The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-01-26
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF
SOUTHERN TILE CO. IL

State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans.
City of New Orleans. BE 1t known that
on this the thirtfeth day of the month
of December. in the year of our Lord.
| one thousand nine hundred and twenty
one, before me, EDWARD HASPEL, a
Notary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified, in and for the parish and state
aforesaid, therein residing, and in the
| presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned personally came
| and appeared the persons whose names
| are hereunto subscribed, all of the full
age of majority, and residents of this
parish and state, who severaily declared
that availing themselves of the provi-
sions of the Act Of the Legislature OF
this state. known as Act No. 267 of tn"
Acts of the Session of 1914, SUISSE
quently amended, they do by these
presents, covenant, agree and bind them
selves, as well as all such other persons
as may become hereafter associated with
them. in order to form and constitute a
corporation or body polite in law, for
the objects and purposes, and under the
stipulations following, tO-wit:
ARTICLE l. The name and title of
this corporation shall be SOUTHERN
TILE co, INC, and it shall have and
enjoy succession and existence for a
period of ninety-nine years from date
hereof. 1t shall have tn power and
authority to sue and be sued in its cor.
porate name. In any court of competent
jurisdiction to contract; to make and
use common seal and alter the same
at pleasure; to acquire property by grant,
gift and purchase, and by devise or be-
quest; to lease, hold and dispose of, and
to pledge and to mortgage the same, all
subject to the limitations as may be pro-
vided by law; to issue bonds and notes
to borrow money; to appoint such off,
GERS and agents as the business of the
corporation may require, and to fix their
compensation: to name directors and
managers, and to make and establish by
laws, rules and regulations for the man.
agement OF the business affairs of said.
corporation as may be requisite or neces-
sary.
ARTICLE ii. The domicile of this corr
poration shall be in the City of New
Orleans, State Of Louisiana, where ali
citations and other legal process shall
De served served, npon the proper officers thereof.
ARTICLE III. The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is estab-
iished, and the nature Of the business to
be carried on by 1t. are declared and
specined to be: To buy, manufacture and
sell tile, cement work, electrical and gas
nxtures and apparatus. heating lighting
or otherwise, brick, plumbing, stone.
marble, and building materials and sup,
plies OF every sort and description what
ever, used and unused. as well as any
other property, personal or otherwise, Of
any character or description whatever
not specifically mentioned herein; to ex!
change, barter and deal in same. either
at wholesale or at retail, or as contrac-
tors; to repair, alter, construct and de-
molish buildings and parts thereof, and
generally to do any and all things neces-
sary and incidental to the carving on
OF such pursuits and businesses.
ARTICLE ~. The capital stock OF
this corporation is hereby declared to |
be the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars
lSooOOO0O, divided into FIVE hundred
e3O0l shares of One Hundred Dollars
SSloo.ool each, and the amount of each |
snare shall be paid for in accordance |
with law. The capital stock Of this
corporation may be subsequently, in.
creased to One Hundred Thousand Dol. |
lars (s100. 000.00).
Fun paid capital stock Of this corpor.
atlon may be issued in settlement o. |
services and things of value actually
acquired by. the corporation when same |
snan nrst have been appraised by the |
Board OF Directors Of the corporation. as |
provided by law. 40
AS the capital stock. Of this CORPORA
ton subscribed for is TO be paid for by
the conveyance to the corporation OF |
m merchandise and other articles of value.
there Is annexed to these articles Of in
corporation to be read In connection
herewith, an accurate, detailed and item