The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-04-22
CHARTER.

holders on the first Monday following the I
! 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 decide all
| questions, all such elections shall he at the
| office of said corporation under the super
| vision of the president and three commits
| SionerS appointed by him; notice of said
elections and all other meetings of stock
| holders whatsoever unless waived IN writ
| ing shall be given by depOSiting in the
| United States pOStOffice i'll New Orleans,
! not more than fifteen nor less than ten |
! days prior TO the date of said elections or
meeting. notice Of the holding thereof,
! enclosed in post paid wrapper addressed |
J to each stakeholder at the last address fur |
| nished to this corporation by the said |
| StOCkh OlderS and in the event no address |
| he furnished, then addressed to General |
| Delivery. New Orleans, at said election and L
| all other meetings of stockholders the VOt- /
| ing shall he by ballot and each stock |
| holder shall be entitled to one vote for |
| each share of stock standing in his name |
| on the books of the company to be east |
| by him in person or by proxy. the ma |
| jority of the stock voted shall deCid" ali |
! questions except otherwise provided by
| law or by the charter. TIL" board of di !
| rectors shall have the right to fill for the
uneXpired term any vacancy occurring
| among the directors by death. resignation
| or otherwise, the failure to hold an annual
| election or to elect directors. as above
provided shall not dissolve the corporation,
bnt tne directors lni'n III Ollitt Slldll IT.
main in effect. until their successors are
elected, and shall cause another election
to be held as soon as possible, thereafter.
and notice thereof shall he given as above
] provided the board of directors shall
after each annual election elect from their
own number Il preSidentl and also shall
| elect a secretary and treasurer. tn" board
| of directors may appoint from time to
time such officers, clerks, or agents and
other employees as they may deem neccS-
Sary for the purpose and business of the
corporation, but all officers whatsoever
elected or appointed by the board. includ-
ing the officers named in the charter and
all other clerks and agents or employees,
| shall hold office only at the pleasure of
the board which shall not have power to
elect or employ any officers or clerks or
agents. for u fixed time. any and all di-
rectors shall hold office, at the pleasure
of the stockholders who may declare their
office vacant. and select their successors.
at any general meeting convened for the
purpose and notices as above provided and
= it shall be the authority Of the secretary
and of the president to call meeting for
that purpose at the request in writing OF
ten per cent of the capital stock Of the
company The board of directors shall
have power TO adopt bylaws for the gov
ernment of the corporation and alter and
amend the same at pleasure and shall have
also the power mt any time to name and
[ appoint manager to conduct and manage
the drayage and hauling and transfer bust
ness OF the corporation and exercise such
other powers as may be conferred upon
him by the board of directors and may
combine the office of manager with that Of
any office of said corporation. the board
of directors may delegate all or any OF
q its powers in the transaction of the bust
= ness of this corporation. to a committee or
= committees of their own body, or to off
| GERS and agents of this corporation named
e in the charter or hereafter created by the
$ Board. the first Board of Directors shall
{ be composed Of the following named per
sons. namely Joseph NJ. Cousins. AOnzo
I,rfn
| Edward Guedan, of whom Joseph Cousins,
5 shall be president, AlOnzo NJ Donnaway.
g | first vice president. G. Fenner HOdginS.
r | second vice president. and Edward GuPdan
@ Secretary-treasurer. who shall exercise
r their functions and hold their offices I'M
til the annual election to be held in Janu-
o airy, 1921. or until their successors are duly
= elected and qualified subject to the cOndi-
@ tions nereinabOve provided.
4 ARTICLE VI.-This act OF incorpora-
" ton may be modified added to or changed
> or said corporation may he dissolved with
. the assent of three fourthS Of the capital
y stock represented at a general meeting OF
l. the stockholders convened for such pur.
y pose. and called in the manner provided
Ia for herein for the calling of the meetings
}. held annually for the election of the board
4 # directors; and whenever this is dis
y | solved either by Limitation or by vote OF
its stockholders as heretofore provided OF
Al otherwise. its affairs shall be liquidated by
he three commissioners to be elected at tn.
n. general meeting called for the purpose o.
r voting on the question of liquidating. anC
re in case OF death or resignation of any O.
n SAID commissioners the surviving or re
T. manning shall continue to act and in cas-,
OF death or resignation of all of them
three more commissioners shall be electe,
by the stockholders to complete the liqui
dation. Any changes proposed or made il
reference to the capital stock shall b.
made in accordance with the laws of tn,
state of Louisiana on the subject of alter
ing the capital stock of coroOrations.
. ARTICLE Vino stakeholder shall h,
st held liable or responsible for the contract
- or faults of this corporation in any fur
"a Their sum than the unpaid balance due thu
ly corporation thereof, nor shall any informal
s. ity in organization have any effect of rem
- dering this charter null or of exposing an,
stakeholder to any liability beyond sucl
unpaid balance due on his said stock. Ii
order that this charter may also serve a
the original subscription list required b,
law. the subscribers to this act of incor
- pOration have also respectively written Cd
pOsite their names the amount of capita
stock in this corporation subscribed for b,
. each of them.
m Thus done and passed in my office in tn
ar city of New Orleans, on the day, mont
I'd and year first above written In the pres
of ence of Geo. r. Williams and Conrad G
n Collins, competent witnesses who hav
H. | hereunto signed their names with said ap
ic bearers and me. notary, after due read
nd ing of the whole.
IS j. NJ Cousins, shares: A. NJ Donna
eS way, III shares; 4. r. Hodg1ns, Z shares
r. Ed. Guedau, I'D shares.
al Witnesses:
b Geo. Il. Williams.
"a Conrad G. Collins.
Iat n. T.. HUMPHREY,
he Notary Public.
nd l. the undersigned Recorder of Nor
ID. cages for the parish of Orleans, state {
nd Louisiana. do hereby certify that tn
res above and foregoing act of incorporation
ay of the Service Drayage Co.. Inc, was TIL
to day duly recorded in my office. in boo
nd 1888 folio 62G. New Orleans, March At
nd 1920
nd (Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD. u. r..
1, the undersigned notary public, hereb
ra- certify that the foregoing Is a true cop
Nv of the original act Of incorporation of Il
ali Service Drayage Company. Inc. passed b.
m fore me on February 2Sth, 1920, and
De- record in my office.
ter n. F.. HUMPHREY.
all Mar 1S-Apr 90 Notary Public.
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