The herald., 1916-04-06
CHARTER
OF FAIRCHILD MOTOR CAR COMPANY
INCORPORATED.


INCORPORATED.
United States of America, State OF Louisiana,
Parish OF Orleans.
Re it known, that on this fifteenth day OF
March, IN the year OF our Lord one thou'
sand nine hundred and sixteen, before me,
Tor the parish OF Orleans. State OF louisiana
duly commissioned and qualified and in the
presence OF the undersigned witnesses, per
sonally came and appeared the several per
sons whose names are hereinafter subscribed,
OF the full age OF majority, who declared to
me that availing themselves of the laws OF
this state relative TO the organization OF
corporations. and more especially oil Act
10 OF the Acts Of 1914. page 81, OF the legis'
lativc acts Of this state, they have cove
uantcd and agreed. and by these presents
do covenant and agree for themselves and
their successors and assigns TO form them
selves into corporation and body politc
for the object. ard purposes and under the
Stipulations hereinafter set forth, to-wit:
Article The name and title Of this cor
marathon shall be Fairch IA Motor Car Com
pany. Incorporated. and under such title Il
shall have and enjoy succession for period
OF uinety-uine years from date hereof and
shall have power and authority TO contract,
sue and be sued. make and use corporate
seal. the same 10 break and alter AZ pleas
ure; 10 hold, sell, lease, mortgage, hypothe-
cate or pledge property, real, personal or
mixed, necessary incidental or proper tor the
carrying on Of its business; 70 buy and TO
hold stock in any other company or com-
pauies that may assist this company IN itS
objects and purposes; 10 make and issue
notes and certificates OF Indebtedness; 10
name elect and appoint managers, directors
and clerks or other employees to properly
conduct its corporate business and TO make
such bylaws. rules and regulations as may
be found necessary or desirable for the man
agrment and business affairs Of this cOrpO-
ration, and generally 70 do every other act
matter or thing necessary for the complete
and proper carrying out Of said business.
Article 1.-The domicile Of this corpora
ton shall be in the city OF New Orleans,
Parish Of Orleans, State Of Louisiana. where
all citation and other legal process shall be
served upon the president, or IN the absence
Of the president, upon the Vlce.presIdent. or
in the absence Of both upon the secretary.
Article lll.-The objects and purposes OF
this corporation are hereby declared and
stated 10 be. To buy. sell. lease, repair and
generally deal in automobiles. other motor
driven vehicles. bicycles and automobile and
bicycle supplies and all other business inci-
dental TO the retail and wholesale automobile
and bicycle business; 10 promote and assist
financially any person, firm or corporation
engaged in the business Of selling autoUo-
bilcS and other notoT-dryel vehicles az
retail W wholesale. And generally 20 DO,
any and al other acts and exercise any and
tain aud further any OF the foregoing objects
Article IV-The capital stock Of this cor.
pcration is hereby fixed az the sum OF
twenty thousand (S3OOOo.00) dollars, divided
into two hundred shares (6O) of the par
value of one hundred $4,000 dollars each,
provided that the amount TO which the cap
tai stock of this corporation may be in
creased shall be one hundred thousand Sio,-
OO0) dollars.
Fifty per cent of the capital stock Of this l
must be subscribed for before the