The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-11-02
CHARTER OF THE CHECKER CAB
COMPANY, INC.

NEILS r. HERTZ.
f OCT. 5-Nov. Notary Public.
! CHARTER OF THE CHECKER ca,
) COMPANY, INC.
state of Louisiana Parish of Eas
Baton Rouge. Be ii known. that on tn
/, eighteenth day of September. 1922. be
: fore me. John Fred Odom. a notar
public, in and for said Parish am
state, duly commissioned and qualified
, and in the presence of the hereina fl
named and undersigned witnesses per
\ Sonally came and appeared the Seyera
, persons whose names are hereunt,
subscribed. who declared that. availin,
themselves of the provisions of tn,
; laws OF this state. particularly Act No
, 261 of 1914. of the General Assembly
, of the State of Louisiana they do fol
themselves. their successors and as
signs. form themselves into a corpora
ton and body polite in law for tn.
objects and purposes and under the
stlpulations and articles following to-
wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name Of this cor.
porauon shall be Checker Cab Com.
pany. Inc, and its domicile is hereby
fixed at the City of New Orleans, Parish
OF Orleans. and State aforesaid
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is or
ganized and the nature of the business
To be carried on by IL are hereby de-
clared to be: To buy, rent lease, and
otherwise acquire taxi-cabs. automo-
blles and other vehicles: and to operate
and run them for hire. and generally
| to do taxi cab carrying and hauling
business in all of it's forms.
| ARTICLE III-The capital stock of
/ dollars (s5O.OOO). divided into 500
shares of par value of one hundred
/ tSlOO.OO) dollars each, payable in cash
or property actually received (more
particularly the property described in
the itemized list annexed hereto and
made part hereof. at such time in such
manner as the board of directors may
determine
ARTICLE Iv-This corporation may
begin business as soon as fifty per
cent; (5OG) of its authorized capital
stock shall have been subscribed for
ana fifty per cent (50ec) of the said
stock subscribed for shall have been
paid in, and shall exist for a period of
ninety-nine (99) years from this date.
unless sooner dissolved The capital
stock of this corporation may be in
creased ere TO one hundred thousand (s1OO,-
ARTICLE V-The corporate powers
OF this corporation shall be vested in a
board of three directors, any two of
whom snail constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business, without the
necessity of authorization or ratifica-
ton of their action by the stockholders
ana the said board. except the first
whlch is hereinafter provided for. shall
be elected annually by ballot by the
stockholders on the first Tuesday of
January of each year. of which cleo
ton nfteen Q5) days previous notice
IN writing. shall be mailed to the
stockholders by the secretary
ARTICLE VI-The said board of di-
rectors shall. Immediately after their
election, proceed to the election of a
president vice-president. and a sec
retary-treasurer. out of their own num-
Der Any director may, by written au-
thorlzation. appoint a proxy to repre-
sem MN at any meeting of the direc-
tors. with all the powers of his con-
stituent, provided that the person SO
appointed shall be qualified to be a
member of the board of directors.
ARTICLE VII-Joseph NJ. Bistes. |
w ,S address is 1927 Dumaine street,
King. whose address is 1898 St. Roch
Avenue, in the city of New Orleans, and |
EVANS Mercier, whose address is Car
rollton Avenue and Oak Street, in the |
city of New Orleans Louisiana with
Joseph NJ. Bistes. as president: Evans
Mercler as vice-president and Fred C.
hlng as secretary treasurer, shall con-
sutute the first board of directors, and
shall hold their office until the first
Tuesday in January, 1924, and until
qualified.
ARTICLE vIII-citation shall be
served on the president: in the event of
his absence or disability. upon the vice
president; and in the event of the alb
sence or disability of both of these Of
llcers, then upon the secretary-treas-
lrer. Whenever this corporation is dis
solved by limitation or otherwise IT'S af-
lalrs snail be liquidated by one or more
lquidators elected by the stockholders
rom among their own number.
ARTICLE IX-No stakeholder shall
sell assign or transfer his stock in
ms corporation unless he shall have ,
lrst given thirty days previous notice
n writing to the corporation of his in
ention to do so: provided that the said | ,
corporation shall have the option dur
ng said period of purchasing said stock ;
rom said stakeholder so announcing
us us intention to sell; and after said .
ine the said stock may be sold in the |
pen market. A list of the subscribers !
o the capital stock of this corporation
With their post office addresses. and !
ne amount subscribed for by each, is I
nneXed hereto and made part hereof.
Ihus done, read and passed at nv Z
1tlce in the city of Baton Rouge. in 7
ne presence of II. K. Strickland and {
luryl NJ Kelley. competent witnesses. a
. .i9 nereunto sign their names with I
ara appearers and me, notary, on the V
ay. month and year herein first above I
written. :
Witnesses: H. K. Strickland, Muryl I
4. Kelley. !
(ORIGINAL ,SIGNED) Z
Fred {. King. Joseph NJ. Bistes, Evans n
1ercfer, per F. c. King d
true copy: r
Baton Rouge. La. Sept IS. 1922. v
(SeaD Notary pnhI,,
tate of Louisiana, a
arlsh OF East Baton Rouge. S
before me, the undersigned authority q
ersonally came and appeared Fred c. | b
ing and Joseph. NJ. Bistes, who after S
eng by me first duly sworn, did de- n
ose and say: That they are fncor- f
orators of the Checker Cab COMPANY. G
nc; that the capital stock of said s
operation amounts to fifty thousand r
ollars; and that all of said CAPITAL n
LOCK mas been subscribed and paid for | N
(ORlGINAL SIGNED) nj
FRED. G.. KING, n
JOSEPH NJ BISTES. n
sworn to and subscribed before me
baton Rouge. this 18th day Of Sep h
(SeaD Notarv Pnhi,o II
l, the undersigned Recorder of Mort q
ages In and for the parish of Orleans. :,
tate or Louisiana, do hereby certify ~
lat the above and foregoing Act OF a.
corporation of the Checker Cab Com ..
my, Inc, was this day duly recorded .,
my office in book 1879, folio ~
New Orleans. Sept. 10. 1922 r
ROBT. SCOTT,
,pt. 2s-Nove. 2. Deputy Recorder.
;HARFE1 or BLooWs BON, NC. al
united States Of America, State OF
Parish of Orleans, Be II "a
Town, That on this 20th dav NJ The | a '