The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-06-21
CHARTER
OF TIL E.
The Southern Highway Garage, Inc.
United States of America,

United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary.
Be it known that on this 2lst day of
May nineteen Hundred and Nineteen),
1919, before me, Wilbur II. Kramer,
Clerk of Couit, ex-officio Notary
Public, duly qualified and commissioned
within and for the Parish of St. Mary.
State of Louisiana, and in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned.
Personally came and appeared the sew
cral persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, all of the age of majority, who
declared that awaiting themselves of the
provisions of the laws of this state rea.
tive TO the organization of corporations.
they hereby form themselves and those
who may hereinafter become associ l,ed
with them, into a corporation. for the
objects and purposes and under the
stlpulations hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE 1.
EXERCISE OF CORPORATE POWERS.
The name and title of the corporation
shall be THE SOUTHERN HIGHWAY
GARAGE, INC, and under its incnr-
poration name it shall have and enjoy
succession and existence for period of
Ninety mine 1897 years from the date
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; to
contract, sue and be sued; tc mike and
use a corporate seal, and the same TO
alter and break AT pleasure; to hold
receive, lease. purchase and convey,
| uaH md no.,
property, real, personal, and mixed
| corporal and incorporea: to name and
appoint such managers, agents, direc-
tors and officers as its business. interest
aud convenience may require; and to
make, establish, rs 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
pJratiOn, as may be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE II
DOMICILE AND CITATION
The a!omicile of this Corporation shall
he in the Village of Centrevile, Parish
of St. Mary, State of Louisiana. and all
citations and other legal process shall be
served upon the President of the said
corporation, or in the event OF his ab-
sence upon the Vice President thereof,
and in the absence of both of the s,id
officers, upon the Secretary of the cor r
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 it, are hereby declared and specified
to be: To act as the selling agents or I
representatives of the manufacturers of I
automobiles, automobile parts, trucks, I
tractors, power driven vehicles OF all |
kinds, tires. accessories and specialties s
Of all kinds; to buy and sell automo- /
blles, automobile parts and accessories |
of all kinis, trucks, tractors power i
driven vehicles of all kinds, or parts Of Z
same, tires, oils, grease aud gasoIiue; t
and to acquire, own and operate q b
garage at Centrevile e, La, operating :
service station and doing general and :
to own, let, lease, and hire n
and to operate a livery o
service; to establish branch agencies or n
garages wherever it may desire, and .
with full power to buy, hold, sell aud p
exchange all classes of goods, wares, p
and personal property rs p
it may desire to handle; and in the a
interest of such business, to make such b
advances as are required; and it shall 81
also have the power TO buy, sell. hold, n
lease, mortgage, ALLEVIATE and deal in u
real estate of all sorts and to erect r,
buildings thereon, lease, let aud rent j,
The same; to acquire aud hold, sell, IL
encumb Der or dispose of stock and bonds o
Of other companies to such exteut per- h
nitted by law; t. exchange its entire lC
stock, or any part thereof, Tor property m
which it is authOrlz ID to acquire, or to III
its entire assets ana business, IL
>r any part thereof, for property, stock, re
bonds, or other obligations of other f.
and it shall have power to NJ
'eceive security by way of mortgage IL
md pledge, or in any other manner, L
md to borrow money aud to issue notes al
md secure same by mortgage, pledge or To
,lherw S.; and generally 10 do ali or
hings IL, cessary and properly connected or
With or incidental or convenient to any si
# said obligations aud purposes. of
ARTICLE w. Sc
CAPITAL STOCK. I'D
The capital stock of said corporation pr
!, hereby fixed at FIVE THOUSAND OF
81, 600 COY DOLLARS. divided into and
epresented by fifty (50) shares of stock T.
t the amount OF One hundrel (Sl0O UU)
Dollars each. to be issued from time to
me by the Board of Directors, To >uch s."
as it inay deem most advan- Cd
,geous to the corporations; To be paid I'M
DR. in cash or oiEer Valuable cuu>idcr,,- re
IN. when issued never less than il, al
ctual value. as shown by HE buakS o 'o'
ne corporation al the date of issuance SUI
nd ut no time less than its par Value vi "'i
nc hundred dliiara tsiuU.UlI Per share g
The corporation shall lie A koiag cou an