The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-07
Charter of the Southern Mercantile
Company, Limited.
limited States of America.

UDltcQ StdtcS t' .Nibc' va
State of Louisiana,
| Parish of Calcasieu, BE it known,
that on this, the Thir'cIh day of May,
in the wear of our Lord one thousand,
nine hundred and eight il90S).
Before me, Lee E. Robinson, a
notary public IN and for said parish
and slate, duly commissioned ana
qualified, on this day personally came
and appeared r. NJ. Gray, Isaac
! Fontennt. Z. c. Willard, P. f. Lou
Were. !. F. Bower, M. B. VanNess,
Dolza Bourgeois, Putin Fontenot'
John II. Cooper, George E. Lawrence,
t. F. Fontenot. D. f. Peterstelm, u
b Moore, c.. l.. Beeler, L. ID. Pous-
son. Alex Demmerest, AIcide Desor-
maux. each of whom declared unto me
notary, in the presence of the herein
after named and undersigned compe-
tent witnesses, that awaiting themselves
of the provisions of the laws OF
Louisiana relative to the formation or
CORPORATIONS in general and especially
of act No. Sc 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 assoclat-
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
ton is hereby declared to be the
"SoUTHERN MERCANTILE COMPANY
| LIMITED" and its domicile is hereby
established at Welsh. in the Parish 0
Calcasieu and State of Louisiana.
} The President of the corporation
\ and in his absence the Vice-Presdent
/ 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 shallhave power and author
} itv to contract, sue and be sued: t.
) make and use corporate seal: t
hold, own, buy sell, lease, pledge
=, mortgage or hypothecate property
( real, personal and mixed; to pam
= and appoint, or employ such Officers
y directors, agents and employees
, the interest or convenience of the CO..
y poration may require, and general
K to do and perform all acts and thing
z that may be necessary, legal an
Y proper 20 carry out The objects an
y purpn>e- nr HIS corporation.
= This ,r.r,,rotion, unless sooner di
- solved II accordance with law ar
X I,ln ,,,,. >i..,S nf this charter. Sha
x xist a,d col,'nue for period
" t~ontv-hve wears from the date hereC
y Article III.
y The Objects for which this cOrpo"
- ION is organized, and the nature
- ne business to he carried on by
q IRE to be rs follows, to-wit: To Ow
x maintnin. manage, conduct and car
" ON a ..,u,.a mercantile business:
- buy. sell. exchange and otherwise dc
CO in all kinds IT merchandise, vehic|
e and plai tainn supplies for cash
x on credit to ACQUIRE, receive and {
x force such pledges, liens, privilee
X mortgages and preferences as may
. necessary to carry on said busint
@ and to secure said corporation
e goods or money advanced.
~ Article ".
- The capital stock of this corpo
x ton shall be thirty thousand dolla
Y divided into and represented by tn
~ hundred shares of the par value
q one hundred dollars per share.
e stock of this corporation shall be p;
~ for III cash or its equivalent at
x time of the subscription or may
x issued at not less than par value
" pa vment or exchange for proper
9 rights or credits actually received
. purchased by said corporation or
@ money advanced or for services r
w dered: provided that no stock cert
W cate shall be issued until the consid
alton therefor has been received
the corporation.
This corporation shall be authori
to commence business as such as 81
as Ten Thousand Dollars ofvits CT
tai stock shall have been subscri
\ and paid for.
8 Article V.
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