The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-08-28
CHARTER.
AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF
THE ABBOTT AUTOMOBILE
COMPANY, LIMITED.

United States OF America, State Of Louis
lana Parish Of Orleans, City % New 'rirair.
Be II known. That on this, the oath, day at
~. month of July. IN the year Of oIr Lord
one thousand nine hundred and nineteen.
and Of the the Independence nj the United
States OF America, the one hundred and I'I.F
fourth: Before NE, Raymond II. >4a., l. a..
vi ,hiu and Tor the Parish u Orleans, State
Of louisiana therein residing, and m "a.
presence Of the witnesses aeTeinaittr ni.ael
and underSI gned personally came ana APP
reared. Mcssrs. GInder Abbott and Palmer
Abbott, residents Of the CITY OF New ps-
leans. State Of Louisiana, Of full age, 1rre'A
appearing and acting tor and on brAAii ID.
the Abbott Automobile Company, Limited. a
Louisiana Cooperation, domGiIed IN me l,'y
| f New Orleans, organized by act before
PurucIl VI. Miner, Notary PI1hc ~ ana
for the Parish OF Orleans. on the Ith day
| IF August. 1901, duly recorded IN the nor
gage office for the Parish OF Orleans IN h''N
| SSl Folio 2l5. and pursuant % a resolution
passed at a stockholders meeting convened
on the oath day OF July, 1912 certified c'py
Of which resolution Is hereto attached and
made part hereof,
/ Who declared that a a general meeting .
the stockholders Of said corporation convened
/ on the oath day Of July, 1912 which had
been convened for the especial purpose. and
at which meeting all Of the capital stock nt
the corporation was represented IN person
I OF by proxy, the tJ,l'"lNg amendment ID
the charter of said corporation was adopted,
! to wit:
Article II was amended 70 read as follows:
| ARTICLE 1.-THE donicilc Of this corpora
/ zion shall be in the City OF New Orleans,
/ and all citations or other legal process, shall
/ be served on the President, or in his absence.
on either OF the Vice Presidents.
Article III was amended TO read as follows:
! ARTICLE III-Thi, corporation may carry
I on business in the State OF Louisiana, or
any States Of the United States or its for
/ cign possessions, or in any foreign country.
and may establish offices in any 81 such
States. possessions or countries; and the ma
! ture Of the business To be carried on by it
are declared - be as follows:
| To manufacture, buy, sell, construct, erect.
maintain, repair rent. operate and store.
/ automobiles locDmobleS, and all kinds of
vehicles vessel, or boats propelled by
steam. gas. gasoline. electricity or compressed
air power. Also % buy, sell, trade and dca.
! i'm bicycles. To manufacture. buy, SELL dra.
/ and trade in engines, machinery, pumps dy
namos, generators. lamps, search lights. ap
purteuances, and all other accessories OF sand
automobiles. machines or vehieIes; ana '
acquire the business heretofore conducted by
/ Ginder Abbott and Palmer Abbott under the
name OF the Abbott Cycle Company. ,p-
gether with the good viii, property and as.
sets Of said business. as well as assuming al.
the liabilities OF said firm. To conduct a
general automobile agency, and to represent
any and all automobile manufacturers. elthe'
in the City of New Orleans State OF Louis
lana, or elsewhere. To act agents for any
and all manufacturers OF automobiles, ma
chinery, any other vehicles propelled by
steam, electricity gasoline. and TO carry
On a general retail and wholesale bushes,
in connection with automobiles, trucks anl
other vehicles. And generally, to do all and
everything necessary, suitable, convenient
or proper for the accomplishment Of any OF
the purposes or OF any one OF the opJect'
herein enumerated incidental TO the power:
, herein named or which shall at any time ap
pear conducive or expedIent to the protection
or benefit OF the corporation, either as hold
ers OF, or interested in any property OF
otherwise with ali the powers or here
after conferred by the laws OF the State o
) Louisiana under corporations organized unde
the act herein refrred to.
Article " was amended to read as fol
lows:
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock Of Thu
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of One
Hundred Thousand ($loOnDm Dollars, 1
8 be represented by One thousand Ooo0
shares of stock. OF the par value OF One
Hundred CSlOOpO Dollars per share; sal(
! stock shall be paid for in cash. or the sam,
may be issued for services rendered or prop
erty actually received or purchased by TIM
corporation This corporation shall becomt
going concern and shall be authorized t
commence business soon as Five Thou
sand (S5,OODO0) Dollars OF its capital stool
shall have been subscribed for.
+ Article V was amended to read fol
: lows:
ARTICLE V.-All the corporate powers o
this corporation shall be vested in and ex
ercised by a Board of Directors composed o
not less than four (4). than fifteel
D5, stockholders. and the majority of an.
existing Board. present in person or repre-
scented by written proxy, shall constitute
quorum for the transaction of business. TIL
Board OF Directors may make and establish
T; and amend from time to time. any bylaw
rules or regulations that they may deem nee