The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-05-02
CHARTER
Of the John F. Irvine Co.,
Ltd, Bayou Sara, la.

State of Louisiana.
Parish of West Feliciana.
Be it known that on this nth day OF March
in. the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Eight. before me, A. Vlleret'
Clerk and ex-oficio Notary Public IN ana 1or
the said Parish and State. duly commissioned
and qualified. and in the presence OF the VIII
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned
personally came and appeared the partieSWhoSe
names are hereunto subscribed. who declare
that availing themselves of the provisions OF
the laws of this State relativeto corporations
and especially, of Act No. 80 OF 1888 OF the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana they
have convenanted and agreed and by these
presents covenant. agree and bind themselves
as well as other persons as may become asso-
ciatedwth them. to form andIconsttute cor
poration and body corporate in law for the
purposes and objects. and under the stipula'
tons articles and conditions following. to'wit:
ARTICLE 1.
4 The name and title of this corporation shall
be John r. Irvine Company Limited" and II
shall exist and continue for term OF fifty
wears from date hereof. 1t shall have its domi-
Gle in the Town of Bayou Sara. Parish OF
West Feciana, State of Louisiana; and the
President thereof. or in his absence the vice.
President thereof. shall be the pepper person
or officer upon whom all citations. all legal
process shall be served.
ARTICLE II.
This corporation shall have the power 10
contract, sue and be sued. to make and use q
corporate seal, and the same to break ana
alter at pleasure, to hold. receive, lease. pur-
chase sell and convey. as well as mortgage
and hypothecate, under the corporate name
property both real and personal to borrow
and lend money. to give and receive securities
therefor. to name and appoint such officers
managers, directors and agents as the con"
/. yenience and interest of said corporation may
REQUIRE: to make and establish such bylaws
and rules and regulations for said corporation
L. as may be necessary and proper. and the same
to alter and amend at pleasure.
- ARTICLE III.
i The objects and purposes for which TINS
O corporation is organized, and the nature OF the
business to be carried on by it. are hereby de
J. clared to be the following, to wit: genera
merchandise advancing. and commission DuSl
ness, the wholesale and retail selling OF mer
chandise groceries and all kinds OF supphes
including the purchase and sale OF agrlcultu
raj products and live stock in the said TowI
of Bayou Sara, and Parish of West Fellciana
9 and throughout the State Of Louisiana ant
O elsewhere, and to that end to buy and SELL az
vance and supply direct and on commission
and generally to do all things as is usually Incl
@ dent and purtenant to such business.
ARTICLEIV.
e The CAPITAL stock of this corporation shall b
e Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,OO0.00) divided int
four hundred shares of One Hundred Dollar
- each. and said corporation Shall be authorize
n to commence business as soon as the snare
4 shall have been subscribed The stock sha
IL be. paid for in cash at the time OF SubScriptlo
- or at such times. and upon such notices. an
in such amounts as may be fixed by the Boar
- of Directors. or the same may be issued at DC
n less than par in payment or in exchange fC
. property or rights actually received or pu
L chased by said corporation. or the same ma
a. be issued fully paid for money advanced on
-. for such other valuable considerations or Sc
- vices as the Board of Directors may determin
IS provided no stock shall be issued until the CO
7 sideration therefor has been actually receive
" by the corporation.
m Any stakeholder may sell, assign ar
81 transfer his stock In this corporation pr
Va yided thirty 800 days prior notice of said !
ty tentions to SELL assign or dispose OF the sam
:, be given the corporation, and the stoc
in fhn r1n n
Mt beginning with the largest stakeholder, sh'
- have the first privilege Of purchasing Il
y same; after which thirty 500 days motto
no the said stock may be sold in the open maj
;. et The stock of this corporation will
% transferred under the above conditions, pl
5, yided such transfers be made on the books
a the corporation at its ONCE and on surrend
W. of the certificates therefor. The Board
IS Directors shall have the right todetermine hi
much stock shall be issued.
ARTICLE V.
The corporate powers of the ASSOCIATE
eu shall be vested In o board OF five directo
m consisting of the President. the Vice Preside
and the Secretary and two stockholders; thr
members of the said Board of Directors sh
COISLltuIc u QuoIuh III VIC biuhonS'ioh
business and their decisions shall be valid C
AM porate acts The following persons shall c.
stitute the first Board of Directors: John
q Irvine. F. g. Hochenedel. G. M. Lester. E.
Lee. and Geo Rettig. No person shall be
)uU gible for director or an officer who is moi
ri stOckh0lder of this association. The abe
named Board of Directors shall continue In
WO fee until the first Monday in Febru
to 1909, on which date and annually the
after Board of Directors shall be cleo
q unless said day shall be holiday. then the S
election shall be held on the next legal {
thereafter Members of the Board of Dire
Ors shall hold Office until their successors
elected and qualified. Notice of election 81
be given by at least ten days publication
7ho mediately preceding said election. in ne
ee. paper published in the Parish of West Fee
ana, and the Board of Directors shall appt
''o one or more stockholders to preside at sucl
an commissioner or commissioners. In the CIV
OF the failure of any commissioner or conn
~ SionerS to attend the President shall by
nSS pointment fill the vacancy. Any failure fl
any cause whatever to elect directors on