The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-06-07

CHARTER
! "t RATION ROUGE MOTOR co. INC.
I So ~ louisiana. PARISH 81 orleans, CITY
.: Yea D.-a~s
she month .. NJ. ~ me wear o., cay
&c.. ... 2. --s.I r.-e hgai-cd and ~
-~.rc~, ,e:.-~ ne. Ca4-.rs Josecpa R.ve,,
mary Paa.c day commissioned and
- .'~-a.- ..r-r.H sr-.tug aat IN the pres
-.,- .' ;.- ".'rrssc- hereinafter named and
a'Lr'. sar-. personally came md appeared
ne styr.4. person, .,..se naux. a-e here
! aH;r subscribed. a-I ,,a1 -rvrr,l,v Icciared
ia: ava..u. themselves % t-c PROVISIONS Of
.ae '", 81 .te St4.r o.: Louisiana relative
/ particularly 10 A. - OF Jhe Legislative
, Al %: the Genera. Assembly q the STATE
I = LOUISIANA ~ tHc wear 1914. approved
."y 49,, hey have oovenAnted and
/ and agree and htrd themselves as veil =,
such oiaef persons IS may hereafter become
| associated VITA them 70 constitute and form
= corporation and body poI;ic IN lsw for
| nc OBJECTS and purposes and under the terms
| AT,.c.es -ad stipulation. following to-~It:
Auo.e / ne nam" and title OF ,his COR
| i-'rat9n shall be the Baton Rouge Motor
| Company, lac, and by that corporate name
i snail have and ENJOY succession for a
! period 4 nane'y-nITe t"9l years, and shall
| have all OF the authorities generally vested
| n corporations under the law, and more
particularly Authorized 70 contract sac and
| oe sued; - make and use a corporate seal:
| 20 make and issue bonds and notes, ,. Dor
| row and lend money. to acquire property BY
| grant, git, purchase and to devise or be-
qae'i; 10 sell, mortgage, pledge, lease and
| iahS'tf property IN any Of ITS forms: TO
| employ agents, clerks or superin,endens
and other employees as the interest of the
| company may require; to make by-lass rules
| and regulations for the management Of its
! aha'rs, and % possess all Of the powers
| granted and intended to be granted 10 cor.
poraiions ~ general, and IN order to carry
out the objects and purposes Of its organiza-
Article 1.-The domieile of this corpora.
| ton Shal! be IN the city OF New Orleans.
| f1Tsh OF Orleans, State Of Louisiana, and
all citations othe- legal process shall be
! served upon the president, or IN his all
seaCe upon the wee president.
Article iII-The objects and purpose. for
winch ms corporation IS formed and the
nature OF the business to be carried on by
d; are hereby declared 10 be:
10 Duy, sell. lease. store, repair and other
wise deal IN automobiles, motor trucks, trac-
tors and motor vehicles Of all description,
ana their parts, equipment, accessories sup
Plies and aPpur;enances; to operate gar
age; 10 buy and sell gasoline and all kinds
OF OIL, EreaSes and the like; 20 manufacture
and sell automobile tops, bodies and other
automobile parts; and generally to do any
and al things appcrtaIuIug 10, growing out
D. ana relating TO the nature Of the sfOre-
sad objects and purposes
Article IN.-lhe capital stock of this cor
p9iau0n IS hereby declared TO be the sum
u hiieen thousand dollars lsISOOoOO). rep
I
par value OF ten dollars $1,000 each. All
stock shall be common stock and shall be
paya3-e IN cash, services rendered, or other
r valuable consideration.
