The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-01-16
CHARTER OF ESToPINAL
MOTOR CO., INC.

United States of America, State OF LOUIS
lana, Parish of Orleans, City OF New Or
leans. Be il known that on this Ist. day
OF the month of December, A. ID. 1918, before
me, Edward b. Ellis, Notary Public. duly
commissioned in and for the above named
parish and state personally came and APP
peared. the several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who, in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named and un-
dersigned each and all declared: That,
availing themselves of the laws of the State
Of Louisiana, on the subject OF the incorpora.
ton OF corporations, and especially of Act
No. 267 of 1914, they have organized, and do
by these presents organize and constitute
themselves. as well as all other persons who
may hereafter become associated with
them, into a corporation and body polite in
law, to enjoy corporate existence during a
period of ninety-nine (99) years after this
date, unless sooner dissolved, and under the
following stipulations which they hereby
adopt as their articles of Incorporation, or
charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corpora
ton shall be Estopinal Motor Co., Inc, and
its domicile is hereby declared to be in the
City of New Orleans, State OF Louisiana, and
all citations or other legal process shall be
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 be carried on by it hereby
declared to be as follows: To manufacture,
buy, sell, import. export and generally deal
in, operate and let for hire, all kinds OF
automobiles. trucks and tractors and all parts
and accessories 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 au-
tomobies motor vehicles; to acquire the
good will, rights and property and to under
take the whole or any part OF the Liabilities
of 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 automobiles; to take, ac-
qure. purchase. own, rent, lease, sell, ex-
change and mortgage or otherwise develop
or deal in any and all property, real and
personal of every description, either sepa-
rate from or which may be incidental 10
any Of the business herein; TO manufacture,
deal in. buy, and sell compressed air, gaso-
line and any other thing useful for or used
motor power for vehicles; TO buy, sell, and
deal in all kinds of commercial paper, mort
cages, notes stocks and bonds and TO mort
gage and hypothecate automobiles of every
description with full power to borrow OF
lend money secured by mortgage or other
wise. To do all and everything necessary
convenient or proper for the accomplish ment
OF any of the purposes herein stated, and
TO do same either within or without the State
of Louisiana.
ATICLE III.-The capital stock of thi:
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum OF
Twenty thousand ($2O,OO0OO) Dollars. all Of
which snail be common STOCK, and winch
shall consist of two hundred shares of the pal
value of one hundred $4,000 dollars pei
share. Which stock may be increased u
| 100000. Said stock may be paid for il
money, services rendered 10 the corporation
or in property transferred 10 the corpora
| ton.
ARTICLE IV.-All CT the corporate power:
| OF this corporation shall vest in and b.
! exercised by Board Of Directors, composed
OF four stockholders of this corporation. q
be elected at a meeting Of the stakeholder:
| held for that purpose at the domicile Of thu
| company on the second Tuesday of Decem
| Der Of each year, beginning with the second
Tuesday Of December 1919, notice OF which
meeting shall be given to each stockhoIdei
at least fifteen 05) days prior to such meet
ing either personally or by depositing sale
notice in the post office. properly addressed
to the last known address of each stock
holder as shown by the books Of the cor
poration at least fifteen Q9 days befor,