The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-07-17
Charter of the Southern Mercantile
Company, Limited.
United States of America.

United States of America. :,
State OF Louisiana,
Parish OF Calcasieu, Be 1t KNOWN
that on this, the Thirti''h day of May
in the wear of our LORD one thousand,
nine hundred and eight (l9oS)
Before me, Lee L. Robinson, a
notary public IN and for said parish
and state, duly commissioned and
qualified. on this day personally came
and appeared r. M. Gray, Isaac
Fontenn,, F.. C Willard, P. K. Lou.
We're, J. F. Bower, M. B. VanNess,
Dolza Bourgeois, Putin Fontenot,
.lnhn II. Cooper, George E. Lawrence,
p. f. Fontenot. D. F. Petersteim, Z.
B. Moore, C. 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 awaiting themselves
of the provisions of the laws OF
Louisiana relative to the formation of
corporations in general and especially
of act No. IS of the general assembly
of Louisiana, adopted in 1888, they
have covenan,ed and agreed and BY
} these presents do covenant and agree
\ and bind themselves and such other
I 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
( ton is hereby declared to be the
I SOUTHERN MERCANTILE COMPANY,
? LIMITED" and it's domicile is hereby
} established at Welsh. in the Parish o.
\ Calcasieu and State of Louisiana.
The President of the corporate on
( and in his absence the Vice-President
( is hereby designated as the person
y upon whom service of legal process
y shall be made.
y Article IL.
y Under its corporate name this cor
n poration shall have power and author
X itv to contract, sue and be sued; t.
x make and use corporate seal; t.
Y hold. own, buy sell, lease, pledge
y mortgage or hypothecate property
= real, personal and mixed; to nam
q and appoint, or employ such officers
- directors, agents and employees a
the interest or convenience of the COZ
-. !, - poration may require, and general
1isa to do and perform all acts and thing
-. that may be necessary, legal an
and proper to carry out the objects an
h to purposes Of this corporation.
,,ke This corporation, unless sooner di
, Mo solved in accordance with law ar
yenk the provisions OF this charter. sha
exist and continue for a period
tally TWENTY-FIVE years from the date hereC
cost. Article Ill.
e at ~.
The objects for which this corpo:
out ton is organized, and the nature
and the business to be carried on by
are to he as follows, to.wit: To ow
u maintain. manage, conduct and car
on a general mercantile business:
buy. sell, exchange and otherwise dc
in all kinds of merchandise, vehic
and plantation supplies for cash
"a on credit: to ACQUIRE, receive and
force such pledges, liens, privile'
mortgages and preferences as may
necessary to carry on said busin
81 and to secure said corporation
,esd goods or money advanced.
. "B, Article ".
This The capital stock of this corpo
and ton shall be thirty thousand dolla
divided into and represented by tn
nted. hundred shares of the par value
yue one hundred dollars per share.
are stock of this corporation shall be p
aster, for in cash or its equivalent at
rd Se time of the subscription or may
~ Sc issued at not less than par value
ial at payment or exchange for proper
'A'en rights or credits actually received
cycle purchased by said corporation or
money advanced or for services
IN dered: provided that no stock GER
lhEss cate shall be issued until the consit
---'" alton therefor has been received
the corporation.
This corporation shall be authori
to commence business as such as S
n as Ten Thousand Dollars OF its Ct
s. tai stock shall have been subscri
4 and paid for.
Article V.
The corporate powers OF this
poration and its management shal
81 vested in and exercised by boar
directors consisting of seven st