The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-11-17
CHARTER OF THE CENTRAL TRADING
COMPANY. INC,

CHARTER.
CHARTER OF THE CENTRAL TRADING
COMPANY. INC.
United States of America State OF Lou
isiaua, Parish of Orleans, Clly Oh New
Orleans. he it known That ON TINS
twelfth day of the month OF November
in the wear of Our Lord one Thousand
Nine Hundred and Twenty-One and OF the
Independence ~ the United states OF
America the one Hundred ana iorlE'
fifth Before me. Charles r. FletchlhSer'
Notary Public, duly commissioned sworn
and qualified i'll and for the farish Oh
Orleans State of Louisiana, therein re-
siding and in the presence OF the VIII
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned;
personally came and appeared several
persons whose names are hereunto SUP
scribed, all being of the tulI age %i
majority, who seyerally declared that,
ayailing themselves of the provisions OF
the laws of the State of Louisiana re
lating to the organization OF corporations
they have contracted and agreed anu 40
nv these presents contract and agree ana
bind and obligate themselves, as Wen as
all such persons as may hereafter be
come associated with them, TO form am anu
constitute corporation and body polltiG
in law for the purposes and objects anu
under the stipulations, articles ana con-
ditions, following, tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name OF TINS corpora
tion shall be Central Trading Company:
Inc" and its dOmicile is hereby established
in the city of New Orleans. Parish OF OF,
leans, State of Louisiana, and 1t shau
ppriod of ninety nine years from the date
hereof, unless sooner dissolved. IL shall
have the power TO contract sue anu oe
sued; to make and use corporate seal
and the same to break or alter at
pleasure: to purchase, lease. hold, mort
gage pledge sell transfer under ITS
corporate name all property OF every klnd,
real or personal; to make and endorse
bills of exchange and prOmlSsory notes
and to issue bonds. TO make all necessary
rules and regulations for lts corporate
management and control, and TO ENJOY
all the rights. privileges and immunltles
which are now conferred upon or may
hereafter be granted to corporations OF
the same kind and character.
ARTICLE all citation and other legal
process shall be served upon the preSl-
dent or in his absence or inability to act
upon the secretary or treasurer deI nrrnosas
for which this corporation is organized
aud the nature of the business 10 ne
/ carried on by it are declared to be to
\ manufacture and deal in. both as prin-
(. ciple and agent, marine, sawmill and ran
1 road supplies and equipment including
{ bar iron, steel rails. tackle and appll'
ances to manufacture, buy and sell al
kinds of steel and iron, structural shapes
and forms and to install and repair same
to import, export and deal IN the lore
going and in general merchandise Oh al
kinds for its own account and on com
mission both at wholesale and retail an'
to that end to buy. sell. lease, eharte
and hire vessels or other method OF trans
portation ia connection with its bushes
and to carry out the requirements ant
needs of same by any means appropriate
and convenient: to enter into all con
tracts, agreements or engagements,
incur any obligations connected with o
appertaining to said business; 10 owl
stock in other corporations and TO NOt
the same; to establish branches o
agencies at any place or places that tn
Board of Directors deem desirable ant
at the option of the Board to carry o.
any part of its business and exercis
any part of its powers in other state
of the Union or in foreign countries.
ARTICLE 4-The capital stock of thi
corporation is hereby fixed at the sun
of Fifteen Thousand (S15.GOOW) Dollars
divided into and represented by on
hundred and fifty shares of the par valu
i of One Hundred (s1O0O0 Dollars each, a
of which shall be Common Stock. TIL
amountrof capital stock may be increase
Il to AQty- five Thousand (S25, 10000
Il d a vote of twO-thirds of a
stock and according to tn
= de State of Louisiana. All stoc
Issued for cash or its equivaleT
1y be issued at not less than par fO
Fment for property actually purchased Q
Tor services actually rendered the cOrpOri
ton. the same may be issued full
paid for money advanced or for such Oths
valuable consideration or services as Ii
Board of Dectors may determine. tn
4 corporation shall begin to do bushes
when fifty per cent of the capital stoc
has been subscribed for and fifty pc
cent. of this subscribed capital paid an
the remainder of the capital stock sha
be issued at such times and upon sue
terms and conditions as the Board
Directors shall determine, subject to leg;
requirements. All stock shall be full
paid and worcestershire and no transit,
. of stock shall be binding upon the Con
pany unless recorded upon the Company
books.
any time offer for sale sell his stoC
4 either privately or in the open mark
. without having previously offered sa
stock at it's book value to the other stool
4 holders of this Company by means of
4 written communication addressed to Il
h ranking officer of the Company prese
in the City Of New Orleans at the tim
Such ranking officer, upon receipt
\ such communication. shall within n
days of the date of such offer mail
written notice addressed to each stoc
holder of the Company at his last know
address. stating the number Of shares
offered and the price thereof: Failure
any stakeholder to reply within ten da.
of the date of said communication. sha
be considered as refusal on his pa
70 purchase any of the stock so offere
should the number of shares which q
various stockholders, in reply to sa
notice. signify their desire to purchas
exceed the number Of shares offered. su,
offered shares shall be distributed to q
prospective purchasers in such proportion
as the Board of Directors deem best. Eat
share or STOCK snail entire lHt OWh
hereof to cast one vote either in person
by proxy at all stockholders meeting
The parties hereto declare that they ha'
subscribed for the number OF shares
the capital stock of this corporation S
opposite their respective names, so tn
this Act of Incorporation shall serve as q
original subscription.
Federico s. Aguilar. a subscriber
seventy-two shares of the corporate stoc
has transferred. conveyed and delivert
TO the corporation in full payment an
liquidation of sixty-four shares Of his sui
scription, certain of his interest in his e.
listing business at 305 Queen K Crescel
Building, Camp and Natchez Alley. Ne
Orleans. Louisiana, including furnitu
and fixtures. warehouse equipment, aut'
hand and accounts receivable as show
in the statement filed herewith. giving
detailed and itemized description, t
gether with the value thereof as al
praised by the Directors Of this corpor
ton.