The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-06-07
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OF BRES MOTOR COMPANY, INC.
United States Of America, State of Louisi-
ana, Parish OF Orleans.
Be It known and remembered. that on this
Eth day Of April A. D. 1917, before me,
James Joseph Alcee Fortier, a notary public
IN and for the Parish Of Orleans and State
OF Loulsia lana, duly commissioned and quail
fed, 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 avalling themselves Of the provisions
Of the Constitution and Laws Of the State
Of Louisiana relative to the organization Of
corporations, and particularly Act No. 267
Of the General Assembly OF the State for
the year 1914. 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
with them hereafter, into a corporation &C
cording TO law, and under the terms and
stipulations hereinafter set forth, which they
adopt the charter of this corporation
BE II further known and remembered that
Harold A Bres. hereinbelow a subscriber
TO the herein after recited Article. of Incor-
poration, declared unto me that he does by
these presents, in payment of his subscrp-
ton to stock, hereby transfer to the Bres
Motor Co, Inc, all his rights, title and
interest in and TO certain contract with
the Ford Motor Company. acquired by him
from the said Ford Motor Co. in April,
1917, whereby he was given the agency for
Ford cars with headquarters in Hammond,
La.
Article 1.-The name, style and title of
thi. corporation is declared to be the "Bres
Motor Company, Inc" and il. domicile is
hereby fixed and established in the city of
New Orleans, Orleans Parish Louisiana.
where, by its said name, il shall have and
enjoy corporate succession for a period of
nInety-nine (oo) years from thi. date unless
sooner dissolved by law, or in the manner
hereinafter stipulated.
Article II.-Under the said name and title.
this corporation is TO have the power to
contract sue and be sued, to make and use
a corporate seal, the same 10 alter or change
al pleasure, to acquire, sell, convey, lease
hold, mortgage, pledge and hypothecate prop,
erty. real, personal and mixed; to adopt
make and enforce such bylaws rules and
regulations for its government as it may
choose not contrary to the laws of this
OF this charter to employ and fix the COM
pensation of such officers, EMPLOYERS, or
agents as the interest Of the corporation NAV
require; and generally TO do 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 III.-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
paris anu accessories, ana supplies there
for, and appur:enances thereto. for its own
account and agent for others; 20 operate
automobile garages. and to manufacture au.
tomobles, automobile tops and bodies, and
other parts, supplies, accessories and appur.
tenances, and 10 engage in such ether 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
poration is hereby fixed at the sum Of
seventyhve hundred (s7,SoOOo) dollars, Il
be divided into seventy-fv C75) shares o.
the par value of one hundred $4,000 dol
lars each. No stock shall be issued fo
less than the par value thereof, and shall
be paid for in cash except that the same ma,
be paid for in property, or by valuabl,
services rendered to the said corporation
provided the transfer Of stock shall B,
made only on the books Of this corporation