The herald., 1922-01-26

CHARTER OF BARNES AND SIREN,
| INCORPORATED.
United States of America, State of Lou
isiana, Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans. Be Ii known that on this 10th
day of the month of December in the
year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
twenty-one, before me Warren V. Miller,
a duly commissioned, qualified and acting
Notary Public, in and for the Parish of
Orleans, State of Louisiana, and in the
presence of the hereinafter named and
undersigned witnesses, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed and sew
orally declared that availing themselves
and those they represent as well as those
who may hereinafter become associated
with them of the general laws of the
State of Louisiana, In such cases made
and provided, they have formed and Or
themselves as well as those they repre-.
become associated with them, into a cor
poratiOn and body polite In law, for
the object and purposes in the following
articles set forth and expressed, which
they adopt as their charter.
/ ARTICLE 1.-The name and title Of this
corporation is and shall be Barnes and
Siren Incorporated" and it shall exist
and enjoy succession by its corporate
name for a period of Ninety-nine (99)
years from the date hereof, with all the
rights. privileges and powers now or
hereafter conferred by law upon trading
corporations. Its domicile shall be in
| the City of New Orleans and all citations
| and legal services shall be made upon the
President, and in the event of his inability
| to act, etc. upon the Vice President or
Secretary, In the order named.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE capital stock Of this
| Corporation is hereby fixed at the sum
OF Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.OO) all
of which shall be divided into and rep
resented by One Hundred (1OO) shares OF
| the par value Of One Hundred Dollars
| (S1O0.OO) each. Stock may be paid for In
no
ton, or in property regularly transferred
to the cooperation, all as shall be determ
ined by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purpose,
of this corporation and for which 1t /;
organized are hereby declared to be I,
conduct and maintain either as principa
, or agents, gasoline and oil filling sta
ton; to buy, sell, and otherwise deal Ii
, either at retail or wholesale in all auto
, mobile accessories of any nature whatso
: ever and to maintain and conduct a vul
caniZing and tire repair plant and Il
general to do any and all acts, now o
-. hereafter, generally operated in conneC
ton with an oil filling station and a
. automobile accessory store, and to d
> any and all acts pertaining to the abov
y and foregoing objects and not contra
ARTICLE Iv.-The corporate powers Q
! this corporation shall be vested in an
= exercised by Board of three Director
% a majority Of whom shall constitute
- quorum for the transaction Of business
\, From the Board of Directors shall
II chosen three officers, namely, a Pres
le dent, a President and a Secretar,
e Treasurer.
n; The first Board of Directors and Ii
~ officers of this corporation shall be electe
at the first meeting of the stockholdel
q and Directors respectively held after Il
q passing Of this charter, and they sha
a a in January, 1924, or until their su
10 cessors are duly qualified and elected.
Absent directors may vote at any d
rectors meeting, by proxy in writin
e given to another director, and made (,
ID a specific or particular meeting.
E. ARTICLE v.-The corporate powers
VI this corporation are expressed and 8
forth by Section Seven ca Of Act 267,
De the year 1914, and shall be duly employs
Sc by and through the Board of Director
The Board Of Directors may, withol
~ reference to the stockholders, buy, Sc
A. and mortgage real estate; buy, sell. NOR
70 gage. or hypothecate any part or the el
70 tirety Of the assets, business, rights,
D. good will of this corporation, all upt
er such terms, conditions and for such pric
IN sums or assets as the Board of Directo
IN shall determine.
rs The duties of the several officers sha
le be set forth in the bylaws; which wi
A. be adopted by the Board Of Directo
n and amended or altered at their will; ar
VI they shall have the rights to emplo
y under contract or otherwise, a Gener
10 Der Of the Board of Directors, as sa
Z, Board of Directors may determine, ar
N which said General Manager shall ha'
d such duties as shall be determined /
the Board of Directors and the sever
rs officers of this Company may delegate
s such General Manager such duties as
prescribed to their respective offices,
Id they may desire, subject however to Il
III approval of the Board EFF Directors.
&c ARTICLE VINO stakeholder of tn
or corporation shall ever be liable for al
s, debt of the corporation, other than Il
unpaid portion of their subscription
to stock; and no informality herein sh;
er subject them to such liability.
n ARTICLE VII.-Amendment to tn
ii charter of liquidation of the corporate,
shall be subject to the rules laid dow
c. in Act 267 of the Louisiana Legislatu
he of 1914. The capital stock of this corpor
lie tion may be increased by amendment
E this charter to any amount not exceedir
ii the sum Of One Hundred ThousaI
n (S1O0. 100000 Dollars.
n Thus done and signed on the day an
y date first herein-above mentioned, in Il
,. City of New Orleans, in the presence
e L. l.. Bordelon and c. o. Sperier cen
; petent witnesses, and me. Notary, aft