The herald., 1920-05-27
CHARTER.
WELLS q GuSrAfsoN'

IA o. sundre1 Coourr. a Notary
so Aahel NaDSioned and qualified,
~ 'duly cohi,n,nrisb of Orleans, State
SlEi; FOR the L"said. aud in the pres,
s~,sisua, Aus hereinafter naiheu
4 w the WI ,orsonaIly came ana ap.
a paersigDeu, nersons whose names
The seVera who S,ycrally n"-
SrosuutO SUI IT, themselves ot the
that avan ~ I Louisiana. relating TO
~ the star espccially act -"' VI
n sstions, ahuansutpd and agreed 10
N,ssy have estitute themselves anu
y farm ana I'm and cOn>titut" thtuh =
! y sby bind all such other P'rsol>
as well ioiu or become assn
81, bereal'r into corporation dhu
Nth them, ,y for ia" objects anu
polite IN urder the stipuiauohS l'i
M town ,rso name aud style Of tins
r.r,CLE In W.lI, \ GuStdi son,
yD,nhOD shand corporate name u Shai,
sd D! succession for i ~ ,;oIyaJ
v "a enjoy nnless sooner dissolNru
C,r.niBe yealo,ided by law ana u! inc
msnner pr, and under SuCn
rs Of TINS ~ shall have power anu
Ss.rsie naihe o,otract. sue ana hc SUI .
hlsdty to Gun rorpOrat" seal, and 'h',
STE and use alter at pleasure, 10
"a break VI 49, convey. mortgage
y reeve, nroperty, real, pers"haii
~ Ayp0thecAV iisne bonds, notes anu
~ niIed, 70 10 elect ana aPpoltl
=, Obligatl'"off irers. directors agent
managers IS a. the Interest anu
other ehP tbe corporation may re
.',,hisDee y, nd and make ana rslapi -.
=, OF denla niles and regulations l"i
" bylaws nagement aud Control OF
i torporsF affairs as may DE IeeIl
4 sudnes sanu IVA expedient, 10 sell, as
,eessl! aortrage. pledge. or other-
4 - trsnsier' honds or otner sccurltl'S
1 = dispose e.nitaI stock OF any ",ilrr
4 shsres Oh Generations whether lol-
i ,pSrsbon ~ ',,c and to own stock III any
4 n Of denle;n or corporations, ana u
1 =, cOrpora.'O"
~ DE 1.-THE domirile OF said cor
i iaTlCbb u an the City OF New UT
4 ,rsiOn snan Iouisiana, but IL may
ss SOU ana agencies ana '"huu'.
-lssh oiiFe other State, terrltor! or
SOS u a. a. the United States OF III
4 .ssndebl a;as All citations or oth'i
i no eoun" shall be served upon .he
/ a prece IN his absence. upon VI"
Nsdent OF md in the absence ot boi u,
| SrPridenl an sboll be served upon the
% and Treasurer.
Ntn, Iu-The objects and Pur'
RTlCLh a. this corporation Is orSa-
~: iei W. nature Of the business To n'
"a On by it are hereby
~ general brokerage. CON
usn,uarding and export DnsllHo
Issh III and deal in. as prohcLs VI
wv n Kinds Of commodities anu =,
fsa asslt in upon any 'oiill l,' IA
sdfr hard Of trade. or Stoch eN
Gsss nd TO buy. sell ana 9eal IN ""
MY ,nr all kinds OF hstru anu .nd
81 't,octs bonds and Securltns' H.
sn ,,y 10 do and perform surn o' Co.
r'e as IA or may be he'essa.! Ia
Asn.rsnce of any of the apo,r nn' or
:, which may be ihclutu.al "a y,
ne thereto or in any WISE 'o""'' ~
trSith. ,,o, .,ocr of this
BllsL shsll be One Hundred Ihou.
fP'is s,,oo ooo ON Dollars to he divided
81 N,Sausand 10000 shares of the par
81 one One Hundred (sl00.o0) Dollars
dF s,.S shall be payable in cash. OF
81 shS s.srsS at not less than par IN
~ ~ labor % services actuaily
go ar Of property actually receive"
M corporation.
nj, corporation shall become -,
ln a. soon as fifty (5Ofc) percent OF
FL AZ It's capital stock has been
ISs% Gar and fifty $500 percent Oh
..srrt 40 subscribed shall nave
"a In The amount to which tht
s,ocl Of this corporation may De
800 e hereby fixed at One Mlihol
ssnsaaM Dollars. No transfer oil
- Ali no binding upon the corpora
:. ,,lsss made and recorded upon ns
sks at.
RrIcLE VAN the powers ot UNI
...,.,,on shall be vested In ana thf
..'.,s.snt and control Of its business
= sttslrs shsll be exercised by a boaru
Tn,.,ors IN be composed of not less
=, Iys mar more than seven, sharehoiu'
= aas majority present in person
IA eeusitute a quorum for the trans
~. AZ all business. Any one OF saiu
sr.ts, nav attend any meeting OF salo
e,S AZ directors by written proxy al
t,ssd "a auy other one of the directors
N by virtue Of said written proxy
I'm h. tully authorized to represent salO
,gut director and vote upon all ques
Su,s submitted to said directors meeting
! X name as fully and with the same
uSditI AZ II the said absent director
Nv pressut and voting in person. An!
d mid directors may further consul
4, nv ether one Of said directors ms
epr,lly proxy upon whom notice OF al
6sdors meetings may be served.
4 majority of the Board of Directors
wng Il any time in person or by Wit
psry shall be required to pass any
~shisa or adopt any bylaws Whlch
s,a . passed, or adopted, shall become
ak tsrporation acts. The first BOar0
tnrtors shall serve until the election
tk held on the first Tuesday In May
Il and % the same date and month Ill
al mcceeding year. except when tha'
y ih upon legal holiday, then upon
b ndi following lay day, after fitteer
als written notice mailed to each share
sks q bis last known address, as the
znt sAall appear on the books of the cor
slnoa and unless such notice be waived
writing BY all Of the shareholders ap'
friig Is such upon the books. \ fall'
N Asveyer. from any cause TO hold th'
h1al meeting Of stockholders, or faii'
70 elect directors thereat, shall moi
~nt the forfeiture of this charter mol
slaf the corporate management, but IN,
rsen then In office. snail serve until
~ successors have been duly elected
qualified and installed. any vacancy
Ne board Of directors shall be filled
N remaining directors from among
stockholders.
M officers Of this corporation shall
President, a Vice President, and 3
IVAN and Treasurer. Said Board Of
ae'os sAall have the right and power
vpeint and dismiss sucn agents
~ and other employees as conditions
i ledgment may justify, or the'busi.
The corporation may require and
kaur Of office and employment Of
ansh agents. clerks and other employees
ethwssss. f
IELE vI-The first board Of direc
!. IN Their Post Office addresses and
\, % ~ serve until the first Tuesday II
~ ~ snail consist of: Charles W
~ Vslmont Street. New Orleans
d Gustafson. Falls Building
~ Tenn; Frank G. Brown, 1S3'
Street. New Orleans, la: Charlie:
.nnef. 500 Dryades Street, New Or,
~. Aipheus c. Beane. 1888 Valenc'
a,s. Ssw Orleans, La, with the said
". Wells as President. the said
.; Ssison as Vice President and the
Mhk G. Brown as Secretary and
vlL-This act OF incorpora
s.,asS changed, modified. altered OF
~ -vU or this cornaration ,,,oy h. At