The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-05-31
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! ac n'.'H % Nah. IN the wear of our
er.ecn, before me. Cha-.es T,sceob R,,.,
! = "3.ary public, duly commissioned and
! t.".'''i, J." ana i'' he cl;y and parish
/ Li'-1sa.t therein residing, and in the pres
! -n'- % iae witnesses hereinafter named and
A"defoiEaci personally came and appeared
/ ne sr'r:a. persons Moose names are here
/ Ia'' SUBSCRIBED. and ~H2 srveraiy declared
mat avatIug themselves u the y-Jvisror, Of
nc t'"s oi the N'a'c OF Louisiana relative
| 20 we formation % expectations and mora
/ particularly 20 A. -r7 Of the legislative
! Az Of nc General Assembly Of the STATE
/ D. LOUISIANA for the ycar 1914, appTovei
JAY y, !E.I they have CDyenanted and
ft'rti. and do by these presents covenant
'"t agree and o'ai themselves. as veil as
''.a "iar' persons as may hereafter become
associated wIta them 20 constitute and form
. cy.g'rr'Hon and body p7ll;ic IN law, for
me pojeois and purposes and under the terms,
~. &c, anu Stipulation following to-vit:
A'.S.e Inc lam" and title Of thIs cor
,"'a;''n snail be the Baton Rouge Motor
"'lanT' Inc, and by that corporate name
u shall have and ENJOY succession for A
nave al. Of The authorities generally vested
IN C"rporatio1S under The law and uore
particularly authorized 70 contract, soc and
DC sued 70 make and use a corporate seal.
20 make aud issue bonds and notes to bor-
70" and lead money; - acquire property by
grant, g'tt, purchase and to devise or be-
quest, to sell mortgage. pledge, lease and
UHhSiet pTore';y IN any Of ats forms: to
employ agents, clerks or yuperin,endent.
and other employees the interest of the
company ray require, 70 make bylaws, rules
aud regulations :or the management Of IL.
ahsIrS, and - possess all OF the pover.
granted and intended to be granted 70 cor
p3IanonS IN general, and in order to carry
ton
Article 1.-THE domicIle OF thi, CORPORA.
hon saal! be IN the city OF New Orleans.
S''Sn 81 orleans: State Of Louisiana. and
All citations or other legal process shall be
served upon the president. or IN his ab-
scnce upon the vIcc-p-esIdent
ATiic'e IlL-Ihe object, and purpose, for
"Iicl TINS corporation Is formed and the
nature Of the cuisines, 10 Pee carried ON nv
II are hereby declared 70 be.
ID BUY, sell, lease store, repair and other
"''e deal IN automobiles, motor trucks ,rac-
tors and motor vehicles OF all description,
ana Their paris, equipment, accessories, sup
pies and aPpurtenanCes; to operate a gar
age 10 buy and sell gasoline and all kinds
d on, grea'es and the like; TO manufacture
and sell automobile tops. bodies and other
auiom9biIe parts; and generally TO do any
ana az inlnES apPertaInrng TO, growing out
=, S"u fe.4Hng to the nature OF the afore-
'A.d o3JeG;S and purposes.
ArucIe IN-Ihe capital stock of this cor
porat!on IS hereby declared TO be the sum
IF fifteen thousand dollars (slSODOoC- Trn.
| resented by hfteen hundred shares Of the
, par value Of ten dollars $1,000 each All
! stock NAa! be common stock and shall be
paya2.e IN cash, services rendered, or other
valuable consideration.
The capital stock Of this corporation NAV
lars ''O''aha uo'-
Article N.-No transfer Of the stock shall
De admitted or held to be valid or binding,
50 FAR as the company is concerned unlrs,
made upon the books o fthe company M
| SAFE 81 stock shall be valid unless such
sale IS accompanied by a written certificate
signed by the president or vice-president and
secretary treasurer OF the company 10 the
efeci that said stock IS offered to the re-
naming directors through the board OF ii;
FOr a 4
days and they have failed or declined 10
purchase Sa'se
Article Who s,ockholder shall ever be
heid personally liable for the fault, or con-
tracts OF saId corporation in any further
sum than the unpaid balance due TO the
corporation on the shares owned by him,
effect OF rendering the charter null or Of
exposing any stockholder to any personal
Lao.iiy, beyond the unpaid balance due on
Article VIT-All the corpora,. now.,, d,
ms corporation not reserved by law 10 the
Stockholders, shall be vested IN and ,.rT-
ctSed by board Of directors to be composed
Of not less than three stockholders nor NOR
man hive, majority Of these elected shall
constitute quorum to transact business,
ihe directors shall be elected annually by
c o<,Io. 9y me stockholders at meeting
convened tor that purpose after fifteen DAYS
written notice 10 each stockholder mailed 10
ms last known address as per the books of
inc corporation.
