The herald., 1918-06-13
CHARTER OF
GREENLAW TRUCK n TRACTOR CO..

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 Is. Ellis, notary public, duly COM
misSioned in and for the above named
parish and state personally came and ap-
peared the several persons whose names
are hcreuntO subscribed. who, in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned. each and all declared-
That aVaiiiug themselves of the laws of
the State of Louisiana, on the subject OF
the incorporation of corporations, and
especially of Act No. 2G' OF 1914, they
have organized, and do by these presents
organize and constitute Themselves as
well As all other persons who may be
hereafter become associated with them.
into Il corporation and body polite in
law to enjoy corporate existence during
"A period of ninety-nne years 500 after
this date, unless sooner dissolved, and un-
der tn following stipulatiOns which they
hereby adopt as their articles of incOr-
poration, or charter, tO-wit:
Article 1.-The name or this corporation
shall he "Grecnlaw Truck X 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 i'll his absence, on the secretary.
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes of
this corporation, and the nature of the
business to be carried on 10y it, are here,
by declared to be follows:
10 manufacture. buA, sell, import, fN-
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
or 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 hypOthecatc automobiles of every des-
cription. with full power to borrow or
lend money secured by mortgage or 9TH
crwSe.
TO do all and everything necessary, con
venient 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 III.-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby liked at the sum of
thirty thousand 0.OOO.OOJ dollars. ali of
which shall be common stock. and which
shall consist of three hundred shares of
the par value of one hundred (SlOOl dol
lars per share. Which stock may be in
creased to S10O000OO. Said stock may be
paid for in money, services rendered to
the corporation, or in property transfer
red to the corporation.
Article IN.-All of the corporate powers
of this corporation shall vest in and be
exercised by Board of Directors, com
posed of four a. stockholders of this cor
Il. g
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 stakeholder at least fifteen (l5)
days prior to such meeting, either per-
SOnally or by depOsiting said notice in
the pOstoffice properly addressed to the
last known address of each stakeholder
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 L. Greenlaw, of 2535 Es-
planade Ave, New Orleans, La; Oscar L.
Greenlaw, of 3i41 Carondelet St. New Or
leans, La; Thomas NJ Henry, of 1920 Car
Ondelet ST.. New Orleans, La; and E. Il.
Ellis, of ABS S. Johnson St, New Orleans,
La, and they shall hold office until the
second Tuesday in March, 1919 or until
their successors are duly elected and quail
fled with Edward X. Greenlaw as Pres
ident, Thomas NJ. Henry, Vice-Presi-
dent and General Manager; Oscar I.
Greenlaw as Treasurer; and Edward b.
Ellis, as Secretary; any two of whom
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, Nice-President, Sec
rotary and a Treasurer, provided the Of
Secretary Treasurer
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
at any regular meeting, or at any meet
ing called for that purpose by the Presi-
dent.
The said Board of Directors shall have
power to appoint agents and employees
for this corporation, or to remove the
same at pleasure. and they shall also have
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.
Article VI.-This charter may be amend
ed, the capital stock thereof increased or
decreased, or this corporation dissolved,
in accordance with the provisions of Act
267 of the Legislature of the State of Lou
isiaRa, for the year 1914.
Thus done and signed in my office, at
New Orleans, Louisiana, in the presence
of Francis J. Keller and T. Paul FOssier,
competent witnesses, on the 2Sth day of
May, 1915 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.
f. Il. Ellis, . shares, per II. j. Keller;
T. r. Greenlaw, 1I5 shares; t. NJ. Henry,
10 shares; o. L. Greenlaw, 10 shares, per
f. II. Greenlaw.
witnesses: T. Paul Fossier, F. J, Keller.
EDWARD Il. ELLIS, Not. Pub.
l. the undersigned, Recorder of Mort
cages, in and for the parish of Orleans,
State of Louisiana, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing act of incorpora-
ton, of the Greenlaw Truck x Tractor co.
Inc, was this day duly recorded in my Of
fee in Book 1000, Folio 50.
New Orleans, May 31st 1918.
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, by. II.
\ true copy.
EDWARD b. ELLIS. Not. Pub.
Jun 6-13-20-27 Jly All
CHARTER.