The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04
CHARTER OF
GREENLAW TRUCK TRACTOR CO.,

INC.
United States of America, State of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans.
Be it known that on this 2Sth day of
the month of May, 1918, before me, Ed
ward Ii. Ellis, notary public, duly com,
parish and state personally came and APP
peared: the several persons whose names
are hereuntO subscribed, who, in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, each and all declared:
That, awaiting themselves of the laws of
the State of Louisiana, ON the subject of
the Incorporation of corporations, and
have organized, and do by these presents
organize and constitute themselves, as
well all other persons who may be
into Il corporation and body polite in
law, to enjoy corporate existence during
period of ninety-nine years 500 after
this date, unless sooner dissolved, and un-
der the following stipulatiOns which they
hereby adopt as their articles of incor-
pOratiOn, or charter, tO-wit:
Article 1.-The name OF this corporation
shall be "Greenlaw Truck & Tractor Co,
Inc" and its dOmicile is hereby declared
to be in the City of New Orleans, State OF
Louisiana, and citations or other legal
process shall be served on the president,
and, in his absence, on the secretary.
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes of
this corporation. and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it, are here
by declared to be as follows:
To manufacture. buy, sell, import, ex-
port and generally deal in, operate and
let for hire, all kinds of automobiles,
trucks and tractors and all parts and ac-
ceSSOries thereof; to build, maintain, rent
and operate buildings, storage houses, and
garages, for the storing, caring for and
keeping for hire therein. of all kinds of
automobiles or motor vehicles; to acquire
the good will rights and property and
to undertake the whole or any part of the
liabilities in any person or corporation,
and to pay for the same in cash, stock or
securities of this corporation; to buy, sell,
or generally TO deal in tires for autOmO-
bilcs; to take. acquire, purchase, own,
rent, lease sell, exchange and mortgage
or otherwise develop or deal in any and
all property, real and personal of every
description, either separate from or which
may be incidental to any of the business
herein; to manufacture. deal in, buy, and
sell compressed air, gasoline and any 9th L
cr thing useful for or used as motor pow
~ for vehicles; to buy, sell, and deal in
all kinds of commercial paper. mortgages,
notes, stocks and bonds, and to mortgage
and hypOthecate automobiles of every des-
criptiOn. with full power TO borrow or
lend money secured by mortgage or 9TH
crwiSe.
To do all and everything necessary, con-
yenient or proper for the accomplishment
of any of the purposes herein stated, and
to do same either within or without the
State of Louisiana.
Article HI.-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
thirty thousand ($30,0O00O) dollars, all of
which shall be common stock, and which
shall consist of three hundred shares of
the par value of one hundred (S1OOl dol
lars per share. Which stock may be in
creased to 500, 10000. Said stock may be
paid for in money, services rendered to
the corporation, or in property transfer
red to the corporation.
Article IV.-All of the corporate powers
of this corporation shall vest in and he
exercised by a Board of Directors. com
posed of four (D stockholders of this cor
pOratiOn, to be elected at meeting OF the
stockholders held for the purpose at the
domicile of the company on the second
Tuesday In March of each year, begin
ming with the second Tuesday of March.
1919 notice of which meeting shall be Civ
en- to each stockholder at least fifteen (l5)
days prior to such meeting. either per
sonally or by depositing said notice in
the postoffice properly addressed to the
as shown by the books <of the corpora
ton. at least fifteen Q5) days before such
meeting.
The first Board Of Directors of this cor
poration is hereby declared to be COM
posed of Edward Il. Greenlaw, of 2535 Els
planade Ave, New Orleans. La; Oscar u.
Greenlaw, of 3i41 CarOndelet ST., New Or
leans, La: Thomas NJ. Henry, of 1920 Car
ondelet St, New orleans, La: and f. b.
Ellis, of 443S S. Johnson St. New Orleans,
La, and they shall hold Office until the
second Tuesday in March. 1919, or until
|
flied. with Edward X. Greenlaw as Pres
| ident, Thomas VI. Henry, as Vice-Presi-
dent and General Manager; Oscar Y.
| Greenlaw as Treasurer; and Edward Ii.
shall constitute a quorum for the purpose
of transacting business at any meeting OF
the Board
The Board of Directors shall immediate
| ly after their election and qualification
for Office, select from among their num-
Der. a President, a Vice-President See
| rotary and Treasurer, provided the Of
fees of Secretary and Treasurer might
be held by the same person.
At such election of directors, each stock
holder shall be entitled to cast one vote
| for each share of stock owned by him,
either in person or by written proxy, but
voting shall not be cumulative.
| ANY vacancies occurring on said Board
| shall be filled by the remaining members
4 at any regular meeting, or at any meet
! ing called for that purpose by the Presl-
| dent.
The said Board of Directors shall have
power to appoint agents and employees
for this corporation; or to remove the
| the power to fill any vacancies in their
number and shall make such bylaws
| from time to time and amend the same as
| they may deem eXpedient.
Article V.--This corporation may begin
| business at once, the necessary amount OF
stock being subscribed for herein.
| Articfe-VI.-This charter may be amend
/ ed, the CaDltdi
| decreased. or this corporation dissolved,
| in accordance with the provisions of Act
| 267 of the Legislature of the State1of Lou
isiana, for the year 1914.
| Thus done and signed in my once, AT
| New Orleans, Louisiana. in the presence
of Francis J. Keller and L. Paul Fossler,
| competent witnesses, on the 18th day OF
May 1918 after due reading of the whole
the subscribers to this corporation here
| by affixing their names, and the amount
| of the stock respectively subscribed for
by them, and hereby declare this to con-
| stitute their stock subscription list.
| E. Il. Ellis, shares, per +. j. Keller.
Z. II. Greenlaw. 115 shares; L. NJ Henry
10 shares; O. L. Greenlaw, 10 shares, pei
+. X. Greenlaw.
Witnesses 7. Paul Fossier, f. J, Keller
EDWARD Il. ELLIS, Not. Pub
| I. the undersigned, Recorder of Mort
cages, in and for the parish of Orleans
State of Louisiana, do hereby certify thai
the above and foregoing act of incorpora
ton, of the Greenlaw Truck & Tractor co
Inc, was this day duly recorded in my of
fee in Book 1920. Folio 81.
New Orleans, May 31st, 1918.
(Signed) EMILE j. LEONARD, Dy.
EDWARD b. ELLIS, Not. Pub
Jun 6-13-2O-27 Jly All
CHARTER.