The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-02-20
CHARTER
CHARTER OF BAUER CHEMICAL COM
PANY, INC.

United States OF America, State OF Louis
iara Parish Of Orleans. City Of New Or- |
leans Be it known, mat on this 'iiIiu u"y
~ the month OF February, in the year OF
our Lord one thousand nine hundred anu /
nineteen. and NJ the Independence OF tlT
I-nited States Of America, the one hHhu' "a g
and forty third; Before me, benjamin I;
WnIf \ Notary Public. duly commissioned
a,d Qualified in and for the parish OF Or
Iears State OF Louisiana, therein residing !
and in the presence OF the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared, the parties, whose names d
residents OF the City OF New Orleans, state
Of Louisiana, who declared that, awaiting
themselves Of the provisions OF the laws %
this State relative to the formation VI Nol
porations, they have covenanteu anu ds $50
and by these presents, covenant and agree,
and bind themselves, as well as Such othei
nersons, as may hereafter become associated
with them, to form and constitute a cor
poration and. body politic IN law, Tor the
purDoses and objects and under the stpu-
Iat;ons and articles following, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name OF the said cor
poration shall be Bauer Chemical Company,
Inc.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes, for
which this corporation is organized, ana the
nature of the business, which TINS corpora
tion is TO carry on, are declared to be:
l. To acquire and take over from lack Bauer
of New Orleans, the recipes and formulas
for and information as to the processes Oh
manufacturing and preparing and the right
| to prepare, manufacture and deal in the prop
rietary articles and medicines owned by the
| said lack Bauer, together with the trade
names. trademarks owned by said Bauer
B. To buy, sell, refine prepare, nidn manu-
| ture manipulate, import export and deal IN
| and with all substances materials, aPpara-
| tus and things capable of being used in con-
| nection with the preparation ana manuldc
| ture of the articles and remedies, which I'M
l Ial nj
| manufacture and TO construct and MAINTAIN
| plants factories and laboratories suitable or
convenient for the purposes OF the Conf
| pany. l.,
in chemical, pharmaceutical, medicinal and
other preparations and chemicals.
Il ARTICLE III.-The capital stock OF the
said corporation shall be fifty thousand dol
lars, divided into and represented by two
thousand shares Of twenty-five dollars each,
payable in cash. property or for services rem.
dered. The capital stock may be increased
10 one hundred thousand dollars. The cor
poration shall commence doing business as
soon as the capital stock shall have been
subscribed for .
ARTICLE IV-The domicile of the said
corporation shall be in the City OF New Or
leans, State of Louisiana. The president OF
in his absence, the vice-presldent, shall be
| the proper person upon whom citation OF
. other legal process shall be served Sale
| corporation, unless sooner dissolved shall
exist and continue for the period of ninety
nine years from and after date hereof.
III ARTICLE V-Al corporate powers shall
be vested in a board Of three directors. TIL,
| first board of directors shall consist of yaci
| Bauer, postoffice address, Audubon Building
New Orleans, who shall be president, or
Szeler postoffice address, Audubon Build
] ing. New Orleans, who shall be vice presi
dent and Mrs. Estelle Hubbard, widow b.
first marriage OF Ernest Wngfield, and wi
dow by second marriage of JAG. J. King, VIII
= shall be secretary and treasurer. Sai
:. board shall continue in office until Janu
e ary 2, 1920, on which, date, and thereafter
5 annually, board of directors shall be elect
e ed on the second of January OF each yea
; unless the same shall be a legal holiday
h when the election shall be held on the mex
a, the board of directors shall elect from the
a. number the officers of the Company. The sal
n board is further authorized to frame an
il adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations
I'd the affairs and business of the corpOratio
le may require, and it may deem necessar
o. for the conducting and management thereo
n ARTICLE VI-This charter may [
m amended and the capital stock of this CO
ee poration may be increased decreased,
n, the corporation may be dissolved in the ma
in ner and method provided by law.
C. ARTICLE VII.-No stakeholder of tn
of corporation shall ever be held liable or r
of sponsible for the contracts or faults of tn
ng corporation in any further sum than the u
TO paid balance on the stock for which he h
-st subscribed, nor shall any mere informalty
-lo organization have the effect of renderii
IL this charter null or of exposing a stockhol
IN er to any liability that as above provide
nj. ARTICLE VIII.-Whenever this corpor
e. ton shall be dissolved, whether by limit
". ton or from any other cause, the affai
nc. thereof shall be liquidated by three stoc
holders to be elected and qualified in t
yer manner provided by law. And they sh;
is, continue in office until the affairs of t
all corporation shall have been fully settled a
on liquidated. In case of the death of one
ter the liquidators, or his refusal or inability
TO serve, the remaining liquidators may the
hue selves proceed with all the power and q
nv thority vested in the full membership.
ARTICLE IX.-The entire capital stock
this corporation, with the exception of (
on shares of stock of the corporation, are
OF be issued to Jack Bauer for advertising m
ae ter, electrotypes, and formulas, accura
os' detailed and itemized description of 81
rs property as to amount, location, extent a
me statement of improvement, together with
on statement of its value appraised by
us directors is annexed to these articles of
ar corporation. And the signers hereto decl;
py that they have affixed opposite their nam
ON the number of shares subscribed by the
lcc and they hereby declare this to be their 81
ors scription list.
ct Thus done and passed. at my Notarial
OF. flee, in the City OF New Orleans, on
OF day, month and year herein first above Wi
or ten in the presence of Hubert NJ. Ans
NC and Ephraim Thaler, competent witness
the Of lawful age and residents of this City, "
hereunto sign their names, together W
eto the said parties and me, notary, after
eir reading of the whole.