The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
OF THE ]. A. LANDRY MOTOR CAR
COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS
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OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS,
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be IL known, that on this twenty sixth
day Of the month OF October. in the year OF
our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
twelve, before me, Arthur A. Moreno, a no
tary public, in and for the parish OF Or.
leans, state Of Louisiana, duly commissioned
and qualified, and in the presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed personally came and appeared the
unto subscribed. together with the amounts
Of their respective subscriptions to the cap
ital stock OF the corporation to be formed
who Severally declare that avaiing them.
selves of the provisions OF the general laws
of the state OF Louisiana relative to the or
ganiZatiOn of corporations, they have Gov
enanted and agreed, and do by these pres
ents covenant and agree, and bind and OBJ
ligate themselves, as well as such other
persons may hereafter become associated
with them, or their successors, to form
and constitute themselves into corpora
ton and body polite in law, and for the
objects and purposes and under agreement
and stipulations following, tO-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the J. A. Landry Motor Car Com
pany, and by that name said corporation
shall have power and authority to have and
enjoy succession for the full term OF ninety
nine years from the date hereof; 10 con
tract, sue and be sued; to make and use a
corporate seal; to purchase and receive,
lease, hold, sell and convey, as well as mort
gage and hypOthecate, property, real, person
al and mixed; TO name and appoint such
officers and agents as the interest OF said
corporation may require; and TO make and
establish such bylaws and regulations for
the proper management and regulation OF
its affairs as may be deemed necessary, and
the same to change and alter at pleasure.
ARTICLE ii.
The dOmicile of said corporation shall
ha in the pitV Of New Orleans state OF Lon.
isiana, and all citations and other legal pro
cess shall be served upon the president OF
said corporation, and, In the case OF his alb
sence, upon the vice-president, and in case
Of the absence OF both of these officers, upon
the SECRETARY thereof
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes Of this corpora
tion are, and are declared to be, to buy and
sell automobiles, all parts or things belong
ing TO or appertaining, or used for, or on
or in automobiles. motor cars, or motor
trucks, and to do all acts In connection with
a general automobile business: and to act
as agent for the sale and purchase Of auto
mobiles and for everything that pertains 70
automobiles, and 10 do and engage generally
In any business, or enterprise connected with
or growing out of, germane or incidental tC
any Of the purposes hereinabove set forth
or contemplated by this charter.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation shall
be twenty-five thousand dollars. divided into
two hundred and fifty shares Of the par val
ue of one hundred dollars per share, payable
when issued in cash, or other property, Oh
for services rendered, or actually performed
as decided by the board of directors, and
this corporation is to be going concern
when five thousand dollars OF said STOCK
has been subscribed and paid for.
ARTICLE V.
No stakeholder shall ever be liable oil
responsible for the Indebtedness, faults, oil
defaults of this corporation. nor shall any
inf tv In N p tiOn Of ths
corporation have any effect OF rendering the
charter null or of exposing the stakeholder:
to any liability beyond the unpaid balance
if any, on his stock subscription.
ARTICLE VI.
This corporation shall have all the pow
ers granted TO such corporations by law, ant
shall have the power to contract, sue anC
be sued in its corporate name, and to own
hold. receive, loan, lease, purchase. sell anC
convey or mortgage any or all of its effects
or to hypOthecate its property, and to do
any and all acts or things Of any other kind
nature or description, as may be necessary
to carry out the objects and purposes o.
said business as its interests and convent
ences may require.
ARTICLE VII.
The business OF said corporation shall bo
directed by and vested in board of direc
tors composed of five stockholders, a ma
jority OF whom shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of all business and the
said directors as first constituted shall bt
]. A. Landry, J. B. Avegno, Roger J. Mon
rose, =. Jorda Kahle and Adele B. Rauch
and they shall hold Office until the second
Tuesday in December, 1912, and on that day
and from each and every day thereafter
elections shall be held annually for direc
tors at the principal ONCE of the corpora
day specified shall not dissolve the corpor
alton. but the directors In ONCE shall hold
their respective Offices until an election shall
be held after ten days notice of the time
ND MID erfu m ctr n
All vacancies on the board OF directors fol-
whatever cause shall be filled by the re-
naming directors and the board Of directors
as first constituted shall elect its principal
officers, and each succeeding board OF d.
rectors thereafter shall elect its principal
officers for the term Of their election, and
only stockholders shall be eligible for cleo
tion as a member Of the board Of directors
ARTICLE VIII.
Whenever this corporation Is dissolved
either by Limitation or for any other cause
Its affairs shall be liquidated by the board
OF directors, who are hereby vested with
fun power to sell any and all assets Of the
corporation, either separately or in a mass
and to convey full and complete title there
to, and shall have full power to do and per
form all acts necessary and proper to fully
and completely liquidate the affairs and
distribute the proceeds. IL any, among the
stockholders Of the said corporation to the
amount OF stock held by each.
ARTICLE TX.
This act or incorporation may be amend
ed, altered or modified, or this corporation
dissolved by a vote of hreefourths of. the
shares Of the total amount of stock at 9
meeting convened for that purpose after ter
days notice in writing mailed to the address,
Of each stakeholder.
Thus done and passed In my notarial Office
In the city Of New Orleans, state of Louis
lana, on the day, month and year first abov,
written. in the presence of W. Catesby Jones
and William s. Edwards, competent wit
nesses, who have hereunto signed thes,
presents, together with the parties hereto
and me. notary, after reading Of the whole
Signed: ]. A. Landry, A shares; Rogel
]. Monrose, shares: J. Bernard Avegno, I
shares A: B. Rauch, 5 shares; p. lords
Kahle, / share.
Witnesses: W. Catesby Jones, VIM. S
Edwards.
A. A. MORENO, Notary Public
!, the undersigned recorder Of mortgages
In and for the parish of Orleans, state o.
Louisiana, do hereby certify the above anC
foregoing act of Incorporation of the J. A
Landry Motor Car Company was this day
recorded in my office in book 1855, folio :
New Orleans, La, October %, 1912.
EMILE LEONARD, by. r.
/ certify the above and foregoing to b
a true and correct copy Of the original OF
file In my Office.
A A. MORENO, Notary Public
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