The herald., 1918-04-11
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATED =,
AMERICAN C0MMERCIkT cosa
IEC0RpOpA Arm SArAtI

lNCORP0RATED.
State OF LOUISIANA, Parish az OIL.
BE II known, that on this, the 5S,S ~
March, 1918, before me, Thomas ~
duly c2mmissioned, qualified ,ns !.
Notary Public IN and for the p,r;s.
leans, State OF Louisiana, and in N. ~.
OF the hereinafter named and u,A...'e 80
witnesses, personally came and ~,
the several persons whose names -. ttpyesN
subscribed, and severally declared ~. - ~
ing, themselves Of the general l,x, "
State OF Louisiana in such case. ~. =
provided, they have formed and 80
and do by these presents form g..
and such otherS as may hereafter ~.
| associated with them into, a eorpor,,;. - =
| body polite IN law, for the Object, s,5 =
poses IN the following articles set ior,s I.
| express when they adopt as their c,r-
| l. Inc name and title Of this oore,...
Shall be, American Commercial Csrr..
incorporated. and It shall exist and n.
succession by ITS corporate name for -.
OF ninety.nine years from date hereutI a
all the rights and powers now or h,r,s.
conferred by law upon similar ooror,t.,
Its domicile shall De in the citv ~ n a
leans, Louisiana, and all citato,s ~ ~. y. y
legal process shall be served upou a, -
dent, and in the event of his abs,os, =.
the Vice. President, or Secretary. IN 4. y.
named. VIZ 11
| II. The capital of stock Of th;, oor,.,s.
is hereby fixed at Fifty thousand sgF
| Dollars. and said stock shall Be 49, :
TO and represented by Five Huudrs N
shares OF the par value of Oue Ep,i,,
| SlU) Dollars each. Stock may B. pji q
in money, in services rendered 10 a, uOr,s
tion or in property and good viii r,rl,d
transferred to the corporation.
OF the capital stock herein PROVIDE =
Thirty Thousand (SJ0,OOo) Dollars IN
common stock and Twenty Thousand n
COD Dollars shall be preferred sto<i d
holders OF preferred stock issued sx Z
standing shall be entitled to receive MIR
all dividends until the aggregate anon,
dividends received thereon shall b scra
lent to the par value Of the preferred I'd
on which such dividends are paid al
the meantime, no dividends shall b ok
on common stock; and such holdeu sh,I
the event of liquidation, voluntary o. rx
untary, be entitled 10 receive from he I'M
of the corporation amounts equivaIen. b III
difference between the aggregate szcri u
dividends received thereon and he III
value of the preferred stock held and wx
by them, before any payment whatever q 81
count of common stock. When the ,Urr
amount of dividends paid on any pft.a
stock shall be equivalent TO the par VI
thereof such preferred stock shall ipn b
be converted at par into common sisi Il
par and the certificates therefor shil II
cancelled and new certificates shall b isz
for such converted common stock Press
stock shall carry the same voting pvr q
common stoc.
III. The purposes Of this eorpossiic, =
to carry on, and license others 10 an
all or any part Of the several busnx
enumerated in this paragraph, 10 VT
business of manufacturers, merchs,ts rix
importers, exporters, and dealers ID ard
goods. wares, and merchandise Of svc7 n
j cription; Of establishing financing tstf
ing, managing, operating and eary9
dustrial commercial, trading nsnrffa
mechanical, metallurgical, ensireefinf "
! ing, construction, contraction, MINING
ing, Quarrying, refining, chemieal,
; estate, logging, numbering, agfiea'ufh
r tation, dairying and maritime srirFs
r undertakings, propositions, eonee'i,.
/ ! franchises in their respective nfsn71
Q constructing. equipping, imgovi1E W.
developing, purchasing. selling s,'4
= ing, mortgaging, operating, and eas5
and with all manner Of develcgu's
e and couvenienees, including doeki -
e piers, wharves, canals, reservoir =
e ments and improvements; sevefase
J sanitary and other engineering sn
2 for public use; water, steam. .sa
e water supply and refrigerstins pI;m
] houses. markets. buildings, tannes
: conduits, viaducts and other vofn
veniences, not for public use;
/, or otherwise acquiring, nnsintaihiL
pledging, mortgaging, leasins, NJ
fulfilling any contracts, ffanea,N -,
, | cessions for or in relation 70 n. -.
!, ton, execution, equipment n,n,tjJ
, Grafton or control Of such wofn T.ra
dertaking. executing, carrying .. r
Of, or otherwise turning to accoun' -,
and also, so far as necessary
to, or connected with any one o. -
all of the corporate purpose.' 49,
any lawful business TRANSACTION Va
undertaken or carried on BY s'rsi -
/ financiers, and to carry on 80 -.
cial business and financial epefsf'.
kinds. :, a, ..cs
The foregoing clauses shall -
both as objects and powers, ". -
ton. expression or declaration q -
special powers or purposes hetne
ted shall be deemed to be exeirr y
is hereby expressly declared ma
lawful powers not inconsistent i'e''''-
hereby included. 4 A. ~
w. The corporate powers Of y. a No
ton shall be vested in Board y hr
of not less than Three 81 OF J, -. ...esr
Five, a majority Of whom snsh s,;,re
, quorum for the transaction o. 80
the officers Of this corporstose .,,rtr
President, a Vice President, . 49, y
Treasurer, with the option q " :
for Secretary Treasurer. .s.H W
The first Board Of Direeto" - os>
: posed of Leo. G. Browne o, ,,r. W
, Joseph F. Rihani of Merida, , 'n'ss
: and William LeMonnier OF Neu, u
! Joseph f. Rihani as Presiesar;; rsp
browne az Vice. President and vi
I. | Monnier as Secretary. Ireasu,an ~
: said Directors and Officers sn.l -
I their Successors are elected and "
. Meetings of stockholders tor
4 Of directors shall be he,a ss
2 Tuesday in January of each ye -
Thus done and signed In nc
I Joseph Rosenberg and Sena y. -
J., netent witnesses. who have
J. names hereto, together with -
e and me, Notary, on the ia"
e ten. ,..,ss5
Names of subscribers ana
scriptiOns omitted) = r.tts
(Signed) witnesses; Sena "
Rosenberg. aRlr
I. the undersigned Recerdos a,.ss.
/, in and for the Parish Of o 40 b
: Louisiana, do hereby certify s,.dc
! and foregoing Act OF lneoi -
o American Commercial ComPsa
I was this day duly recorded -
Q Book 1919, Folio" ,oA
e New Orleans, March prnNA11
Il (Signed) EMILE
! A t Tifo Spy OF FftTnRL0W, Not II