The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-04-28
CHARTER OF EQUITABLE EQUIPMENT
COMPANY, INC.

United States of America. State of LOUIS
lana. Parish of Orleans, City of New OF
leans. Be it known. that on THIS LIN
day of the month of March, in the year OF
our Lord. One Thousand Nine hundred
and Twenty-one, before me, Herman L.
barnett, a Notary Public, duly commits
stoned and qualified, in and Tor the farlsn
of Orleans State Of Louisiana, therein
residing, and in the presence of the wit
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared the SEVERN
persons whose names are hereuhto SUI
scribed, all of the full age of majority, VINO
eyerally 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 Zot
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 anu
bind themselves. as well as all such otner
persons as may hereafter become asso-
ciated with them, to form corporation
for the objects and purposes ana unuer
the articles and stipulations following, to-
wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be EQUITABLE EQUlf-
corporate name, it shall have power and
authority to have nd to enjoy corporate
existence for a period OF ninety-nlne years
| from date hereof, unless sooner dissolved
~
| 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
! otherwise receive or dispose of property,
| real personal and mixed, cOrporeal and
| incorporeal; TO issue bonds and, II desired,
| to secure the same by mortgage; to buy
| and hold stock in other companies, incident
| to the objects and purposes, or to the
expansion of the business interests OF the
corporation; to name, elect and appoint
| such managers, agents, directors or officers
as it's 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 do
| 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 or
| other legal process shall be served upon
| the President of the corporation and, in
the event of his absence, upon the Vice
president.
| ARTICLE II1.-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized
and created, and the nature of the business
! to be carried on by 1t, are declared to be
as follows: TO manufacture, buy, sell
export. import, handle, prepare, store
transport, lease, exchange, dispose of, and
in any manner, deal in and handle al
kinds Of machinery, engineering, hardware
specialties, gasoline engines, gas engines
4 motors, steam engines, boilers, boats
| vessels. vehicles, rails, sheet metal, scrap
| iron, iron, steel, and any and all Other
| metals and the products thereof, and any
and all engineering supplies, and, generally
| all articles Of wood or metal, either new
or second hand, either outright or on COM
mission basis; to carry on general
engineering and machinery business, and
| TO act as consulting and contracting
| engineers.
To acquire, own and operate, and in any
/ manner dispose of plants, factories and
| machine shops. To carry on a genera
mercantile and merchandise business; Il
| engage in foreign as well as domestic com.
| merce; and, in fact, to carry on any Of
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 businesses
as may be found necessary or convenient
for properly calculating the aforesaid
purposes, or exchanging 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 ($1O0.O00.OO) Dol
| lars, represented by one thousand Q0O0
shares of the par value of $4,000 each.
I Said stock shall be paid for in cash o.
its equivalent, as provided by law, and il
such manner and at such times and II
such installments as may be prescribed b,
the Board of Directors.
This corporation shall become a goin,
concern and shall be authorized to com
mence business when Fifty Thousand ESQ.
O00.00) Dollars Of its capital stock shal
have been subscribed for, a. provided