St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-01-08
CHARTER OF THE
"COVINGTON MOSS & MATTRESS
WORKS, INC"
United States of America, State Of
Louisiana, St. Tammany
Parish,

Be it known that on this LIST day o
December, 1920, before me, Thos. NJ
Burns, a Notary Public duly com
mtssioned and sworn, in and for tht
Parish OF st. Tammany. State of Lou
isiana, therein residing, PERSONAL
Came and appeared the several per
SONS whose names are hereunLo SUD
scrlDed, who declared that awaiting
themselves OF the laws OF the Stalk
OF Louisiana, relative to the organi
cation Of corporations, they have
coVenanted and agreed, and by these
presents do covenant and agree, bind
and form and constitute themselves,
as well as such other persons who
may hereafter join or become asso-
ciated with them, into a corporation
and body polite in law, for the OBJ
Jects and purposes, and under tie
stipulations following, to-Wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this cor
| poratiOn shall be the
.'Covington Moss & Mattress Works,
Incorporated"
and under that name it shall have
and enjoy all rights and privileges
granted by law to corporations; 1t
shall exist for period Of ninety-nine
years from this day; it shah have
power to contract, sue and be sued
use corporate seal and the same to
alter at pleasure; to hold, receive,
purchase, convey, mortgage, hypOthe-
cate or pledge, property, both real
and personal; to issue bonds, notes
and other obligations; to have ana
employ such managers, directors, Of
hcers, agents and other employees as
the interests and convenience Of said
corporation may require: to MAKE
and establish such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the proper manage
ment and control OF the affairs of
the corporation as may be reasonable
and expedient.
ARTICLE II.
The domlcl4e OF said corporation
shall be at Covington, Parish Of st.
Tammany, State Of Louisiana; all
citations and other legal process
shall be served on the President, and
in his absence on the Vice-President,
and in the absence OF both, on the
Secretary-Treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is esta blished, |
and the nature OF the business to be
carried on by it, are hereby declared |
to be:
To carry on and conduct the bust
ness OF buying, ginning, selling AMI !
dealing in all kinds OF moss, raw cot
ton, hair, felt and other materials,
and the same to manufacture into
mattresses, holsters, pillows, cush-
ions and other articles; to build and
operate factory at Covington, La,
and such other places in this State
and elsewhere, and generally to do
and perform any and all acts and
things pertaining to the business
above enumerated, connected there
With or arising therefrom.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock Of this Corpora
tioan is hereby fixed at the sum OF
Fifteen Thousand (S15,O00) Dollars,
divided into and represented by six
hundred (600) shares Of the par
7alue Of twenty-five ($25) Dollars
zach, which shall be paid for in casa
when subscribed, or by the purchase
II property, or given for labor per-
'ormed or to be performed, as the
Board may elect, all of which shall
10 common stock.
That this corporation shall be Q
,olng concern when Three Hundred
md Sixty-seven (367) shares Of the
capital stock Is subscribed and &C
ually paid for. All shares shall %
ull paid and worcestershire, which
apital stock may be increased to a
UNI not to exceed Twenty-Five Thou /,
and ($25,000) Dollars, at the pleas
ire OF the Board Of Directors, in
Which event, during the period be-
Ween the call for the meeting for
UGH increase and the meeting, the
ersons holding stock at the time
hall have the right to take shares
t the additional or increased stock, {,
roportionate to the number OF !
hares owned by them, and any
hares not taken at the expiration
said period may be disposed Of by $
le Board Of Directors for the Dene- d
Of the corporation, at not less q
ian their par value. No transfer
stock shall be made unless ten