The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-04-02
CHARTER.
United States of America, J
State of Louisiana,
Parish of St. Mary. !

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BE it known that this tenth day of tho mont
| of March, Nineteen Hundred and Four, before me
| Isaac Mayer, a Notary Public, duly COMMISSIONS
and qualified within and for the Parish of 81
Mary, State of Louisiana. in presence of the wit
| nesses hereinafter named and undersigned Pei
sonally appeared, tho several persons whose name
| ART hereunto subscribed who severally declares
that availing themselves of the laws of tho Stat
| of Louisiana and especially of Act Number 36 o
the session of 1888 Of the Louisiana Legislature re
lsting to the organization of Limited Corporation
| they have covenanted and agreed by these pre-
sents and by these prosents do covenant ant
Corporation and body corporate in law for thu
objects and purposes, and under the conditions
stipulations and regulations following to-wit:
ARTICLE ONE.
This corporation shall be known and desi cnate,
by the name and sly le of THE LEVY. BoURg MHR
CAMILLE COMPANY, LIMITED of the Parish of st
Mary 1.Ouisi lana it dOmicile ia hereby fixed il
the Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana it shal
exist for a period Of Ninety nine years from the
date of this act. Citation and other legal process
shall be served on the President, and in case OF
his absence from the Office, on the Secretary
..tc ARTICLE TWO.
The capital stock of this corporation il hereby
fixed at Five Thousand Dollars, represented by
Fifty shares, of the par value of Ono Hundred
Dollars each with tho privilege of increasing the
capital stock to Ten Thousand Dollars. Each
share to be Of tho above named par value. and this
corporation shall DO authorized to begin business
and paid for all stock shall be paid for in cash or
merchandise or its equiv alent, and such stock u
DO issued at its face value and to be full paid stock
and IS to be subject to no further assessment or
call from the Board Of Directors.
ARTICLE THREE
Tic object and purpose of this corporation are
hereby declared to be To do general merchan
disc business, either wholesale or retail such as
buying and selling merchandise of every descIip
tion desired by said company and to this end. and
it shall have the right to make any advances dc.
sired under its regulations and flaws and to
secure same shall have full authority to receive
mort Cages, pledges and other securities and if
desired it shall have full authority to buy and
hold lands and other property and to lease sell the
same.
ARTICLE FOUR.
The corporate powers of this Company shall he
vested i'll Board of Directors composed of three
stockholders who. shall be elected by ballot at
I hat purpose, and at such tings each stock
holder shall be allowed vote for each share of
stock owned by him to be voted in person or by
PROXY. The election FOR Directors Of this Company
Hundred and Five that is tho first election, and
on the same date, month and year of each succeed
ing year The Board of Directors at their first
meeting in each year shall elect out of theiI own
number President, Vice President, Treasurer
and Secretary. In the meantime and until said
election, Maurice Levy shall act as President
LOUIS Levy Sf3ll SCt as SlCe1r6SlOont anu Shelby
:. Bourg, shall act as Secretary and Treasurer.
md which three shall constitute Board of Di-
'ectOrs until the said meeting in 1905. Said Board
If directors shall have the power to make such
conducting and managing of the business OF tho
company, and they may alter and repeal the same
They shall also provide for tho appointment of all
Employees =, OF the company anu fix and regulate
ire ANY vacancy on said Board Of Directors
hall be filled by the remaining Directors for the
lnexpired term Tho Directors and Officers thus
ected shall remain in Office ono year or until their
uccessors Nre duly elected and qualified /
No failure to elect Directors and Officers shall DO
Considered or regarded as forfeiture of this |
r moro Offices Amy of tho Directors shall have !
nc night to appoint any Director a. his proxy to |
ARTICLE FIVE.
This act of Incorporation may be amended or
hanged or modified or said corporation may be /
issOlved by vote of the majority Of all stockhoi-
ers at meeting convened for that purpose. Upon |
he expiration of this Charter or its dissolution,
ne affairs Of said corporation shall b. liqudated
y ono liquidatOr. selected by the Stockholders
rom their number, by tho. majority of stOckhol-
eIs OF said corporation.
ARTICLE SIX.
Tho said corporation can sue and be sued in al |
Durts of law and equity; contract and be con-
ractod with, and can adopt and use . corporate
'al, aud can alter and break same at pleasure.
% stakeholder shall be liable for any debt or
ability OF said corporation in any sum over and
bove the amount remaining unpaid on the stock
subscribed.
Thus done and passed in my Office, on the day.
'onth and year first above written in presence Of
): u. Younger and J. X. Ryan. two competent
illnesses who sign with tho appearers and me
otary after reading of tho whole.
MAURICE LEVY,
LOUIS LEVY,
SHELBY J. BOURG.
WITNESSES
X. d. YOUNGER
J. RYAN.
ISAAC MAYER
Notary Public /