The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-10-09

authority to exist and enjoy succession for
a period of ninety nine years
ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmicile OF this cor
poratiou shall be In the City Of New Or.
| leans All legal processes shall be served
ON the president; in his absence or dlsaOh-
| ity, on the yice-president IN the absence OF
disability of both said officers, on the SET
rotary treasurer.
ARTICLE IIi.-The objects and purposes
OF this corporation and the nature OF the
! business To be carried on by II are declared
! 10 he as follows: To deal in, manufacture,
repair, purchase, sell, exchange, rent, hlre
and store all steam, gas and electric pro
peeled machines or vehicles, as well as auto
mobiles and taNicabS or Other motor pro
PEELED vehicles and all parts and acceSSO-
! ricS thereof, TO erect and operate garages
| for the storage and care Of such vehicles
and all other vehicles 10 operate plants.
machine shops and foundrics for the manu-.
/ facture and repair of steam, gas and clec-
! trio propelled vehicles and all other vehicles
and all parts thereof, and TO erect such
| buildings and shops as may be necessary
and to have, hold receiver, purchase, con
| vey, sell, mortgage, hypothecate, pledge,
| lease, suitcase and to enjoy real, personal
| and mixed property, and also 10 borrow and
/ lend money and make contracts and 10 en-
! gage in any line OF commercial or manufac-
/ turing business the said corporation or
| its board of directors may deem advisable.
ARTICLE IN.-ThiS corporation shall
| have all of the rights and privileges con
| frrred by law on such corporations, and 1t
| shall have power and authority to carry out
! ana execute the OBJECTS anu purposes hN
above set forth in Article III, either direct
! Iy or through a board Of directors.
ARTICLE N.-The capital stock Of this
corporation Is hereby fixed at the sum Of
! i've thousand tSj.OOO.OOD dollars, repre-
scented by nifty tjOD shares OF one hundred
l$lOn.OOD dollars each. This company
shall begin operations As soon as the capital
stock has been subscribed. All transfers or
stock shall be made on the books Of the
company and must be signed by the stock
holder OF his attorney. No stock in this
corporation shall be sold or transferred IN
less same has been offered to the company
az least five days before sale or transfer,
and the company or any stakeholder, in case
the company Will not buy, may buy the
same at the value rs shown on the books
of the company. At all elections by stock
holders each share shall be entitled to one
vote. to be cast either by the stakeholder in
person or by attorney holding his written
proxy.
ARTICLE VL-The business and affairs
and corporate powers OF this corporation
shall he conducted and exercised by a board
Of directors to be composed Of at least three
stockholders who Shall be elected at an an
rual meeting to be called by the board Of
directors or the stockholders. Any stock
holder may be elected a member OF said
board or hold office. The first board Of d-
Stun, VI. X. Johnston and G.. K. Guillemet
and they shall hold oficcfOr one year and
until their successors have been elected and
indicted into Office The said board shall
have power to make rules for the govern
meut of this corporation. and shall have
full power in the MANAGEMENT Of its busI-
ness and affairs. The officers of said cor
poration shall be a president vice-president
and secretary. who shall also be the treas
urer The following named stockholders
shall he the first officers Of this corporation
VI. X. Johnston. vice president and G.. r.
Guillcmet, secretary and treasurer; and
they shall hold office FOR one year and until
their successors have been elected. Meet
ingS OF stockholders may be called after
five days notice. and after such notice 10
each stakeholder has been mailed TO his
business or residence address \ failure
TO elect officers on the date fixed by the
board or stockholders shall not operate a
dissolution Of the corporation. The board
of directors shall have power to fill yacan-
cies IN their number prior TO election by
stockholders at the annual meeting.
ARTICLE VII-This act OF incorpora
ton may be amended with the assent OF
thrCe-fOurthS Of the stockholders present or
for that purpose after five days previous
notice as hPreinabove prescribed. But any
and all meetings Of stockholders, whether
for purposes Of liquidation or for any other
purpose may be held at any time without
notice, by unanimous consent Of all stock
holders, in writing, filed with the secre-
tary.
ARTICLE VIII-NO stakeholder shall
ever be liable or responsible for the con
tracts or faults of this corporation in any
further sum than the unpaid balance due 10
or subscribed for by him, nor shall any
mere formalty in organization have the ef-
feet Of rendering this charter null and void
or Of exposing the stockholders TO any la
ARTICLE XL-whenever this corpora
ton Is dissolved either by limitation or
liquidated under the supervision of two
stockholders TO be chosen for that purpose
by a majority In amount of the stockhold- |
ers at which the election Is held. Said
hall AfEa mt
the affairs Of the corporation shall have
been fully liquidated. In case Of the death |
of one OF the commissioners or refusal or
inability TO act. the surviving or remaining |
commissioner shall continue 10 act and
shall select another commissioner "a stock |
holder In the place and stead OF the com
missioner who shall have ceased TO act:
This charter shall serve as the original sub
scripton liss. the subscribers hereto having
set opposite their names, respectively, the
number of share Of stock for which they
have subscribed
Thus done and passed in my office in the
city of New Orleans, Louisiana, on the day,
month and year first above written, In the
= resence of Messrs. John ErliDger and
.bhn d. Townsend, competent witnesses,
who sign hereto with me, notary, and said
appearers, after reading of the whole.
(Original signed) W. ?. Johnston, forty
eight shares VI. Il. Johnston, one share; G.
r. Guillemet, one share. John Erlinger,
Jno d. Townsend.
state or Louisiana, Parlsh OF orleans
/, the undersigned recorder Of mortgages
for the parish OF Orleans, State OF Louisi-
ana, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing charter Of Pops Auto and Taxi
Service Ltd" was duly recorded in this
office in book 1119, folio =, on this 23rd
day Of September. 1913,
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD,
Deputy Recorder
State OF Louisiana, Parish of Orleans:
/, the undersigned notary public, do here
by certify that the above and foregoing Is
a true and correct copy of the charter of
Pops Auto and Taxi Service, Ltd" passed
before me on September 22nd, 1913.
In faith whereof hereunto set my hand
and seal this 23rd day of September, 1913 |
W. Mel FArSSOUX,
(SeaD Notary Public.
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