The herald., 1915-11-18
CHARTER
OF THE UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC AND
SPECIALITY MFG. COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.

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., a notary
public duly commissioned 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 uudersig ned
parties who declared unto me, notary, that
| they do hereby form themselves into a cor
| poration for term of Ninety nine (99) years
| from this date, for the objects and purposes,
and under the stipulatIons 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, well as TO pledge, mortgage and
hypothecate property, real, personal and
mixed, corporeal and incorporeal; to name
and appoint such managers, agents, directors,
officers and employees as its business, inter
ests and convenience may require; to 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; TO 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 yice-presi-
dent, and in the absence OF both OF these on
the secretary the 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 declared and specified to be:
To manufacture, purchase and sell electrical
mechanical, compressed air and gas appli-
ances, tools, machines, and objects of what
soeyer nature and kind used where steam,
electricity, compressed air, gas or motive
power is used; to do general manufacturing
and repair business, electrical, mechanical,
or otherwise; to install all kinds OF machln-
cry 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 act
as manufacturers agents and to receive and
sell goods on consignment; to acquire and own
stock in other corporations, and generally to
hold and exercise all such incidental rights,
powers and privileges as relate to the objects
and purposes hereinabove set forth, and TO
these ends to buy, use, lease, mortgage, pledge