The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-04
CHARTER OF THE
Cooper Drug Company, Lllnltea'
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF CALCASlEU,
M ). ~ Al ON w LII - III

PATko5SWRN V oF Q WHELsa, 80, ,,n;. i
Before me, Lee = Robinson ,b dpiy in eS ond For
said Parish and State personally came ana and
peared John H; Cooper, po n J omis lube
Mrs kStle g. ali residents of the said Parish
and State each of whom declared Phso S Ie Of
Louisiana relating to the formation OF t c tTe
poatons and espeGas sr as t4 }o nS themselves
into into and create body polite IN law and n 90
hereby adopt the e bnd themselves
and such others may become associa'eu
with them.
ARTICLE L.
The nap S q 6sed5aapS SF{RoFIf%Sh EhS
s its fo% Ba n the or town Of
s5 al the res no pr,Tieses
granted by law to corporations for ,lOess
soo1er Under the Of this
charter, or by decree OF OF solie 0on'p'
court.
The objects and purposes for which TINS
corporation is organized is to conducG sera
era dr ragre drSss 70 and medicines and all
| classes OF merchandise which are usualiy kepV
sS ain ,ta and
to prepare all classes OF drugs anu iieuio'''
ARTICLE III.
shah mhe BE- Riftesn f fhe Dol
lars represented by Fifteend eaeh WheS
a
pnapesq must on actually paid
tificate Of stock shall be issued representing
shares in this corporation until tn eoid for
sho BE to
when five Hpndred shares aggregaot1onoS
boars shall have been subscribed and the
may be in P saea S SPsRR
the Board of Directors deem to the best inter
est of the corporation
ARTICLE ~.
| All citations or other legal process shall De
served upon the President, or in his absence
mn on the Vice-President. Any officer, super
de 6e @ahs ae make all adavts
to sign all bonds which are necessaIbH icS this
CURED in any legal proceedings IN "iioh 'iis
The officers Of this corpora ton are declares
d freasurer and General Manager, but the
ONCE Of General Manager and treasurer IF abs
Other Offices Of this corporation each OF whSn
shall be vested with such powers as are
tions, except that ali checks, notes or eyi
6 dences of debt shall be signed by the Fresl
n The officers of said CORPORATION until the an
nual meeting on the seGp to be John H. Cooper
President Pope Jordan VtfeipTesasn eers ah
nv and Treasurer, and the Board O DirecVof
l. shall be composed of the same parties.
e ARTICLE v.
The business of this corporation shall b
vested in and exeFciSIea by snnc g Whic
~ shall have the power to author1Ze !ne saie -,
y c corr or to make such improvement
lie expenditures and investments lnc1dent 70 an
ana W sha elect among their
Der at the first meeting after each annus
o hs rRRe
ne Directors may adopt corpora1e seal VI D,e
alter or e saela et Of bylaws
ed the purpose Of controlling the business OF TN
e5p be Conducted. and shall have
i supervision and control over the business, So, oil
st aa5cancies occurring among their number
in the offices Of this corporation
Us ARTICLE vi.
The ANIMAL meeting of the stockholders
this corporation shall be held on the SecoTI
H. tuesday of January of 1905, and annual
r oa at or by written
III shall be entitled to one vote The Ir rfa
may Sn Gat tme he Desires and the secretary shs
give Ieast ten days written or prPnflega
- any regular or special meeting OF the stoc
Fht hoiers and in the case Of Speelaff o mee bi
ZIG it is called, and no business can be transact
tty except such as is designated IN the hotlce Ca
at At each annual meeting of the stockholde
they shall elect from amhaE c sneif +
Board of Directors for the ensuing year, a
bhe transact such other business as may CONC
ARTICLE VII.
This charter may be amended or the corpt
alton dissolved at any regular meeting OF 7
- stockholders, or at q special meetlnG called
uSG that purpose with the assent of three-fourt
Tor [3-.D of the stock present or repreSented
such meeting, upon complying WIN tn9
AL | ouirements of law relative thereto; ana
case of dissolution OF this corporalon by
piration of time or upon the actlon OF
-asa stock holders they shall elect one or m!
liouidators for the purpose OF SelilnG ana c
posing of the property belonging TO tnls
p1ration and settl ling its affairs IN accoroal
lent with the instructions contained III the reSo
age ton appointing them
day ARTICLE VIII.
si,nc No stockholder shall ever be held liable
VI - RESPONSIBLE for the contracts or fauits OF
No corporation in further sum then the imp
se0 balance due the corporation on the sha
ST. ~ owned by him; nor shall any mere lorna
e CIV in the organization have the effect OF reno
N ing the charter null or of exposing the sto
- holders to, any liability beyond the amour
egal Thus done read aloud and passed in my
sale flee in the town of Welsh, Loulslana, IN
e at presence of Harry Lee and N. L. Kelly, com
bed tent witnesses, who sign as such with sstd
par bearers and me, said Notary, on tLls
ana Fourth day of January, A. D., 1904.
D as witnesses. JOHN II. COOPER
Jon HARRY LEE, PO1HhE, J = VIS2 ITIT y;
as N T., KELLY KATIE 5. HUBEN
ere, Before me, LEE E. ROBINSON, (sEA
29) Notary Public L.
Hh ef STATE OF LOUISIANA. }
! 49, 20 PARISH OF CALCASlEU.)
80 Before me, Lee E. Roblnson duly. CONF
aGed d stoned and qualified Notary Public, in and
az, Snu said Parish and State came and personally
raarnd John Fl. COoDer, Pope Jordan and y