The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-09-02
HARTER OF HARTWELL-FORD
MOTOR CAR COMPANY, INC.

United States of America. State of Louis
lana. Parish Of Orleans, City of New Or
leans. he il known, that on this 18th
day of the month Of August, in the year
of our Lord one thousand. nine hundred
and twenty, and of the Independence of
the United States of America the one hun
dred and forth NTH. before me, John Mar
shall QuinterO, a notary public duly com
missiOned and qualified, in and for this
City and the Parish of Orleans, therein
residing. and in the presence of the wit
neSses hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared the per
sons whose names are hereuntO subscribed
who declared that. availing themselves Of
the provisions of the laws of the state,
relative TO the organization of corpora
lions, and more particularly Act. No. 26i
of the General Assembly of this State. APP
proved July 8. 1914, they have cOyenanted
and agreed. and do, by these presents,
covenant and agree, bind, form and con
stitute themselves, well as such per
sons as may hereafter join or become
associated with them. into n corporation
and body polite in law, for the objects
and purposes and under the agreements
and stipulatiOns following to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-THE name and style of this
corporation shall be Hartwell-FOrd Motor
Car Company, Inc, and under that name.
| il shall have and enjoy all the rights,
privileges and advantages granted by law
| to corporations; 1t shall exist for the
period of ninety nine years from this date
! it shall have the power to contract, sue
| and be sued in its corporate name; to
y make and use a corporate seal; and the
| same to break or alter at pleasure; to
! hold. receive, purchase, cultivate, improve,
! convey. mortgage hypothecate or pledge
1 property, both real and personal; to issue
bonds. notes and other obligations or
negotiable instruments; to have and en-
plOy such managers, directors, officers
| agents and other employees AS the inter
est and convenience of said corporations
| may require or demand; to make and es-
| tablish such bylaws. rules and regula-
lions for the corporate management and
control of the affairs of the corporation
as may be deemed necessary and eXpedi-
ent.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE domicie of said cor
poratiOn shall be established in the City
of New Orleans, State of Louisiana. and
all citations and other legal process shall
be served on the president; in his absence
on the Secretary; and in the absence OF
both on the Treasurer.
| ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is Gre
ated, are hereby declared to be to engage
in the general automobile business: Ia
buy, sell and deal in automobiles. auto
mobile parts and accessories including the
| sale and purchase of gasoline, and to do
a general automobile storage business, by
day, week or month. under such terms and
| conditions as the Board of Directors may
in the automobile repair business. and all
other lines of business identified with or
incident to dealing in and repairing auto
mobiles.
| ARTICLE Iv.-The capital stock of this
corporation Is fixed ut the sum of nine
thousand (S9.0G0.00) dollars divided into
| seventy five (I5) shares of a par value oi
| one hundred dollars (S10000) each. Al
shares of stock shall be full paid and non
| aSseSSable, and shall be paid for in Casl
or in property taken over by the corpora
ton. No transfer of stock shall be bind
ing upon the corporation unless mad,
upon its books and all certificates o.
stock shall be signed by such officers a,
{ may be designated by the Board of Di
r rectors.
This corporation shall have the right I,
2 Increase its capital stock to the furthel
D sum of fifty thousand dollars $50 900 OOl
$ to be divided into shares of one hundred
, dollars (SlOO0O) each. provided said in
= crease in the capital stock shall have beer
authorized by the stockholders at a meet
ing TO be held pursuant to the provision,
Of Article of this charter.
p ARTICLE V.-All the corporate power,
OF the Company shall be vested in, anC
the management and control of its affair,
shall be exercised by a Board of Direc
tors composed of three stockholders, {
majority of whom shall constitute ;
! quorum for the transaction of all bust
ness. The Directors shall be elected an
nually by ballot on the fifteenth day Of
February in each year. Each stockhold
er shall be entitled. in person or by proxy
to one vote for each share of stock owned
by him, and all elections shall be held
under such rules and regulations as MAY
be determined by the Board of Directors
after fifteen days notice by mail of such
election shall have been sent to each stock
holder at his last known address TIL,
Directors thus elected shall continue In
once for one year, or until their success
sors shall have been duly elected and
qualified. No failure to elect shall be re-
garded as forfeiture of this chartur
Any vacancy occurring on said Board
shall be filled by the remaining Direc.
tors for the unexpired term. The said
| Board shall, at the first meeting after its
election. nominate, out of its number q
President, Vice President and Secretary
and a Treasurer. The Offices of Secretary
and Treasurer may be held by one per.
son. Said Board shall have the right "a
appoint and dismiss such clerks, mana
gers and other employees of the corpora
ton as conditions may justify, or the
business of the corporation may require
| The tenure OF Office of all employees of the
! corporation shall be during the pleasure
OF the Board Of Directors. Any of the Di-
rectors or officers shall have the right to