The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-12-13
CHARTER
United States of America, State of Louisi
ana, City of New Orleans.
OF HAUSMANN, INC.


ana, City of New Orleans.
Be it known, That on this thrty-frst day
OF the month of October, in the wear one
thousand, nine hundred and seventeen, be-
tore me, Henry p. Dart, Jr. Notary Pub
liclic, duly commissioned and sworn in for
the Parish of Orleans and City of New Or
leans, therein residing, personally appeared
The persons whose names are hereunto SUBJ
scr1bed,. all of age and residents of the
City OF New Orleans, who declared that
aVailing themselves of the provisions of the
laws of this State in such cases made and
provided, relating to the organization of
corporations, and more particularly Act No
3o7 of the General Assembly of Louisiana.
approved July 9, 1914, they have cevenanted
and agreed, and do by these presents cove
nant and agree, bind, form and constitute
themselves, as we'll as such other persons
as may hereafter join or become associated
WIN them, in corporation and body polite
IN law, and for the objects and purposes,
and under the agreements and stipulations
following, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be Hausmann, Inc, and
UNDER IT'S corporate name, il shall have and
ENJOY existence and succession for a term
of seventy-hve years from this date
Article 1.-THE domicile of this cor,or..
ton shall be in the City of New Orleans.
State of Louisiana, and all citations and
legal process shall be served on the Presi-
gent OF said corporation, in the event
OF his absence or inability to act upon the
Nice-President or unon the Secretary and
Treasurer.
Article IlI.-The objects and purposes for
winch this corporation is established, and
the business to be carried on by it are
hereby declared to be take over, acquire,
obtain and possess all of the business
property, assets credits, claims, rights, equi.
ties, good will, trade marks and trademark
rights, and all other property, rights or pos
sessions wheresoever situate, now owned,
by the corporation of T. Hausmann & sons
Limited, including the name of the said
corporation, and the exclusive right to use
the same during the existence of this cor.
poration, and to acquire also any shares of
STOCK or rights to or ownership in the said
corporation; to develop, improve and con-
tinue the business now and heretofore con-
Quoted by the said corporation; to manufac-
ture' ouy'. sell, make, export, report, trade
goods. wares and merchandise of all kinds
including goods, wares and merchandise of
all kinds made wholly or partly of gold,
silver or other metals; glass and leather
including goods, wares and merchandise of
all kinds made wholly or partly of gold.
silver or other metals; glass and leather
ware of all kinds, novelties of all kinds,
parts thereof. and any and all other articles
usually manufactured or sold by manufac-
turing and retail jewellers; to buy. sell.
make, export, trade and deal in any and all
kinds Of cut and uncut mounted and I'M
mounted precious stones; to buy and sell
at wholesale and retail or both, all precious
gems, jewels, gold and silverware, table
furnishings. lamps of all kinds, household
ornaments of all kinds. glass crystal ware
and statuary of all kinds, articles of per-
sonal adornment of all kinds; to deal in all
patents, including those taken out by 9th.
ers; to acquire or grant licenses with re-.
spect to patents or relating to the transfer
or doing whatever else that may be thought
fit; to acquire, hold, use, sell, assign. lease.
mortgage or otherwise dispose of letters of
patent of the United States or of any for
eign country, patents. patent rights, licenses.
privileges, inventions, improvements and
pending applications thereto relating to or
useful in connection with any business of
the corporation; to purchase or by other
means acquire, and to protect and renew,
whether in the United States or elsewhere
any patents, patent rights, brevets of inven-
ton, licenses, projections and concessions
which may appear to be advantageous or
useful to the company, and to use and turn
to account and manufacture under any Ii
cense er privileges with respect TO same,
and TO spend money in experiments upon
and testing and making or seeking to i'm
prove any patents, inventories or rights
which the company may acquire or proposes
to acquire. To purchase or otherwise &C.
quie and hold, sell, assign, transfer, mort
gage, pledge, or otherwise dispose of shares
of the capital stock, and bonds. debentures,
or other evidences of Indebtedness created
by any other corporation or corporations do
nestle or foreign, and while the holder
thereof to exercise all of the rights and
privileges of ownership, including the right
to vote thereon; to borrow money, and to
make such promissory notes, bills of ex-
and evidences of Indebtedness of all kinds
whether secured by mortgage, pledge or
otherwise, and to secure the same by mort
gage, pledge or otherwise; to conduct this
infinitely and without restriction to hold.
purchase, lease, mortgage and convey real
and personal property in the several States
and Territories of the United States, Colo
nial Possessions or territorial acquisitions
of the United States and in foreign countries
as shall from time to time be found neces-
sary and convenient for the purposes of the
company's business. To do all, and every
thing necessary, suitable, convenient or
proper for the accomplishment of any pur-
more of the objects herein enumerated or
incident to the powers herein named, or
which shall at any time appear conducive
or expedient for the protection or benefit
of the corporation, either as holders of or
interested in any property or otherwise with
all the powers now or hereafter to be cen.
ferred by the Laws of this State upon cor
porations organized in this State. It is the
fntcntfOu tndt tHc oOJcCts anu poWcts spcSl-
fed and the clauses contained in this para
graph shall, except where otherwise ex-
pressed in said paragraph, be no wise lin.
tied or restricted by reference TO or infer
ence from the terms of any other clause in
this or any other paragraph Of this charter.
but that the objects and powers specified
in each Of the clauses of this paragraph
shall be regarded as independent objects and
powers, but nothing herein set forth is to
be construed to authorize the formation
hereby of any United States, or State Safe
Deposit or Trust Company, Banking Cor
poration or Savings Bank, or corporation
deemed to possess any powers prohibited TO
corporations formed under savings bant
statutory provisions for the purposes of said
corporations. To loan and advance money
or to give credit to such persons and on
such terms as may seem expedient. and in
particular customers and others having deal
ings with the company or having any con-
ncetion with the business of the company.
To enter into, make, perform and carry out
contracts of every sort and kind with any
person. firm, association, corporation private
or public or municipal, or body polite, and
with the United States Government. or any
of. or any foreign government; to manufac-
to deal in goods, wares and merchandise and
property Of every class and description. To
purchase. lease, or otherwise acquire all
kinds Of personal property which the cor.
poration may deem necessary or convenient
for the purposes of It's business, and to do
business an its own name, or Q agent or
on emomfsion. or otherwise, Sand generally
to do any and oil things pertinent or ger-
name - the riGhts and poWers herein con-.