Jefferson County AlArchives Court.....Lesser, Emil 1900 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: L. Hanke lhbham@yahoo.com August 9, 2006, 5:31 pm Source: City Court Of Birmingham Alabama - Loose Records Written: 1900 The Concordia Society Birmingham Alabama 1900 Civil case brought in the the City Court of Birmingham - in Equity Emil Lesser vs. The Concordia Society - Loose Records Box 8583-Case # 2566 Claim: J. W. Schaefer had sold to Emil Lesser 2 shares in the Concordia Society at $30.00 each, but Concordia refused to let him do so. Lesser brought suit claiming Concordia wouldn’t allow the transfer to be noted on the books; that they wouldn’t issue new certificates; that they refused to recognize him as a stockholder, and refused him the rights and privileges of a stockholder. The Concordia Society said Schaefer didn’t comply with the by-laws regulating the sale of stock to non-members; and that they had offered to reimburse Lesser for the value of the stock if he would return them. They said Lesser had refused the offer. Information from an exhibit of the Declaration of The Concordia Society: The Concordia Society was organized for the purpose of ‘cultivating sociability, enjoyment and singing, as well as German Customs, among its members. There were 15 members. Capital Stock: $1,500, divided into 50 shares. Par value $30 each. Officers: Frank Heide - President John Lentz - Vice President Herman Ploeger - Treasurer Henry Behrens ) Jacob Schmidt ) Revisors Thadore Baker ) Emil Gobel - Oeconom Members and shares held by each: Frank Heide - 1 Jacob Schmidt - 2 John Lentz - 2 Henry Behrens - 2 E. Gobel - 1 D. C. Behrens - 1 A. F. Demker - 2 William Surman - 2 Louis Brauer - 4 August Schillinger - 2 Louis Schillinger - 2 Solomon Levi - 2 Herman Ploeger - 1 Thadore Baker - 1 August Henning - 1 Herman Kannehell - 1 Laur Bonde - 2 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/jefferson/court/lesser157gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb