The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-03-27
CHARTER.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

.
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN
Be it known that OH this 10th day of
the month of March A. d. 1909;
Before me. James ]. Martin. a Notary
Public. duly commissioned and quail
fed in and forsthe Parish Of st. Martin,
State of Louisiana. and in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned
Personally came and appear
ed the persons whose names
are hpreuntO subscribed. who Sc
verally declared that availing them
selves of the State Law creating Limi-
ted Corporations. they do now organize
themselves into Limited Corporation
for the Obj cts hereinafter stipulated,
which they declare to adopt as their
CHARTER, viz:
ARTICLEI.
The name of this Corporation shall be
the LEvERT MERCANTILE COMPANY
LIMITED. with dOmicile at st. Martin
Parish. State Of Louisiana. 1t shall ex-
list for twenty five years from this date;
1t may buy and sell. and own and hold
property absolutely necessary for its
business; it shall sue and be sued
through its President. in the absence Of
whom service shall be made on the
| Vice President.
ARTICLE ii.
This Corporation is formed to carry on
a general mercantile and advancing
business. such as In generally carried on
in Country Stores, except the selling OF
Liquor.
| ARTICLE Ill.
Its affairs shall be managed bv Board
of four Directors. to-wit: j. B. Levert
President & Treasurer. Sidney j. Con.
sOulin. Manager, and A. o. Levert Vice
President, and L. C. Levert as Secretary
who shall hold office until their success.
sOrs are elected and qualified.
| ARTICLE Nv.
This Act of Incorporation may bt
changed, mended. or amended. and THU
Corporation may be dissolved by arc
with the consent Of Three quarters Of
the Capital Stock present or represented
at a general meeting called for that pur
pose after written notice addressed t,
each Stakeholder at his last known place
of business. and deposited in the mail
of the United States at least ten day
prior to the date of said meeting.
In case of dissolution or termination
of this Corporation, either by termina
ton Of its Charter. or for any other cause
its affairs shall be liquidated by thre
Commissioners selected by the Stock
holders at a general meeting held a
herein above set for th; said Commission
ers shall remain in office until the affair
of this Corporation shall have been full,
liQuidated and in case Of the death, re
signation or incapacity Of one or NOR
Of said Commissioners. the survivor o
survivors shall continue to act.
ARTICLE
The Board of Directors and the officer
are to be elected every year on the frs
Monday in March. The Board of Direc
tors are hereby authorized to enact al
such bye-laws as may be necessary t
carry Oh the business of this Corpora
ton. The Manager shall be under tn
control and supervision Of the Board o
Directors, and no contract TO
the purchase of merchandise or for ad
vances to farmers or labOrers shall b
made by him without the consent an
knowledge of the President, aud in hi
absence Of the Vice-P President.
ARTICLE vi.
The capital stock of this Corporation
shall be Fifteen Thousand Dollars divide
in One hundred and fifty shares of On
hundred Dollars each; which shall
paid for in cash. and which shall only b
transferred on the books of the Com
pany. No stock shall ever be sold with
out first Offering same to the other stoCk
holders at least ten days before an
transfer of said stock is made on tn
books Of the Company.
ARTICLE VII.
No Stock holders shall ever be held re