al each annual meeting shall elect from their
NUMBER president. a vice president sec
reSsIy and treasurer, which last two named
ofhceS, however, may be combined AZ tbe
pleasure Of the board The annual rs.,;ns
Tor the election Of director, shall take oiacs
me third Thursday Of March of eact war
ana ana until the meeting to be held in 1918.
me following shall serve as directors of tbi,
Gorporauon: James C. Menefee 400 We,
building, n. O., La; W. T. Goats. s27 Car
a a6S W. ST n o, Ia; Jane, J. A. Fortier.
Stearns. New Orleans, La
Inc failure to elect directors or hold IN.
annual meeting shall not dissolve or affect
N ' a Ioipot .s nor impair its management
snail remain in office until their succ.Ssor,
are elected and qualified
bAiy v4SS4ncieS occurring in said board
man ne hIed from the other stockhold,,,
Tor the unexpired term by the remaining di.
~ Article Al &c vIJL-Thi, &C, of Incorporation
vote Of two-thirds Of the stoek ~ ~. ,n y
9goTraHon at meeting of the s,ockhold.r,
10y IIIed ior mat purpose, provided how
ever, mar me objects and purposes of in
capital stock shall not be increased 70 rn,s
man the maximum permitted in the or,~in,I
an ar,or o Incorporation, nor decreased 20 an
ms. eT thsn the corporate indebted
may however, be voted by all stock there
20 lore issued, and an increase Of IN. cani,sI
'.NtH III excess OF the amount originally
named as the sum 20 which the capital ~
DC increased, may be made by three.four,h,
Of us outstanding stock
Article IX-Whenever TIN, co-no,,,;o, :.
dissolved, either by Limitation or any o,L.,
cause, ITS affairs shall be liquida,ed h, tSo
stockholders elected as liquidatinv cn,n;,,
slohers at general meeting Of stockboId.
ers 20 be convened for that puyno,. -
zen days previous n,tiSe shall nav, -
gwen 10 each stockholder mailed .o -
az known address as II appears on ~.
BOOKS OF the company. The SAID Gou;da.;no
CeInth. SeioneTs shall remain in Office until ,be
4ndirs OF the corporation shall hay. hen
se'ted and iiquidated and shall hav, oow.r
% tecelve all the assets thereof, and di,,,i.
ou.e me proceeds, II any, and in case OF a1v
- r 80 ~ death or otherwise of one Of
XII 0V'n'hlSsloners such vacancies shall BE-
~ Ine remaining commissioner
Hftc!e lN.-The subscribe, b.r.,o L,v.
respectively written opposite ,5.;r NV, 80.
anIouht OF stock subscribed by them in this
corporation, 50 that this act Of j-ror,o-,,
non may also serve as the original sub.
sChplon list Of the corporation. and ,h.v
Ha'e stared their post Office addresses 80
d 70 conform with Act No. ri OF 1914
nus d9ne and passed az my Office in the
eHy OF New Orleans, State of louisiana
on 'he day, month and year FIRST above writ,
I'm IN the presence OF Louise Jacob, and
| niPPoIyte X. Hlques, competent Witnesses
,esidIng IN this parish. who hereunto ,;gn
.neI names with said appearer, and me
notary. after reading of the whole.
pNUJlg'naI signed: G. Henefee, 400 Wei.
BIZ n o., La. 800 shares; VIM. T. Coa,a
FOrtier. 40 Weis Bldg. 100 !b,s }; a.
| ]. {. Menefee 400 c. res MIS-