The herald., 1913-01-02
CHARTER
OF THE G. Z. AND f. f. REIMAN CO.,
LTD.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR.

NOF'
STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF OR.
LEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Be Ii known, that on this eleventh day
or the month OF December, in the year one
thousand nine hundred and twelve, before
me, Edward NJ. Robert, a notary public in
and for the parish OF Orleans, state Of Lou
islana, therein residing, duly sworn COM
missioned and qualified and in the presence
OF the witnesses hereinafter named and un-
dersigned, personally came andd appeared,
the several parties whose names are here
unto subscribed, who severally availing
themselves OF the laws OF the state of Lou
lsiana In such cases made and provided, they
have 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, TO
form a body corporate for the objects and
under the articles and stlpulatiOns, to-wit {:
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall be
The G.. +. and r. Z. Reimann Co, Ltd"
and under its said corporate name 1t shall
nave power and authority to have and en-
JOY succession for the full term and period
Of nlnety-nine years from and after the date
hereof; to contract, sue and be sued to
make and use a corporate seal, and the same
to break and alter at pleasure to hold, re-
ceive, lease, purchase and convey, as well as
mortgage and hypothecate, property, real,
personal and mixed, corporal and incorpo-
real; to name and appoint such managers,
agents. directors and officers as its business
interests and convenience may require and
to make and establish as well as alter and
amend from time to time, such bylaws, rules
and regulations for the proper management
or this corporation as may be necessary and
proper.
ARTICLE III.
The dOmicile Of this corporation shall be
In the city OF New Orleans, state OF Louisi-
ana, and all citations and other legal pro-
cess shall be served on the president, and
In his absence, upon the vice-president, and
In his absence, upon the secretary Of this
corporation, and upon the absence OF the
above named officers, upon any person des-
ignated by the board OF directors hereof.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation Is established and the nature
OF the business to be by 1t carried on, are
hereby declared to be to engage in and carry
on In this city and elsewhere, the business
OF 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 $3.50, OO0.00) to be divided into two
hundred shares (200l of the par value Of
one hundred dollars $500. OO) each the said
shares shall be issued at par, full paid, and
non-assessable. and when issued shall be
issued for cash or property or the equiva-
lent thereof; N transfer OF stock shall be
binding on this corporation unless recorded
on its books.
This corporation shall be a going concern
as soon as three thousand dollars (S3, OOO)
OF its capital stock shall have been sub
scribed for.
II any shareholder shall ever desire TO
sell his stock in this corporation, he shall
FIRST give a written notice Of such intention
10 both this corporation and the stockholders
thereof, for the full term OF ten days (1O),
giving notice Of said Intention to sell his
stock, or any portion thereof, and, II after
the lapse of the said ten days notice, this
corporation or the shareholders thereof, or
any of them, do not purchase the said shares
at the book value thereof, then the said
shareholders offering to sell said shares shall
have the right TO sell the said shares as he
sees ut and to whOmsoeyer he sees At.
ARTICLE V.
All the powers Of this corporation shall
be vested In and exercised by a board OF
directors to be composed of a president. a
yice-president and a secretary-treasurer. The
first board of directors shall be composed OF
the following g. mile Reimann. president
Ernest Edward Reimann, secretary-treasu.
rer; George IL. Reimann, vlce-president
which said board of directors shall hold
Office until their successors are elected and
qualified. The board OF directors shall he
elected annually on the first Monday OF
January; 1918. All directors shall hold of.
nee until their successors are elected and
qualified. All elections shall be by ba Iloi
conducted at the Office OF this cornoratjon
under the supervision OF three commission.
- oPpoIhteu Oy inc BOARD or directors. Each
stockholder shall have one vote for each
snare or stock standing In his name on the
DOCKS OF this corporation, to be cast in per-
son or Oy proxy, In writing. and a majority
OF votes thus cast shall elect.
any vacancy occurring among the direc-
Tors DIV death, resignation or otherwise shall
ne nlied by election for the remainder of the
tetm by the remaining directors. A failure
TO eject directors shall not dissolve this char.
yer, out the board OF directors then IN Office
shali hold office until their successors are
erected and qualified. Each director shall
own az least one share OF stock. The hoar "a
OF directors shall have power to Issue full
paid shares OF stock In this corporation for
cash, OF In payment for labor done or for
property actually received by this eorpora-
Ton. Each director shall have a right 70
appoint a proxy to represent him ar the
meetings or the board OF directors. the said
proxy to be In writing. ~
ARTICLE vi.
whenever this corporation shall he dis
solVeu either by limitation or from anv othar
cause. It's affairs shall be liouidafed nv three
commissioner to be appointed by the boar nd
OF directors at a general meeting Of the
stoekholders convened for thai purpose ~
which said meeting the STOCKHOLDERS shall
nave notice given In the manner nrovidad
IN the next article OF this charter and n
majority In amount OF the capItaI stoct row
resented at said meeting shall he reouisifa
10 determine. Such commissioners shan 20
main in office until the affairs Of the safd
corporation shall have been fully Iiouida tad
In case OF the death OF one or more OF tbe