The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-05-20
DGE NOTICE,
! CHARTER.
OF THE
naaten hardware Company, Limited.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARY.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARY.
He II Known, that on this Goth day Of
To month Of April, in the year of oul
Lord one thousand nine hundred anG
ove and the Independence of the United
states OF America, the one hundredtf
I'D twenty .ninth, before me, Henry
layer, Notary Public, 10 and for the
tattah Of st. Mary, State Of Louisiana,
aely commissioned and qualified, and
. the presence of the Witnesses herein
sfter named and undersigned, personally
cAne and appeared the persons whose
name6 ote herounto subscribed, who de-
eIared thai they. by these presents, do
form themselves and constitute cor
porati0n under the following stipula-
stOno and agreements, which they hereby
adope q their Charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE
The name at said corporation hereby
fos0ed h declared to be "THE PLANT
8RH HARDWARE COMPANY, LINZ
1DD.S IT. domicile shall be in the town
o. Franklin, Louisiana. and it shall have q
0eAaiWith such inscription and device as
my be selected by the Board of Direc-
tor. The President or in event Of his
inability 70 act by reason of his absence,
% from other cause, the Vice President
10 hereby declared to be the person upon
vAom al citations and other legal pro-
Ser shall be served. Said Company
1h1ll enjoy succession for q period of
Nipety-nine years from date hereof: and it
shall have the right to purchase, hold,
eooot property.
ARTICLE
The objects and purposes for which
thte corporation is organized, and the
1aeure Of the business to be carried on by
il 4Te hereby declared to be wholesale
I'D retail hardware establishment, to
1nrehase Patent Rights, Inventions. and
dlt0pEovemente in machinery and to
- snd apply ssme 10 the course of their
ba6ness, to buy and sell vehicles. carts, i
wAGone, plOws. etc. hardware. machinery.
Implements, ETC.. and to do any other .
Act ard thing sppertaining to, or con. /
Doneed with the hardware business.
ARTICLE III.
The Capital Stock of this corporation
= hereby Axed at Twenty Five Thousand
0elan lo26, O00. 00), represented b Two
Hundred and Fifty shares of One Hun
dred Ooa)ays each; payable in INSTALL
D0nte - called for by the Board Of Di-
Feceon; Il being provided that ten days
D0eice Of each call shall be delivered to
Dooo ouher-:Aa. ~ purSO, or sent him
through the mail. This corporation
shall have the right to commenss bust.
nee - soon a. Three Thousand Dol..r
10 eubec1ibsd for and paid in. The Cap
|tal Stock may be increased to an amount
.et exeeediDg Fifty Thousand Dollars,
ESQ O0o.O 0), In the manner provided by
NV, and persons holding stock shall
hovo the right to subscribe for such
mock IN proportion to the number of
lhaees then hold by such person or per.
IONS; and which stock shall be paid for
u such times and in such sums as the
Board q Directors may direct.
Il any installments are due upon the
Itock Of this Com any, and shall not be
aid ~ and when called for, said stock
hall Be forfeited to the Company, to-
other with I'll installments paid there
y without any legal proceedings; and
he same shall be sold in such manner
> nay be provided by the Board Of Di-
seto3.
ARTICLE Nv.
All the corporate powers of this cor
81 1lon shall y vested in and exercised
y Board Of az Directors to consist of
=, each b6n1 stockholder Of said
'0npony, Ttescretary and General
!s0aeer shall have full power to pur-
hase property, patent-rights, inven>
oos. machinery. implements, ETC., and
D have constructed buildings, machin-
y, implements. and otk appurt ances
d appliances neceassl Tor, or inciden-
I 70 the carrying On = &aid business.
sell o. exchange. he Board of Di.
c1ors ahsll make and establish all By.
nws. Rules and Regulations for the
suAGement Of the business Of the Com
'nysand n change, alter and amend
- 5000 pleasure; ct any meeting Of
e vote Of the majority pre-