The herald., 1919-03-27
CHARTER OF sMJTH-DAvIs COMPANY,

United States of America. State Of Louis.
lana, Parish Of Orleans. City of New Or
leans. Be it known that on this first day
of the month OF March. in the year one
thousand nine hundred and nineteen, before
me, John K. Upton. Notary Public in and
for this City and Parish Of Orleans. State OF
Louisiana. therein residing duly commission
ed and qualified. and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and undersgn-
ed: personally came and appeared, the sew
eral persons whose names are hereunto sub
scrihed. who declared 10 me. Notary that
availing themselves Of the provisions of the
laws of this state relative to the orpaniza-
tons of generations and more especially Of
Act PSI OF 1914. thew have coveranted and
agreed. and by these presents do covenant
and agree for themselves. their successors
and assigns. 70 form themselves into a cor.
poration and body noltic. for the objects and
nurooses. and under the stipulations here
matter set forth. to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be the Smith Davis Com
pany, Inc. and under such title it shall have
and enjoy succession and existence for a
period OF ninety-nine years from the date
hereof unless sooner dissolved; it shall have
power and authority to contract sue and
be sued; to make and use a orporate seal,
the same to break and alter at pleasure; to
have. hold, buy. sell, lease, mortgage, and
hypothecate or pledge property, real. personal
or mixed necessary, proper or incidental tor
to issue bonds or notes secured by such
mortgage; 70 make and issue notes and
other certificates of Indebtedness; to name,
elect and appoint managers, directors, clerks
and other employees to properly conduct its
corporate business, and to make such by
laws, rules and regulations as may be neces
sary or found desirable for the management
of its business and affairs, and generally TO
do every other act, matter or thing neces-
sary desirable for the complete and proper
carrying out of said business.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this corpo-
ration shall be at the City of New Orleans,
in the Parish of Orleans, State of Louis
lana, where all citations other legal process
shall be served upon the president or in his
absence on the vice president, and in the
absence of both on the Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized and
the nature of the business to be carried on
by it are hereby declared and stated to be:
To buy, sell and deal in general merchan-
disc of every kind and character and to do
general merchandise business, including that
of buying and selling on a commission
basis and for itself; to do a general import
ing and exporting business, both domestic
and foreign; to build, own, lease and operate
storerOoms or warehouses Tor the storage of
mercha ndise, or cold storage purposes 10
store goods of all kinds in such store-rooms
or warehouses for itself and others, and to
make reasonable charges for service in storage
of goods; to issue receipts in exchange for
goods stored, and to dispose of said goods for
account of the owners thereof upon their
failure to comply with the conditions of such
storage contract; TO make loans on goods
stored either in the store rooms or warehouses
Of the corporation or others, and to issue
notes and other securities in the purchase OF
goods; to represent others as agent or other
wise in the same line or similar lines OF
business; to act as manufacturers agent and
TO receive and sell goods on consignment; to
acquire and own stock in other corporations
and, generally, TO do and perform any and
all things necessary or convenient to carry
on said objects and purposes.
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at Twenty thou
sand (S20O00D dollars, divided into two
hundred 600 shares of the par value OF one
hundred $4,000 dollars each, provided that
the amount to which the capital stock OF
this corporation may be increased shall be one
hundred thousand 100000 dollars. One hun.
bred nd twenty G20) shares, or twelve thou
sand (Sl2,0O000 dollars of the capital stock
Of this corportion must be subscribed before
the filing of the articles of incorporation
The subscribed capital stock of this corpo
ration shall be payable in cash. property
(real or personaD, or for labor and services
rendered and performed. No stockholder
shall ever be held liable or responsible FOL
the faults, contracts or debts of this cor
poration in any further sum than the un
paid balance due the corporation on the