The herald., 1912-11-07
CHARTER
OF ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT COM
PANY.

OF ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT COM
PANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF Or
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be II known, that on this seventeenth
!lIth) day Of october, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
Twelve (l9l2), and Of the Independence or
the United States Of America the one hun
dred and thirty-seventh (137th) before me,
William Lee Hughes, a notary public, duly
commissioned and qualified, In and for the
scnally came and appeared the persons
whose names are subscribed hereto, who
seyerally declared, that, availing them
selves OF all the laws of the state In such
cases made and provided, they have con-
tracted and agreed, and do by these presents
covenant and agree and hereby bind them
selves as well as such other persons as may
hereafter become associated herein to form
lions and for the objects and purposes fol-
lowing, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name OF this corporation Is the
ELN.TRlCAL DEVELOPMENT COM
pANY, and il shall have authority to exist
lot ninety-nine years from the date hereof |;
anu 10 contract, sue and be sued to have
ana use corporate seal and break or alter
convey as well as mortgage and hypothecate
property; real, personal and mixed, corpo-
rael and incorporeal and to issue bonds
.nereon 10 name and appoint managers,
agents, directors and officers of its business /;
estaDlish branches and agencies In this
stste and elsewhere: I'd manufacture and
sel all and any articles incident to its busi-
sess TO purchase, sell, establish and main
s @in plants for the manufacture of cleo
sr,esI and mechanical appliances and the
conduct OF general manufacturing busi-
ness; and to lease or sell same, In whole
:. W., IA part, to make and establish as well as
ts'er and amend, from time to time, such
g-hws rules and regulations for the pro-
" government OF the affairs of this cor
wra,lon and generally to have and enjoy
al tne rights, privileges and immunities as
e now or may hereafter be, under the
tons. " VI 'e''eu III 'u'n '0'p'''
ARTICLE III.
Inc domicile Of this corporation Is here
established In the city of New Orleans,
sate or Louisiana, and citation or other
"a process shall be served on the presi-
s ssI In his absence on the vice-president,
s tna IN the absence Of both on the secre-
ARTICLE III.
.o Inc objects and purposes for which this
tIrporation is established and the nature Of
s Js business to be carried on by II are de.
al Sred TO be to manufacture, purchase and
sna AZ wholesale and retail, electrical goods
saa appliances patents, patent rights and
Ss'ents applied for on such articles, and,
~. issue stock of the company In considera-
A.. Az therefor. in such amounts as may be
49, ssfmlned by the board OF directors, to ex-
roh' manufacture and sell such articles as
~, patents, patent rights and patents ap-
n s,,ieu ior cover, and to manufacture and sell
~ otner articles Of merchandise, machinery
49, Az appliances used In or incident to the
~ s ..al business, and to all Of these ends
~.s abish. purchase. conduct and maintain
Al factories, plants and stores as II may
a. ), necessary in this state and elsewhere ;
ms. 20 own: lease, contract and operate such
s.ssn.uiiactories, plants and stores, and to es-
sn such branches and agencies as Its
ssss .u OF directors may deem advisable, and
srss ally to have and to hold and enjoy
- powers and privileges as are granted
nav to such corporations.