The herald., 1921-06-30
}. q. BLAME COMPANY. INC.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans.
City of New Orleans. BE it remembered,
/ that on this md day of June. 1921, before
me- the undersigned, a notary public. duly
| commiSSi stoned and qualified IN and for the
said state. Parish and City aforesaid, per
! sOnally came and appeared the persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed, who
/ seVerally declared unto me, notary. in the
/ presence of the undersigned witnesses that,
/ availing themselves of the laws of Louis
/ lana relative to the formation of corpora
| tiOnS, particularly Act 261 of 1914, they for
themselves. successors and assigns. have
| associated themselves together and do by
| these presents associate themselves to-
| gether, and do by these presents associate
! themselves together and form a corpora
ton under and in pursuance of the laws of
| the State of Louisiana, with the objects
and purposes and under the agreements.
! conditions and stipulatiOns herunto set
forth, to-wit:
| ARTICLE THE name of this corpora
| ton is the J. q. Blame Company, Inc, and
! by and under said name said company
shall have corporate existence for a
period of ninety nine years from the date
hereof, with all powers by law now or
hereafter conferred on corporations, I'M
less sooner dissolved as provided by law.
ARTICLE 1.-THE nature of the bust
ness and the objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized, and
the business proposed to be transacted.
promoted, or carried on within or without
the United States, at one or more places,
is to do any and all of the things herein
set forth t9 the same extent as natural
persons might or could do, namely: to
manufacture, buy, sell, export and import.
deal in, and deal with all kinds of general
merchandise, and carry on a general mer-
chandise business by dealing in furniture,
carpets, mating, china and glass ware,
stoves, heaters, ranges, coal and other
kind of fuel, groceries and in general all
kinds of household goods and merchan-
disc of all kinds, receiving same on con-
signment, purchasing and selling same di-
rectly or on commission, TO buy and sell
native products of this country or any
foreign country;
To own, operate and establish general
wholesale and retail merchandise stores
IN this country, or any foreign country;
To carry on general export and import
business;
To act as manufacturers or others
Agents in the buying and selling of all
kinds of goods and materials, as well as
to sell all kinds of goods anywhere in the
world;
To purchase subscribe for. take, acquire,
hold and enjoy, deal in guarantee, mort
hold and enjoy, deal and to engage in guar
antee. mortgage, hypothecate or otherwise
dispose of shares. stocks, bonds. deben-
lures, promissory notes, bills of exchange
certificates of beneficial interest, obliga-
lions and securities OF any person, firm or
corporation;
To acquire. purchase, improve manage
work develop exercise all rights in re-
pect OF and to lease, sell, mortgage, n.y.
pothecate, pledge, dispose of, turn to ac-
count or otherwise deal with and in prop
erty of all kinds. real, personal and mixed,
where ever situated;
To enter into. make, perform and carry
cut contracts of every kind for any law
full purpose, without imitation as to
amount or duration. with any person, firm,
association or corporation. or with any
public board, body or government;
To SNf
notes. bonds, debentures and other obliga- |
tons or this corporation from time TO
time, and to secure the same by mortgage, |
pledge, deed of trust otherwise, and |
same for any OF the objects or purposes of |
this corporation;
To lend and advance money to such |
parties and on such terms as may seem |
or, and persons having dealings with this |
corporation, secured by goods, wares and |
or lands and real estate, or |
otherwise hOwsoever;
To carry on business in the United States
or elsewhere as factors agents, commission |
merchants, or merchants to buy, SELL |
manipulate or deal in at wholesale or re-
tail. merchandise goods food products and
commodities of every sort, Kind or des-
,rlplon, and to carry on any other bust
ness, whether manufacturing, or otherwise
winch can be conveniently carried on with
any of the company's objects;
10 open stores, offices or agencies
throughout the United States or else
where;
To establish, own, maintain operate,
manage and control in this country and in
foreign countries a theatre or theatres a
place or places of amusement and pro- /
luce, exhibit, preserve and exploit therein
attractions of various kinds and natures, !
including dramatic. operate and musical
vaudeville, moving pictures,
Intellectual and instructive entertainments
md to cater to public diversion by and
through theatrical exhibition or other
amusement device;
TO purchase, acquire, take on. lease, or
Exchange, hire, own and use real and per
'onal property, and all rights and priyi-
eyes in this state and any other state or
tates, and any foreign country or coun-
rles and to pay for same in cash, or in
ne shares OF the capital stock or bonds Of
his corporation or otherwise, and also TO
mortgage, convey, transfer, sell, lease or
dispose of its real and personal
property and rights and privileges or any
,at tnereoI; In THIS state. or in any other
ry or countries:
To aid in any lawful manner any per-
on, hrn, association Or corporation of
,nicn the ponds, stock, or other securi-
les or evidences of indebtedness are held
y TINS corporation, and to do any and all |
I"Iul acts or things designed to protect |
reserve: improve or enhance the value of
ny sucn STOCK. bonds, securities or evil
ences of indebtedness;
70 buy and sell native products of any
ma whatsoever of this country, or any
ther Foreign country in connection with
IS general wholesale and retail merchan-
Use business
10 acquire the good will, rights. prop
rty ana assets of all kinds, and to un-
ertake the whole or any part of the liza
mites or any person, firm, association or
orporation, on such terms and conditions
may be agreed on, and to paw for the
anhe In cash, stocks, bonds, debentures =