The Rice belt journal., 1908-07-24
OF the Southern Mercantile
Company, Limited.
United States of America.

! SGaUe OF Louisiana,
Parish OF Calcasieu, BE it known,
that on this, the Thirln III day of May,
in the year of our Lor' one thousand,
nine hundred and eight l908).
Before me, Lee E. Robinson, a
notary public IN and for said parish
and >'ate, duly commissioned and
qualiti'"l. on this day personally came
and appeared r. NJ. Gray, Isaac
Hontenuh, E. c Willard P. L. Lou
Were, j. F. Bower, M. B. VanNess,
nOlza Bourgeois, Pulin Fontenot,
John Il. Cooper, George f. Lawrence,
P. F. Fontenot, D. F. Petersteim, C.
B. Moore, G. L. Beeler. L. d. Pous-
son, Alex Demmerest, A|cide Desor-
maux. each of whom declared unto me
notary, In the presence of the herein
after named and undersigned compe-
tent witnesses, that availing themselves
of the provisions of the laws of
Louisiana relative to the formation of
corporations in general and especially
of act No. 36 of the general assembly
of Louisiana, adopted in 1888, they
have covenanted and agreed and by
these presents do covenant and agree
and bind themselves and such other
persons as may hereafter be asSociat-
ed with them to form and constitute a
corporation and body polite in law
for the purposes, objects and under
the stipulations following, towit:
Article |.
The name and title of this corpora
tion is hereby declared to be the
"SOUTHERN MERCANTILE COMPANY,
LIMITED" and its domicile is hereby
established at Welsh. in the Parish of
Calcasieu and State of Louisiana.
The President of the corporation,
and in his absence the Vice President,
is hereby designated as the person
upon whom service Of legal process
shall be made.
Article II.
Under it's corporate name this cor
poration shall have power and author
itv to contract sue and be sued: to
make and use a corporate seal: to
hold, own, buy sell, lease, pledge,
mortgage or hypothecate property,
real, personal and mixed; to name
and appoint, or employ such officers,
directors, agents and EMPLOYEES as
the interest or convenience of the COR
poration may require, and generally
to do and perform all acts and things
that may be necessary, legal and
proper to carry out the objects and
purposes "f this corporation.
This corporation, unless sooner dis.
solved in accordance with law and
the prov Si"'S of this charter. shall
exist and continue for a period of
TWENTY-FIVE years from the late hereof
Article III.
The objects for which this corpora
ton is organized, and the nature of
the business to be carried on by it.
are to be as follows, to-wit: To own,
maintain. marage, conduct and carry
on q general mercantile business: to
buv, sell. exchange and otherwise deal
in all kinds Of merchandise, vehicles
and plantation supplies for cash or
on credit: to ACQUIRE, receive and en-.
force such pledges, liens, privileges
mortgages and preferences as may be
necessary to carry on said business
and to secure said corporation for
goods or money advanced.
Article ".
The capital stock of this corpora.
ton shall be thirty thousand dollars,
divided into and represented by three
hundred shares of the par value Of
one hundred dollars per share. All
stock of this corporation shall be paid
for in cash or its equivalent at the
time of the subscription or may be
issued at not less than par value in
payment or exchange for property, |
rights or credits actually received or
purchased by said corporation or for
money advanced Or for services rem
dered: provided that no stock certif-
cate shall be issued until the consider
alton therefor has been received by
the corporation.
This corporation shall be authorized
to commence business as such as soon
as Ten Thousand Dollars of it's capi-
tai stock shall have been subscribed
and paid for.
Article V.