The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-01-12
CHARTER OF BARNES AND SIREN.
INCORPORATES.


United States of America. State of Lou
iSiana, Parish of Orleans. City Of New
Orleans. lie it 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, i'm 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 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 those they repre-.
sent and such others as may hereafter
become associated with them, into 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 il shall exist
aud enjoy succession by its corporate
name for period of Ninety nine (g9)
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 ana 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 (SlO,OOOOO) all
| of which shall be divided into and rep
| resented by One Hundred (10O) shares OF
| the par value of One Hundred Dollar:
| ($1OOOO) each. Stock may be paid for In
| money, in services rendered the corpora
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 purposes
| of this corporation and for which il Il
organized are hereby declared to be T.
conduct and maintain either as prlnc1pa
or agents, a gasoline and oil filling sta
ton; to buy. sell. and otherwise deal il
either at retail or wholesale in all auto
| mobile accessories of any nature whatso
ever and to maintain and conduct Wi
canizing and tire repair plant and \
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
and foregoing objects and not contra
ARTICLE IV-The corporate powers o
this corporation shall be vested in an
exercised by Board of three Directors
a majority of whom shall constitute
quorum for the transaction of business
From the Board of Directors shall b
chosen three officers, namely. Pres
dent. Vice-President and Secretary
| Treasurer.
The first Board of Directors and th
officers of this corporation shall be electe
at the first meeting of the stockholdel
and Directors respectively held after u
passing of this charter, and they sha
in January, 1924. or until their SUI
cessors are duly qualified and elected
Absent directors may vote at any q
rectors meeting. by proxy in with
given to another director, and made II
a specific or particular meeting.
ARTICLE v.-The corporate powers
this corporation are expressed ana
forth. by Section Seven "a of Act 2o',
the year 1914, and shall be duly employs
= BY and through the Board Of Director
The Board of Directors may: witho
reference to the stockholders, buy, Sc
!, and mortgage real estate; buy, SELL NOR
gage. or hypothecate any part or the e
tirety OF the assets, business, rights,
J. good will of this corporation, all up
4, such terms. conditions and for such pro
= sums or assets as the Board or Dlrecto
i shall determine.
v no set forth in the bylaws; which W
d he adopted by the Board of Directo
4. and amended or altered at their VIII; a.
p they shall have the rights TO empire
a. under contract or otherwise, a Genei
a her of the Board of Directors, as 50
= Board of Directors may determine. a
,s which said General Manager shall ma
- such duties as shall be determined
~ the BOARD of Directors and the sevel
q. officers of this Company may delegate
N such General Manager such duties as
10 prescribed to their respective offices'
le thew NAV desire, subject however to I
', approval of the Board of Directors
"a ARTICLE VINO stakeholder of Il
corporation shall ever be liable Tor a
OF debt of the corporation. other than
Z unpaid portion OF their subscription
le stock: and no informality herein sh
N subject them to such liability.
" ARTICLE VII-Amendment TO =
CT charter Of Uauidation of the corporate
&C. shall be subject to the rules laid do
e in Act 267 of the Louisiana Legisiat'
ms of 1914 The capital stock OF this eorpo
he ton may be increased by amendment
I'D this charter to any amount not exceedl
the sum Of One Hundred Thouss
lis $100,0O0.0o) Dollars