The herald., 1918-03-28
CHARTER OF
LIBERTY MANUFACTURING
COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Orleans, City Of New Orleans.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parrish of Orleans, City Of New Orleans.
Be it known, that on this 23rd day of
the month of March, in the year one
thousand nine hundred and eighteen,
before me, John r. Upton, a Notary
Public in and for this City and Parish
of Orleans, State Of Louisiana, therein
residing, duly commissioned and quail
fed and in the presence OF the VIII
nesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who declared TO
me- Notary, that availing themselves or
the provisions of the laws OF this state
relative to the organization of corpora
TONS and more especially or Act 2bI OF
1914, they have covenanted and agreed.
and by these presents do covenant and
agree for themselves, their successors
and assigns to form themselves into a
corporation and body polite. for the
objects and purposes, and under the
stipulations hereinafter set forth, to-
wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this corpora
tion shall be the Liberty Manufactur-
ing Company, Inc. and under such title
IL shall have and enjoy succession and
existence for a period of ninety-nine
years from the date hereof unless soon
er dissolved; il shall have power and
authority to contract, sue and be sued
to make and use a corporate seal, the
same to break and alter at pleasure; tC
have, hold, buy, sell, lease, mortgage
hypothecate or pledge properly, rear
personal or mixed, necessary, proper oil
incidental for the carrying on OF its
business, as well as to issue bonds Sc
cured by such mortgages; to make anC
issue notes and other certificates OF in,
debtedness; to name, elect and appoint
managers, directors, clerks or othel
employees to properly conduct its cor
porate business, and to make such by
laws, rules and regulations as may b'
necessary or found desirable for the
management of the business and af.
fairs of this corporation, and generally
to do every other act, matter or thinG
necessary or desirable for the complete
and proper carrying out of said bust
ness.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile Of this corporation shall
be at New Orleans, in the Parish Of
Orleans, State of Louisiana, where al
citations or other legal process shall b'
served upon the President, or in hi!
absence on the Vice-President, or in th'
absence of both upon the Secretary.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purpose for which
this corporation is organized and tn
nature of the business to be carried OF
by 1t are hereby declared and stated L
be to manufacture, purchase and sci
electrical mechanical, compressed air
chimes and objects of whatsoever ma
ture and kind used where steam, cleo
tricity, compressed air, gas or motiv
power is used; to do a general manu-
featuring and repair business, electri
cal, mechanical, or otherwise; to do
general foundry business in steel, brass
iron and other metals, also to do a gen
eral sheet metal manufacturing an
constructing business, and to do an
other kind of manufacturing and re
pairing that is kindred to any of tn
above set forth purposes; to install al
kinds of machinery and appliances; I
operate and construct steam, electri
| and other power plants; to represen
others as agents or otherwise in tn
same line or similar lines of business
| to act as manufacturing agents and L
| receive and sell goods on consignments
| to acquire and own stock in other cor
porations: to acquire by purchase, leas
| or otherwise, patents or inventions tina
might be used for the purposes OF tn
| business of this corporation; and gen
| orally to do and perform any and al
| things necessary or convenient to carr!
! on said objects and purposes