The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-11-17
CHARTER.
United States of America, State OF
Louisiana, City of New Iberia.

Public, duly commissioned an
qualified, 10 and for the Parish o
Iberia, therein residing. PERSONAL,
came and app. AIRED
The persons whose names ar
hereunto subscribed. who declares
that, avalllng Themselves of tn
provisions of the general laws 0
this State relative to the organ'za
ton of corporations, they hav
covenantei and agreed. and do b.
these presents covenant and agree
bind. form and constitute them
selves as we'll as such persons a
may hereafter JOIN or become asso
ciated with them, into a corporatio,
and body polite IN law, for tn
objects and purposes and under III,
agreements and stlpulatiops follow
ing, to-wit
ARTICLE l.
The name and title Of this cor
poraiIon shall be the. "DAVIS 4
SCHARFF GROCERY COM
PANY, LIMITED" anc unde,
that name it shall have and enjoy
all the rights and privileges granted
by law TO CORPORATIONS; II shall
exist for a period of ninety niue
years from this date; it pnall have
power to contract, sue and be sued
II Its corporate name; 20 make and
use corporate seal; to hold. con-
vey, mortgage, hypo,hecate or
pledge property both real and
personal; Issue bond, notes and
other Obligations; to have and en-
ploY such managers, officers, dlrec-
tors and other agents aud 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 raid corporation
% may be necessary and expe-
dent.
ARTICLE 2.
The domlc,le of this corporation
shall be IL the city Of New iberia,
Parish of Iberia, IN this State, and
III citations and other legal process
'hall be served on the President,
nd; IN his absence on the Vice
PRESIDENT. and IN the absence of
10th upon the. Secretary and Treas-
lrer'ct ea,d company.
ARTICLE 8.
The objects aud purposes OF this
and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it are
'ereby declsr.d to be. to deal IN and
ell for It's own account or on COM
groceries, provisions ard
Their merchandise.
ARTICLES.
The capital stock of this corpora
ion is hereby fixed al the sum of |
eveDteen Thousand and Five Hun
red Dollars, divided into IT'S
1ares OF One Hundred Dollars each
'hich sad amount Is the par value
each share, which shall be paid
'r in cash when subscribed for
its equivalent In goods and
erchsndise, as the Board of D,rec-
'rs may direct. Which capital
ock may be increased 10 a cum
ot exceeding Fifty thousand
oIlare. BY q vote of two-th,rts Of
% stock present or repre- sented at
Getting cslled specially for that
'rpese IN the manner pointed on,
Law; during the period between
Q call for a meeting and the meet
z, the persons holding stock at
e time shall have the right to take
ares of the addition i or increased
'ck ploport.onate to the number
shares owned by them respective.
and any shares not taken at tbt
plration of said period may be d Is.
sed of Ly the Board of Directors 4
: the benefit Of the corporation a, }
LEES than par value; a / shares O / r
'ck shall be full paid aud non o
'essab'e; no transfer Of stock shall s
binding on the company unless a
'arded on lie looks, and made "
pursuance Of.Its ch:r;er and by. Il
-. None of The stockholders shall b.
re the right to transfer or assign
[ OF the shares held By them
bout having FIRST offered the
,e to the Board OF Directors
ich shall have the right 10 Dur.
se them within sixty Gays there
y 1t their book value, az shown
the stock taking last preceding y
transfer. The raid Board shall I,
} have the right of calling IN and n
uiring any Of the outstandipg !,
re- at their book value By giving ~
y days written notice TO the =
'kholder whose share or shares It n,
le Intention Of the said Bo,rd to
are. All rhares purchased BY the
psny may b re-issued by 1t Al
Iess than their par value. There
10 written or printed scrcs.
} certadcate Of stock, "Theee
- are issued and shall be held I
ct 70 the charter and BY laws Of s sn'