The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-12-20
CHARTER

CHARTER
OF HAUSMANN, INC.
United States of America, State of Louisi-
ana, City Of New Orleans.
Be it known, That on this thirty-irst day
| OF the month of October, in the wear one
| thousand, nine hundred and seventeen, be-
i ioTe me, Henry r. Dart, Jr. a Notary Pub
the Parish Of Orleans and City of New Or
leans, therein residing, personally appeared.
The persons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed,. all of age and residents of the
City, OF New Orleans, who declared that
| awaiting 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.
26I 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 well as such other persons
as may hereafter join or become associated
| with them, in a 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 its corporate name, it shall have and
| enjoy existence and succession for a term
| OF seventy-hve years from this date
| Article 1.-THE domicile of this corpora.
| ton shall be in the City of New Orleans,
State of Louisiana, and all citations and
legal process shall be served on the Presi-
dent OF said corporation, or in the event
OF his absence or inability to act upon the
Niee-President or unon the Secretary and
] Treasurer.
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is established, and
the business to be carried on by it are
! obtain and possess all of the business,
property, assets credits, claims, rights eoui-
| ties, good will, trademarks and trademark
rights, and all other property. rights or pos
possessed, managed, operated or controlled
| 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 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, buy, sell, make, export, report, trade
and deal in jewelry Of all kinds, including
goods. wares and merchandise of all kinds
| including goods, wares and merchandise of
all kinds made wholly or partly of gold,
silver other metals; glass and leather
ware of all kinds, novelties of all kinds,
| 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,
watches, watch cases and movements or
parts thereof, and any and all other articles
usually manufactured or, sold by manufac-
turing and retail jewelers.; 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
and ststuary 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
privileges, inventions, improvements and
processes, trademarks and trade names or
pending applications thereto relating to or
useful in connection with any business OF
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 concssiors
useful to the company, and to use and turn
to account and manufacture under any IL
cense or 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 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 tc
make such promissory notes, bills of ex.
change, bonds, debentures and obligations
and evidences of Indebtedness of all kinds
whether secured by mortgage, pledge OF
gage, pledge or otherwise; to conduct thi:
business or any one or more businesses, and
unlimtedly 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
NAL 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 OF
proper for the accomplishment of any pur'
poses or of the attainment of any one OF
more of the objects herein enumerated OF
incident to the powers herein named, OF
| which shall at any time appear conducive
or expedient for the protection or benefit
of the corporation, either as holders OF OF
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
intention that the objects and powers speci'
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
porstion or Savings Bank, or corporation
deemed to possess any powers prohibited e
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 or
such terms as may seem expedient. and II
particular customers and others having deal
ings with the company or having any con