The herald., 1915-12-16
CHARTER
OF THE UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC AND
SPECIALITY MFG. COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.

lNCORPORAlED.
United States of America, State of Louisiana,
Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans.
Be it known, that on this the 9th day of
the month of November, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifteen,
and of the independence of the United States
of America the one hundred and fortieth, be-
fore me, William II. Byrnes, Jr., notary
public duly commits sioned and qualified in and
for the parish of Orleans, State OF louisiana,
therein residing and in the presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named and undersigned
personally came and appeared the undersigned
parties who declared unto me, notary, that
they do hereby form themselves into cor
poration for term OF ninety nine (99) years
from this date, for the objects and purposes,
and under the stipulatrons hereinafter set
forth
Article 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be the Universal Electric and Speciality
Manufacturing Company, incorporated, and
under its said corporate name, II shall have
power and authority to have and ENJOY cor,
porate existence and succession for the full
term and period of ninety-nine years from
and after the date of this act; to contract, sue
and be sued to make and to use the corpo-
rate seal, and the same 10 break or alter at
pleasure; to hold, receive, lease, purchase and
convey, as well as to pledge, mortgage and
hypothecate property, real, personal ana
mixed corporal and incorporeal; to name
and appoint such managers, agents, directors,
officers and employees as its business, inter
ests and convenience may require; 10 make
and establish, as we'll as alter and amend,
from time to time, such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the proper government OF the
affairs of said corporation; 10 issue bonds,
| notes or other obligations; and generally
to do everything else that may be necessary
to further the objects and purposes herein
after named.
Article 1.-THE domicile of said corpora
ton shall be in the city OF New orleans,
state of louisiana, and all citation and other
legal processes shall be served on the presi'
| dent. and in his absence on the vice-presi-
dent, and in the absence of both OF these on
the secretary or the treasurer.
Article III.-The objects and purposes Tor
which this corporation is established, ana the
| nature of the business to be carried on py II,
| are declared and specified to be:
| To manufacture, purchase and sell electrical
| mechanical, compressed air and gas appli'
| ances, tools, machines, and objects OF what
soever nature and kind used where steam
| electricity, compressed air, gas or motive
power is used; to do a general manufacturing
| and repair business, electrical, mechanical
| or otherwise; to install all kinds of machin'
| ery and appliances; to operate and construct
steam, electric, or other power plants; to rep
| resent others as agents or otherwise, IN the
! same or similar lines of businesses; to ael
| as manufacturers agents and to receive anc
| sell goods on consignment; to acquire ana OWE
| stock in other corporations, and generally tc
| hold and exercise all such incidental rights
I powers and privileges as relate to the oolect'
and purposes hereinabove set FORTH ana tC