The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-12-01
CHARTER.
United States of America, State OF
Louisiana, City of New Iberia.

United States OF America, State OF
Louisiana, City of New Iberia.
Ke 1t known, That on THE Isl
day of November. A. D., 1900. be-
fore me-, Louis I. DulanY, Notary
Public, duly commissioned and
qualified, in and for the Parish OF
iberia, therein residing. personally
came and apo AIRED
The persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed. who declared
that, avall'ng themselves of the
provisions of the general laws OF
this State relative to the organIza
tloa of corporations, they have
covenanted and agreed, and do by
these presents covenant and agree:
bud. form and constitute them.
selves as we'll as such persons az
may hereafter JOIN or become asss-
clated with them, into corporation
and body polite IN law, for the
objects and purposes and under the
agreements and stlpulations follow.
ing, tO-Wit:
ARTICLE l.,
The name and title of this cor.
poratIon shall be the sDAVIS &
SCHARFF GROCERY COM
PANY, LIMITED" aud under
that name it shall have and enjoy
all the rights and privileges granted
by law to corporations; IT shall
exist for a period Of ninety nine
years from this date; it shall have
power to contract, sue and be sued
III Its corporate name; to make and
use a corporate seal; to hold. con-
vey, mortgage, hvpo'hecate or
pledge property both real and
personal; issue bond, notes and
other obligations; to have and en-
ploy such managers, officers, d,rec-
tors and other agents and employees
as the interest and convenience of
the said corporation may require,
and to make and establish bylaws.
rules and regulations for the proper
management and control of the
affairs of said corporation
as may be necessary and expe-
dient.
ARTICLE 2.
The domIc'le of.this corporation
shall be III the city Of New Iberia,
Parish Of Iberia, IN this State, and
all citations and other legal process
shall be served on 1.-The President,
and IN his absence on the Vice
President, and IN the absence of
both upon the Secretary and Treas
urer Ut said company.
ARTICLE 3.
The objects and purposes OF this
ami the nature of the
business to be carried on by it are
hereby declared to be. to deal IN and
sell for It's own account or on CON-
groceries, provisions and
other merchandise. 4
Tue capital stock of this lbrpora.
lion is hereby fixed al the |sum Of
seventeen thousand and + Ne Hun
lied Doll prs, divided Ito IT'S
shares Of Ope Hundred d. llars each
which sad mo1nt is the par value
u each shal +, which sh III be paid
tor in cas-, when sui Bcribcd for
II its equivalent mi goods. and |
nerch. ndisk as the 3 lard OF Dlrec-
ors may 'rect. Fhich capital
'tock may lbe mere ked 10 a sum
Tot exec bd'ng Nifty Thousand
Dollars. b a vo.e(bf thirds Of
he stock present Br represented at |
Meeting |alled specially for tina,
purpose u the banner pointed OUT
" law; durDg the period between
he call for meeting and the meet
ng, the persons holding stock at
he time shall have the right to take
hares of the additional or increased
took ploportionate to tho number
i shares owned by them respective
=, and any shares not taken at the
EXPIRATION Of said period may be d ,s.
'osed of by the Board Of Directors
or the benefit of the corporation al
ot less than par value; al shares OF
took shall be full paid and non-
ssessabie; no transfer of stock shall
9 binding on the company unless
pcordej on It's books, and made
! pursuance Gifts charter and by.
lws. None Of the stockholders shall | !
ave the right to transfer or aseiyn
NJ Of the shares held BY them
ltbout having first offered the
lme to the Board OF Directors.
hicb shall have the right 10 pur.
base them within sixty days there
ter At their book value, q shown
the stock taking last preceding
'e transfer. The said Board shall I,
20 have the right Of calling in and :.
'quirlng any of the outstapdinQ
lares at their book value By giving
irtv DAYS written no,iea ~ ,ho