The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-03-28

ion aud body polite in law for the pur'
pose and objects and under the stipula'
lions and conditions following. to-wft:
ARTICLE L. 10,
The Name VI this Corporation shall be
THE ST. MARriS GROCERY LIMITED.
domiciled in the tn.sn Of st. Martinville.
Parish Of St. Martin. state Of Louisiana.
The said Corporttion shall exist Tor q
period of ainety.nim' y ars from date OF
this act, and shall enjoy all powers and
authority conferred by the State OF Lou
isiana upon.cerporations for the purpose
Of engaging In the business hereafter
stated, as well as the power to mortgage
and pledge their property. movable and
immovablp. rights and credits. Alicia
lions and ether legal process and no.
tees shall be served on the President OF
this Company. or in his absence on the
Vice. President or on the Secretary.
ARTICLE II.
The caoital stock Of this corporation
shall be- Ten Thousand Dollars, and 1t
shall be authorized to 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 Dar value OF One
Hundred ($iOO.) Dollars each. ALI stock
subscribed shall be paid into the Trea-
sury Of the company at such times and
in such amounts as may be deemed ad'
yisable 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 IL they
or ether of them be sick or unable to
act, then the Board Of Directors shall
appoint some one to act In the place OF
the President and the Secretary-Trea-
surer, who may be sick or unable to act.
The said stock shall be transferable on
II on the books of the company on the
surrender of the certificates. The Board
Of Directors shall, at any time. have the
right by two-third vote to issue the
additional stock up to the said sum Of
Ten Thousand Dollars, such stock 10 be
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 drst offer
ing said stock to the Board of Directors
at regular meeting who shall have the
refusal thereof.
1 ARTICLE III.
The purpose Of this corporation and
the nature of the business to be carried
on by 1t 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
lOw-ware, wines, liquors, and to do q
general wholesale grocery, feed and
commission business, to provide and t.
do storage business in connection
Herewith; to buy. own. lease and ope-
ate storebuildiDgs and warehouses. ID
buy and sell fuel Of all kinds; and In
order to carry out the said objects and
purposes Ur any Of them, to purchase
hold and own, or to lease such lands and
buildings and other property, movable
; and imm0vable, as may be required OF
convenient; to pay for ell property Of
any kind acquired for the purpose Of
this corporation, either In money or IN
stock. a. the Directors may decide AMI
: generally to make all contracts thai
may be Incidental TO or connected with
the business Of the Corporation.
| ARTICLE Nv.
i All powers of this corporation shall b,
vested In and exercised by a Board o
Five Directors, Three Of whom shall con
stitute quorum. The said Director
shall b. elected by ballot at an annua
meeting Of the shareholders, whicl
meeting shall be held on the secon,
Monday of the month Of May Of eacl
year, beginning with May. 1904; eacl
1 shareholder shall be entitled to cas-
J one vote either In person or bv proxy OF
q each share Of stock held BY him. Ate
n each annual meeting The Board of Di
rectOrn Ghall e1oct from fheir own num