The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-03-25
CHARTER.

holders on the first Monday following the
first saturday in January. in each year.
the majority of whom shall constitute
quorum for the transaction of business and
"A majority Of votes cast shall d"rld" All
questions all such elections shall b" at IN"
Office of said corporation under the super
vision of tn" president and ihT"" tOuiinlN- !
SiourrS appointed by him: motto" OF Sald
elections and all other meetings OF stock
holders whatsoever unless waived IN writ !
i'm. shall be given 10y drpO>itinG in the
United States po~toftlrr in New orleans.
not NOR" than fifteen nor les than ten
days prior to III" DAT" OF Said elections or
meeting 81 notice of the holding thereof |
enclosed in q post paid wrapper addressed
Ia each >tockholdrr at ia" last address fur |
! ni>hpd to this corporation 10y tn" said
stockholders and in TIA" event no address
be- furnished. then addressed to General |
! Delivery, New Orleans al said election and
| all other meetings of stockholders tn" Not-
| ing shall be by ballot and each stock
| holder shall b" entitled 10 on" vote for
! each shar. OF stock standing in his name
| on the books of the company Ia l." cast !
/ by him in person or 10y proxy, the ma |
! jority Of the stock voted shall d"id" al |
| questions except oth"rwi j." provided nv |
! law or by the charter. Tn" board Of dI- !
| rectors shall have the right TO fill for the
uncX pirrd term any vacancy occurring
among the directors by death. resignation
or otherwise. the failure 20 hold an annual
election or 10 elect directors. a. ahoN"
provided shall not dissolve the corporation,
but the directors then IN oiiir" Nhal re-
imain in effect. until their successors ar"
, elected and shall cause another election
| to be- held Is soon rs possible. thereafter
| and notice thereof shall be given ~ above
provided. the board of directors Shah
after each annual election elect from th"lr
| own number a president, and also shall
elect a secretary and treasurer. tn" board
of directors may appoint from tim" TO
time such Officers. clerks. or agents ana
other employees a. they may deem necrS-
, Sary for the purpose and business of the
corporation. but all Officers what >o"ver
elected or appointed by IN" board, ln'lHd-
ing the Officers named in the charter and
all other clerks and agents or employees.
shall hold office only N the pl'aSur" OF
| the board which shall not hay" power To
| elect or employ any officers or clerks or
| agents for fixed time. any and all di-
7 rrctOrs shall hold office. AT the pl"aSur"
, | of the stockholders. who may d"'lar" their
! | office vacant. and select their successors
i at any general meeting convened for the
| purpose and notices ~ above provided and
- il shall be- the authority of the secretary
1 | and of the president to call a meeting for
= that purpose at the request in writing OF
?, | ten per cent of the capital stock Of the
70 | company. The board of directors shall
10 have power TO adopt bylaws for the gov
= | eminent of the corporation and alter ana
r amend the same at pleasure and shall have
n | also the power AZ any tim" 10 name and
4 appoint a manager to conduct and manage
/. the drayage and hauling and transfer bust
y ness OF the corporation and eX"r"iS" such
e him by the board of directors and may
combine the office Of manager with that Of
II any office of said corporation, the board
II Of directors may delegate all or any Of
j. its powers in the transaction Of the bust
y ness OF this corporation. To a committee or
l. committees of their own body. or to Off
d GERS and agents of this corporation named
- in the charter or hereafter created by the
: Board, the first Board of Directors shall
IF h, composed of the following named per
l. sons. namely Joseph NJ Cousins AlOnzo
- VI. DOnnaway. 6. Fcnn-r HOdSiuS and
ID Edward Gurdan. of whom Joseph Cousins
Is shall be president. AlonZO ". DOunaway
le first vice president. &. Fenner HOdginS
Dr second vice president. and Edward tiuedar
le secretary treasurer. who shall eNerciS,
Or their functions and hold their offices un
til the annual election To be- held in Janu
to airy. 1921. or until their successors are dul!
D. elected and qualified subject to the Coudi
be tons nereinabOYe provided.
OF ARTICLE VI.-ThiS act Of incorpora
OF tion may be modified. added TO or change
o. or said corporation may be dissolved wit
y the assent Of three fOurthS of the capita
p | stock represented at a general meeting o
"A the stockholders convened for such pur
ny pose. and called in the manner provide
hs for herein for the calling of the meeting
% held annually for the election of the boar
m # directors; and whenever this is di:
Oy solved either by Limitation or by vote
its stockholders as heretofore provided. @
At otherwise, its affairs shall be liquidated b
he three commissioners to be elected at III
IN. general meeting called for the purpose
Pr voting on the question of liQuidating an
I'VE in case of death or resignation of any
Ter said commissioners the surviving or r
al naming shall continue to act. and in ca!
of death or resignation of all of Their
three more commissioners shall be elactt
by the stockholders to complete the liuu
dation. Any changes proposed or made
& reference to the capital stock shall
made in accordance with the laws of d
state of Louisiana on the subj eCt of alte
ing the capital stock of corooratons.
ne ARTICLE Vino stockholder shall
,at held liable or responsible for the contrac
mr. or faults of this corporation in any fu
nd Their sum than the unpaid balance due Il
Ily corporation thereof. nor shall any informa
~ ity in organization have any effect of rel
dering this charter null or of exposing an
stakeholder to any liability beyond sue
unpaid balance due on his said stock.
order that this charter may also serve
the original subscription list required
law, the subscribers TO this act of inCo
. pOration have also respectively written OF
: pOSite their names the amount of capt.
stock in this corporation subscribed for /
No each of them.
nth Thus done and passed in my office in Il
ear city of New Orleans on the day, mont
red and year first above written in the pre-
of enCp of Geo. F. Williams and Conrad
IN Collins, competent witnesses who ha'
rh- herrunto signed their names with said a.
lie. bearers and me. notary, after due rea'
md ing of the whole.
lis ]. NJ Cousins. : shares; A. NJ. Dom
SEES way. 10 shares; C.. +. HOdgins. share
er- Ed. Guedau. 10 shares.
raj Witnesses:
ub Geo. T.. Williams.
ma Conrad G.. Collins.
hat y. +. HUMPHREY,
the Notary Public.
md l. the undersigned Recorder of MOI
ed. | cages for the parish of Orleans, state
and Louisiana. do hereby certify that {
yes above and foregoing act of incorporate
nay | of the Service prayage Co., Inc, was th
to day duly recorded in my otfice, IN Do
and 1898. folio 62G. New Orleans, March Al
and 1920.
and CSgned) EMILE ]. LEONARD. u. r.
l. the undersigned notary public, here
IRA certify that tho foregoing is true co.
ny, of the original act of incorporation of t
hall Service Drayage Company, Inc. passed
en- fore me on February 2Sth, 1920. and
pc record in my office.
fter n. f.. HUMPHREY,
all Mar 1S-Apr 90 Notary Public
by