The herald., 1922-01-19
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF BARNES AND SIREN
INCORPORATED.


INCORPORATED.
United States Of America, state Of Low
isiana Parish of Orleans, city Of New
Orleans BE it known that on this ZUth
day Of the month OF DecenpeE III tns
wear of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred ana
twputy-one, before me Warren V. Miller
a duly commissioned, qualified and acting
Notary Public, in and for the IaTlsh OI
Orleans, state of Louisiana, ana IN thy
presence of the hereinafter named ana
UNDERSIGNED witnesses, personally cama
and appeared the several persons whose
names are hercuntO Subscribed anu Se'-
orally declared that awaiting themselves
and those they represent as Wen as thoSy
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 ana or
themselves as well as those they repre-
sent and such others may hereafter
become associated with them, into cor
pOration and body polite ia law, iOr
the object and purposes in the following
articles set forth and expressed, winch
they adopt as their charter.
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title OF inns
corporation is and shall be BARNES ana
Siren Incorporated" and it shall exist
and enjoy succession by its corporate
name for n period Of Ninety nine (VJ)
years from the date hereof, with all the
rights privileges and powers now or
hereafter conferred by law upon trading
corporations. Its dOmicile shall De III
the city of New Orleans ana all citations
and legal services shall be made upon the
President and in the event of his lnaDllltS
TO act, etc upon the Vice President or
Secretary, In the order named.
ARTICLE 1.-THE capital stock OF this
Corporation is hereby fixed ut the sum
Of Ten Thousand Dollars SiOOVo.uo) an
of which shall be divided into ana rep.
resented by one Hundred 600 shares OF
the par value of One Hundred Dollars
(SlOO.OOJ each. Stock may be paid for In
money, in services rendered the corpora
ton. or i'm property regularly transferred
to the cooperation, all as shall be determ-
ined by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
of this corporation and for which II Is
organized are hereby declared to be TO
conduct and maintain either as principal
or agents, gasoline and oil filling sta
ton; to buy, SELL and otherwise deal III
either at retail or wholesale III all auto
mobile accessories of any nature whatsO
ever and to maintain and conduct Nul-
canizing and tire repair plant and in
general TO do any and all acts, now or
hereafter, generally operated in connec-
ton with an oil filling station and an
automobile accessory store, and to do
any and all acts pertaining TO the above
and foregoing objects and not contra
dictOry thereto.
ARTICLE IV.-The corporate powers of
this corporation shall be vested in and
exercised by n Board OF three Directors,
a majority of whom shall constitute
quorum for the transaction of business.
From the Board of Directors shall be
chosen three officers, namely, Presl-
dent, Vice President and Secretary
Treasurer.
The first Board of Directors and the
officers of this corporation shall be elected
at the first meeting of the stockholders
and Directors respectively held AFTER the
passing of this charter, and they shall
serve as such until the second Monday
in January. 1924, or until their sue
eessors are duly qualified and elected.
Absent directors may vote at any di-
rectors meeting, by a proxy in writing
given to another director, and made for
specific or particular meeting.
ARTICLE V.-The corporate powers or
this corporation are expressed and set
forth by Section Seven 90 of Act 26I, OF
the year 1914, and shall be duly employed
by and through the Board of Directors.
The Board Of Directors may, without
reference to the stockholders, buy, sell,
and mortgage real estate; buy, sell, mort
gage, or hypothecats any part or the en-
tirety Of the assets, business, rights, or
good will of this corporation, all upon
such terms, conditions and for such price,
sums or assets as the Board OF Directors
shall determine.
be set forth in the bylaws; which will
be adopted by the Board of Directors
and amended or altered at their viii; and
they shall have the rights to employ, |
who may or may not be mem
Der of the Board of Directors, as said
Board of Directors may determine, ana |
which said General Manager shall have
such duties as shall be determined Dy
the Board of Directors and the several
officers of this Company may delegate to
such General Manager such duties as are |
prescribed to their respective offices' as |
hey may desire, subject however to the
approval of the Board of Directors
ARTICLE Vino stakeholder of this
corporation shall ever be liable for any /
debt of the corporation, other than the
unpaid portion OF their subscription to
stock; and no informally herein shall
subject them to such liability.
ARTICLE VII.-Amendment to TINS
charter of liquidation of the corporation |
shall be subject to the rules laid down |
In Act 267 of the Louisiana Legislature
Of 1914 The capital stock of this corpora
ton may be increased by amendment or |
this charter to any amount not exceeding |
the sum Of One Hundred Thousand |
$500 100000 Dollars.
Thus done and signed on the day and
date first herein above mentioned, In the
City of New Orleans, In the presence or
Il. l.. Bordelon and c. y. Sperier com
petent witnesses. and me, Notary, after
n due reading of the whole; the SUP
scribers setting opposite their names the
amount of stock they subscribe for, max
ing this an original subscription list.
Witnesses: L. l.. Bordelon, Z. U.
Sperier.
(Signed) A. NJ. Barnes, 400 Carondelet
Bldg, New Orleans, La, / share; Il. ID.
Siren, 202l Joseph Street, New Orleans,
La, 1 share: b. l.. Leyert, SO6 Perdido
Street New Orleans, La. 1 share.
WARREN V. MILLER,
Notary Public.
1, the undersigned Recorder of Mort
cages, In and for the Parish of Orleans,
State Of Louisiana, do hereby certlfy
that the above and foregoing Act OF In
al pa nd
Incorporated was this day duly recorded
in my office Book 1868, Folio 400.
New Orleans Dec. "A, 1921.
(Signed) ROBT. SCOTT,
Deputy Recorder.
my office.
WARREN V. MILLER,
Notary Public.
Jan. D. Feb. 8.
cuARrER AE TILE AMADEE FARMS