The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-07-29
CHARTER
OF LINCOLN TRANSPORTATION 1
PLEASURE CAR COMPANY, INC"

OF LINCOLN TRANSFORMATION &
PLEASURE CAR COMPANY, INC"
State Of Louisiana, Parish OF Orleans.
BE 1t known, that on this, the ninth day of
July, in the year 1915, before me, Thomas Z.
Furlow, a duly qualified and commissioned
notary public in and for the parish of Or
leans, State of Louisiana, and in the pres
ence Of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names here
unto subscribed, and severally declared that,
availing themselves of the general laws of the
State Of Louisiana in sucn cases made and
provided. they have formed and organized,
and do by these presents form themselves and
those they represent and such others as may
hereafter become associated with them into
and constitute a corporation and body polite
IN law, Tor the objects and purposes set forth
and expressed, which they adopt their
charter.
Article 1.-The name and title of this cor
poration is and shall be the Lincoln Trans
portation & Pleasure Car Company, Inc" and
1t shall exist and enjoy succession by its
corporate name for a period of ninety-nne
t99) years from the date hereof. Its domcile
shall be in the city of New Orleans, State of
Louisiana, and all citations other legal
services shall be served upon the president,
and in event OF his absence or inability to act,
upon the vice-president or secretary, in the
order named
Article 1.-THE capital stock of this cor
poration is hereby fixed at the sum of fifty
thousand dollars, divided into and represented
by fifty thousand shares at the par value of
one dollar each, which capital stock may be
increased upon amendment of this charter
according 10 law until the total sum of FIVE
hundred thousand dollars is reached Stock
may be paid for in money, services duly rem
deTed to the corporation or IN property regu-
larly transferred to the corporation, or for
anything OF good value as shall be decided
by the board of directors.
Article lII.-The purposes of this corpor
alton are declared to be, the operation OF
automobile busses, cars, etc, for hire, rent
and profit, for the particular use of the COL
ored race; the operation of both taxicabs
and regular trip cars; the buying, selling,
leasing and repairing OF automobiles and
automobile accessories and in general TO do
all things needful, requisite or apparently
profitable that may arise incidental to not
contradictory with the especially expressed
objects and purposes.
Article lV.-The corporate powers of this
corporation shall be vested in a board of
directors, three in number, a majority of
whom shall be and constitute a quorum for
the transaction OF business; this board shall
have the right to delegate such duties as it
may see proper to officers of the corporation,
agents employees. Annual stockholders
meetings for the election of directors shall
be held on the second Monday in January
commencing with the year 1917. Until such
meeting is held the following persons shall
serve as directors of the corporation: u. c.
Kaler, of New Orleans, La, {. /. Harris, of
New Orleans, La, and J. r. Tallan, Jr., OF
New orleans, La, with L. L. Mailer as pres
ident, c. /. Harris as vice-president, and ].
X. Tallant, Jr., secretary-treasurer.
Article V.-The board of directors shall
have the power to make and alter at will
set of bylaws for their guidance, said by
laws to contain amy matter relative to cor
porate affairs not contradictory with any
express stipulstons of this charter. They
may also make a set of bylaws for the stock
holders meetings but such bylaws after once
made and accepted by the board of directors,
shall only be changed by the stockholders
at duly convened meeting
Thus done and signed in the presence of
D. X. Roberts and Warren V. Miller, COM
petent witnesses, who have signed their names
hereto, together with said subscribers and
me, notary, the day and date above writ
ten, after due reading of the whole.
Original signed: U. c. kaler n. o., La,
one share; c. l. Harris, n. o., La, one share;
J. X. Tallant, Jr., N. o., La, one share.
Witnesses: d. X. Roberts, Warren V. Miller.
THOS. L. FURLOW, Notary Public.
/, the undersigned recorder of mortgages
in and for the parish of Orleans, state of Lou
isiana, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing act of Incorporation of the Lincoln
Transportation and Pleasure Car Co., Inc,
was this day duly recorded in my Office, in
book l157, folio 1885,
New Orleans, July 9th, 1915
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, by. r.
A true copy.
THOS. E. FURLOW, Notary Public
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