The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-05-31
CHARTER

OF RRES MOTOR COMPANY, INC.
United States of America, State of Louisi.
ana, Parish Of Orleans.
Re II known and remembered. that on thi.
9TH day Of April A ID. 1917, before me,
James Joseph Alcee Fortier a notary public
N and for the Parish Of Orleans and State
OF LOUISIANA, duly commissioned and quail
ned, and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared the persons whose
names are hereto subscribed, who declared
that, availJng themselves of the provisions
of the Constitution and Laws Of the State
OF Louisiana relative to the organization of
corporations, and particularly Act No. 2o7
OF the General Assembly Of the State for
me year 1919, they have covenanted and
agreed, and do by these presents covenant
and agree and bind themselves, their heirs,
successors and assigns, and such other per-
son or persons as may become associated
cording to law, and under the terms and
stIpulations hereinafter set forth, which they
adopt as the charter of this corporation.
BE II further known and remembered that
Harold A Bres, hereinbelow subscriber
to the herein after recited Article, of Incor-
Poration, declared unto me that he does by
these presents, IN payment OF his subscrip-
ton to stock. hereby transfer to the Bres
Motor Co, Inc, all his rights, title and
interest IN and to q certain contract with
the Ford Motor Company, acquired by him
from the said Ford Motor Co. in April.
1917, whereby he wa. given the agency for
Ford cars with headquarters in Hammond,
La.
Article 1.-The name, style and title of
this corporation is declared to be the "Bre,
Motor Company, Inc" and its donicile is
hereby liked and established in the city of
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisians,
where, by its said name, il shall have and
enjoy corporate succession for a period of
ninety-nine (99) years from this date, unles,
sooner dissolved by law, or in the manner
hereinafter stipulated
Article IL-Under the said name and title,
this corporation is 10 have the power to
contract, sue and be sued. TO make and use
a corporate seal, the same to alter or change
al pleasure, to acquire, sell, convey, lease,
hold, mortgage, pledge and hypothecate prop,
erty, real, personal and mixed; 10 adopt
make and enforce such bylaws rules and
regulations for its government it may
choose not contrary to the laws of this
State, the United States, the provisions.
OF this charter; TO employ and FIX the com
pensation OF such officers, employers or
agents as the interest OF the corporation may
require: and generally to dc and perform
any and all other acts and things necessary
and proper, or incidental TO the successful
operation and carrying out of the business
outlined in the section declaring the objects
and purposes of this corporation
Article lll.-The objects and purposes of
this corporation are declared to be: The
buying, selling, dealing in, leasing, storing
and repairing of automobiles and motor We
hicles of all kinds and description. and their
parts and accessories, and supplies there
for, and appurtenances thereto, for its own
account and as agent for others; to operate
automobile garages, and to manufacture au.
tomobles, automobile tops and bodies, and
other parts, supplies, accessories and appur-
tenances, and to engage in such other bus
mess as may be necessary or incident there
to as may. from time to time be found nee
essary and expedient
Article IV.-The capital stock of this cor.
poraron is hereby fixed at the sum of
seventy FIVE hundred (7,5O0O0) dollars, 10
be divided into seventy-fve C7S shares of
the par value Of one hundred $4,000 dol
lars each. No stock shall be issued for
less than the par value thereof, and shall
be paid for in cash except that the same may
be paid for in property, or by valuable
services rendered to the said corporation
provided che transfer of stock shall be
made only On the books Of this corporation.