The herald., 1915-04-22
CHARTER
OF THE NATIONAL RUBBER WORKS,
INC.
CHARTER

United States of America, State of Louisiana,
Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans.
BE it Known, that on this the fifteenth
Q5th) day of February, in the year nineteen
hundred and fifteen and of the independence
of the United States the one hundred and
thirty ninth: Before me, Francis Daisies
Charbor.net, Jr., notary public in and for
this city and parish, therein residing and in
the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came and
appeared The several persons hereinafter
named and Undersigned who declared that
awaiting, themselves OF the laws OF this state,
especially Act No. 267 of 1914 of this state
they have covenanted and agreed TO form
corporation, under the limitations prescribed
by said act, and by these presents do cove
nant and agree to form themselves, together
with the subsequent associates, into corpor-
alton, under the agreements and stipulations,
following, to-wit:
Article This name and title of this cor
poration shall be THE National Rubber
Works, Inc"
Article 1.-THE purposes for which this cor
poration is organized are hereby declared to
be: To conduct general vulcanizing bust
ness and tire repair station, or stations, IL
this state or elsewhere; to deal in, manufac-
ture, buy sell automobiles, automobile tires,
accessories and appliances, to act as sales
men agents, individually, in the manu-
facture or dealing in of tools, machinery, &C.
cessories and appliances for the vulcaIizing
of rubber and its products, and generally TO
do all things that may be incidental to such
purposes
Article III-The capital stock of this cor
poration is hereby fixed at ten thousand dol
lars (sl0,O00.00).
Article Iv-The amount of the capital stock
of this corporation may be increased to
twenty thousand dollars Cs2O,oOoOO).
Article V-The capital stock of this cor
poration shall be divided into aid consist
of one hundred shares 600 of the par value
shall be issued only on complying with the
law.
Article VI-The domicile of this corpora
ton shall be in the City of New Orleans,
Orleans Parish, Louisiana, where all cita-
ton shall be served in accordance with Act
267 of 1914.
Article VII-This corporation shall exist
aid enjoy corporate succession for ninety nine
years from this date.
Article VIII-The corporate powers of this
corporation shall be vested in three directors,
two of whom shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction Of all business. Said board
holders, annually, on December 3lst, or the
first legal day thereafter Until their sue
cessors are elected in December 1915, the
following persons shall constitute the board
John D. Sellers, lois Arabella street, New
Orleans; Allen II. JohIess, ZIP Archbishop
Chapelle street, New Orleans; James Kicker,
1858 Lapage street, New Orleans, with John
vice-president, and James Kicker, as secre-
tary-treasurer. All elections shall be by bal
lot and a majority of the votes cast shall be
necessary to elect officers and directors; all
elections shall be held after such notices
and under such rules, regulations and pro-
visions as shall be prescribed by the board of
directors.
Article IX-The names and addresses of the
subscribers to the capital stock of this cor
poration, together with the amount of stock
subscribed by them and the method of its
payment, are as follows, to-wit:
John ID. Sellers, lois Arabella street, New
Orleans, two shares (2); Allen H. Johness,
2l2 Archbishop Chapelle street, New Orleans,
two shares ~; James Kicker, 2653 Lepage
street, New Orleans, forty-seven shares (47);
all of said stock being payable in the manner
set forth in the attached statement, which is
to be read in connection herewith, and which
is made part hereof
Article Kali powers vested in CORPORA
tons by section of said Act No. 267 of 1914,
approved July 9th, 1914, are hereby recog-
nized and taken as the powers TO be exercised
by this corporation, the said provisions of