The herald., 1914-06-04
CHARTER OF THE
PLUMBERS SPECIALITY MANUFACTURE
ING COMPANY

United States of America, State of Louisiana,
City of New Orleans, Parish Of Orleans.
BE it known, That this 10Th day OF the
month of May, in the year of Our Lord, one
thousand nine hundred and fourteen, and OF
the Independence of the United States OF
America, the one hundred and thirty-eighth,
before me, ARTHUR A. MORENO, 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 following
persons whose names are hereunto subscribed,
together with the amounts OF their respec-
tive subscriptions to the capital stock of the
corporation TO be formed, who severally de-
clare that, availying themselves of the pro-
visions of the general laws OF the state OF
Louisiana relative TO the organization OF cor
porations, they have covenanted and agreed
and do by these presents covenant and
agree, and bind and OblIgate themselves, as
well as such other persons as may hereafter
become associated with them, or their sue
cessors, to form and constitute themselves
into a corporation and oody polite in law,
and for the objects and purposes and under
agreements and stipulatIons following, to-
wit.
Article l. The name and title of this cor
poration shall be the PLUMBERS SPECIAL
TY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, and by
that name said corporation shall have power
and authority to have and ENJOY succession Tor
the full term of ninety-nine years from the
date hereof; to contract, sue and be sued; TO
make and use a corporate seal; TO purchase
and receive, lease, hold, sell and convey
as well as mortgage and hypothecate, prop
erty, real, personal and mixed; to name and
appoint such officers and agents as the IN
tereSt of said corporation may require; and
to make and establish such bylaws and regu-
lationS for the proper management and regu-
lation of its affairs as may be deemed neceS-
sary, and the same to change and alter at
pleasure.
-scn shall be in the city OF New Orleans,
State of Louisiana, and all citations and
ether legal process shaft be served upon
the president of said corporation, and, in
the case of his absence, upon the vice pres
ident. and, in case of the absence of these
officers. Upon the secretary thereof.
Article Ill The objev,s and purposes for
which this corporation is established, and
the nature of the business to be carried on
sale Of plumbing appliances, tools, machines:
Sundries and objects of whatever nature and
kind whatsoever used in md for the plumb
ing business; TO make, manufacture and sell
certain patented valvrfeSS closet and any
by II are declared to be the purchase and
plumbing goods and supplies, and to DO all
things rCedful and necessary TO acquire the
right 10 manufacture :he said valveleSS closet !;
and to these ends TO purchase, use, lease,
mortgage, pledge or otherwise acquire CT
sell real or personal property; to operate
and construct plants or manufactures, and
generally to do all acts and to enter into all
contracts that may be necessary, convenient
or appropriate in TIE accomplishment of the
aforesaid purposes: to represent others as
agents or otherwise, III the same o. similar
lines OF business; 10 aCr as manufacturers
agents and TO receive goods on consignment
and dispose of same commission or other
wise.
Article ". The capital stock of this cor
poration shall be $50,0-, divided into FIVE
hundred shares of the par value of one
hundred dollars per share, payable when is
sued in cash, or other property, or for serv-