The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-08-05
CHARTER.

United States Of America. the one hun
dred and fOrty-thlrd. before me Kay mona
Ii. Saal Notary Public, duly commissioned
and qualified. within and for the PARISH OF
Orleans. State Of Louisiana, therein reSld-
ing. and in the presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, per
~onoIIy came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hrr'uhtO sun
Scrihed, who seyerally declared that, avail
ing themselves of the Dement'S ana proNl-
sionS of the Constitution of the stat" OF
Louisiana and of the laws of said stat"
relative to the organization of corpora
lions and particularly of the provisions
of Act No. 26l of the General Assembly, "l
the State of Louisiana for the year l'lf'
they have united to form. ana DO 10y /
these presents form and organic" them /
selves as well as all such other persons 4
who may hereafter join or become dSSo- /
ciated with them or their successors, INTO /
n stock corporation for the objects ana /
purposes and under the covenants, stlrn- I
iations and agreements following, to-Wlt- F.,
Article /. The name and title OF this |
corporation shall be The Stcbbins Com !
pany. Inc" and under and by said name |
unless sooner dissolved in accordance Win !
the law and this charter, 1t shall exist ana
continue, and shall have and enjoy corpOr.
ate existence and succession for Il period OF
ninety mine 500 years from ana AFTER the |
date Of this act. Ii may nave, hoid' re-
ceiye, borrow, lend, exchange, acquire by
grant, gift or purchase, devise or Oequ">''
sell ALLEVIATE. dispose of, convey, lease,
pledge, pawn. hypOthecate, encumber OF
mortgage property OF any KIND Wh"tn"F
real, personal or mixed, corporeaI OF IN
corporal, movable or immoyable, all SuO-
irct to such limitations as may De pre-
scribed by law. 1t may make, Issue ana
endorse bonds or notes and other EVIL
dences of debt. 1t may accept mortgages,
hedges or other forms of security for
money loaned or other debts. IL may con
tract sue and be sued, plead or DE lil-
pleaded by its corporate name IN any court
| of competent jurisdiction. IL may mae
| adj "A
| the same at pleasure. II may hOlu hIOch
| in ohter corporations. and its capital stock
| may be issued for capital stock In othtT
| corporations. 1t may name, appoint anu
| employ such managers, directorL OH
| GERS, agents and other employees as It's
| said business and conyeniences may re-
| uuire. and may fix their compensation,
| having due regard to the nature char
| acter and value of their services. Ii may
| make and establish bylaws, rules ana
! regulations not inconsistent with TINS char-
ter or any existing law, fixing or altering
the management of its property, the regu-
| lation and government of its affairs, ana
the manner of the certification and regis
tration of its stock: 1t may wind up ana
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, the
Territories and possessions OF the United
States. and in any foreign country. 1t
generally shall possess all the powers
rights, privileges and immunities which
corporations are and may hereafter be
| authorized to possess under the constr
tuition and laws of this State, and partic-
ularly under Act No. 90 of the Acts oil
the General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana for the year 1914. And 1t shall
! have the power to invest its board OF dir
ectOrs with all of its corporate powers
subject to such restrictions may b'
, named in this charter.
/ Article III. The dOmicile of this corpOr
alton shall be the City of New Orleans
A. GtafA ~ niSia un
all citations or other legal process shall
be served upon its President, or in tn
. event of his absence, upon the Nice-Presi
dent or in the event of the absence .
both of said officers, upon the Secretary
Article III. This corporation shall hay
. the power to conduct its business in all o
its branches in any States, Territories o
. ! possessions of the United States, as we
!. as in foreign countries, and may have on
! or more offices outside of the State Q
i. Louisiana.
~ The objects and purposes for which tn
P said corporation is formed and the natur
of the business to be carried on by II al
4, hereby declared to be:
Of % To carry on the business, bot
j. wholesale and retail, of selling tools, i'll
70 plements and accessories of all kinds mad
ar from steel and other kindred products;
h. buy, sell. manufacture fabricate and de-
al in all kinds and combinations of stet
pr iron OF other metals, or either or any
OF them, or in which steel, iron or oth'
metal forms a substantial part, includin
ne tools, implements, machinery, railwa
" boiler parts, accessories and general SUI
. plies and specialties and to transact gel
= eral steel and iron manufacturing, jobbin
fabricating, machinery and supply bus
ne ness.
az (2) To purchase lands or otherwise a
~ quire lands and buildings in this State
" elsewhere for the erection and establis
~ ment of a mandatory or manufactori
nm and work shops, with suitabel plant. e
he gines and machinery, with view to bu
IN | ing, selling, importing and exporting
he otherwise dealing in, either directly or
mo directly, through the medium of agents
10 | otherwise, iron and steel equipment, a
cessories and supplies for railroads, sh
no builders, oil fields and ship yards, as w
as accessories manufactured from steel a
IN kindred products, and to acquire by pu
no chase or otherwise, patents, patent RICH
oe and privileges, or improvements or secl
tn processes for or in any manner relati
.he to all or any of the objects aforesaid, a
vs. to grant licenses for the use of or to $
I'D or otherwise deal in any patents, pate
Of rights amid privileges, improvements
NJ secret processes acquired by it, and to 50
I'D mortgage, lease or otherwise deal wi
nd real and personal property of the co
or pany.
sh, (3 To act as the agent or represel
DOT alive of corporations, firms and indiyidu
or and as such to develop and extend
the business interests of corporations, hr
tai and individuals and carry on the bu
an ness generally of manufacturers agel
to do a general business as a cOmmissi
ley merchant, selling agent and factor in
aid manner and to the same extent as natu
nto persons could do; to make and enter IL
md all manner and kinds of contracts, agr
hat ments and obligations by or with any p
ing son or persons, corporation or eorpo
tions for the purchasing, acquiring, no
rial ing, manufacturing and selling or 9th
Tho wise disposing of, either as principal
tba agent, upon commission or otherwise, IL
N and steel products of all kinds and nat
~ as well as any other articles of perso
Ia property whatsoever, and generally W
"a full power to perform any and all q
connected Herewith or arising therefr
or incidental thereto and any and all a
mt proper or necessary for the purposes
es the business; to act as manufacture
agent and purchasing agent of any and
or persons, firms, corporations or assoc
of tiOns; to own and operate warehouses
eby places for the storage of goods and m
Act chandise of all kinds and generally to
ion as a storage and freight forwarding age
or | and generally to carry on ana undert
in any business, undertaking, transaction
Or operation commonly carried on or unc
i ! taken by merchants, commission men,
tors and manufacturers agents and in
course of such business to draw, acc
. endorse, acquire and sell all or any net
M liable or transferable instruments
credits.
uis- (D Generally to do all and eyeryth
Or necessary, suitable, convenient, or pro