The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-07-06
CHARTER OF CENTRAL HARDNA ARE
AND SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.

3 CHARTER OF CENTRAL HARDW Arr
AND SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.
: United States of America, State .
e Louisiana, Parish of St. bernard lie
/ knOwn tnat on this sixteenth day OF tn
5 month of June, i'll the year of our Loru
% one Thousand, Nine Hundred and Tween
a ty-twO (l922J, and OF the lnucpendenc
of the [ nited States of America, the on,
hundred and fOTty-siXth, before me
William F. Roy, a Notary Public, III ant
Tor the Parish OF st. Bernard, Stale %
1 Louisiana, duly commissioned and quail
Tied and therein residing, and III the
presence of the witnesses hereInattel
named and Undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons WHOSE
names are hereunto subscribed, who de
clared that awaiting themselves Of the
provisions of the laws OF the State Ul
Louisiana, and particularly Act 26I OF
the General Assembly OF the State Of
Louisiana tor 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
oh jects and purposes, and under the
agreements ana stlpulations following, to
wit:
ARTICLE The name and title of
| this corporation shall be the Central
Hardware and Supply Company, lncor-
pOrated, ana under ITS corporate name II
1 snail have ana enjoy all the rights, ad-
vantages ana privileges granted by law
10 corporations II shall eAlst Tor perlou
or ninety -nIne 800 years from date here
of; il shall have power and authority
| 10 sue ana be sued in its corporate name !;
| TO make ana use corporate seal anu
the same TO break or alter at pleasure,
| to contract, 10 hold, receive, purchase
| convey, mortgage and hypOthecaIe prop
erty, real, personal and mixed; TO Issue
bonds, notes and other obligations; 10
nave and employ such managers, omcers,
nd lInN "a
the interest and convenience OF the cor
poratiOn may require or demand, and 10
make and establish such bylaws, rules
ana regulations Tor the corporate manage
ment aud control of its business ana AT
IaIrs as may be deemed necessary and eX-
peuient, and in general IL shall have all
sucn powers as are or may be vested III
sucn corporations by the laws OF this
state ana also to acquire and hold such
inventions ana letters patent as snail or
may be necessary or desirable for the pu-r
poses Of Its business.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of said cor
poratiUn snail be i'll 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
Oh the secretary treasurer.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur-
poses tor 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.
nOuse-furnishing goods, farming lmple-
ments, machinery and mill supplies, cleo
trical appliances and fixtures, autOmO-
i've 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
is hereby fixed at ten thous-
and (s10,OOOOO dollars, divided into and
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 ,
by certificates. No transfer
hereof shall be binding upon the corpora {
ion unless made in accordance with the ,
Charter and BYLAWS, and recorded on
he books of the corporation. a
ARTICLE E-The business and affairs !
If this corporation shall be managed by, I
md all of the corporate powers of this ,
corporation shall be vested in and exer-
Used by a Board of Directors, composed I
# three stockholders, two of whom shall !
Constitute a quorum for the transaction
# business. =
Re a president, vice-presdent and secre- +
airy treasurer. The Board of Directors
o be elected at the first annual meeting n
# the stockholders of this corporation,
( Directos elected annually theeafter
hall at their first meeting elect from n
mong their number the officers afore- +
aid, that Is, president, vice-president c
nd q secretary treasurer. <
ARTICLE Won the second Wednes-
ay in January, 1923, and annually there \
fter on the second Wednesday in jan n
airy OF each and every year, meeting "
hall be held at its dOmicile for the pur- Il
ose of electing directors for the ensuing n
ear. The failure from any cause what
oeyer to hold the annual meeting of II
ectors thereat, shall not dissolve this II
but the directors and officers n
hen in office shall remain in Office until II
heir successors shall have been duly n
lected, qualified and installed.
Special meetings of the stockholders II
lay De called in the manner provided n
law, and all stockholders meetings 1t
ne manner provided by the bylaws of II
lis corporation.
ARTICLE vII-This charter may be II
mended, and the capital stock of this II
may be Increased or de- n
'eased, or this corporation may be dis II
'ived In the method and manner pro- Ii
ded by law.
vIII-The subscribers hereto
ave respectively written opposite their
imes the amount Of the capital stock q
T which they have subscribed, SO that q.
lis act of incorporation may serve also m
the original subscription list of the uI
rporation. o.
ARTICLE IX-No stakeholder of this T r.,
rporation shall ever be held liable or is
sponsible for the contracts or faults w,
this corporation in any futher sum an
AN the unpaid balance Of stock for ta
hich he has subscribed, nor shall any m,
formality in organization have the eff Of
ct of rendering this charter null or of Ct
posing stockholders to any liability Ia,
her than as above provided
ARTICLE X-The first Board of Di- sv
ctors OF this corporation is hereby de- do
lred to be composed of Alfred j. Roth 10,
W Governor Nichols St. New Orleans jze
l.; Joseph Roth, S25 Ida ST., New Or 10,
ms, La; A. Sidney Nunez, 400 Frisco he
lie Ave, Arab, La. They shall hold rs
ice until their successors are elected and >,
ailfied, as hereinabove provided. fic
The first president of this corporation da
hereby declared to be Alfred j. Roth. wr
" Governor Nichols St., New Orleans. Bo
:; the first vice president Is hereby de- ne
lred to be Joseph Roth, S25 Ida St, vii
w orleans, La; and the first secretary du
asurer Is hereby declared to be A. Sid
Nunez, 400 Friscoville Ave, Arab.
:, and they shall hold their respective Ma
ices until their successors are elected sh1
q Qualified, as provided above.
nus done and passed, in my office in
aoi, In the Parish Of st. Bernard La.
the day, month and year first above i
ltten, In the presence of Nemours III | 90,