The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-02-13
CHARTER
0F THE G. Z. AND Z. L. REINW co.
LTD.
STATE or LOUISIANA. PARISH DvhOR-
LEANS STATE or TpTrTSIA\A

1870 = 4 y T. VI ls''l lNINNA
: Re it known. that on this eleventh dN
, of u" month OF December, in the year uur
thou~aad nine hundred and twelve. before.
me; Ed"ard VI lsobhert, notary public in
ana for the parish of Orleans. state of Lou
lslaud, therein residing. duly sworn com
| mlN>i"ued ana qualified and in the presence
: or IN" witnesses hereinafter named and uu
derSl-Hed personally came audi appeared
IN" several parties whose names are here
! unto subscribed, who SeyrrIIv ayalling
themselves Of the laws of the state II Lon
i>Iand IN such cases made and provided they
nave contracted and agreed and Do. by these
presents, covenant agree and bind them
selves. as well as such persons who may
hereafter become associated with them 10
form a body corporate for tho objects and
under the articles and Stipu,atiDu~, to-Wft ::
ARTICLE l.
! The name of this corporation shall he
Inc &. T.. ana +. +. Rcimaun Co.. Ltd"
and under its said corporate name L shall
nave power and authority 10 have and ell
joy succession for the full term and period
or ninety nine years from and after the date
hereof; 70 contract, sue and De sued; 10
make and use corporate seal. and the same
10 break and alter at pleasure; TO hold. re-
Cciye, lease, purchase and convey 9s vol a..
mortgage and hypOthccate, property real
personal and mixed, corporal and iucorpo-
| rear 10 name and appoint such MANAGERS
agents, directors and officers its business
! interests ana convenience may require and
| 10 make and establish as well as alter and
amend from time 10 time, such bylaws rules
ana regulations for the proper management
| 49, W. l''AtA'A as ma bt necessary anu
proper
ARTICLE II.
| Inc domicile OF this corporation shall be
| In the city Of New Orleans state OF TOuisi.
ana, and all citations and other LEGAL pro-
cess snail be served on the president and
| IN ms absence, upon the yice-preSident and
| IN ms absence, upon the secretary of this
| corporation, and upon the absence OF the
above named officers, upon any person des-
| iSnated 10y the board of directors hereof
| ARTICLE III.
The objects g,
| corporation Is established and the nature
| OF the business TO be by It carried on. are
| hereby declared to be TO engage in and carry
| on In this city and elsewhere the business
| or general contracting and building and to
| do all things necessary, proper incident and
convenient to the said business or in any
wise related thereto.
| ARTICLE "
The capital stock Of this corporation Is
| hereby liked at the sum OF twenty thousand
dollars tS2OOOO.00l to be divided into two
| hundred shares (200) OF the par value OF
one hundred dollars ($1OO.OO) each the said
| shares shall be issued at par full paid and
non-aSseSSable' and when issued shall be
| issued Tor cash or property or the equiva.
| lent thereof; no transfer OF stock shall ba
Olhdlng on this corporation unless recorded
on its books.
| as soon as three thousand dollars (S3 OOOl
| scribed for
II any shareholder shall ever desire 70
! sell his stock in this corporation he shall
| FIRST give a written notice of such Intention
| to both this corporation and the stockholders
thereof for the full term of ten days 1O),
giving notice of said intention 10 sell his
stock, or any portion thereof and If after
the lapse of the said ten DAYS notice this
corporation or the shareholders thereof or
any or them. do not purchase the said shares
at the book value thereof, then the said
shareholders offering to sell said shares shall
nave me right to sell the said shares as he
sees nj ana TO whomsOever he sees fiji.
ARTICLE V.
All the powers of this corporation shall
ne vested in and exercised by a board of
directors to be composed of president. a
vice-preSident and a secretary treasurer Tho
first board of directors shall be cOmpOsed OF
the following: G. Emile Relmann, president:
Ernest Edward Reimann, secretary-treasu-
rer george II. Reimann, vice-presdent;
which said board of directors shall hold
onice until their successors are elected and
qualified. The board of directors shall be
elected annually on the first Monday OF
January, 1913. All directors shall hold Of
flee until their successors are elected and
qualified All elections shall be BY ballot
conducted at the office of this corporation
under the supervision OF three commission
ers appointed by the board of directors Each
stakeholder shall have one vote for each
snare OF stock standing in his name on the
books OF this corporation, to be cast in per
son or by proxy, in writing, and a majority
OF votes thus cast shall elect
Any vacancy occurring among the direc-
tors bv death, resignation or otherwise shall
he hlled by election for the remainder Of the
term by the remaining directors. failure
TO elect directors shall not dissolve this char.
ter. but the board Of directors then in office
shall hold Office until their successors are
elected and qualified. Each director shall
own at least one share of stock The board
of directors shall have power to issue fun
PAID SHARES or stock In this corporation for
cash. or in payment for labor done or for
property actually received by this corpora.c
ton. Each director shall have. a right to
appoint a proxy to represent him at the
meetings OF the board OF directors the said
proxy TO be in writing.
ARTICLE VI
Whenever this corporation shall be dis
solved either by limitation or from any other
cause, Its affairs shall be liqudated by three
TO be appointed by the board
OF directors at general meeting Of the
convened for that purpose. Of
which said meeting the stockholders shall
have notice given In the manner provided
n the next article of this charter, and a
ma jOrity In amount of the capital stock rep
resented at said meeting shall be requisite
10 determine. Such commissioners shall re-
main in office until the affairs Of the said
corporation shall have been fully liquidated.
In case of the death Of one or more OF the
said commissioners, the vacancy shall De
iled by election by the remaining commits
Sioners.
ARTICLE VII.
This act OF Incorporation may be modified.
hanged altered or amended, or the said
corporation may be dissolved with the assent,
II threc-quarters of the capital stock repre-
'ented at a general meeting Of the stock
holders called together for that purpose
lfter notice thereof shall have been given
n one or more newspapers Of the city Of
New Orleans, La, once a week FOR four
weeks preceding the date OF the said meet
ng, and by a written notice addressed TO
zach and every stOckhOldedr on the books
If the said corporation thirty days prior 10
he date of the said meeting, at the post
lffice addrdeSs designated hy him In writing
ARTICLE VIII
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable
or the contracts or faults OF the said cor
Doration in any further sum than the unpaid
Valance due by him to this corporation on
he shares OF stock subscribed for by him,
Tor shall any mere informality in Organi-
,ation have the effect Of rendering this char
er null or Of exposing a stoCkhOder TO any
liability beyond the said unpaid amount due
~ him as aforesaid.
The list of subscribers signed hercuntO
shall serve as the original subscription list
II this charter and corporation
Thus done and passed In my Office on the
lay, month and year aforesaid, in the pres
nee Of Messrs. Eugene Herkes and Scott +.
Beer, competent witnesses who have here
INTO signed their names together with the
'aid appearers and NE, notary, after a due
'eading Of the whole.
Signed: G. Emile Reimann. - shares,
Il 900 : Ernest Edward Relmann, - shares,
81 800 George II. Reimann, shares. 5000.
Witnesses Eugene HcrkcS. Scott T.. Beer.
EDWARD VI. ROBERT
Notary Public.
!, the undersigned recorder OF mortgages
in and for the parish OF Orleans. state Of
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