The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-04-15
las. W. MARTIN & CO.,
LILLE INC.

,,sisna. Parish of Orleans,
Ssts, xew orleans; be % Mach. in the
o. a. thirty first on nine hundred and
., one me william Waller Young:
w. befo,ye, IN and for the PARISH OF
pxstsry a,n Of Louisiana, duly com
si,spA sesd qualified, and IN the pres,
essicped an x-itnesses hereinafter named
- d.,siened. personally Ca,.ie az anu ber p
I'D the pa all above the age OF ma
~ srbseripevus declared that, avail
Sjy vno of the laws or the state
" tbsnse'en erticularly Act 261 of 1914,
5LoeisisDA,, ne organization OF corpora
slsiise 70 40 by these presents; agree
doss se;' themselves, as wen as suen oalGr
blna may hereafter DsconIe i asso'i,
ps, ~iti them, to io ohiact aH and purposes
srysrstion t ne articles and stipulations
y s.Sert o wi ..
bpss1ne, The name aud title of
iR1lCbn ,,an shall be Jas. W. Martin
Al corponanJ uuder that name II shall
Co. III .ioy all the rights, advantages
Ne fndaccs granted by law 10 cor
n pNs5d shall exist for the run term
ys1repassa Of ninety nine years from TINS
m,rcLE II-This eOrpora HdCn 1 snali De
sssiisd In the W! ~ a. ~;
}Hitieu and the President, ana, IN ms
Issixana, Secretary. are designated a
bSBcs " rnon whom citation or other
" a,oeess can be served
~ Iu-The objects and pur-
AklltnL.s corporatiOn and the nature
- u..sIness 10 be- carried on by IL
ne declared to be TO carry on
~ r1 9, ,,,errbandise brokerage business;
rsdn acquire and hold, exchange,
~ and in any manner dispose Oh OF
VI u ansammjssion or otherwise, sugar,
u o. 49, and commodities of any kind (;
sfuAss yent. broker or factor In said
81 a.ns Tor any person, firms or cor
usnszs. with the right and power to do
Fnnos III things necessarily connected
~ IN any manner Incidental or com
IN w.. 10 the merchandise brokerage
.,r,rg,E Iv.-The capital stock Of This
hns,stIou Is hereby fixed AT the sum OF
y thoussnd ls1O,OoO.oOl dollars, 10 DE
rFnssg, a.l shares, In the sum of one hun
~ pstaaOOl dollars each; said stock
dn raid for when and In such in
t.n 80 as directed by the Board of
1..srs The capital stock of this cor
rs,sea NAV be Increased 10 the sum OF
sss.fiye thousand (S20OOU) dollars.
,pr1cLE y.-All the corporate powers
= ssis Evaporation shall be exercised by
essrd OF Directors, consisting OF thre'
sssiaers two of whom shall conSti-
80 anorum for the transaction Of bust
~ directors may vote in person or by
The first Board of Directors of
E.,e.,no-ation shall be elected at the
- sisekbolders' meeting aud annually
@.-.sfter as herein set forth. and shalt
~ effice until their successors are re-
.s,efiyely chosen ana quahIled. Inc
nj oh al R,At-
- s,erf from among its members Pres
90 vice President and a Secretary.
- shsIl hold office during the term of
=. heard making such election, and in
- n vacancy In any of the said posi-
. ~. the same shall be filled by election
2 ~ Board of Directors. The annual
1~i;se Of stockholders for the election
nsrsetors shall be held on the third
sssrxdsy in April of each year, unless
"a day be a legal holiday, and then on
=. sprf hank day thereafter. Any va
<,rv acquiring among the Directors. by
/ Srrn resignation or otherwise. shall be
m by election for the uneXnired term
\ he remaining Directors Each sub
rvher hereto sets after his name his
nnhff Of shares of stock which he
,rrrs 10 take In the corporation. At all
x4ieas every stakeholder shall be en-
sh1 10 one vote for each share of stock
fn1lnr In his name on the books OF
! ~ cerporation, to be east in person OF
lJhis written proxy. A majority of the
4 M east shall elect.
lRfICLE Win the event of the liqui,
4 100 or dissolution of this corporation
n Sfockholders shall elect three liquida-
~ fren among their number at n meet
- coavened for that purpose. after fiji
- dsys written notice sent to each
fohAelder by mail to his last known ad-
hW Said liquidators shall have the
4 nk3rty TO wind up the business and
a1iu Of this corporation. In case of tn,
M II . liquidat0r, the survivors shall
uDol1f q stakeholder as successor tC
iR11cLE yII.--This charter may b,
oiifed, changed or altered. or said cor.
pndo1 may be dissolved, with the as
m Qockh0lders owning twO-thirds Oi
- 0<if< capital stock, at n general meet
~ q TIE xt0ckholders convened for thai
NM, after fifteen (15) days writer
~ uAall have been given to each stock
~ nailed to him Mt his last known
kk7CLE vIII.-No subscriber fol-
~ ehsll ever be held liable for tn,
U11da faults or debts of said corpora
= any further sum than the unpaid
- n any, due the corporation or
oerk Tor which he has subscribed
q 0eli any stakeholder ever be held
- fof such contracts. faults or debts
~ nnher sum than the unpaid bal,
any, due on the stock owned by
nor shall any mere informality In
Hzten have the effect of rendering
1srter null. or rendering any sub
f st0ckholder liable beyond tn,
mount, II any, remaining due 81
l11!cLE Ix.-This corporation is or
- e1der the laws of the State 81
and especially Act No. 267 o.
~ the subscribers thereto. fol-
vo and said corporation, and fol-
rh directors and stockholders
.1epf as part of this charter ant
uons OF this corporation. all tn,
feHefs. privileges and immunitiei
70 corporations and granted Il
<ffed upon officers. directors anC
.ers OF corporations by said law
NJ ~ ect; such acceptance being =,
enplete and binding as IL SAID
s0ers, privileges and immunitie,
- leFth at full length In this instru
eooe and passed in my notaria
~ me City Of New Orleans aforp
me presence Of Joseph NJ. Raul
=. Jung, competent witnesses
eee, and residing in this .ity
- ,zSsato subscribe their names. 10
80 uid parties and me. Notary
& Say and date set forth in tn,
.al siened.)
Subscribers omitted.)
# ~ Jos. NJ. Rault. l.. f. Jung
W. w: YOUNG, Not. Pub.
snoerngned. Record.r of Mort
snq for the Parish of Orleans
.euisiana, do hereby certify tina
~ and foregoing act of incorpora
W. Martin & Co.. Inc, wa,
5y recorded in my office, il
<ens. La. April LIST. 1920.
IA ~ EMILE J. LEONARD, by. It
r. v. W. YOUNG, Not. Pub.