The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-03-04
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 CONG into
their hands or possession as liquidatorS
and for the proper application and dlStrl-
| button thereof.
ARTICLE X.-Until the election to be
held on the second Tuesday in January
1921, the following shall constitute the
first Board of Directors, viz: George
DOunsOn, Victor l.. Bernard, HermeSe T.
Trudeau, Henry G. Bernius and John
DOunson, with the said George DounsOn.
as president; Victor l.. Bernard, as vice
president; Henry &. BerniuS, as secretary,
and Hermcse I. Trudeau, as treasurer.
ARTICLE NI.-This corporation is or
GaniZed and formed under the laws OF the
state of Louisiana, and especially Act No
267 of 1914, and the subscribers hereto,
+ for themselves and said corporation; 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 lmmuni-
tics granted to corporations, and granted
TO and conferred upon officers, directors
and stockholders of corporations by SAID
laws and said act such acceptance being
as full, complete and binding as if said
rights, powers, privileges and immunities
had been set forth at full length IN TINS
act of incorporation.
hereinafter sets after his name his post
Offir" address and statement or the
number of shares of the capital stock which
he takes in the corporation.
Thus done 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 or law
full age residing in this city, who here
unto sign their names together with the
said appearers and me. notary, after due
reading of these presents.
(Original SignedD
Geo. Dounson, SIS Toulouse street. New
Orleans, La, one hundred and ten (llO)
shares. Victor l.. BERNARD. 12il \. Ram
part street, sixty (60) shares. Henry C.
Bernius. 120 Jackson avenue, New Orleans
La. forty l40) shares. Hermese I. Tru-
deau. S25 Webster street, New Orleans.
La, forty (40) shares. John Dounson,
$50 Toulouse street, New Orleans La, for
ty (i0) shares.
Witnesses:
s. Manfrc.
BUS. ROUEN.
Notary Public.
/. the undersigned Recorder of Mort
cages in and for the parish of Orleans,
state of Louisiana. do hereby certify that
cabOve and foregoing Act of lncorpora-
tion of the Merchants Trading Company
Incorporated. was this day duly recorded
in my office in book 1888 folio $40.
New Orleans. February 20, 1920
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD. ID. Il.
(SeaD.
|, the undersigned. notary public for
the parish of Orleans, do hereby certify
the above and foregoing 10 be a true copy
of the original Act of Incorporation OF
the Merchants Trading Company, lncor-
porated, and OF the certificate of the Re
corder of Mortgages for the parish of Or
leans thereto attached; the whole eNtant
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, y. ID.
1920
BUS. ROUEN,
Notary Public.
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