The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-06-07
CHARTER
OF THE
The Southern Highway Garage, Inc.


Parish of st. Mary.
Be it known that on this 2lst day of
May (Nineteen Hundred aud Nineteen).
1919, before me, Wilbur H. Kramer,
Clerk OF Coult, ex-offlcio q Notary
, Public, duly qualified and missioned
within and for the Parish of ST. Mary,
State of Louisiana, and in the presen ce
Of the witnesses hereinafter named AMI
undersigned.
Personally came and appeared the sew
eral persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, all Of the age of majority, who
declared that availing themselves of the
provisions Of the laws of this state rela-
tive to the organization Of corporations,
they hereby form themselves aud those
who may hereinafter become associ Itel
with them, into a corporation. for the
objects and purposes and under the
stlpulations hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE I.
EXERCISE OF CORPORATE POWERS.
The name and title Of the corporation
shall be THE SOUTHERN HIGHWAY
GARAGE, INC, and under its incor-
porat,n name it shall have and enjo,
succession and existence for a period OF
Ninety-nine 1897 years from the dat,
hereof; and shall have, enjoy and pos
sess all the powers, rights, privileges,
and immunities accorded to corpora
tons under the laws of this State: t,
contract, sue aud be sued; tc make and
use corporate seal and the same to
alter and break at pleasure; to mold, |
receive, lease, purchase and convey, |
as well as mortgage and hypothecate
property, real, personal, and mixed |
corporal and incOrporea' to name aud |
appoint such managers, agents, direc.
tors and officers as its business, interest
and convenience may require: and to
make, establish, as we'll as alter and
amend, from time to time such laws.
rules and regulations for the proper
government of the affairs of said COR.
poration, as may be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE II.
DOMICILE AND CITATION.
The domicle of this Corporation shall
be in the Village of Centreville, Parish
of st. Mary, State Of Louisiana an / all
citations and other legal process shall be
served upon the President Of the said
corporation, or in the event OF his alb.
sence upon the Vice President thereof.
and in the absence of both of the said
officers, upon the Secretary of the cor
poration.
ARTICLE III.
OBJECTS AND PURPOSES.
The objects and purposes for which :
this corporation is organized and the |
nature OF the business to be carried on
by ii, are hereby deel Jared and specified
to be: To act as the selling agents or {
representatives Of the manufacturers of I
automobile parts, trucks 1
tractors, power driven vehicles of al ,
kinds, tires. accessories and speci allies ,
Ut all kinds; to buy and sell autOmo- ,
biles, autOm obi!e parts and accessore,
VI all kinds, trucks, tractors power /
driven vehicles Of all kinds, or parts Of @
same, tires, oils, grease aad gasoline; {
aud to acquire, own and operate . /
garage at Lentrevile e, La, operating a :
service station and doing general and s
special repair work upon aud for auto- q
mobiles; to own, let lease, and hire n
automobile. and to operate a livery -
service; to establish branch agencies or n
garages wherever ii may desire, and
with full power to buy, hold, sell and n
exchange all classes OF goods, wares, !
and personal property as n
I may desire to handle; and in the ),
interest of such business, to make such h
advances as are required; and it shall y
also have the power TO buy, sell, hold, II
ease, mortgage, ALLEVIATE AMI deal in :.
'eal estate Of all sorts anu to erect r
buildings thereon, lease, lot aud rent i,
he same; to acquire and hold, sell, n
:ncumber or dispose Of stock and bonds -,
If other companies to such exteut per- h
nitted by law; to exchange its entire !,
t0ck, or any part thereof, for property II
which it is authorix ID to acquire, or to n
its eatire assets anu business, !,
n any part thereof, for property, stock, r,
ponds, or other 0bligatlols of other +,
and it shall have power to n
eccive security by way OF mortgage #
nd pledge, or in any other manner, !,
md to borrow money and to issue notes !,
nd secure same by mortgage, pledge or :,
aud generally to do all !,
hings necessary and properly connected D,
With or Incidental or convenient to any ii
4 said obligations and purposes. Of
ARTICLE Nv. e
CAPITAL STOCK. h
The capital stock Of said corporation d,
, hereby fixed at FIVE THOUSAND Of
B, 100000 DOLLARS, divided into and
epresented by fifty (50) shares of stock
the amount o! One Hundred (slOO 90,
dollars each, to be issued from time to
me by the Board of Directors, to such Sc
mounts as it may deem most advan- ca
sgeous to the corporation; to be paid IN
DR. in cash or other valuable considera- n
on, when issued, never less than its al
ctual value. a. shown by the books OF 10
10 corporation At the date of issuance, 50
nd It DO ime less than its par value of ae
&c ksadred dallxrs lsIs5 esl per sh arc. Il
The csrRoratisn sa aH he gsiRg con- ~
cru when 70 shsses lao} shah have been "
described, aaa valid confederation 81
aid eherefar I o.