The herald., 1914-11-19
CHARTER
OF THE NoBLo CO.. OF LA, INC.

OF TIE NOBLO CO., OF LA, INC.
United States Of America, State of Louisiana,
Parish OF Orleans, City OF New Orleans.
Be it known, that on this srd day Of the
month Of September, IN the year one thousand
nine hundred and fourteen, before me; Ethcl-
red NaCaulay Stafford, notary pubic. IN
, and for the parish of Orleans, state OF Lou.
| islaua, duly commissioned and quailhcd; and
| in the presence OF the hereinafter named aid
undersigned witnesses, personally came and
appeared: the several persons whose names
are hcrcunto subscribed who declare that,
availing themselves OF the laws OF TINS state
1 IN such cases made and provided they do by
| these presents form themselves and their as.
sociatcs into a corporation for the objects ana
| purposes and under the stIpulatIonS herein
! after set forth, which they adopt as their CHAR
| ter, to-wIt:
| noratIou IS hereby declared to be The Noble
Co Of La, Inc, and II shall have corporate
succession for a period Of nlnety-nine years
I from this date, unless sooner dissolved. II
| sball have authority to sue and be sued and
| to make and use a corporate SEAL 10 hOIu,
| purchase, lease, sell and hypothecate real ana
| personal property; to make and issue o0hus
! 10 borrow and lend money; TO name ana dP-
poin, directors, managers and agents, ana To
| establish such bylaws for the management OF
| the business of the affairs Of said corporation
/ as may be necessary. and to sell, mortgage
''' H-ticiS The domicile OF this corporation
/ shall be in the city OF New Orleans, state OF
| ouisiaua and all citations or other legal
process shall be served on the president or
| IN case of his absence or disability, on the
! sccretary-treasurcr.
| Article S,-The objects and purposes. Of tins
corporation are hereby declared to be:
! manufacture and sell Noble Tire Filler a
| secret compound for the filling OF Auto llTcs'
and generally to do and engage IN any other
| business undertaking or enterprise, connect
ed with growing out Of, geImane or lncl,
! 1 - he MIR hgTe1nGDOEt
| forth or contemplated by the charter.
| Article 4-The capital stock OF thlS cor
pnration is hereby fixed at the sum OF thlTty
| thnuSand dollars common stock, divided INTO
three hundred shares. At the par value OF one
| hundred dollars each (no part OF which issue
! shall be preferred stock which shares shall pt
paid in cash, or for labor done, or property
| actually received, at such time ana SuCh man
ner as the board OF directors shall deem
! proper This corporation shall have the rghl
| 10 commence business when one hundred aho
! ffty-two shares OF the capital stock snail nave
| been subscribed and to increase the ainouh
| of its capital stock TO one hundred thousand
dollars. All the transfers of stock shall b'
| made on the books OF the company, on IN,
| surrender Of the outstanding certlhCates' ahc
| pursuant to such rules the board OF dircc
tors may prescribe.
| Article 5.-The affairs of this corporation
/ shall be managed by a board OF directors o.
! five stockholders (any three OF whom sinai
| constitute a quorum for the transaction Of
! busincss) elected by the stockholders at
| regular meeting held at the Office OF the com
| panv on the first Monday of January, 1910
/ until which time the following persons shaI
constitute the first board OF directors anC
officers of said company: Wilson 1. BurkS
president; Harry ID. l.. Breen, vice-presldent
! Charles b. Mason, seCretary-treasurer; lamp
ton Reynolds, director; Albert Estopinal, lr.
director.
1t shall be the special duty of the vice
president 10 look after the business OF thi'
corporation and to act general oversee
| thereof. -,
All elections shall be by ballot, under thu
superintendence OF two commissioners ap
pointed by the board of directors, and eaci
share of stock shall be entitled to one vote
whether cast in person or by proxy. The OH
GERS of said company shall be a president.
} vice-president and secretary treasurer. Iht
directors herein named shall continue IN otfic
until their successors are duly elected an'
qualified and the corporation shall not b.
dissolved or affected by failure TO hold tn
regular annual meeting and to elect oihcer
and directors.
Article 6--At the termination OF this char
ter by limitation or otherwise, the bushes
] and affairs shall be liquidated by one hqul
5 dator to be appointed from among the stock
| ,.,irrs AZ a uvtung OF the stockholders cor
ned for such purpose after ten days motto
= -.-'''-~ sLall have been V'vr- Nv the sec
I retary-treasurer 10 each stakeholder IN pei
7 son or by mail, said lqudators to be elecie