The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-12-30
CHARTER
CUIKTER OF THE MERCANTILE FOR
u,EDI>G COMPANY, INC.


United states Of America. state OF Lou
i-i,m. Parish of orleans. city "i New
Orleans H., il known. Ihdl on 'H'N
4 oTrh dIy OF the month 81 l't''"
her. i'm th" year of our Lord, one 'I"-N
and. nine hundred and twenty, ana OF III,
Iud,p.udrur- of IA" United states OF
America th" on" hundred and i"riE-hl'H'
h,for, me. Alfred Charles hammer no,
tary public. duly commissioned. sworn "Hl
quaiiu,d in and for the Parish OF 'FI"anN'
, State of Louisiana. aforesaid. ana ia lh'
urp~-ur, of the witnesses h"r"lHdll tI
named aud undersigned. personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names ar" h,.rruutp subscribed. VINO sever
ally declared thar. IyIillHg themselves "I
th, provisions of the laws of the State Of
Louisiana in such eases mad" and pro.
Nid,d they have ,Oyruiuted and agreed
aud DO 10y these presents. covenant. agree
and bind themselves. as well rs all such
persons as may hereafter horOm" a>~o-
'iHt'd with them. To- form a corporation for
the objects aud purposes and under th"
articles and s'iruhti"u> following. to-wit :
ARTICLE The name of this corpora
ti"u shall D." Mercantile Forwarding Com
paul. Inc. and under its said corporate
name il shall have power and authority 10
haN" and enjoy corporate" existence and
succession for the fun term aud period OF
ninety nine years from and after the date
hereof. To contract. ~U" aud lee sued Co
max" and use q corporate. seal and th.
sam" {" break or alter 40 pleasure. To hold.
AS morf.a.,. .ud Lv,,ntI,....t. ,,, -. ~
real personal auG mixed. as well as cor.
r"r'II ana lu,orpor,aI. To- own and hold
stocks AMI bonds Of other corporations. To-
nam, and 4fr,i,,t NH ,,....,.''..'r
directors ana ,ui...ry e., I,.i,'-
r.r,.-f, or ,,u,,,.f.,,.. ,....,. ..:.' u.
o." nah" ANA establish. as well as alter
ana amend from time. tu time, such hN- laws
du.t rr.ug,r.r.,.rt md r.,,,I..,, -.
affairs of .riI ..,r,,,rstio,' -. 49,. ''''
,:trl and rrnr,..r
ARTICLE II. The dOWicils of said cor
pOra'Iuu shall bee in the city of New or
EIu~. stat" Of Louisiana. aud AN citations
cor other legal process shall hc served upun
ia" President Of said corporation or. I'm
tho event OF his absence. upuu the Vice.
PRESIDENT thereof or. ia the absence of
SAM Officers, upon IN" SECRETARY of ..IiH
corporation.
NpTI,I EIIT ..tt..
FIR r,Li,.t i- IT, ""y'''N anu buLpg>',
.,,,J H., ~. ~, ~, 100 - ,N'''i'>'.''
49, 80, VI 'nr ""SII'>' I" %" car
" ~ ii ''' "'''"H u''l'I'1 q" DE-.
To carry on q general shipping aud for
handling ~birpirt., rnryy.,r.ii,,', md -.
porting of ..o1ds ,,.,r,.s I,',.rb ,,,,if,. .,..t
AN CLASSES of fr.i.,rr dn,o,..tf.. 80. -
10y land or by wafer. IN ir,I,.rr and 49,,
bort rg,,,H.,r, ill.,. ma ., -. -.
and domestic r1ulrr,.r,. for H.. ,,,,', -,
and or a> aren't ar Grat.-. 80 , M
>uIuuiu- agents and fnr,,,rG.r. .f t,f..ir .
ru act as insurance agent n- Ir.Irr- a.
Lu,. ,.U and al il, lar ..,. -,
or 80, agent or ErnE,.r real 50. ,,.-,..
ru,.r,.b.r,ff... .,5 otE.. - '',' J. ''l' -
leases, mortgages. stocks. bonds. drbru-
lures. notes. drafts and other securities or
'NldrH'r> OF debt. to own or charter and
own or lease ana nparat. puhIi,. ana r,ri,--
m'I'mou,rS ana Z" accept and deal
80 ~ -. 'N'n1h-t ana "'hrF evidences
,'',' r",IHE iodhN or advances on
."'T' Nahdl>e IN warehouse or in transit,
aud own the stocks and bonds of Other
corporations, to guarantee. the bonds or
other obligations of persons. firms and
corporations and the dividends on stocks o.
other corporations: to establish hrgnrL,,
ana agencies in the United States and else
where. 10 acquire. purchase and Reissue
lis own stock a. far a. may bee permitted
ny law. 10 do and perform any and an
Things and to exercise and enjoy any and
all rights or powers pertinent or Incl
dental 10 those herriubefore succialIy
designated.
spTICT = ~ III, ,,,.i.,, ....,.
, "a ~ ". ,i' - herrnE hArd AT the sum of
4i,i,i,t 49, 'n"gSLnu uollaTS CN-'.oOouol
a a. i''u o in'" ana represented by hNe hun
OF fifry dollars IS5o M, -, "a me par NaIut
shall IL, maid for in cosb a. - t
in >uch ,mnUuts ,nJ g., 81, ''''.
the Subscribers .s may ho al d., 10
Eoard of nira,.,orS may ~ HAeH DN the
issued at not less than par for labor done
or property actually received by the cor
This CORPORATION shall Locor,,, q ,,o,,,..
concern ana no a,,+t..r;, Spih-
a. soon = tift, "a, rN'u - 20 BUSINESS
stock shall have be.n sub,,riI,,t a., Pi ,ii
for " i"iN
m -
N - ,.,,.t W WHEN me 'apltal stock of
the sum of on. Lnndr.,, ,h 1881 >IdIi p'
(SlOO 100000 N'''"'>
AfIlClE N.-All of the corporate DOW.
rr> of said corporation shall be vested i'm
ana exercised by Board of Directors to
be composed of not less than three (3I nor
,i',,, nan INe loJ StockhOlderS of the cor
iIn.,aI ~ un. huInotr OF directors to be
t.,r,,,;'i IoL tnr ensuing year 10 be de-
lass th.n -; .me ,5 noaId OF directors not
Of the annual eIsCtionI 70 hlaI lne dal'
nually at a general meeting o. tto' III az
Prs to be held on rho third Uad,,1',I.,s
January of each wear evcsnt IL - -,
Board of Directors onnointad i - |
tb,. mia w. I"il Ioiu Ihelr ohces until
of directors shall constitute a
All such eIections .bou h. -,
lot and conducted at tho oti,t NJ S ny naI- |
pOratiou under the suneryisi,, ~ ~ .uI |
to no ,nnaintaJ W
Board of Directors ~ '"'
No,i,, 3
stocIboI,S SUN meeting ana OF all other |
he manner Drnscriha,I snail ne gwen IN |