The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-07-21
CHARTER OF THE
COMMERCIAL GARAGE CO., INC.

United States OF America, State Of Louis
lana, Parish Of Orleans, City of-Spw Or
leans; Be it known, that on this Path
day OF the month of May, In the year of
our Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and twenty-one. and Of the Independence
of the United States Of America, the one
hundred and forty-fifth. before me, Ben
jamiu Y. Wolf, a notary public. duly com
missioned and qualified in and for the par
ish of Orleans, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and undersign
ed, personally came and appeared. thepar-
ties, whose names are hereunto SUBSCRIBED
all of full age, who ceclare mat, aVaHhg
them selves of the laws Of this State rela-
tive to the formation of corporations, they
have covenanted and agreed, and by these
presents covenant and agree and blno
themselves. as well as such other persons
as may hereafter become associated with
them, to form and constitute a corpora
ton and body polite in law for the pur-
poses and objects and under the stipu
lations and articles following. to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name or this corpor
alton shall be COMMERCIAL GARAGE
CO., INC.
ARTICLE 1.-THE OBJECTS and pur'
poses of this corporation and the nature
of the business to be carried on by 1t arr
declared to be: To manufacture, BUY sell
exchange, lease, deal in, store and repair
automobiles motor trucks, motor boat
and vehicles of every kind and descrip'
ton propelled by electricity, gasoline. gas
steam, compressed air or other motor
power, and all tops, bodies. supplies
accessories and appurtenances 70,
automobiles motor vehicles ana motor
boats, incidental thereto or used In con
nection Herewith; to cotduct gasoline
supply stations, to buy and sell gasonh'
and oil of any nature and kind wnatso
ever, to conduct garages for the storage
repair and maintenance of automobiles
motor trucks and motor vehicles OF every
kind; to apply for, obtain, purchase, least
or otherwise acquire and to register. hold
own and use any and all TRADEMARKS
trade secrets, processes, iormniae, hu ,ni
lions and improvements, capable OF belnt
used in connection with the work or th'
Company, whether secured under letter.
patent in these United States, or else
where or otherwise; and to use, operate
and manufacture under the same, and u
seIl assign, grant licenses in respect o.
or otherwise dispose Of and turn the same
to the account and profit Of the company
and generally to- do and engage In an!
other business or enterprise cOnnectet
with or growing out of, germane or In
cidental to any of the purposes hereiI
above set, put or contemplated by thi
! charter.
ARTICLE III.-The capiIai stocx o.
the said corporation shall be Ten Tnou
sand Dollars, divided into and represented
by one hundred shares Of the sum OF on
| Hundred Dollars each, payable In cash
property or for services rendered. IN
capital stock may be increased to fit.
thou sand dollars.
business as soon as Five Thousand Dol
| lars of the capital stock shall have beel
subscribed and Twenty-Five Hundred Dol
| lars of said amount SO subscribed, shal
have been paid for.
| transfer his stock in this corporatioI
provided thirty days notice of such In
tention to sell, assign or transfer tn
same be given the company, and the otne
| stockholders shall have the first prlvil
eye of purchasing the same. at book value
after which thirty days notice, the SAL
| srvck may be sold In the open marke
| ARTICLE Iv.-The domicile Of the sal
corporation shall be In the City OF Ne'
| Orleans, State Of Louisiana.
| The president, or in his absence, tn
vice president, shall be the proper pei
son upon whom CITATION or other legs
process shall be served.
| This corporation unless sooner dissolve
shall exist and continue for the period Q
| ninety-nine years from and after the dat
| hereof.
| All corporate powers shall be vested 4
a board Of directors composed OF fou
stockholders. The board Of directors ma
| FIJI vacancies In their number, howeve
caused, by election from among the stock
4 holders.
The first board Of directors shall con
sist Of Fred N. Mills, who shall be pres
1dent, ana whose poSt-OIIlce duuress
! 1429 Baronne Street, New Orleans; ID
J. II. Page whose post-office address
j 1913 Camp Street, and who shah be vice
president; Ellis Baldwin, who shall be sec
Rotary ana manager, and whose post
| office address is Jackson Barracks, Ne'
Orleans, La, and Walter /. Gibson. VIII
shall be treasurer, and whose post-offic
address is 1929 Baronne Street New VI
leans.
Said board shall continue in office unit
January 2, 1922. on which date. and there
after annually, board Of directors sha
be elected on the second day Of Januar
Of each year unless the same shall be
legal holiday, when the election shall b
held on the next legal day thereafter.
After each election the board Of dire
tors shall elect from their number tn
officers Of the company.
The said board Is further authorize
to frame and adopt such bylaws, rule
and regulations as the affairs and Ii
business Of the corporation may requir
and 40 It may deem necessary for II
conducting and management thereof.
ARTICLE vI-This charter may B
amended and the capital stock Of II
ieoFporat1on nay be Increased Or decreaDe,