The herald., 1912-04-04

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be it known, that on this sixteenth day
OF the month OF February, in the year Of
our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
twelve, before me, Charles q. Gill, a notary
public, duly commissioned and qualified in
and for the parish Of Orleans state OF Lou
iSiana, and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, person
ally appeared the persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who declared that they
do hereby constitute and form themselves
into a corporation under the laws Of this
state for the term of ninety-nine years from
this date, with the name and title OF Kauf-
ann-Henrionnet Company, and its domi-
cile shall be in the city OF New Orleans.
Louisiana. and citation shall be served on
the president, or in his absence on the secre-
tary-treasurer. The objects and purposes Of
business to be carried on by it are hereby
declared TO he to deal in, buy and sell, con-
sign or receive on consignment for sale. or
otherwise. tiles, ceramic wares and other
merchandise, TO import or export same, and
generally to engage in any other business
or Industry connected with said purposes,
and TO do and perform any and ali acts in
cidental TO the carrying on Of said business
Of the corporation.
The capital stock Of the corporation is
hereby fixed at the sum Of three thousand
dollars tS3,OOO.0O). divided into thirty
shares Of the par value of one hundred dol
lars each, which shall be paid for in cash
or in property, or for services rendered. No
stakeholder shall have the right to sell any
OF the shares Of stock owned by him with
out first having offered same to the other
stockholders in writing at the book value OF
said shares.
The affairs shall be managed by a board
of directors composed OF three stockholders
TO be elected by the stockholders annually
by ballot on the first Monday in March Of
each year, and each share OF stock, whether
present or by proxy, shall be entitled one
vote.
The said board Of directors shall i'm
mediately after election elect from their
number a president, a vce-president and a
secretary-treasurer. All the corporate pow
ers or this corporation shall be vested in
and exercised by said board of directors
with the power to fill vacancies in their
number and to make and establish such by
laws for the proper mana cement and regII-
latiOn Of the affairs OF the corporation as
may may be necessary and proper and to change
board OF directors shall be composed Of
George 7. Kaufman, as president; Ray
mond Lepage, as yice-president, and Leopold
as secretary treasurer, and they
shall hold office until the first Monday Of
March, 1913. or until their successors are
elected and qualified. At the termination OF
the charter or dissolution of the corpora
ton the affairs shall be li1uidated by the
members OF the board of directors as liqui-
dating commissioners.
No stockholder shall ever be held liable
or responsible for the contracts, faults or
debts Of this corporation, nor shall any
mere informality in organization have the
effect of rendering this charter void, or of
exposing a stakeholder to any liability be-
yond the unpaid balance due on the shares
Of stock owned by him.
Thus done and passed in my Office on the
day, month and year first above written, in
the presence of Thomas NJ Gill, Jr. and
Southron r. Duval. competent witnesses,
who have signed with appearers and me,
notary. after reading the whole.
(Original signed Geo. p. Kaufman, r.
Lepage, Leopold Henrionnet. (Witnesses)
t. NJ. Gill, Jr., S. II. Duyal.
G. G. GILL. Notary Public.
j, the undersigned recorder OF mortgages
In and for the parish of Orleans, state of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act Of Incorporation OF the |
Kaufmann-H Company was this |
lay duly recorded In my office, In book 1851, |
folio $40.
New Orleans. La. Feb. 10th. 1912
(Signed) EMILE LEONARD, ID. r.
true copy:
(Seall c. G. GILL, Notary Public
nch IA 81 % apl IL 1912