The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-07-20

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 and Tween
ty two C922l, and of the Independence
of the United States of America, the one
hundred and fOrty-siNth, before me,
William T. Roy, 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 hrreuutO subscribed, who de
Clared that, availing themselves of the
provisions of the laws OF the State of
| Louisiana, and particularly Act 26T 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 ana
| constitute themselves, as well such
| other persons may hereafter join or
become associated with them into a cor
pOFatiOn and body polite in law for the
| objects and purposes, and under the
| agreements and StipuiatiOns following, to-
wit:
| ARTICLE The name and title OF
! this corporation shall be the Central
/ Hardware and Supply Company, lucOr-
pOrated, and under it, corporate name II
shall have and enjoy all the rights, ad
yantages and privileges granted by law
| to corporations; il shall exist for a period
| of ninety nine tJ9) years from date here
Of; il shall have power and authority
| to sue and be sued in its corporate name +,
| to make and use corporate seal and
| the same to break OF alter at pleasure ,
| to contract, to hold, receive, purchase,
| convey, mortgage and hypOthecate prop
| crty real personal and mixed; TO issue
bonds, notes and other obligations; to
have and employ such managers, OhcerS.
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 al
fairs as may be deemed necessary and eN-
pedient, and in general il 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 Tor 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
on 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,
| hOuSeifurniShing goods, farming imple-
ments machinery and mill supplies cleo
| trical appliances and fixtures, autom0-
| tive accessories and supplies, steamship
and dock appliances and tools, sporting
| goods guns and ammunition, and all
other things incident to or connected with
any of the businesses aforesaid, or that
may bbe proper or necessary in order TO
carry out the objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized.
| ARTICLE IV-The capital sick of this
| cooperation is hereby fixed at ten thOus-
and $4,000 00) dollars, divided into and
| represented by one hundred shares Of one
hundred dollars each. Said stock shall
be paid for in cash, at such time and In
such instalments as may be prescribed
by the Board of Directors. Said capltai
| 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 thi'
corporation shall be vested in and eXer
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-treasurpr. 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-presisent
and a secretary treasurer.
ARTICLE Won the second Wednes-
day in January, 1928, and annually there
after on the second Wednesday in jan
uary of each and every year, meeting
Of the stockholders of this corporation
shall be held at it's dOmicile for the pur-
pose of electing directors for the ensuing
year. The failure from any cause what
! soever to hold the annual meeting OF
stockholders. or the failure to elect dl-
rectors thereat, shall not dissolve this
corporation, but the directors and officers
then in Office shall remain in Office until
their SUCCESSORS shall have been duly
elected, qualified and installed.
Special meetings of the stockholders
may 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
this corporation.
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