Exhibit 3.137
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF BURLINGTON COAT REALTY OF LAS VEGAS, INC.
Filed: November 5, 1993
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I, the person hereinafter named as incorporator, for the purpose of associating to establish a corporation, under the provisions and subject to the requirements of Title 7, Chapter 78 of Nevada Revised Statutes, and the acts amendatory thereof, and hereafter sometimes referred to as the General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada, do hereby adopt and make the following Articles of Incorporation:
1. The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the corporation) is BURLINGTON COAT REALTY OF LAS VEGAS, INC.
2. The name of the corporation’s resident agent in the State of Nevada is The Prentice-Hall Corporation System, Nevada, Inc., and the street address of the said resident agent where process may be served on the corporation is 502 East John Street, Carson City 89706. The mailing address and the street address of the said resident agent are identical.
3. The number of shares the corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand, all of which are of a par value of one dollar each. All of said shares are of one class and are designated as Common Stock.
4. The governing board of the corporation shall be styled as a “Board of Directors”, and any member of said Board shall be styled as a “Director.”
The number of members constituting the first Board of Directors of the corporation is three; and the name and the post office box or street address, either residence or business, of each of said members are as follows:
NAME | ADDRESS | |
| Monroe Milstein: | 1830 Route 130 Burlington, New Jersey 08016 | |
| Henrietta Milstein: | 1830 Route 130 Burlington, New Jersey 08016 | |
| Andrew Milstein: | 1830 Route 130 Burlington, New Jersey 08016 | |
The number of directors of the corporation may be increased or decreased in the manner provided in the Bylaws of the corporation; provided, that the number of directors shall never be less than one. In the interim between election of directors by stockholders entitled to vote, all vacancies, including vacancies caused by an increase in the number of directors and including vacancies resulting from the removal of directors by the stockholders entitled to vote which are not filled by said stockholders, may be filled by the remaining directors, though less than a quorum.
5. The name and the post office box or street address, either residence or business, of the incorporator signing these Articles of Incorporation are as follows:
NAME | ADDRESS | |
Athena Amaxas: | 15 Columbus Circle New York, NY 10023-7773 |
6. The corporation shall have perpetual existence.
7. The personal liability of the directors of the corporation is hereby eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada, as the same may be amended and supplemented.
8. The corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada, as the same may be amended and supplemented, indemnify any and all persons whom it shall have power to indemnify under said Law from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities, or other matters referred to in or covered by said Law, and the indemnification provided for herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any Bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person.
9. The nature of the business of the corporation and the objects or the purposes to be transacted, promoted, or carried on by it are as follows, provided that the corporation may engage in any other lawful activity:
The operation of men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing stores specializing in leather and suede jackets, pants, coats boots, moccasins, belts, leather hides, purses, hats, furs, bags, gloves, vests, novelties, accessories, and related services.
To carry on a general mercantile, industrial, investing, and trading business in all its branches; to devise, invent, manufacture, fabricate, assemble, install, service, maintain, alter, buy, sell, import, export, license as licensor or licensee, lease as lessor or lessee, distribute, job, enter into, negotiate, execute, acquire, and assign contracts in respect of, acquire, receive, grant, and assign licensing arrangements, options, franchises, and other rights in respect of, and generally deal in and with, at wholesale and retail, as principal, and as sales, business, special, or general agent, representative, broker, factor, merchant, distributor, jobber, advisor, and in any other lawful capacity, goods, wares, merchandise, commodities, and unimproved, improved, finished, processed, and other real, personal, and mixed property of any and all kinds, together with the components, resultants, and by-products thereof; to acquire by purchase or otherwise own, hold, lease, mortgage, sell, or otherwise dispose of, erect, construct, make, alter, enlarge, improve, and to aid or subscribe toward the construction, acquisition, or improvement of any factories, shops, storehouses, buildings, and commercial and retail establishments of every character, including all equipment, fixtures, machinery, implements, and supplies necessary, or incidental to, or connected with, any of the purposes or business of the corporation; and generally to perform any and all acts connected therewith or arising therefrom or incidental thereto, and all acts proper or necessary for the purpose of the business.
To engage generally in the real estate business as principal, agent, broker, and in any lawful capacity, and generally to take, lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire, and to own, use, hold, sell, convey, exchange, lease, mortgage, work, clear, improve, develop, divide, and otherwise handle, manage, operate, deal in, and dispose of real estate, real property, lands, multiple-dwelling structures, houses, buildings, and other works and any interest or right therein; to
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take, lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire, and to own, use, hold, sell, convey, exchange, hire, lease, pledge, mortgage, and otherwise handle, and deal in and dispose of, as principal, agent, broker, and in any lawful capacity, such personal property, chattels, chattels real, rights, easements, privileges, choses in action, notes, bonds, mortgages, and securities as may lawfully be acquired, held, or disposed of; and to acquire, purchase, sell, assign, transfer, dispose of, and generally deal in and with, as principal, agent, broker, and in any lawful capacity, mortgages and other interests in real, personal, and mixed properties: to carry on a general construction, contracting, building, and realty management business as principal, agent, representative, contractor, subcontractor, and in any other lawful capacity.
To enter into general partnerships, limited partnerships (whether the corporation be a limited or general partner), joint ventures, syndicates, pools, associations, and other arrangements for carrying on of one or more of the purposes set forth in its Articles of Incorporation, jointly or in common with others.
