The herald., 1920-03-25
AL. G. HAMMER.
Mch. i-Apr. s.
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/ United States of America, State of Lou
isana, Parish of Orleans. BE il known,
/ That on this twenty-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. Jann. a 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
- the several persons, whose names are
hereuntO subscribed. who severally de-
claIed that. awaiting themselves of the
benefits and provisions of the COnstitu-
tion of the State of Louisiana. and of the
laws of the said State, relative to the or
ganizatiOn of corporations, and particu-
/ larry of Act 261, 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
I with them. or their successors. into n
| Stock Corporation. for the objects and
purposes. and under the covenants, stipu-
lations 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 dis
solved. in accordance with law, and this
'
have and enjoy corporate existence and
succession for a period of ninety nine
years from and after the date of this Act.
1t may have. hold, receive borrow, loan,
exchange, acquire by grant, gift or pur-
chase, devise or bequest. SELL ALLEVIATE. dis
pose of. convey. lease, pledge, pawn, hy
pOthecate, cucumber or mortgage prop
erty of any kind. whether real, personal
or mixed. corporal or incorporeal. NOV
able or immovable all subject TO such
limit aff hn ihah nv 10
1t may make issue and indorse bonds or
notes. and other evidences of debt. II
may accept mortgages. pledges or other
forms of security, for Indebtedness in
CURED in it's behalf IT may contract. sue
and be sued. plead or be implicated, by its
corporate name. in any court of cOmpe-
tent jurisdiction. 1t may make, adopt
and uSes common seal, and alter the
same at pleasure. 1t may hold stock in
other corporations and its capital stock
may he issued for capital stock in other
corporations. 1t may name, appoint and
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. 1t may make and establish by
laws, rules and regulations. not incOnsis-
tent with its charter, or any existing law,
fixing or altering the management of its
property. the regulation and government
Of its affairs. and the manner of the GER
tiiication and registration of its stock.
1t mag wind up and dissolve itself, or
be wound up and dissolved in the man
ner prescribed by law. 1t may conduct
business lin this State. other States, the
Federal districts, the territories and pos
sessions of the United States and any for
eign country. 1t shall have the power to
invest its Board Of Directors with all of
its corporate powers, subject to such re-
strictions. as may he named in this Char
ter. and 1t generally shall possess all the
powers. rights. privileges and immunities.
which corporations are. and may here
after he authorized to possess under the
Constitution and laws of this State. and
particularly Act 267 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of the State of Louis
lana. for the year 1914.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poration shall he nj the City of New Or
leans Parish of Orleans. State of Louis
lana.
ARTICLE II.-This corporation may
carry on its business and establish offices
in the State of Louisiana. or any State or
possession of the United States, or any
foreign country. The object and pur-
poses for which this corporation is formed
and the nature of business to be carried
on by it are hereby declared by it to be:
G To create. apply for. obtain, register,
purchase. lease or otherwise to acquire.
and to hold. use. own. operate. distribute
and introduce. and to sell, assign. other
wise dispose of, any trade marks. trade
names. patents. inventions. Improvements
and processes used in connection with. or
secured, under letters patent. of the United
States foreign countries, or elsewhere. or
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 like.
or any such property or right. (2) To
manufacture. construct and deal in ma
chinery, appliances and plants Of every
kind, nature and description whatsoever,
and particularly to manufacture con-