The herald., 1911-04-27
CHARTER
OF INTERSTATE COOPERATIVE MAIL
ORDER COMPANY.

| OF INTERSTATE CO-OPEKAIlNE MAIL
| ORDER COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF OR
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be it known, That on this thirteenth day
Of April in the year Of our Lord one thou
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 Fayssoux, a notary
public, in and for the parish OF Orleans,
state OF Louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified and in the presence of the wit
| nesses hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared the parties
whose names are hereunt0 subscribed, who
severally declared that, availing themselves
OF the provisions OF the laws OF this state
relative to the organization OF corpora tions
| and especially OF act No. as or the legisla-
| tive acts of the general assembly OF the state
of Louisiana for the year nineteen hundred
and four, approved July 4th, 1904, and OF
| the other laws of this state relative TO cor
pOrations and the organization and forma-
| ton thereof, they have covenanted and
agreed, and do by these presents covenant,
agree and bind themselves, as well as such
other persons who may hereafter become
associated with them or their successors, to
polite in law, for the objects and purposes
and under the agreements and stipulatious
following, to-wit
ARTICLE l.
The name and style OF this corporation
shall be INTERSTATE COOPERATIVE
MAIL ORDER COMPANY, and by that
name il shall have power and authority to
exist and enjoy succession for the full term
and period of nnety-nine years, cOmmenc-
ing on and to be computed from and after
the day and date hereof.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall be
al -entn nF ~ UtCf
ana All citations and other legal process
shall be served upon the president of said
corporation; or, in case OF his absence or
inability TO act, upon the ylce-presldent' OF,
in the absence or inability of both the presi-
dent and vice-president to act, then upon the
secretary of this company.
The president shall be the executive OH
Ger of this corporation; he shall preside at
meetings of the board of directors and
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this corporation is
hereby fixed at the sum of two million and
90 100 (S2 OOO. 100000 dollars, represented
by two hundred thousand shares or ten and
90 100 $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-wlt 10
establish and conduct mail order business,
buying and selling of merchandise OF every
known kind and description after the usual
manner OF mail order houses to buy, OWE.
secure, manage and operate factories; TO
buy and use copyrights and patents; to pub
lish. manufacture and sell whatever said
copyrights and patents may cover and pro
tect; to establish and operate for It's 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 or the
company; to do, own and transact any and
all things necessary to the successful man
agement of a mail order business, and pro-
perly conduct the business of this corpora
ton.
ARTICLE ".