The herald., 1922-04-06
CHARTER OF AMERICAN HEATING a
PLUMBING COMPANY, INC.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans,
City of New Orleans, Be 1t known. Ihat
on this 9th day of the month OF Feb
ruary, in the year of our Lord one thous-
| and nine hundred and twenty-five, be
| fore me. Frederic c. Marx, notary pub
| lie. duly commissioned and qualifled IN
and for the Parish of Orleans, City OF
New Orleans, State of Louisiana, therein
residing and in the presence of the wit
| nesses hereinafter named and under
| signed, Personally came and appeared.
| the several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who seyerally de-
clared that. availing themselves of the
| laws of the State of Louisiana, in such
cases made and provided. they have cove
nanted and agreed and bind themselves as
well as all such persons as may hereafter
become associated with them to form
| corporation for the objects and purposes
and under the articles and stipulations
| following, to-wit:
| ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corpora
ton shall be American Heating x Plumb,
| ing Company, Inc, and under Its SAID
corporate name it shall have power and
| authority to have and enjoy corporate
| existence and succession for the full term
and period of ninety nine years from and
after the date hereof; to contract, to sue
| and be sued. to make and to use corpo-
rate seal and the same to alter and break
| at pleasure; to hold, receive, lease, pur-
chase and convey, as well as mortgage and
| hypothecate property, real, personal and
mixed, corporal and incOrporeal; to name
and APPOINT such managers. agents. direc-
tors and officers as its business interest
and convenience may require. and to make
and establish, as well as alter and amend
from time to time such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the proper government OF
the affairs of said corporation as may be
necessary and proper.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile Of this co
poration shall be in the City of New Or
leans, State of Louisiana. and all citations
or other legal process shall be served up
on the president of said corporation, or In
the event of his absence. upon the mrs
vice-president thereof and in the absence
of both of said officers upon the treasurer
of said corporation.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur
poses for which this corporation Is or
7 ganized and established and the nature o.
the business to be carried on by 1t arr
hereby declared to be: the carrying on o.
heating and plumbing business; gen
eral supply business, for their own &C
count, as agents or on commission, plumb
: ing goods and supplies, plumbing special
y ties, including iron ware, enamel AM
vitreous ware and brass and rubber good
used by plumbers, steam goods and sup
= plies, steam specialties. engineers SUPPLE
| and specialties, gas and electric appli
ances, sawmill, oil mill. railroad AM
plantation machinery and supplies, ant
all articles and merchandise whatever con
nected with the plumbing and machiner!
| business; and to do a general contracting
business, and to do all things incidenta
to or connected with said business. Thi
| corporation shall further have the RICH
to acquire patent rights to such ma
terials, and shall have the right to en-
gage In the manufacturing and sale o
Il the same.
ARTICLE Iv-The capital stock of thi
corporation is hereby fixed at the sun
of fifty thousand and 90 900 $3.50, 600 90
divided into and represented by five hun
dred $500 shares of the par value of on
i hundred and 90 700 dollars ($10O0O) each
Said stock shall be paid for in cash. or IL
/ such installments at such time and afte
such notice to subscribers as the boar,
| Of directors may fix, or same may be is
| sued at not less than par for labor done o.
services performed for said corporation. o
for property or rights actually received
i by said corporation.
Twenty-Five thousand and 90 1000 dol
lars (S25OOO) of the capital stock ha
been subscribed to the corporation at tn
time OF the passing of this act Of incor
/ poration, and this corporation shall be
come going concern and shall be au
thorized to commence business as sool
as twenty-five thousand and 90 900 dol
lars (S25,0O000) of its capital stock shall
have been paid for either in cash or TO
labor done, or services performed for sal,
corporation, or for property or rights &C
i tually transferred to II.
ARTICLE V-The capital stock Of thi
corporation may be increased up to tn
sum OF two hundred and fifty thousan,
and 90 200 dollars $3.50, O0O.O0) by a vot
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ing called for that purpose.
III ARTICLE VI-Transfer Of stock shall
be made only on the books of the corpora
ton, subject to such regulations and form
alities as the board of directors may pre-
scribe. Any stakeholder wishing to sci
his stock must offer the same in writin
to the other stockholders. through tn
board of directors. at a price not exceed
ing the book value thereof who shal
have an option to purchase all shares O
stock to be disposed Of by sale, resigna
tion, death, or otherwise, of any of 1t
members. and they shall have fifteen day
IN which to accept or decline said offer
Should the board Of directors decline I
purchase any stock. the stakeholder VIII
mas made the offer to sell, may then dis
pose OF his stock In any manner or at an,
price he may see fit, but any sale O
transfer made by a stakeholder in viola
tlon OF this article shall be void, and n,
| transfer OF stock shall be made ON tn
books OF the corporation unless the provi
| sions thereof are strictly complied with.
ARTICLE VII--An the corporal,
powers OF this corporation shall be vested
In and exercised by a board Of directors
composed Of five stockholders, three o.
whom shall constitute q quorum for the
transaction Of business. Any director NAV
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