The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-04-10
CHARTER

of said appliances and other automobile APP
planes and accessories, and in general &c
do all such things as may be proper and
necessary to the objects and purposes herein
set out.
ARTICLE IV-The capital stock of this
corporation shall be: Twenty Thousand
-Four Hundred Dollars lS20,4OO.00), divided
into Fifteen Thousand Two Hundred Dol
lars CSl54O.OW, or -l52 shares OF common
stock. and Five Thousand Two Hundred
tS5,N0GOD Dollars, 81 shares preferred stock
both issues OF stock at the par value OF
One Hundred Dollars per share. The pre-.
ferred stock Of this corporation to enjoy the
same rate Of dividends as the Common stock
Said preferred stock, however, IS not 10 en-.
Joy any voting powers at meetings II stock.
holders or the election Of Directors and
officers. Fifty per cent OF the capital
stock OF this corporation must be subscribed
before the filing Of articles Of Incorporation
which shall be payable in cash. or in prop.
erty, real or personal. Fifty per cent Of
all stock subscribed for must be actually
paid in before The corporation engages in
business and the remainder within twelve
ARTICLE V.-Au Of the corporate power:
Of this corporation shall he exercised by d
Board Of Directors, consisting Of eight
stockholders. which can be increased Il
twelve by vote OF Board Of Directors who
will elect said new directors, a majority o.
whom shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction Of business. The Board OF D
rectors shall annually elect from their num-
Der, a President, Vice President. and Sec
rotary Treasurer The BOARD shall appoin
| from time to time, such officers, agents
clerks and employees as they may deem
proper for the carrying on properly Of tht
business OF the corporation, who shall holC
office at the pleasure OF the Board. or may
appoint a manager with the power 10 EN-
| ploy and discharge such agents and employees
as may be deemed necessary. Said Boar,
| may make, alter, and amend any and al
| such bylaws and rules and regulations fo
| the government OF the business nd affair
| of this corporation. The following persons
shall constitute and compose the first BoarC
| OF Directors: Julian VI. Swoop. E. NJ
Schlegel, Nicholas J. Nutter, David Sweiv
| right, S. Gordan Hamburger, D. ]. Pledger
George Swarbrick, c. J. Derbes, who shall
elect from. their number. as soon as the cor
| poration IS formally organized, a Presden,
Vice President and Secretary Treasurer
which said officers shall serve as such un
| til the regular annual meeting Of the stock
holders is held and their successors elected
and take office, the date OF which shall b,
fixed upon by the Board Of Directors Va
cancies caused by death resignation absence
or inability to serve shall be filled by the
| remaining members OF the Board. A failure
to elect a Board on the date fixed upon by
the BOARD shall not have the effect OF dis
solving this corporation but the directors in
office shall continue 10 serve until their
successors are elected and assume office
The annual meeting OF the stockholders OF
this corporation for the election OF officers
shall be held on the third Monday Of Febru-
airy. OF each year and the directors now chosen
10 represent this corporation shall hold of
flee until that date in l7-J or until their
successors are duly elected and qualified. In
case vacancies occur during the wear same
shall be filled by the remaining directors or
director
ARTICLE VI-This charter may modified
changed or altered or said corporation may
be dissolved with the assent OF stockholders
owning two-thirds of the enure capital stock
at a general meeting OF the stockholders con.
yened for that purpose. after fifteen Q5)
days written notice of this meeting has been
given through the mail, addressed to each
stockholder At his last known place of resi-
dence. The corporation may likewise be
dissolved whenever all the Stockholders
shall assent, in writing. TO dissolution
in which event no meeting shall be neces-
sary, but such consent must filed in the Of
tice Of the Secretary Of State and the proper
certificate obtained. In case Of dissolution
by the expiration of this charter or other.
wise the stockholders shall elect one OF
more Hquld3tOrS from among their number
to iiquldate and settle the business and
wind up its affairs. In case Of the death
of said liquidatOr, if one be appointed =
successor shall be elected; in case more
than one should be elected, the remaining
llquIdators shall serve, who shall have full
power to settle said Company's debts, collect
outstanding accounts due the corporation OF
70 sue IN the court for the rec 1very Of same
The subscribers hereto have respectively writ
IN opposite their names the amount OF stock
IN this corporation subscribed for by each OF
them, so that this act Of Incorporation shall
serve as the original subscription list Of
said corporation
Thus done and passed in my notarial of
flee in the City OF New Orleans. aforesaid
IN the presence OF Messrs. Lewis w Raw
!ings and George f. Morris, competent wit
nesses, OF lawful age ard residing in thi:
together with said parties and me. Notary
on the day, month and year set forth in the
caption hereof
Original Signed Julian NJ. Swoop, 81;
Girod ST.. 10 shares; E NJ. Schlegei. s07;
Hickory St, shares; Nicholas ]. Nutter
4SO ). Peters, 10 shares; George Swarbrick
$50 5 Peters. 10 shares, per Y. ]. Nutter;
5. Y. Hamburger, III Canal St, 3 shares
e. j. Derbes. go Common. shares: F. J.
IDeTbes; 40 Common, shares; D. Swevright
1S4 Elm St., 5 shares: F. C.: Brown, III
Canal ST. shares: Thos. J. Flanagan, 72C
Common, 5 shares; D. ]. Pledger. 5763 Cat.
ina, IS shares; D. J. Pledger. 576s Catina
9 shares; D. ]. Pledger. 5763 Catina, s.
shares, preferred; A. Maxwell Brown. 81
Chauncey st. Boston. shore; f. NJ Stat.
shares; James Kelly. 72S Magazine ST.. II
shares; A II. Roy. go Common, 10 shares
Witnesses: L. w. Rawlings, George E.
Morris.
ETHELRED NJ. STAFFORD.
Notary Public.
|, the undersigned. Recorder of Mortgages
in and for the Parish of Orleans. State of
Louisiana. do hereby certify that the above
ard FOREGOING Act Of Incorporation of the
Pledeer Ambulance Co., Inc. was this dav
duly recorded in my office in Book 1928.
Folio 49,
New Orleans. March 11th 1910
(SiUned( EMILE J. LEONARD. by. R.
A true cnnv.
ETHELRED VI. STAFFORD.
Notary Public
Mch. 2o-27: Apr s10-H-4.
CHARTER OF SMITH-DAvIS COMPANY.