The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-06-28
CHARTER
OF THE
The Southern Highway Garage, Inc.
United States of America,

Parlsn OF 81. mary.
Be it known that on this 2lst day of
May nineteen Hundred and Nineteen),
1919, before me, Wilbur b. Kramer,
Clerk of Court, ex-off1cio 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
eral persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, oil 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 and those
who may hereinafter become associate
with them, into corporation. for the
objects and purposes and under the
stipulations hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE /.
EXERCISE OF CORPORATE POWERS.
The name and title OF the corporation
shall be THE SOUTHERN HIGHWAY
GARAGE, INC, and under its ncor-
poration name it shall have and enjoy
succession and existence for period Of
Ninety.nine 1897 years from the date
hereof; and shall have, enjoy and pos
sess all the powers, rights. privileges,
and immunities accorded to corpora
tions under the laws OF this State; to
contract, sue aud be sued; to make and
use corporate seal, and tue same to
alter and break at pleasure; to hold.
receive. lease. purchase and convey.
as well as mortgage and hypolhecate
property, real, personal. and mixed.
corporal and incorporeal; TO name and
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 domicile 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 10 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
porstion.
ARTICLE Ill.
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
representatives of the manufacturers of
automobiles, automobile parts, trucks,
tractors, power driven vehicles of all
kinds. tires, accessories and speCialties
IF ali kinds; to buy aud sell automo-
bilos, autom obie parts and access cries
of all kinds, trucks, tractors, power
driven vehicles of all kinds, or parts of
same, tires, oils, grease aud gasoline;
snd TO acquire, OWE and operate
garage at Ceutrevil'e, La operating a
service station and doing general aud
special repair work upon and for autos
mobiles: 10 own, let, lease, and hire
automobiles aud to operate livery
service; to establish branch agencies or
garages wherever it may desire, and
with full power to buy, hold, sell and
exchange all classes of goods, wares,
merchandise and personal property as
it may desire to handle; and in the
interest of such business, to make such
advances as are required; and it shall
also have the power to buy, sell. hold,
lease, mortgage, ALLEVIATE and deal in
real estate of all sorts and 10 erect
buildings thereon, lease, lot and rent
the same; to acquire and hold, sell,
cucumber or dispose of stock and bonds
of other companies to such extent per-
mitted by law; to exchange its entire
stock, OF any part thereof, for property
which it is authorized to acquire, or to
exchange its entire assets and business,
or any part thereof, for property, stock,
bonds, or other obligations of other
companies; and it shall have power to
receive security by way OF mortgage
and pledge, or in any other manner,
and to borrow money and to issue notes
and secure same by mortgage. pledge or
otherwise; and generally TO do all
things necessary aud properly connected
| with or incidental or convenient to any
of said obligations and purposes.
ARTICLE Nv.
CAPITAL STOCK.
The capital stock of said corporation
is hereby fixed at FIVE THOUSAND
| (S5, OOO. OO) DOLLARS, divided into and
represented by fifty t50) shares Of stock
of the amount of One Hundred (SlOO .O0l
Dollars each, to be issued from time to
time by the Board of Directors, to such
amounts as it may deem most advan-
iageous tn the corporation; TO be paid
for in cash or other valuable considera-
ton. when issued, never less than it.
ut tuul value as SHOWN by the books ol
the corporation at the dale uf issuance,
and at 10 time less than its par value OF
one hundred dollars lslO0.u 0I per share.
The corporation shall lie going con
ceru when 70 shares i25l shaa have been
subscribed, and valid consideration
paid therefor.
TRANSFER OF STOCK.
II amy Stocl, .hall he sold hy itA aWae1