The herald., 1914-01-22
CHARTER
CHARTER
OF THE f. c. AWCOCK SADDLERY
COMPANY

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| Be it known on this 5th day Of January,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, before ME,
Fergus Herman, a notary public, IN and for
| the parish of Orleans, state of louisiana, duly
commissioned and qualified and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and appeared,
| the several persons, whose names are hereto
subscribed who severally declare that, avail
such cases made and provided, and particu-
| larry act IS of the General Assembly of this
state of the session of 1904, approved July 4,
| 1904, they have contracted and agreed, and
| do by these presents covenant and agree and
| bind themselves, as well as such persons as
may hereinafter become connected with them,
| to form and constitute 4 corporation for the
object and purposes, and under the articles
and stipulations, to-wit:
| Article 1.-The name of the said corporation
shall be the E. G. Awcock Saddlery Company
and under said corporate name ii shall have
power and authority to have and enjoy sue
cession for the full term and period of twenty
FIVE years, (25) from and after the date here
OF; TO contract, TO sue and be sued, to use and
make a corporate seal, and the same to break
1 or alter at pleasure, to hold, receive, lease,
purchase and convey, as well as to mortgage
and hypothecate property, real, personal and
mixed, to name and appoint such managers,
agents, directors and officers as its business
or interest and convenience may require; to
make as well as to alter and amend from time
| to time, such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the proper conduct, management and reg
ulation of the affairs of said corporation as
may be necessary and proper.
| Article 1.-The domicle of this corporation
shall be in the city of New Orleans, parish of
Orleans, state of Louisiana, and all cita-
tons and other legal process shall be served
upon the president of said corporation, or in
the event of his absence, upon the vice presi-
dent thereof, and in the absence of both of
said oiticers, upon the secretary-treasurer Of
the said corporation.
Article 3.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is established, and the
nature OF the business to be carried on by it.
are declared to be: To conduct a general sad
dlery and harness business, to buy and sell
any and all kinds of goods and chattels per-
tanning TO such business, also to buy and sell
automobiles and other class of vehicles and
the accessories pertaining thereto.
| Article 4.-The capital stock of this CORPORA
ton is hereby fixed at ten thousand dollars
IQOOOO), divided into two hundred shares GOO
at fifty dollars each. Stock shall be paid for
IN cash, merchandise, goodwill or services ac-
tually rendered. The capital stock aforesaid
may be increased by vote of the stockhold-
lers owning majority of the stock of said
corporation, at a meeting specially called
Tor that purpose, in the maner provided for
by, law Transfers of stock shall be made
only on the books of the company subject to
such regulations and formalities as the board
OF directors may prescribe.
lporation shall be vested in and exercised by
board OF directors, to be composed of three
Stockholders, to be elected annually on the
hrst Monday OF January of each year, begin
ming in the year of nineteen hundred and
fourteen Q9l4. The first board of directors
shall consist of Z. G. Awcock as president
Z. u Awcock, Jr, as vice-president, and Miss
Agnes Aweock as secretary-treasurer, who
shall serve and hold Office for one wear from
the date OF this incorporation, or until their
successors shall have been elected and quail
No one not a stakeholder of this con.
Germ shall be eligible to election on the
board of directors of this corporation. Said
o1ard shall make and establish, as we'll as
after and amend, any and all bylaws, rules
and regulations necessary for the conduct and
management OF the business and affairs Of
said corporation Said board of directors
shall have power and authority to borrow
also TO issue and deliver full paid sba1,s ~
stock of the corporation at not less than mar
value, IN payment Of labor done or money
csoS or property or rights actually re-
:. Article Ono stockholder shall ever be held
liable, or responsible for the contracts or
;asn 81 THIS company, nor shall any mere
rendering this charter null, or of exnos;ns
any stockholder to any liability
Article This act of incorporation NAV n.
modihed, changed or amended, or altered, or
SAID corporation may be dissolved with the
assent OF majority of the stock voted bv tbs
stocknolders convened for such purpose. affer
zen lIO) days written notice to each stock.
Article S-This corporation is hereby s,,.
thorized to begin business at once, the reo,,;s
ne amount OF capital stock having been sub.
scrioed by the present incorporates who
write opposite their names, respectively ,bs
number OF shares subscribed by each, on sign
thus done and passed, at my office, on the
asy ano gate hrst above written, in the pres
ence OF Messrs. D. T. WE'LL and J. II, Staieey
competent witnesses who hereto sign thei,
names together with said appearers and me
Original signed: E. G. Awcock sf,,,
shares; Agnes Awcock, FIVE shares: E 4
Awcoek, Jr., FIVE shares. D. T. Veil. I IT
Staiger. i'i' J. H.
L, the undersigned recorder 81 -,a-.o
I and for the parish of Orleans, state Of
LOUISIANA, do hereby certify that the above
ana ioreg9ing act of Incorporation of the E.
was this day duly recorded in nv Office n