The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-10-31
ARTICLE |,
The Jeanerette Hardware Com
pany, Limited

ana under It's Sal1 corporate name ~ Sihl
have power and authority to have and enjoy
succession for the full term and period OF
ninety nine years from the date hereof TO
contract, sue and be sued, II may have ana
use corporate seal. and the same to alter
or break at pleasure: to have, to receive,
hold. purchase, acquire. convey, ALLEVIATE
mortgage, bypothecate, pledse and pawn
property. both real and personal To en-
ploy, hire and to secure the services OF such
employees as its interests and convenience
may require.
ARTICLE III.
The domicie Of said corporation shall be
In the town OF Jeanerette, Parish of IBERIA,
State of Louisiana, and all citation and other
legal process shall be served upon the
President of said corporation, or in tie event
OF his or her absence upon the Vice-Presi-
dent thereof. and iu the absence OF both said
officers, upon the Secretary of sad corpora
ton.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation Is established, and the nature or
the business to be carried on by it are hereby
declared and specified to be: TO carry on a
mercantile business, to buy and sell hards
ware, furniture. farming implements. crock
ery, merchandise and other property. at
wholesale and retail.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of said corporation is
hereby fixed at the sum OF Twenty Thousand
Doll ars to be divided and represented by
Two hundred shares Of stock Of the SUN OF
One Hundred Dollars each. said stock to be
paid la money or its equivalen In property
either laoer personal as Its Board OF Direc-
tors may decide; 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 shalt 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 tne first right OF purchasing said stock
at its actual value.
ARTICLE vi.
All the corporate powers OF said COZ pora-
ton shall be vested In and exercised by "a
Board Of Directors to be composed OF four
persons, who shall be stockholders. three OF
whom shall constitute quorum Tor the
transaction OF business. They shall be an
nuaIly elected by ballot at the office OF the
corporation under such form and regulations
as may be adopted. on the second Monday OF
July of each year. Every stockho!der shall
be entitled to one vote for each share or
stock standing in his name on the books OF
The company, to be cast either in person or
by proby and "a majority OF the votes cast
shall elect.
A failure to elect Board OF Directors on
tho date above specified shall not dissolve
the corporation, but the Directors then In Of
free shall remain In office until their
successors are duly elected and quail
fed.
The first Board Of Directors named In this
charter, and such boards as may thereafter
no elected in accordance herewith, shall elect
from their number IL President and Vice
President. Secretary. and Treasurer ano
Manager The Board OF Directors shall have
| the mower to elect TIE same person to I'LL any
two or more OF the offices above pro-
vfded.
The said Board may make and es abllsh
a. we'll az alter and amend. any and all by
| laws, rules and regulations necessary ant
proper for the support and management o.