The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-12-26
The name OF san COTpUTHIIUH SHHI UV
The Jeanerette Hardware Com
pany, Limited

/ and under It's SAD corporate name " shdi
| have power and authority to have and ENJOY
succession for the fun term and period OF
ninety nine years from the date hereof, &c
| contract. sue and be sued, II may have and
| use a corporate seal. and the same to alter
or break at pleasure; to have, to receive
| hold, purchase, acquire. convey, ALLEVIATE
mortgage, hypothecate, pledge and pawn
property. both real and personal TO en-
ploy, hire and to secure the services of such
employees AS it's interests and convenience
may require.
ARTICLE II.
The domcile of said corporation shall be
In the town of Jeanerette. Parish Of IBERIA,
State or Louisiana and all citation and other
legal process shall be served upon the
President of said corporation, or in IT. event
of his or her absence upon the Vice-Presi-
dent thereof and in the absence Of both said
officers, upon the Secretary of sad corpora
ton.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation Is established, and the nature of
the business to be carried on by 1t are hereby
declared and specified to be: To carry on n
mercantile business. to buy and sell hard.
ware furniture, farming implements, crock
erv, merchandise and other property. at
wholesale and retail.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of said corporation is
hereby 6xed at the sum of Twenty Thousand
Doll ars. to be divided and represented by
Two hundred shares Of stock of the sum of
One Hundred Dollars each, said stock to be
paid in money or its eguiva lent In property
either laoer personal as its Board Of Direc-
tors may decides this may be increased to any
amount within the limits fixed by the law
governing the formati n and organization of
corporations, limited.
ARTICLE V.
All transfers OF stock shall be made on
the books of this corporation by the stock
holder or his attorney in fact. provided that
no stakeholder shall dispose of his or her
stock without first giving TO the other
stockholders ten days notice In writing of
his or her intention to so dispose OF his or her
stock during which period Of time the stock
holders to whom such notice is given, shall
have the first right OF purchasing said stock
at its actual value.
ARTICLE vi.
All the corporate powers of said corpora
ton shall be vested I'm and exercised by "a
Board Of Directors to be composed of four
persons, who shall be stockholders, three of
whom shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction Of business. They shall be an
nuallv elected by ballot mt the Office of the
corporation under such form and regulations
as may be adopted. on the second Monday of
July of each year. Every stakeholder shall
be entitled to one vote for each share of
stock standing in his name on the books of
the company. to be cast either in person or
by PROXY. and majority Of the votes cast
shall elect
A failure to elect Board of d Directors on
the date above specified shall not dissolve
the corporation. but the Directors then In Of
fee shall remain In Office until their
SUCCESSORS are duly Gle cted and quail
fed
The irst Board OF ircctors named In this
charter, and such boards as may thereafter
be elected In accordance herewith. shall elect
from their number II President ana Vice
President. Secretary. and a Treasurer and
Manager. The Board OF Directors shall have
the power to elect the same uerson to fill any
two or more OF the offices above pro-
vided.
The said Board may make and es ablish'
as we'll as alter and amend, any and all by
laws. rules and regula ions me- essary and
proper for the support and management Of