The herald., 1912-10-24
CHARTER
OF ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT COM,
PANY.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
LEANS. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
BE 1t known, that on this seventeenth
C17th) day of October, in the year of Oul
Lord, one thousand nine hundred anC
twelve (1912), and of the Independence OF
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
parish OF Orleans, state of Louisiana, per
sonally came and appeared the persons
whose names are subscribed hereto, who
severally declared, that, a~vailing 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
a corporation, under the articles. stipula-
lions and for the objects and purposes fol
lowing, tO-wit
ARTICLE |.
The name of this corporation IL the
ELENTRlCAL DEVELOPMENT COM
PANI, and II shall have authority to exist
Tor ninety-nine years from the date hereof
and TO contract, sue and be sued to have
ana use a corporate seal and break or alter
same to hold, receive, lease. purchase and
convey as well as mortgage and hypothecate
property. real, personal and mixed, cOrpO-
rael and incorporeal. and to issue bonds
thereon 10 name and appoint managers,
agents, directors and officers of its business
10 establish branches and agencies in this
state and elsewhere: 70 manufacture and
sell all and any articles incident TO its bust
ness 10 purchase, sell, establish and main
tain plants for the manufacture of cleo
trlcal and mechanical appliances and the
conduct OF a general manufacturing bust
ness and to lease or sell same, in whole
or In part, TO make and establish as well as
after and amend, from time 10 time. such
bylaws, rules and regulations for the pro-
per government OF the affairs of this cor
porati0n and generally to have and enjoy
all the rights, privileges and immunities as
are now or may hereafter be, under the
law, granted TO or vested in such corpora
lions.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation Is here
by established In the city of New Orleans,
state OF louisiana, and citation or other
dent. In his absence on the vice-presfdent
and In the absence Of both on the secre-
tary-treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation Is established and the nature OF
the business TO be carried on by 1t are de-
clared to be to manufacture, purchase and
sell at wholesale and retail, electrical goods
and appliances. patents, patent rights and
patents applied for on such articles. and.
TO issue stock of the company In considera-
ton therefor, in such amounts as may he
determined by the board Of directors. TO ex-
plot, manufacture and sell such articles as
such patents, patent rights and patents ap-
piled for cover, and to manufacture and sell
all other articles OF merchandise. machinery
appliances used In or incident to the
business. and to all of these ends
10 establish. purchase, conduct and maintain
such factories, plants and stores as II NAV
teem necessary In this state and elsewhere: |
Ind TO own. lease, contract and operate such
manufactures, plants and stores. and 70 es- |
aDlish such branches and agencies as its
'oard of directors may deem advisable. and
to have and to hold and enjoy
UGH powers and privileges as are granted
y law to such corporations.
ARTICLE Nv.
Tit capital stock Of said corporation Is
ereby fixed at the sum of ten thousand
$40. 10000 dollars, divided into and repre-
ented oy two hundred (200l shares of stock
I the par value OF fifty (s5O.OO) dollars