St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-01-12
CHARTHR
OF THE
MadisOnyllIe Supply Company,
So LIMITED.
United States of America, State Of Lou.
isfana. Parish Of st. Tammany.


BELT KNOWN, That on this twenty-e!ghth
dav Of the month of December. In the year of
-four Lord one thousand, nine hundred and SIX,
before me, Benjamin VI. Miller, notary public,
| duly commissioned, qualified and sworn, IN
and for the Parish of ST. Tamn1any, State OF
Iouisiana and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and Undersigned, person.
ally came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hcreunto subscribed, who de-
clared that they do hereby form and organize
fiftv [sOj wears from this date, under the name
ofthe .sMADlSONYlLLE SUPPLY COMPANY, Linz
ITED,5 the domiciie whereof Is hereby nxed IN
the Town of jacksonville, Parish OF st. Tam.
manv state of Louisiana; and the objects and
PURPOSES and business for which fhls corpora
| ton is organized, and the nature OF the buSl$
ness to be carried on by 1t, are declared to be
the following, to-wit: To do wholesale and
retail merchandise and liquor business, both
for cash and credit; also brokerage and COM
mission business; to export and import; to buy
and sell on commission meTehanglse' gram;
asad9erytb Ws sre Or NAV Be handled
In the course of trade. They SHAH also be
vested with ali the power and authority con-
ferred by law on like corporations, as though
specially herein enumerated. Citation shall
he served on the President, or IN his absence
ON the Vice President or Secretary.
The capital stock shall be 1--WE thousand dol
lars t$5,OOOl divided into and represented ny
five hundred 5000 shares of the sum of ten
MID for In cash al the time of subscription, or
same may be issued, at not less than par, IN
PAYMENT or exchange for property or rights
actually received or purchased by said cor.
poratioIl. or the same may be issued full paid
for money advanced and for services or other
valuable consideration.
The affairs of said corporation shall be mar
aged by a Board OF Directors composed OF
seven stockholders, TO be elected by ehe stock
holders annually, by ballot, on the 18th day.of
December, or any subsequent day liked by the
Board in case of no election having taken place
on said date. Each share OF STOCK snal DC enc
tilted to one vote. Said Board shall have the
right to make all bylaws and change and alter
the same at pleasure
ANY stockholder may sell, assign or transfer
his stock in this corporation. provided thirty
days notice. of sach intention TO seil' assign or
transfer the same be given to the company,
and the other stockholders thereof shall have
the first privileges of purchasing same, at book
value, after which thirty days notice the same
stock may be sold in open market.
The said CORPORATION shall begin business as
soon as twenty per cent Of its capital stock shall
have been subscribed.
The first Board of Directors shall be composed
of A. II. Heisser, O.. Baham, Robert LANCE, w.
Fauria, Henry Williams. !. Delphi ana J.W. ba1an,
December. 1907, or until their Successors are
elected and take their place
they shall elect from their number Presi-
dent, Vice President Secretary. Assistant Secre-
At the termination of this charter and disco
Iufion of the company, the affairs shall be
Iioiidated by the members of the Board of,
Directors, as liquidating commissioners.
Thus done and passed, at my notarial office,
in de TOWN Of goving ton, Parish of ST. Tam
many. State of louisiana on the day, month
ana wear first above mentioned, In the presence
81 Messrs j. M. Claveries Jr and George J. Smith,
competent witnesses Of lawful aye. and resi-
dents of the Parish Of st. IaTnTiat1y, Louisiana