The herald., 1918-06-27
CHARTER OF
TRUCK & TRACTOR Co.


lana, Parish of Orleans, City OF Ne"
Orleans. 80, -
Be il known that on this 2sth day of
the month of May, 1918, before me, I'd
missioned in and for the above named
parish and state, personally came ana 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 declareu
| That availing themselves of the laws OF
the state of Louisiana, on the subject oi
| the incorporation of corporations anu
| especially of Act No. 261 of 1914, they
have organized, and do by these presents
organize and constitute themselves, as
well as all other persons who may DE
hereafter become associated with then'
! into corporation and body polite III
| law to enjoy corporate existence durih-
a period of ninety-nine years l99) alter
| This date. unless sooner dissolved, and I'M
der the following StipulatiOnS when th'E
hereby adopt rs their articles OF lncor-
poratiOn, or charter, to-wit:
| Article 1.-The name or this corporation
! shall be "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 icEal
process shall he 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 he carried on by II, are mere
by declared to be as follows:
| To manufacture, buy, sell, import, ok,
port and generally deal IN, operate anu
let for hire, all kinds of AUTOMOBILES
trucks and tractors and all parts ana &C
cessories thereof: to build, maintain, rent
and operate buildings, storage houses ana
| garages for the storing, caring for ana
keeping for hire therein, of all kinds OF
automobiles or motor vehicles; TO acquire
the good will, rights and property ana
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 autoino-
biIes; to take. acquire, purchase, own,
rent lease, sell, exchange and mortgage
or otherwise develop or deal in any ana
all property real and personal OF every
description, either separate from or whlch
/. may be incidental to any of the business
herein: to manufacture, deal in, Duy, anu
: sell compressed air, gasoline and any oth-
. er thing useful for or used as motor pow
! or 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
To do all and everything necessary, con-
: venient or proper for the accomplishment
| of any of the purposes herein stated, ana
! to do same either within or without the
State of Louisiana. -,
Article III.-The capital stock of this
= CORPORATION is hereby fixed at the sum OF
2 thirty thousand (s30,OO0.OO) dollars, all OF
which shall be common stock, ana whlch
shall consist of three hundred shares OF
{ the par value of one hundred (SlOO) dol
2 lars ppr share Which stock may be in
: creased to 500, 10000. Said stock may be
paid for in money, services rendered 10
! the corporation, or in property transfer
, red to the corporation.
! Article IV-All of the corporate powers
5 of this corporation shall vest IN ana DC
4 exercised by Board of Directors, com
posed of four "a stockholders of this cor
!, poration, to be elected at a meeting of the
{ stockholders held for the purpose at the
4 dOmicile of the company on the secOhu
Tuesday in March of each year; begin
e ming with the second Tuesday OF March
1919 notice of which meeting shall be CIV,
en- to each stakeholder at least fifteen to-
days prior to such meeting, either per
\ sonally or by depositing said notice N
0 the postoffice properly addressed to the
0 last known address of each stakeholder
D as shown by the books of the corpora
ton. at least fifteen (15) days before sucf
The first Board of Directors of this cor
I poration is hereby declared TO be com
J posed of Edward r. Greenlaw. of 2oS5 Els
( planade Ave. New Orleans, La; Oscar U
S ireenlaw, of 3441 CarOndelet ST., New OF
: leans, La; Thomas NJ Henry, OF 1910 Car
n ondelet ST.. New Orleans, La; and +.
: Ellis, Of ABS s. johnson ST., New Orleans
: La. and they shall hold office until thu
y second Tuesday in March, 1919, or unit
! their successors are duly elected and qual
I flied, with Edward X. Greenlaw as Tres Tres
: dent and General Manager; oscar L
s Greenlaw as Treasurer: and Edward b
r Ellis, as Secretary; any two OF whom
2 shall constitute a quorum for the purpos
s of transacting business at any meeting o
i The Board of Directors shall immediate
! " after their election and qualihcatoi
for office select from among their mum
e Der, a President, Vice-President, Sec
/ rotary and a Treasurer, provided the OF
= fees of Secretary and Treasurer mlgh
III be held by the same person.
= At such election of directors, eacn STOCK
{. holder shall be entitled to cast one vot
II for each share of stock owned by him
either in person or by wrtten proxy ou
l. ANY vacancies occurring on said Boar
,e shall be filled by the remaining member
q at any regular meeting, or at any meet
y ing called for that purpose by the Presl
The said Board of Directors. shall hav
N power to appoint agents and employee
n for this corporation, or to remove IN
I same at pleasure. and they shall also hav
d the power to fill any vacancies in thei
!, number and shall make such bylaw
u from time to time and amend the same a
,e they may deem eNpedtent.
n Article V.-This corporation may begi
N business at once, the necessary amount 0
r stock being subscribed for herein.
g Article VI.-This charter may be amend
re ed the capital stock thereof increased o
In decreased. or this corporation dissolved
a. in accordance with the provisions of AC
u ~ 267 of the Legislature of the state Oh Lou
c Thus done and signed in my office, q
ar New Orleans, Louisiana, in the presenc
~ of Francis J. KVler and 7. Paul Fossie
L competent witnesses, on the 2Sth day z
u May, 1918, after due reading of the who'll
the subscribers to this corporation here
IN by affixing their names and the amour
pr of the stock respectively subscribed fo
IN by them. and hereby declare this TO col
al stitute their stock subscription list.
OIL +. b. Ellis, shares, per u. j. Keller
r f. r. Greenlaw. 175 shares; T. NJ. Henri!
.e 10 shares; o. Z. Greenlaw, 10 shares, pc
I, f. r. Greenlaw.
III witnesses: T. Paul Fossier. F. J, Kelle
er EDWARD b. ELLIS, Not. Pul
or I, the undersigned, Recorder of Nor
ne cages in and for the parish of Orlean
Il State of Louisiana, do hereby certify thi
~ the above and foregoing act of incOrpor;
ce ton, of the Greenlaw Truck Tractor c.
III Inc was this day duly recorded in my o.
OF fee in Book 1922, Folio 50.
New Orleans, May 31st, 1918.
er (Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, by. j
m EDWARD Il. ELLIS, Not. Pu1
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