New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-23
CORPORATIONS.
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STATE OF LOCISIANA-CrTY OF NKW ORLEANS.

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STATE OF LorIsIANA-crrY OF xRw ORLEANS.
Be it known that on this twenty fourth day Of
November in the year OF our Lord one thousand
eight hundred ana seventy-four: and the ninety.
tary public in aud for this parish and CITY Of New
Orleans, duly commissioned and qualified, and ia
the presence Of the witnesses hrreipafter named
and undersigned personally came aud appeared
Mess-s Louis schnsider herein acting in his own
Schneider John KIuttschnitt. Christian Schneider,
John A. BlsfFer, Christian r. Buddeck~, A. Elmer
dore Lilienthal. Joseph A. shakespeare, Joseph
Billgery and Alfred Phillips, all Of the par!ah Of
Orleans, and William Massey OF the city OF Phils-
delphia. state of Pennsy lvanis, and Nicephore r.
Pepir, Of the city Of Marseies Republic OF France,
said persons being herein represented BY their
attorney ia fact, John a. Blaffer, Of this city by
| taorizing the representation Of said lliam Mas
sey executed before said E. G. Gottschalk,
late notary public in this city. on the twenty
third of May. 1864, and the enc representing the
said Nicephore Pepin was executed before Mar
nineteenth day of April, 1874. who severally de-
clared that, awaiting themselves of the provisions
Of the varions statutes of the state OF Louisiana
relative to the organization OF corporations In this
| State. they have agreed and bound themselves.
| and do hereby agIee and bind themselves and
their successors aud those whom they represent,
to form the nselves into a corporation for the oh
jects and under the stipulatl0ns and obligations
following to wit; .vr,c,r,
The corporate name of this association shall De
| THE WlNDHAUSEN ICE AND RtrR,GEkATiNG
MACHINE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA.
The legal cOnicile of said corporation she'll be the
city of New Orleans.
ARTICLE II.
The objects of this association shall be-
| ]. To purchase from the present owner. for the
benefit OF said corporation, the various pateu!s
patent rights and reissues heretofore issued to
Franz Windhausen. of Brunswick, Duchy of Bruins
wick, Europe, by the United States Of America
Tnv iu,n cd ina NO r4fr and
venti.ating machine. well as all other and fur
| Their reissues lew patents and improvements on
the same which may be issued by said United
states o: America the invention of said W ind
hansen or Others and to purchase from said present
owners all tber. right title interest and ownership
ents patent rights. Issues and reissues made or TO
be made within the territorial limits and to the
full extent az by them owned.
2. TIC sell. assign and transfer said patents pat
eHt 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 sell machines
constructed under said patent rights. reissues
and Improvements.
ARTICLE ILL.,
Tie capital stock of said association shall be
one hundred aud fifty thousand dollars, divided
into fifteen hundred shares of one hundred dollars
vote OF twothiIds of the stockholders in amount
to the full sun Of three millions Of dollars, and in
the event OF any increase in the aRital stock
privilege Of subscribing and purchasing such add
tonal shares in proportion 10 their stock IS then
held by them at its par value.
ARTICLE Nv.
The permanent officers Of said association shall
consi st of q pr. sdtnt. vice president ard treas
| urer, whose functions, pow ers and em0luments
shall be fixed and defined by the by laws of the
association The president OF tho association shall
| he its representative officer upon whom legal pro-
cess shall be served ,,,r
| The bushes. Of the association shall be con-
| Quoted by board Of directors. to be composed
for the first year, commencing from the date here
Of, Of the above named ori1inal incorporators and
for the second year OF fourteen stockholders to he
chosen at general election to be held Oh the fret
Monday Of February, 1876 or 40 soon thereafter as
this charter. Said beard of directors shall consist
of nine stockholders, to be chosen at q general
election 10 be held from year to year upon the
| possible. and 20 stockholder shall be eligible as
| director who shall not possess and own in his own
name at least twenty i've shares Of capital stock
At such election each share shall be entitled to
| one vote, and plurality of votes shall elect. At
the first meeting of said board Of directors after
each annual election a president. vice president
and treasurer shall be chosen to serve during the
ensuing year
These articles OF association may be altered or
| amended by q vote of twOthirtis Of the stock.
holders in amount, after publication during ten
days at least IN one of the daily ne"spapers of the
city Of New Orleans of the proposed alteration or
amendment, and notice Of tho time when . vote
| upon the same shall be taken.
ARTICLE VII
This association shall continue in existence for
| q term Of twenty five years, unless the same is
brought to close by vote of three fOurtbs of its
stockholders in amount, before said time, of which
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 shau be taken for
| said purpose.
The affairs of this association sha; be iquidated
pose by majority of the stockholders at 3 meet.
ing convened for that purpose after thirty days
previous notice by ally publication in at least
| one newspaper published IN the city OF New Or
~ ARTICLE TX.
THIS association shall 90 into operation from and
| after the date of this act.
| Thus dORe and passed in my Office, at said city
Of New Orleans, in the presence Of Charles r. Bal
! ~ and Eusebe BOuny, competent witnesses. who
| hereunto sign their names with the aforesaid par
! ties and me, notary.
| Original signed
| Alfred Philips r. zuberber.
J. A. Batter, Joseph Billge.y
N. e. Pepin, Ter pro J. Louis Schneider,
A. Bafer, Louis Schneider, trans
William Ma sey, perpro. teree OF Julius Schnei-
j. Kruttschnitt. JOSE phi A. Shakespeare.
| jules Csssard, A. Elmer BadeT.
| c. T. Buddeeke. c. Schneider
| Theodo,e LilienthaL
| CHAsLrs F. BARRY.
JOSEPH COIN Notary Public.
| l. the undersigned, Deputy RecO,dsr of Mortgages
in and fol the city ana parish of Orleans do here
by certify that the within and foregoing act of in
corporation has been duly recorded u my Office.
according to law. IN book No. 49, folos sos, 500
aad sol.
New Orleans, December 8. 1874.
c. DARCANTEL, Deputy
/, the ,Iders gued notary. do hereby certify the
foregoing to be true and correct copy Of the
original act OF charter file III the current
ord, OF my Office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed