The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-04-08
(Seal.)


United States of America, State of Lou
iSiana, Parish of Orleans. BE il known
That on this tventy-eighth day of Feb
ruary. in the year OF our Lord, one thous-
and nine hundred and twenty, and of the
Independence of the United States of
America the one hundred and forty fifth,
before me, Lawrence NJ. Janin, Notary
Public, duly commissioned and qualified.
within and for the Parish of Orleans.
State of Louisiana. and In the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and appear
ed the several persons, whose names are
hereuntO subscribed, who severally de-
clared that. availing themselves of the
benefits and provisions of the COnstitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana, and of the
laws of the said State. relative to the or
ganiZatiOn of corporations, and partlcu-
larry of Act 267, of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana, for the year
1917, they have united to form and do by
these presents form and organize them
selves. as well as all other persons who
may hereafter join. or become associated
with them. or their successors. into \
Stock CORPORATION, for the objects and
purposes and under the covenants, stipu-
iations and agreements following, to-wit:
| ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
CORPORATION shall be: Martel Apparatus
Company, Incorporated. And, under SAID
name. the corporation, unless sooner as
solved in accordance with law, and this
Charter. shall exist and continue and shall
have and enjoy corporate existence ana
succession for a period OF nlnety-nlne
years from and after the date Of this Act
It may have hold, receive, borrow, loan
exchange, acquire by grant, gift or pur-
chase devise or bequest, sell, ALLEVIATE, dls-
nose Of convey, lease. pledge, pawn, ny
pothecate, encumber or mortgage prop
/ erty of any kind. whether real. personal
or mixed. corporal or incorporeal. NOV
able or immovable. all subject to such
| limitations as may be prescribed by law.
II NAV make. issue and indorse pnds or
notes and other evidences of debt. Ii
may accept mortgages, pledges or otner
! forms of security, for indebtedness in
Cured in its behalf II may contract sue
and he sued, plead or he implicated, by its
corporate name, in any court of compe-
tent Jurisdiction. 1t may make. adopt
and use common seal. and alter the
same at pleasure. 1t may hold stock in
other corporations and it's capital stock
may he issued for capital stock in other
corporations. 1t may name, appoint ana
employ such managers, directors. agents
and other employees, as its SAID business
and convenience may require, and may
fix their compensation. having due regard
to the nature. character and value OF their
services. It may make and establish by
laws, rules and regulations, not lnconsls-
tent with its charter, or any existing law
fixing or altering the management or It's
property. the regulation and government
of its affairs. and the manner OF the Ger
filtration and registration OF its STOCK
II NAV wind up and dissolve user, OF
be wound up and dissolved in the man
ner prescribed by law. 1t may conducl
business in this State. other States, the
Federal districts. the territories and pos
sessions of the United States and any Tor
eign country. Tt shall have the power u
invest its Board Of Directors with all o.
it's corporate powers. subject to such re
strictions as may be named in this Char
ter and il generally shall possess all th'
now ers rights. privileges and lmmunltles
which corporations are, and may mere
after he authorized to possess under TN
J Constitution and laws of this State. an'
particularly Act 267 of the Acts OF I'M
General Assembly of the State of Louis
iana for the year 1914.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poration shall bo AT the City Of New Or
leans. Parish of Orleans. State OF Louis
lana.
| ARTICLE III.-This corporation ma!
carry on fits business and establish onlce
in the State of Louisiana. or any state O.
| nossession of the United States, or an,
foreign country. The object ana pur
noses for which this corporation is forme'
| and the nature of business to be carried
on nv Il are hereby declared by 1t to be
m To create. apply for. obtain, register
| nurchase lease or otherwise to ACQUIRE
and to hold, use. own. operate, distriDuu
and introduce. and to sell. assign, otner
wise dispose of, any trade MARKS, traa
names. patents. inventions, 1mprovenenI
and processes used in connection with. o
secured. under letters patent, of the Unite'
States foreign countries. or elsewhere.
otherwise. and to use, exercise, develop
grant licenses in respect of. or otherwise
to turn to account. any such trade MARKS
, patents. licenses, processes and the hk.
or any such property or right. t0 T
manufacture, construct and deal in ma
. chinery, appliances and plants Of ever
. kind. nature and description whatsoever
, and particularly to manufacture con