The herald., 1920-06-10
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF AUTOMOTINE ROAD IN
STRANGE. INC.

40 TOrW, I
dred and Twenty. before me. Ethelred
Macaulay Stafford, Notary Pubic duls
commissioned and qualified in ana TOT thr
Parish of Orleans, state or LOUISIANA anu
in the presence of the witnesses hereln-
after named and undersigned, personally
came and opprnrcd the several persons
whose names are hereuntO subscribed. who
seyerally declared that, awaiting them :
selves of the provisions or the laws OF
the state of Louisiana relative to the or
ganiZatiOn Of corporations. and NOR" par
ticularly Act No. pa or i:e Acts OF the
General Assembly of the state of Louis
lana for the year 1914. they have con-
tracted and agreed. and do, by these
presents, contract and agree and bind ana
obIigate themselves, as well as Su'h othtF
persons as may hereafter become asso-
riated with them or their Successors tc
form themselves into and constitute them
selves and become corporation ana bouy
politic in law, under the name. Tor Inc
objects and PURPOSES and under the agree
mruts and stipulatiOnS Following, to-Wlt'
ARTICLE THE name of this cor
poratiOn shall be "AutOmOtiYe ROAD III
Surance Inc. and under IT'S said corporate
name il shall have ana ENJOY succession
and corporate existence Tor the term oil
\iuety-nine wears from and after the date
hereof unless sooner dissolved by lqulda-
ton and otherwise, ana snail nave, uhutr
its said name, power ono authority 10
contract, sue and be sued; TO make and
same to break or alter ut pleasure: 10
own, hold receive. lease, purchase and
acquire. sell transfer, assign, mortgage,
hypothpcate pledge or otherwise recclv"
use or dispose of and to lease from and
lease to- property. real personal ana
mixed. corporal or incOrpOrcal and 10
mortgage, pledge or hypOthecate same; 10
issue bonds. and To secure the same by
mortgage. pledge, or other security; TO buy
and hold aud otherwise acquire stock or
in. nj nor where
United States or foreign countries, and TO
act as agents for any person. firm, corpor-
alton or partnership, in any manner, IN
any business or undertaking, To name ana
appoint such managers, agents ana OF
ficers as the business Of the corporation
may require. and to make and establish
such bylaws and rules and regulations
for the government of the affairs of the
corporation as may be needful and proper
for tire conduct of its business.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domTcile Of the said
corporation shall be ut the City of New
Orleans La. and all citations or other
legal process shall he served upon the
President, and in his absence or in case
of his death or resignation, the Vice
President. and in the absence Of either as
the law directs.
ARTICLE II-The objects and pur-
poses of this corporation, and the nature
of the business to be transacted and car
ried on by il are hereby declared TO be {:
To engage in the purchase and sale of
automobiles auto trucks and accessories
in all of its branches, and to act as sales
agent or representative for any person,
firm or corporation or partnership en-
gagged in said line of business in the
United States or any foreign country.
To engage in the purchase and sale of
automobile supplies, tires and automobile
accessories of whatever nature and kind,
and in the purchase and sale of automo-
bile oils, and to act as the agent OF any
person, firm or corporation or partner
ship engaged in or transacting said bust
ness. and in connection Herewith TO OPP
crate garages. oil stations service sta
lions and offices anywhere in the United
States or in foreign countries.
To purchase and acquire real or per-
sOnal property of whatsoever nature and
kind and to resell the same to use the
same in the operation Of its business for
the objects and purposes herein set out;
to establish offices for the proper con-
duct thereof and to lease and to grant
leases on any property desired. and to
sell, mortgage and hypothecate the same.
To name and appoint such agents and
representatives and to establish such Of
fees and oil station and service stations
and garages for its own needs or the
needs of others as may be deemed
needful and proper, anywhere in the
United States or foreign countries.
To contract with persons operating au-
tOmobiles and auto trucks to extend them
aid in the event of a breakdown, tire or
other troubles and to make such charges
therefor under such tersns and conditions
as may be agreed upon by the Board of
Directors.
To purchase and acquire, and to resell,
lease or release to others patents, trade
marks, trade names and copyrights and
to dispose Of same as the corporation may
seem fit.
To purchase and acquire OIL leases and
oil land for the purpose of resale or for
drilling purposes, and royalties.
To purchase and acquire stock or bonds
or other evidences of indebtedness of any
corporation, and to acquire and purchase
and take over in their own name or other
wise the capital stock, property, good will
and stock in trade of any person, part
nership, firm or corporation or OF any
concern, whether going or discontinued
and the leases and liabilities thereof, and
to hold stock in other corporations, and
the capital stock of the corporation, is
sued or to be issued may be issued fol
capital stock in any other corporation
To issue Preferred Stock redeemable a
interest paying periods when desired, anI
in general to do and perform all sucl
things may be proper and necessar,
and germane to or incidental to the oh
jects and purposes herein set out. To d.
all of tina things hereinbefOre recited
eign country.
ARTICLE Iv.-An or the corporal
powers OF this corporation shall be eX
ercised by Board of Directors consist
ing Of three Common stockholders, two o
whom shall constitute quorum for tn
transaction of business, each of whoT
shall own, at all times. at least one shar
Of common stock. The Board Of Direc
tors shall elect annually from their mum
Der President, Vice President and Sec
rotary Treasurer. The Board Of DireC
tors may, from time to time, name an
appoint such officers, agents, manager
and employees as its need may requir,
who shall be employed at the pleasur
of the board, or may designate a man
ager to whom shall be cOnfided the en-
ployment OF agents and employees. Tn
following persons shall constitute an
compose the first Board OF Directors: +
W. Calogne. Jr.. President. Richard {
Fitzgerald, Vice-President; Ben. Campag
ma, Secretary Treasurer; and who shal
hold office until the first Monday O
July, 1921, or until their successors ar
elected and qualified. Vacancies cause
by death, resignation or inability {
serve. shall be filled by the remaining
members or member. 4 failure to elec
a BOARD of Directors, or the failure of tn
Board OF Directors to elect officers
shall not have the effect of dissolving tn
corporation. but the directors and officer
in office shall continue to serve until thei
successors are elected snc assume office
Meeting of the Board of Directors shal
be held as often as may 0e deemed nee
essary by days written notice address
ed to each member, provided that tn
Board, by unanimous consent, may dis
pense with said written notice and 81
at any time. Members or the Board ma,
vote by written proxy on any proposition
coming before the Board. Stakeholder
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