The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-03-30
CHARTER OF AMERICAN HEATING 4
PLUMBING COMPANY, INC.

| State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans
| City of New Orleans, Be il known. Thai
| 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, a notary pub
lie, duly commissioned and qualified 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
! hereunto subscribed, who severally 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 a
corporation for the objects and purposes
and under the articles and stipulati0ns
following, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name Of this corpora
ton shall be American Heating & 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 a corpO-
rate seal and the same to alter and break
Mt 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 it's 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
1 an th.a - a..
the event Of his absence, upon the first
| 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.
ganized and established and the nature OF
| the business to be carried on by 1t are
hereby declared to be: the carrying on OF
a heating and plumbing business; a gen.
| eral supply business, for their own &C
count, as agents or on commission, plumb
| ing goods and supplies, plumbing special
| ties. including iron ware. enamel and
vitreous ware and brass and rubber goods
used by plumbers. steam goods and sup
plies, steam specialties, engineers supplies
and specialties, gas and electric appli-
ances, sawmill, oil mill. railroad and
plantation machinery and supplies, and
| all articles and merchandise whatever con-
nected with the plumbing and machinery
| business; and to do a general contracting
business. and to do all things incidental
to or connected with said business. This
| corporation shall further have the right
to acquire patent rights to such ma
! terials. and shall have the right to en-.
gage In the manufacturing and sale of
| the same.
ARTICLE Iv-The capita, stock of this
corporation Is hereby fixed at the sum
Of fifty thousand and 90 900 $50. 1000. OO)
divided into and represented by five hun
dred $500 shares of the par value of one
hundred and 90 700 dollars (s10O.OO) each.
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| such installments at such time and after
| such notice to subscribers as the board
OF directors may fix, or same may be is
sued at not less than par for labor done or
services performed for said corporation or
for property or rights actually received
by said corporation.
Twenty-Five thousand and 90 1000 dol
lars (s25.0O0) of the capital stock has
been subscribed to the corporation at the
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 soon
as twenty-five thousand and 90 900 dol
lars (s25.0000O) Of its capital stock shall
labor done. or services performed for said
corporation. or for property or rights ac-
tually transferred to It.
ARTICLE v-The capital stock Of this
corporation may be increased up to the
sum OF two hundred and fifty thousand
and % 200 dollars $3.50 OO0.OO) by a vote
OF two-thirds Of all the stock, at a meet
Ing called for that purpose.
ARTICLE VI-Transfer Of stock shall
be made only on the books of the corpora
ton. subject to such regulations and form
alfties as the board Of directors may pre-
scribe. Any stakeholder wishing to sell
his stock must offer the same in writing
to the other stockholders. through the
board OF directors. at a price not exceed
ing the book value thereof, who shall
have an option to purchase all shares of
stock to be disposed Of by sale, resigna-
ton. death, or otherwise, of any of its
members. and they shall have fifteen days
IN which to accept or decline said offer.
should the board Of directors decline 70
purchase any stock. the stakeholder who
mas made the offer to SELL may then dis
pose OF his stock In any manner or at any
price he may see at. but any sale or
transfer made by a stakeholder in viola.
non OF this article shall be void. and no
transfer of stock shall be made on the
books OF the corporation unless the proyi
sions thereof are strictly complied with.
ARTICLE vII-An the corporate
powers Of this corporation shall be vested
In and exercised by a board of directors.
composed Of five stockholders, three OF
wnom shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. Any director NAV
be repreQpufad nv wriffop r.owv - -.