The herald., 1922-10-19
CHARTER OF THE CHECKER CAB
COMPANY INC


State of Louisiana. Parish of East
Baton Rouge Be it known. that on the
eighteenth day of September, 1922. be-
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, awaiting
themselves of the provisions of the
laws of this state. particularly Act No
267 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
stipulations and articles following, to-
wit:
ARTICLE THE name of this cor
poration 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-
biles and other vehicles: and to operate
and run them for hire. and generally
to do a taxi cab carrying and hauling
business in all of its forms.
ARTICLE III-The capital stock of
this corporation shall be fifty thousand
dollars (S5O.000), divided into 500
shares of a par value of one hundred
$lOO0O) 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. (5OT) of it's authorized capital
stock shall have been subscribed for,
and fifty per cent. (50ec) of the said
stock subscribed for shall have been
paid in. and shall exist for n period of
(99) years from this date.
unless sooner dissolved. The capital
stock of this corporation may be in
creased to one hundred thousand (s100,-
000.00) dollars.
ARTICLE V-The corporate powers
of this corporation shall be vested in a
board of three directors. any two of
whom shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business. without the
necessity of authorization or ratifica-
ton of their action by the stockholders
and the said board. except the first.
which 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 fifteen G5) 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. a vice-president. and a sec
out of their own num-
Der Any director may, by written au-
thorization, appoint proxy to repre-
sent him 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,
whose address is 1927 Dumaine street,
in the city of New Orleans. Fred c.
King, whose address is 1898 st. Roch
Avenue, in the city of New Orleans. and
rollton Avenue and Oak Street. in the
city of New Orleans, Louisiana, with
Joseph NJ. Bistes, as president; Evans
Mercier as vice-president, and Fred c..
King as OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, shall con-
stitute the first board of directors, and
shall hold their office until the first
Tuesday in January. 1924, and until
their successors are duly elected and
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
ficers. then upon the secretary-treas-
w
solved by limitation or otherwise it's af-
fairs shall be liquidated by one or more
llquidators elected by the stockholders
from among their own number.
ARTICLE 1X-No stakeholder shall
sell. assign or transfer his stock in
this corporation unless he shall have
first given thirty days previous notice
in writing to the corporation of his in
tentiOn to do so: provided that the said
corporation shall have the option dur
cd Of nloe, a 4 all
from said stakeholder so announcing
his intention to sell; and after said
time the said stock may be sold in the
open market. A list of the subscribers
to the capital stock of this corporation
with their post office addresses, and
the amount subscribed for by each. is
hereto and made part hereof.
Thus done, read and passed at my
office in the city of Baton Rouge, in
the presence of H. X. Strickland and
Muryl NJ Kelley. competent witnesses.
who hereunto sign their names with
said appearers and me, notary, on the
day, month and year herein first above
written.
Witnesses: H. K. Strickland, Muryl
tORIGiNAL sIGNED)
Fred c. King, Joseph NJ. Bistes, Evans
Mercier, per F. C. King.
Baton Rouge, La. Sept. IS. 1922.
JNO. FRED ODOM,
(SeaD Notary Public
State of Louisiana,
Parish of East Baton Rouge
Before me, the undersigned authority.
personally came and appeared Fred c.
King and Joseph NJ. Bistes, who after
being by me first duly sworn, did de-
pose and say: That they are incor-
porators of the Checker Cab Company.
Inc; that the capital stock of said
corporation amounts to fifty thousand
dollars; and that all of said capital
stock has been subscribed and paid for.
(ORIGINAL SIGNED)
FRED. c. KING,
JOSEPH NJ. BISTES.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
at Baton Rouge, this 18th day Of Sep
TENDER, 1922.
JNO. FRED ODOM,
(SeaD Notary Public.
!. the undersigned Recorder of Mort.
cages in and for the parish of Orleans,
State of Louisiana, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing Act of
of the Checker Cab Com
pany, Inc. was this day duly recorded
In my office in book 1879, folio
New Orleans, Sept. 10. 1922.
Sept. 2s-Nove. 2. Deputy Recorder.
cHARTE1 or 8LoolCs s0M, NC.
United States of America, State of