The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-07
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Union Mercantile Co. Limited.
srArr or LOUISIANA,

80 STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF o. - H.
Bel knorn and. and rs ,ss before me. j. a. Will
l;s..s n potsry public in anu TOT ING S.a
I.oaisisDs aud Parish Of Grani us NE and sr-
.'" - the parties whose names are nsreuno
=, 49,. ali of full sgs. who declares ~
~, srv. that avxiliug themselves OF tne ;s;ne
the State q Lod 90 ssnsc;siIs 81 Act No. . Of Tie
GENERAL Assembly of the STATE ~ ..Dhsve cove
lsss approved June 2sth, 1855, tney ia ma smch
n,hers as may hereafter be associated with shsm
into limited corporatnn, VIZ, ~. c.,vd,t;sue,
powers and privileges under ths S nurnoses
st,pulations. and for the uses anu pu.ps;
hei einsfter set forth IN this act VI inc
NO. ARTICLE ONE
The name and style ef this serporrnt,i%oqp s INV
pT1TuMEn and under this name and style shall
LIN s,;nv sxrstepce for the full period Ut
s s,' aon e"'''
hfty years ,~,crprwo
AM iS -. ,r,scr.,;op shsll he
The dem,c'i s'., - Lou;snna' and all cita-
toifAx. Trnn. s.ncss shali he made on the
tions and iegaI p,o s,rnorstson. except IN his alb
pres.s In 4 shsi be made on the vice presi.
senee IT, =; ~. hse,ce Of both president and
vice president /, shall be MADE on inc ''e''
Oh 'ns 'o' spTrcr.r THRRE
ma, .A..... M m rnoses for which this cor
,..rss;ou = orssniS led and formed. and the bnsi-
-. - - red an by the came il declared to
less =. - S ~ To eoTage in to carry and
oe ~ loa'ows ..s, wsrrsntiie business in the
t"Wn OF Colfsx La. at Wholesale and retail. to
business q ,bn 3, "a c"rpo2ation, and to DO al
thnss I'M ~ u or carrying
nv ~ rssa.ai rnsrcan tile bnsiness.
y" spTIcI. = FOftR.
This corporation shall have sns pcs s ~. az sach
thorlty - MAKE an la, - s,ch dev;ce ss Il may
oescnptlon a"u d y, sitsr and change the came
deem Rfopsds ardsr this name and style it shall
| have the power to sue and be sued. TO plead snd
to he i'm pleaded TO purchase. TO owu +. sell. 70
ieass to mortgage and hypcthecate real estate.
to purchase. to own and sell personal property.
to elect directors, to elect. to appoint and ems
ploy 6ervants, clerks. agents and all other kina
OF employees necessary to carly on sne s' -
for which the corporation was =, "nu ~
and sign vslid promssory notes: 70 se No -
transfer accounts 70 o!aw cnocss s ~ ua*s ~
ndorse the samei To inoons III .shs;s"-
tons necessary for the snccessfni opsrstion Of
the bnsigess Tor which tnis corposas'"
orsan'seds .s-,..;.
for tie proper management, operatson ana
E ins,ptenAnce Of the corporation Tor the purs
"n 20. 2, to the laws Of the State Of
Louisianm and to this charter.
ARTICLE FIVE.
uon SNAIL ~ ;'s'. an" SrsSred shares az one
n hundrrd tiolIars EACH par val.,e, and shall be
Be sn i"s mot isss ss b par shs
: tu1iIy reserved or purchased by the said corpor-
o. Ss q wss
for IL cash or the equivalent to cash has been
ns 81 stock shall be- signed by the
n under the seal thereof.
ARTICLE SIX.
No .,.r.ser Of stock ahsll ever be made or con-
!. .;dsred made unless the came shall be entered
9 on she books Of the corporation and the surren-
e der ii the certificate therefor.
ARTIfJE SEVEN
An tha ccrnorsfe povers 81 this corporation
All ~ v@tsf IA : bard Of directors and under
TIE p ,ne - sSsI - stocf
d hcidsr. IN the corp0rntis,n any two az whom
81 shsIi constit1te quorum for the transaction Of
; -. ns..c s .cts -
"The bcsrj ~ directors shall be elected annu-
.,y 10 on I ne arst Tuesday Of September 10 each
l. tenn Der. isOe, BY q maturity vote Of he stock.
=, holders each share Ut stock being entitled V
he one vote either in person BY the owner thereof
~ holder. and this vote shall be by ballot.
= tors by death. resignation, otherwise the VA
81 Sa sSs boar board r. Il dire directors to g.. "
The officers Of this corporation shall be
president, vice president. and secretary, tn
N secretary shall ne ex.omcio treasurer. al o
~ whom shall be elected BY the board u director
he within one week FROM the cate OF tnesr eecsion
ARTICLE EIGHT.
Nssis. r. n Icknisbt. ana .. n. Johnston, .
vhos 81 81. NcNeely shall b. the president
"a &. E. Mcknight shall be vice preeident. an
70 J.,hrsf,sr sbs hs srcrpt nrv and frenes1fei
10 cessors = elected.
arv ss;Inre :" elec. officers At the date name
any sesiuI? !" Sseos vA.Sel - ~ - 49, - -