Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-03-20
CHARTER
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF VERNON

clAlE UF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF VERNON
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BE 1T KNOWN, on this 10 day of
October 1919, before me, S. M. Turn
er, Dy Clerk, Exofficio notary public
Ill and for the Parish of Vernon, State
of Louisiana, duly commissioned and
in the presence of witnesses named
and undersigned personally came and
appeared the several persons whose
names are hereto subscribed, who de-
clared that availng themselves of the
provisions of the laws of this state
relative to the formation of CORPORA
tions, and especially of the Act 267 of
1914 of the General Assembly of
Louisiana, and the laws amendatory
thereof, they have covenanted and a.
greed and by these presents do coven-
ant and agree, and bind themselves as
we'll as such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with
them, to form and constitute corpor-
alton and body polite in law, under
the following stipulations and agree
ments which they hereby adopt as
their charter.
ARTICLE ONE
The name of the corporation shall be
LENAFIAN MOTOR COMPANY, INC.
Lenahan Motor Company, Inc. and
under its said corporate name shall
have full power and authority to exer-
else corporate existence for period of
SO years from date hereof; to contract
sue and be sued. to make and use
corporate seal and change same al
pleasure; to hold, receive, lease, pur-
chase, convey, mortgage, pledge and
hypothecate property both real and
personal; to borrow money, issue
bonds, issue and sign notes; to name
and appoint officers. managers, agents
and employees as the interest of the cor
poration may require; to make and es-
tablish bylaws, rules and regulations
for the management of its affairs and
change and amend the same at pleas
ure.
ARTICLE TWO
The domiciIe of this corporation
shall be in the Town of Leesville, Yer
non Parish. Louisiana, where all lega
process shall be served on the Presi-
dent, or in his absence, on the Vice
r President, or in the absence of botf
on the Secretary. or in the absence Of
all of them, then as is provided by Act
267 of 1914 of the General Assembly
of the state of Louisiana.
ARTICLE THREE
! The objects and purposes for which
this Corporation is established are
hereby declared to be, For the pur
pose of conducting and maintaining
and operating a selling agency fol
automobiles and accessories, to oper-
: ate a repairing shop and a general
S garage business, to maintain sub
agencies and to do and perform any
and all things pertaining to>or con-
E nected Herewith.
! ARTICLE FOUR
= The Capital Stock of this CORPORA.
; ton is fixed at the sum of Ten Thous.
and Dollars, ($10,0OO.0O) divided in.
{ to and represented by one Hundrec
shares of stock at par value of 500
! 90 each, which shall be paid for II
cash or its equivalent; this corporation
! shall have the right, as is hereby
authorized, to commence the trans
action Of business under its corporal,
e name as soon as $5000.00 of SAX
It Capital Stock has been subscribed 70
t and paid in. Which stock shall all b
4. common stock. and may be increases
o to 100000.
'e ARTICLE FIVE
= All corporate powers of this corpor
% alton shall be. vested in a Board o
Directors to be composed of not les
st than three and not more than seve
members who shall be elected on tn
ID first Tuesday in July of each yeal
$. and majority of said Directors sha
es constitute a quorum for the trans
action of business. The first electio
K of Directors shall be held on the fir
Tuesday, in July and until that dal
: or until their successors shall bhay
l. been elected and qualified; within te
op days after such elections of said D
rectors they shall meet and lect fro
-R among their number President, Vic
President, Secretary and-Ireacure
and one person shall be eligible
hold more than one office. Until Il
first annual meeting of the stockhol
). ers the following persons shall consl
a. tute the first Officers and Board of Z