The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-01-01
CHARTER
IF AMERICAN SPRING MANUFA
ING COMPANY.


ING COMPANY.
United States of America, State of louisiana,
Parish of Orleans, City of New orleans.
Be il known, that this 9th day OF the
month of December, in the year one thousand
nine hundred and thirteen, before me, Fred
eric {. Marx, notary public, duly cominis
stoned and sworn IN and tor the parish OF
Orleans, state of Louisiana, therein residing,
and in the presence of the witnesses herelnat-
ter named and undersigned, personally APP
peared the persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who declared that availlng them
selves of the provisions of the laws OF this
state relative to the organization OF corpora,
tions, they have covenated and agreed, and
do by these presents covenant and agree, bind,
| form and constitute themselves, as well as
1 such other persons as may hereafter join or
| become associated with them, into corpor-
alton and body polite in law for the objects
| and purposes and under the agreements and
stipulations following, to-wit:
| Article 1.-The name and style OF tins cor
poration shall be American Spring Manu-
| featuring Company and under that name 1t
shall have and enjoy all the, rights, advan-
| tages and privileges granted by law to cor
porations. 1t shall exist for period OF
| ninety nine years. 1t shall have the power
| to contract, sue and be sued in its corporate
name; to make and use corporate seal and
| the same to break or alter at pleasures; to
hold, receive, purchase, convey, mortgage, by,
pothecate and pledge property, both real and
| personal; TO issue bonds, notes and other OBJ
| legations; TO have and employ such managers
directors, officers, agents and other employees
as the interest and convenience of said cor
poration may require; and to make and es
tablish such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the corporate management and control Of
the affairs of said corporation may bt
deemed necessary and expedient.
| Article 1.-THE domicile of the said cor
poration shall be in the city of New Orleans
state of Louisiana, and citation and othei
legal process shall be served on the president
and in the event of his absence or inability
to act from any cause, the same shall b.
served on the vice-president or the secretary
treasurer.
Article III.-The objects and purposes 70
which this corporation is organized and thu
nature of the business TO be carried on b!
it are hereby declared to be:
To manufacture, buy, sell, export, Impor
and generally to deal in springs and mat
tresses of every kind and description; to pur
chase, hold, lease and otherwise acquire, con
struct, maintain and operate factories, mills
lumber yards, Offices, branch Offices and al
other buildings, establishments and other ar
planes, either in this state or elsewhere, a
may be necessary, convenient or deeme
, proper for the prosecution of its business;
make and establish such bylaws and regula
tions for the proper management and regula
ton of its affairs may be necessary an
proper, and the same to amend, change, alter
: or repeal at pleasure, and generally to do al
| such other and further things as may be nee
!. essary or incident to the conduct of the bus
mess herein contemplated.
l Article IV.-The capital stock OF this cor
poration is fixed at the sum OF twenty-five
: thousand (s25,000.0O) dollars, to be divides
into two hundred and fifty 2SO) shares o