The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-04-05
CHARTER
WELSH MOTOR CAR COr1PANY, Inc


State OK Louisiana.
Parish OF Jefferson Davis.
Be IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED That on
this 14th day Of March, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and nine
teen (19I9l,- ....
tary Public in and for the said Parish and
State duly commissioned and qualified, and
in the presence OF the undersigned compe-
tent witnesses, on this day personally came
and appeared the persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who declared that avail
ing themselves Of the laws generally of the
State OF Louisiana, relative to the formation
OF corporations, and especially Act 267 Of the
General Assembly of Louisiana for the year
1914. and the amendments thereto, they do
hereby form themselves into corporation
and adopt the following articles as the chart
er thereof, tO-wit:
ARTICLEI.
The name and title OF this corporation shall
be WELSH MOTOR CAR COMPANY, INC,
by which name it shall have and enjoy sue
| cession for period OF ninety.nine (99) years
from the date of this act. ....
p. ARTIOLEIII.
The object and purposes for which this
| the business to be by it carried on and con-
Quoted are declared to be the following, to-
Wit:
TO buy, own, hold, acquire by donation or
otherwise, sell, lease, mortgage, exchange,
| and contract to buy, sell, lease, mortgage and
exchange, all kinds of property, movable. i'm
movable and mixed.
| To buy, construct, maintain and operate
| garages and machine shops, and to repair
rebuild, manufacture and equip automobiles.
trucks. tractors, farm implements and all
other machinery. tools, implements, their
parts, accessories and equipment
| 70 buy, own, hold, sell, exchange. or other
wise deal in automobiles, motorcycles, trucks,
tractors, their parts, equipment and Access
| series; hardware, farm machinery and imple-
ments, pumps, steam engines, gasoline en-
gines crude, oil engines, parts. repairs and
chinery, implements and appliances Of what
| ever nature.
And generally to do any and all things
| necessary or convenient for the accomplish
ated or incidental to the powers herein
named.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this corporation is
hereby fixed at Five Thousand $5,OO0.OO)
Dollars, divided into fifty t5O) shares Of the
pal. value Of One Hundred 100000 Dollars
each, provided the capital stock Of this cor
poration may be increased to Fifty Thousand
$50. 000.00 Dollars, divided into five hund.
red shares Of the par value of One Hundred
$4,000 Dollars each in accordance with
the laws OF Louisiana authorizing such in
crease.
ARTTCLEIv.
The domicile of this corporation is hereby
fixed at Welsh, in Che Parish Of Jefferson
Davis, State Of Louisiana, at which place the
annual meeting Of the stockholders shall be
held as well as all meetings of the Board OF
Directors, unless such Directors meetings
are held elsewhere with the written consent
OF all directors according to law.
ARTICLEV.
| All tho DOunra oF khia cnrnorof ;oD ohall hr
vested in and exercised by q Board of Direc-
tors composed OF three stockholders, to be
elected by . majority of the stockholders al
the annual stockholders meeting to be held
year, beginning with the year 1920. Until
the first election of Directors, as above
provided, the Board of Directors shall be com.
posed Of the following named persons:
Charles X. Houssiere, Jennings, Louisiana
Joseph N HousSiere. jennings. Louisiana
Two members Of said Board Of Directors
shall constitute quorum for the transaction
of business.
81. ARTICLE vi.
The officers OF this corporation shall con.
sist Of a President, Vice President, Secretary
stakeholder, provided that the Offices Of Sec.
Rotary and Treasurer may be filed by one
and the same person. Until the first animal
meeting, Of the, stockholders as hereinabovt
provided for, the officers of this corporation
shall be as follows:
Charles r. Houssiere. President.
Joseph NJ. Houssiere, Vice President.
Joseph l.. Block, Secretary and Treasurer,
and the said named officers shall hold theil
respective offices until their successors are
duly elected and qualified. -
ARTICLE VII.
TINS CORPORATION shall have and enjoy al
the laws Of the. State OF Louisiana, and The
officers thereof shall have such powers "a arr
usually held by similar officers Of similar cor
porations,
ARTICLE VIII.
No stakeholder of this corporation shall be
ct liberty to dispose Of his stock without first
giving his co-stookholders the opportunity &c
purchase such stock St the price which stock
holder is offered by an outsider.
The subscription list of stock IN Shis corpo.
ration is hereto appended and made par
hereof.
THUS DONE, READ AND SreHEL before me
Notary, at my office in the city of jennings
Louisiana; IN the presence OF Miriam Roe.
on the day and date hrst above written.
| CHAs. n, HOUssTERE,
J.Ll BLOCK.
Miriam Roebuck. al;,@ r@ta
I IvyC. Richie. = r.
w H. ADAMS, =
Notary Public.
State Of Louisiana.
Parish of Jefferson Davis,
Clerk OF the Courts Office 18th Judicial
District.
| hereby certify that the within act OF
Charter was duly filed for record on the isti
day OF March, A. D. 1919 and was duly Re.
corded on the. 21st day Of March, l9i9 II
Charter Record No. one, pages 254 ct. SEQ.
witness my signature and seal of Office al
Jennings, Louisiana, this 2lst day Of March
A, D. 1919. ''' w.
CLARPHY PITRE,
!SEALl Dy. Clerk and Ex.officio Recorder.
| Mar 90 Abr . 10 1924 Nav