The herald., 1922-10-12

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in Book 1873 folio 20.
true copy:
EDWARD HASPEL.
Sept. scot. IL. Notary Public
CHARTER OF THE CHECKER CAH
COMPANY, INC.
state of Louisiana. Parish of East
Baton Rouge. Be IL known. that on the
| fore me. John Fred Odom. a notary
public. in and for said Parish and
state. duly commissioned and qualified
and in the presence of the hereinafter
named and undersigned witnesses, per-
sonally came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who declared that. availing
themselves of the provisions of the
laws of this state. particularly Act No
261 of 1914, of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana. they do for
themselves, their successors and as
signs, form themselves into a corpora
ton and body polite in law for the
objects and purposes and under the
stlpulations and articles following, to-
wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this cor
poration shall be Checker Cab Com
pany Inc, and its domicile is hereby
OF Orleans. and State aforesaid 4
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and pur<<
poses for which this corporation is or
ganized and the nature of the business
10 be carried on by 1t are hereby de-
clared TO be: To buy. rent lease, and
otherwise acquire taxi-cabs. automo-
biles and other vehicles; and to operate
and run them for hire. and generally
20 DO taxi cab carrying and hauling
business in all of it's forms.
ARTICLE III-The capital stock of
this corporation shall be fifty thousand
dollars E50.00O. divided into 500
shares OF a par value of one hundred
(s1OO.00) dollars each. payable in cash
DTOn2TfT
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; C5Ofo) of its authorized capital !
stock shall have been subscribed for. |
ma il1ty per cent. (50qo) of the said |
stock subscribed for shall have been |
'aid In. and shall exist for a period Of
llnety-nlne $3.50 years from this date /
inless sooner dissolved. The capital |
stock OF this corporation may be in
reased to one hundred thousand (sIOO-
OO.00) dollars.
ARTICLE V-The corporate powers
II this corporation shall be vested in a |
,0ard OF three directors, any two of
whom shall constitute quorum for
he transaction of business. without the
necessity of authorization or ratifica-
ION OF their action by the stockholders
no the said board. except the first,
mich is hereinafter provided for. shall
tockholders on the first Tuesday of
anuary of each year, of which cleo
ion fifteen Q5) days previous notice,
2 writing, shall be mailed to the
tockholders by the secretary.
ARTICLE VI-The said board of d.
ectors shall. Immediately after their
lection. proceed to the election of a
resident, a vice-president and a sec
etary treasurer. out of their own num-
err Any director may, by written au-
horization, appoint a proxy to repre-
ent him at any meeting of the direc- ;
ors. with all the powers Of his con-
lltuent. provided that the person so
ppO,nted shall be qualified to be
lemner or the board of directors.
ARTICLE VII-Joseph NJ. Bistes. ,
nose address is 1927 Dumaine street ,
the city of New Orleans, Fred c. !
ing. whose address is 1888 st. Roch
vans MERCER. whose address is Car ;
'llton Avenue and Oak Street in the =
" or New Orleans, Louisiana, with :
'seph NJ. Bistes, as president: Evans 5
ercier as vice-president, and Fred C.
ing as secretary-treasurer, shall con- q
ltmte the first board of directors. and q
lall hold their office until the first y
tuesday, in January, 1924, and until i
elr successors are duly elected and i,
ARTICLE VIII-Citation shall be y
rived on the president: in the event of p
absence or disability, upon the vice n
esident; and in the event of the alb n
nee or disability of both of these of n
er. whenever this corporation is dis n
wed by limitation or otherwise its af- !,
lrs snail be liquidated by one or more c,
uldators elected by the stockholders :,
pm among their own number. "
ARTICLE IX-No stockholder shall Al
H. assign or transfer his stock in ~
Is corporation unless he shall have Al
ST given thirty days previous notice ot
Wrltlng TO the corporation of his in a,
ltlon to do so; provided that the said c,
operation shall have the option dur w
SAID period of purchasing said stock a,
nm said stakeholder so announcing m
intention to sell; and after said 81
ne the said stock may be sold in the =,
IN market. A list of the subscribers n,
the capital stock of this CORPORATION ii
TN their post office addresses and y,
amount subscribed for by each, is n1
r rs hereto and made part hereof. h,
mus done, read and passed at nv n,
Ice in the city of Baton Rouge. in nc
presence of H. K. Strickland and %
ryl M. Kelley. competent witnesses. an
Q Q hereunto sign their names with tb
= r appedrers ana me, notary. on the We
itten. "'0'e pa
Witnesses: H. K. Strickland, Muryl RI
CiNiplAN<tI | "a.
red c. King, Joseph NJ. Bistes. Evans ~ -,
refer per F. c. King AZ AZ
| true copy: III III
'aton Rouge, La, Sept IS. 1922. w vJ
SeaD NotorU BIZ, re-
tie of Louisiana, III
,1sh of East Baton Rouge. sb
'efore me, the undersigned authority tal
soiaIIy came and appeared Fred c. Inv
g and Joseph NJ. Bistes, who after es s
lg by me first duly sworn, did de- m.
e and say: That they are incor- fai
a,orS OF the Checker Cab Company. co,
=; that the capital stock NJ sofa ~ ~
poration amounts to fifty thousand ro,
ars; and that all of said capitaI no
n mas been subscribed and paid for, mr.
ORIGINAL SIGNED) ~ ~
FRED. c. KING, mr.
JOSEPH NJ. BISTES. tbt
worn TO and subscribed before me.
patton Rouge, this 18th day of Sep
mo FPED oDo,, hel