St. Tammany farmer., 1904-03-12
CHARTER
United States of America-State oi
Louisiana-Parish Of St. Tammany.

Be IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED That
on this. the 28th day Of January, In the
year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and four. and OF the indepen' :
ence of the United States Of America
the one hundred and twenty eighth. be-
fore me, H. r. Warren. Clerk of Court,
and Ex-Omcio Notary Public, duly COM
missioned and sworn In and for the Par
ish Of st. TAmmany, State of Louisiana,
and in the presence Of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared G: NJ.
Bickham. w. E. Bickham, A. T. Pierce
and N. K. Ray, the several persons
whose names are hereunt0 subscribed,
who declared that, availing themselves
OF the provisions of the general laws of
this State relative to the Organization
Of corporations, they have cOvenanted
and agreed and do by these presents
covenant, agree, bind, form and consti-
tute themselves, as we'll as such other
persons as may hereafter Join or become
associated with them, into corporation
and body polite In law. for the objects
and purposes and under the agreements
and stipulations hereinafter set forth
and expressed:
Article I.
The name and style of said corpora
ton shall be BICKHAAI, MA0EE &
COMPANY, LIMITED, and by that cor
porate name the said corporation shall
have power and authority to have and en-
Joy succession for the full term of ninety
nine years from and after the date
hereof, to contract, sue and be sued
In its corporate name, to make and use
corporate seal, to have, hold. receive,
purchase, convey. mortgage, hypothe-
cate or pledge property, both real
and personal, to lend money on mort
gage or otherwise, to have and employ
such managers, directors, officers and
agents and other employees as the in
terests and convenience of said corpora
tion may require, to make and establish
such by-lsws, rules and regulations for
the management and control of the
Affairs Of said corporation as may be
necessary.
Article IL.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be in the town of Covington, parish Of
St. Tammsny, Louisiana, and all cita-
tions or other legal process shall be
served on the President, and in case of
absence or inability to act, on the Vice
President, and in the absence or in
ability Of both, on the Secretary.
Article Ill.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation 10 formed, and the ma
ture ct the business to be carried on by
1t, are declared to be the buying and
selling Of groceries end all kinds of
generally, and the conduct
ing of q country store in all Of Its sew
erai branches, such as the purchase and
selling Of cotton, wool, country produce,
live stock, real estate. etc., In St. Tam.
many Parish and elsewhere.
Article Nv.
The capital stock Of this corporation
is hxed at the sum of fifty thousand
($5O, ,O0O dollars, to be represented by
five hundred [50O) shares, Of the par
value OF one hundred dollars. each, and |
said corporation shall commence bust |
ness as sooD as fifteen thousand (415,- |
OOO) dollars Is subscribed and paid in. |
Should the capital stock Of this corpo-
ration be increased. the persons holding |
stock at the time of such increase shall |
have the right to take shares of the ad.
litional Or increased stock proportion
ate to the number of shares then owned
By them respectively. All stock shall
be paid for either In cash or in property
to the corporation, and shall
oe full paid and non sssessable. M
'tock holder shall have the right of SELL
ng any of the shares hsld by him with.
,ut having fret offered the same, in
writing, to the corporation, through its
Board Of Directors, and said board shall
Ia 70 the privilege of purchasing said
hares within thirty days thereafter, for
ash, at their book value according to
he inventory last made. All transfers
4 stock shall be made on the books OF
he company.
Article V.
All the corporate powers of this com.
any and the management and control
( it's business shall be vested In and
xercised by Board Of Directors, COM
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