The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-11-26
CHAR TER
OF THE NOBLO Co, OF LA, INC.
United States of America, State of Louisian;
Parish OF Orleans, City OF New Orleans.

! United States Of America, State Of Louisiana
Parish OF Orleans, City OF New Orleans.
| BE it known, that on this 3rd day of the
month Of September, in the year one thousand
nine hundred and fourteen, before me, Ethel
| red Macaulay Stafford, notary public. IN
, and Tor the parish OF Orleans state of Lou.
! isiana, duly commissioned and qualified. and
| in the presence OF the hereinafter named ard
undersigned witnesses, personally came and
appeared: the several persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed who declare that,
availing themselves Of the laws OF this state,
in such cases made and provided they do by
these presents form themselves and their as
sOciates into a corporation for the objects and
purposes and under the stipulatiOns herein
after set forth, which they adopt as their char
ter tO-Wlt:
Article The name and title Of this cor
poration is hereby declared to be The Noble
Co. Of La Inc, and it shall have corporate
succession for a period OF ninety-nine years
from this date, unless sooner dissolved. IL
shall have authority to sue and be sued ana
10 make and use a corporate seal; to mold,
purchase, lease, sell and hypothecdte real ana
personal property; TO make and issue bonds
to borrow and lend money; 10 name and ap-
point directors, managers and agents, and TO
establish such bylaws for the management Of
the business of the affairs OF SAID corporation
as may be necessary, and to sell, mortgage
and lease property.
Article THE domlciIe OF TINS corporation
shall be in the city of New Orleans, state OF
Louisiana, and all citations or other legal
process Shall be served on the president, or
in case of his absence or disability, en- the
secretary treaSurer.
Article 3-The objects and purposes of this
corporation are hereby declared to be: To
manufacture and sell Noble Tire Filler,
secret compound for the filling of Auto Tires,
and generally to do and engage in any other
business undertaking or enterprise, connect
ed with, growing out of, germane or Incl
dental to- any of the purposes hereinabove set
forth or contemplated by the charter
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poration is hereby fixed at the sum OF thirty
thousand dollars, common stock, divided into
three hundred shares. at the par value OF one
hundred dollars each Ono part OF when issue
shall be preferred stock which shares shall be
paid in cash, or for labor done, or property
actually received, at such time and such man
ner as the board of directors shall deem
proper This corporation shall have the right
to commence business when one hundred and
ffty-two shares of the capital stock shall have
been subscribed and to increase the amount
of its capital stock TO one hundred thousand
dollars All the transfers of stock shall be
made on the books of the company, on the
surrender OF the outstanding certificates and
pursuant to such rules as the board OF direc-
tors may prescribe.
Article 5-The affairs of this corporation
shall be managed by a board of directors OF
five stockholders (any three OF whom shall
constitute a quorum Tor the transaction OF
business) elected by the stockholders at
regular meeting held at the Office of the com.
pany on the first Monday Of January, l9lh
until which time the following persons shall
constitute the first board of directors and
officers of said company Wilson 1. Burks,
president; Harry ID. l.. Rreen, vice-president;
Charles b. Mason, secretary treasurer; Hamp-
ton Reynolds, director; Albert EstOp'nal, IT.,
director.
1t shall be the special duty of the vice
president to look after the business OF this
corporation and to act as general overseer
thereof
All elections shall be by ballot, under the
superintendent of two commissioners ap-
pointed by the board of directors, and each
share of stock shall be entitled to one vote,
whether cast in person or by proxy. The Off
GERS of said company shall be a president.
vice president and secretary-treasurer. The
directors herein named shall continue in office
until their successors are duly elected and
qualified, and the corporation shall not be
dissolved or affected by failure to hold the
regular annual meeting and to elect officers
and directors.
Article 6.-At the termination Of this char
ter, by limitation or otherwise, the business
and affairs shall be liquidated by one liqui
dator to be appointed from among the stock
holders at 4 meeting Of the stockholders con-
vened for such purpose after ten days notice
in writing shall have been given by the sec
rotary treasurer TO each stakeholder in per
son or by mail, said liquidators to be elected