The herald., 1921-06-02
- OF INCORPORATION OF OF me MERKL
ACT PAINT AND SUPPLY u isa, CO." iN''

,rrn STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
UNl5EHSiANA. PARISH OF ORLEANS
or oE NEW ORLEANS. BE 1t known
Clli his 18th day OF the month Of May
thai IN OF our Lord, one thousaho, hln'
N w Ia and twenty one, before me- N~ite
hunoiol notary public, IN anu LOT I'M
u. hsihI inrleans. State OF louisiana, dull
Parish " and qualified, and IN the pres
e0mn4sS - vitnesses hereinafter named ans
enoe o '. personally came and appeared
unoersons whose names are heIeuhuo SUI
inc Who seyeraly declared thaI, aSdil
sGlDeu h,-,seIves OF me provisions oil the laws
ing IDeHs - Iouisiana, relative to the or
oil VIC of corpOratlOns, they nave GOV
gsniIA ID agreed, and bind themselves
ensn'eu as sucn other persons VINO ma!
a. w., beooae associated with theh' o
neiesi. go. sors, 20 torn ana constitute
'n en and body politic IN law ior lh'
e~E,s and purposes, ana uhueI inc asiee
0bJeeS a. tfTuuiatlOns following, to-wlt:
neh.Sr A. The name, style ana lll'
an. corDoration shall be: Merkl RAM
u 's,nniV Co., Inc, ana under thdl SoL
aNe,a name II snail nave anu envy al
s;ghIs ana privileges SFahteu u! Ia"
.n' .or1oratiOns; 1t shdl eAlsI lor d Peltou
" w.. ,'psIy-uluc years from ana after tht
aate hereof. ri. ,iciIs of said cor.
Ah.,, snail he in the Clty OF New Or
pOi. PARISH OF orleans, State Oh Loulsl
vans and ali citations and other leSal pro
ana, snall be served upon the freslueh'
seSs saId corporation, ana, III case Oh Ms
" upon the Nlce-Preslueht, anu, III
apse M the absence OF DOth Oh these
tne rs upon the secretary Thereon.
oni11rIcI's, lilo manufacture, buy
.h,s,n trade and sell, as WhoIesalers vi
oa,s,l..rs or bOtn, paints, OILS, slalhs' var
.s'.s glass paint brushes, ROOFING ana
.aaI,ng materials hardware ana haru"are
",,I,ss etc; 10 acquire formulae LOT the
supp,as.tnrp OF pants, oils, yarnishesr
n's ana the component parts ana IN
,sn1s that 20 in their making and 10
$50, geueraIIy III the operation Oh u
a-snt glass, roofing ana hardware STORE
20 ali that may De lncluehtal thereto,
anu ~ and sell such articles as may
sn1 inrigeuIaI to, or carried III STOCK, or
w an connection with the Operation OF
osint glass. roofing and hardware store.
, mn General 40 anything Ill turther-
az Of sa,a OBJECTS and purposes.
A.p9tcLr n.-Ine capital STOCK OF tins
.arnorauon is hereby fixed ut the sum Oh
srsn Thousand Dollars lSlO,VVO.VO) DIVIDED
80 ons tnousand shares OIL the par value
my I'm DoIlars (slUUU) each; each share
" he naiu tor IN sucn manner as the Board
~ n,,,rtors may determine. The amount
" rue capital stock OF this corporation
nav ne increased to Thirty Thousand DOL
lars lSSOVvv) ana the SAID corporation
snsll be authorized to begin business ana
snail be q gong concern When MY per
ssnt of its capital stock shall have been
snhseribea. ana fifty per cent. OF all STOCK
ssnscribed shall have been paid IN.
All sales and other transfers OF any OF
,hs stocs of this corporation shall be void
pnless said stock snail have been pre-
yiously offered to the then existing STOCK
holders, through the Board OF directors
far the said stockholders, does not see tit
"a purchase said stock, then 1t shall not
he sold at less price, or upon more fay-
arabic terms, without likewise Offering II
"a the Board at such price, and upon said
tsrms In case of sale or transfer OF
stock. or the issue Of the increased capital
stock the then holders of stock OF the
company shall have the right to purchase
aid stock In the ratio OF their holdings
AZ stock of The company. No sale or trans
fer Of stock shall be binding upon the
corporation unless made upon its books,
ana said transfer shall be made only upon
surrender or proof Of loss or destruction
Of the outstanding certificate.
ARTICLE YAH the corporate powers
and authority Of this corporation shall be
vested and exercised by q Board of Di-
rectors composed Of not less than three
stockholders, to be elected annually by
ballot at q general meeting Of the stock
holders on the second Monday in June,
Of each year. No failure to elect Directors
shall be regarded as a forfeiture Of this
charter. Any vacancy occurring in and on
said Board shall be filled by the remaining
Directors for the unexpired term. Said
Board Of Directors shall at the first meet
Ing after It's election elect from among
It's number q President, a Vice-President,
Secretary and a Treasurer, and the MEN,
bers Of said Board Of Directors shall have
IA nd
or more Of the above offices in one person.
ARTICLE Vino stakeholder shall ey-
er be held liable or responsible for the
contracts faults or debts of said corpor-
alton In any further sum than the unpaid
balance due to the corporation on the
shares Of stock owned by him, nor shall
any mere informality in organization have
the effect Of rendering this charter null,
Or Of exposing a stakeholder to any liza
bIlify beyond the amount Of his stock.
ARTICLE VII.-Ths following persons
are hereby nominated and constituted the
first Board Of Directors to serve until the
second Monday in June, 1922, or until
and qualified, to-wit: John Merkl, Jr.,
EN N. White Street; John w. Bagert.
AA Buxelles Street; Morris l.. Lagarde.
lbs n Broad Street; all of New Orleans,
Louisiana, until which time the following
shall be the officers of this corporation,
ss.wit: John Merkl, Jr;, President and
GENERAL Manager; John w. Bagert, Vice
President and Treasurer; Morris l.. La
g.rde. Secretary.
The persons whose names are hereunto
moseribed are hereby declared to be the
ncorporators Of this corporation, and
nave respectively written opposite their
ssnes and addresses the amount i stock
sosnoed Tor by each Of them, SO that
me pct Of Incorporation may also serve
ne original subscription list to the
1ni stock Of this corporation.
~ nes zone ana passed, In my Notarial
&ee In the City of New Orleans, afore-
80, N the presence of Frank T. Eche-
49, 49, ana Theodore A. Beck, competent
stsa s'< ~. OF lawful age and residing in
nn City, who hereunto subscribe their
- 80 together with the said appearers
ssssl Notary, on the day and date set
49, the caption hereof, after due
n,eins u the whole.
~ mathssses T. A. Beck, Frank t. Eche-
hesrporatsrs. John Merkl. Jr.. 1910 N.
Snne Street, 100 shares; John w. Bagert.
nruxeiles Street, SO shares; Morris
49, sardes 1868 N. Broad Street. so
W. B. HAMLIN,
4 a. Notary Public.
49, ~ Undersigned, Recorder of Mort
a and for the Parish of Orleans.
~ e Louisiana, do hereby certify that
- - Above and foregoing act Of incornor.
49, the Aerkl Paint and Supply Com
=. nc was this day duly recorded
on,nce, IN Book 1858, folio.
Orleans, May 20, 1921.
lsigned) R0BT. SCOTT,
A tr.e 49,. by. Rec.
WALTER B. HAMLIN,
I'M e.rn,, Notary Public.
CHARTER OF THE