The herald., 1917-05-24
May 10. 1917.
OF ELECTRIC SERVICE COMPANY, IN
CORPORATED


United State, Of America. State Of Loui,i
and. Parish oi Orleans, City OF New Or
leans.
Re il known, that on this tenth day o
the month ot MAY, in the wear of our Lord
'ue thousand nine hundred and seventeen
,lgi7p before me. Charles Theodore S;arkey
notary public, duly commissioned and quail
lned IN and for this city and the Parish OF
Orleans, therein residing, and in the pres
euce %: the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned. Personally came and appeared
he several persons whose names are here.
unto subscribed, who Scyerally declared that
avathng themselves OF the benefits and pro.
VISIONS Of the constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana and OF the laws OF said State
relative to the organization OF corporations
and particularly OF the provisions u Act No
Do OF the General Assembly Of l. State OF
LOUISIANA Tor the year 1914, they have united
to form, and do, by these presents, form and
organize themselves. as well as all such other
persons who may hereafter join or become
associated with them or their Successors, into
a stock corporation for the objects and pur-
poses and under the covenants stipulatIons
and agreements following, to-wIt:
Article The name and title Of this cor.
poratIon shall he Electric Service Company,
Incorporated. and under and by said name
unless sooner dissolved in accordance with
law and this charter, il shall exist and con.
time, and shall have and enjoy corporate
existence and succession for period OF
nluety-nlue t99J years from and after the
date Of this act II may have, hold, receive,
borrow. lend. exchange. acquire BY grant,
gift purchase. devise or bequest, sell,
ALLEVIATE, dispose OF, convey, lease, pledge,
pawn, hypotheCate, cucumber or mortgage
property Of any kind, whether real, personal
Or mixed, cOrporeal or IuCO-pOrcal,, movable
or immovable, all subject to such limitations
lS may be prescribed by law. II may make.
issue and endorse bonds or notes and other
evidences OF debt l. may accept mortgages,
pledges or other forms Of security for money
loaned or other debts. II may contract sue
and be sued, plead or be implicated by its
corporate name IN any court of competent
jurisdiction. l. may make, adopt and use
corporate seal and alter the same at pleas
ure, II may hold stock in other corporations
and lis capital stock may be issued Tor cap
tdl stock III other corporations. II may
name, appoint and employ such managers.
directors, officers, agents and other employees
as is said business and convenience may
require. and may TX their compensation, hav-
ing due regard 10 the nature, character and
value Of their services. Il may make and
establish bylaws, rules and regulations not
inconsistent with this charter any exist
ing law, nNing or altering the management
OF its property. the regulations and govern
ment OF its affairs, and the manner of the
certucatlon and registration Of its stock. 1t
may wind up and dissolve itself, or De wound
up and dissolved in the manner prescribed
by law. II may conduct business in this
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the Territories and Possessions OF the United
States, and any foreign country. 1t gener-
ally shall possess all the powers. rights,
privileges and immunites which corpora
tons are and may hereafter he authorized
70 possess under the Constitution and Laws
u this State, and particularly under Act
No. 2o7 Of the Acts Of the General Assembly
OF the State OF Louisiana TOR the year 1914;
and II shall have the power 70 invest its
board OF directors with all OF It's corporate
powers. subject to such restrictions as may
be named in the charter.
Article 1.-THE domicile Of this corpor-
alton shall be the City OF New Orleans, Par
sh Of Orleans, State OF Louisiana, and all
citations or other legal process shall be
served on its president, or in the event Of
his absence, upon the first vice president,
or in the event Of the absence Of both OF
said officers. upon the secretary.
Article lII.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized Is 70
engage in the general business Of dealing,
buying and selling electrical supplies auto
mobile supplies and accessories. the repair
OF batteries and other electrical apparatus,
and generally 70 do any and all things IN
any wise connected with the electrical or
automobile supply business.
Article IN.-The capital stock Of this cor
poration Is hereby fixed at the sum OF SIX
thousand 5000 dollars, divided into Two
value OF twenty-five C25 dollars each OF
such total authorized capital stock one hun
dred and forty G+0l shares Of the par value
u twenty-five (S2S dollars each, amounting
to thrty-fve hundred $500 dollars. shall
be preferred stock, and one hundred 600
shares Of the par value Of twenty-five fS25
dollars each, amounting 20 twenty-five hun
d~cd $3.50 dollars, shall be common stock.
The capital stock may be further increased
up to the sum Of one hundred thousand
t$loOOO0) dollars, and all proceedings f3r
the increase or decrease Of the capital stock
shall Ne conducted in accordance with the
laws Of this State
Both the preferred and common stock shall
have the same voting power in the election
Of officers and al all election, requiring the
voting Of stock. This corporation shall com
mence business As soon as five th5usan !
5000 dollars Of is capital stock shall have
been subscribed for, and one-halt thereof
paid.
The stock shall he paid in cash al the time
Of subscription. or the same may be issued
at not less than par, IN payment or exchange
tor property or rights actually received or
purchased by said corporation, or the same
may be issued, full paid, for money advanced
and for such other valuable consideration
or services as the board Of directors OF said
corporation may determine; provided, tha.
no stock shall be issued until the consider
alton therefor has been received by the said
corporation.
The preferred stock shall be entitled, out