The capital stock Of this corporation NAV
De increased to one hundred thousand DOL
Article V-No transfer If N. s.ock ,h,u
be admitted or held 10 be valid or binding,
50 lar as the company IS concerned unless
made upon the books fthe company No
| sale OF stock shall be valid unless ,uch
! safe aCCOmuaulPd bv
signed by the president or wee president and
seeTetary-treaSurer Of the company, 20 the
ehec, mat SAID stock IS offered to the re-
naming directors through the board OF d-
rectoTs az ITS book value for a period Of ten
days aad they have failed or declined 90
Article Vino sockholder shall ever be
ned personally liable for the faults or con-
tracts OF SAID corporation in any further
sum than the unpaid balance due to the
corporation on the shares owned BY him
nor shall any mere informality have the
effect Of rendering the charter null. or Of
expos ng any stakeholder TO any personal
laoniiy, beyond the unpaid balance due on
Article VII-An the corporate power, Of
ms corporation not reserved by law 10 the
clsed by a board Of directors to be composed
OF not less than three stockholders nor more
man hve' majority Of these elected shall
Inc directors shall be elected annually bv
ballot by the stockholders at m.,tiny
convened for that purpose after fifteen DAYS
wHtien notice TO each stakeholder mailed TO
the corporation.
The directors at their first meeting and
al each annual meeting shall elect from their
number a president, a vice president, sec.
retary and 4 treasurer. which last two named
oihees however, may be combined at the
pleasure Of the board The annual meeting
TOR the election Of directors shall take place
the third Thursday Of March Of each vsar
and until the meeting TO be held in i9Is
me following shall serve a, directors of this
Building, N B., La: w. T. Coats. 81 T csr'
2 H1 H. ST n o, La; Jane, J. A. Fortier.
! Stearns. New Orleans, La.
The failure TO elect directors or hold the
annual meeting shall not dissolve or affect
me corporation nor impair it, management
IN any respect. but the directors in office
| are elected and qualified
; ! any vacancies occurring in said board
! man De hIled from the other stockholder,
for the uneSpired term by the remaining di.
Article VIlI.-This act of Incorporation
may De modified, changed or altered by
VOC o. '"o-thFd, Of the stock of thi, cor.
PoIaton az meeting Of the stockholders
duiy called for that purpose, provided, how.
ever that the objects and purposes of in
. CORPORATION snail not be changed, and the
capital stock shall not be increased 10 more
man the maximum permitted in the original
SC OF Incorporation, nor decreased 10 an
amount less IMAM the corporate indebted.
ness A change in objects and purpose.
: may, however, be voted by all stock there
TO lore issued and an increase Of the capital
stock IN excess OF the amount originally
: named as the sum to which the capital NAV
De increased, may be made by three fourth,
Of MS outstanding stock.
i Article IH.-Whcncver thi. cornora,io, :,
dissolved, either by limitation or any oth.r
cause, IT. affairs shall be liauidated by Two
stockholders elected as liquidating commits.
+ sIoncEs az general meeting Of stock hold.
ers 70 be convened for that purpose when
= zen days previous nstice shall have hen
T gwen 70 each stockholder mailed 70 his
iaSt known address as il appears q, m.
o books OF the company. The said liouda,inQ
CON Ss'oHers shall remain in Office until ,be
y aha,rS o. the corporation shall have been
) settled and liquidated and shall have power
j 70 receive all the assets thereof and di,fri.
J, butte the proceeds, if any, and in case Of anv
q vacancies by death or otherwise of one Of
2 ,he commissioners such vacanci-, shall D..
}. hIteo oy me remaining Commissioner
Z Article IX--The subscriber. hereto have
d respectively written opposite their name, the
y amount OF stock subscribed by them in this
q corporation, so that this act Of incorpora-
y ton may also serve a. the original srb.
e scrlptIon list Of the corporation and tb.v
d nave stated their post Office addresses, a.
e a: 70 conform with Act No. 167 OF 1914
d thus done and passed AZ my Office in N.
Is city Of New Orleans, State Of IopiS;,na
y on the day, month and year first above writ.
a. ten, IN the presence Of Louise Jacob, and
81 Hlppo!yte K Xques. competent witnes.ses
II residing in this parish, who h.reu,,o 49,