The herald., 1920-04-15
CHARTER.

holders on the first Monday following the
! first Saturday in January, in each year,
the majority of whom shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business and |
a majority of votes east shall decide all !
questions, all such elections shall be at the /
office of said corporation under the super
vision of the president and three commits |
SiOncrS appointed by him: notice of said |
elections and all other meetings of stock |
holders whatsoever unless waived in writ |
ing shall he given by depOSiting i'll the !
United States pOStofficc in New Orleans |
not more than fifteen nor less than ten |
days prior to the date OF said elections or |
meeting. motto" Of the holding thereof |
enclosed in post paid wrapper addressed |
to each stakeholder AT the last address fur
ni>hed To this corporation 10y the said |
stockholders and in the event no address
| be furnished. then addressed TO General |
! Delivery, New Orleans. at said election and |
! all other meetings of stockholders the yOt-
| ing shall be 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 cast
| by him in person or by proxy, the ma
! jority of the stock voted shall decide ali
! questions except otherwise provided by
! law or by the charter The board of iii.
| rpctOrs shall have the right to fill for the
uncNpired 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
! but the directors then in office shall
main in effect. until their successors are
/ elected, and shall Cau>" another election
| to he held soon a. 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 president, and also shall
elect a secretary and treasurer. tn" board
! Of directors may appoint from time To
time such officers, clerks, OF agents and
other employees rs they may deem neceS-
! 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 q 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
! il shall he 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 at any time TO name and
| appoint manager to conduct and manage
the drayage and hauling and transfer bust
|
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 any OF
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
in the charter or hereafter created by the
Board. the first Board of Directors shall
{ De composed OF the following named per
sons. namely Joseph VI Cousins. AlOnzo
VI. DOnnaway, G.. Fennpr lIOdgns and
| Edward Guedan. of whom Joseph Cousins.
shall be president, AlOnZo NJ Donnaway.
P flrst vice president. G. FennPr HOdgins.
r second vice president. and Edward Guedau
secretary treasurer. who shall exercise
r their functions and hold their offices I'M
til the annual election to be held in Janu-
D airy. 1921, or until their successors are duly
elected and qualified subject to the condi-
? tons nereinabove provided.
{ ARTICLE VI.-TbiS act OF incornora-
l ton may be modified. added to or changed
: or said corporation may be dissolved with
| the assent of three fOurths of the cauital
stock represented at general meeting OF
the stockholders convened for such pur.
' | pose, and called in the manner provided
for herein for the calling of the meeting,
held annually for the election Of the board
! Il directors; and whenever this is dis
} solved either by limitation or by vote Of
ITS stockholders as heretofore provided OF
I otherwise its affairs shall be liquidated by
three commissioners TO be elected Mt tn,
l general meeting called for the purpOse O
: voting on the question of liduidating an,
g in case of death or resignation of any O
r said commissioners the surviving or re-
= naming shall continue to act and in cas-
OF death or resignation of all of them
three more commissioners shall he eIecte,
by the stockholders TO complete the liuui
dation. Any changes proposed or made Ii
reference to the capital stock shall b.
made in accordance with the laws of III,
state Of Louisiana on the subject of alter
ing the capital stock of coraOrations
; ARTICLE Vino stakeholder shall b.
4 held liable or responsible for the contracts
: or faults of this corporation in any fur
d Their sum than the unpaid balance due tn,
V corporation thereof, nor shall any informal
lily in organization have any effect of rem
dering this charter null or of exposing an,
stockholder to any liability beyond sucl
unpaid balance due on his said stock. III
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 op
posite their names the amount of capita
stock in this corporation subscribed for b.
each of them.
h Thus done and passed in my office in tn
Ir city of New Orleans on the day. montl
q and year first above written in the pres
If ence of Geo. f.. Williams and Conrad G
l. Collins, competent witnesses who hav
l. hereunto signed their names with said ap
C. bearers and me. notary, after a due read
d ing of the whole.
s. J. VI. Cousins, ) shares; A. NJ. Donna
IS way, 10 shares; G. +. Hodgins, shares
r Ed. Guedau, 10 shares.
al Witnesses:
Geo. T.. Williams
l. Conrad G.. Collins.
At y. l.. HUMPHREY.
le Notary Public.
ID 7. the undersigned Recorder of Mort
d. cages for the parish of Orleans, state o
ID Louisiana. do hereby certify that tn
rs above and foregoing act of incorporation
" of the Service Drayage Co., Inc, was thi
to day duly recorded In my office, in boo
Id 1893, folio go New Orleans, March 4tt
id 1920.
ID tSigned) EMILE J. LEONARD, ID. r..
l. the undersigned notary public. hereb
a. certify that the foregoing is a true cop
y, of the original act of incorporation of tn
III Service Drayage Company. Inc. passed be
n fore me On February 2Sth, 1920. and Q
g. record in my office.
er n. f.. HUMPHREY.
III Mar 1SApr 90 Notary Public.