The herald., 1922-12-28
CHARTER.

bind themselves, as well as such other per
| sons as may hereafter become associated
| with them, to form and constitute a cor
poratfon and body polite in law, under
| the stipulations and agreements follow
| ing, which they adopt as their charter:
| ARTICLE THE name of this corpora
! ton shall be Electric Service Station
| Inc" and under its corporate name II
| snail have power and authority TO nave
and enjoy succession for the full tern
| of ninety nine 800 years from date here
OF, to contract sue and be sued; TO make
and use "A corporate seal and the same 70
break and alter at pleasure, TO hold, re,
ceiye, lease, purchase and convey as wei
as mortgage, pledge and hypothecatt
property, real, personal and mixed, cor
poreal and incOrpOreal, to name and ap,
point such managers, agents, directors ana
officers as its business interests and con,
veniences may require, and to make ana
establish, as well as alter, and amend
from time to time, such bylaws and regu-
latiOns for the proper government OF the
affairs of said corporation as may Dt
necessary and proper.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
pOration shall be in the Parish of Or
leans, State of Louisiana, and all cita-
tons or other legal process shall be
served upon the president of said corpora
ton or iii the event of his absence upon
the vice-president thereof, and i'll the ab-
sence of both of said officers, upon the
secretary treasurer of said corporation.
ARTICLE lll-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is formed
are declared to be: TO manufacture, re-
pair. buy and sell electric supplies, fix
lures, equipment and accessories OF every
type ana description; TO manufacture, re-
pair, buy and sell novelties and make de
vices and accessories of every type and
description, all at wholesale and retail,
for import and export for itself and as
agent, and generally TO have all such pow
ers and privileges that, or relate TO the
objects and purposes hereinbefore set
forth or may be necessary or convenient
tor affecting said objects and purposes OF
this corporation.
ARTICLE N-The capital stock OF this
corporation is hereby fixed at five thOus-
and (S5,OOOOO) dollars, divided into ana
represented by fifty shares t5O) of stock
of the value of one hundred tSlOO.OO) dol
lars each, said stock to be paid for be
fore issuing and non assessable. All
transfers of stock must be made upon the
books of the corporation and the original
certificates surrendered properly en-
dorsed.
ARTICLE V-All OF the corporate pow
ers of this corporation shall be vested in
and exercised by a board Of directors
composed of not less than three (3) stock
holders at the annual meeting of the cor
pOratiOn which shall be held on the third
Tuesday of November OF each year.
majority of the stockholders present or re-
presented shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction Of business.
The officers of this corporation shall be
president, vice-president and n secre-
tary treasurer. They shall be elected an
nually by board Of directors from their
number Of directors. and officers shall be
elected for a term of one year, but shall
hold Office until their successors are
elected and qualified.
All elections shan be by ballot. Each
share Of stock shall be entitled TO one
vote, and the majority Of the votes cast
shall elect Votes may be cast either In
person or by written proxy.
ARTICLE VINO stakeholder shall ever
be held liable for the contracts, faults OF
debts of this corporation, nor shall any
mere informality in its organization have
the effect of rendering this charter void
or exposing a stakeholder to any liability
beyond the unpaid balance due on the
shares owned by him.
No stockholder, his heirs. assigns, ex-
ecutor or administrator, shall have the
right to dispose, ALLEVIATE or otherwise
transfer his holdings of stock in this cor
poration without first having offered said
stock to this corporation for the benefit
of its stockholders at the then book value
thereof, the book value of such stock shall
be ascertained, either by an agreement OF
the parties, or of two competent and eN-
perienced business men, one to be chosen
by the stakeholder and the other by the
board Of directors, when. IL said two par
two parties SO chosen. shall choose a third
party, when the majority opinion shall
prevail. Said offer shall be made in writ
ing fifteen days before so doing. and the
have the right and privilege of availing
themselves Of the holdings Of stock SO
offered.
The first board Of directors shall consist
Of the following: Thomas +. Bartlett. +.
A. johnson and Mrs. Thos. L. Bartlett and
the first officers shall be the following ::
Thomas +. Bartlett, president; Mrs.
Thomas +. Bartlett, vice president, and
ARTICLE NII-Thls act of incorpora-
ton may be changed, modified, altered or
amended, or this corporation may be dis
owning three fourths tA's) of the capt.
tai stock of the corporation, present or re-
presented at general meeting convened
QO) days written notice has been given
through the mail to each stakeholder at
his last known place of residence.
ARTICLE vIII-fD case OF dissolution
by the expiration of said charter or other
wise. the stockholders shall elect three
t3) lquidators from among their number
to settle the business and affairs of the
corporation.
Thus done and passed In my notarial
Office. in the City Of New Orleans. State of
Louisiana, on the date aforesaid, in the
presence Of John Dart and Benjamin W.
Dart, competent witnesses, who have here:
unto signed their names with the said
parties, and they have set out their ad
dresses and the number of shares held
by them, and me, notary. after due read
Witnesses. John Dart. Benjamin W.
Dart
(ORIGINAL SIGNED)
Thomas +. Bartlett, six shares, So Ca
rondelet street, New Orleans. La; Mrs.
Thomas +. Bartlett, six shares. So Ca
rondelet street. New Orleans, La: (by
Thomas f. Bartlett): Edward A. johnson.
IL shares. S12 Carondelet street, New Or
leans, La.
(SeaD BENJAMIN W. HERMAN.
Notary Public.
/ certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the original charter of
Electric Service Station. Inc, passed be-
fore me Nov. 8. 1922, and on file in my
notarial archives.
New Orleans, La, Nov. 10th. 1922.
(SeaD BENJAMIN W. HERMAN.
Notary Public.
Nov. 23-Dec. IS.
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF