The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-05-07
CHARTER

OF ELECTRIC AUTO SERVICE COMPANY
United States Of America, State Of Louisiana,
Parish of Orleans, City Of New Orleans.
BE il known that on this nineteenth day
Of March. in the year one thousand nine hun
drcd aud fourteen, before me, Martin II.
Mauion a notary public in and for the parish
Of Orleans, state of Louisiana. duly cOmmis.
stoned and qualified and IN the presence OF
the witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared the
persons whose names are hereunto subscribed,
all above the full age Of majority and resi-.
dents of this city; who severally declared
that availing themselves OF the provisions OF
an act OF the legislature of this state, known
as act No. 80 of the sessions OF 1883, and all
amendments thereto as well as OF those OF
the general laws of this state, relative to the
organization Of corporations, they have formed
and organized and do by these presents form
themselves into and constitute corpora
ton and body polite in law, for the objects
and purposes and under the stipulatiOns and
agreements hereinafter set forth and ex-
pressed, which they hereby adopt as their
charter, tO-wit:
Article 1.-The name and title Of the cor
poration here formed is declared TO be the
Electric Auto Service Company Its domi-
cile shall be in the city Of New Orleans,
state of Louisiana, and 1t shall have and
enjoy succession by its corporate name for a
period Of ninety.nine years from and after
the date hereof.
All citations and other legal process shall
be served upon the president and in the
event oil MS absence or lndDlllly 10 act IIOul
any cause, the same shall be served upon
the ice-pTesident.
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized and the
nature of the business to be carried on by
it, are hereby declared to be TO manufacture,
buy, sell, construct, repair, store, charge OF
operate motors Of all kinds, automobiles and
other vehicles crafts operated or controlled
by gas, electricity other motive power; to
buy, sell and deal in automobile supplies aud
access cries of every nature; to act as sales
agents for manufacturers or otherwise, TO
own and operate an electrical manufacturing
and repair plant, and generally to do all
things incidental to said business OF that
might be requisite for the advantage thereof.
Article III.-The capital stock of this cor
poration is hereby fixed at the sum of S2S,-
5000, divided into and represented by 800
shares at the par value of 5000 each, which
shall be paid for in cash, property or SER
vices.
This corporation shalt be a going concern
when three thousand dollars (SjOOOOO of the
capital stock shall have been subscribed.
Transfers Of stock will not be recognized
unless made the books of the company by
the owner or his duly authorized agent or
attorney INTACT.
Article IV.-The business of this corpora
ton shall be managed and conducted by a
Board of not less than three 90 directors,
all OF whom shall be stockholders to be elect
ed at the annual meeting of the stockholders
on the second Tuesday OF January OF each
year
alton shall be Monticello w. Jay, Edward N.
Eberling and Martin ii. Manion, with Mon
ticello ". Jay as president Edward n. Eber-
ling as viCe-pTesidcnt and Martin ii. ManiOn
as sccretaTy-tTcasurer, who shall until
the second Tuesday of January, 1915, or until
their successors have been elected and quail
fed
On the second Tuesday of January, 1915,
and annually thereafter, an election for di-
reCtors shall be held at the office of the COM
pany after ten O0) days notice, in writing,
shall have been given by the secretary to
each stakeholder or his duly authorized agent
attOTney-In-tact, the same TO be given or
mailed 20 each stakeholder at his residence
All elections shall be by ballot.
A majority of the board of directors shall
\ constitute quorum for the transaction Of
nkuSineSs; they shall make bylaws, alter and
bodily the same as they deem proper, shall
Yfnake rules and regulations for the manage
ment of the business and affairs of the com
pany as they think proper. They shall exer-
else all the corporate powers, and the said
board Of directors shall be authorized 10 del
egate its powers to any officer, by proper
resolution.
Article Vat the termination Of this char.
ter by limitation or otherwise, the business
and affairs of this corporation shall be lqG
dated and wound up by two (2) liquidatiu.
commissioners who shall be chosen at a gen.
eral meeting Of the stockholders called in
the same manner as the meeting to elect d.
rectors and officers. In case of a dissolution
there shall be two commissioners similarly
chosen at meeting called 10 dissolve The
election of either shall be by a majority of
the stock present or represented.
Article NL-This charter may be changed,
altered modified or this corporation NAV
be dissolved by a vote Of two-thirds of the
meeting of the stockholders convened for