The herald., 1912-07-25


| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
BE 1t known, that on this 18th day OF
July, in the year nineteen hundred and
twelve, before me, Robert +. OConnor a
notary public, duly commissioned and quail
fed, in and for the parish of Orleans, state
of Louisiana, and domiciled in said parish
personally came and appeared the under
signed persons, all residents of the state OF
Louisiana, and in the presence of the wit
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned
severally declared, that availing themselves
of the general and special laws of the state
OF Louisiana relative to the formation of
corporations they have formed and organ
lied, and by these presents do hereby form
and organize themselves and all the persons
who may hereafter become associated with
them into corporation for the objects and
purposes hereinafter set forth, which they
hereby adopt as their charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be Thurber Rotary Starter Company,
and by that name 1t shall erboy succession
for term of ninety-nine years from date
hereof, unless sooner dissolved. 1t shall
have power to sue and be sued, to borrow
money, hold, purchase, lease, sell and n.y.
pothecate real and personal property; to
make and use corporate seal to name and
appoint directors, managers and agents, and
to establish such bylaws, rules and regula-
lions for the management OF the business
and affairs of said corporation as may be
necessary, the same to alter at pleasure :;
also TO make and issue bonds and other evil
dences Of debts and to secure same by mort
gage or otherwise.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile Of this corporation shall be
In the city OF New Orleans and all eta
tons or other legal process shall be served
on the president or in his absence on the
vice president
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes of this corpor-
alton shall be to manufacture, buy and sell
self-propelling vehicles of all kinds and all
their parts and furnishings and attachments,
all contrivances for stopping and starting
them, all self-starters, pumps, valves and
all other tools, machinery, furniture and
fittings for them usually dealt in by estab-
lishments Of that kind to manufacture buy
and sell gasoline and all other power en-
gines used for any purpose whatever; to ac-
quire, manufacture, sell or lease all patent
ed devices Of all kinds relating to automO-
biles and other vehicles Of that kind and to
all gasoline and all other power engines used
for any purpose whatever, or to grant to
others the right to manufacture such arti-
cles for a royalty to be paid this corpora
ton.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation is
fixed at two hundred thousand dollars, d.
vided into two thousand shares of ($100l
one hundred dollars each payable In cash
or its equivalent.
ARTICLE V.
All the powers of this corporation shall
be vested In a board of directors composed
Of five stockholders, three of whom shall
a quorum for the transaction Of
business. They shall elect from their num-
Der a president, a vice-president and a sec
but the board shall have
the right to divide the said offices and elect
a secretary who need not be either a direc-
tor or a stakeholder.
The first board of directors shall be COM
posed Of Albert Aschaffenburg, f. L. Martin,
Edward ]. Thurber, ]. W. Racklyeft and
Wolf, with Albert Aschaffenburg
as president, Edward J. Thurber as vice.
president and F. L. Martin as secretary
treasurer.
The board Of directors and officers herein
named shall hold Office until the first Mon
day in July, 1915, and until their successors
have been elected and qualified and there
after the board of directors shall be elected
annually on the first Monday in July. Any
failure to hold en- annual meeting shall not
cause a forfeiture Of this charter or act OF
the board of directors, from any cause shall
be filed by the remaining directors
The board of directors Is especially au-
thorized to adopt such bylaws as 1t may
ind necessary for the proper conduct Of the
business of this corporation, and to confer
70 much of the corporate power vested in
'aid board by this charter as may be neces-
;ary for the transaction Of the business of
he corporation upon such officers, as 1t may
rom time to time elect and appoint.
ARTICLE vi.
On the first Monday IN July, 1915, and
annually thereafter, there shall be held a