The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-07-17
CHARTER
OF
JOE KAUFMAN co. LTD.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF OR
LEANS. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
day Of the month OF May, in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and thirteen, before me, Charles @. Gill,
a Notary Public, duly commissioned
and qualified. in and for the Parish of
Orleans, State Of Louisiana. therein re
siding, personally came and appeared
the persons whose names are hereun-
to subscribed, who declared that avail
ing themselves of the provisions OF the
laws of this state relative TO the OrganiZa-
tion of corporations, they have cove
nanted and agreed. and do by, these
presents covenant and agree, bind, form
and constitute themselves. as well as
such persons as may hereafter join or
become associated with them. into a
corporation and body polite in law for
| the objects and purposes and under the
agreements and stipulations following,
| to wit:
| ARTICLE THE name and style OF
| this corporation shall be the JOE
KAUFMAN co, LTD" and under said
| name it shall have and enpoy all the
rights and privileges granted by law to
| corporations; ii shall exist for the term
| of ninety-nin years; and it shall have
power to contract, sue, and be sued in
| it's corporate name; to make and use a
| corporate seal, and the same to alter
at pleasure, to hold, receive. purchase,
pledge property, both real and personal
| issue bonds. notes and other obliga-
tlOns: to have and employ such manag
| ers directors. officers, agents and other
| employees as the interest and cOnve-
nience of said corporation may require
and to make and establish such by
laws. rules. and regulations for the
proper management and control OF the
affairs of said corporation as may be
necessary and eXpedient
| ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this
corporation shall be in the City of New
Orleans. State of Louisiana, and cita-
ton and other legal process shall bt
served on the president and in his alb
sence on the vice president OF the cor
poration.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur
poses of this corporation and the ma
ture of the business to be carried OF
by il are hereby declared to be to buy
on consignment for sale or otherwise
new and secondhand iron and stee
products, rails, machinery, equipmen
, and other merchandise. and general!
to engage in any other business or in
dustry connected with said purposes
, and to do and perform any and all act
incidental to the carrying on of tn
business of said corporation.
ARTICLE IV-The capital stock o
this corporation is hereby fixed at tn
sum of twenty-five thousand dollar
25.000.00), represented by two hun
. dred and fifty (250) shares of the pa
: value OF one hundred dollars 100000
each, which shares of stock shall b
: paid for in cash or its equivalent, a
the time of subscription, or may be is
sued for property actually received o
a purchased by said corporation, or TO
a services rendered to 1t, and at such tim
: and in such manner as the Board
+ Directors may determine; which share
n of stock shall be issued full paid an
4 worcestershire. and shall be transfer
. able only on the books OF the company
i no stakeholder shall have the right
! sell any OF the shares of stock owne
!. by him without first having ofrere
| same in writing to the other stockholo
= ers at the book value of said share
!. This corporation shall begin bushes
d when five thousand dollars of the cal
o ital stock have been subscribed for.
, ARTICLE Vail the corporate pow
J. ers of this corporation and the contr'
h and management of its affairs shall I
,e vested in and exercised by Board I
Directors to be composed of four stool
g holders. Two members of said boar
d shall constitute a quorum for the trans
n action Of all business. The directo
a. shall be elected annually by ballot
n the stockholders at the office or II
n company on the first Monday in Apr
a. in each year. after notice sent to eaC
,r stakeholder by mail to his last know
,f address, at least five days prior to sue
l. election. Each stakeholder shall be Ell
s, titled in person or by proxy TO one Vo
to for every share owned by him. and sa
&c election shall be held under SUCH rul
10 as may be provided by said Board
k Directors. The directors thus elect'
IL shall continue in office for one year al
ne until their successors are duly elect
ii and qualified: and no failure to ele
shall be regarded as forfeiture
Is this charter Any vacancy occurring
Of said board shall be filled by the renal
s, ing directors for the unexpired ter
OF Said board at it's first meeting after
d. election, shall elect out OF Its numb
Or a president, a vice president and sc
s, rotary. who shall also be treasure
or And said board may make and esta
ly lish. as well as alter and amend,
pleasure, all bylaws, rules and regul
I'd tiens deemed necessary for the ma
III agement Of this company, and sh'
DE have the full authority to appoint a
ok discbarpe such clerks agents and el
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