The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-04-25

ion aud body polite In law Tor the pur'
pore aid objects and under the stipula-
lions aud conditions following. to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The Name of this Corporation shall be
THE ST. MARTIN GROCERY LIMITED.
domicile,i in the lawn of st. Martinville,
Parish Of ST. Martin. STATE OF Louisiana.
The said Corporttion shall exist Tor q
period Of ninety-ninr years from date OF
this act. aud shall enjoy all powers and
authority conferred by the State OF Lou
isiana upon corporations for the purpose
of engaging in the business hereafter
stated, as we'll as the power to mortgage |
and pledge their property. movable and
immovable. rights and credits. All cita- |
tions and other legal process and no.
tices shall be served on the President OF
this Company. or in his absence on the
Vice President or on the Secretary.
ARTICLE II.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be FEN Thousand Dollars, and 1t
shall be authorized tn begin business
when Two Thousand Five Hundred DOL
lars has actually been subscribed. Said
capital stock shall be divided into One
Hundred shares Of the par value OK One
Hundred CslOO) Dollars each. all stock
subscribed shall b. paid into the Trea-
sury of the company at such times and
in such amounts as may be deemed ad-
vlsable by the Board of Directors, until
paid in full. Certificates for shares OF
stock shall be signed by the President
and the Secretary Treasurer. and ifthey
or ether of them be sick or unable to
act. then the Ecard Of Directors shall
appoint some one 10 act In the Place OF
the President and the Secretary-Trea-
surer, who may he sick or unable to act.
The sail stock shall he transferable on
IL on the books of the company on the
surrender of the certificates. The Board
of Directors shall. at any time. have the
right by a twO-third vote to issue the
additional stock up to the said sum of
Ten Thousand Dollars, such stock 10 b.
issued to such persons as may meet with
the approval Of said Board of Directors;
and no stock shall be transferred to any
one not stakeholder before first offer
ing said stock to the Board of Directors
at regular meeting who shall have tire
refusal thereof.
ARTICLE III.
The purpose Of this corporation and
the nature of the business to be carried
on by it at st. Martihville, La. are de-
clared to be the buying and selling, at
wholesale. articles classed in Grocery
line, both staple and fancy, produce,
provisions, grain, feed, wood and will
w-ware, wines, liquors. and to do q
general wholesale grocery. feed and
commission business, to provide and to
do cold-storage business in connection
Herewith; to buy. own. lease aud Ope-
ate SURROUNDINGS and warehouses, ia
buy and sell fuel of all kinds, and in
order to carry out the said obje is and
purposes OF any of them, to purchase
hold and own, or to lease such lands and
buildings and other property, movable
and immOvable. as may he required OF
convenient; to pay for all property Of
any kind acquired for the purpose OF
this corporation, either Id money or in
stock, as the Directors may decide and
generally to make ali contracts that
. may be incidental to or connected with
the business of the Corporation.
ARTICLE ".
. All powers OF this corporation shall bt
vested in and exercised by Board o.
Five Directors. Three of whom shall con
stitute quorum. The said Director!
shall be elected by ballot at an annual
meeting of The shareholders, which
meeting shall be- held on the secont
Monday Of tie month of May of pacl
year, beginning with May. 1904; eacl
share holder shall be entitled to cas-
one vote either iD person or by proxy OF
each share Of stock held by him. Afte
each annual meeting The Board of Di
rectors shall elect from their own mum
Der President. Vice President, and
Spcrptarv- Treasurpr Tho Roard of nj