The herald., 1914-06-18
CHARTER
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OLE I.NITED ElTRIl SAL

OF UNITED ELEC lRlC SALES OOMPAN1.
United States Of America, State Of Louisiana,
Parish Of Orleans, City OF New Orleans.
BE it known. that on this lst day OF June,
1914, and OF the independence OF the United
States OF America the one hundred and thirty
eighth before me, Charles +. Fletchnger,
notary public, duly commissioned and quail
fed in and for the parish of Orleans, state
OF Louisiana, and in the presence OF the wit
neSSeS hereinafter named and underS gned,
personally came and appeared the several per
sons whose names are hereuutO subscribed,
who severally declared that, availng them
selves of the laws of this state, in such cases
made and provided, they have cOvenanted,
and by these presents do covenant, agree and
bind themselves to form and constitute a
corporation and body polite in law for the OBJ
jects and purposes, and under the terms and
conditions following, tO-wIt:
Article This corporation shall be known
as United Electric Sales Company" and as
such shall have continuous succession for
ninety-nine years, unless sooner dissolved.
and shall have power TO contract; to sue and
| to be sued; to make and use corporate seal
| and the same 70 alter and break at pleasure (;
| to acquire and hold by purchase, lease, or
| otherwise, property. real and personal, nova
| BILE, immovable, and mixed and the TO
| sell, lease, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, or
| otherwise dispose OF IN any and every way
| whatsoever; to draw, make and endorse bills
| OF exchange and promlssOry notes, and to
| issue bonds; to elect and appoint such officers,
| directors, and agents as the interests Of the
| corporation shall require; and to make all
| necessary bylaws, rules and regulations for
the proper management Of its affairs, and the
| same to alter, amend, or repeal at pleasure,
| and generally to exercise all powers that are
| conferred on corporations organized for the
purposes hereinafter stated.
| Article 1.-THE dOmICile of this corporation
| shall be in New Orleans, parish of Orleans
| state of Louisiana, and all citations other
| legal process shall be served on the president
| of this corporation, or, in the event OF his
| absence, on the president or. In the
| event OF his absence. on the Secretary-treas
urer, in the order enumerated; and in the
event of the absence of said respective Off
| GERS, at the Office OF the company
| Article III.-The objects and purposes foi
| which this corporation Is organized, and the
| nature of the business to be carried on and
conducted by it, are hereby declared to be a:
follows:
To manufacture, construct, and deal in ma
chInery and mechanical appliances, whethe
electric, gas or steam, or of any kind anC
description whatsoever, or to act as manutaC
turers agents and distributors therefor; L
acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise, anC
to manufacture and construct machines an'
appliances of any kind and character, and 4
equip, erect, and install the same for use ant
operation by electricity, compressed air, oil
gas, or by any other means of motive power
and to operate, use, sell, lease and hire same
To purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire
and to grant licenses for the use of, to sell
assign and otherwise deal in and use patents
patent rights, privileges, licenses, trademarks
trade names, devices and improved processe
| of every sort and description, necessary o
incidental to these purposes or otherwise. /
| carry a general manufacturing, wholesale
| and retail business.
To act as general supervisors and operator
in the establishing, financing. equippng, de
| velOpng, managing, operating, and carryln
on OF factories, steam, gas and electric plant
| and systems, or any mechanical, engineering
| building, constructing, or manufacturing er
terprises, undertakings, propositions, conces
sions, or franchises in all Of their respectiv
5 branches.
: To purchase or otherwise acquire, maintain
! sell, pledge, mortgage, lease, hire and fulf
any contracts, franchises, or concessions tC
Y or in relation to the construction, execution
: equipment, improvement, management, oper;
= ton, or control of such works, and to undei
take, execute, carry out, and dispose OF,
n otherwise to turn to account the same; to bu,
e operate buildings necessary or incident to III
r business herein contemplated, and to bu,
r sell, rent, lease real estate or persona
o property in the course and conduct of sal
n business, either in connection with said bus
o ness or otherwise, and generally to do a
things proper and legal that may relate
i appertain to the objects and purposes here
= set forth.
e The foregoing clauses shall be construt
y both as objects and powers, but no recitatIo
| expression, or declaration Of specific or So
e cial powers or purposes herein enumeratt
:, shall be deemed to be exclusive but il
e hereby expressly declared that all other la,
G ful powers not inconsistent Herewith, a
I hereby included.
% Article IV.-The capital stock of this &C
d poration is hereby fixed at one hundred al
fifty thousand dollars (Sl5O,ObOOl, dvid
into and represented by fifteen hundred shar
er (Sl0On0 each, to be paid at such times a
k in such manner as the board of directors m
'. deem ht and proper, and to be payable
cash, property, or services rendered.
y. OF such authorized capital stock, FIVE hi
dred shares, amounting to fifty thousand d