The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-08-03

United States of America, State of
Louisiana, Parish of st. Bernard. BE it
Enown, that on this sixteenth day of the
month of June, in the year of our Lord,
One Thousand, Nine Hundred and TWEEN
ty two (l922). and of the Independence
OF the United States Of America, the one
hundred and forty sixth, 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 hereuntO subscribed. who de-
clared that, availing themselves of the
provisions of the laws of the State of
Louisiana, and particularly Act 267 of
the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana for the year 1914. they have
covenanted and agreed, and do, by these
presents, covenant, agree, bind form and
constitute themselves, as well as 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, IncOr
porated, and under its corporate name it
shall have and enjoy all the rights, ad-
vantages and privileges granted by law
to corporations; it shall exist for u period
of ninety nine (99) 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 or alter at pleasure;
to contract, to hold, receive, purchase,
convey, mortgage and hypOthecate prop
erty, real, personal and mixed: to issue
bonds, notes and other obligations; to
have and employ such managers, officers,
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 af-
fairs as may be deemed necessary and eX-
pedient, and in general it 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 for 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 1t, are hereby declared to be: To
buy, sell and deal in general hardware.
house-furnishing goods, farming imple-
ments, machinery and mill supplies, cleo
trical appliances and fixtures, automo-
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 STICK of this
cooperation Is hereby fixed at ten thous-
and $50, 60) 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 installments as may be prescribed
by the Board Of Directors. Said capital
stock shall be fully paid when issued,
shall be worcestershire, and shall be
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 this
corporation shall be vested in and exer-
cised by a Board OF Directors, composed
of three stockholders, two OF whom shall
of business.
The officers Of this corporation shall
be a president, vice-president and secre-
tary treasurer. 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, a vice-president
and a secretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE Won the second Wednes-
day in January, 1923, 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 its 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
or the failure to elect d.
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
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