The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-05-11
CHARTER
OF INTERSTATE COOPERATIVE NAIL
ORDER COMPANY.
United STATES OF AMERICA, STATE ATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF Oh
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

United STATES OF AMERICA, STAIE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF On
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
Be 1t known, That on this thirteenth day
Of April In the year OF our LORD one tnou-
sand nine hundred and eleven, and OF the
Independence Of the United States OF Am
erica the one hundred and thirty fifth, before
me, William Mcclellan FayssouI, notary
public, in and for the parish or orleans;
state Of Louisiana, duly commissioner anu
qualified and in the presence OF the Wit
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared the parties
whose names are hereunto subscribed, VINO
severally declared that, awaiting themselves
Of the provisions of the laws Of this state
relative TO the organization or corporations
and especially Of act No. rs or the leglsla-
tive acts of the general assembly OF the stats
OF Louisiana for the year nineteen nundred
and four. approved July 4th, 1904, and OF
the other laws Of this state relative 10 cor
porations and the organization ana iorha
ton thereof they have covenanted ana
agreed and do by these presents covensnt,
agree and bind themselves, as well as sucn
other persons who may hereafter become
associated with them or their successors, 70
form and constitute a corporation OF Douy
and under the agreements and stipulations
following, to-wit:
The name and style Of this corporation
shall be: INTERSTATE CO-OPERATiNE
MAIL ORDER COMPANY, and by tnat
name * shall have power and authority 10
exist and enjoy succession for the full tern
and period Of ninety nine years, commenc-
ing on and to be computed from and AFTER
the day and date hereof.
ARTICLE H.
The domicile Of this corporation shall be
I'm the city Of New Orleans, state or Loulsl-
ana. All citations and other legal process
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corporation; or, in case OF his absence or
inability to act upon the vice-president; or,
In the absence or inability OF both the presl-
dent and vee-PresideDt to act then upon tue
The president shall be the executive ON.
Ger of this corporation ; he shall preside az
meetings of the board Of directors ana
''0eAn'iu ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this corporation Is
hereby fixed at the sum OF two million an9
OO-iO0 $4,000. OOO0O) dollars, represented
by two hundred thousand shares OF ten and
O0-IOO $4,000 dollars each. All stock sub
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation Is established, and the nature
Of the business to be carried on by IL are
hereby declared to be as follows, to-wit to
establish and conduct a mail order business,
buying and selling Of merchandise or every
known kind and description after the usual
manner of mail order houses to buy, OWL,
secure. manage and operate factories; to
buy and use copyrights and patents; to pub
fish, manufacture and sell whatever said
copyrights and patents may cover and pro
tect to establish and operate for Its own
use, for lighting or for power, an electric
plant design, patent and use a trademark !;
copyright and publish magazine, catalogues
and such other printed matter as might tend
TO enhance and increase the profits OF the
COMPANY: to do, own and transact any and
ali things necessary to the successful man.
agement of a mail order business, and pro-
perly conduct the business OF this corpora
ton.