The herald., 1922-07-27
CHARTER OF CENTRAL HARDWARE
AND SUPPLY COMPANY INC

United States Of America, State of
Louisiana, Parish Of 81. Bernard. lie II
known, that on this sixteenth day Of the
month of June, in the year of our Lord,
one Thousand, Nine Hundred and TWEEN
ty-twO 1922J, and OF the Independents"
of the United States Of America, the one
hundred and forty-siNth, before me,
William +. Roy a 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 hcreuutO subscribed, who de
clared that, ayailing themselves of the
provisions of the laws of the State Of
Louisiana, and particularly Act 26I OF
| the General Assembly Of the State of
I Louisiana for the year 1914, they have
covcnanted and agreed, and do, by these
presents, covenant, agree bind form and
| constitute themselves, rs well a such
| other persons as may hereafter join or
become associated with them into 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 II
shall have and enjoy all the rights. ad-
Iyantages and privileges granted by law
to corporations; il shall exist for period
of ninety nine (Jy) years from date here
Of; it shall have power and authority
to sue and be sued in its corporate name
| to make and use u corporate seal and
the same to break or alter at pleasure
| TO contract to hold, receive, purchase
convey, mortgage and hypOthecate prop
erty, real, personal ana mixed 10 lssu'
bonds, notes and other obligations; "a
have and employ such managers. oihcerS
directors, agents and other employees as
the interest and convenience OF the cor
poratiun may require or demand, and "a
make and establish such bylaws, rules
and regulations for the corporate manage
mcnt and control of its business and al
fairs as may be deemed necessary ana eA,
prdient, and in general ii shall have al
such powers as are or may be vested III
such corporations by the laws OF tins
state, and also to acquire and hold such
inventions and letters patent as shali oil
may be necessary or desirable LOT the pu-I
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 Loulsl-
ana and all citations and other legal pro
cess shall be served on the president OF
the said corporation, and in his absence
on the seoretary-treasurer
| ARTICLE uI-The objects and pur
poses for which this corporation Is or
ganized and the business to be carried
on by it, are hereby declared 10 De: lC
buy sell and deal in general hardware
hOuse-furnishing goods, farming nipple
ments. machinery and mill supplies, elec
trical appliances and fixtures, automo
tive accessories and supplies, steam shll
and dock appliances and tools, sporting
goods, guns and ammunition, ana az
lother things incident to or connected VIII
lany of the businesses aforesaid, or tina
: may bbe proper or necessary IN order I,
{ carry out the objects and purposes 10
: which this corporation is organized
e ARTICLE IV-The capital STICK of thi
J cooperation Is hereby fixed at ten thous
and (Sl0O0000) dollars, divided into an
represented by one hundred shares OF on
= hundred dollars each. Said stock sha
t be paid for in cash, at such time and j
= such installments as may be prescribe
by the Board of Directors. Said capita
stock shall be fully paid when issue,
j represented by certificates. No transfe
:: thereof shall be binding upon the corpora
. ton unless made in accordance with u
/. Charter and BYLAWS, and recorded o
!, the books of the corporation.
/, ARTICLE v-The business and affair
r of this corporation shall be managed D
l. and all OF the corporate powers OF IN
II corporation shall be vested in and exc
2. cised by a Board Of Directors, compose
J. of three stockholders, two of whom shs
L. constitute a quorum for the transacti'
4. of business.
:. The officers Of this corporation shs
be a president, yice-president and seer
= tary- treasurer. The Board OF director
IS OF the stockholders of this corporatio
II hereinafter provided for, and each Boa
n of Directos elected annually theeaft
le shall at their first meeting elect fro
n among their number the officers afor
IL said. that is, president, vice-presidei
p and a secretary-treasurer
e. ARTICLE Won the second Wedne
"a day in January, 1923, and annually Their
e after on the second Wednesday in ia
uary of each and every year, meetir
he OF the stockholders of this corporate
De shall be held at its domicile for the pu
Of pose Of electing directors for the ensuiI
te year The failure from any cause VIVA
II soever to hold the annual meeting
stockholders or the failure to elect q
20 rectors thereat, shall not dissolve tn
n corporation. but the directors and office
- then in Office shall remain in office uni
- their successors shall have been dul
20 elected, qualified and installed.
is Special meetings of the stoc1hoide
rs may be called in the manner provid
y by law, and all stockholders meetln
I'd shall be held in accordance with and
t. the manner provided by the bylaws
In