The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-04-22
CHARTER OF SERVICE DRAYAGE
COMPANY INCORPORATED.

State of Louisiana, Parish OF Orleans.
BE il known, that on this twenty eighth
day of the month of February, in the year
of Our Lord. one thousand nine hundred
and twenty. and of the Independence of
the United States of America. the one hun
dred and forty fourth. Before me. Mich
olas Eugene Humphrey, notary public.
duly commissioned and qualified in and
for the parish of Orleans, state OF Louis
lana, and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned. per-
sonally came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hereunto sub
scrjbed. all being above the age of ma
jority and who seyerally declare; that
availing themselves Of the laws or the
state of Louisiana, in such case made and
provided they have contracted and agreed,
and do by these presents contract ana
agree, and bind and obligate themselves
as well as such other persons as may
hereinafter become associated with them to
form and constitute corporation ana
body polite in law for the objects and
purposes and under the agreements and
stipulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corpora
| ton shall be Service Drayage Company.
Incorporated" and under this name it shall
| have power and authority to have and en-
| joy succession for the full term and pc
! riod of ninety nine years, from and after
the date hereof, to have and exercise all
| the powers now and hereafter conferred by
| law on similar corporations, to contract
| sue and be sued in its corporate name, to
| make and use a corporate seal and the
| same to break or alter at pleasure, to
| hold, receive, lease. purchase and convey
/ as well as to mortgage and hypothecate
| property, real personal or mixed corporal
| or incorporeal, to issue bonds, or notes for
| the purpose of borrowing such sums OF
| money as may be required by 1t ana TO
secure the same by mortgage or pledge, or
otherwise, to purchase stock tools and
1 equipments, and to issue In payment
| therefor any part or all Of the capital
| stock to name and appoint such managers
, agents. directors and officers as It's Dusi-
ness interest and conveniences may require
| and to make and establish as well as alter
and amend from time to time such by
| laws, rules and regulations for the proper
| regulation and management OF the affalrs
of said corporation as may be necessary
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
| poration shall be the city of New Orleans
| state of louisiana and citation or Other
| legal process shall be served upon the
| president of the corporation or In the
| event of his absence upon the vice presi
dent, and in the absence of both upon the
secretary-treasurer.
| ARTICLE III--The objects and pur
poses for which this corporation is or
| ganized and the nature of the business Il
be carried on by 1t are hereby declared Il
be. to conduct a general drayage, hauling
and transfer business, and to lease, hire o.
farm out its teams. conveyances and equip
-
things that may be incidental to or neces
sary in the conduct of said business.
| ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of thi
| corporation Is fixed at six thousand dol
lars, divided into sixty shares, of pa
value of one hundred each, and shall b
paid for In cash, or may be issued at par
full paid and worcestershire in paymen
for property actually purchased or ser
| vices actually rendered to the corporation
at ali such times and in such manner a
may be prescribed by the board Of direc
ltors. This corporation shall be author
! | lied to commence business and be goin
concern as soon as fifty per cent Of IL
capital stock shall have been subscribe
and paid for, shares Of stock shall
transferable only on the books of this col
+ poration and in such manner as may B
! prescribed by the board of directors an
no transfer Of stock shall be binding upo
. | or have any effect on this corporation nj
: less and until made on It's books.
, ARTICLE YAH the powers OF this CO
poration shall be vested IN and exercise
j By a board of directors to be composed ,
i four persons elected annually By the stocl