The Era-leader., 1917-10-04
CHARTER.
Motor Sales & Service Co., Inc

DE IL kuOWu, lndt OH VILE l~Vii uoJ
day of September, One Thousand,
Nineteen Hundred aud Seventeen, be-
fore me Delos r johnson, a Notary
Public in and for Washington Parish
Louisiana, and in the presence OF the
undersigned witnesses, personally j
came and appeared the persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed,
who severally declared that availing
themselves of the provisions OF the
lows of the of the State OF Louisiana,
governing the organization OF cor.
porations, they do, by these presents.
covenant and agree, and bind them !
selves, as we'll as such other persons
as may become hereafter associated
with the n, for the purpose of forming J
and constituting d corporation or
body polite in law, for the objects
and purposes and under the stipula-
tionss, following, to wit.
ARTICLEI.
The name and title of this Corpora
ton shall be Motor Sales & Service
Co., Inc, and it shall have and enjoy
succession and existence for period
of rinety nine (99) years from the
date hereof, with all powers. rights,
privileges and immunities accorded to
corporations under the law.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile-Eo this corporation
shall lie in the town of Franklinton,
State of Louisiana, where all citations
and all legal processes shall be served
upon the president, an in his absence
upon the vice-prrsident, and in the
absence of the vice-president Oh the
secretary thereof in the manner pro-
yided by law.
! ARJlCLEIII.
The object, and purposes for which
this corporation is organized, and
the nature of the business TO be carried
| on by it are declared to be to engage
in the operation of a general sa.es
business of Motors and Motor Cars,
Trucks, etc., and in the operation of
a garage, and car repairing business,
and all other matters Incidental to
such business.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock Of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum OF Five
Thousand (s5O0V dollars divided in
to and represented bv <5o) shares at
the par value of (S1OO) each; no
transfer of stock shall be binding
upon this corporation unles the same
appears upon its books. The stock
holders may, in the manner provided
by law, from time to time, increase
the capital stock of this corporation
| to such an amount as they may see
fit not to exceed S25, 900.
ARTICLE v.
The corporate powers of this COR
lporation shall be vested in q board
of directors to be composed OF not
less than three persons to be selected
by the stockholders at general
meeting to be held on the 1st Monday
Iof January of each year, and each
director shall be stockholder OF the
corporation. Until the selection q
lhereinabove provided, the following
shall constitute the first board OF di
rectors, viz: Delos ]. Magee, J. FREQ
} Bateman and Magee W. OFT, all Of
whose address is Franklinton, Wash
ington Parish Louisiana, With Delos
iJ. Magee, president, Mages W. Ott
vice-president, and Fred J. Bateman
Y secretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE vi.
At the termination Of this charter
or the dissolution of the coraoration
Tits affairs shall be liquidated b.
three stockholders as liquidatin,
0 commissioners to be selected by tn
. board of directors.
3 ARTICLE VII.
!, The names of the stockholders, thei
address and the respective number o
=. share es. subscribed is hereunto at
tached and shown by the signature
! of the parties hereto, and is hereby
constituted the original subscription
! list.
: Thus done and passed at my offic
in the town of Frankiinton, Washing
V ton Parish, Louisiana, Oh the day an
date first above written, and In tn
:. presence of F. B. Lee and Paul +
|. Greenlaw, competent, witnesses, VIII
}, haye hereunto subscribed their name
with said appearers and me, Notar!
after due reading OF the whole.
" Delos ]. Magee. ........36 shares
J, Fred Bateman, share