The herald., 1919-12-11
CHARTERS.
NO 80, NOVEMBER 30, 1919.
ACT OF INCORPORATION OF THE
SIEGEL-GARCIA MOTORS COM
PANI INCORPORATED.

United States of America. State of Louis
| lana. Perish of Orleans, City of New Or
| leans. BE it known that on this 29tf
day of the month of November in the
! year of our Lord. one thousand, nine hun
dred and rineteen and of the independence
of the United States of America the Ont
hundred and forty-third. Before me
Charles Il. Starkey, a notary public, duly
commissioned and qualified. within and
for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louis
lana, and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, per
SOnally came and appeared: The several
persons whose names are. hereunto sub
Scribed who severally declared that, avail
ing themselves of the benefits and 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 provis-
ions of Act No. 267. of the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Louisiana for the year
1914, they have contracted and agreed and
united to form and do, by these presents,
contract and agree and bind and Obligate
themselves to form and organize them
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 polite
in law. for the oh iects and purposes and
under the conditions. covenants. Stipu
latiOns and agreements of the articles fol
lowing, tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be ''Siegel-Garcia Motors
Company, Incorporated, and under and
by said name. unless sooner dissolved i'll
accordance with law and this charter, it
shall exist and continue. and shall have
and enjoy corporate existence and sue
cessiOn for period of ninety-nine years
from and after the date of this Act. 1t
may have, hold, receive. borrow, loan,
exchange, acquire by grant gift or pur-
chase. devise or bequest, sell. ALLEVIATE,
dispose of, convey, lease, pledge, pawn.
hypothecate, cucumber and mortgage
property of any kind. whether real. per
Sonal or mixed, corporal or incOrporeaI.
movable or immovable, 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. 1t
may accept mortgages, pledges or other
forms of security for money loaned or
other debts. 1t may contract, sue and be
sued, plead or be implicated by its cor
porate name in any court of competent
1t may make, adopt and
use a common seal and alter the same at
pleasure. 1t may 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 and
may require and may fix
the nature. character and value of their
services. 1t may make and establish by
laws, rules and regulations not incOnsist
ent with this charter or any existing law,
liking or altering the arrangements of its
the regulation and government
Of its affairs and the manner of the GER
LITIGATION and registration of its stock. 1t
may wind up and dissolve itself or be
wound up and dissolved in the manner
prescribed by law. 1t may conduct bust
ness in this State, other States, the Fed |
aral Districts. the Territories and pos
sessions of the United States and any
foreign country. 1t shall have the power
o invest its Board of Directors with all /
If its corporate powers subject to such !
restrictions as may be named in this /
,harter. And it shall general possess all /
he powers. rights. privileges and i'm |
nunitieS which corporations are and may |
he Constitution and laws ,of this State I
md particularly under Act No. 267, of the |
tctS of the General Assembly of the State /
If Louisiana for the year 1914.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicilc of this cor |
,oration shall be mt the City of New Or |
cans, Parish of Orleans, State of Louis
ana. and all citations other legal |
process shall be served upon the PreS-
lent of tbs corporation. or in case of his !
bSence. upon the Vice-PreSident. or in the
bsence of both of these officers, upon the
secretary of this corporation.
y l. PURPOSES
or which said corporation is formed and
he nature of the business to he carried on
" it are hereby declared to be:
Section l. To buy. sell. lease. store and
epair automobiles, trucks. tractors and
motor and other vehicles of all descrip-
ions and their parts and accessories: and
o manufacture and sen automobile tops
0dieS and other automobile parts.
Sec. >. To manufacture and deal in au-
mobiles. motors, bicycles and vehicles
all kinds and in all articles and sun
lies used in connection Herewith.
Sec. s To manufacture automobiles
rotor boats and marine engines and all
indS of hardware. machinery, metal cast
lgS. electrical appliances and all other
rticles from metal or wood or both. nee
Ssary or convenient in the manufacture
said automobiles or motor boats or
arts incident thereto
Sec. f. To manufacture and sell and DEAF
l automobiles and all parts and acces-
Dries thereof. and to carry on any trade
r business incidental thereto or con
ected Herewith; to manufacture and sell
mort and export automobile vehicles
nd any kind Of motors whatsoever and
} carry on any trade or business incl
entail thereto or connected Herewith; to
lrry on any manufacturing or mercantile
uSiness lawful in the place where such |
nSlneSS shall be carried on: to apply for
nrchaSe or otherwise acquire, hold. own.
So. operate, sell. assign or grant or con
net licenses in respect TO any and all in
nntiOns. improvements and processes used |
connection with secured under let
RS patent of the United States or else
here; to acquire and undertake all or
Nv part of the business. asSests and liza
liteS of any person, firm, association or |
'rporatiOn in connection Herewith: to I
Ike. acquire. purchase. hold. own rent |
ase, sell. exchange mortgage, improve !
Iltivate, develop and otherwise deal in
I'D dispose of any and all property, real
Id personal, of every description. in =
dental to or capable of being used in j
with the aforesaid business or !
~ of them.
Sec. 5.-To enter into, make perform )
I'd carry out contracts of every kind not !
ntrary to law, with any person. firm !
sociatiOn or corporation. and to carry ,
any other business which under the
" it may be entitled to carry on. which
ay seem to the corporation to be cal (.
lated. directly or indirectly, to effect 4
e aforesaid Objects or either of them | a
to facilitate it in the transaction of its q
oresaid business or businesses or any r
rt hereof, or in the transaction of any
her lawful business that may be cal :
lated directly or indirectly. to enhance
e value of or to render profitable. any of
e corporations property and rights and .
morally to hold and exercise all such in a
1enta1 powers and privileges as relate
the objects and purposes hereinabove
forth. or as may be necessary, useful | :
convenient for effecting said objects =
d purposes.
IV.-The authorized capital q
Dck of this corporation is hereby de- a
ired to be the sum of fifty thousand