The herald., 1921-04-14
Apr Inlay IL.
CHARTER OF EQUITABLE EQUIPMENT
COMPANY. INC


United States of America. State of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans, City OF New UT
leans BE il known, that on this 12th
day of the month of March, in the year OF
our Lord, One Thousand Nine huhur9u
and Twenty -one, before me, Herman L.
Barnett a Notary Public, duly commits
stoned and qualified, in and for the Parlsh
of Orleans State of Louisiana. therein
residing, and in the presence of the Wit
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned;
personally came and appeared the seNeraI
persons whose names are hereuntO SUD
scribed. all of the full age of majority, VINO
everally declared to me, Notary, that avail.
ing themselves of the laws of the State OF
louisiana, in such cases made and pro-
vided, and more particularly OF ACT 20,
of the General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana of 1914. relating to the creation,
organization and formation of corporations
they have cOvenanted and agreed, and by
these presents do covenant ana agree ana
bind themselves. as well as all such other
persons as may hereafter become aSso-
! ciated with them, to form corporation
for the objects and purposes and under
the articles and stipulations following, to-
wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
CORPORATION shall be EQUITABLE EQUIP
| MENT COMPANY. INC, and under its
| corporate name, ii shall have power and
| authority to have nd to enjoy corporate
existence for a period of ninety-nine years
| from date hereof, unless sooner dissolved
by liquidation or otherwise; ii shall have
| power to contract. to sue and TO be sued,
| to make and use a corporate seal and to
| otter and break same at pleasure; to hold,
| receive lease, purchase, transfer, assign,
| convey, mortgage, hypothecate, pledge, or
| otherwise receive or dispose of property.
! real, personal and mixed, corporal and
| incorpOreal; to issue bonds and, If desired,
| to secure the same by mortgage; to buy
| and hold stock in other companies, incident
/ to the objects and purposes, or to the
J expansion of the business interests of the
| corporation; to name, elect and appoint
| such 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 Its
proper government, as may be deemed
| necessary and proper, and generally to dc
| any and all things incident to or necessary
| and proper for the extension of the bust
ness in which the corporation is engaged
ARTICLE II.-This corporation shall be
dOmiciled in the City of New Orleans, in
the State of Louisiana; and all citation oil
other legal process shall be served upOI
the President of the corporation and, il
the event of his absence, upon the Vice
president.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purpose:
for which this corporation is organized
and created, and the nature of the bushes.
to be carried on by it, are declared to b.
as follows: To manufacture, buy sell
export, import, handle, prepare, store
transport, lease, exchange, dispose Of and
kinds of machinery engineering, hardwar
specialties, gasoline engines. gas engines
motors, steam engines, boilers, boats
vessels vehicles, rails. sheet metal. scral
iron, iron, steel, and any and all othe
metals and the products thereof, and an!
and all engineering supplies and general,
all articles of wood or metal, either new
or second hand, either outright or on com
mission basis; to carry on genera
engineering and machinery business, an,
TO act as consulting and c0ntractin;
engineers.
To acquire, own and operate, and in an,
manner dispose of plants, factories an,
machine shops. To carry on genera
mercantile and merchandise business; L
engage in foreign as well as domestic com
merce; and. in fact, to carry on any o
the businesses aforesaid. either as princi
pals, agents, factors or brokers, in tn
United States of America and its depend
encies and territories, or in foreign coun
trie. To carry on such other businesse
, as may be found necessary or convensen
i for properly calculating the aforesai
purposes, or enchancing the value of tn
+ properties, rights and privileges of tn
corporation.
ARTICLE Iv.-The capital stock of thi
corporation Is hereby fixed at the sum o
One Hundred Thousand ($l000 00OO) Dol
lars, represented by one thousand $1,000
shares of the par value of $4,000 each
Said stock shall be paid for in cash o
It's equivalent, as provided by law, and i
such manner and at such times and 4
, such installments as may be prescribed h
, the Board of Directors.
This corporation shall become n poin
concern and shall be authorized TO com
mence business when Fifty Thousand ESQ
0oO.OOl Dollars of its capital stock shal
nave been subscribed for, as provided b
law. and when Twenty-Five Thousan
25,OOOO0) Dollars shall in fact have bee
paid in, either in cash or its equivalent
ARTICLE E.-The capital stock of thi
corporation may be increased to the sun
lars, by a two-thirds vote Of ali Of IN
stock present or represented at a specia
meeting called for that purpose, or at ,
regular annual meeting Of the corporation
ARTICLE VI.-All certificates of stocl
issued by the company shall be signed h,
the resident or vice-president, ant