The herald., 1922-10-26
CHARTER OF THE CHECKER CAB
COMPANY, INC

state Of Louisiana. Parish of Eas
! Baton Rouge. BE IL 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 hereina fteI
named and undersigned witnesses, per.
Sonally came and appeared the several
/ persons whose names are hereuntC
subscribed who declared that, awaiting
! themselves of the provisions Of the
| laws of this state. particularly Act No
26I of 1914, of the General Assembly
/ of the State of Louisiana. they do for
/ themselves, their successors and as
Z signs, form themselves into 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 cOrporatio is or
ganized and the nature of the business
to be carried on by it 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 taxi cab carrying and hauling
/ business in all of its forms.
ARTICLE III-The capital stock of
this corporation shall be fifty thousand
dollars ($50,000). divided into 500
shares Of par value of one hundred
100000 dollars each. payable in cash
particularly the property described in
the ltem1Zed list annexed hereto and
made part hereof, al 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: C5OTc) of its authorized capital
stock shall have been subscribed for.
and fifty per cent. 500 of the said
stock subscribed for shall have been
paid in, and shall exist for a period of
nlnety-nlne (99) years from this date
unless sooner dissolved. The capital
STOCK OF this corporation may be in
creased to one hundred thousand (SlOO-
O0O.00) dollars.
ARTICLE V-The corporate powers
OF this corporation shall be vested in
board of three directors, any two of
whom shall constitute quorum for
the transaction of business, without the
necessity of authorization or ratifica-
uon OF their action by the stockholders
ana 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
lon fifteen Q5( days previous notice,
in writing. shall be mailed to the
stockholders by the secretary.
ARTICLE NI-The said board of d.
rectors shall, Immediately after their
election. proceed to the election of n
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-
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
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
Mercier as vice-president, and Fred c.
King as secretary-treasurer. shall con-
stitute the first board of directors. and
snail 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
Ulcers, then upon the secretary-treas-
solved by limitation or otherwise it's af-
fairs shall be liquidated by one or more
liquidators 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 |
tentlon to do so; provided that the said !
corporation shall have the option dur /
ing said period of purchasing said stock |
from said stakeholder so announcing |
ms 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,
VINO hereunto sign their names with
said appearers and me- notary. on the
lay, month and year herein first above
written.
witnesses: H. K. Strickland, Muryl
lORIGINAL SIGNED)
Fred c. King, Joseph M. Bistes. Evans
per F.. c. King.
A true copy:
Baton Rouge, La. Sept IS, 1922.
<e JNO. FRED ODOM,
oseaIl Notary Public.
'arish of East Baton Rouge
before me, the undersigned authority.
personally came and appeared Fred C.
sing and Joseph NJ. Bistes. who after
'elng by me first duly sworn, did de-
pose and say: That they are incor-
.orators of the Checker Cab Company.
nc; that the capital stock of said
corporation amounts to fifty thousand
iollars; and that all of said capital
tock has been subscribed and paid for
(OR1GINAL SIGNED)
FRED. c. KING,
JOSEPH NJ. BISTES.
Sworn to and subscribed before me.
I Baton Rouge, this 18th day of Sep
JNO. FRED ODOM,
(SeaD Notary PnhIic
1, the undersigned Recorder of Mort
ages in and for the parish of Orleans,
,tate OF Louisiana, do hereby certify
hat the above and foregoing Act Of ,
Incorporation Of the Checker Cab Com
any, Inc. was this day duly recorded ,
n my office in book 1879, folio
New Orleans, Sept. 10. 1922.
ROBT. SCOTT,
ept. ZS-Nove. 2. Deputy Recorder.
OF BLOOMS BON, NC. {
United States of America, State of
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