To apply for, register, obtain, purchase, lease, take licenses in respect of, or otherwise acquire, and to hold, own, use, operate, develop, enjoy, turn to account, grant licenses and immunities in respect of, manufacture under and to introduce, sell, assign, mortgage, pledge, or otherwise dispose of, and, in any manner deal with and contract with reference to:
(a) inventions, devices, formulae, processes, and any improvements and modifications thereof;
(b) letters patent, patent rights, patented processes, copyrights, designs, and similar rights, trade-marks, trade symbols, and other indications of origin and ownership granted by or recognized under the laws of the United States of America or of any state or subdivision thereof, or of any foreign country or subdivision thereof, and all rights connected therewith or appertaining thereunto;
(c) franchises, licenses, grants, and concessions.
To purchase or otherwise acquire, and to hold, mortgage, pledge, sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of, securities (which term, for the purpose of this Article NINTH, includes, without limitation of the generality thereof, any shares of stock, bonds, debentures, notes, mortgages, or other obligations, and any certificates, receipts, or other instruments representing rights to receive, purchase, or subscribe for the same, or representing any other rights or interests therein or in any property or assets) created or issued by any persons, firms, associations, corporations, or governments or subdivisions thereof; to make payment therefor in any lawful manner; and to exercise, as owner or holder of any securities, any and all rights, powers, and privileges in respect thereof.
To make, enter into, perform, and carry out contracts of every kind and description with any person, firm, association, corporation, or government or subdivision thereof.
To acquire, by purchase, exchange, or otherwise, all, or any part of, or any interest in, the properties, assets, business, and good will of any one or more persons, firms, associations, or corporations heretofore or hereafter engaged in any business for which a corporation may now or hereafter be organized under the laws of the State of Nevada; to pay for the same in cash, property, or its own or other securities; to hold, operate, reorganize, liquidate, sell, or in any manner dispose of the whole or any part thereof; and in connection therewith, to assume or guarantee performance of any liabilities, obligations, or contracts of such persons, firms,
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associations, or corporations, and to conduct the whole or any part of any business thus acquired.
To lend its uninvested funds from time to time to such extent, to such persons, firms, associations, corporations, governments or subdivisions thereof, and on such terms and on such security, if any, as the Board of Directors of the corporation may determine.
To endorse or guarantee the payment of principal, interest, or dividends upon, and to guarantee the performance of sinking fund or other obligations of, any securities, and to guarantee in any way permitted by law the performance of any of the contracts or other undertakings in which the corporation may otherwise be or become interested, of any persons, firm, association, corporation, government or subdivision thereof, or of any other combination, organization, or entity whatsoever.
To borrow money for any of the purposes of the corporation, from time to time, and without limit as to amount; from time to time to issue and sell its own securities in such amounts, on such terms and conditions, for such purposes and for such prices, now or hereafter permitted by the laws of the State of Nevada and by these Articles of Incorporation, as the Board of Directors of the corporation may determine; and to secure such securities by mortgage upon, or the pledge of, or the conveyance or assignment in trust of, the whole or any part of the properties, assets, business, and good will of the corporation, then owned or thereafter acquired.
To purchase, hold, cancel, reissue, sell, exchange, transfer, or otherwise deal in, its own securities from time to time to such an extent and in such manner and upon such terms as the Board of Directors of the corporation shall determine; provided that the corporation shall not use its funds or property for the purchase of its own shares of capital stock when such use would cause any impairment of its capital, except to the extent permitted by law; and provided further that shares of its own capital stock belonging to the corporation shall not be voted upon directly or indirectly.
To organize or cause to be organized under the laws of the State of Nevada, or of any other state of the United States of America, or of the District of Columbia, or of any territory, dependency, colony, or possession of the United States of America, or of any foreign country, a corporation or corporations for the purpose of transacting, promoting, or carrying on any or all of the objects or purposes for which the corporation is organized, and to dissolve, wind up, liquidate, merge, or consolidate any such corporation or corporations or to cause the same to be dissolved, wound up, liquidated, merged, or consolidated.
To conduct its business in any and all of its branches and maintain offices both within and without the State of Nevada, in any and all states of the United States of America, in the District of Columbia, in any or all territories, dependencies, colonies, or possessions of the United States of America, and in foreign countries.
To such extent as a corporation organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada may now or hereafter lawfully do, to do, either as principal or agent and either alone or in connection with other corporations, firms, or individuals, all and everything necessary, suitable, convenient, or proper for, or in connection with, or incident to, the accomplishment of any of the purposes or the attainment of any one or more of the objects herein enumerated, or designed directly or indirectly to promote the interests of the corporation or to enhance the value of its properties; and in general to do any and all things and exercise any and all
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powers, rights, and privileges which a corporation may now or hereafter be organized to do or to exercise under the General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada or under any act amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto, or substituted therefor.
The foregoing provisions of this Article NINTH shall be construed both as purposes and powers and each as an independent purpose and power. The foregoing enumeration of specific purposes and powers shall not be held to limit or restrict in any manner the purposes and powers of the corporation, and the purposes and powers herein specified shall, except when otherwise provided in this Article NINTH, be in no wise limited or restricted by reference to, or inference from, the terms of any provision of this or any other Article of these Articles of Incorporation; provided, that the corporation shall not carry on any business or exercise any power in any state, territory, or country which under the laws thereof the corporation may not lawfully carry on or exercise.
10. The corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change, or repeal any provision contained in these Articles of Incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I do hereby execute these Articles of Incorporation on November 3, 1993.
| /s/ Athena Amaxas |
Athena Amaxas |
| STATE OF NEW YORK | ) | |||
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| COUNTY OF NEW YORK | ) |
On this 3rd day of November, 1993, personally appeared before me, a Notary Public in and for the State and County aforesaid, Athena Amaxas, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing Articles of Incorporation, and who acknowledged to me that she executed the same freely and voluntarily and for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.
WITNESS my hand and official seal, the day and year first above written.
| /s/ Robin Lynn Lapeters |
| Notary Public |
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