New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-27
CORPORATIONS.
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STATE OF. IOgIs1ANA-CITf OF NEW ORLEANS.

STATE OF. IoyIs1ANA-CITf OF NEW ORLRANe
| Be it known that on this twenty. fourth day .!
November in the year Of our Lord one thousand
l eight hundred ana seventy-tOur and the ninety
ninth Of the independence OF the United States
I Of America, before me, Joseph Cohn, 3 no.
tary public in and for this parish and city Of New
! Orleans duly commissioned and qualified, and in
l the presence OF the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and appeared
Messrs. Louis schneider. herein acting In his own
name and behalf, and as transferee Of Jules
Schneider, John Eruttschnitt Christian Schneider
| John A. Baher, Christian T. Bnddecke, 4: EimeS
Bader, Hermann Zubsrber. Jules Cassard, The0s
| dore Lilienthal. Joseph 4. shakespeare Joseph
Billgery and Alfred Phillips, all Of the parish Of
delphis, state of Pennsylvania and Nicephore B.
PepiB, of the city of Marsees Republic OF France,
said tvo persons beng herein represented by THEFT
virtue Of two powers of attorney. The one Az.
thorizng the representation Of said William Mae
sey was executed before said E. G. Gcttschalks
late = notary public in this city, on the twenty.
third Of May. 1864, and the sne representing the
said Eicsphore 3. Pepin was executed before Mag.
Gel T. Ducros. notary pubic in this city, on the
nineteenth day of April, 1874 who severally dc.
carea that. awaiting themselves Of the provisions
of the vSriOns statutes of the State of LOuisian0
relative to the organization OF corporations IN this
STATE; they have agreed and bound themselves,
and do hereby agree and bind themselves and
to form them selves into corporation for the OBJ.
jeets and under the stipulations and eblgato1r
following to w.t. A,r,c,r1
The corporate name Of this association shall ne
MACHINE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA
The legal domicie Of said corporation shsll he the
city OF New Orleans
ARTICLE II.
The Obects Of this association shall be
l. To purchase from the present owner. for the
patent rights and reissues heretofore issued To-
Franz Windhausen, Of Brunswick, Duchy Of Bruins
wick Europe By the United State. Of America
ventilating machine. rs well as all other and fur
Their reissues, new patents and improvements on
states OF America on the invention of said Wind
hansen Others and to Purchase from said present
owners all their, right. title interest and ownership
in and to said invention and improvements pat.
ents patent rights Issues and reissues made or to
be made within the territorial limits. and to the
full extent as by them owned.
q To sell, assign and transfer said patents pat.
eRt rights, reissues and Improvements and the
right of use to various persons for various and
limited sections Of territory covered by said title
3. To manufacture for sale and cell machines
constructed under said patent rights. reissues
and improvements.
ARTICLE III.
Tho capital stock of said association shall be
one hundred ard fifty thousand dollars, divided
into fifteen hundred shares Of one hundred dollars
each, and said capital stock may lie increased by
q vote Of two.thIds of the stockholders in amOun4
to the full sam OF three millions of dollars and in
the event of any increase in the capita, stock
those who are thep stockholders shall have the
privilege of subscribing and purchasing such add-
tional shares in proportion to their stock - then
held BY them At its par value.
ARTICLE w.
The permanent officers of said association shalt
urer, whose functions, powers and emoluments
shall be fixed and defined by the bylaws of tho
association TIE president OF the association shsll
be its representative ofncer upon whom legal pre-.
'>'' ''''' ~ w. ARTICLE v.
The business Of the association shall DO con.
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fo1 the first year. commencing from the date here
OF, Of the above named original inc0rp0ratOrs ana
tn BE- ono
Monday OF February, 1876, or ~ soon thereafter
possible, and thereafter during the full term Of
Of nine stockholders, to be chosen at q general
election TO be held from year to year. upon the
possible ana 10 ssocIsoder shall Be Eligible az
arsctor VINO shall not possess and own in his own
name at east twenty-five shares Of capital stock.
ons vote and plurality of votes shall elect. 1t
the first meeting OF said board of directors after
and treasurer shall be chosen to serve during tho
ensuing year.
These articles Of association may Be altered Oh
amended by vote of two-thirds of the stock.
holders in amount, after publication during ten
days at least OF the daily newspapers Of the
city Of New Orleans Of the proposed alteration Or
amendment aud notice Of the time when . vote
upon the same shall be taken.
ARTICLE rII.
This association shall continue in existence for
Q term Of twenty-five years, unless the same il
brought to a close by q vote of three fOurths of ito
stockholders in amount before said time, of which
proposition due notice and publication shall DO
had and given through at least one daily news
paper of the city OF New Orleans during thirty
days and by individual service upon each stock
holder of the day when . vote shall DC taken for
said purpose.
ARTICLE VIII.
The affairs Of this association shall be iquidated
by three commissioners appointed for that pur-
pose by majority Of the stockholders at meet
ing convened for that purpose after thirty days
previous notice by oaily publication in at least
one newspaper published in the city OF New Orr
leans.
ARTICLE TX.
This association shall 60 into opera ton from ana
after the date OF this act.
Thus done and passed in my office. at said city
of New Orleans, in the presence OF Charles f. Bar
~ and Eusebe BOuny, competent witnesses who
hereuntO sign their with the aforesaid par
ties and me, notary.
Original signed:
Alfred Philips, n. Zuberbier
}. 4. Blaffer, Joseph Billgery,
n. D. PepiH, per pro J. Louis Schneider,
A. Blaffer, Louis Schneider, trans.
William Massey, per pro. 1eree Of Julius Schlei-
J. A. Baffer, der,
J. KrIlttschnltt, Joseph 4. Shakespeare.
Jules Cassard a. Elmer Badey,
G. T. 1uddAcke, e. Schneider,
Theodore LilienthAl.
CsARLrs 8. BAKsY,