The herald., 1920-03-25
CHARTER.

and recover the debts and property in
the name of the corporation, and may be
sued by the same name, and they shall
be liable in solido to any creditor or
stakeholder for the moneys and property
of the corporation, which shall come into
their hands OF possession as hquldatorS
and for the proper application and dlStrl-
button thereof.
ARTICLE X.-Until the election TO he
held on the second Tuesday III January
1921, the following shall constitute the
first Board of directors. viz: George
DOunson, Victor J.. Bernard, Hermese II.
Trudeau, Henry G.. Bcrnius and John
DOunsOn, with the said George DOunSOn,
as president; Victor l.. BERNARD, as vice
president; Henry &. Bernius, rs secretary.
and Hermese 7. Trudeau, as treasurer.
! ARTICLE NI.-This corporation is or
gained and formed under the laws of the
state Of Louisiana, and especially Act No.
2G1 of 1914, and the subscribers hereto,
for themselves and said corporations; and
for its officers, directors and stockholders,
hereby accept, as part of this charter. and
as conditions of this corporation, all the
rights, powers, privileges and immunl.
ties granted TO corporations. and granted
10 and conferred upon officers, directors
and stockholders of corporations by said
laws and said act such acceptance being
as full, complete and binding as II SAID
rights, powers, privileges and immunitieS
had been set forth at full length in this
act of incorporation.
ARTICLE XII.-Each subscriber hereto
hereinafter sets after his name, his post
office address and q statement OF the
number Of shares of the capital stock which
he takes in the corporation.
Thus lone and passed, in my office, in
the city of New Orleans, aforesaid, the
day, month and year herein first above
written. in the presence of Samuel Manfre
and John Young, both witnesses of law
full age. residing in this city, who here
unto sign their names together with the
said appcarers and me. notary, after due
reading of these presents.
(Original Signed.)
Geo. DounsOn. SIS Toulouse street. New
Orleans. La, one hundred and ten 1lO)
shares. Victor l.. Bernard. 124l y. Ram
part street, sixty (60) shares. Henry G.
IicrniuS. go Jackson avenue, New Orleans
La. forty (4O) shares. Herme 7. Tru-
deau, 50 Webster street, New Orleans,
La, forty (40) shares. John Dounson,
$50 Toulouse street, New Orleans La, for
ty (40) shares.
Witnesses:
=. Manfre.
BUS. ROUEN.
Notary Public.
!. the undersigned. Recorder of Mort
cages. in and for the parish of Orleans.
state of Louisiana, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing Act of lncorpora-
ton of the Merchants Trading Company
incorporated, was this day duly recorded
in my office in book 1898. folio 5l9.
New Orleans. February 20. 1920.
(Signcd) EMILE J. LEONARD, u. Il.
(SeaD.
|, the undersigned. notary public for
the parish of Orleans. do hereby certify
the above and foregoing TO be a true copy
of the original Act of Incorporation of
the Merchants Trading Company, lncOr-
poratcd. and of the certificate Of the Re
corder of Mortgages for the parish of Or
leans thereto attached the whole, eXtant
and of record in my current %nOtarial reg
lister. In faith whereof. | grant these
presents under my signature and the i'm
press of my seal of office.
New Orleans, February the 18th, \. ID.
1920.
BUS. ROUEN.
Notary Public.