The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-07-10
CHARTER
JOE KAUFMAN CO. LTD.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF OR
LEANS CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.


JOE KAUFMAN CO. LTD.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
or LOUISIANA. PARISH OF OR
LEANS. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be it known. that on this seventeenth
day of the month of May, in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and thirteen. before me. Charles c. Gill
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-
ton OF corporations, they have cove
presents covenant and agree, bind, form
and constitute themselves, as well as
such persons as may hereafter join or
become associated with them, into
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; il shall exist for the term
of ninety mine years: and ii shall have
power to contract, sue, and be sued in
its corporate name; to make and use
corporate seal, and the same TO alter
at pleasure, to hold, receive, purchase,
convey. mortgage, hypothecate or
pledge property, both real and personal,
issue bonds. notes and other obliga-
lions: 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
| 40 ion, Chal ha in hn nf 10
Orleans, State of Louisiana, and eta
ton and other legal process shall be
served on the president and in his alb
sence on the vice president of the cor
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur-
poses of this corporation and the ma
ture of the business to be carried on
by il are hereby declared to be to buy,
sell and deal in, to consign or receive
on consignment for sale or otherwise.
new and secondhand iron and steel
| products, rails, machinery, equipment
and other merchandise, and generally
| to engage in any other business or in
dustry connected with said purposes,
and to do and perform any and all acts
incidental to the carrying on OF the
| business of said corporation.
| ARTICLE IV-The capital stock OF
this corporation is hereby fixed at the
| sum of twenty-five thousand dollars
| (s25, 00000), represented by two hun
dred and fifty (250) shares Of the par
| value of one hundred dollars (S10O.OO)
each. which shares of stock shall be
| paid for in cash or its equivalent, at
| the time of subscription, or may be is
sued for property actually received or
| purchased by said corporation, or for
services rendered to it, and at such time
and in such manner as the Board OF
| Directors may determine; which share.
of stock shall be issued full paid and
| worcestershire, and shall be transfer
able only on the books of the company
no stakeholder shall have the right to
Lea Of hn Gh stock owned
by him without first having offered
same in writing to the other stockhold-
erS at the book value OF said shares
| This corporation shall begin business
when five thousand dollars of the cap
ital stock have been subscribed for.
| ARTICLE V-All the corporate pow.
ers OF this corporation and the contro
and management of its affairs shall bs
vested in and exercised by a Board OF
Directors to be composed of four stock
holders Two members of said board
shall constitute quorum for the trans
action Of all business. The director
shall be elected annually by ballot b!
the stockholders at the office of tn
company , on the first Monday in Apri
! stakeholder by mail to his last know
address, at least five days prior to suci
election. Each stakeholder shall be en-
titled in person or by proxy to one Vot
election shall be held under such rule
as may be provided by said Board o
, Directors. The directors thus electe'
shall continue in office for one year an
! until their successors are duly electe
and qualified; and no failure to cleo
, shall be regarded as a forfeiture o
! this charter. Any vacancy occurring o.
: said board shall be filled by the remain
/, ing directors for the unexpired tern
Said board at it's first meeting after 1t
> election. shall elect out Of its numbe
a president, a vice president and a sec
|, rotary. who shall also be treasures
, And said board may make and estah
: lish, as well as alter and amend, a
, pleasure, all bylaws, rules and regula
. lions deemed necessary for the man
2 agement of this company, and sha
: have the full authority to appoint an
discharge such clerks, agents and en-