The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-08-04
CHARTER.
.oTrR OF SOUTHERN ELECTRO
Ch VIE BATTERY CO., INC.

mr,n STATES OF AMERICA.
sT.TE OF LOUISIANA, PAklSh or
oonIFLNS CITY OF NEW ORLhaNo'.
d. ~ Known. that on this 3Oth day OF
Tune in the year one thousand niue nun
s Jun and twenty-one (1921), before me
qreu s O'Connor, a notary pubilc,
ss1y Commissioned and qualihed IN anu
su' che parish of Orleans, state OF Lou
,ssana. and in the presence OF 'he
nassas hereinafter named ana unu VI
signed. personally came ana appearet rne
sassa,ej persons whose names are mere
sr,o subscribed, who each severally ae-
un,o that. ayailing themselves or the
..aris;ons of the laws OF the state ot
yRouisiana relative to the organization VI
generations, they have covenanteu'
agreed, and do by these presents hind
tnally covenant and agree ana oinu
,Ssmselyes. to and with each other, as
wall as such other persons VINO may
Xsraafter become associated WIN thelll;
M form and constitute q corporatlon an an
Sody polite in law, for the objects ana
nnrnoses. and under the agreements anu
stipulations, following, viz: .,.,. -,
tpTiCIE 1. The name and title OF
.his cornoration shall be SOUTHERN
EIFCTROLYTE BATTERY CoMPANi,
INC and under its said corporate haIle
shall have power and authority TO nav nav
a. uinetysnine (99) years. from and afteI
the date hereof, to contract, sue anu "
srsa 10 make and use a corporate seal
and the same to break or alter at pieas,
ure. 70 hold, receive, lease, purchase ana
eanyey. as well as to mortgage anu
Sss"tbscate property. real, personal and
mire5 corporeal and incorporeai' u
name and appoint such officers, managers
AGENTS. and directors as its business IN
terest and conveniences may reqsr &c
and 10 make and establish, as wen as
alter and amend from time TO, uine
such by.Iaws. rules and regulations. for
the proper government of the affalrs
Of the corporation, as may be necessary
and proper.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this
eorporat5on shall be in the City OF New
Orleans. Parish of Orleans. state Oh
Louisiana, and all citatiens or o' tha
legal .prooess shall be served on me
President of said corporation, or, IN tne
event Of his absence on the Nlee-fresi-
dent.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur,
doses of this corporation are declareu
to be, to buy, sell and manufacture al
electric supplies, all automobile accessol
les, storage batteries of every KIND anu
description, and to repair same, ana =.
do and perform general electric repair
work and to buy and sell any charactei
Of material and furnish any kind OF LABOR
and generally to contract any business
appertaining to or necessary , 70 .. sSine o,
said corporation is hereby nXed ~
Twenty five Thousand (s25,000.00 Dol
lars. divided into five hundred shares y
the par value Of fifty dollars each. Sal,
stock or any part thereof may De issue'
for cash, and In payment for the puI
chase Of merchandise, machinery, plant
real estate, fixtures, furniture, contracts
goodwill; supplies and other materiai'
actually delivered, or services actuall,
rendered to this company. The Boaf :.
Of Directors as hereinafter ceatea a. =
especially authorized to dispose OF Tn
stock Of this Company, in whole or II
part, for any and all Of the purpose
sseve stated. as In its Judgment ma;
seem fair and proper. This ComPan!
shall begin business as soon as tweN
thousand. seven hundred fifty dollars
~ ltock shah have been ,supscflpeu
and this charter shall be the origina
ARTICLE VAN the corporate power
this corporation shall be vested In an
exercised by a Board of Directors CON
posed Of three stockholders, who sha
% elected annually on the last Monda
IN June Of each year, beginning 19Zk,
majority Of said board shall constitut
quorum for the transaction OF any an
al business.
: At all elections each stakeholder shal
seId BY him, and a majority Of votes cas-
nall elect. A failure to elect director
st q regular meeting shall not dissolv
tae corporation but the directors then !
onlee Will continue to act until tnel
scceessors are elected and qualified. NC
uce Of the time Of holding any and
seeIings shall be given by the Secretar
y each stakeholder at his last known &C
two days before meeting.
Immediately upon being elected, the
tors shall elect from among their ow
sses..ary grs sa sert, yeefresiden' an
yhe said BoArd shall also have powe
authority 70 borrow money throug
Fresident or Vice-President, or som
duly authorized agent or agent
Aecute mortgages and issue note
or other obligations, and general
os 40 all the things necessary for Il
~ u carrying on of the business or u
~ exploration: and also to Issue an
hss. aenver full paid shares Of stock an
es.s and other obligations of the sal
ssonuon In payment Of the money DO
49, or money, labor. services, pro-
nix or rights actually received by u
corporation, as hereinafter set fort
n Srncies in the Board Of Directors sha
3, u R .ooy the remaining members
untii the next meeting to be held NJ
ifea s charter, or until their duly qua
- successors are elected and Unstable
= wfo OF Directors shall be compose
He,s. Her Dilzell, who shall be Pre-
ari iliam Fl. Sullivan, Vice-Presider
4 senn Cornelius Sullivan, who sha
u ssefstary- Treasurer.
isiCLE yI.-The capital stock ms
l1SSsS ssed to the sum Of Fifty Thousar
esss Dollars, or diEninished up.
Svhs with formalities imposed
{. 4 - IlCLE vII-whenever this corpo
s. -. .aan be dissolved. either by lin
~ from any other cause, its affai
nquidated by a committee OF tv
- - appointed at q general NEE
- eeoekholdefs convened for tn
"a eaid committee shall ma
~ perform al acts ueceooal