The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-08-19

\. Il. BEARY, Not Pub.
Aug. 5-Sept. 0.
CHARTER OF THE sTEBBINs COM
PANI, INC
United States of America. State of Louis
lana. Parish of Orleans. City of New Or
leans. BE it known, that on this, the Goth
day of the month of July, in the year OF
Our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and
nineteen. and of the Independence of tn,
United States of America. the one hun
dred and forty-third. before ne. Raymond
ii. Saal. Notary Public, duly commissions
and qualified, within and for the Parish OF
Orleans, State of Louisiana. therein reSid
ing, and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, per
sOnally came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hercuntO sub
scribed, who Severally declared that, avail
ing themselves of the benefits and prOvi
siOnS of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana and of the laws of said State
relative to the organization of corpora
tions, and particularly of the provisions
of Act No. 267 of the General Assembly Oi
the State of Louisiana for the year 1914
they have united to form, and do 10y
these presents form and organize them
selves, as well as all such otner persons
who may hereafter join or become asSc'
ciated with them or their successors, irtC
a stock corporation for the objects and
purposes and under the covenants, Stipu
latiOnS and agreements following, tO-wit
corporation shall be The StebbinS Com.
pany, Inc" and under and by said name
unless sooner dissolved in accordance Will
the law and this charter, it shall exist and
continue, and shall have and enjoy. cOrpOr
ate existence aud succession for a period OF
ninety nine 800 years from and after the
date of this act. Ii may have. hold. re
ceive, borrow, lend, exchange, acquire 10y
grant, gift or purchase, devise or bequeSI
sell, ALLEVIATE, dispose Of convey, lease
pledge. pawn. hypOthecate, cucumber OF
mortgage property of any kind. whether
real, personal or mixed, corporal or in
corporal, movable or immOvable, all SUD
ject to such limitations as may be pre-
scribed by law. 1t may make, issue and
endorse bonds or notes and other evi
dences of debt. 1t may accept mortgages
pledges or other forms of security fol
money loaned or other debts. Ii may con
, tract, sue and be sued, plead or he i'n
pleaded by its corporate name in any COurl
of competent jurisdiction. 1t may make
adopt and use common seal and alter
the same at pleasure. 1t may hold stool
in ohter corporations, and its capital stOcl
may be issued for capital stock in Other
corporations. 1t may name, appoint ant
| employ such managers, directOrI Off
| GERS, agents and other employees as it,
| said business and cOnyeniences may re
! quire, and may fix their compensation
having due regard to the nature, char
acter and value of their services. 1t may
make and establish bylaws, rules anC
! regulations not inconsistent with this char
/ ter or any existing law, fixing or altering
| the management of its property, the regu
| lation and government of its affairs, anC
/ the manner of the certificatiOn and regis
| tration of its stock. 1t may wind up anC
dissolve itself, or be wound up and dis
| solved in the manner prescribed by law
| 1t may conduct business in this State
other States, the Federal Districts, tn,
| Territories and possessions of the United
| States, and in any foreign country. 1
| generally shall possess all the powers
rights, privileges and immunities which
corporations are and may hereafter b.
| autohriZed to possess under the COnSti
tuition and laws of this State, and partic
ularly under Act No. 267 of the Acts o
the General Assembly of the State o
Louisiana for the year 1914. And it shall
ectOrs with all of its corporate powers
subject to such restrictions as may b,
named in this charter.
Article ii. The domicile of this corpor
alton shall be the City of New Orleans
Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, ant
all citations or other legal process shall
be served upon its President, or in tn,
event OF his absence, upon the Vice Presi
dent, or in the event of the absence o
| both OF said officers, upon the Secretary
Article III. This corporation shall hav,
! the power to conduct its business in all o
its branches In any States, Territories o.
possessions of the United States, as wei
as in foreign countries, and may have on,
or more offices outside of the State o
Louisiana.
The objects and purposes for which tn
said corporation is formed and the natur
| of the business to be carried on by il ar
hereby declared to be:
~ To carry on the business boil
wholesale and retail of selling tools, i'm
| PIGMENTS and accessories of all kinds mad
from steel and other kindred products: [,
buy, sell, manufacture, fabricate and dea
| In all kinds and combinations of steel
iron or other metals, or either or any o
them, or in which steel, iron or Othe
metal forms a substantial part, including
| toois, implements, machinery, railwa,
boiler parts, accessories and general sun
plies and specialties and to transact a gen
eral steel and iron manufacturing, jobbinp
fabrlcating, machinery and supply bust
ness.
% To purchase lands or otherwise nc
qnlre lands and buildings in this State o
elsewhere for the erection and establish
ment OF mandatory or manufacture
and work shops, with suitabel plant. en-
gines and machinery, with a view to buy
ing, selling, importing and exporting o
otherwise dealing in, either directly or i'm
directly, through the medium of agents o
otherwise, iron and steel equipment, ac
cessories and supplies for railroads, shi
builders, Oil fields and ship yards, as we
as accessories manufactured from steel an
klndred products, and to acquire by pur
chase or otherwise, patents patent right
ana privileges, or improvements or secre
processes for or in any manner relatin
to all or any of the objects aforesaid. an
to grant licenses for the use of or to Sc
or otherwise deal in any patents, paten
rights amid privileges, improvements @
secret processes acquired by it, and to sci
mortgage, lease or otherwise deal wit
real and personal property of the com
pany.
l3) To act as the agent or represent
alive of corporations, firms and individual
and as such to develop and extend tb
business interests of corporations, firm
and individuals and carry on the bnsi
ness generally of manufacturers agent
to do general business as a commissio
merchant, selling agent and factor in tn
manner and to the same extent as natura
persons could do; to make and enter int
all manner and kinds of contracts. agree
ments and obligations by or with any per
SON or persons, corporation or corpora
tlons for the purchasing, acquiring, hold
ing, manufacturing and selling or other
wise disposing of, either as principal o
agent, upon commission or otherwise, iro
and steel products of all kinds and natur
as well as any other articles of persons
property whatsoever, and generally wit
full power to perform any and all act
connected herewith or arising therefor
Nor EAI