The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-07-24
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or OTTENANN FTRNITIKE CONTAIN.
United States ~ America. Stat" OF L0ulsi-
ana, Parish Of Orleans, city ~ New or
leans
T." lr known. that on this fifteenth day
~ the month OF July. in tn" year OF our
Lord one thousand min" hundred and thir.
teen. and II the Independents" OF tn" nli"d
States Of America the on" hundred ana
thirty eighth before me- Philip GenSl"r. Jr.,
a notary public duly commissioned ana quail
ned in and for the parish of Orleans, therein
residing. personally appeared tn" persons
who's, names are her"uniu subscribed VINO
declared that. avaiinE themselves Of the pro
visions Of the laws OF this state. r"lailv" 10
IN" organization OF corporations, they nav"
covcuant-d and agreed. and ii" 10y thes" pres
cn1s covenant and agree. bind, form and
constitute themselves, as well a. >urh DINER
persons who may hereafter join or become
associated with them, into corporation and
body polite in law for the objects and pur-
poses and under the agreements and Stipuli-
rion~ following. to-wit
Article THE name and title of this
CORPORATION shall be The Kottemann Fur
shall have and enjoy all the rights, adNdn-
tagcS and privileges granted by law TO cor
pOrationS IL shall exist for period OF
ninety nine wears from date hereof, unless
sooner dissolved IL shall have the power To
contract. sue and be sued in its corporate
name 10 make and use a corporate seal, ana
the same 20 break or alter at pleasure 10
hold. receive. purchase, own. convey. mort
gage. hypOthocatc or pledge property, both
real and personal: to issue bonds, notes ana
other obligations to have and employ such
manager directors, officers, agents and 9th
cr employees as the interest and convenience
| OF said corporation may require; ana 10
] make and establish, alter, amend ana repeal
| such bylaws, rules and regulations, Tor the
management and control of the affairs OF
said corporation as may be deemed n"ccs-
| sary and eXpcdient.
| Article 1.-THE dOmicile Of said corpora
| ton shall ~ in the city Of New Orleans,
] sfaTa n l.tT
| other legal process shall he served on the
| president. and in his absence. on III" vice.
| president, and, in the absence of both oil
| said officers On the S"cretary-treaSurcr.
| Article IlI.-Thc objects and purposes Tor
| which this corporation is established and
| the nature Of the business 10 he carried on
! by 1t are hereby declared to be 10 buy and
| sell, at wholesale or retail, furniture and
| hOusefurniShing goods of every kind, nature
| and description whatsoever; and generally Il
| do and engage in any other business, under
| taking or enterprise connected with growing
out Of germane or incidental to any of tn,
| purposes and objects hereinabOve set tortl
| or contemplated by this charter: and Il
carry on and conduct its business IN IN
| state Of Louisiana, or any other state II
the United States. or elsewhere.
| Article lN.-The capital stock OF thl'
| corporation is fixed at the sum OF three
Thousand dollars $4,000, divided into thirty
shares OF the par value Of one hundred dol
lars each, payable in cash. or for labor done
| or property actually received.
ANY StOCkhOluer desiring 10 sell. dS>l-l
| or transfer his stock in this corporation
must iirSt offer said stock to this corpora
ton. which shall have the exclusive right L
purchase same for a period OF ten days a
| its book value.
No transfer Of stock shall be bindin!
upon this corporation unless made upon Ii
books. and all certificates of stock shall b
signed by such officers as may be designated
by the board of directors.
Article V.-All the corporate powers o
this corporation and the management AM
control Of its affairs shall be exercised b.
a board of directors composed of three o
more stockholders, a majority of whom shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction o
all business. The directors shall be electe
annually by the stockholders, at meeting
| TO he held on the first Monday in July o
each year Each stakeholder shall be emit
tied in person or by proxy, 10 vote 70
every share owned by him, and all election
shall he held under such rules and regula
lions as may be determined by the board q
directors The directors thus elected shal
continue in office for one year, and unit
their successors have been elected and quail
fed No failure TO elect shall be regarde
as a forfeiture of this charter. Any vacanc
occurring on said board shall be filled b
the remaining directors Tor the uneNplrt
term. The board of directors shall, at II
first meeting after its election, nominate
president vice-president. a secretary-trea
urer. and a general manager. The office q
| general manager may be combined with tina
of president, vice-president or secretar!
| treasurer.
Any of the directors shall have the RICH
to appoint, by written instrument, anothe
director or stakeholder. 10 act as his proX
| and in his stead at any and all meetings {
the board of directors.
After the signing Of this charter, III
stockholders shall meet and elect three {
more directors who shall serve until IN
election TO be held on the first Monday
J Article Vino stakeholder shall ever !
held liable or responsible for the contra'
sum than the unpaid balance due TO IL
company on the shares owned by him M
shall any mere informality In organizatio
: have the effect of rendering this charter M
or of exposing a stockholder 10 any naDll'
: beyond the amount of his stock.
Article VII-This act of incorporate
: NAV be changed, modified, altered or amen'
ed, or the corporation may be dissolved WI
| the assent of the stockholders owning thre
| fourths of the stock OF this cOrporauO
, present or represented, at general NEE
ing convened for that purpose, and AFTER
least ten DAYS written notice shall ha'
been given through mail, or in person, n
less such notice is waived to each stoc
: holder at his last knoNel place OF resldenc
In case OF dissolution by the eXpirati'
OF this charter, or otherwise, the stOc
holders shall elect three commissioners
liGuidatOrs from among their number,
settle the business and affairs of this co
poration In case OF the death or dlsanlIi
Of any one OF said commissioners or llqJ
dators, the survivors shall appoint su
cesSor to him.
Thus done and passed, in my office, at &
city OF New Orleans on the day. and In 9
5 month and year first above written, in Z
/. presence of A. Miles Coe and Paul Chase
competent witnesses, who have signed wi
the appearers and me, notary, after readl
Of the whole.
!, All erasures, changes, corrections and
4 terlineations approved before signing.
Original signed Names of subscribers.
> Witnesses: 4. Miles Coe, Paul Chasez
Z PHILIP GENSLER JR., Notary Publ
l. the undersigned recorder OF mortgag
in and for the parish of Orleans, state
louisiana do hereby certify that the abo
u Kottemann Furniture Company" was Il
= day duly recorded in my Office, In book lO'
folio -. New Orleans. July IL, 1913.
! (Signed) EMILE LEONARD by: H.
d A true copy OF the original, with
!. | names of subscribers and number OF sha
n subscribed for by each omitted
PHILIP GENSLER JR., Notary Pub
y. July "a 81 aug IA 81 IS