The herald., 1920-12-02

United States of America, State of Lou
iSiana. Parish of Orleans. city or New .
Orleans Re il known. that on TINS daN-
the tenth of the month OF November, III /
the year of our Lord, one thousand, mn"
hundred and twenty; and OF the lndr-
ppndrnce of the United States OF America.
the one hundred and forty-htth: h"t"T
me- Bussiere ROuen, a notary pubic, ~
and for the Parish of Orleans. stat" o.
Louisiana. duly commissioned, sworn anu
qualified, and in the presence ot thr VII
npsscS hereinafter named and underSign""
personally came and appeared IN" severe
persons whose names are hereuhto
Scribrd all of the fun age of majority
who declared that. awaiting themselves
the laws of this State relative TO the or
ganiZatiOn of corporations, they nav
covenanted and agreed and do. by th">
presents covenant and agree To form. ~
constitute themselves into. corporation
aud body polite in law. with such prrSc.
/ As NAV hereafter become associated with
them. for the objects and purposes
under the articles. agreements and stipu-
/ IationS following, tO-wit:
! ARTICLE 1.-The name, style and It'll"
/ OF this corporation shall be Jas. ii. Ait
/ Ken y Sons Inc. and under that name IL
| shall have and enjoy all the rights adj
| vautagcS and privileges granted by law
/ 10 corporations, and shall exist Tor the
| full term and period of ninety nine years
/ from the date hereof. 1t shall have power
! to contract. sue and be sued, 10 MAKE
| and use a corporate seal and the same 10
/ alter or break at pleasure; to hold. re-
ceive, lease. purchase. sell ana convey
| pledge property. both real and personal
and mixed, corporal and incorporeal; to
name and appoint such managers. dlrec-
/ tors. officers, agents ana other employees
| as its interests and convenience may re
quire. and to make and establish. as ""
as alter and amend. from time TO tlme'
| such bylaws. rules and regulations a.
may be necessary and eNpedlrnt Tor
proper management and government of tn
affairs of the said corporation.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this CO.
80 i'm, l. NaH
| New orleans. State of Louisiana. ana
B. citations or other legal process shall be
served upon the President of the said CO..
pOration. or in his absence upon the wee
| President, or upon the absence or DOth
on the Secretary.
ARTICLE uI.-The objects and pur-
poses OF this corporation. and the natur,
! of the business to be carried on Ny II
! are hereby declared to he:
| To carry on the business of plumbing III
all of its branches; the purchase ana SAFE
| of merchandise, machinery and supple,
| relating to the said business. 10 use al
machinery and appliances necessary OF
proper to carry on said business; with th'
right and power to do any and all thlnE'
| necessary or connected with. or in any
manner incidental or Complementary tt
the objects and purposes therein set 1"rti
/ and above EXPRESSED.
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of I,
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum q
, fifteen thousand dollars (SljOOOOOD. Ia H.
divided into, and represented by one hun
one hundred dollars (SlOOO0) each, pay
able in cash or its equivalent.
The capital stock of this corporation
may be increased to the sum of fifty th0uS
: and dollars, divided into shares of $40
u each
4 dispose of any stock in the corporation
o without first Offering to the other stock
holders of record. in writing. his SAT-
10 stock at the book value thereof; the sal,
d | offer to remain open for a period of thirt
. days: and the other stockholders to divid
y the stock so offered on n basis common
Surate with the stock owned by them. a
the time of said offer.
d All transfers of shares of the capita
/ stock of this corporation shall be mad
and entered on the stock book of the COZ
+ poration. and no transfers shall be in -"
n manner binding on this corporation IN
4 less so entered.
ARTICLE V.-An the corporate power
of this corporation shall be exercised b.
and vested in "A Board of Directors con
Sisting of not less than three stakeholder
and not more than five stockholders.
majority of whom shall constitute a quo
rum for the transaction of business
After their election, the members of tn
Board of Directors shall elect from thei
own number, annually. a President,
Vice President and Secretary.
The first Board of Directors shall con
sist of three (0 stockholders and shall b
composed Of James H. Aitken Robert
James ii. Aitken as President. Robert 7
Aitken as Vice President and William Ait
ken as Secretary.
The post office addresses OF said dire,
tors are as follows: James H. Aitken. 81
Carondelet St. New Orleans; Robert I
Aiken, 515 Carondelet ST.. New Orleans
William Aitken. 515 Carondelet St, Me-
Orleans. These directors and officers sha
serve until the third Tuesday in January
1922 or until their successors shall ha'
been duly elected and qualified.
The annual meeting of stockholders fC
the election Of Directors shall be held o
the third Tuesday. in January. Of esc
year; unless said day be legal holida,
and then on the next bank day thereafte
The election of directors shall be hel