The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-05-10
CHAR Ter
OF BRES MOTOR COMPANY. INC.

OF BRES MOTOR COMPANY, INC.
United States Of America, State OF LourSi-
ana, Parish % Orleans.
Re Il known and remembered, that on tins
III day OF April A. ID. 1917, before me,
James Joseph AlCce Fortier, a notary public
in and Tor the Parish OF Orleans and State
of Louisiana, duly commissioned and quail
he'd, 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
thai. lvlilIng themselves OF the provIs ions
OF the Constitution and Law, Of the State
II Louisiana relative to the organization of
corporations, and particularly Act No. 2h7
Of the General Assembly OF the State for
the year 1914, they have Coveuanted 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 ard
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
10 the herein after recited Articles of Incor-
poratlon, declared unto me that he does by
these presents, in payment OF his Subscrip.
ton to stock. hereby transfer to the Bre-
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 foi
Ford cars with headquarters in Hammond
La.
Article 1.-The name, style and title Of
this corporation is declared TO be the "Bre:
Motor Company, Inc and its doricile !,
hereby fixed and established in the city o.
New Orleans, Orleans Parish. Louisiana
where, by its said name. il shall have auC
enjoy corporate succession for a period o.
| ninety nine (99l years from this date, unless
sooner dissolved by law, or in the manner
hereinafter stipulated.
Article lI.-Under the said name and title
| this corporation Is to have the power L
contract, sue and be sued, 10 make and US,
| 4 corporate seal, the same to alter or chang,
| at pleasure. to acquire, sell, convey, lease
| hold, mortgage. pledge and hypotheclte prop
| erty, real, personal and mixed; to adopt
| make and enforce such bylaws, rules snt
| regulations for its government as it may
choose not contrary to the laws OF thi
| State, the United States, or the provisions
| II this charter; 10 employ and TX the com
peusation Of such officers, employers. o
| agents the interest OF the corporation ma,
| 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 bushes
| outlined in the section declaring the object
| and purposes OF this corporation.
Article III.-The objects and purposes 0
| this corporation are declared to be: Tn
! buying, selling, dealing in, leasing, STORM
/ and repairing OF automobiles and motor We
| hiceS of all kinds and description. and thei
parts and accessories, and supplies there
| Tor. and appurtenances thereto, for It's ow
| account and as agent for others; to operat
! automobile garages. and to manufacture au
| tomobiles, automobile tops and bodies, an
| other parts. supplies, accessories and appur
| tenances, and TO engage in such other 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 col
pora;ion is hereby fixed at the sum
! Seventy-ive hundred (s7.5OOO0) dollars.
be divided into seventy-five (75 shares
| the par value of one hundred $4,000 do
| lars each. No stock shall be issued f.
less than the par value thereof, and sha
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 /
made only on the books of this corporation