The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-12-18
CHARTERS.
NO , NOVEMBER 30, 1919.
ACT OF INCORPORATION OF THE
SIEGEL-GARCIA MOTORS COM
PANY INCORPORATED.

Il,
leans Be it known that on this 29th
day of the month of November in me
year of our Lord, one thousand, nine nun
bred and nineteen and of the Independence
of the United States of America, the one
hundred and forty third. Before me,
Charles +. Starkey, notary pubic, duly
commissioned and qualified, within ana
for the Parish of Orleans, State OF LOUIS
lana, and i'll the presence OF the WliheSHcS
hereinafter named and undersigned, per.
>onally came and appeared: The SeVeral
persons whose names are hcreunto SUP
,cribed who seyerally declared that, avail
ing themselves of the dement's ana pro
visions of the Constitution of the State
OF Louisiana and of the laws of SAID
State relative to the organization of cor
poratiOnS and particularly of the proNlS-
ions of Act No. 26I, of the General Assent
bly of the State of Louisiana for the year
1914. they have contracted and agreed and
united to form and do, by these present ;
contract and agree and bind ana ObllGate
themselves to form and organize theIl-
selves as well as all such other persons
who many hereafter Join or become as
Sociated with them or their successors
into a stock corporation and body p0litlc
in law. for the objects and purposes ana
under the conditions. covenants, Stlpu
latiOnS and agreements OF the articles Iol-
lowing, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be ''Sirgel- Garcia Motors
Company. Incorporated" and under ana
by said name. unless sooner dissolved IN
accordance with law and this charter, IL
shall exist and continue, and SHAH nave
and enjoy corporate existence and sue
ceSSion for Il period of ninety nine years
from and after the date of this Act IL
may have, hold, receive, borrow, loan
exchange. acquire by grant, grit or pur-
chase devise or bequeSt. sell, ALLEVIATE,
dispose of, convey, lease, pledge, pawn,
hypOthccate. cucumber and mortgage
property of any kind, whether real, per
SOnal or mixed, corporal or incorporeai l.
movable or immOyable, all subject TO
much limitations as may be prescribed by
law.
1t may make. issue and endorse bonds
or notes and other evidences of debt. II
may accept mortgages. pledges or other
forms of security for money loaned or
other debts. 1t may contract. sue ana De
sued plead or be implicated by its cor
porate name in any court of competent
jurisdiction. 1t may make, adopt ana
use a common seal and alter the same at
Measure. 1t NAV hold stock in other
corporations and its capital stock may be
issued for capital stock in other corpora
tionS. 1t may name, appoint and employ
such managers, directors. officers, agents
and other employees as its business ana
convenience may require, and may hN
their compensation. having due regard 10
the nature. character and value of their
services. 1t may make and establish by
laws. rules and regulations not lnconSlSt-
pnt with this charter or any existing law,
fixing or altering the arrangements of its
property. the regulation and government
of its affairs and the manner of the Ger
tifcation and registration of its stock. IL
may wind up and dissolve itself, or be
wound up and dissolved in the manner
prescribed by law II may conduct" bust
ness in this state. other States the Fed
eral Districts. the Territories and pos
sessions of the United States and any
foreign country. 1t shall have the power
I'd of wit a
of its corporate powers subject to such
restrictions as may be named in this
charter. And it shall general possess all
the powers. rights. privileges and I'M
muntieS which corporations are and may
hereafter he authorized to possess under
the Constitution and laws of this State
and particularly under Act No. 261, of the
Acts of the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana for the year 1914.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poration shall be at the City of New Or
leans, Parish of Orleans. State of Louis
lana. and all citations other legal
process shall be served upon the PreSi-
dent of this corporation. or in case of his
absence. upon the Vice President. or in the
absence of both of these officers. upon the
Secretary of this corporation.
ARTICLE III-The objects and purposes
for which said corporation is formed and
the nature of the business to he carried on
by it are hereby declared to be:
Section l. To buy, sell. lease. store and
repair automobiles, trucks. tractors and
motor and other vehicles of all deScrip-
tions and their parts and accessories; and
to manufacture and sen automobile tops.
bodies and other automobile parts.
Sec. .. To manufacture and deal in au-
! tOmobiles, motors, bicycles and vehicles
of all kinds and in all articles and sup
plies used in connection Herewith.
Sec. 3 To manufacture automobiles.
motor boats and marine engines. and all
kinds of hardware, machinery, metal east
ings electrical appliances land all other
articles from metal or wood or both, nee
| essary or convenient in the manufacture
of said automobiles or motor boats or
parts incident thereto.
Sec. 4. To manufacture and sell and deal
| in automobiles and all parts and Access
series thereof, and to carry on any trade
or business incidental thereto or con
nected Herewith; to manufacture and sell
import and export automobile vehicles
and any kind of motors whatsoever and
to carry any trade or business Incl
dental thereto or connected Herewith: to
carry on any manufacturing or mercantile
business lawful in the place where such
business shall be carried on: to apply for,
purchase or otherwise acquire. hold. own.
use. operate, sell, assign or grant or con-
duct licenses in respect to any and all in
ventions. improvements and processes used
in connection with or secured under let
where; to acquire and undertake all or
any part of the business. aSsestS and liza
bilities of any person, firm, association or
corporation in connection Herewith; to
take. acquire. purchase, hold. own. rent
lease. SELL exchange. mortgage. improve
cultivate, develop and otherwise deal in
and dispose of any and all property. real
and personal, of every description. in
cidental to or capable of being used in
| connection with the aforesaid business or
any of them.
Sec. 5.-To enter into. make, perform
and carry out contracts of every kind not
contrary to law, with any person, firm
association or corporation. and to carry
on any other business which under the
law il may be entitled to carry on. which
| may seem to the corporation to be cal
culated, directly or indirectly, to effect
the aforesaid objects or either of them
or to facilitate it in the transaction of its
aforesaid business or businesses or any
part hereof, or in the transaction of any
other lawful business that may be cal
culated directly or indirectly, to enhance
the value of or to render profitable. any of
the corporations property and rights and
generally to hold and exercise all such in
cidental powers and privileges as relate
to the objects and purposes hereinabove
| or convenient for effecting said objects
and purposes.
ARTICLE IV.-The authorized capital
stock of this corporation is hereby de-
clared to be the sum of fifty thousand
| be increased in the manner provided by
| law to the sum of five hundred thousand
$500, O00) dollars. The presently author
lied capital stock of this corporation shall