The herald., 1922-08-10
CHARTER OF CENTRAL HARDWARE
AND SUPPLY COMPANY. INC

United States of America, State of
Louisiana, Parish of ST. Bernard. BE 1t
known, that on this sixteenth day Of the
month of June, in the year of our Lord,
one Thousand, Nine Hundred aud Tween
ty-two G922l, and of the Independence
of the United States of America, the ona
hundred and forty sixth, before me
William +. Roy, u Notary Public, IN and
for the Parish of st. Bernard, State of
Louisiana, duly commissioned and quail
fled and therein residing. and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
! named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereuntO subscribed, who de
clared that, awaiting themselves of the
provisions of the laws of the State of
| Louisiana, and particularly Act Pa Of
| the General Assembly OF the State of
| Louisiana for the year 1914, they have
cOyenanted and agreed, and do, by these
presents, covenant, agree, bind form and
constitute themselves, as we'll as such
other persons as may hereafter join or
become associated with them into Il cor
pOratiOn and body polite in law for the
objects and purposes, and under the
agreements and stipulatiOns following, to-
wit:
| ARTICLE THE name and title of
| this corporation shall be the Central
Hardware and Supply Company, lncor-
pOrated, and under its corporate name IL
shall have and enjoy all the rights. adj
vantages and privileges granted by law
to corporations; it shall exist for a period
of; IL shall have power and authority
to sue and be sued in its corporate name;
10 make and use corporate seal ana
the same to break or alter at pleasure
| to contract, to hold, receive, purchase.
convey, mortgage and hypothecate prop
/ erty, real, personal and mixed; TO issue
bonds, notes and other obligations; to
have and employ such managers, officers.
directors, agents and other employees as
the interest and convenience of the cor
pOration may require or demand, and TO
make and establish such bylaws, rules
and regulations for the corporate manage
ment and control of its business and af-
! fairs as may be deemed necessary and eN-
pedent, and in general 1t shall have all
such powers as are or may be vested IN
such corporations by the laws of this
| state, and also to acquire and hold such
| inventions and letters patent as shall or
may be necessary or desirable for the pu-r
poses of its business.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile OF said cor
poratiOn shall be in the city of New Or
| leans, Parish of Orleans, State of LOuisi-
ana. and all citations and other legal pro-
cess shall be served on the president of
the said corporation, and in his absence
Oh the secretary treaSurer.
| ARTICLE III-The objects and pur-
| poses for which this corporation is or
| ganized, and the business to be carried
on by it, are hereby declared to be: To
buy, sell and deal in general hardware.
| hOuse-furnishipg goods, farming nipple
ments, machinery and mill supplies, cleo
tricaI appliances and fixtures, automO-
| tive accessories and supplies, steamship
and dock appliances and tools, sporting
| goods. guns and ammunition, and all
other things incident to or connected with
lany OF the businesses aforesaid, or that
may bbe proper or necessary in order to
carry out the objects and purposes LOT
which this corporation Is organized.
| ARTICLE Iv-The capital STICK of this
cooperation is hereby fixed at ten thOus-
and S10,OO00O) dollars, divided into and
| represented by one hundred shares of one
hundred dollars each. Said stock shall
such installments as may be prescribed
by the Board of Directors. Said capital
stock shall be fully paid when issued,
| shall be non assessable, and shall be
represented by certificates. No transfer
thereof shall be binding upon the corpora
ton unless made in accordance with the
Charter and Bylaws, and recorded on
the books of the corporation.
| ARTICLE V-The business and affairs
Of this corporation shall be managed by,
= and all of the corporate powers OF this
corporation shall be vested in and exer-
cised by a Board OF Directors. composed
of three stockholders, two of whom shall
, constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business.
The officers Of this corporation shall
be a president, vice president and secre-
ltary-treasurer. The Board Of Directors
to be elected at the first annual meeting
of the stockholders of this corporation
hereinafter provided for, and each Board
of Directos elected annually theeafter
: shall at their first meeting elect from
among their number the officers afore-
| said, that is, a president, vice-president
and a secretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE Won the second Wednes-
! day in January, 1923, and annually there
after on the second Wednesday in jan
nary of each and every year, meeting
of the stockholders Of this corporation
: shall be held at its domicile for the pur-
{ pose of electing directors for the ensuing
, year The failure from any cause what
soeyer to hold the annual meeting OF
stockholders, or the failure to elect di-
rectors thereat, shall not dissolve this
corporation. but the directors and oncers
then in Office shall remain in Office until
their successors shall have been duly
elected, qualified and installed.
) Special meetings Of the stockholders
NAV be called in the manner provided
by law, and all stockholders meetings
| shall be held in accordance with and In
the manner provided by the bylaws OF
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