The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-09-28

Baton Rouge, BE IL known, thdt on tHe
eighteenth day Of September 1922, be
fore me- John Fred Odom. notary
public, in and for said Parish and
State. duly commissioned and quahtlen'
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 Tor
themselves, their successors and as
signs, form themselves into corpora
ton and body polite in law for me
objects and purposes and under the
stipulations 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
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 II 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 (S50.000), divided into 500
shares of a par value of one hundred
(sl00.0O) 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 (50%) of its authorized capital
stock shall have been subscribed Tor,
and fifty per cent. (5OT) OF the SAID
stock subscribed for shall have been
paid in, and shall exist for period or
ninety-nine (99) years from this date,
unless sooner dissolved. The capital
stock of this corporation may be in
creased to one hundred thousand (SlOO,-
ARTICLE V-The corporate powers
of this corporation shall be vested in q
board of three directors, any two OF
whom shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business, without the
necessity of authorization or ratlfica-
ton of their action by the stockholders
and the said board, except the first,
which is hereinafter provided for shali
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 d.
rectors shall, Immediately after their
election, proceed to the election or a
president, a vice-president and a sec
retary-treasurer out of their own num-
her. ANY director may, by written au-
thoriZation, appoint a proxy to repre-
sent him at any meeting of the dlrec-
tors with all the powers OF his con-
stituent, provided that the person SO
appointed shall be qualified to be
member of the board of directors.
ARTICLE VII-Joseph NJ. Bistes,
whose address is 1927 Dumaine street
in the city of New Orleans, Fred =.
King. whose address is 1888 st. Roch
Avenue, in the city of New Orleans, ana
Evans MERCER. whose address is car
rollton Avenue and Oak Street, In the
city of New Orleans, Louisiana, with
Mercier as vice-president, and Fred e
King as secretary-treasurer. shall con,
stitute the first board of directors, ana
shall hold their office until the 1lrst
Tuesday in January, 1924, ana until
their successors are duly elected ana
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 an
sence or disability of both of these OF
| ficers, then upon the secretary treas
urer. Whenever this corporation is as
solved by limitation or otherwise us az
| fairs shall be liquidated by one or more
I
| from among their own number
! ARTICLE IX-No stockholder shall
| sell, assign or transfer MS stock III
| this corporation unless he snail nave
| first given thirty days previous notice
| in writing to the corporation of his IN,
| tention to do so; provided that the salo
corporation shall have the option uur
ing said period of purchasing SAID stocR
from said stakeholder SO annouhcl nie
his intention to sell; and after sale
time the said stock may be sold IN tht
open market. A list of the subscribers
TO the capital stock of this corporation
with their post office addresses. ahC
the amount subscribed for by eacn, IL
| annexed hereto and made part hereof
Thus done, read and passed at my
office in the city of Baton Rouge. II
the presence of II. X. Strickland anC
Muryl NJ Kelley. competent witnesses
who hereunto sign their names will
said appearers and me. notary, on TN
day. month and year herein first aooV'
| written. 81,
NJ. Kelley.
(ORIGINAL SIGNED)
Fred c. King, Joseph NJ. Bistes, Evans
Mercier, per F. c. King.
Ration Rouge, La, Sept. IS, 1922.
JNO. FRED ODOM,
fseaD Notary Public
State of Louisiana,
Parish of East Baton Rouge.
. Before me, the
personally came and appeared Fred L
!. King and Joseph NJ, Bistes, who afte
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 sal
corporation amounts to fifty thousan
dollars: and that all of said capita
stock has been subscribed and paid for
| ORIGINAL SIGNED)
FRED. G. 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 PUBIC
/, the undersigned Recorder of Mort
cages in and for the parish of Orlean:
State of Louisiana, do hereby certif
that the above and foregoing Act O
J incorporation Of the Checker Cab Com
pany, Inc was this day duly recorde
in my office in book 1879, folio
, New Orleans, Sept. 10, 1922.
ROBT. SCOTT.
} Deputy Recorder
: Sept. 2S-Nove. 2.
CHARTER OF BLOOMS soN, NC
United States of America, State
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