St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-10
CHI ARTER
Or THE
SOUTHERN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURE
ING COMPANY.
United States of America, J
Parish Of St. rammany, :
State of Louisiana.

| BE 1T KNOWN, That on this, the
18th day of November, IN the year of our
! Lord one thousand nine hundred and
four, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the one hum
dred and twenty-eighth, before me.
Harrison R Warren. Clerk and ex- officio
q Notary Public. in and for the Parish
of st. Tammany, State of Louisiana,
duly commissioned and qualified, and
in the presence of the witnesses herein
after named ana undersigned, per-
sonally came and appeared the persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed
who severally declared that availing
themselves Of the provisions of the Con.
stitution and laws of the State of Lou
isiana, relative to the formation and
organization Of corporations. they have
covenanted and agreed and by these
presents do covenant and agree and
bind and obligete themselves, as we'll
as such other persons who may here
after become associated with them, OF
their successors. to form and constitute
a corporation and body polite in law,
with all the powers, privileges and i'm
munities conferred by law. and tor The
objects and purposes. and under the
Articles. agreements and stipulations
following, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this cOrnora-
ton shall be SOUTHERN ELECTRIC
MANUFACTURING COMPANY, and
by that name said corporation shall have
power and authority to exist and to
have and enjoy succession for the full
term and period OF ninty-nine years
from and after date hereof.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile OF this corporation shall
be in the town of Covington. Parish of
st. Tammany, in the State Of Louisiana.
All citations and other legal process
shall be served upon the President of
the corporation, or in case Of his alb
sence or inability to act. upon the Vice
President. or In tie abssnce or inability
to act of both these officers, then upon
the Secretary thereof. The President
shall be the executive officer Of the cor
pOration and he shall preside at meet
ings of the Board of Directors and
stockholders.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation Is formed and estab-
lished and the general nature of the
business to be carried on by 1t are here
by declared and specified to be: To
carry on the business of manufacturers
and suppliers of and to work, buy, sell,
let or hire and deal in arc lamps Of any
kind, and also all kinds of lamps. brack-
cts, globes, films, shades, glasses, burn
ers. meters, galvonometers, ammeters,
volt meters. carbons, cutouts, switches,
motors, batteries, stoves, turbines,
pipes, wires, and all appliances and
things usedtn connection with electrici-
ty. gas, or other illuminant, or genera
tor Of heat, light or power. To carry
on the business OF an Electric Light
Company and Gas Company, or Of
either of them, In all branches, and in
particular to supply, by means Of cleo
tricitv or gas. light, heat and power to
any person, firm, company. corporation,
municipal or local authority, public or
private body, tor any purpose whatever,
and to manufacture, create. produce,
accumulate, transmit, distribute and
supply electricity, gas. magnetism, or
other similar agency, for all purposes
for which the same may be used. To
carry on the business of electrical. gas.
and mechanical engineers, merchants
and manufacturers OF and dealers in
electric arc and incandescent lamps and
parts. in gas lamps and parts, and in
electric, magnetic, telegraphic, .tele-
phoDic, and other appliances and ap-
paratus, and in steam, hydraulic, gas,
electric or other engines. machines, ap-
~; md inc hok u ho r1coA
IN connection Herewith. To purchase or
by other means acquire and protect,
prolong, and renew patents and i'm
provements, issued in the United States
or foreign countries, for new devices
and inventions in electric arc lighting,
and also to purchase or by other means
acquire any other patents, patent rights,
brevets d'invention, licenses, protec-
tions and concessions which may ap-
pear to be advantageous or useful to
the objects and purposes of the. corpo-
ration, and to use and manufacture |
under the same, or grant licenses or
privileges Hereunder, and to expend |
money In experimenting upon and test |
ing, and in improving and protecting, |
or seeking to improve and protect, any
and all such patents, inventions and
rights which the corporation may &C.
quire or propose to acquire To acquire
and undertake the whole or any part of
the business and property Of any per
son, firm or company carrying on or
to carry on any business
within the expressed objects ard pur-
poses of this corporation, or, to acquire.
under the provisions of law governing
of corporations. an inter-
est in, amalgamate with or enter into any
for sharing profits, or for
cooperation and consolidation with
my such person, firm or company, and
10 give or accept, by way of considera.
ion for any Of the acts or things afore-
said. or property acquired, any shares
Dr. securities that may be agreed upon.