The herald., 1912-08-29
CHARTER
OF HAUSBR PRINTING COMPANY

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS,
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be ii known, that on this fifteenth day
or July, in the year nineteen hundred and
twelve, before me, Robert L. O'COnnor, a
notary public, duly commissioned and quail.
flied, In and for the parish OF Orleans, state
OF Louisiana, and domiciled in said parish,
personally came and appeared the under
signed persons, all residents Of the state Of
Louisiana, and in the presence Of the wit
nesseS hereinafter named and undersigned
Seyerally declared, that availing themselves
OF the general and special laws of the state
or louisiana relative TO the formation Of
corporations they have formed and organ
lied, and by these presents, do hereby form
and organize themselves and all the per-
sons who may hereafter become associated
with them into corporation for the OBJ
Jects and purposes hereinafter set forth
which they hereby adopt as their charter,
tO-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title OF this corporation
shall be Hauser Printing Company, and by
that name II shall enjoy succession for a
term OF ninety-nine wears from date hereof,
unless sooner dissolved. Ii shall have pow
er TO sue and be sued, to borrow money
hold, purchase, lease. sell and hypothecate
real and personal property; TO make and
use corporate seal 10 name and appoint
directors, managers and agents and to es-
tablish such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the management OF the business and
anairs OF said corporation as may be nee
essary, the same to alter at pleasure; also
to make and issue bonds and other evil
dences of debt, and to secure same by mort
gage or otherwise.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile Of this corporation shall be
in the city of New Orleans and all citations
or other legal process shall be served on
the president or in his absence on the vice
president.
The objects and purposes Of this corpor-
alton are to conduct and carry on the bust
ness or book, newspaper and magazine print
ers, publishers and sellers; the business Of
job printing, photographers, electrotypers
engravers and all other business usually con-
nected with these businesses, including the
sale OF blank paper, type and printing press
es and other machinery and supplies used
IN the business In which this corporation
shall engage.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation shall
be fixed at sixty thousand dollars, divided
into twenty-fOur hundred shares Of twenty
hve dollars each, payable In cash or its
equivalent, provided, however, that this cor
poration shall be deemed a going concern
when fifty thousand dollars OF its capital
stock has been subscribed No stockholder
shall transfer or sell his stock without first
giving the corporation the option to DUR
chase at not exceeding its book value as
shown by the books OF the corporation at
the last accounting had preceding the date
Of the offer.
ARTICLE v.
All the powers of this corporation shall
be vested In Board of Directors composed
OF three stockholders, two of whom shall
constitute quorum for the transaction of
business. They shall elect from their num-
Der a president, vice-presdent, and a sec
rotary treasurer, but the board shall have
the right to divide the said Offices and elect
a secretary, who need not be a director or
stockholder: Within thirty days after the
subscribers shall be called for the purpose
OF electing the first board Of directors and
the said directors and the officers which
they shall elect, shall hold Office until the
successors have been duly elected and quail
fed Any failure to hold an annual meet
ing shall not cause a forfeiture of this
charter or act of Incorporation, and any
from any cause, shall be filed by the re-
naming directors.
The board of directors is especially au-
thorized to adopt such bylaws as 1t may
business of this corporation, and to confer
so much Of the corporate power vested In
said board by this charter as may be neces-
sary for the transaction Of the business of
the corporation upon such officers as IL may
from time to time elect and appoint.
ARTICLE VI.
On the first Monday in June. 1913. and
annually thereafter. there shall be held a
for the ensuing years, which meeting shall
be called after thirty days notice Said no.
tice TO be deposited In the mail, directed to
each stakeholder at the address, which he
or she may have given to the secretary At
said meeting, said directors shall be elected
by ballot, and majority of the votes cast
shall be necessary to elect; and each share
or stock shall be entitled to one vote. and
the shareholder shall vote in person or by
written proxy All other meetings OF the
stockholders or directors shall be called BY
the president In the same manner except
that not more than ten days notice shall be
tors
ARTICLE VII.
NO stakeholder shall be held liable for
any contract or fault Of this corporation in
any further sum than the unpaid balance
Of his respective shares
ARTICLE VIII.
This act or Incorporation may be modified
changed or amended or said corporation may
be dissolved by vote of three-fourths OF
the stock represented at a general meeting
held for that purpose after due notice shall
have been given by publication for thirty
days IN one or the Newspapers published In
New Orleans. and In case Of dissolution,
two commissioners shall wind up and settle
the affairs of this corporation, and in the
event OF disagreement between them, they
shall select an umpire, whose decision shall
be final.
At the termination Of this act Of ineor-
poration the business and affairs Of this
corporation shall be likewise wound up and
settled by two commissioners elected by the
stockholders at a meeting called for that
purpose, after thirty days notice as above.
Thus done, passed and signed IN my no
tarial Office, In the city Of New Orleans,
aforesaid, on the day, month and year first
above written, In the presence of 8. Wolf
and J. Lehman, competent witnesses, OF
lawful age, residing In this city, who sign
these presents, together with said appear
ers and me, notary, after due reading Of the
whole.
Original signed: ]. G. Hauser, twenty
three hundred and ninety-two shares: W.