The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-07-01
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, 3
Dnxicb nf Vnrmi1ion {

oxA1 II of N
Parishsof Vermilion.
BE it known, that on this. the 18th day
of April Ammo DomiIi, one thousand e&ght
hundred and niuety-nine
Before me. George West Summers a
Notary Public duly commissioned and
Eermilion. State of Louisiana, and IN the
presence of the undersigned competent
witnesses Personally am a~ndaappeared
che persons whose names are hereuntO
! subscribed, who seveFally declared, that
!, awaiting themselves of the provisions of
the laws of the State of Louisiana, for
themselves, their successors and assigns,
they hereby form themselves into a cor
poratien as follows:
,ARTICLEI.
The name and title of this corporation,
shall be The AbbevilleH Hardware and In
plement Company, Limited. and the place
chosen FORTS domicile is declared to be
the Town of Abbeville, in the Parish of
Vermilion. State of Louisiana.
The length of time during which5this
Corporation shall exist and continue,
shall be for a periodof ninety nine years
from and after the date of this act.
ARTICLE III.
The purpose for which this C%orporatqon
is established and the nature of the BUSH
ness to be carried OF by it are declared to
be a General Mercantile Business, wholesale
and retail.
To purchase and sell merchandise and
all things appertaining to and pertinent
or incident to the above purposes.
The officer on whom citation may be
Iseryed. shall be tie president, and in case
of his absence or inability to act, citation
may be served on the SecretaEy-TreasureT
ARTICLE III.
This Corporation shall have power and
1 n,r%h1r,4r - nnr%roa% cr,n nrl 1a cr,nd In
it's corporate name. and to make and use
a corporate seal; to hold, receive, pur-
chase, mortgage and convey under it's
corporate NAME. property both real and
personal, to borrow money, issue notes
and obligations and to pledge same; to
name and appoint such managers, direct-
Ors and officers as it's interests and cOnve-
nience may require, and to make and es-
tablish such bylaws for the proper man
agement and regulation of its affairs as
may be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock of this Corporation is
declared to be the sum of Five Thousand
tS50O0.O0 Dollars. divided into one hun
bred shares of Fifty dollars each, to be
paid in such a manner and at such, times
as the Board of Directors may direct the
said capital stock may be increased in the
manner required by law to a sum not ex-
ceeding Twenty Thousand Dollars. This
Corporation shall commence business
when the full amount of said capital stock
shall have been subscribed.
the duties of both Secretary Treasurer.
At the first meeting following each cleo
ton. the Board of Directors her elected,
President, one to be Vlce-Presldent and
one to be Secretary Treasurer.
The Board of Directors shall exercise
and be vested with the usual power of
administration. and make all bylaws and
fill any and all vacancies in their number.
/ An checks, notes or other obligations of
this corporation for the payment of mon
! ey, shall be signed by the President and
countersigned by the Secretary-Treasurer
When, from absence or other reason.
the President is unable to act individual
", the Viee-President shall sign checks,
notes and obligations. to pay money.
which shall be countersigned al before by
the Secretary Treasurer.
. Thus done. and passed ait my office in the
town of Abbeyille. Louisiana, on the day,
month and year first above written in4the
presence of Messrs. OyidA. Broussard and
Robert Stauffer, lawful witnesses residing
in said town, who have signed these pres
ents with said appearers and me Notary,
after due reading of the whole.
GEO. w. SUMMERS.
Notary Public.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Vermilion.
/ have carefully examined the above act
of incorporation of the Abbeville Hard
ware and Implement Company Ltd. and
find nothing therein inconsistant with MOI
contrary to the Constitution and laws OF
the United States or to the Constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana.
l do hereby approve same this 18th day
of April, A. D.. 1898.
(Signedl NJ. T. GoRDY. JR.,
Dist. Atty. nth Jud. Dist. La.
A true copy of the original.
Attest Gro. w. SUMMERS,
Notary Public.