The herald., 1922-04-27
CHARTER OF
CHAS. +. ARMSTRONG OF NEW


ORLEANS, INC.
State of Louisiana, Parish OF Orleans.
Before me, PIERRE ID. OLIVIER,
Notary Public, duly commissioned and
leans, State of Louisiana, personally
came and appeared on this 22nd day of
March, 1922, the persons whose names
are hereunto affixed, who In my presence
and in the presence Of Sumter ID. Marks.
Jr., and j. Oswald Walker, competent
witnesses, residing in this parish, de-
clared that, availing themselves Of the
privilege offered by the laws Of the State
Of Louisiana, and particularly by the
terms of Act No. 267 of the General AS
sembly of the State of Louisiana for the
year 1914, they do hereby associate them
selves as corporation under the follow
ing articles, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1. The name of this cor
poration shall be CHAS. Z. ARMSTRONG
OF NEW ORLEANS, INC, and its dura-
ton shall be for q term Of ninety nine
years.
ARTICLE II. The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is to be
formed are hereby declared to be: To
do general commission merchants,
selling agents and brokerage business;
to buy, hold, own, manufacture, produce,
sell and otherwise dispose of, export,
import, exchange, deal in and deal with,
and trade in and trade with in foreign
pal, agent or broker, and upon commits
sion or otherwise, all kinds Of personal
property whatsoever without limit as to
amount; to buy, sell, hold, own, man
ufacture, produce, sell and otherwise dis
pose of, export import, exchange, deal
in and deal with, and trade in and trade
with In foreign or domestic commerce,
either as principal, agent or broker, and
upon commission or otherwise, rice,
spices, food and food products Of every
class and description, fresh, canned or
preserved or otherwise, and all food and
other preparations without limit as to
amount; to make and enter into all man.
ner and kinds of contracts, agreements
and obligations by or with any person
or persons, corporation or corporations
for the purchasing, acquiring, manufac.
turing, selling and marketing of any
articles or personal property Of any kind
or nature whatsoever, and generally with
full power to perform any and all acts
connected herewith, or arising therefrom,
or incidental thereto, and all acts proper
or necessary for the purposes of the bus
mess. And for the purpose Of carrying
on the business aforesaid to buy, sell
and convey property, both real and per-
sonal,. as the same shall be necessary,
and generally to do all things that may
be necessary to the conducting Of said
business. To apply for, purchase or
otherwise acquire, and to hold, own, use.
operate, sell, assign, license or otherwise
dispose Of any and all inventions, i'm
provements and processes used in con-
nection with or secured under Letters
Patent Of the United States or any other
country; to grant licenses, shop rights
territorial rights and any other rights
In respect thereof; to apply for, pur-
chase or otherwise acquire, and to own,
use, sell, assign or otherwise dispose of
any and all trade marks, trade names,
copyrights or other proprietary rights
IN aoll tran afa
or grant licenses In respect thereto.
To acquire by purchase, lease or other
wise, and undertake all or any part Of
the business, rights, property, assets,
good will and liabilities of any person,
firm, association or corporation, and to
pay for the same in cash, stock of this
corporation, bonds or otherwise, and to
carry on any business concern or under
taking so acquired, except the business
Of banking and insurance in all of their
several forms, and homestead, building
and loan associations, and excepting also
such business as is transacted by rail-
road, telegraph and telephone companies
To hold, receive, have, purchase, i'm
prove, ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, borrow
pledge, mortgage and hypothecate under
It's SAID corporate name, property, real
personal and mixed, without limit as to
kind or amount.
To issue bonds, debentures or obliga.
tions OF the company from time to time
for any of the objects or purposes of
the company, and to secure the same
by mortgage, pledge, deed Of trust or
otherwise. To purchase, hold and re-
issue the shares of its capital stock in
the manner and to the extent permitted
by the laws Of the State Of Louisiana.
To hold, purchase or otherwise &C.
quire; to sell, assign. transfer, mortgage
or otherwise dispose of shares of the
capital stock and bonds and debentures
or evidences of Indebtedness of any cor.
poration, domestic or foreign; to issue
In exchange therefor its own stock. bonds
or other obligations, and to exercise all
the rights, privileges and powers Of