The herald., 1920-02-19
CHARTERS.

| issory notes, bills of exchange, warrants
and other negotiable or transferable In
struments.
49, To issue bonds, debentures. collat-
eral trust notes, participation certificates
or other obligations of this corporation
from time to time for any of the objects
or purposes of the corporation, and to Sc
cure the same by mortgage, pledge, deed
of trust or otherwise.
ca To maintain an auditing, account
ing, credit, collection, financial and legal
department.
(S) To act as agent for insurance CON-
panies in soliciting and receiving applica-
tons for fire, theft, conversion, collision
casualty, plate glass, boiler, elevator, ac-
cident, health, burglary, rent, marine
kinds of insurance, the collection of prem
iums, and doing such other bushes as
may be delegated to agents by such conf
panies, and to conduct a general insur,
ance agency and insurance brokerage bust
| ness, and to act as agent for those de-
string to procure insurance.
(9) To manufacture, purchase or other
wise acquire, to hold, own, sell, assign
transfer, mortgage, pledge, exchange, use
lease, rent or otherwise dispose of, to in,
vest, trade, deal in and deal with goods
wares and merchandise and real and per
sonal property of every class and de
scription, and In particular lands, build
ings, machinery, merchandise, business
cages, guarantees, shares, stocks, bonds
debentures, securities, concessions. produce
policies, and any interest in real or per
sonal property and any claim against
such property or against any person OF
company, and to carry on any business
concern or undertaking SO acquired.
C0) To acquire the good will, rights
and property, and to take over the whole
or any part of the assets and liabilities
OF any person, firm, association, or cor
mr. Nann and g.
stock or bonds Of this corporation or
otherwise.
I'D To buy or otherwise acquire hold
own, use, sell, assign, invest or trade in
mortgage, pledge, lease, grant licenses III
respect of, or otherwise dispose of Letters
Patent of the United States or any for
eign country, patents, patent rights, II.
censes and pledges, inventions. improve
ments, and processes, formulate trade
marks and trade names, relating to or
useful in connection with any business OF
this or any other corporation, person
firm or association.
Q2) To enter into, make, perform and
carry out contracts of every kind for
any lawful purpose, without limit as 70
| the amount with any person, firm, asso-
citation or corporation. To pay any obliga-
ton of this corporation in cash, stock,
bonds, collateral trust notes, participation
certificates, or any other obligation of this
corporation, or with real or personal prop
erty.
Q3) To purchase or otherwise acquire
hold, own, pledge, reissue, and sell its
capital stock, as and when permitted by
law.
QD To have one or more Offices TO
carry on ell or any of its operations and
business. without restriction or limit as
TO amount, to purchase or otherwise ac-
qulre, hold, own, use, rent, trade in, lease
mortgage, sell, convey, transfer or other
wise dispose of real and personal prop
erty of every class and description in any
OF the states, districts, territories or col
ONES OF the United States and in any and
all Foreign countries, subject to the laws
Of such state, district, territory, colony
or country.
tlo) The aforegoing clauses shall be
construed both as objects and powers and
II Is hereby expressly provided that the
FOREGOING enumeration of specific powers
shall not be held to limit or restrict in
any manner the powers of this corpora
ton.
Q6) In general, to carry on any other
business In connection with the foregoing.
whether manufacturing or otherwise, and
70 nave and to exercise all the powers con-
ferred by the laws Of Louisiana upon cor
porations.
ARTICLE Iv.-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at seven hum
dred and fifty thousand dollars ($75O, COO
divided as follows:
Three hundred and seventy. five thous-
ana dollars ($Sl5,OO0) Of preferred stock
dred and fifty (3,750) shares .of the par
value OF one hundred dollars ($1O0) each
and
Three hundred and seventy five thousand
dollars $S75OOO) Of common stock rep
resented by three thousand, seven hum
dred and fifty (S,75O) shares Of the par
value Of one hundred dollars ($1OO) each
all OF said capital stock to be full paid
and worcestershire.
Separate and distinct certificates shall
be issued for each class Of stock Said
stock shall be paid for in cash, at such
time, in such amounts and after such
notice to the subscribers as may be fixed
by the board of directors, and the same
may be issued at not less than par for
labor done and property actually received
by the corporation.
The corporation shall not become a go
Ing concern and he authorized to do bust
ness until the full amount of its capital
stock, to-wit, $750,000, shall have been SUB
scribed and paid for.
Preferred stock shall be and is entitled
to preference and priority over common
receive cumulative dividends at the rate
CT seven per cent (7l per annum, account
ing from February 1. 1920 payable in 'one
or more installments as the Board Of d.
rectors may determine, before any divi-
and. upon liquidation or dissolution,
whether voluntary or Involuntary. after all
OF its debts shall have been paid, the re-
naming assets, property and effects shall
be applied to the payment Of the preferred
stock at par, with any unpaid dividend
accimulations thereon and before any pay
ment Is made to the holders of the COM
mon stock; the balance then remaining
shall be divided among and paid to the
holders Of the outstanding common stock
pro rata. The common stock shall be en-
titled to all net earnings and profits in
excess Of the cumulative dividend of seven
per cent (O per annum to be paid on the
preferred stock, as herein provided, but
no more than six per cent (6) dividend in
mon stock unless and until after the pay
ment thereof, there shall remain a sur
plus equal to fifty per cent (5O) of the
par value of the then outstanding pre-
ferred stock in which event dividends in
excess OF six per cent per annum may be
paid upon the common stock.
The Board Of Directors shall have full
power and authority to redeem and retire
the whole or any part Of the preferred
thereon shall be payable, by paying to the
holders thereof one hundred and ten dollars
l$110) per share and accumulated divi-
dends, provided that notice of such in
tention be published for ten (10) con-
secutive days in a daily newspaper pub
lished in the English language in the
City Of New Orleans, State Of Louisiana,
the first publication to begin at least
fifteen Q5) days before the date Of such
proposed redemption and retirement; and,
after the time fixed for such redemption,
dividends upon stock so redeemed or SO
called for redemption shall cease to accrue
II any amount less than the whole of the