiable.
Article VI-The domicile of this corpora
aos shall be in the city Of New Orleans:
Mte Of Louisiana, where all meetings OF
Ne Stockholders must be held, provided that
VII the written consent of all the directors
nAd meetings Of the board of directors may
Asld elsewhere than at its dOmlclle. =,
Article VlL-Service Of legal process shall
naoe upon the yice-preSldent and IN MS
essence on the secretary treasurer.
Article Vlll-All the corporate powers OF
as corporation shall be exercised by and
~ hereby vested in its board of directors,
saea shall consist OF not less than hve nor
aofe nan ten directors who shall be elected
nasaliy BY and from the stockholders on
aird Wednesday of January OF each year,
snch time the stockholders shall decide
number Of directors to be elected.
ne hrst board Of directors shall be COM
rss1 Of the following named eight persons,
~ nar Of whom shall constitute a quorum,
ne Transaction Of corporate business;
snail serve until the next annual meet.
~ NE stockholders in January, 1918, and
81 ner successors are elected and quail
w Anselme X. Mercier, whose post
- address is New York, y. Y; Anselme
Nsuys, whose post-office address is New
eahs' La; Andrew Hynes, whose post
s address is go Music St. New Or
an. sa's La; Robert Upshur, whose postoffice
~ Nl Dsuphine 81, New Orleans,
49,. enester Mercier, whose post-ofhce ad-
81 Dauphine ST. New Orleans, La;
n, downing, whose post-othce address
vi baronne St, New Orleans. La; J.
n saucer, whose post-ofhcc address IS
-, eh.t St, New Orleans, La; and Her
b. Ierken, whose post-offce address is
- suss St, New Orleans. La: with
i me X Mereier as president; Anselme
aa,,s-uys as ylee-president and general
t,..s..i and Andrew Hynes as secretary
a. sde IA-This corporation shall have all
pr,ssss enumerated and granted to cor
srSis N Act No. 20 Of the General As
"a, ;,a,s ~ the State Of Louisiana for the
- 81; and it shall have power o sue
esl sueo; to make and use a common
ksrr, LIE. .tef the same at pleasure; 10
av,, .r'SPerV by grant, gift, purchase,
np ~, oequest and 10 hold lease mort
,,sasSse and otherwise dispose Of Same;
ssin.ss ). secn otheers and agents as the
skr ~. me corporation may require and
~ Ill compensation; 10 make bylaws.
u aaslstent with law. fixing and aI,e-.
sra,t., engagement o; It's property. the
= nss-.na government Of its affairs and
As q =. u the eertihcation and registra-
ref a. 20 sock; to wind up and dissolve
sn-a,s,." oe wound up and dissolved in
q, win law; 20 conduct business
srs a. other States, the Federal Dis.
eei:ei .itorIes and possessions of the
~ sars and in foreign countries; to
easss 4. - other corporations and 10 ex.
s.. IN sek Tor stock in other corpora
4 which Corporate powerS are