The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-03-25
CHARTER
OF WEST SIDE TRANSIT COMPANY
United States of America, State of Louisiana

United States of America, State of Louisiana,
Parish OF Orleans, City of New Orleans.
BE 1t known, That on this 9th day Of March,
IN the year one thousand nine hundred and
htteen, before me, Robert E. O'Connor, a no
tary public, duly commissioned and qualified,
IN and for the Parish of Orleans, State of
louisiana, and in the presence of the wit
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared: The several
persons whose names are hereunto subscribed
who each severally declare, that availing
themselves of the provisions of the laws Of
the State OF louisiana, relative to the organi
cation of corporations, they have covenanted,
agreed, and do by these presents mutually
covenant and agTee and bind themselves, to
and with each other, as we'll as such other
persons who may hereafter become associated
with them, TO form and constitute corpora-
ton and body polite in law, for the objects
and purposes, and under the agreements and
supulations, following, viz
Article 1.-The name and title of this cor
poration shall be West Side Transit Company.
and under its said corporate name shall have
power and authority to have and enioy sue
cession, for the full term of ninety nine (oo)
years, from and after the date hereof: 10
contract, sue and be sued; to make and use a
corporate seal, and the same to break or alter
at pleasure; 10 hold, receive lease, purchase
and convey, as well as to mortgage and hypo-
thecate property, real, personal and mixed
corporeal and incorporeal, to name and an
point such officers, managers, agents and di.
rectors as its business interest and conyen-
renee may require; and to make and estab-
llsh, as well as alter and amend, from time to
time, such bylaws, rules and regulations for
the proper government of the affairs of the
corporation, as may be Necessary and proper
Article 1.-The domicile of this Corporation
shall be in the City of New Orleans, Parish
OF Orleans, State OF Louisiana, and all cita-
tons or other legal process shall be served
on the president of said corporation, or. in the
event OF his absence on the yice-president
Article llI-The objects and purposes of this
corporation are declared to be to operate
general transfer and transit business with au-
tomooile and motor cars; to maintain garages
Tor the purpose OF repairing all said machines
parts of the City of New Orleans and sur.
rounding Parishes, and TO do and perform
general livery business with automobiles and
similar machines; to acquire and use the
routes and franchises of similar companies.
and generally to do and perform all business
necessary to operate the said carriage and liv-
Try business.
Article lV-The capital stock of the said
,orporation IS hereby fixed at FIVE thousand |
SS,OUOCl dollars represented by one hundred |
mares OF the par value of fifty 5000 dollars, |
'aeh, which may be issued for cash or proper. |
y. This company shall begin business as |
Don as three thousand dollars of said stock |
as been subscribed.
Article V-All the corporate powers of this
orporatlon shall be vested in, and exercised /
y a board of directors composed of FIVE (S) |
tockholders, who shall be elected annually on |
ne last Monday in February of each year,
eg,nning with the year, 1915. a majority Of
-ansaetion Of any and all business.
AT all elections each stakeholder shall be
ntitled to one vote for each share of stock
cid by him. and a majority of votes cast
hall elect A failure to elect directors at
euiar meeting shall not dissolve the cor