The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-29
CHARTER
OF OWEN a LAZENBE COMPANY
INCORPORATED.


uI.Cd States Of America, State OF LOuIsI-
ana, Parish OF Orleans
BE Il known. that on this 25rd day OF the
month Of March, in the year Of our Lord,
one thousand. nine hundred and seventeen.
before mt. Herman /. Barnett, notary pub
l'c duly commr,s .oucd and qualified, IN and
tpJ the parish Jt Orleans, State Of Lnulsi-
ana. therein residing, and in the presence Of
he N'tuc,Se, hereinafter named and under
.gucd, personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, Who >eyerauy declared, that
IyaIiIug themselves OF the laws OF the state
Di Louisiana in such cases made and pro-
v'ded. and more particularly OF Act 2o7 of the
General Assembly OF the State OF Louisiana
Of 1914, relating to the creation, organization
and formation OF corporations, they have
cOvcnanted and agreed, and by these pres
enr, covenant and agree and bind them
selves well all such other persons as
70 form a corporation for the objects and pur-
poses under the articles and stIpulauOnS fol-
lowing to-wIt:
Article The name and title Of this cor
plrdtj1u shall be Owen A Lazenby Com
pany, Inc, and under its corporate name it
shall have power and authority 70 have and
70 ENJOY corporate existence Tor a period of
ninety nine wears from date hereof, unless
sooner dissolved by liquidation other
wise: II shall have power to contract, TO
sue and be sued; 10 make and use a cor
porate seal. and to alter and break same at
pleasure, TO hold, receive, lease, purchase,
transfer, assign. convey, mortgage, NNpOllt-
cate, pledge, otherwise receive or dispose
Of property, real, personal or mixed, cor
ppreal and rncOrporcal; TO issue bonds and II
desired. secure same by mortgage, 70 buy
and hold stock in other companies incident
| to the objects and purposes, to the ex-
pausiOn Of the business interests of the cor
poratIou; to name and elect and appoint such
managers, agents, directors, officers its
business interests may require, and to make
and establish, alter and amend its bylaws,
rule, and regulations for its proper govern
ment, may be deemed necessary and proper
and generally to do any and all things incl
dent 10 or necessary and proper for the ex-
tension Of the business in which the cOrpO-
ration Is engaged.
Article II.-This corporation shall be do
miCIled at the city OF New Orleans in the
| State Of louisiana. and all citation, or other
| legal process shall be served upon the pres
| ident OF the corporation. and in the event of
his absence. provided by law.
| Article IlI.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized and GRE
| atcd and the nature OF the business to be
| carried on by It are declared to be fol-
| lows:
| TO buy. sell. repair. exchange, export, i'm.
port. tires Of all kinds makes and materials,
| pneumatic solid or otherwise, for all sorts
| OF vehicles, or apparatus on which tires OF
| any sort are used or may be used, and to
| likewise deal in or otherwise handle all tire
| devices. substitutes, materials, appliances
| apparatus, tools, or other articles of all kinds
| IN any way relating to the business of deal.
| ing IN or Otherwise handing tires, 70 act as
| agent Tor manufacture OF tires, or anyth ne
| incidental thereto; 10 act agent OF ship,
| pcrs, buyers or sellers; to manufacture, il
| deemed eNpcdIent, or necessary 10 the in
| tercSt Of the business all kinds OF tires ap
| planes, devices, IN any way connected with
| the general business of dealing in or other
| wise handling tires and generally 10 carry
on anything realizing to the buying selling
| repairing manufacturing Of tires.
| To buy. sell, repair, exchange, export o.
| import. all sorts and kinds OF vehicles OF
apparatus upon which tires are used or may
be used. and TO otherwise deal in or handl,
all such vehicles or apparatus, and acoesso
ries OF all kinds.
| plants, garages, manufacturing plants. sales
rooms, Offices, IN connection Herewith; Z
hold. own, lease, operate warehouses fo
| said purposes; u issue bonds and secur,
he same by mortgage or otherwise for tht
carrying on OF its business incidental q
| II. general purposes; to mortgage, pledge
| exchange or otherwise dispose OF stock
bonds or other evidence OF Indebtedness o
other corporations or ASSOCIATIONS, domestic
| " foreign, engaged in similar business Z
| this corporation that will extend the progress
| Of the business hereby sought 70 he conduct
ed; 10 issue its own stock bonds or othe
| obligations m payment thereof. To purchase
| plants. warehouses or other property ueCes
| sary and incidental 20 the business and .
| maintain and operate same To conduct anC
carry on business in all States Throughout
territories thereof. and in foreign countries
! and generally to do and perform anything in
| cIdental 70 or necessary and proper 10 o
| which may carry out the purpose Of or extent
the interests Of this corporation in the de
velopment and growth OF its business
Article IN-The capital stock Of this cor
poratIon Is hereby fixed At the sum Of tel
thousand dollars. and shall be divided int
and represented by one hundred shares 0
the par value Of one hundred dollars each
Said stock shall be paid for in cash or it
equivalent as provided by law, and in sue
manner, and y such time, and in such in
Stallments as may be prescribed by tn
board Of directors.
This corporation shall become a goin
concern and shall be authorized 10 commenc
, business as soon as $4,000 Of its capita
stock shall have been paid for either i
, cash or IT'S equivalent as provided by Law
and $4,000 of the capital stock has in faC