The herald., 1915-03-25
CHARTER
OF THE NATIONAL RUBBER WORKS,
INC.

United States of America, State of Louisiana
Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans.
| QSth) 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 D'Assises
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
availing 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 as organized are hereby declared TO
be: To conduct a general vulcanizing bust
ness and tire repair station, or stations, il.
this state or elsewhere; to deal in, manufac-
| ture, buy or sell automobiles, automobile tires,
| accessories and appliances, to act as sales
men or agents, or individually, in the manu-
facture or dealing in of tools, machinery, ac-
cessories and appliances for the vulcafizing
of rubber and its products, and generally to
do all things that may be incidental to such
Article III-The capital stock of this cor
poration is hereby fixed at ten thousand dol
lars (sl0,O0OOO).
Article IV-The amount of the capital stock
of this corporation may be increased to
twenty thousand dollars (S20OO0.0O).
Article V-The capital stock of this cor
poration shall be divided into and consist
of one hundred shares (lOO 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 VlIl-The corporate powers of this
corporation shall be vested in three directors,
two of whom shall constitute a quorum for
of directors shall be elected by the stock
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
of directors of this corporation, to-wit:
John d. Sellers, lois Arabella street. New
Orleans; Allen II. Johress, 2l2 Archbishop
Chapelle street, New Orleans; James Kicker,
1858 Lapage street. New Orleans, with John
d. Sellers as president; Allen H. Johness, as
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; ali
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 d. Sellers, lois Arabella street, New
Orleans, two shares .(2); Allen H. Johness,
2l2 Archbishop Chapele street, New Orleans
two shares o.; James Kicker 1858 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
tions 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
said section, aid of said act, being read into
this charter, the same as if set forth at
length herein.
Thus done, passed and incorporated in my
Office. at the City of New Orleans, on the day,
month and year herein first above written,
in the presence of Messeurs Edward B.
Peyronnin, Jr., aid Louis F. Sauve, compe.
tent witnesses, of age and domiciled in this
city, who. sign with said appearers and me,
notary after reading of the whole. Original
Johness, two shares; Jas. Kicker, forty-seven
shares. E. B. Peyronnin, Jr., L. F. Sauve.
+; ID. CarboI- net, Jr, notary public
/, the undersigned recorder of mortgages.
IN and for the Parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act of incorporation of the
National Rubber Works, Inc, was this dav
duly recorded in my office, in book lI1.
folio g. New Orleans, March 9th, 1915.
ISigned Emile J: Leonard, by. r.
A true copy. F. D. CharbonIet, Jr, Notary
Public.
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