The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-07-15
CHARTER OF SHELBY SUPPLY COM
PANY. INC.

United States of America. State of Lou
isiana. Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
leans. he 1t known that on this 10Th day
of the month of June, in the year of our
Lord one thousand, nine hundred and
twenty, and of the Independence of the
United States of America. the one hundred
and forty fourth, before me, Herman l..
Barnett, a Notary Public, duly commits
stoned and qualified. in and for the Par
ish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, therein
residing. and in the presence OF the wit
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned.
personally came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, all of the full age of majority,
who seyerally declared to me, Notary. that
ayailing themselves of the laws of the
State of Louisiana. in such cases made and
provided, and more particularly of Act
267 of the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana of 1914. relating to the crea-
tiOn, organization and formation of cOrpOr-
atiOns, they have covenanted and agreed,
and by these presents do covenant and
agree and bind themselves, as well as all
such other persons as may hereafter be
come associated with them, to form cor
poratio nfOr the objects and purposes and
under the articles and stipulatiOns follow
ing, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
Corporation shall be Shelby Supply Com
pany, Inc, and under its corporate name
1t shall have power and authority to have
period Of ninety nine years from date
hereof. unless sooner dissolved by lquida-
ton or otherwise: IL shall have power to
contract, to sue and to be sued to make
and use a corporate seal and to alter and
break same at pleasure; to hold, receive,
lease, purchase transfer, assign, convey
mortgage, hypOtheCate, pledge, or other
wise receive or dispose of property, real
personal and mixed. corporal and incOr-
poreal; to issue bonds, and, IL desired, to
secure the same by mortgage; TO buy and
hold stock In other companies, incident to
the objects and purposes or to the eXpan-
sion of the business interests of the cor
poratiOn for the objects and purposes and
managers, agents, directors or officers As
its business interests may require, and to
make and establish, alter and amend its
bylaws, rules and regulations for it's
proper government, as may be deemed
necessary and proper, and, generally, to
do any and all things incident to or neces-
sary and proper for the extension of the
business in which the corporation is en-.
gagged.
ARTICLE u.-This Corporation shall
be domiciled In the City of New Orleans
In the state OF Louisiana. and all citation
OF other legal process shall be served upon
\ me PRESIDENT OF the Corporation. and. In
ne event OF his absence, upon the Vice
resident.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur
poses for which this Corporation is organ
lied and created and the nature of the bus
mess to be carried on by il are declared
TO be as follows: To buy, sell, mauufac-
ture, exchange, repair and otherwise deal
IN or handle, to export or import. mill
tools, apparatus. appliances accessories
and material of any and all kinds To en-
gage in general marine supply business
To buy, sell, manufacture, exchange pre
rare and otherwise deal in or handle tn
export or import, marine and shin SIM
plies, provisions, machinery hardware
tackle, apparel, furniture, equipment of ali
classes and varieties, and to engage cen
orally in marine supply and ship chand-
lery business. To act as agents or man
ufacturers of any of the above described
machinery and materials. To hold. lease
own, operate and TO acquire and dIspoSe
Of shops, offices, repair plants, factories
and warehouses, in connection with IN,
above described business. To engage in
foreign and domestic commerce. and 10
carry on the business of the Corporation
in the United States and its territories ana
dependencies. and in foreign countries,
To conduct and carry on such other bust |
nesses as may be found necessary or con. |
venient for properly effectuating the afore- |
said purposes or enhancing the value OF /
the properties. rights and privileges OF
he Corporation.
ARTICLE Iv.-The capital stock of this |.
is hereby fixed at the sum OF
wenty five thousand ($25 ,OO0OO) dollars,
md shall be divided and represented BY
wo hundred and fifty (250) shares of the