The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-11-13
CHARTER

CHAhIEk
OF GOOD YEAR RAINCOAT COMPANY
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be 1t known, that Oh this fourteenth day
Of the month Of October, In the year 1913,
before me, Herman Michel, a notary pub
lie duly commissioned and qualified In and
for the parish of Orleans, state Of Louisi-
ana, therein residing, and In the presence OF
the witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared, the
several persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who severally declared. that
ayailIng themselves of the privileges OF
Louisiana, relative TO the formation OF cor
poratlons, they have covenanted and agreed,
and do by these presents covenant and agree,
and bind and Obligate themselves, as well
as all such persons who may hereinafter
become associated with them to form and
constitute n body corporate and polite In
law, for the objects and purposes, and
under the stipulations and provisions fol-
lowing. to-wit:
ARTICLE THE name and title Of this
corporation shall be the Goodyear Ralncoat
Company and under that name shall have
and enjoy all the rights, privileges and
advantages granted by law to corporations,
and shall have the power and authority to
enjoy succession and corporate existence Ter
and during the period Of ninty-nine years ear
solved in the manner hereinafter provided
for
said corporation snail nave lne power
and authority TO contract, to sue and be
sued, TO make and use corporate seal, and
the same &c break, alter or amend at
pleasure, to hold, receive, purchase, convey,
deliver. mortgage, hypothecate and pledge
any property, real or personal, and to issue
notes and other obligations negotiable In
Struments or other evidences OF debt; to
have and employ such managers, agents and
other employees as the interest and conven-
fence of said corporation may require or
demand. and to make and establish such
bylaws, rules and regulations for the cor
porate management and control OF Its
affairs as may be deemed necessary and
expedient.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile OF this cor
poration shall be in the city OF New Or
leans, parish OF Orleans, state Of Louisiana,
and ali citations and other legal process
shall be served upon the president, and In
his absence upon the vice president, and In
the absence Of both, upon the secretary
ARTICLE II-The objects for which
this corporation is created and the business
20 he carried on by II, are hereby declared
either wholesale or retail, all forms Of mer;
rhandize. clothing, and particularly all
forms Of rubber, rubberized and craVenet-
ted goods, clothes and clothing; TO manu-
facture such articles and buy and sell the
same, either for Its own account or on com.
mission, and generally TO do any and all
other things necessary, useful or connected
ARTICLE 1V-The capital stock OF this
corporation is fixed at the sum Of three
thousand (s3OO0.OO) dollars. divided into:
and represented by thirty 800 shares of
the par value Of one hundred (S100.00)
dollars each; said shares OF stock shall be
issued at par only, and when issued, shall
he paid for in cash or property, or the equiv
qIent thereof. All shares OF stock shall be
issued as full paid and worcestershire, and
no transfer Of said stock shall be binding on
said corporation unless recorded on its
books.
No stakeholder Of said corporation shall
sell his stock 70 any person. until be has
offered Il to the then stockholders Of the
corporation at its book value, and any
transfer OF stock made In violation OF this
provision, shall not be recognized by the
corporation.
This corporation shall be a going con-
rern as soon as three thousand( So, 000. COZ