The herald., 1919-11-27
CHARTERS.

| ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be ''MARTEL FILTER
| CO, INC" and under and by said name
unless sooner dissolved in accordance
with law and this charter, it shall exist
and continue, and shall have and enjoy
| corporate existence and succession for a
period of ninety nine 500 years from ana
afer the date of this act. 1t may have
hold, receive, borrow, loan, exchange, ac-
quire by grant, gift or purchase, devise
or bequest, sell, ALLEVIATE, dispose of, CON
vey, lease, pledge, pawn, hypOthecate, en-
cumber or mortgage property of any kind,
whether real personal or mixed, corporal
or incorporeal movable or immOvable all
subject to such limitations as may be pre-
scribed by law. 1t may make, issue and
endorse bonds or notes and other evidences
of debt. 1t may accept mortgages, pledges
or other forms of security for money
loaned or other debts. 1t may contract
sue and be sued, plead or be impleaded
by its corporate name in any court OF
competent jurisdiction. 1t may make,
adopt and use common seal and alter
the same at pleasure. 1t may hold stock
in other corporations, and its capital
stock may be issued for capital stock in
other corporations. 1t may name, ap-
point and employ such managers, direct
Ors, officers, agents and other employees
as its said business and convenience may
require, and may fix their compensation,
having due regard to the nature, charac-
ter and value of their services. 1t may
regulations not inconsistent with this
charter or any existing law, fixing or al
tering the management of its property,
the regulation and government of its af-
fairs and the manner of the certificatiOn
and registration of its stock. 1t may
wind up and dissolve itself, or be wound
up and dissolved in the manner prescribed
by law. 1t may conduct business in this
State, other States, the Federal Districts,
the Territories and possessions of the
United States and any foreign country. 1t
shall have the power to invest its Board
of Directors with all of it's corporate pow
be named in this charter. And it gener-
ally shall possess all the powers, rights
privileges and immunities which corpora
tons are and may hereafter be authorized
of this State, and particularly under Act
No. 267 of the Acts of the General Assem- |
bly, of the State of Louisiana for the year |
1914
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this |
corporation shall be at the City of New |
Orleans, Parish of Orleans, State of Lou
iSiana. |
ARTICLE III-This corporation may
carry On its business and establish Offices |
in the State of Louisiana, or any States |
or Territories of the United Staes, or any |
foreign countries, and the objects and |
purposes for which this corporation is |
formed and the nature of the business to |
be carried on by it, are hereby declared |
to be:
Q To create, apply for, obtain, register,
lease, or otherwise to acquire,
and to hold, own, operate, distribute and |
introduce. and to SELL assign, or otherwise
to dispose of, any trade marks trade
ments and processes used in connection
with or secured under letters patent of
the United States, or elsewhere or other
wise, and to use exercise, develop, grant
licenses in rpSnppt of n r ntharxyica 70 I'm IN
to account any such trademarks, patents,
licenses, processes and the like, or any
such property or rights.
~ To manufacture, construct and deal
IN machinery, appliances and plants of
every nature, Kind and description what
'oever; and particularly, to manufacture
construct and deal in filtering mediums
lsed In the manufacture of syrups, mo-
asses and sugars from sugar cane, beets
" other raw products used in the manu-
acture Of sugar. To acquire by pur-
.hase, lease or otherwise, and to manu-
acture and construct machines of any
i1nd or character, and to equip, erect and
install the same for use and operation by
iectrlc1ty, compressed air, oil, gas, or by
ther means of motive power, and to oper- |
tie, use, sell lease and hire the same.
md also to carry on a gneral manufae- l
uring, wholesale and retail merchandise
BUSINESS.
90 To enter into, make. perform and r
ure not contrary to law, with any per-
on, hrm, association or corporation, and 7
carry on any other business which I'M :
er the law 1t may be entitled to carry on,
'hlch may seem to the corporation to be T
directly or indirectly, to effect
he aforesaid objects or either of them, 7
r to facilitate 1t in the transaction of its
loresald business or businesses, or any \
art thereof, or in the transaction of any
Their lawful business that may be calcu- n
lted, directly or indirectly, to enhance 7
re value of or to render profitable, any T
the corporations property and rights,
nd generally to hold and exercise all p
zen incidental powers and privileges as
eIate to the objects and purposes here T
labove Sc forth, or as may be necessary,
seful or convenient for effecting said OBJ r
cts and purposes.
RTICLE IV.-The authorized capital L
to be the sum of twenty thousand 81
,llars ($20,0O000). The presently au-
orized capital stock of this corporation L.
AL be represented by two hundred
ed dollars H1O0.OO each. The said
pftal stock shall be represented by GER m
1cates, and shall be personal property,
ID shall be fully paid and non assessable b.
ock shall be binding upon this corpora L.
IN unless made in accordance with its
arter and bylaws and recorded ON the sh
Oks thereof.
Of the said capital stock of twenty thou
nd dollars (s20OOOOO), it is now agreed mr.
long the stockholders hereof that ten -
ousand one hundred dollars (S1O1O0) r,
said capital stock shall be subscribed
by l.. j. Martel Of No. 2431 Valmont sb
'eet, New Orleans, La, and that the
Id l.. j. Martel shall pay for said stock viz
transferring to this corporation all of 7.
patent rights or interests which he
ght have in certain patents which have G.
en- applied for for the filtration of sugar sh
utlons, juices, syrups, ETC., used in the
lnuracture of sugars; that said patent Co
not been issuer, but is in the process sh.
issuing, and that the caveat has been !
ued by the Patent Office and is num- 70
req .:.........., and the stockholders L.
" declare that the value of said patent
hts are appraised at the sum Of ten 7.
,usand one hundred dollars (S1O1 OOOO) 7
the said stock shall be issued to the Ho
d l.. ]. Martel upon his transferring 7
patent rights, and said stock shall Or]
considered as fully paid for.
ARTICLE v-The business of this cor Y
,atlon shall be managed and all the T
porate powers thereof shall be vested 90.
ana exercised by a board of not less Co.
N three (3) nor more than seven CD a.
ectors, to be elected from among its nor
ckholders and a majority of the d. i pv.
tors, either present in person or repre- IN
ted by proxy, shall constitute
.RTICLE VI-The first Board of Di- =.
tors OF this corporation is hereby fixed
seven 90, and shall ha cornposad of.